Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 155 / Friday, August 11, 1995 / Notices 41099 above, and the reimbursement for cost they are secure self-sustaining members brevifolia (short-leaved rosemary) (E) on of publication of this Notice. of their ecosystems is a primary goal of July 12, 1993 (58 FR 37432). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Service’s endangered species The nineteen species became Gloria S. Baca, BLM, New Mexico State program. To help guide the recovery threatened because most of their habitat Office, (505) 438–7566. effort, the Service is working to prepare was destroyed for agricultural purposes Dated: August 3, 1995. recovery plans for most of the listed or urban development, and because Gloria S. Baca, specieis native to the United States. some remaining habitat was degraded Recovery plans describe actions Land Law Examiner. due to lack of appropriate prescribed considered necessary for conservation of fire. The recovery plan contains six [FR Doc. 95–19848 Filed 8–10–95; 8:45 am] the species, establish criteria for the BILLING CODE 4310±FB±M basic elements: 1. Protect habitat recovery levels for downlisting or through purchase and other means delisting species, and estimate time and (including the Habitat Conservation Fish and Wildlife Service cost for implementing the recovery Plan process for threatened animals in measures needed. the Florida scrub habitat); 2. Manage Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for The Endangered Species Act of 1973 protected habitats; 3. Conserve germ Nineteen Florida Scrub and High (Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et plasm and establish new populations of Pineland Plants for Review and seq.) requires the development of Ziziphus celata and (if possible) Comment recovery plans for listed species unless Lupinus aridorum; 5. Assess progress such a plan would not promote the and plan post-recovery monitoring. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation of a particular species. The 1990 edition of this recovery plan Interior. Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in emphasized the need for land ACTION: Notice of document availability 1988, requires that public notice, and an acquisition to protect these plants. At and public comment period. opportunity for public review and the time, the State and private comment be provided during recovery SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service organizations had already made plan development. The Service will (Service) announces the availability for significant acquisitions, and more have consider all information presented public review of a draft recovery plan been accomplished since then during a public comment period prior to for nineteen plants from dry habitats in (including initial land purchase for the approval of each new or revised central Florida (Florida scrub and high Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife recovery plan. The Service and other pineland vegetation). This plan is a Refuge). These land purchases, Federal agencies will take these revision and expansion of a recovery accompanied by the other elements of comments into account in the course of plan, published in 1990, that covered the recovery plan, are likely to assure implementing approved recovery plans. eleven of these plant species. The the full recovery or at least the Service solicits review and comment The nineteen species covered by this downlisting of the large majority of the from the public on this draft plan. recovery plan inhabit dry upland nineteen plants. vegetation, either Florida scrub with DATES: Comments on the draft recovery Public Comments Solicited plan must be received on or before shrubby evergreen oaks and sand pines, or high pineland with longleaf pine, October 10, 1995, to receive The Service solicits written comments consideration by the Service. deciduous oaks (either turkey oak or bluejack oak) and abundant wiregrass. on the recovery plan. All comments ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review The plants were added to the Federal received by the date specified above the draft recovery plan may obtain a List of Endangered (E) and Threatened will be considered prior to the approval copy by contacting the Field Supervisor, (T) Plants as follows: Chionanthus of the plans. Jacksonville Field Office, U.S. Fish and pygamaeus (pygmy fringe tree) (E), Authority Wildlife Service, 6620 Southpoint Eryngium cuneifolium (a snakeroot) (E), Drive, South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, Hypericum cumulicola (Highlands The authority for this action is section Florida 32216 (Telephone: 904–232– scrub hypericum) (E), Paronychia 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 2580, FAX 904–232–2404) or Assistant chartacea (papery whitlow-wort) (T), U.S.C. 1533(f). Regional Director, Ecological Services, Polygonella basiramia (a wireweed) (E), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Dated: August 4, 1995. Prunus geniculata (scrub plum) (E), and David J. Wesley, Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia, Warea carteri (Carter’s mustard) (E) on Field Supervisor. 30345 (Telephone: 404–679–7086). January 21, 1987 (52 FR 2227). Lupinus Written comments and materials aridorum (scrub lupine) (E) on April 7, [FR Doc. 95–19846 Filed 8–10–95; 8:45 am] regarding the plan should be addressed 1987 (52 FR 11172). Bonamia BILLING CODE 4310±55±M to the Field Supervisor, at the grandiflora (Florida bonamia) (T) on Jacksonville, Florida address. Comments November 2, 1987 (52 FR 42068). Liatris Endangered and Threatened Species and materials received are available on ohlingerae (scrub blazing star) and Permit Application request for public inspection, by Ziziphus celata (Florida ziziphus) (E) on appointment, during normal business July 27, 1989, (54 FR 31190). Cladonia hours also at the Jacksonville, Florida AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, perforata (Florida perforate cladonia, a Interior. address. lichen) (E), Clitoria fragrans (pigeon- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: wings) (T), Crotalaria avonensis (Avon ACTION: Notice of receipt of application. David L. Martin at the Jacksonville, Park harebells) (E), Eriogonum Florida address. longifolium var. gnaphalifolium (scrub The following applicant has applied SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: buckwheat) (T), Nolina brittoniana for a permit to conduct certain activities (scrub beargrass) (E), Polygala lewtonii with endangered species. This notice is Background (Lewton’s polygala) (E), Polygonella provided pursuant to section 10(c) of Restoring endangered or threatened myriophylla (sandlace) (E) on April 27, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as plants and animals to the point where 1993 (58 FR 25746). Conradina amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). 41100 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 155 / Friday, August 11, 1995 / Notices

PRT–805269 DATES: Please submit comments and coastal zone; and (4) assurance of information to MMS on or before receiving fair market value. There is no Applicant: Dr. Daniel A. Soluk, October 10, 1995. set equation for the weight to be Illinois Natural History Survey, ADDRESSES: accorded each principle and factor. It is Champaign, Illinois. Respondents should mail comments and information to: 5-Year within the Secretary’s discretion after The applicant requests a permit to Program project Director, Minerals taking these matters into consideration take (collect, live-capture, and handle) Management Service (MS–4430), Room to determine how best to proceed. Hine’s Emerald Dragonflies 1324, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, In addition to the requirements of (Somatochlora hineana) in Cook, Virginia 22070. The MMS will accept section 18, the following policy DuPage, and Will Counties, Illinois, for hand deliveries at 1849 C Street, NW, objectives endorsed by the President biological research studies aimed at Room 4230, Washington, DC. Envelopes and the Secretary have been considered enhancement of propagation or survival or packages should be marked in developing the Draft Proposed of the species. ‘‘Comments on the Draft proposed 5- Program: consensus-based Written data or comments should be Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program decisionmaking, science-based submitted to the Regional Director, U.S. for 1997–2002.’’ When submitting any decisionmaking, and the use of natural Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of privileged or proprietary information to gas as an environmentally preferred Endangered Species, 1 Federal Drive, be treated as confidential, respondents fuel. On November 16, 1994, the MMS Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056, should mark the envelope, ‘‘Contains published a Federal Register Notice and must be received within 30 days of Confidential Information.’’ the date of this publication. requesting comments on the preparation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of a new 5-year program for 1997–2002. Documents and other information Carol Hartgen, 5-Year Program Project Over 2300 comments were received submitted with Dr. Soluk’s application Director, or Tim Redding, Program from affected State and local are available for review by any party Decision Document Project Manager, at governments, Alaska Native who submits a written request for a (703) 787–1216. To order copies of the organizations and communities, federal copy of such documents to the new Draft Proposed Program decision agencies, environmental and other following office within 30 days of the document and maps or documents interest organizations, the oil and gas date of publication of this notice: U.S. describing the current 5-year program industry, and the general public. Those Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of for 1992–1997, telephone (703) 787– comments have been considered in Endangered Species, 1 Federal Drive, 1216. developing the Draft Proposed Program. Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS Telephone: (612/725–3536, x 250); FAX: requests comments from States, local Moving From Conflict to Consensus (612/725–3526). governments, Native groups, tribes, the Preparation of the 5-year Draft Dated: August 4, 1995. oil and gas industry, Federal Agencies, proposed Program for 1997–2002 John A. Blankenship, environmental and other interest recognizes the need not only to Assistant Regional Director, Ecological organizations, and all other interested incorporate and consider analyses that Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service, parties to assist in the preparation of a were updated from the 1992–1997 Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 5-year OCS oil and gas leasing program program but also to engage in dialogue [FR Doc. 95–19920 Filed 8–10–95; 8:45 am] for 1997–2002 and applicable EIS. with the parties that would be most BILLING CODE 4310±55±M affected by the program. In its 1993 Background report, Moving beyond Conflict to Management of the Nation’s offshore Consensus, the Subcommittee on OCS Minerals Management Service oil and gas resources is governed by the Legislation of the OCS Policy OCS Lands Act, which specifies the Committee, an independent body that Request for Comments on the Draft conditions under which the Secretary of advises the Secretary of the Interior, Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental the Interior grants rights to explore for, recommended that the Secretary, where Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing develop, and produce those resources. local constituents were willing, use Program for 1997±2002 The Secretary has assigned the regional task forces representing OCS responsibility for implementing the program stakeholders to focus on SUMMARY: Comments are requested on requirements of the OCS Lands Act to reaching consensus on OCS lease sales. the Draft Proposed 5-year OCS Oil and the MMS. The OCS Policy Committee also Gas Leasing Program for 1997–2002. Section 18 of the Act requires the recognized that ‘‘overall, the prevailing This is the first proposal for a new Secretary to prepare an oil and gas controversies and the measures used to program to succeed the current program leasing program that indicates a 5-year deal with them have seriously that expires in July 1997. schedule of lease sales that he diminished the effectiveness of the Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act (43 determines will best meet the Nation’s federal OCS oil and gas program in USC 1344) specifies a multi-step process energy needs. Section 18 requires that helping to meet the Nation’s energy of consultation and analysis that must the 5-year program be prepared in a needs.’’ This program embraces the be completed before the Secretary of the manner consistent with four main advice provided by the OCS Policy Interior may approve a new 5-year principles: (1) Consideration of Committee and reflects the beginning of program. The required steps following economic, social, and environmental a long-term movement from conflict to this notice include the development of values and the potential impact on consensus in the OCS program. a proposed program, a proposed final marine, coastal, and human The OCS Policy Committee program, and Secretarial approval. environments; (2) consideration of established an Alaska Regional Pursuant to the National Environmental diverse environmental, geographical, Stakeholders Task Force consisting of Policy Act, the Minerals Management and equitable regional factors; (3) a diverse Alaskan constituencies which Service (MMS) also will prepare an proper balance among potential for was a first attempt to reach consensus Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) environmental damage, discovery of oil on recommending to the Secretary the for the new 5-year program. and gas, and adverse impact on the appropriate planning areas to be