The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on January 29, 2004, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 200405 migratory bird hunting regulations.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Interior Department

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) Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (Monument) Advisory Committee (Committee), will meet as directed below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Bureau of Land Management has received a request from the Department of Energy to withdraw 308,600 acres of public land from surface entry and mining for a period of 20 years to evaluate the land for the potential construction, operation, and maintenance of a branch rail line for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and highlevel radioactive

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) is titled Training and Outreach Evaluation Forms.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), propose to amend certain provisions of our December 19, 2000, final ownership and control rule (hereinafter referred to as the 2000 final rule) in order to effectuate a settlement agreement we entered into with the National Mining Association (NMA). Specifically, we propose to amend

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department