Corrected Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meetings, 33523 [05-11341]
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to delist this species was based
primarily on information from
population surveys and demographic
research, which indicated the Tinian
monarch had increased in number or
was stable, and that the primary listing
factor, loss of habitat, had been
ameliorated.
Section 4(g)(1) of the Act, requires
that we implement a system, in
cooperation with the States, to monitor
for no fewer than 5 years the status of
all species that have recovered and been
removed from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants. The purpose of postdelisting monitoring is to verify that a
species delisted due to recovery remains
secure from risk of extinction after it has
been removed from the protections of
the Act. In keeping with that mandate,
we developed this Monitoring Plan in
cooperation with the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),
Division of Fish and Wildlife; the U.S.
Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Discipline; the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Wildlife Services; and the
Department of the Navy. A draft of this
plan was peer-reviewed by nine
scientific experts familiar with the
Tinian monarch, the brown treesnake,
and methods of monitoring bird and
brown treesnake populations. The Draft
Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the
Tinian Monarch was available for
comment from December 13, 2004,
through January 12, 2005 (69 FR 72211).
Information submitted during the
comment period has been considered in
the preparation of this Monitoring Plan
and is summarized in Appendix A.
The Monitoring Plan is designed to
monitor the status of the Tinian
monarch by detecting whether the
abundance and distribution of Tinian
monarchs is declining across the island,
and whether the survival of adult
monarchs or the number of occupied
Tinian monarch territories is declining
in ‘‘early warning plots.’’ The
Monitoring Plan also includes a brown
treesnake monitoring component and a
land use and development monitoring
component. Data on abundance and
distribution of monarchs across the
island will be collected monthly using
point count surveys similar to the North
American Breeding Bird Survey.
Information on territory occupancy and
survival of individually marked
monarchs will be collected annually in
small ‘‘early warning’’ plots located in
areas where brown treesnakes might be
most likely to occur. Monitoring of the
brown treesnake will be done monthly
by field crews that search for snakes
visually, and eventually by dog teams
trained to detect snakes by smell in the
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forest. The point count surveys are
already being implemented by the
Department of the Navy. We intend to
implement the remaining aspects of the
Monitoring Plan annually from 2006–
2010.
We will work cooperatively with the
CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife,
other Federal agencies, and other
partners to collect this information,
which we will analyze each year and, if
necessary, propose adjustments to the
sampling design. If the data indicates
that the Tinian monarch is experiencing
significant decreases in abundance,
distribution, survival, or territory
occupancy, we will initiate more
intensive review or studies to determine
the cause and, if necessary, take action
to re-list the Tinian monarch under
section 4 of the Act.
Author
The primary author of this document
is Dr. Eric A. VanderWerf, Hawaiian
Bird Recovery Coordinator (see
ADDRESSES).
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended in 1988 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Dated: May 11, 2005.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–600–05–1020–JB]
Corrected Notice of Public Meetings,
Southwest Colorado Resource
Advisory Council Meetings
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings—
correction.
33523
be held at the Silverton Town Hall, 1360
Greene St., in Silverton, CO.
The Southwest Colorado RAC meeting
will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at
approximately 4 p.m. Public comment
periods regarding matters on the agenda
will be at 3:15 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Sharrow, BLM Uncompahgre
field office manager, 2505 S. Townsend
Ave., Montrose, CO; telephone 970–
240–5300; or Melodie Lloyd, Public
Affairs Specialist, 2815 H Rd., Grand
Junction, CO, telephone 970–244–3097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Southwest Colorado RAC advises the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
Bureau of Land Management, on a
variety of public land issues in
Colorado.
Topics of discussion for all Southwest
Colorado RAC meetings may include the
BLM National Sage Grouse Conservation
Strategy, committee reports, recreation,
fire management, land use planning,
invasive species management, energy
and minerals management, travel
management, wilderness, land exchange
proposals, cultural resource
management, and other issues as
appropriate.
These meetings are open to the
public. The public may present written
comments to the RACs. Each formal
RAC meeting will also have time, as
identified above, allocated for hearing
public comments. Depending on the
number of persons wishing to comment
and time available, the time for
individual oral comments may be
limited.
Dated: June 1, 2005.
Barbara Sharrow,
Uncompahgre Field Office Manager,
Designated Federal Official for the Southwest
Colorado RAC.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Southwest
Colorado Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC
meeting will be held July 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: A correction from the
previously published notice, the
Southwest Colorado RAC meeting will
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Notice of Public Meeting, Coos Bay
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ACTION: Notice of Bureau of Land
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-600-05-1020-JB]
Corrected Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest Colorado Resource
Advisory Council Meetings
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings--correction.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest
Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC meeting will be held July 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: A correction from the previously published notice, the
Southwest Colorado RAC meeting will be held at the Silverton Town Hall,
1360 Greene St., in Silverton, CO.
The Southwest Colorado RAC meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn
at approximately 4 p.m. Public comment periods regarding matters on the
agenda will be at 3:15 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Sharrow, BLM Uncompahgre field
office manager, 2505 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO; telephone 970-240-
5300; or Melodie Lloyd, Public Affairs Specialist, 2815 H Rd., Grand
Junction, CO, telephone 970-244-3097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southwest Colorado RAC advises the
Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a
variety of public land issues in Colorado.
Topics of discussion for all Southwest Colorado RAC meetings may
include the BLM National Sage Grouse Conservation Strategy, committee
reports, recreation, fire management, land use planning, invasive
species management, energy and minerals management, travel management,
wilderness, land exchange proposals, cultural resource management, and
other issues as appropriate.
These meetings are open to the public. The public may present
written comments to the RACs. Each formal RAC meeting will also have
time, as identified above, allocated for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time
available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited.
Dated: June 1, 2005.
Barbara Sharrow,
Uncompahgre Field Office Manager, Designated Federal Official for the
Southwest Colorado RAC.
[FR Doc. 05-11341 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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