In this document, we present information on the recent addition of the Gunnison sage grouse (Centrocercus minimus) found in Colorado and Utah to the list of candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Identification of candidate taxa can assist environmental planning efforts by providing advance notice of potential

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is contemplating entering into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Montgomery Watson Laboratories (``MWL''), a division of Montgomery Watson Americas, a Colorado Company, which has its principal place of business at 553 E. Walnut, Pasadena, CA 91101; Hach Company (``Hach''), a

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Geological Survey

Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, certain public lands in Oneida County, Idaho shall be closed to all vehicle traffic to prevent erosion and allow vegetation to recover from the Taylor Mountain wildfire. The restriction will remain in effect until March 1, 2003.

The fire burned approximately 8,197 acres of public land within

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Effective immediately, the entire East Holbrook allotment, #06361, is closed to livestock grazing, as well as the burned portions of the following areas: Hansel Mountain allotment, #06365, referred to as the Hansel Mountain pasture; Ridgedale allotment, #06360; and Grandine pasture of the Curlew allotment, #16001. This closure will remain in

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Pursuant to Public Law 103-621 (11/2/94) which expanded the boundaries of RRCNCA as designated in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Establishment Act (Public
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Law 101621 11/16/90) and amends portions of the Act, the Las Vegas Field Office, BLM, has completed the Proposed General Management Plan/ Final Environmental Impact

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (SEORAC) will meet at the Shilo Inn, Klamath Falls Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 2500 Almond Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST), on Monday, January 22, and conduct a field tour to view bald eagles, Tuesday, January 23, 2001. The tour will begin

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This order revokes, in its entirety, a Bureau of Land Management order as to the remaining 328.13 acres of public lands withdrawn for the Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri Basin Project, Bijou No. 2 Reservoir. The lands are no longer needed for reclamation purposes.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This order partially revokes a Geological Survey order insofar as it affects 1,159.54 acres of lands withdrawn for Bureau of Land Management Power Site Classification No. 426. The lands are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn. This action will open 56.22 acres to surface entry. These lands have been and will remain open

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

On December 6, 2000, a Notice of Realty Action (NORA) was published in the Federal Register for the title transfer of Recreation or Public Purposes Patent #27960002. The NORA incorrectly cited the authority for the transfer as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The authority for this transfer is the Recreation & Public Purposes Act.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the National Capital Memorial Commission (the Commission) will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 5th and F Streets, NW., Washington, DC.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss currently

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service