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the three public meetings to be held in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper populations. The Service proposes to August 2003. Public meetings are River Endangered Fish enter into a cooperative agreement to scheduled Monday, August 11, 2003, in Recovery Program (Program) was implement the plan. This Federal action Baggs, ; Tuesday, August 12, established in 1988 by a cooperative requires that the Service fulfill the 2003, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; agreement among the governors of requirements of the NEPA, for which an and Wednesday, August 13, 2003, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, Environmental Assessment has been Craig, Colorado. All meetings are Secretary of the Department of the prepared. scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interior, and Administrator of the Dated: March 27, 2003. Western Area Power Administration for ADDRESSES: Public meetings will be Elliott N. Sutta, the purpose of recovering four held at the Little Snake River Valley endangered fish species endemic to the Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. Library, 105 2nd Street, Baggs, Basin—the humpback [FR Doc. 03–17696 Filed 7–29–03; 8:45 am] Wyoming; Centennial Hall, 124 10th chub (Gila cypha), bonytail (Gila BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Street, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; elegans), Colorado pikeminnow and Shadow Mountain Clubhouse, 1055 (Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback County Road 7, Craig, Colorado. sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). In August DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Copies of the draft Environmental 2002, the Service completed recovery Fish and Wildlife Service Assessment and Management Plan are goals for these species, which identify available online at http:// five threat factors that led to their Issuance of Permits www.r6.fws.gov/crrip/yampa.htm or at decline. These factors, which include— the following Yampa Valley locations— (1) Destruction, modification, or AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 curtailment of the species’ habitat or Interior. Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs, range; (2) overutilization; (3) disease ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for Colorado; Hayden Town Hall, 178 W. and predation; (4) inadequacy of marine mammals. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, Colorado; existing regulatory mechanisms; and (5) Moffat County Public Library, 570 Green other natural or manmade factors, must SUMMARY: The following permits were Street, Craig, Colorado; Little Snake be removed or abated to ensure the issued. River Valley Library, 105 2nd Street, species’ recovery. The recovery goals Baggs, Wyoming. specify that certain recovery actions be ADDRESSES: Documents and other Copies of the draft Environmental taken to achieve the demographic information submitted with these Assessment and Management Plan, criteria necessary for the species’ applications are available for review, either printed and bound or on CD- downlisting and eventual delisting. subject to the requirements of the ROM, also are available by request. Flow modification, obstructions to fish Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Requests for copies and written passage, and the presence of Act, by any party who submits a written comments may be sent to Dr. Robert competitive and predatory nonnative request for a copy of such documents to: Muth, Director, by postal mail at Upper fishes are considered to present the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division Colorado River Endangered Fish most significant threats to recovery. of Management Authority, 4401 North Recovery Program, U.S. Fish and Consistent with the recovery goals, Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Program participants developed a Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. Denver, Colorado, 80225–0486; by fax at Management Plan for Endangered Fishes in the Basin to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (303) 969–7327; or by e-mail at Division of Management Authority, [email protected]. facilitate recovery of listed fishes as water continues to be depleted from the telephone 703/358–2104. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. river to serve the needs of the people of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Robert Muth, Director, at telephone the Yampa Basin now and into the hereby given that on the dates below, as (303) 969–7322 (extension 268); Mr. foreseeable future. This management authorized by the provisions of the Gerry Roehm, Instream Flow plan identifies a package of recovery Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Coordinator (extension 272); Ms. Debra actions to be implemented in the Yampa as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Felker, Information and Education River Basin, including instream flow Fish and Wildlife Service issued the Coordinator (extension 227); or at the augmentation, fish passage, and requested permits subject to certain postal and e-mail addresses above. management of nonnative fish conditions set forth therein.

MARINE MAMMALS

Permit issuance Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice date

070056 ...... John M. Gebbia ...... 68 FR 20402, April 25, 2003 ...... June 27, 2003. 070534 ...... Walter P. Mays ...... 68 FR 22409, April 28, 2003 ...... June 27, 2003.

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Dated: July 18, 2003. 4. Ways to minimize the information The OMB must respond to this Monica Farris, collection burden on those who are to request within 60 days but may respond Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, respond, including the use of after 30 days. For maximum Division of Management Authority. appropriate automated, electronic, consideration your comments and [FR Doc. 03–19414 Filed 7–29–03; 8:45 am] mechanical, or other forms of suggestions on the requirement should BILLING CODE 4310–55–P information technology. be directed within 30 days to the Office Title: Desert-Land Entry (43 CFR of Management and Budget, Interior 2520). Department Desk Officer (1004–0012), at DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OMB Approval Number: 1004–0004. OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395– Bureau Form Number: 2520–1. 5806 or e-mail to Ruth Bureau of Land Management Abstract: We use the information to [email protected]. Please provide determine if an individual is eligible to a copy of your comments to the Bureau [WO–350–1430–EU–24 1A] make a desert-land entry to reclaim, Information Collection Clearance Officer irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid (WO–630), Bureau of Land OMB Approval Number 1004–0004; public lands administered by the BLM Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 Information Collection Submitted to in the Western States. The provisions of Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia the Office of Management and Budget the Desert Land Act of March 3, 1877 as 22153. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act amended (43 U.S.C. 231, 321 et seq.), Nature of Comments: We specifically The Bureau of Land Management and the regulations in 43 CFR 2520 request your comments on the (BLM) has sent a request to extend the establish guidelines and procedures for following: current approved information collection the orderly and timely processing of 1. Whether the collection of to the Office of Management and Budget applications for desert-land entries. information is necessary for the proper (OMB) under the provisions of the Frequency: Once. functioning of the agency, including Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Description of Respondents: whether the information will have U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On July 11, 2002, Individuals, small businesses, and large practical utility; the BLM published a notice in the corporations. 2. The accuracy of our estimates of the Federal Register (67 FR 45984) Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours. information collection burden, requesting comment on this information Annual Response: 3. including the validity of the collection. The comment period ended Application Fee Per Response: $15.00. methodology and assumptions we use; Annual Burden Hours: 6. on September 9, 2002. BLM received no 3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility comments. You may obtain copies of the Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452–5033. and clarity of the information we collection of information and related collect; and forms and explanatory material by Dated: July 11, 2003. 4. Ways to minimize the information contacting the BLM Information Michael H. Schwartz, collection burden on those who are to Collection Clearance Officer at the Bureau of Land Management, Information respond, including the use of telephone number listed below. Collection Clearance Officer. appropriate automated, electronic, The OMB must respond to this [FR Doc. 03–19339 Filed 7–29–03; 8:45 am] mechanical, or other forms of request within 60 days but may respond BILLING CODE 4310–84—M information technology. after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and Title: Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 CFR 2740). suggestions on the requirement should DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR be directed within 30 days to the Office OMB Approval Number: 1004–0012. of Management and Budget, Interior Bureau of Land Management Bureau Form Number: 2740–1. Department Desk Officer (1004–0004), at Abstract: We use the information to [WO–350–1430–ES–24 1A] OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395– determine if States and local 5806 or e-mail to OMB Approval Number 1004–0012; governments, and nonprofit [email protected]. Please Information Collection Submitted to corporations and associations are provide a copy of your comments to the the Office of Management and Budget eligible to lease or purchase public Bureau Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction Act lands administered by the BLM for Clearance Office (WO–630), Bureau of recreational and public purposes under Land Management, Eastern States The Bureau of Land Management the terms of the Recreation and Purpose Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, (BLM) has sent a request to extend the Act of June 14, 1926 (R&PP) as amended Virginia 22153. current approved information collection (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The 43 CFR parts Nature of Comments: We specifically to the Office of Management and Budget 2740 and 2912 provide guidelines and request your comments on the (OMB) under the provisions of the procedures to sell lease or sell certain following: Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. public lands under the Act. 1. Whether the collection of 3501 et seq.). On July 11, 2002, the BLM Frequency: Once. information is necessary for the proper published a notice in the Federal Description of Respondents: States functioning of the agency, including Register (67 FR 45986) requesting and local governments, and nonprofit whether the information will have comment on this information collection. corporations and associations. practical utility. The comment period ended on Estimated Completion Time: 40 2. The accuracy of our estimates of the September 9, 2002. The BLM received hours. information collection burden, no comments. You may obtain copies of including the validity of the the collection of information and related Annual Responses: 20. methodology and assumptions we use; forms and explanatory material by Application Fee Per Response: $100. 3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility contacting the BLM Information Annual Burden Hours: 800. and clarity of the information we Collection Clearance Officer at the Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael collect; and telephone number listed below. Schwartz, (202) 452–5033.

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