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recovery plan. We will forward
substantive comments regarding
recovery plan implementation to
appropriate Federal and State agencies
or other entities so they can consider
these comments during the course of
implementing recovery actions. We
developed this recovery plan with input
from the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Recovery Team, including a science
team and a stakeholder team. We also
coordinated with the California
Department of Fish and Game.
We listed the Sierra Nevada bighorn
sheep as an endangered distinct
population segment (DPS) on January 3,
2000 (65 FR 20), following initial
emergency listing on April 20, 1999 (64
FR 19300). At the time of listing, the
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep population
consisted of about 125 adults, known to
exist among 5 geographic areas, with
little probability of interchange among
those areas. In 2000, on the basis of
concurrence between genetic and
morphometric data, Wehausen and
Ramey (2000) reassigned populations of
California bighorn outside of the Sierra
Nevada to other subspecies, leaving
bighorn sheep in the Sierra Nevada as
their own subspecies. By the rules of
zoological nomenclature, they again
assume Grinnell’s (1912) subspecies
name sierrae (Wehausen et al. 2005).
With that nomenclature change, the
California bighorn subspecies was
terminated. Concurrent with the
proposed designation of critical habitat
for Sierra Nevada bighorn, on July 25,
2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
formally proposed a taxonomic revision
to amend the final listing rule from DPS
to subspecies, Ovis canadensis sierrae.
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is
threatened primarily by mountain lion
predation, small population size, and
the potential for disease transmission
due to contact with domestic sheep and
goats. Key elements for immediate
action are: (1) Predator management; (2)
augmentation of small herds with sheep
from larger ones; and (3) elimination of
the threat of a pneumonia epizootic
resulting from contact with domestic
sheep or goats. Actions needed to
recover the bighorn sheep include: (1)
Protection, maintenance, and
enhancement of bighorn sheep habitat;
(2) enhancing survivorship and
reproductive output of bighorn sheep in
order to the increase population; (3)
increasing the use of low-elevation
winter ranges; (4) increasing the
numbers of herds, and thereby the
number of bighorn sheep; (5) developing
and implementing a genetic
management plan to maintain genetic
diversity; (6) developing sources of
translocation stock; (7) developing and
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implementing a captive breeding
program, if necessary; (8) monitoring
status and trends of bighorn sheep herds
and their habitat; (9) research; and (10)
providing information to and working
with the public.
Authority: The authority for this action is
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,
16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: February 6, 2008.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8–2627 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am]
Ms.
Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary),
Chief, Water Information Coordination
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston,
Virginia 20192. Telephone: 703–648–
6810; Fax: 703–648–5644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: February 1, 2008.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Office of the Secretary; Notice of
Renewal of the Advisory Committee on
Water Information Charter.
United States Geological
Survey.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the
Advisory Committee on Water
Information Charter
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Following consultation with
the General Services Administration,
notice is hereby given that the Secretary
of the Interior is renewing the Advisory
Committee on Water Information
(ACWI).
The ACWI has been established under
the authority of Office of Management
and Budget Memorandum No. M–92–01
and the Federal Advisory Committee
act. The purpose of this Presidential
Committee is to represent the interests
of water-information users and
professionals in advising the Federal
Government on Federal waterinformation programs and their
effectiveness in meeting the Nation’s
water-information needs. Member
organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal
and non-Federal sectors of sharing water
information.
Membership represents a wide range
of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government,
academia, private industry, and
professional and technical societies.
Member organizations designate their
representatives and alternates.
Membership is limited to a maximum of
35 organization.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body, and in compliance
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The Charter
will be filed under the Act, 15 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
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Notice of an Open Meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI)
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
2008 annual meeting of the ACWS. This
meeting is to discuss broad policy topics
relating to National water initiatives;
and the development and dissemination
of water information, through reports
from the eight ACWS subgroups. The
agenda will include an update on the
three pilot studies of the National Water
Quality Monitoring Network for U.S.
Coastal Waters and their Tributaries and
the first report from the Subcommittee
on Ground Water on a National Ground
Water Framework, as well as other
water initiatives.
The ACWI has been established under
the authority of the Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum
No. M–92–01 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of this
Presidential Committee is to represent
the interests of water-information users
and professionals in advising the
Federal Government on Federal waterinformation programs and their
effectiveness in meeting the Nation’s
water-information needs. Member
organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal
and non-government sectors on sharing
water information.
Membership represents a wide range
of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government,
academia, private industry, and
professional and technical societies.
Member organizations designate their
representatives and alternates.
Membership is limited to a maximum of
35 organizations.
The formal meeting will convene
at 8:30 a.m. on February 20, 2008, and
will adjourn on February 21, 2008 at
4:30 p.m.
DATES:
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Crowne Plaza Dulles
Airport, 2200 Centreville Road,
Herndon, Virginia 20170.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary),
Chief, Water Information Coordination
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417 National
Center, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone:
703–648–6810, Fax: 703–648–5644, email tjohnson@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is open to the public. Up to a
half hour will be set aside for public
comment. Persons wishing to make a
brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are
asked to provide a written request with
a description of the general subject to
Ms. Johnson at the above address no
later than noon, February 15, 2008. It is
requested that 65 copies of a written
statement be submitted at the time of
the meeting for distribution to members
of the ACWI and placement in the
official file. Any member of the public
may submit written information and (or)
comments to Ms. Johnson for
distribution at the ACWI meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: February 6, 2008.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 08–613 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am]
Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau
of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–0155; phone
(801) 539–4195.
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 Utah. The Recreation
Resource Advisory Committee will be
given recreation fee presentations from
the BLM’s Monticello Field Office
(Cedar Mesa/Kane Gulch), the Price
Field Office (Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur
Quarry) and from the U.S. Forest
Service—Flaming Gorge NRA, American
Fork Canyon, Mirror Lake Corridor,
Manti-La Sal REA Program and Fishlake
Campground. On March 14, a half-hour
public comment period is scheduled to
begin from 10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Written comments may be sent to the
Bureau of Land Management addressed
listed above. All meetings are open to
the public; however, transportation,
lodging, and meals are the responsibility
of the participating public.
Dated: February 5, 2008.
Jeff Rawson,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E8–2546 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Minerals Management Service
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Notice of Utah’s Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Utah’s Recreation
Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC)
Meeting.
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Central
Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Planning Area
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206
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AGENCY:
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’s (BLM) Utah
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee (RRAC) will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The Utah Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee (RRAC) will meet
March 13 (1 p.m.–5 p.m.) and March 14,
2008 (8 a.m.–Noon) in Moab, Utah.
ADDRESSES: The RRAC will meet at the
La Quinta Inn, Castle Rock Conference
Room, 815 South Main Street, Moab,
Utah 84532.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact
Sherry Foot, Special Programs
SUMMARY: On March 19, 2008, the MMS
will open and publicly announce bids
received for blocks offered in Central
GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 206, pursuant to the OCS Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331–1356, as amended)
and the regulations issued thereunder
(30 CFR Part 256). The Final Notice of
Sale 206 Package (FNOS 206 Package)
contains information essential to
bidders, and bidders are charged with
the knowledge of the documents
contained in the Package.
DATES: Public bid reading for the Central
GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 206 will begin at 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the
Louisiana Superdome, 1500 Sugarbowl
Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.
The lease sale will be held in the St.
Charles Club Room on the second floor
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(Loge Level). Entry to the Superdome
will be on the Poydras Street side of the
building through Gate A on the Ground
or Plaza Level, and parking should be
available at Garage 6. All times referred
to in this document are local New
Orleans times, unless otherwise
specified.
Bidders can obtain a FNOS
206 Package containing this Notice of
Sale and several supporting and
essential documents referenced herein
from the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
Public Information Unit, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394, (504) 736–2519 or (800)
200–GULF, or via the MMS Internet
Web site at https://www.gomr.mms.gov.
Filing of Bids: Bidders must submit
sealed bids to the Regional Director
(RD), MMS Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394, between 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m. on normal working days, and
from 8 a.m. to the Bid Submission
Deadline of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March
18, 2008. If bids are mailed, please
address the envelope containing all of
the sealed bids as follows:
Attention: Supervisor, Sales and
Support Unit (MS 5422), Leasing
Activities Section, MMS Gulf of Mexico
Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394.
Contains Sealed Bids for Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 206. Please Deliver to Ms.
Nancy Kornrumpf, 6th Floor,
Immediately.
Please note: Bidders mailing their
bid(s) are advised to call Ms. Nancy
Kornrumpf, (504) 736–2726,
immediately after putting their bid(s) in
the mail.
If the RD receives bids later than the
time and date specified above, he will
return those bids unopened to bidders.
Bidders may not modify or withdraw
their bids unless the RD receives a
written modification or written
withdrawal request prior to 10 a.m. on
Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Should an
unexpected event such as flooding or
travel restrictions be significantly
disruptive to bid submission, the MMS
Gulf of Mexico Region may extend the
Bid Submission Deadline. Bidders may
call (504) 736–0557 for information
about the possible extension of the Bid
Submission Deadline due to such an
event.
Areas Offered for Leasing: The MMS
is offering for leasing all blocks and
partial blocks listed in the document
‘‘Blocks Available for Leasing in Central
GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 206’’ included in the FNOS 206
Package. All of these blocks are shown
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI)
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 2008 annual meeting of the ACWS.
This meeting is to discuss broad policy topics relating to National
water initiatives; and the development and dissemination of water
information, through reports from the eight ACWS subgroups. The agenda
will include an update on the three pilot studies of the National Water
Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their
Tributaries and the first report from the Subcommittee on Ground Water
on a National Ground Water Framework, as well as other water
initiatives.
The ACWI has been established under the authority of the Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum No. M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of this Presidential Committee is to
represent the interests of water-information users and professionals in
advising the Federal Government on Federal water-information programs
and their effectiveness in meeting the Nation's water-information
needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the
Federal and non-government sectors on sharing water information.
Membership represents a wide range of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI includes all levels of
government, academia, private industry, and professional and technical
societies. Member organizations designate their representatives and
alternates. Membership is limited to a maximum of 35 organizations.
DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on February 20,
2008, and will adjourn on February 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon,
Virginia 20170.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Toni M. Johnson (Executive
Secretary), Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417 National Center,
Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810, Fax: 703-648-5644, e-mail
tjohnson@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Up to a
half hour will be set aside for public comment. Persons wishing to make
a brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are asked to provide a written
request with a description of the general subject to Ms. Johnson at the
above address no later than noon, February 15, 2008. It is requested
that 65 copies of a written statement be submitted at the time of the
meeting for distribution to members of the ACWI and placement in the
official file. Any member of the public may submit written information
and (or) comments to Ms. Johnson for distribution at the ACWI meeting.
Dated: February 6, 2008.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 08-613 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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