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Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(address above).
Applicant: International Wildlife
Veterinary Services, Santa Cruz, CA,
PRT–797485.
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples taken from
free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros
bicornis) in Kenya, South Africa, and
Zimbabwe for scientific research. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period.
Applicant: Eugene W.C. Yap,
Kealakekua, HI, PRT–103046.
The applicant requests a permit to
import the sport-hunted trophy of one
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management
program of the Republic of South Africa,
for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on
the following application for a permit to
conduct certain activities with marine
mammals. The application was
submitted to satisfy requirements of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing marine
mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written
data, comments, or requests for copies
of the complete applications or requests
for a public hearing on these
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Director (address above). Anyone
requesting a hearing should give
specific reasons why a hearing would be
appropriate. The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the
Director.
Applicant: James Cowan, Julian, PA,
PRT–103568.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Dated: June 3, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–020–1610–DO]
Notice of Intent To Prepare the South
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Integrated Activity Plan and To Prepare
an Accompanying Environmental
Impact Statement, Request for
Information, Call for Nominations and
Comments, and Solicitation of Interest
in Hardrock and Coal Mining
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Alaska State Office,
is preparing an Integrated Activity Plan
(IAP) for the South portion of the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
(NPR–A) and an accompanying
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
This Notice initiates the public scoping
process and a Call for Nominations
related to oil and gas leasing. It also
requests public input on hardrock and
coal mining.
DATES: Scoping comments can be
submitted in writing to the address
listed below and will be accepted until
August 26, 2005. Scoping meetings will
be held in northwestern Alaska,
Anchorage and Fairbanks. All public
meetings will be announced through the
local news media and a mailing.
Responses to the Call for Nominations
related to oil and gas leasing are also
due no later than August 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Scoping comments should
be submitted to: South NPR–A Planning
Team Leader, 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599.
Responses to the Call for Nominations
must be submitted in envelopes labeled
‘‘Nominations Related to the South
NPR–A IAP/EIS’’ to protect the
confidentiality of the nominations. They
are to be addressed to: Call for
Nominations, South NPR–A Team, 222
West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Ducker (907–271–3130) or Susan Childs
(907–271–1985) by phone or by mail at
222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
published a Record of Decision (ROD)
October 7, 1998, for the Northeast
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement. An amendment to
that plan is in progress; a Final EIS for
the amendment was issued January 28,
2005. On January 22, 2004 BLM
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published a ROD for the Northwest
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement. The South National
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated
Activity Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement (South IAP/EIS) will
complete planning for the Petroleum
Reserve, the largest contiguous land
under BLM management.
The objectives of the South IAP/EIS
are three-fold:
1. To examine what, if any, lands are
appropriate to be made available for oil
and gas leasing and to identify the
performance-based mitigations that
should be adopted to protect resources
if oil and gas leasing is authorized.
2. Identify options for and impacts of
a range of management actions that BLM
land planning guidance recommends be
considered in land use plans, including
recommendations for designation of
Wild and Scenic Rivers.
3. Identify options for and impacts of
a range of management actions relevant
to certain resources and land uses of
particular concern either to the public
or to BLM. These include the desired
population and habitat conditions, and/
or management goals and actions
appropriate to achieve these goals for
various species (including cliff-dwelling
raptors, buff-breasted sandpipers,
Pacific salmon, fish habitat, grizzly
bears, wolverines), recreation
opportunities, and cultural resources.
Additional topics may be developed
through the public scoping.
In addition, the BLM is taking this
opportunity to learn whether there is
interest in making part or all of the
planning area available for hard rock or
coal mining. It would require
Congressional legislation to open these
lands to such mining. The South IAP/
EIS may analyze alternatives that would
contemplate recommendations for
opening.
During the course of development of
the South IAP/EIS, BLM will also
develop a river management plan for the
Colville River. These plans will be
developed in tandem and the Colville
River Management Plan will tier off
both the management decision
developed through the South IAP/EIS
and the Records of Decision for the
Northeast and Northwest portions of the
Petroleum Reserve.
The purpose of this notice is to seek
comment on the South IAP/EIS and to
call for nomination of areas to be
considered for oil and gas leasing.
Information and comments on specific
issues to be addressed in the plan are
sought from all interested parties. This
early planning and consultation step is
important for ensuring that all interests
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and concerns are communicated to the
BLM Northern Field Office manager for
decisions in land use, planning, and
management.
The South planning area is described
as beginning on the Petroleum Reserve
boundary on the township line between
T. 8 N., R. 40 W. and T. 9 N., R. 39 W.,
Umiat Meridian (U.M.), and thence
easterly along the township lines to the
northeast corner of T. 8 N., R. 26 W.,
U.M., thence southerly and easterly
along township and section lines in a
stair-step fashion to the Petroleum
Reserve boundary where the Colville
River flows from T. 5 S., R. 15 W. to T.
4 S., R. 15 W., U.M., thence generally
westerly, southerly, westerly, and
northerly following the boundary of the
Petroleum Reserve to the point of
beginning. This area consists of
approximately 9.2 million acres. A map
of the plan area (which also serves as
the Call map) showing boundaries of the
area on a township-by-township basis is
available at BLM’s Information Center in
the Anchorage Federal Office Building,
222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, (907–
271–5960).
Call for Nominations: Pursuant to 43
CFR 3131.1 and 3131.2, relevant
information related to possible oil and
gas leasing is requested for the plan
area. Oil and gas companies are
specifically requested to nominate areas
within the plan area that they would
like to have considered for oil and gas
leasing. Nominations must be depicted
on a Call map by outlining the area(s)
of interest along township lines.
Nominators are asked to submit a list of
townships nominated to facilitate
correct interpretation of the Call map.
Although the identities of those
submitting nominations for oil and gas
leasing become a matter of public
record, the individual nominations will
be held confidential.
Nominators also are requested to rank
townships nominated for oil and gas
leasing according to priority of interest
(e.g., high priority 1, medium priority 2,
or low priority 3). Townships
nominated that do not indicate
priorities will be considered priority 3.
Blanket priorities on large areas are not
useful in the analysis of industry
interest. The telephone number and
name of a person to contact in the
nominator’s organization for additional
information should be included in the
response.
Although nominations are to be
submitted along township lines,
comments are also being sought on the
preferred size of tracts for leasing in this
area, not to exceed 60,000 acres. 43 CFR
3130.4–1 limits the size of an oil and gas
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lease tract within the NPR-A boundaries
to no more than 60,000 acres.
Officer Joseph J. Fontana, (530) 252–
5332.
Authority: Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), as amended; the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), as amended; Title I of the Naval
Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), as amended by the
Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year
1981, Pub. L. 96–514, 94 Stat. 2957, 2964
(codified in 42 U.S.C. 6508); the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
Pub. L. 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371, section 810, 16
U.S.C. 3120; and the regulations at 43 CFR
parts 2360 and 3130.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Henri R. Bisson,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–310–0777–XG]
Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest
California Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA), the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Northwest California Resource
Advisory Council will meet as indicated
below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19 and
20, 2005, in Lake County, California. On
July 19, members will convene at the
Bureau of Land Management’s Redbud
Trailhead, on California State Highway
20, eight miles east of Clearlake Oaks.
Members will join BLM staff members
for a float trip on a portion of Cache
Creek which will be the focus of land
and resource management decisions in
the Ukiah Resource Management Plan
now under development. Members of
the public are welcome on the trip, but
they must provide their own
transportation and water craft. On July
20, the members will convene a
business meeting at 8 a.m. in the
Conference Center at the Konocti Harbor
Resort, 8727 Soda Bay Rd, Kelseyville,
California. Time for public comment has
been scheduled for 1 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BLM Ukiah Field Manager Rich Burns
(707) 468–4000 or BLM Public Affairs
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The 12member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Northwest California. At
this meeting, agenda topics will include
discussion of the draft range of
alternatives being developed for the
Ukiah Resource Management Plan and
review of an environmental assessment
for the Salmon Creek Resources land
exchange in the Redding Field Office.
The RAC members will also hear status
reports from the Arcata, Redding and
Ukiah field office managers. All
meetings are open to the public.
Members of the public may present
written comments to the council. Each
formal council meeting will have time
allocated for public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to speak, and the time
available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Members of
the public are welcome on field tours,
but they must provide their own
transportation and lunch. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation and other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided above.
Dated: June 6, 2005.
Joseph J. Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Southcentral Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice informs the public
that the Southcentral Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
will hold a public meeting on July 27,
2005. The public is invited to
participate and to provide oral
testimony.
DATES:
July 27, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glennallen Field Office, P.O. Box 147,
Glennallen, Alaska 99588; phone (907)
822–3217. For questions related to
subsistence management issues on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-020-1610-DO]
Notice of Intent To Prepare the South National Petroleum Reserve-
Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and To Prepare an Accompanying
Environmental Impact Statement, Request for Information, Call for
Nominations and Comments, and Solicitation of Interest in Hardrock and
Coal Mining
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is
preparing an Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the South portion of
the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and an accompanying
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This Notice initiates the public
scoping process and a Call for Nominations related to oil and gas
leasing. It also requests public input on hardrock and coal mining.
DATES: Scoping comments can be submitted in writing to the address
listed below and will be accepted until August 26, 2005. Scoping
meetings will be held in northwestern Alaska, Anchorage and Fairbanks.
All public meetings will be announced through the local news media and
a mailing. Responses to the Call for Nominations related to oil and gas
leasing are also due no later than August 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Scoping comments should be submitted to: South NPR-A
Planning Team Leader, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513-7599.
Responses to the Call for Nominations must be submitted in
envelopes labeled ``Nominations Related to the South NPR-A IAP/EIS'' to
protect the confidentiality of the nominations. They are to be
addressed to: Call for Nominations, South NPR-A Team, 222 West 7th
Avenue, 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ducker (907-271-3130) or Susan
Childs (907-271-1985) by phone or by mail at 222 W. 7th Avenue,
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM published a Record of Decision (ROD)
October 7, 1998, for the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. An amendment
to that plan is in progress; a Final EIS for the amendment was issued
January 28, 2005. On January 22, 2004 BLM published a ROD for the
Northwest National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement. The South National Petroleum Reserve-
Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (South
IAP/EIS) will complete planning for the Petroleum Reserve, the largest
contiguous land under BLM management.
The objectives of the South IAP/EIS are three-fold:
1. To examine what, if any, lands are appropriate to be made
available for oil and gas leasing and to identify the performance-based
mitigations that should be adopted to protect resources if oil and gas
leasing is authorized.
2. Identify options for and impacts of a range of management
actions that BLM land planning guidance recommends be considered in
land use plans, including recommendations for designation of Wild and
Scenic Rivers.
3. Identify options for and impacts of a range of management
actions relevant to certain resources and land uses of particular
concern either to the public or to BLM. These include the desired
population and habitat conditions, and/or management goals and actions
appropriate to achieve these goals for various species (including
cliff-dwelling raptors, buff-breasted sandpipers, Pacific salmon, fish
habitat, grizzly bears, wolverines), recreation opportunities, and
cultural resources. Additional topics may be developed through the
public scoping.
In addition, the BLM is taking this opportunity to learn whether
there is interest in making part or all of the planning area available
for hard rock or coal mining. It would require Congressional
legislation to open these lands to such mining. The South IAP/EIS may
analyze alternatives that would contemplate recommendations for
opening.
During the course of development of the South IAP/EIS, BLM will
also develop a river management plan for the Colville River. These
plans will be developed in tandem and the Colville River Management
Plan will tier off both the management decision developed through the
South IAP/EIS and the Records of Decision for the Northeast and
Northwest portions of the Petroleum Reserve.
The purpose of this notice is to seek comment on the South IAP/EIS
and to call for nomination of areas to be considered for oil and gas
leasing. Information and comments on specific issues to be addressed in
the plan are sought from all interested parties. This early planning
and consultation step is important for ensuring that all interests
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and concerns are communicated to the BLM Northern Field Office manager
for decisions in land use, planning, and management.
The South planning area is described as beginning on the Petroleum
Reserve boundary on the township line between T. 8 N., R. 40 W. and T.
9 N., R. 39 W., Umiat Meridian (U.M.), and thence easterly along the
township lines to the northeast corner of T. 8 N., R. 26 W., U.M.,
thence southerly and easterly along township and section lines in a
stair-step fashion to the Petroleum Reserve boundary where the Colville
River flows from T. 5 S., R. 15 W. to T. 4 S., R. 15 W., U.M., thence
generally westerly, southerly, westerly, and northerly following the
boundary of the Petroleum Reserve to the point of beginning. This area
consists of approximately 9.2 million acres. A map of the plan area
(which also serves as the Call map) showing boundaries of the area on a
township-by-township basis is available at BLM's Information Center in
the Anchorage Federal Office Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage,
(907-271-5960).
Call for Nominations: Pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.1 and 3131.2,
relevant information related to possible oil and gas leasing is
requested for the plan area. Oil and gas companies are specifically
requested to nominate areas within the plan area that they would like
to have considered for oil and gas leasing. Nominations must be
depicted on a Call map by outlining the area(s) of interest along
township lines. Nominators are asked to submit a list of townships
nominated to facilitate correct interpretation of the Call map.
Although the identities of those submitting nominations for oil and gas
leasing become a matter of public record, the individual nominations
will be held confidential.
Nominators also are requested to rank townships nominated for oil
and gas leasing according to priority of interest (e.g., high priority
1, medium priority 2, or low priority 3). Townships nominated that do
not indicate priorities will be considered priority 3. Blanket
priorities on large areas are not useful in the analysis of industry
interest. The telephone number and name of a person to contact in the
nominator's organization for additional information should be included
in the response.
Although nominations are to be submitted along township lines,
comments are also being sought on the preferred size of tracts for
leasing in this area, not to exceed 60,000 acres. 43 CFR 3130.4-1
limits the size of an oil and gas lease tract within the NPR-A
boundaries to no more than 60,000 acres.
Authority: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as amended; the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as amended; Title I of the
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.), as amended by the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1981, Pub. L. 96-514, 94
Stat. 2957, 2964 (codified in 42 U.S.C. 6508); the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96-487, 94 Stat. 2371,
section 810, 16 U.S.C. 3120; and the regulations at 43 CFR parts
2360 and 3130.
Henri R. Bisson,
State Director.
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