Meeting Notice Changes for the John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council, 12896 [05-5136]
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Act of 1997, Executive Order 12996, and
Service policies and procedures for
compliance with those regulations.
Background
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife
Refuge was established in 1939 by
Executive Order to protect wildlife and
forage resources of the Sonoran Desert.
In 1990 approximately 93 percent of the
Refuge land area was designated Federal
Wilderness by the Arizona Desert
Wilderness Act of 1990.
The Refuge occupies approximately
860,010 acres of Sonoran Desert,
including mountains, broad desert, and
bajadas. The Refuge and adjacent
Federal lands; including the Organ Pipe
National Monument, managed by the
U.S. National Park Service, and the
USAF Barry M. Goldwater Range
military training area; comprise the
United States’ range of the Endangered
Sonoran pronghorn. The desert bighorn
sheep is another species of conservation
interest occurring on the Refuge.
The draft CCP and EIS propose and
evaluate five management alternatives
for the Refuge. All management
alternatives implement recovery actions
for the Endangered Sonoran pronghorn.
The alternatives differ primarily in the
level of active management intervention
proposed to support the desert bighorn
sheep. The first alternative is ‘‘no
action’’ or continuance of current
Refuge management. Under this
alternative, the Refuge would continue
to offer a limited desert bighorn sheep
hunt each year in cooperation with the
Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Refuge staff would continue to maintain
and supply supplemental water to
exiting developed waters in desert
bighorn sheep habitat. The second
alternative focuses on limiting
management interventions within
Refuge wilderness. Under this
alternative, developed wildlife waters in
sheep habitat within the Refuge
wilderness would not be maintained or
supplied with supplemental water. The
desert bighorn sheep hunt would also be
discontinued. The third alternative
includes limited management
intervention in wilderness. Under this
alternative, the Refuge would supply
supplemental water to developed waters
in sheep habitat within Refuge
wilderness only during periods of
severe drought. The desert bighorn
sheep would be continued, but no
hunting would be allowed during years
of severe drought. The fourth
alternative, identified as the Service’s
proposed alternative, would allow
continued maintenance and water
supply to existing developed waters in
sheep habitat within Refuge wilderness
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and would include projects to increase
the water collection efficiency of such
waters. The Refuge desert bighorn sheep
hunt program would continue
unchanged under this alternative. The
fifth alternative would include the
maximum management intervention
within Refuge wilderness. Under this
alternative all existing developed waters
in Refuge wilderness would be
maintained and supplied with water,
and new developed waters would be
created. The desert bighorn sheep hunt
program would continue unchanged
under this alternative.
Public Meetings
The Service will hold public meetings
to present the draft CCP, answer
questions, and receive formal public
comments in Yuma, Tucson, Sells, and
Ajo, Arizona, during the public
comment period. The exact location,
time, and date of these meetings will be
determined based on logistic issues.
Notice of the meetings will be posted in
local newspapers and other media
outlets and given through mailings to
individuals and organizations that have
expressed interest in this planning
effort.
Dated: March 4, 2005.
Domenick R. Ciccone,
Acting, Regional Director, Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–030–1020–PG; HAG 05–0082]
Meeting Notice Changes for the John
Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Vale District
SUMMARY: The John Day/Snake Resource
Advisory Council (JDSRAC) meeting
scheduled for March 23 and 24, 2005, in
Baker City, Oregon, has been cancelled.
The John Day/Snake Resource
Advisory Council meeting scheduled for
June 15 has been rescheduled to June
20. The meeting time and location
remains the same: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Quality Inn, 700 Port Drive, Clarkston,
WA. The meeting may include such
topics as OHV, Noxious Weeds,
Planning, Sage Grouse, and other
matters as may reasonably come before
the council. A field trip to Hells Canyon
is scheduled for June 21 to discuss
noxious weeds and other matters as
identified.
The meeting is open to the public.
Public comment is scheduled for 11
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a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (Pacific time) June 20.
For a copy of the information to be
distributed to the Council members,
please submit a written request to the
Vale District Office 10 days prior to the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
John Day/Snake Resource Advisory
Council may be obtained from Debbie
Lyons, Public Affairs Officer, Vale
District Office, 100 Oregon Street, Vale,
Oregon 97918, (541) 473–6218 or e-mail
Debra_Lyons@or.blm.gov.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
David R. Henderson,
District Manager.
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Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Amended notice of realty
action.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice amends the
Notice of Realty Action (NORA)
published October 14, 2004,
(69FR61038) for the competitive sale of
a 520 acre parcel of public land in
Klamath County, Oregon.
DATES: Sealed bids for the competitive
sale will be opened on the first Tuesday
of each month beginning on April 5,
2005.
BLM, Klamath Falls Field
Office, 2795 Anderson Avenue,
Building 25, Klamath Falls, Oregon
97603.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Younger, Realty Specialist, at
(541) 883–6916.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NORA published on October 14, 2004
provided for the competitive sale of a
520 acre parcel of public land (Parcel I)
in Klamath County, Oregon. This parcel
was not sold in the competitive sale
held on December 15, 2004. This Notice
amends the NORA published in October
2004 and identifies additional sale dates
for this parcel of public land.
In accordance with the provisions of
43 CFR Part 2711.3–1(e), the following
described public land in Klamath
County, Oregon, remains available for
competitive sale until sold pursuant to
Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-030-1020-PG; HAG 05-0082]
Meeting Notice Changes for the John Day/Snake Resource Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vale District
SUMMARY: The John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council (JDSRAC) meeting
scheduled for March 23 and 24, 2005, in Baker City, Oregon, has been
cancelled.
The John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council meeting scheduled for
June 15 has been rescheduled to June 20. The meeting time and location
remains the same: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quality Inn, 700 Port Drive,
Clarkston, WA. The meeting may include such topics as OHV, Noxious
Weeds, Planning, Sage Grouse, and other matters as may reasonably come
before the council. A field trip to Hells Canyon is scheduled for June
21 to discuss noxious weeds and other matters as identified.
The meeting is open to the public. Public comment is scheduled for
11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (Pacific time) June 20. For a copy of the
information to be distributed to the Council members, please submit a
written request to the Vale District Office 10 days prior to the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council may be obtained from Debbie
Lyons, Public Affairs Officer, Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street,
Vale, Oregon 97918, (541) 473-6218 or e-mail Debra--Lyons@or.blm.gov.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
David R. Henderson,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-5136 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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