Notice of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Advisory Committee Meeting, 68471-68472 [05-22392]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2005 / Notices Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Robert C. Elliott, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3130, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 3009, elliotro@.csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Special Emphasis Panel for Synaptic and Receptor Processes. Date: November 28, 2005. Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Michael A. 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Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Mark P. Rubert, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1775, rubertm@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Skeletal Biology. Date: December 7, 2005. Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Priscilla B. Chen, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4104, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1787, chenp@csr.nih.gov. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:02 Nov 09, 2005 Jkt 208001 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research; 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: November 1, 2005. Anna Snouffer, Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 05–22488 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–4980–N–45] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 1–800–927–7588. In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: November 3, 2005. Mark R. Johnston, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs. [FR Doc. 05–22265 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–29–M PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68471 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Advisory Committee Meeting Office of the Secretary, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program Office, Interior. ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meeting Announcement. AGENCY: SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Department of the Interior, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program Office gives notice of the first meeting of the Department’s Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will meet at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation and Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 1. Members of the public are invited to attend the Committee Meeting to listen to the committee proceedings and to provide public input. The Committee Meeting will be preceded on November 30 by a half-day administrative business meeting that will deal with nonsubstantive administrative matters such as logistics and travel reimbursement. The administrative business meeting is not open to the public. Maps and directions to the training center are available online at https:// training.fws.gov/mapdir.html. Anyone without Internet access can call the Training Center at 304–876–1600 to request a map and directions. Public Input: Any member of the public interested in providing public input at the Committee Meeting should contact Ms. Barbara Schmalz, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Each individual providing oral input is requested to limit those comments to three minutes. This time frame may be adjusted to accommodate all those who would like to speak. Requests to be added to the public speaker list must be received in writing (letter, e-mail, or fax) by noon eastern standard time on November 21, 2005. Anyone wishing to submit written comments should provide a copy of those comments to Ms. Schmalz in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file formats are: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files) by noon eastern standard time on November 21, 2005. Document Availability: Interested individuals may view the draft agenda E:\FR\FM\10NON1.SGM 10NON1 68472 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2005 / Notices for the meeting online at https:// restoration.doi.gov/faca or may request the draft agenda from Ms. Schmalz. In preparation for the first meeting of the Advisory Committee, the Committee and the public can find helpful background information at the Restoration Program website https:// restoration.doi.gov. The site provides a good introduction to the program for those who are relatively new to the damage assessment and restoration arena and a useful reference for seasoned practitioners and policy leaders. Links to the statutory and regulatory framework for the program are found at https://restoration.doi.gov/ laws.htm. DOI Program policies are found at https://restoration.doi.gov/ policy.htm. Agenda for Meeting The agenda will cover the following principal subjects: —Keynote/Kickoff address by senior Departmental official —Discussion and finalization of committee by-laws —Program Authorities, Responsibilities, and Application —Formal public input (if any) —Charge to the Committee Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting must contact Ms. Barbara Schmalz (see contact information below) by noon eastern standard time on November 21, 2005, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. DATES: November 30, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (administrative business meeting) December 1, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (open to the public). ADDRESSES: Auditorium, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation and Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. All individuals attending the Committee Meeting will be required to present photo identification to NCTC security to gain access to the Training Center campus. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Schmalz, U.S. Department of the Interior, Denver Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Building 56 Room 1003 Mail Stop D–108, Denver, CO 80225–0007; phone 303–445–2500; fax 303–445–6320 or barbara_schmalz@ios.doi.gov. Dated: November 4, 2005. Frank M. DeLuise, Designated Federal Officer, DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 05–22392 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:02 Nov 09, 2005 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Environmental Assessment/ Habitat Conservation Plan; Incidental Take Permit Amendment for the Struthers Ranch Property, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of application. AGENCY: SUMMARY: WL Homes, LLC, doing business as John Laing Homes (Applicant), has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The requested permit amendment would authorize the incidental take of the federally threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius preblei (Preble’s), through loss and modification of its habitat associated with the expansion and amendment of the Struthers Ranch Property Environmental Assessment/ Habitat Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) in El Paso County, Colorado. The EA/HCP is available for public review and comment. It fully describes the proposed project and the measures the Applicant would undertake to minimize and mitigate project impacts to the Preble’s. The Service requests comments on the EA/HCP and associated documents for the proposed issuance of the incidental take permit. All comments on the EA and permit amendment application will become part of the administrative record and will be available to the public. DATES: Written comments on the permit amendment application and EA/HCP should be received on or before December 12, 2005. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the permit amendment application and EA/ HCP should be addressed Susan Linner, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado Field Office, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 361, Lakewood, Colorado 80215. Comments also may be submitted by facsimile to (303) 275– 2371. Individuals wishing copies of the EA/HCP and associated documents for review or public inspection should immediately contact the above office during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Misztal, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Colorado Field Office (see ADDRESSES above), telephone (303) 275– 2377. PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and Federal regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of a species listed as endangered or threatened. Take is defined under the Act, in part, as to kill, harm, or harass a federally listed species. However, the Service may issue permits to authorize ‘‘incidental take’’ of listed species under limited circumstances. Incidental take is defined under the Act as take of a listed species that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity under limited circumstances. Regulations governing permits for threatened species are promulgated in 50 CFR 17.32. The Applicant currently holds a permit for incidental take of Preble’s at the Struthers Ranch Property (69 FR 1998). The permit was issued on December 12, 2003, to Struthers Ranch Development, LLC, then transferred to the Applicant on January 28, 2005, and expires on January 28, 2035. The Struthers Ranch Property is located along Black Forest Creek southeast of the Town of Monument, El Paso County, Colorado. The Applicant, using the Service’s definition of Preble’s habitat, has determined that the proposed amended project would impact approximately 0.2 hectare (0.5 acre) of potential Preble’s habitat, in addition to the 6.6 hectares (16.4 acres) of impacts from the original project, and may result in incidental take of the Preble’s in an area that may be periodically used as foraging, breeding or hibernation habitat. An HCP has been developed as part of the preferred alternative. Three other alternatives to this action were considered and rejected because the environmental impacts would be greater than, or similar to, the proposed action, but would not provide as great a conservation benefit as the proposed action, and/or were not economically viable. The draft EA analyzes the onsite, offsite, and cumulative impacts of the proposed project and all associated development and construction activities and mitigation activities on the Preble’s, and also on other threatened or endangered species, vegetation, wildlife, wetlands, geology/soils, land use, water resources, air and water quality, and cultural resources. Only the threatened Preble’s occurs on site and has the potential to be adversely affected by the project. Activities proposed to be covered by the EA/HCP amendment are a larger box culvert crossing over Black Forest Creek, new road alignment, and relocation E:\FR\FM\10NON1.SGM 10NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22392]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Notice of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Program Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meeting Announcement.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, the Department of the Interior, Natural Resource Damage 
Assessment and Restoration Program Office gives notice of the first 
meeting of the Department's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will meet at the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation and Training 
Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 from 8 a.m. to 3 
p.m. on December 1. Members of the public are invited to attend the 
Committee Meeting to listen to the committee proceedings and to provide 
public input. The Committee Meeting will be preceded on November 30 by 
a half-day administrative business meeting that will deal with non-
substantive administrative matters such as logistics and travel 
reimbursement. The administrative business meeting is not open to the 
public. Maps and directions to the training center are available online 
at https://training.fws.gov/mapdir.html. Anyone without Internet access 
can call the Training Center at 304-876-1600 to request a map and 
directions.
    Public Input: Any member of the public interested in providing 
public input at the Committee Meeting should contact Ms. Barbara 
Schmalz, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Each individual providing 
oral input is requested to limit those comments to three minutes. This 
time frame may be adjusted to accommodate all those who would like to 
speak. Requests to be added to the public speaker list must be received 
in writing (letter, e-mail, or fax) by noon eastern standard time on 
November 21, 2005. Anyone wishing to submit written comments should 
provide a copy of those comments to Ms. Schmalz in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy 
via e-mail (acceptable file formats are: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, 
Word, or Rich Text files) by noon eastern standard time on November 21, 
2005.
    Document Availability: Interested individuals may view the draft 
agenda

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for the meeting online at https://restoration.doi.gov/faca or may 
request the draft agenda from Ms. Schmalz. In preparation for the first 
meeting of the Advisory Committee, the Committee and the public can 
find helpful background information at the Restoration Program website 
https://restoration.doi.gov. The site provides a good introduction to 
the program for those who are relatively new to the damage assessment 
and restoration arena and a useful reference for seasoned practitioners 
and policy leaders. Links to the statutory and regulatory framework for 
the program are found at https://restoration.doi.gov/laws.htm. DOI 
Program policies are found at https://restoration.doi.gov/policy.htm.

Agenda for Meeting

    The agenda will cover the following principal subjects:

--Keynote/Kickoff address by senior Departmental official
--Discussion and finalization of committee by-laws
--Program Authorities, Responsibilities, and Application
--Formal public input (if any)
--Charge to the Committee

    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting must contact Ms. Barbara Schmalz (see contact information 
below) by noon eastern standard time on November 21, 2005, so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.

DATES: November 30, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (administrative 
business meeting) December 1, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (open to the 
public).

ADDRESSES: Auditorium, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service National 
Conservation and Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, 
WV 25443.
    All individuals attending the Committee Meeting will be required to 
present photo identification to NCTC security to gain access to the 
Training Center campus.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Schmalz, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Denver Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Building 56 
Room 1003 Mail Stop D-108, Denver, CO 80225-0007; phone 303-445-2500; 
fax 303-445-6320 or barbara_schmalz@ios.doi.gov.

    Dated: November 4, 2005.
Frank M. DeLuise,
Designated Federal Officer, DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-22392 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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