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majority of commenters supported a 5
percent cap, and many of these
commenters recommended that partial
funding of proposals based on their
merit be allowable.
Response: For fiscal year 2006, the
funding cap will remain at 5 percent,
and we will consider partial funding of
proposals based on merit on an asneeded basis. In the future, if the total
amount of LIP funds continues to
decline and the quality of many
proposals remains high, we may
consider lowering the cap to 3 percent.
Comment 17: For the Landowner
Incentive Program to succeed, the level
of the national funding must increase.
Some commenters felt that the program
should remain competitive, while others
stated that it should not be competitive.
Response: The Service is not
responsible for determining the annual
appropriation for the program, nor can
it decide whether it is competitive or
not. Any change from a competitive to
a non-competitive program needs
congressional authorization.
Other Comments
Comment 18: The guidelines and
ranking criteria guidance for the
Landowner Incentive Program should
remain as flexible as possible to
maximize the ability of the States to
succeed in conserving at-risk species on
private lands.
Response: We have attempted to
maintain flexibility in the ranking
criteria guidance, while also
establishing clear criteria that will allow
us to distinguish between the merits of
proposals. Clear ranking criteria are
essential given the requirement that the
program be competitive and given the
high demand for this limited funding
source.
Comment 19: The combined points
allocated to criterion 3 (Objectives) and
criterion 4 (Expected Results and
Benefits) should be greater or equal to
the points allocated to criterion 5
(Approach). The outcomes for at-risk
species are equally if not more
important than the approach to
achieving these outcomes.
Pamela A. Matthes,
Acting Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. E6–2431 Filed 2–21–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Migratory Bird Permits; Allowed Take
of Nestling American Peregrine
Falcons
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Nesting pairs
reported in the
FEA
State
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Response: We believe that the weight
given to criteria related to Approach is
reasonable given that we evaluate
Landowner Incentive Programs overall,
not specific projects. Clearly, the
approach taken in implementing these
programs will greatly affect whether
they are ultimately successful.
Comment 20: States have been
delayed in spending previous Tier 2
awards, due to lengthy reviews
associated with Federal compliance
requirements including Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act,
and the National Environmental Policy
Act. States undergoing these lengthy
compliance reviews should not be
penalized in the ranking criteria for
slow spending of previously awarded
funds.
Response: We are aware of the
problems associated with compliance
review for Landowner Incentive
Program grants. The Division of Federal
Assistance is working to fix these
problems and quicken the review
procedures.
Comment 21: The length of time
between proposal submittal and award
announcement should be reduced to
allow States more quickly to implement
their programs.
Response: We will try to reduce these
delays in the announcement of LIP
awards in the future.
Minimum 2005
nesting pairs
930
167
167
87
24
41
9
37
70
164
930
167
167
87
26
54
24
37
76
164
Alaska ......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
California ..................................................
Colorado ...................................................
Idaho ........................................................
Montana ...................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Mexico .............................................
Oregon .....................................................
Utah ..........................................................
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service) have updated
information on nesting of American
peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus
anatum) in the western United States
and have determined the allowed take
of nestlings in 12 western States in
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of
Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 703–358–1714, or
Dr. George T. Allen, Wildlife Biologist,
703–358–1825.
In 2004,
we completed a Final Revised
Environmental Assessment (FEA)
considering the take of nestling
American peregrine falcons in 12 States
in the western United States. Since
completion of the FEA, we have
consulted with the States in which take
of nestlings is allowed, and have
considered recent information on the
numbers of nesting American peregrine
falcon populations and production of
young American peregrine falcons in
those states, as outlined in the
‘‘Management of Falconry Take’’ section
of the FEA. Having considered the most
recent data available to us, we have
updated the population information
from the FEA. For states with no new
statewide survey data, we assumed no
population growth since the last survey.
The allowed take in 2004 was
approximately 4.8 percent of the total
estimated production of young; actual
harvest, however, was approximately
0.5 percent of the estimated production.
The allowed take in 2005 was 4.1
percent of the estimated production of
young, but the actual harvest was only
0.6 percent of the estimated production.
The allowed take of nestling American
peregrine falcons in the western U.S. in
2006 is shown in the last column of the
data summary. Because the number of
nestlings allowed to be taken in each
state is rounded down to the next lowest
whole number, the allowed take will be
approximately 4.4 percent of the total
estimated production of young for 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2005 allowed
take
0.95
1.02
1.52
1.71
1.47
1.89
(1)
1.47
1.70
1.55
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11
7
1
4
0
2
6
12
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take
2006 allowed
take
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
44
8
11
7
1
4
0
2
6
12
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Recent productivity
(young per
nesting pair)
Nesting pairs
reported in the
FEA
Minimum 2005
nesting pairs
Washington ..............................................
Wyoming ..................................................
46
58
* 104
65
1.47
1.79
3
5
3
3
*8
5
Total ..................................................
1,800
1,826
NA
103
14
108
State
2005 allowed
take
2005 actual
take
2006 allowed
take
* Based on calculations of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, as allowed under the FEA.
1 Insufficient Data.
The states may regulate details of
take, consistent with the federal
falconry regulations found at 50 CFR
21.28 and 21.29. For example, the state
may decide whether to allow take of
nestlings, numbers of individuals of
each sex that may be taken, timing and
location of take of nestlings, restrictions
on aerie access, and allocation of take
among interested falconers.
Dated: February 1, 2006.
Matt Hogan,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
[FR Doc. E6–2428 Filed 2–21–06; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–05–1610–DT]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Clear Creek
Management Area Resource
Management Plan Amendment and
Route Designations
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of record
of decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
management policies, the BLM
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision (ROD) for the Clear Creek
Management Area (CCMA) Resource
Management Plan Amendment (RMPA)
and Route Designations. CCMA is
located in San Benito and western
Fresno counties in California. In
accordance with BLM regulations, 43
Code of Federal Regulation 1610.5–2(b),
all protests to the Director on planning
decisions were resolved prior to
approving the ROD. The decision of the
Director is the final decision for land
use planning decisions of the
Department of the Interior. The ROD
was signed on January 13, 2006 and was
effective immediately.
14:35 Feb 21, 2006
Dated: December 30, 2005.
J. Anthony Danna,
Deputy State Director, Resources.
[FR Doc. E6–2425 Filed 2–21–06; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management
George Hill, Hollister Field Office
Manager, Address: 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, CA 95023, Telephone: (831)
630–5000 E-mail address:
George_Hill@ca.blm.gov.
The
CCMA ROD/Approved RMPA was
developed with broad public
participation through a three year
collaborative planning process. The
CCMA ROD and RMPA address BLM
management on approximately 63,000
acres of public land in the planning
area. The CCMA ROD/Approved RMPA
is designed to achieve or maintain
desired future conditions developed
through the planning process. It
includes a series of management actions
to meet the desired resource conditions
for recreation resources, watershed
resources, and special status species.
The CCMA ROD/Approved RMPA is
essentially the same as the proposed
action in the CCMA Proposed Resource
Management Plan/Final Environmental
Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS),
published in September 2005. BLM
received eleven protests to the PRMP/
FEIS. No inconsistencies with State or
local plans, policies, or programs were
identified during the Governor’s
consistency review of the PRMP/FEIS.
As a result, only minor modifications
were made in preparing the CCMA ROD
and Approved RMPA. These
modifications corrected errors that were
noted during review of the PRMP/FEIS
and provide further clarification for
some of the decisions. The CCMA ROD
includes a section titled ‘‘Changes to the
Proposed RMP Amendment’’ that
identifies the location of the corrections
in the Clear Creek Management Area
Record of Decision and Approved
Resource Management Plan
Amendment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Copies of the ROD are
available upon request from the
Hollister Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 20 Hamilton Court
Hollister, CA 95023 or e-mail,
George_Hill@ca.blm.gov. An electronic
copy of the ROD is also available on-line
at https://www.ca.blm.gov/hollister.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ID–300–1020–PH]
Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls
District Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls
District Resource Advisory Council
(RAC), will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
14–15, 2006 at the BLM Idaho Falls
District Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. The meeting
will start at 1 p.m. on March 14, with
the public comment period as the first
agenda item. The second day will
conclude at or before 3 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in the BLM Idaho Falls
District (IFD), which covers eastern
Idaho. At this meeting, the Advisory
Council will receive updates on Idaho’s
proposed Sage Grouse Conservation
Strategy, and will review the plan if
available. The RAC will also review
information from the BLM Idaho State
Office on OHV initiatives, information
on the Smoky Canyon Mine Draft EIS
process, the Pocatello Resource
Management Plan, Noxious Weed
Management in the Idaho Falls District,
and other agenda items and current
issue as appropriate.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Migratory Bird Permits; Allowed Take of Nestling American
Peregrine Falcons
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have updated
information on nesting of American peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus
anatum) in the western United States and have determined the allowed
take of nestlings in 12 western States in 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of
Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 703-358-
1714, or Dr. George T. Allen, Wildlife Biologist, 703-358-1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2004, we completed a Final Revised
Environmental Assessment (FEA) considering the take of nestling
American peregrine falcons in 12 States in the western United States.
Since completion of the FEA, we have consulted with the States in which
take of nestlings is allowed, and have considered recent information on
the numbers of nesting American peregrine falcon populations and
production of young American peregrine falcons in those states, as
outlined in the ``Management of Falconry Take'' section of the FEA.
Having considered the most recent data available to us, we have updated
the population information from the FEA. For states with no new
statewide survey data, we assumed no population growth since the last
survey.
The allowed take in 2004 was approximately 4.8 percent of the total
estimated production of young; actual harvest, however, was
approximately 0.5 percent of the estimated production. The allowed take
in 2005 was 4.1 percent of the estimated production of young, but the
actual harvest was only 0.6 percent of the estimated production. The
allowed take of nestling American peregrine falcons in the western U.S.
in 2006 is shown in the last column of the data summary. Because the
number of nestlings allowed to be taken in each state is rounded down
to the next lowest whole number, the allowed take will be approximately
4.4 percent of the total estimated production of young for 2006.
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Recent
Nesting pairs Minimum 2005 productivity 2005 allowed 2005 actual 2006 allowed
State reported in nesting pairs (young per take take take
the FEA nesting pair)
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Alaska.................................................. 930 930 0.95 44 1 44
Arizona................................................. 167 167 1.02 8 2 8
California.............................................. 167 167 1.52 11 0 11
Colorado................................................ 87 87 1.71 7 0 7
Idaho................................................... 24 26 1.47 1 0 1
Montana................................................. 41 54 1.89 4 0 4
Nevada.................................................. 9 24 (\1\) 0 0 0
New Mexico.............................................. 37 37 1.47 2 0 2
Oregon.................................................. 70 76 1.70 6 0 6
Utah.................................................... 164 164 1.55 12 5 12
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Washington.............................................. 46 * 104 1.47 3 3 * 8
Wyoming................................................. 58 65 1.79 5 3 5
Total............................................... 1,800 1,826 NA 103 14 108
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* Based on calculations of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, as allowed under the FEA.
\1\ Insufficient Data.
The states may regulate details of take, consistent with the
federal falconry regulations found at 50 CFR 21.28 and 21.29. For
example, the state may decide whether to allow take of nestlings,
numbers of individuals of each sex that may be taken, timing and
location of take of nestlings, restrictions on aerie access, and
allocation of take among interested falconers.
Dated: February 1, 2006.
Matt Hogan,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. E6-2428 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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