Survey Plat Filing; Maine, 49669 [05-16815]
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plan (64 FR 37148). However, we never
finalized that draft. The plan we are
releasing at this time is the second draft
of the second revised recovery plan for
Hawaiian waterbirds.
Historically, these four species of
waterbirds were found on all of the
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main Hawaiian Islands except Lana‘i
and Kaho‘olawe. Currently, Hawaiian
ducks are found on the islands of
Ni‘ihau, Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, and
Hawai‘i; Hawaiian coots and stilts are
found on all of the main Hawaiian
Islands except Kaho‘olawe; and
Hawaiian common moorhens are found
only on the islands of Kaua‘i and O‘ahu.
Population estimates indicate the
numbers of birds fluctuate among years
and that currently none of these species
consistently number more than 2,000
individuals, with the exception of the
Hawaiian coot, but these estimates are
reliable only for the coot and the stilt.
These endangered Hawaiian
waterbirds are found in a variety of
wetland habitats including freshwater
marshes and ponds, coastal estuaries
and ponds, artificial reservoirs, taro
(Colocasia esculenta) patches, irrigation
ditches, sewage treatment ponds, and in
the case of the Hawaiian duck, montane
streams and swamplands. The most
important cause of decline of the four
species of endangered Hawaiian
waterbirds is loss of wetland habitat.
Other factors that have contributed to
waterbird population declines, and
which continue to be detrimental,
include predation by introduced
animals, altered hydrology, alteration of
habitat by invasive nonnative plants,
disease, and possibly environmental
contaminants. Hunting in the late 1800’s
and early 1900’s took a heavy toll on
Hawaiian duck populations, and to a
lesser extent on populations of the other
three endemic waterbirds. Currently,
predation by introduced animals may be
the greatest threat to the coot, moorhen,
and stilt, and hybridization with feral
mallards is the most serious threat to the
Hawaiian duck.
The recovery of the endangered
waterbirds focuses on the following
objectives: (1) Increasing population
numbers to be consistently stable or
increasing with a minimum of 2,000
birds for each species; (2) establishing
multiple, self-sustaining breeding
populations throughout each species’
historical range; (3) establishing and
protecting a network of both core and
supporting wetlands that are managed
as habitat suitable for waterbirds,
including the maintenance of
appropriate hydrological conditions and
control of invasive nonnative plants; (4)
for all four species, eliminating or
controlling the threats posed by
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introduced predators, avian diseases,
and contaminants; and (5) for the
Hawaiian duck, removing the threat of
hybridization with feral mallards. If the
recovery criteria presented in the
second draft revised recovery plan are
met, downlisting could be initiated in
2010 and delisting in 2015.
Public Comments Solicited
We solicit written comments on the
second draft revised recovery plan
described. All comments received by
the date specified above will be
considered prior to approval of this
plan.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: May 11, 2005.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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If BLM receives a protest against this
survey, as shown on the plat, prior to
the date of official filing, we will stay
the filing pending our consideration of
the protest.
We will not officially file the plat
until the day after we have accepted or
dismissed all protests and they have
become final, including decisions on
appeals.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Stephen D. Douglas,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Request for Comments on the
Preparation of a New 5-Year Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
Leasing Program for 2007–2012; and
on the Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Proposed 5-Year Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES–960–1910–BJ, ES–053598, Group 22,
Maine]
Survey Plat Filing; Maine
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
DOI.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey;
Maine.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield,
Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 7450
Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia
22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was requested by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
The lands we surveyed are:
Township 1, Range 6, East of the West
Line of the State.
The plat of the dependent resurvey
and survey of the boundaries of the land
held in trust by the United States, for
the Penobscot Indian Nation, in
Township 1, Range 6, West of the East
Line of the State, (T. 1, R. 6, W.E.L.S.),
Penobscot County, Maine, was accepted
August 18, 2005. We will place a copy
of the plat we described in the open
files. It will be available to the public as
a matter of information.
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SUMMARY: Section 18 of the OCS Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) requires the
Department of the Interior to solicit
information from interested and affected
parties during the preparation of a 5year OCS oil and gas leasing program.
The current 5-year program covers the
period July 2002 to July 2007. The
Department’s MMS intends to prepare a
new 5-year program for July 2007 to July
2012 to succeed the current one.
Section 18 requires completion of a
lengthy, multi-step process of public
consultation and analysis before the
Secretary of the Interior may approve a
new 5-year program. The section 18
process includes the following required
steps: This initial solicitation of
comments; development of a draft
proposed program, a proposed program,
and a proposed final program; and
Secretarial approval. The MMS will also
prepare an EIS that analyzes the
alternatives considered for the new 5year program. This notice announces
the start of the EIS preparation process.
The MMS will consider comments
received in response to this notice in
developing the draft proposed program
and in determining the scope of the EIS.
The public will have additional
opportunities to comment on the draft
proposed program, the draft EIS, and the
proposed program.
DATES: The MMS must receive all
comments and information by October
11, 2005.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES-960-1910-BJ, ES-053598, Group 22, Maine]
Survey Plat Filing; Maine
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey; Maine.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States,
Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 7450 Boston
Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was requested by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
The lands we surveyed are:
Township 1, Range 6, East of the West Line of the State.
The plat of the dependent resurvey and survey of the boundaries of
the land held in trust by the United States, for the Penobscot Indian
Nation, in Township 1, Range 6, West of the East Line of the State, (T.
1, R. 6, W.E.L.S.), Penobscot County, Maine, was accepted August 18,
2005. We will place a copy of the plat we described in the open files.
It will be available to the public as a matter of information.
If BLM receives a protest against this survey, as shown on the
plat, prior to the date of official filing, we will stay the filing
pending our consideration of the protest.
We will not officially file the plat until the day after we have
accepted or dismissed all protests and they have become final,
including decisions on appeals.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Stephen D. Douglas,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
[FR Doc. 05-16815 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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