We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), exercise our authority under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to emergency list the Columbia Basin distinct population segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as endangered. This population segment consists of a single, wild colony totaling fewer than 50

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Columbia Basin distinct population segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). An emergency rule listing this population segment as endangered for a period of 240 days is published

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of a final revised recovery plan for the Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta), which will update the original recovery plan that was completed in 1982. This butterfly is distributed in six small areas along the Pacific coast from northern California to southern

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species

The public is invited to comment on the following application(s) for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The Service is publishing the priority list for the Multistate Conservation Grant Program submitted by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. This notice is required by the Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuges System Centennial Act
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of 2000. Grants may be made from this list.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

On August 21, 2001, a notice was published in the Federal Register (66 FR 43885), that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Steve Tennant for a permit (PRT046729) to import one polar bear (Ursus maritimus) taken from the Southern Beaufort Sea population, Canada, for personal use.

Notice is

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to file a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the proposed Moapa Paiute Energy Center with the Environmental Protection Agency. It was prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with the cooperation

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Indian Affairs Bureau

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Planning Analysis and Environmental Assessment (PA/EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that address management of public domain lands in Arkansas and Louisiana. The PA/EA describes and analyzes the proposed action for management of approximately 575 acres in Arkansas and

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Pursuant to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1600) this notice advises the public that the BLM, Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (GSENM) is considering amending the GSENM Management Plan, the Paria Management Framework Plan to reallocate a portion of the Willow Gulch allotment, and the Escalante Management

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This notice provides official publication of the legal description of the Barry M. Goldwater Range withdrawal in Arizona, as required by Section 3033(a)(1) of Public Law 10665 (October 5, 1999).

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are submitting to OMB for review and approval an information collection request (ICR) for form MMS131, Performance Measures Data. We are also soliciting comments from the public on this ICR.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is using the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for proposed lease sales in the Western Planning Area (WPA) of the Gulf of Mexico OCS (OCS EIS/EA, MMS 980008, May 1998) to support decisions for proposed WPA Lease Sale 184 (scheduled for August 2002). This would be the first lease sale under the draft

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Kansas regulatory program (Kansas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Surface Mining Section (Kansas) is proposing to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office