Corrections to the Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility, Cordova, AK, 1767 [E6-140]
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the species. Section 4(f) of the Act
requires that public notice, and an
opportunity for public review and
comment, be provided during recovery
plan development. We will consider all
information presented during the public
comment period on each new or revised
recovery plan. Substantive comments
may result in changes to a recovery
plan. Comments regarding recovery plan
implementation may not necessarily
result in changes to the recovery plans,
but will be forwarded to the appropriate
Federal agency or other entities so that
they can take these comments into
account during the course of
implementing recovery actions.
Individual responses to comments will
not be provided.
The aga or Mariana crow is native to
the islands of Guam and Rota in the
Mariana Archipelago of the Pacific
Ocean. The aga has been listed as an
endangered species by the United States
since 1984, and is also listed by the
governments of the Territory of Guam
and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands. The last of the aga on
Guam disappeared sometime in 2002 or
2003. Currently, northern Guam has a
small population of 10 aga, all
individuals translocated from Rota.
Estimates for the island of Rota indicate
that approximately 85 pairs of aga
persist there, but this population is
apparently in decline.
Aga utilize a wide variety of forested
habitats including limestone, strand,
ravine, agricultural forest, and
secondary forests. However, available
evidence suggests that aga are most
abundant in native limestone forests. On
both Guam and Rota, aga nests have
been found exclusively in native species
of trees, which also serve as the primary
foraging sources for these birds.
The introduction of the exotic brown
treesnake (Boiga irregularis) to the
island of Guam in the late 1940’s is
believed to have been the primary cause
of the extirpation of aga from that
island. Brown treesnakes are not
established on Rota. The cause of the
observed decline in the aga population
on Rota, as well as parallel declines in
other forest birds on the island, is not
well understood, but may be due to a
combination of habitat loss, human
persecution, and possibly introduced
rats or other exotic predators.
Captive propagation of the aga in
mainland zoos was attempted in the
1990’s, but was largely unsuccessful.
Most of the captive individuals have
since been released back on Guam. The
translocation of individuals from Rota to
Guam has proven a more viable option,
and in recent years some of these birds
have paired and successfully nested on
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Guam. Since the native aga on Guam
have been extirpated, recovery of the
species is now entirely dependent upon
the remaining population of aga on the
island of Rota.
This draft revised recovery plan
replaces the original recovery plan for
the aga, which was published in 1990
and addressed multiple species of
native forest birds of Guam and Rota.
The draft revised recovery plan was
developed by the Mariana Crow
Recovery Team, which includes
representatives from various Federal
agencies, the Guam Division of Aquatic
and Wildlife Resources, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands’ Division of Fish and Wildlife,
Andersen Air Force Base, the University
of Hawaii, and the University of
Washington. The primary objective of
this draft revised recovery plan is to
establish a total of at least three viable,
self-sustaining subpopulations of aga in
the wild, two on Guam and one on Rota.
The recovery program described in this
draft revised recovery plan includes
active research, habitat management,
predator control, translocation,
population monitoring, and community
involvement. The recovery actions are
designed to address threats to the aga in
order to achieve the recovery goal of
downlisting to threatened status and
then eventually delisting (removing
from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants).
Public Comments Solicited
We solicit written comments on the
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: September 28, 2005.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Corrections to the Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility,
Cordova, AK
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
of two corrections to the Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the proposed
Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility,
Cordova, Alaska, which was published
in the Federal Register on December 22,
2005 (70 FR 76066–76067) and which
described the proposed action. These
corrections are as follows:
• The two-letter abbreviation for
Alaska in the Notice heading was
incorrectly given as ‘‘AL.’’ The correct
abbreviation for Alaska is AK.
• The project website in the
ADDRESSES section of the Notice
was incorrect. The correct Web site
is https://www.cordovaresponsefacility.
com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin K’eit, (907) 586–7423.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in accordance with
sections 1503.1, 1506.6 and 1508.22 of
the Council of Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR, parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.),
Department of the Interior Manual (516
DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of
authority delegated to the Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Corrections to the Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Cordova Oil Spill
Response Facility, Cordova, AK
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public of two corrections to the
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
the proposed Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility, Cordova, Alaska,
which was published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2005 (70 FR
76066-76067) and which described the proposed action. These corrections
are as follows:
The two-letter abbreviation for Alaska in the Notice
heading was incorrectly given as ``AL.'' The correct abbreviation for
Alaska is AK.
The project website in the ADDRESSES section of the Notice
was incorrect. The correct Web site is https://
www.cordovaresponsefacility. com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin K'eit, (907) 586-7423.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with
sections 1503.1, 1506.6 and 1508.22 of the Council of Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR, parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the
procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), Department of the Interior
Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to
the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-140 Filed 1-10-06; 8:45 am]
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