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laws and regulations from any of the
littoral states in the Caspian Sea basin.
Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and
Turkmenistan have therefore failed to
meet the conditions of the special rule.
As a result, beluga sturgeon caviar
(including products containing caviar,
such as cosmetics) and meat from these
countries are no longer eligible for the
exemption from threatened species
permits provided by the special rule.
Therefore, you may not import or reexport, sell or offer for sale in foreign
commerce, or deliver, receive, carry,
transport, or ship in foreign commerce
in the course of a commercial activity
any beluga sturgeon caviar or meat from
these Caspian Sea countries on or after
the effective date of this Federal
Register notice (see DATES section)
without a threatened species permit.
Beluga sturgeon caviar or meat
originating in these countries that has
been shipped on or after the effective
date of this Federal Register notice (see
DATES section) without a threatened
species permit issued under 50 CFR
17.32 will be refused clearance upon
arrival in the United States, including
shipments that have been exported
directly from the countries listed above
in this paragraph, re-exported through
an intermediary country, or transported
as personal or household effects.
Threatened species permits may only
be issued for beluga sturgeon from the
Caspian Sea basin if we determine that
the proposed import, re-export, or
interstate or foreign commerce would
meet the regulatory requirements in 50
CFR 17.32. Applicants must
demonstrate that their proposed
activities would provide for the
conservation of the species.
Beluga sturgeon products legally
imported before the trade suspension.
Beluga sturgeon caviar or meat from
Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, or
Turkmenistan that was legally imported
into the United States prior to the trade
suspension will continue to be
authorized for interstate commerce
under the special rule without a
threatened species permit. Due to the
perishable nature of sturgeon caviar and
meat, the exemption for interstate
commerce in beluga sturgeon caviar and
meat legally imported prior to the trade
suspension will continue for a period of
no more than 18 months after the date
of issuance of the original Convention
on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) export permit, in accordance
with the CITES resolution on the
‘‘Conservation of and trade in sturgeons
and paddlefish’’ (Resolution Conf. 12.7
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(Rev. CoP13)). Individuals should
maintain accurate records to be able to
demonstrate that their beluga sturgeon
caviar and meat were legally imported
prior to the trade suspension.
Conditions for lifting of the trade
suspension. Under the special rule, if
the littoral states fail to submit a basinwide management plan for beluga
sturgeon, or if we are unable to confirm
that all littoral states in the basin are
signatories to the plan, we will
immediately suspend trade with all
littoral states in the basin until we are
satisfied that such a management plan
exists. Likewise, under the special rule,
if the littoral states fail to submit copies
of national laws and regulations that
implement the basin-wide management
plan, we will immediately suspend
trade with the given littoral states until
we are satisfied that such laws and
regulations are in effect. For us to
consider lifting the trade suspension,
the littoral states of the Caspian Sea
basin must submit a basin-wide
management plan for beluga sturgeon,
agreed to by all littoral states in the
basin. In addition, each littoral state
wishing to export beluga sturgeon caviar
and meat to the United States under the
exemption provided by the special rule
must submit copies of their national
laws and regulations that implement the
basin-wide plan. Information on how to
submit such materials is located in the
ADDRESSES section.
Black Sea basin. We are in the process
of reviewing information received from
littoral states in the Black Sea basin. In
accordance with the special rule, trade
may continue from the littoral states of
the Black Sea that have declared export
quotas for beluga sturgeon (i.e.,
Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia and
Montenegro), as required under CITES,
while we complete our review.
Aquaculture facilities. The special
rule allows aquaculture facilities
outside the Caspian and Black Sea
basins to obtain an exemption from
threatened species permits otherwise
required under 50 CFR 17.32 if they
meet certain conditions. We have not
yet received any requests for such an
exemption. Under the special rule, there
is no deadline for receipt of applications
from aquaculture facilities seeking an
exemption.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: September 22, 2005.
Craig Manson,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–040–05–1610–DP–086L]
Notice of Availability of the Ring of Fire
Draft Resource Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement
Anchorage Field Office, Bureau
of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
management policies, the Ring of Fire
Draft Resource Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
EIS) has been prepared for public lands
and resources administered by the
Bureau of Land Management’s
Anchorage Field Office The Ring of Fire
Draft RMP/EIS will provide the
management guidance for resource
decisions on 1.3 million acres of
fragmented BLM-administered lands
spread from below the Dixon Entrance
in southeast Alaska to Attu Island at the
end of the Aleutian Chain. The Ring of
Fire RMP/EIS will revise management
direction for approximately 10 percent
of the lands covered by the Southcentral
Management Framework Plan of 1980,
and will provide management for
approximately 90 percent of the lands
not previously addressed in a
management plan.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be mailed or hand delivered to the BLM
Anchorage Field Office, Ring of Fire
RMP/EIS, 6881 Abbott Loop Road,
Anchorage, Alaska 99507–2599. The
public is invited to review and comment
on the range and adequacy of the draft
alternatives and associated
environmental effects. For comments to
be most helpful, they should relate to
specific concerns or conflicts that are
within the legal responsibilities of the
BLM and can be resolved in this
planning process. Comments can also be
sent via e-mail to akrofrmp@blm.gov. To
request a CD or hard copy of the
document or to be included on the
mailing list, contact Amy Lewis via email at Amy_Lewis@urscorp.com, or via
phone at (907) 261–9730. Comments,
including names and street addresses of
respondents, may be published as part
of the Final EIS and Proposed RMP.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or street address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
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of your written comments. Such
requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by the law. All submissions
from organizations and business, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
DATES: Comments on the Ring of Fire
Draft RMP/EIS will be accepted for 90
days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes their Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. Comments on the
Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS must be
received on or before the end of the
comment period at the physical address
or e-mail address listed above. Specific
dates and locations of public meetings
to gather public comment will be
announced through news releases and
notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Lloyd (akrofrmp@blm.gov) at
(907) 267–1246 or Amy Lewis
(Amy_Lewis@urscorp.com) at (907) 261–
9730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ring
of Fire RMP planning area covers 1.3
million acres of BLM-administered
lands. The Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS
focuses on the principles of multiple
use and sustained yield as prescribed by
section 202 of FLPMA. The Ring of Fire
Draft RMP/EIS considers and analyzes
four alternatives, including a No Action
and a preferred alternative. The
alternatives provide variable levels of
support to all resources and programs
present in the planning area and are
designed to guide future management
and resolve land management issues
identified during the early stages of the
planning process. The alternatives were
developed based on extensive public
scoping and involvement.
There are five main resources
addressed through this planning
process. The Lands and Realty section
addresses the need to determine the
appropriate mix of lands and realty
actions needed to provide a balance
between land use and resource
protection. The Off-highway Vehicles
(OHV) section addresses management of
access trails and roads for the use of
OHVs for various purposes, including
recreation, commercial uses, subsistence
activities, and the general enjoyment of
public lands while protecting natural
and cultural resources. The Recreation
section examines how recreation should
be managed to provide a diversity of
experiences on BLM-managed lands.
The document analyzes what measures
are necessary to ensure that a diversity
of recreational opportunities is
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maintained, and what level of
commercial recreational use is
appropriate to maintain a diversity of
recreational opportunities. The Leasable
Minerals section and the Locatable
Minerals section address the need to
determine which areas should be made
available for mineral exploration and
development One Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) is
recommended for designation in the
preferred alternative and is also
considered in other alternatives—the
Neacola Mountains ACEC, containing
approximately 229,000 acres. The ACEC
would have the following resource use
limitations: (1) Closed to locatable and
saleable mineral entry (but open to
mineral leasing), (2) OHV use limited,
(3) VRM Class III, and (4) ROW
avoidance. The public involvement and
collaboration process implemented for
this effort included 10 public scoping
meetings. Notices of these meetings and
invitations to participate in the
development of this plan were sent to
over 400 individuals, organizations, and
tribal entities, as well as to State,
Federal, and local government agencies.
Meetings were held at the Native Village
of Eklutna in Eklutna and at the Chilkat
Indian Village IRA in Klukwan.
Continuous involvement throughout the
planning process has taken place with
the State of Alaska, and several
meetings have been held between the
State and the BLM at varying levels of
authority to discuss the Ring of Fire
RMP/EIS. A joint BLM-State position
was created as part of this project, with
that person acting as liaison between the
State of Alaska and the BLM during this
planning process.
After comments on the Ring of Fire
Draft RMP/EIS are reviewed and any
adjustments to the document are made,
a Proposed RMP and Final EIS are
expected to be available in spring 2006.
Julia Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–05–1610–DT]
Notice of Availability of Proposed Plan
Amendment and Final Environmental
Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
a proposed Resource Management Plan
Amendment (RMPA) and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Clear Creek Management Area
(CCMA).
DATES: For decisions being considered
that would amend the existing plan
decisions, BLM Planning Regulations
(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
who participated in the planning
process, and has an interest that may be
adversely affected, may protest. The
protest must be filed within 30 days of
the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its notice
of receipt of the Final EIS for the CCMA
in the Federal Register. Instructions for
filing of protests are described in the
front cover of the Proposed RMPA and
Final EIS for the CCMA and included in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice. Decisions that make
designations on individual routes are
not protestable, but are appealable to the
Interior Board of Land Appeals under 43
CFR part 4 upon adoption of a Record
of Decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Hill, (831) 630–5000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
planning project considers designating a
route network and off-highway vehicle
(OHV) area designations (open, limited,
closed) for serpentine barren areas (soils
devoid of vegetation) and the
designation of expanded boundaries for
the San Benito Mountain Research
Natural Area (SBMRNA), an Area of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)
in the CCMA. The planning area is
approximately 75,000 acres located in
San Benito and Fresno Counties,
California and is managed by the (BLM)
Hollister Field Office. The area is
currently managed according to the
CCMA RMPA, as adopted in 1999.
The Proposed Action contained in the
Proposed RMPA and Final EIS for the
CCMA contains the following proposed
decisions: Designations for OHV use on
the routes currently inventoried and
assessed by the BLM; adoption of route
designation and area designation criteria
for serpentine barren areas; and
designation of an expanded boundary
and interim management for the
SBMRNA. The Draft RMPA and Draft
EIS for the CCMA was published in May
2004. BLM accepted public comment on
the Draft EIS from July 16 through
November 15 of 2004. Comments
received from the public during the
review period and comments from
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-040-05-1610-DP-086L]
Notice of Availability of the Ring of Fire Draft Resource
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Anchorage Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the Ring of Fire
Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
EIS) has been prepared for public lands and resources administered by
the Bureau of Land Management's Anchorage Field Office The Ring of Fire
Draft RMP/EIS will provide the management guidance for resource
decisions on 1.3 million acres of fragmented BLM-administered lands
spread from below the Dixon Entrance in southeast Alaska to Attu Island
at the end of the Aleutian Chain. The Ring of Fire RMP/EIS will revise
management direction for approximately 10 percent of the lands covered
by the Southcentral Management Framework Plan of 1980, and will provide
management for approximately 90 percent of the lands not previously
addressed in a management plan.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or hand delivered to the
BLM Anchorage Field Office, Ring of Fire RMP/EIS, 6881 Abbott Loop
Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-2599. The public is invited to review and
comment on the range and adequacy of the draft alternatives and
associated environmental effects. For comments to be most helpful, they
should relate to specific concerns or conflicts that are within the
legal responsibilities of the BLM and can be resolved in this planning
process. Comments can also be sent via e-mail to akrofrmp@blm.gov. To
request a CD or hard copy of the document or to be included on the
mailing list, contact Amy Lewis via e-mail at Amy--Lewis@urscorp.com,
or via phone at (907) 261-9730. Comments, including names and street
addresses of respondents, may be published as part of the Final EIS and
Proposed RMP. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If
you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or
from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state
this prominently at the beginning
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of your written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by the law. All submissions from organizations and business,
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses will be available for public
inspection in their entirety.
DATES: Comments on the Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS will be accepted for
90 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes their Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
Comments on the Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS must be received on or
before the end of the comment period at the physical address or e-mail
address listed above. Specific dates and locations of public meetings
to gather public comment will be announced through news releases and
notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lloyd (akrofrmp@blm.gov) at
(907) 267-1246 or Amy Lewis (Amy--Lewis@urscorp.com) at (907) 261-9730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ring of Fire RMP planning area covers
1.3 million acres of BLM-administered lands. The Ring of Fire Draft
RMP/EIS focuses on the principles of multiple use and sustained yield
as prescribed by section 202 of FLPMA. The Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS
considers and analyzes four alternatives, including a No Action and a
preferred alternative. The alternatives provide variable levels of
support to all resources and programs present in the planning area and
are designed to guide future management and resolve land management
issues identified during the early stages of the planning process. The
alternatives were developed based on extensive public scoping and
involvement.
There are five main resources addressed through this planning
process. The Lands and Realty section addresses the need to determine
the appropriate mix of lands and realty actions needed to provide a
balance between land use and resource protection. The Off-highway
Vehicles (OHV) section addresses management of access trails and roads
for the use of OHVs for various purposes, including recreation,
commercial uses, subsistence activities, and the general enjoyment of
public lands while protecting natural and cultural resources. The
Recreation section examines how recreation should be managed to provide
a diversity of experiences on BLM-managed lands. The document analyzes
what measures are necessary to ensure that a diversity of recreational
opportunities is maintained, and what level of commercial recreational
use is appropriate to maintain a diversity of recreational
opportunities. The Leasable Minerals section and the Locatable Minerals
section address the need to determine which areas should be made
available for mineral exploration and development One Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) is recommended for designation in the
preferred alternative and is also considered in other alternatives--the
Neacola Mountains ACEC, containing approximately 229,000 acres. The
ACEC would have the following resource use limitations: (1) Closed to
locatable and saleable mineral entry (but open to mineral leasing), (2)
OHV use limited, (3) VRM Class III, and (4) ROW avoidance. The public
involvement and collaboration process implemented for this effort
included 10 public scoping meetings. Notices of these meetings and
invitations to participate in the development of this plan were sent to
over 400 individuals, organizations, and tribal entities, as well as to
State, Federal, and local government agencies. Meetings were held at
the Native Village of Eklutna in Eklutna and at the Chilkat Indian
Village IRA in Klukwan. Continuous involvement throughout the planning
process has taken place with the State of Alaska, and several meetings
have been held between the State and the BLM at varying levels of
authority to discuss the Ring of Fire RMP/EIS. A joint BLM-State
position was created as part of this project, with that person acting
as liaison between the State of Alaska and the BLM during this planning
process.
After comments on the Ring of Fire Draft RMP/EIS are reviewed and
any adjustments to the document are made, a Proposed RMP and Final EIS
are expected to be available in spring 2006.
Julia Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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