The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) determined, after public input, that the proposed PSMBP project use power rate of 12.55 mills per kilowatthour (kWh) is approved and will become effective 30 days after this notice is published.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge Complex is available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

In accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and regulations at 40
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CFR Parts 15001508, the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Field Office, has prepared a Draft EIS on the effects of three multiple use decisions on sensitive avian species in Elko County, Nevada.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 and the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 require an annual determination of a discount rate for Federal water resources planning. The discount rate for Federal water resources planning for fiscal year 2006 is 5.125 percent. Discounting is to be used to convert future monetary values to present

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

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) Mojave Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is available for distribution. The plan was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and describes how the refuge

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will prepare an EIS to evaluate expanding the existing Los Vaqueros Reservoir and alternatives to improve water supply reliability and water quality for Bay Area water users, particularly those

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

The following permits were issued.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate a total of approximately 633 river miles (mi) (1018.7 kilometers (km)) of critical habitat for spikedace and loach minnow. Proposed critical habitat is located in New Mexico and Arizona. We hereby solicit data and comments from the public on all aspects of this proposal,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Services) advise interested parties of their intent to conduct public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to gather information to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to a permit application from the Port of Vancouver,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Board of Commissioners of the County of Douglas, the Town of Castle Rock and the Town of Parker (Applicants) have each separately applied for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. The requested permits would authorize the incidental take of the federally threatened

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

San Gabriel Harvard Limited Partnership (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a) of the
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Endangered Species Act (Act). The requested permit, which is for a period of 30 years, would authorize incidental take of the endangered goldencheeked warbler

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on February 1, 2006, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 200607 migratory bird hunting regulations.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

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), Dakotas Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This order revokes a Public Land Order in its entirety, which withdrew approximately 8,927 acres for automobile racing and testing grounds. The lands are located within another overlapping withdrawal, so Public Land Order No. 852 is no longer needed.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This action corrects errors in the notice published as FR doc 0521568 in the Federal Register, 70 FR 62138 (October 28, 2005).

On page 62138, second column, delete last paragraph of the notice and replace with the following paragraph: ``Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in connection with the proposed

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12month finding on a petition to list a karst meshweaver (spider), Cicurina cueva (no common name), under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Since receiving the petition, both a genetic assessment and a reassessment of morphological characters have failed to support the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

On February 26, 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a section 10(a)(1)(B) permit, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act), for incidental take of the goldencheeked warbler (GCW) (Dendroica chrysoparia) to Mark and Brenda Hogan. This permit was subsequently transferred to Ralph Lake, Jr. on January 12,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior (DOI), announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comments on the provisions thereof.

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), the Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

MMS is modifying its regulations which govern Suspensions of Operations (SOOs) for oil and gas leases on the OCS. The revision will allow MMS to grant an SOO a to lessee or operator to encourage the drilling of ultradeep wells (i.e., wells below 25,000 feet true vertical depth below the datum at mean sea level). MMS is making this revision because

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service