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(mouth of the Smith River, Del Norte
County) near the Oregon border south to
Agua Hedionda Lagoon (northern San
Diego County).
ADDRESSES: Printed copies of this
recovery plan will be available in 4 to
6 weeks by request from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B, Ventura, California 93003
(telephone: 805–644–1766). An
electronic copy of the recovery plan is
now available on the World Wide Web
at https://pacific.fws.gov/ecoservices/
endangered/recovery/plans.html and
https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/
index.html#plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Dellith, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Ventura address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Restoring endangered or threatened
animals and plants to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) and our endangered species
program. The ESA (16 U.S.C. 1533(f))
requires the development of recovery
plans for listed species unless such a
plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Recovery plans help guide the recovery
effort by describing actions considered
necessary for the conservation of the
species, establishing criteria for
downlisting or delisting listed species,
and estimating time and cost for
implementing the measures needed for
recovery (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)).
Section 4(f) of the ESA also requires
that public notice, and an opportunity
for public review and comment, be
provided during recovery plan
development. The Draft Recovery Plan
for the Tidewater Goby was available for
public comment from November 18,
2004, through January 18, 2005 (69 FR
67602). Information presented during
the public comment period has been
considered in the preparation of this
final recovery plan, and is summarized
in an appendix of the recovery plan. We
will forward comments regarding
recovery plan implementation to
appropriate Federal or other entities so
they can take these comments into
account in the course of implementing
recovery actions.
This recovery plan was developed by
the Tidewater Goby Recovery Team. We
coordinated with the California
Department of Fish and Game and a
team of stakeholders, which included
landowners and managers, agency
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representatives, and non-government
organizations.
The tidewater goby was listed as an
endangered species on March 7, 1994
(59 FR 5494). The tidewater goby is
threatened primarily by modification
and loss of habitat as a result of coastal
development, channelization of habitat,
diversions of water flows, groundwater
overdrafting, and alteration of water
flows.
This recovery plan describes the
status, current management, recovery
objectives and criteria, and specific
actions needed to provide a framework
for the recovery of the tidewater goby so
that protection by the ESA is no longer
necessary. Actions needed to recover
the tidewater goby include: (1) Monitor,
protect, and enhance currently occupied
tidewater goby habitat; (2) conduct
biological research to enhance the
ability to integrate land use practices
with tidewater goby recovery and revise
recovery tasks as pertinent new
information becomes available; (3)
evaluate and implement translocation
where appropriate; and (4) increase
public awareness about tidewater
gobies.
Authority: The authority for this action is
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,
16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: December 8, 2005.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR 120 5882 CC99; HAG #06–0049 ]
Notice of Public Meeting, Coos Bay
Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Bureau of Land
Management Coos Bay District Resource
Advisory Committee meeting as
identified in Section 205(f)(2) of the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000, Public
Law 106–393.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management Coos Bay District Resource
Advisory Committee is scheduled to
meet on February 16, 2006, from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. at the Ellen Warring
Learning Center at the Bureau of Land
Management’s New River Area of
Critical Environmental Concern. The
Ellen Warring Learning Center is located
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at 86342 Croft Lake Lane, Bandon, OR
97411. The purpose of this meeting will
be for the election of a Chair person,
provide updates on budget and project
status, and a field tour. There will be an
opportunity for the public to address the
Coos Bay District Resource Advisory
Committee at approximately 10:30 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Johnson, Bureau of Land
Management Coos Bay District Manager,
at (541) 756–0100 or Glenn Harkleroad,
District Restoration Coordinator, at (541)
751–4361, or
glenn_harkleroad@or.blm.gov. The
mailing address for the Bureau of Land
Management Coos Bay District Office is
1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, Oregon
97459.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
Mark Johnson,
Coos Bay District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–957–05–1420–BJ]
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of Filing of Plats of
Survey, Wyoming.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is scheduled to file
the plats of surveys of the lands
described below thirty (30) calendar
days from the date of this publication in
the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are
necessary for the managements of lands.
The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the south boundary, subdivisional lines
and the adjusted meanders of the right
bank of the Wind River, and the
subdivision of certain sections,
Township 2 North, Range 5 East, Wind
River Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted
January 17, 2006.
Copies of the preceding described
plats and field notes are available to the
public at $1.10 each.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: January 17, 2006.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0072).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR part 280, ‘‘Prospecting for
Minerals other than Oil, Gas, and
Sulphur on the Outer Continental
Shelf,’’ and related documents. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
February 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection directly
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1010–
0072).
Submit a copy of your comments to
the Department of the Interior, MMS,
via:
• MMS’s Public Connect on-line
commenting system, https://
ocsconnect.mms.gov. Follow the
instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
• E-mail MMS at
rules.comments@mms.gov. Use
Information Collection Number 1010–
0072 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1010–
0072.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Rules
Processing Team (RPT); 381 Elden
Street, MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia
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20170–4817. Please reference
‘‘Information Collection 1010–0072’’ in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Rules Processing
Team, (703) 787–1600. You may also
contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a
copy, at no cost, of the regulation and
forms that require the subject collection
of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 280, Prospecting for
Minerals other than Oil, Gas, and
Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0072.
Forms: MMS–134, MMS–135, and
MMS–136.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the
OCS. Section 1337(k) of the OCS Lands
Act authorizes the Secretary ‘‘* * * to
grant to the qualified persons offering
the highest cash bonuses on a basis of
competitive bidding leases of any
mineral other than oil, gas, and sulphur
in any area of the Outer Continental
Shelf not then under lease for such
mineral upon such royalty, rental, and
other terms and conditions as the
Secretary may prescribe at the time of
offering the area for lease.’’ An
amendment to the OCS Lands Act (Pub.
L. 103–426) authorizes the Secretary to
negotiate agreements (in lieu of the
previously required competitive bidding
process) for the use of OCS sand, gravel,
and shell resources for certain specified
types of public uses. The specified uses
will support construction of
governmental projects for beach
nourishment, shore protection, and
wetlands enhancement; or any project
authorized by the Federal Government.
Section 1340 states that ‘‘* * * any
person authorized by the Secretary may
conduct geological and geophysical
[G&G] explorations in the [O]uter
Continental Shelf, which do not
interfere with or endanger actual
operations under any lease maintained
or granted pursuant to this Act, and
which are not unduly harmful to aquatic
life in such area.’’ The section further
requires that permits to conduct such
activities may only be issued if it is
determined that: The applicant is
qualified; the activities are not
polluting, hazardous, or unsafe; they do
not interfere with other users of the
area; and do not disturb a site, structure,
or object of historical or archaeological
significance.
Section 1352 further requires that
certain costs be reimbursed to the
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parties submitting required G&G
information and data. Under the Act,
permittees are to be reimbursed for the
costs of reproducing any G&G data
required to be submitted. Permittees are
to be reimbursed also for the reasonable
cost of processing geophysical
information required to be submitted
when processing is in a form or manner
required by the Director and is not used
in the normal conduct of the business of
the permittee.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are under 30 CFR part
280. Responses are mandatory or
required to obtain or retain a benefit. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. The MMS protects information
considered proprietary according to 30
CFR 280.70 and applicable sections of
30 CFR parts 250 and 252, and the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) and its implementing regulations
(43 CFR part 2).
MMS OCS Regions collect
information required under part 280 to
ensure there is no environmental
degradation, personal harm or unsafe
operations and conditions, damage to
historical or archaeological sites, or
interference with other uses; to analyze
and evaluate preliminary or planned
drilling activities; to monitor progress
and activities in the OCS; to acquire
G&G data and information collected
under a Federal permit offshore; and to
determine eligibility for reimbursement
from the Government for certain costs.
Respondents are required to submit
form MMS–134 to provide the
information necessary to evaluate their
qualifications. The information is
necessary for MMS to determine if the
applicants for permits or filers of notices
meet the qualifications specified by the
Act. The MMS uses the information
collected to understand the G&G
characteristics of hard mineral-bearing
physiographic regions of the OCS. It
aids MMS in obtaining a proper balance
among the potentials for environmental
damage, the discovery of hard minerals,
and adverse impacts on affected coastal
States. Information from permittees is
necessary to determine the propriety
and amount of reimbursement.
Frequency: On occasion, annual; and
as required in the permit.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 1
permittee, 1 notice filer, and 1 adjacent
State.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of 108
hours. The following chart details the
individual components and estimated
hour burdens. In calculating the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-957-05-1420-BJ]
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to file the
plats of surveys of the lands described below thirty (30) calendar days
from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These surveys were executed at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are necessary for the managements
of lands. The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a
portion of the south boundary, subdivisional lines and the adjusted
meanders of the right bank of the Wind River, and the subdivision of
certain sections, Township 2 North, Range 5 East, Wind River Meridian,
Wyoming, was accepted January 17, 2006.
Copies of the preceding described plats and field notes are
available to the public at $1.10 each.
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Dated: January 17, 2006.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support Services.
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