North American Wetlands Conservation Council Meeting Announcement, 12217 [E6-3320]
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3. March 30, 2006: Rosenburg, Texas,
at the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service Education Center, 1402 Band
Road, Suite 100, Highway 36; 7 p.m.
4. April 5, 2006: Anchorage, Alaska,
at the Howard Johnson Motel, 239 North
4th Avenue; 7 p.m.
5. April 6, 2006: Denver, Colorado, at
the Colorado Department of Wildlife,
Northeast Region Service Center, Hunter
Education Building, 6060 Broadway; 7
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6. April 10, 2006: Hadley,
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James Island; 7 p.m.
8. April 19, 2006: Fargo, North
Dakota, at the Best Western Doublewood
Inn, 3333 13th Avenue South; 7 p.m.
9. April 20, 2006: Bloomington,
Minnesota, at the Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Visitors
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10. April 24, 2006: Salt Lake City,
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Resources, 1594 West North Temple; 7
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11. April 26, 2006: Arlington,
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Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room
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12. April 26, 2006: Sacramento,
California, at the California Department
of Fish and Game, Auditorium,
Resource Building, 1416 Ninth Street; 7
p.m.
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Dated: March 3, 2006.
H. Dale Hall,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E6–3350 Filed 3–8–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
North American Wetlands
Conservation Council Meeting
Announcement
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The North American
Wetlands Conservation Council
(Council) will meet to select North
American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA) grant proposals for
recommendation to the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission
(Commission). The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: March 14, 2006, 1–4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, Interstate I–80, 7838
South Highway #281, Grand Island, NE
68803. The Council Coordinator is
located at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail
Stop: MBSP 4501–4075, Arlington,
Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Smith, Council Coordinator,
(703) 358–1784 or dbhc@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–
233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989,
as amended), the State-private-Federal
Council meets to consider wetland
acquisition, restoration, enhancement,
and management projects for
recommendation to, and final funding
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approval by, the Commission. Proposal
due dates, application instructions, and
eligibility requirements are available
through the NAWCA Web site at
https://birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals
require a minimum of 50 percent nonFederal matching funds. Canadian and
U.S. Small grant proposals will be
considered at the Council meeting. The
tentative date for the Commission
meeting is June 14, 2006.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director—Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. E6–3320 Filed 3–8–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Water Act and the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
Notice is hereby given that on
February 28, 2006, a proposed decree in
United States, the State of West
Virginia, and the State of Ohio v. Elkem
Metals Company L.P., Ferro Invest III
Inc., Ferro Invest II LLC, and Erament
Marietta Inc., Civil Action No. 2:03–CV–
529, was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Ohio.
In this action, the United States
sought injunctive relief and civil
penalties under Section 309(b) and (d)
of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33
U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), against Elkem
Metals Company L.P., its two general
partners, and Eramet Marietta Inc. for
violations of Section 301 of the Act, 33
U.S.C. 1311, and the terms and
conditions of the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(‘‘NPDES’’) permit for the Marietta,
Ohio, ferro-alloy manufacturing facility
formerly owned by Elkem Metals and
now owned by Eramet Marietta. In
addition, the United States, the State of
West Virginia, and the State of Ohio, as
trustees for natural resources, sought
damages from the Defendants for injury
to natural resources resulting from
wastewater discharges from the
Marietta, Ohio, facility, under section
107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9607(a).
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Defendants would pay a total of $3.25
million to resolve the various claims:
$2,040,000 will be paid into the
Department of the Interior’s Natural
Resources Damage Assessment and
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[FR Doc No: E6-3320]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
North American Wetlands Conservation Council Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: March 14, 2006, 1-4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Interstate I-
80, 7838 South Highway 281, Grand Island, NE 68803. The
Council Coordinator is located at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop: MBSP 4501-4075, Arlington, Virginia
22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Smith, Council Coordinator,
(703) 358-1784 or dbhc@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233,
103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-
Federal Council meets to consider wetland acquisition, restoration,
enhancement, and management projects for recommendation to, and final
funding approval by, the Commission. Proposal due dates, application
instructions, and eligibility requirements are available through the
NAWCA Web site at https://birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals require a
minimum of 50 percent non-Federal matching funds. Canadian and U.S.
Small grant proposals will be considered at the Council meeting. The
tentative date for the Commission meeting is June 14, 2006.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director--Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. E6-3320 Filed 3-8-06; 8:45 am]
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