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Federal Register/Vol. 67, No. 236/Monday, December 9, 2002 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2002 / Notices 72967 Dated: November 18, 2002. The Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 Authority Samuel H. Wilson, U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires the The authority for this action is section Deputy Director, National Institute of development of recovery plans for listed 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 Environmental Health Sciences. species unless such a plan would not U.S.C. 1533 (f). [FR Doc. 02–30960 Filed 12–6–02; 8:45 am] promote the conservation of a particular Dated: September 30, 2002. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires that during recovery plan development, Anne Badgley, the Service provide public notice and an Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR opportunity for public review and comment. Information presented during [FR Doc. 02–30982 Filed 12–6–02; 8:45 am] Fish and Wildlife Service the public comment period has been BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Availability of the Recovery Plan for considered in the preparation of this the Bruneau Hot Springsnail final recovery plan, and is summarized DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis) in an appendix to the recovery plan. The Service will forward substantive Bureau of Indian Affairs AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, comments regarding recovery plan Interior. implementation to appropriate Federal Indian Gaming ACTION: Notice of document availability. or other entities so that they can take AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife these comments into account during the Interior. course of implementing recovery (Service) announces the availability of ACTION: Notice of extension to approved the final recovery plan for the Bruneau actions. Tribal-State Compact. hot springsnail (Pyrgulopsis The springsnail was listed as bruneauensis; springsnail). This endangered on June 17, 1998 (FR 63 SUMMARY: Under section 11 of the endangered freshwater snail is a 32981). This freshwater, aquatic snail Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 member of the family Hydrobiidae and exists only in an approximately 5-mile (IGRA), Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. occurs in a 5-mile reach of the Bruneau reach of the Bruneau River and its 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall River and the lower one-third of Hot tributary, Hot Creek, in southwestern publish, in the Federal Register, notice Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Idaho. The springsnail inhabits flowing of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in class III ADDRESSES: Recovery plans that have geothermal springs and seeps with gaming activities on Indian lands. The been approved by the U.S. Fish and temperatures ranging from 15.7 to 36.9 Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Wildlife Service are available on the degrees Celsius. The springsnail is Department of the Interior, through this World Wide Web at: http:// found in these habitats on the exposed www.r1.fws.gov/ecoservices/ delegated authority, has approved the surfaces of various substrates including extension agreement to the class III endangered/recovery/default.htm. In rocks, gravel, sand, mud, and algal addition, recovery plans for the gaming compact between the films. The principal threat to the springsnail may also be obtained from: Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort springsnail is the reduction and/or Fish and Wildlife Reference Service, Peck Reservation and the State of 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110, elimination of their geothermal spring Montana. habitat as a result of agricultural Bethesda, Maryland 20814, 301–429– EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2002. groundwater withdrawals. 6403 or 800–582–3421. The fee for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: plan varies. The objective of this plan is to George T. Skibine, Director, Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provide a framework for the recovery of Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Steven Lysne or Jeri Wood, U.S. Fish the springsnail so that protection by the Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, and Wildlife Service, Snake River Fish Act is no longer necessary. Recovery is (202) 219–4066. and Wildlife Office, 1387 S. Vinnell contingent upon protecting and Way, Boise, Idaho 83709 (telephone; managing the remaining springsnail Dated: November 13, 2002. 208–378–5243). habitat to maintain and enhance viable Neal A. McCaleb, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: populations of the springsnail. Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 02–30966 Filed 12–6–02; 8:45 am] Background The springsnail will be considered for reclassification when: (1) Water levels BILLING CODE 4310–4N–M Recovery of endangered or threatened in the regional geothermal aquifer have animals and plants is a primary goal of the Service’s endangered species increased and stabilized at 815 meters DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR program. A species is considered (2,674 feet) in elevation; (2) the total recovered when the species’ ecosystem number of geothermal springs Bureau of Indian Affairs discharging within the recovery area is is restored and/or threats to the species Indian Gaming are removed so that self-sustaining and 200 or more and are distributed within self-regulating populations of the the current range of the springsnail; (3) AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, species can be supported as persistent more than two-thirds of available Interior. geothermal springs within the recovery members of native biotic communities. ACTION: Notice of approved amendment area are occupied by stable, medium to Recovery plans describe actions to Tribal-State Compact. considered necessary for the high density populations of reproducing conservation of the species, establish hot springsnails; and (4) groundwater SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the criteria for downlisting or delisting levels are permanently protected against Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, listed species, and estimate the time and further reductions through Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the cost associated with implementing the implementation of groundwater Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in measures needed for recovery. management activities. the Federal Register, notice of approved VerDate 0ct<31>2002 15:07 Dec 06, 2002 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 72968 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2002 / Notices Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Miami-Globe. Early participation by all engaging in class III gaming activities on those interested is encouraged and will Indian lands. The Assistant Secretary— Bureau of Land Management help determine the future management Indian Affairs, Department of the [AZ 020–03–1610–DO–089A] of the public lands. At least 15 days Interior, through his delegated public notice will be given for activities authority, has approved the second Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource where the public is invited to attend. amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Management Plan and Environmental Written comments will be accepted for class III gaming between the Impact Statement for the Phoenix Field throughout the planning process. Quinault Indian Nation and the State of Office Meetings and comment deadlines will Washington. be announced through the local news AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, media, newsletters, and the BLM Web EFFECTIVE DATES: December 9, 2002. Phoenix Field Office. site (http://www.az.blm.gov). In addition FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a to the ongoing public participation George T. Skibine, Director, Office of Resource Management Plan (RMP) and process, formal opportunities for public Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) participation will be provided upon Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, for the Phoenix Field Office. These publication of the draft RMP/EIS. lands are located in Maricopa, Pinal, (202) 219–4066. ADDRESSES: Phoenix South—Sonoran Pima, and Gila Counties, Arizona. Dated: November 22, 2002 Desert NM Planning, Bureau of Land Neal A. McCaleb, SUMMARY: This document provides Management, Phoenix Field Office, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. notice that the Bureau of Land 21605 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027; Fax 623–580–5580. For further [FR Doc. 02–30968 Filed 12–6–02; 8:45 am] Management (BLM), Phoenix Field Office intends to prepare a RMP for the information and/or to have your name BILLING CODE 4310–4N–M southern portion of the Phoenix Field added to our mailing list, contact the Office (referred to as Phoenix South Phoenix Field Office, Telephone 623– DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RMP) in association with the Sonoran 580–5500. Desert National Monument RMP (notice SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Indian Affairs published in the Federal Register Vol. planning area is generally bounded by: 67, No. 79, 20158; Wednesday April 24, Interstate 10 and Highway 60 on the Indian Gaming 2002) with one associated EIS for the north, the Maricopa-Yuma County line two planning efforts. This planning on the west, the U.S.-Mexican border on AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, activity encompasses approximately 1 the south, and the eastern Phoenix Field Interior. million acres of public land. The plan Office boundary on the east. The ACTION: Notice of Nation—State Gaming will fulfill the needs and obligations set resulting Phoenix South RMP will Compact taking effect. forth by the National Environmental replace the Lower Gila South RMP, and Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land parts of the Lower Gila North MFP and SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Phoenix RMP. Preliminary issues Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 other laws, regulations, and BLM and management concerns have been (IGRA), Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. management policies. The BLM will identified by BLM personnel, other 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall work closely with interested parties to agencies, and in meetings with publish, in the Federal Register, notice identify the management decisions that individuals and user groups.
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