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BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the California Red-Legged Frog and the California Tiger Salamander for Landowners Restoring and Enhancing Stock Ponds in Alameda County, CA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: receipt of application; request for comments. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Alameda County Resource Conservation District (Applicant) has applied to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The permit application includes a proposed Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement) between the Applicant and the Service for the threatened California red-legged frog

(CRLF)( *Rana aurora draytonii* ) and the California tiger salamander

(CTS)( *Ambystoma californiense* ). The Agreement and permit application are available for public comment. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 5, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Shannon Holbrook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825, or sent by facsimile to

(916)414-6712. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon Holbrook, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES ); telephone:

(916)414-6600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Documents You may obtain copies of the documents for review by contacting the individual named above. You may also make an appointment to view the documents at the above address during normal business hours. Background Under a Safe Harbor Agreement, participating landowners voluntarily undertake management activities on their property to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat benefiting species listed under the Act. Safe Harbor Agreements, and the subsequent enhancement of survival permits that are issued pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), encourage private and other non-Federal property owners to implement conservation efforts for listed species by assuring property owners that they will not be subjected to increased property use restrictions as a result of their efforts to attract listed species to their property, or to increase the numbers or distribution of listed species already on their property. Application requirements and issuance criteria for enhancement of survival permits through Safe Harbor Agreements are found in 50 CFR 17.22(c). We have worked with the Applicant to develop this proposed Agreement for the conservation of the CRLF and CTS on private ranches in Alameda County, California. The properties subject to this Agreement consist of those non-Federal lands in Alameda County, California, on which existing stock ponds will be restored and maintained pursuant to a written agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS)and the landowner. This Agreement provides for the creation of a Program in which private landowners (Program Participants), who enter into written cooperative agreements with the Applicant pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, will restore, enhance, and maintain stock ponds in ways beneficial to the CRLF and CTS. Such cooperative agreements will be for a term of at least 10 years. The proposed duration of the Agreement is 50 years, and the proposed term of the enhancement of survival permit is 50 years. The Agreement fully describes the proposed Program, management activities to be undertaken by Program Participants, and the conservation benefits expected to be gained for the CRLF and CTS. Upon approval of this Agreement, and consistent with the Service's Safe Harbor Policy published in the **Federal Register** on June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717), the Service would issue a permit to the Applicants authorizing take of CRLF and CTS incidental to the implementation of the management activities specified in the cooperative agreements, incidental to other lawful uses of the properties, including normal, routine land management activities, or to return to pre-Agreement conditions. To benefit the CRLF and CTS, Program Participants will agree to undertake management activities specified in their written cooperative agreements with the Applicant. Such management activities shall provide for the restoration and maintenance of an existing stock pond. These practices have been designed to achieve a high degree of likelihood that the pond will retain water through the rearing season of the CRLF and CTS so as to allow metamorphosis of their larvae, vegetation and grazing management appropriate to the conservation needs of the species, effective control of non-native predators, and related measures. The object of such measures is to enhance the potential of existing stock ponds to serve as effective breeding sites for the CRLF and CTS while simultaneously providing water for use by livestock. Take of CRLF or CTS incidental to the aforementioned activities is unlikely; however, it is possible that in the course of such activities or other lawful activities on the enrolled property, a Program Participant could incidentally take a CRLF or CTS, thereby necessitating take authority under the permit. Both the CRLF and CTS rely on a variety of habitats for various stages of their life cycle, including pond and riparian habitat, upland habitat, and moist refuges. Pre-Agreement conditions (baseline), consisting of the size of existing ponds and riparian habitat, acreage of appropriate upland habitat and a characterization and location of moist refuges associated with ponds, shall be determined for each enrolled property as provided in the Agreement. In order to receive the above assurances regarding incidental take of CRLF and CTS, a Program Participant must maintain baseline on the enrolled property. The Agreement and requested enhancement of survival permit will allow each Program Participant to return to baseline conditions after the end of the term of the 10-year cooperative agreement and prior to the expiration of the 50-year permit, if so desired by the Applicants. Consistent with the Service's Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717 et seq.), the proposed Agreement and requested permit also extend certain assurances to those lands that are immediately adjacent to lands on which restoration activities occur. To receive such assurances, a neighboring landowner must enter into a written agreement with the Service that specifies the baseline conditions on the property. This written agreement remains in effect until the expiration of the 50-year Agreement between the Applicant and the Service and requires the neighboring landowner to maintain the baseline conditions established at the start of the agreement. Public Review and Comments The Service has made a preliminary determination that the proposed Agreement and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). We explain the basis for this determination in an Environmental Action Statement, which is also available for public review. Individuals wishing copies of the permit application, copies of our preliminary Environmental Action Statement, and/or copies of the full text of the Agreement, including a map of the proposed permit area, references, and legal descriptions of the proposed permit area, should contact the office and personnel listed in the ADDRESSES section above. If you wish to comment on the permit application or the Agreement, you may submit your comments to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Comments and materials received, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address in the ADDRESSES section above and will become part of the public record, pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. Anonymous comments will not be considered. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, are available for public inspection in their entirety. We will evaluate this permit application, associated documents, and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the permit application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA regulations. If we determine that the requirements are met, we will sign the proposed Agreement and issue an enhancement of survival permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the Applicants for take of the CRLF and CTS incidental to otherwise lawful activities in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. We will not make our final decision until after the end of the 30-day comment period and will fully consider all comments received during the comment period. The Service provides this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and pursuant to implementing regulations for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6). Susan Moore, Acting Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. E6-14630 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ID 220 5101 ER D025] Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Cotterel Wind Power Project and Cassia Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Lead Agency—Bureau of Land Management, Interior; Cooperating Agencies—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; Bureau of Reclamation, Interior; Bonneville Power Administration, Energy; Idaho Department of Lands; Cassia County Commissioners; Participating Agency—Idaho Department of Fish and Game. ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision (ROD). SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of the ROD for the Cassia Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for the Cotterel Wind Power Project, located in south central Idaho. The decision contained in the ROD is two-fold. It approves both the amendment to the Cassia Resource Management Plan and the issuance of a right-of-way grant pursuant to Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Cotterel Wind Power Project ROD are available upon request from the Field Office Manager, Burley Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 15 East 200 South, Burley, ID 83318. The document may also be viewed on the following Web site: *http://www.id.blm.gov/offices/burley/index.htm.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Barker, Project Manager, Burley Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 15 East 200 South, Burley, ID 83318, phone

(208)677-6678, fax

(208)677-6699 or e-mail: *Scott_Barker@blm.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Windland, Inc. proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a wind-powered electric generation facility on the ridgeline of Cotterel Mountain, near the towns of Albion, Malta, and Burley in south central Idaho. Windland, Inc. has a development agreement with Shell Wind Energy, Inc. for this project. Four alternatives were analyzed in a four-year collaborative process to arrive at the decisions contained in the ROD. The approved Cassia Resource Management Plan Amendment permits the development of a single wind energy project as described in Alternative C of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, published in March 2006, and in the Plan of Development

(POD)and environmental protection measures, which are attached to and made a part of the ROD. BLM received eight protests to the proposed plan amendment, all of which have been resolved. The Governor determined this project EIS and plan amendment are both consistent with State policy by letter dated May 30, 2006. Dated: July 31, 2006. Kenneth E. Miller, Burley Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management. [FR Doc. E6-14647 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GG-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [MT-066-1220-AL] Notice of Relocation/Change of Address/Office Closure; Montana AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; Interior. ACTION: Notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Bailey, Lewistown Field Manager, 406/538-1900, BLM Lewistown Field Office, 920 NE Main Street, Lewistown, Montana 59457. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 2006, the Bureau of Land Management's Fort Benton River Management Station, the Fort Benton Visitor Contact Station and the Fort Benton Law Enforcement Ranger will move/relocate their offices to the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Interpretive Center, at 701 7th Street in Fort Benton, Montana 59442. The following business practices will be in effect beginning September 15, 2006.

(A)The old river management station/office and visitor contact station will close on Friday, September 15, 2006. There will be no over-the-counter transactions or phone business that day. Emergency calls may be directed to the Lewistown Field Office at 406/538-1900.

(B)The physical and shipping/mailing addresses for the Fort Benton River Management Station will change. Effective September 18, 2006, all shipments and mail should be sent to: Fort Benton River Management Station, P.O. Box 1389, Fort Benton, Montana 59442. The physical address for the Fort Benton River Management Station office facilities will be 701 7th Street, Fort Benton, Montana, 59442.

(C)The main office telephone number for the Fort Benton River Management Station will remain the same: 406/622-4000.

(D)The BLM's Fort Benton River Management Station will resume full services on Monday, September 18, 2006, at 701 7th Street in Fort Benton, MT 59442. The office hours at the River Management Station will remain the same: 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.; Monday through Friday, except on Federally designated holidays. Dated: August 21, 2006. Michael P. Stewart, Associate Lewistown Field Manager. [FR Doc. E6-14666 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before August 19, 2006. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation may be forwarded by United States Postal Service, to the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., 2280, Washington, DC 20240; by all other carriers, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye St. NW., 8th floor, Washington DC, 20005; or by fax, 202-371-6447. Written or faxed comments should be submitted by September 20, 2006. John W. Roberts, Acting Chief, National Register/National Historic Landmarks Program. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Heights Historic District, (Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS) Bounded by Columbia Rd., N.W., 19th St. N.W., 18th St. NW., and Florida Ave. NW., Washington, 06000875 INDIANA St. Joseph County Northside Boulevard Riverwall, (New Deal Work Relief Projects in St. Joseph County, Indiana MPS) 600-1100 Northside Blvd., South Bend, 06000877 Walker Field Shelterhouse, 1305 Ewing Ave., South Bend, 06000876 MARYLAND Frederick County Routzahn—Miller Farmstead, 9117 Frostown Rd., Middletown, 06000878 NEVADA Washoe County Robison House, 409 13th St., Sparks, 06000895 NEW JERSEY Essex County Hall Street School, 30 Hall St., Monroe Township, 06000879 NEW YORK Broome County Hawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church, Old, 923 Hawleyton Rd., Hawleyton, 06000893 Kilmer, Jonas M., House, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, 06000885 Dutchess County St. Margaret's Home, 7260 South Broadway, Red Hook, 06000883 Jefferson County Adams Commercial Historic District, Main and North Main Sts. and portions of East and West Church Sts., Adams, 06000882 Livingston County G.A.R. Memorial Hall, Main St., Hunt, 06000888 Hall's Opera Block, 15-19 Genesee St., Avon, 06000884 Monroe County First Baptist Church of Fairport, 94 S. Main St., Fairport, 06000892 Jayne, William C., House, 183 E. Main St., Webster, 06000891 Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 95 Averill Ave., Rochester, 06000886 Nassau County Bellerose Village Municipal Complex, 50 Superior Rd. and Magee Plaza, Bellerose, 06000889 Gould—Guggenheim Estate, 95 Middle Neck Rd., Port Washington, 06000881 Rockland County Onderdonk House, 748 Piermont Ave., Piermont, 06000890 Saratoga County Stillwater United Church, 135 Hudson Ave., Stillwater, 06000887 Schoharie County Bunn—Tillapaugh Feed Mill, 2 High St., Richmondville, 06000894 Wyoming County First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry, 35 Covington St., Perry, 06000880 PUERTO RICO Lares Municipality Hacienda Los Torres, Jct. PR 111 and PR 129, Lares, 06000896 San Juan Municipality Edificio Moragon, 354 Ponce de Leon Ave., San Juan, 06000897 VERMONT Orleans County Newport Downtown Historic District, Main, Coventry, Central, Secon, Summer, Third, School, Bayview, Eastern, Field, Seymour, Fyfe, Newport, 06000898 WEST VIRGINIA Braxton County Smith, Michael, House, End of Cty Rte 5/11, 1 mi. from jct. Cty Rte. 19/26, Cedarville, 06000902 Brooke County Reeves, John C., House, 100 Reeves Dr., Wellsburg, 06000903 Cabell County Elk River Coal and Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive, Jct. of Veteran's Memorial Blvd. and 11th St., Huntington, 06000901 Logan County Chesapeake and Ohio 2755 Steam Locomotive, 500 ft. from jct. of Little Buffalo Creek Rd. and Park Rte. 801, Henlawson, 06000900 Monroe County Miller—Pence Farm, 8 mi. W of Jct U.S. 219 and WV 122, Greenville, 06000899 WISCONSIN Racine County Racine Rubber Company Homes Historic District, Roughly bounded by Victory Ave., Republic Ave., Cleveland Ave. and West Boulevard, Racine, 06000904 A request for *removal* has been made for the following resource: VIRGINIA Norfolk Independent City West, John T., School, 1435 Bolton St., Norfolk (Independent City), 00000315 [FR Doc. E6-14609 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-51-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before August 26, 2006. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation may be forwarded by United States Postal Service, to the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, Washington, DC 20240; by all other carriers, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service,1201 Eye St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 20005; or by fax, 202-371-6447. Written or faxed comments should be submitted by September 20, 2006. John W. Roberts, Acting Chief, National Register/National Historic Landmarks Program. ARIZONA Maricopa County Wichenburg—Boetto House, 225 S. Washington St., Wichenburg, 06000912 ARKANSAS Arkansas County Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building, (Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS) 1030 AR 44, Tichnor, 06000911 Calhoun County Hampton Waterworks, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) Hunt St., W of Lee St., Hampton, 06000909 Chicot County Eudora City Hall, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) 239 S. Main St., Eudora, 06000910 Clark County US 67 Rest Area, Old, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) West side of Old US 67, approx. 0.5 mi. S of Middleton, Curtis, 06000907 Ouachita County Bearden Waterworks, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) Jct. of N. 2nd and N. Cedar, Bearden, 06000908 St. Francis County Hughes Water Tower, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) Church St., Hughes, 06000905 Stone County Mountain View Waterworks, (New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS) Jct. of Gaylor St. and King St., Mountain View, 06000906 CALIFORNIA Los Angeles County Beverly Hills Women's Club, 1700 Chevy Chase Dr., Beverly Hills, 06000914 Sacramento County Fair Oaks Bridge, Old, Crosses America R. at Bridge St. to American R Pkwy, N of Upper Sunrise Dr. in Gold R, Fair Oaks, 06000913 Sonoma County Ellis—Martin House, 1197 E. Washington St., Petaluma, 06000915 COLORADO Adams County Adams County Courthouse, 22 S 4th Ave., Brighton, 06000916 FLORIDA Lake County Edge House, 1218 W. Broad St., Groveland, 06000917 Martin County Trapper Nelson Zoo Historic District, 16450 SE Federal Hwy., Hobe Sound, 06000918 MAINE Aroostook County Oakfield Grange, #414, 89 Ridge Rd., Oakfield, 06000920 Cumberland County Eight Maine Regiment Memorial, 13 Eighth Main Ave., Peaks Island, 06000919 Kennebec County Clark, Edmund and Rachel, Homestead, Address Restricted, China, 06000921 Waldo County Ulmer, George, House, 3 S. Cobbtown Rd., Lincolnville, 06000922 SOUTH DAKOTA Brown County US Post Office and Courthouse—Aberdeen, 102 4th Ave. SE, Aberdeen, 06000931 TEXAS Carson County Route 66, TX 207 to I-40, (Route 66 in Texas MPS) Texas Farm Rd. 2161, from I-40 to TX 207, Conway, 06000924 Harris County Farrar, Roy and Margaret, House, 511 Lovett Blvd., Houston, 06000923 Matagorda County Hensley—Gusman House, 2120 Sixth St., Bay City, 06000927 Oldham County Vega Motel, (Route 66 in Texas MPS) 1005 Vega Blvd., Vega, 06000926 Wheeler County Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, (Route 66 in Texas MPS)I-40 south frontage road over the former CRI&G RR ROW, Shamrock, 06000925 UTAH Salt Lake County Murray Downtown Historic District, (Murray City, Utah MPS) Roughly bounded by 4800 South, Popkar St., Vine St. and Center St., Murray, 06000928 Seventh-day Adventist Meetinghouse and School, 1840 S. 800 East, Salt Lake City, 06000930 Walker Bank Building, 175 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, 06000929 [FR Doc. E6-14612 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-51-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Relocation Project, El Dorado County, CA AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIS/EIR) and notice of scoping meetings. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

(TRPA)Compact and Chapter 5 of the TRPA Code of Ordinances, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the TRPA, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) intend to prepare a joint EIS/EIS/EIR. The EIS/EIS/EIR would evaluate a restoration project along the reach of the Upper Truckee River that extends from its entry point at the southern boundary of Washoe Meadows State Park

(SP)to that point just west of U.S. Highway 50 (U.S. 50) where the river exits Lake Valley State Recreation Area (SRA). Two public scoping meetings will be held to solicit comments from interested parties to assist in determining the scope of the environmental analysis, including the alternatives to be addressed, and to identify the significant environmental issues related to the proposed action. DATES: The public scoping meeting dates are: • Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 12 to 2 p.m., U.S. Forest Service

(USFS)Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Offices in South Lake Tahoe, California. • Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 6 to 8 p.m., USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Offices in South Lake Tahoe, California. In addition, the proposed project will be an agenda item at the following TRPA meetings: • Wednesday, September 13, 2006, TRPA Advisory Planning Commission Meeting, TRPA's Governing Board Room in Stateline, Nevada (See agenda at *http://www.trpa.org/default.aspx?tabid=259* ). • Wednesday, September 27, 2006, TRPA Governing Board Meeting, North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach, California. (See agenda at *http://www.trpa.org/default.aspx?tabid=258* ). All comments must be received by October 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will be held at: • USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Offices, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 • Governing Board Room, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449 • North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 North Lake Tahoe Boulevard, Kings Beach, CA 96143 Written comments on the scope of the environmental document, alternatives, and impacts to be considered should be mailed to Mr. Paul Nielsen, Project Manager, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, P.O. Box 5310, Stateline, NV 89449. If you would like to be included on the EIS/EIS/EIR mailing list, please contact Ms. Cyndie Walck by e-mail at *utproject@parks.ca.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Myrnie Mayville, Environmental Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-2606, Sacramento, CA, 95825-1898,

(916)978-5037; Mr. Paul Nielsen at the above address or

(775)588-4547 ext. 249, *utproject@trpa.org* ; or Ms. Cyndie Walck, State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sierra District, P.O. Box 16, Tahoe City, CA, 96145,

(530)581-0925, *utproject@parks.ca.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Upper Truckee River has been substantially altered by land practices since European settlement in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Comstock Era timber harvest activities increased erosion and flooding, and the transport of logs on the river required straightening of the channel. Farming and ranching practices further altered the channel and surrounding floodplain. In many locations, particularly in the lower portion of the reach downstream of Meyers, the channel was straightened and enlarged to protect or improve farming operations. The floodplain adjacent to the river was also recontoured during the construction of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. The channel has incised and is experiencing high rates of bed and bank erosion. These historic modifications have degraded the ecologic and geomorphic processes and functions of the Upper Truckee River, contributing nutrient and suspended sediment discharge to Lake Tahoe and thus decreasing its clarity. State Parks owns most of the land adjacent to the river reach downstream of the U.S. 50 bridge crossing at Meyers (near Chilcothe Street) to the point just upstream of the Elks Club near the intersection of Sawmill Road and U.S. 50. The State Parks property includes Washoe Meadows SP (State Park) and Lake Valley SRA (State Recreation Area), which includes Lake Tahoe Golf Course. While several other restoration projects are currently being planned for other reaches of the Upper Truckee River, the golf course reach was identified as the greatest opportunity for rehabilitation in the “Upper Truckee River Upper Reach Environmental Assessment Report” prepared for Reclamation and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD), because it presents an opportunity for full restoration and there are less constraints on project planning and implementation due to public ownership by State Parks. The Environmental Assessment Report recommended four river treatment options including:

(1)No action,

(2)hard engineering or engineered stabilization,

(3)creation of an inset floodplain and,

(4)full geomorphic restoration. Three of the four alternatives to be analyzed in this EIS/EIS/EIR were derived from these original alternatives. Goals and Objectives The following goals and objectives were developed for the proposed action: • Restore, to the extent feasible, natural geomorphic processes that sustain channel and floodplain morphology. • Restore, to the extent feasible, ecosystem function in terms of ecological processes and aquatic and riparian habitat quality. • Reduce erosion and improve water quality including reduction of the reach's contribution of suspended sediment and nutrient loading in the Upper Truckee River and Lake Tahoe. • Minimize and mitigate short-term water quality and other environmental impacts during construction. • Improve the golf course layout, infrastructure, and management to reduce the environmental impact of the golf course on the river's water quality and riparian habitat by integrating environmentally-sensitive design concepts. • Maintain golf recreation opportunity and quality of play at a championship level. • In the stream environment zone, reduce the area occupied by the golf course and improve the quality and increase the extent of riparian and meadow habitat. • Maintain revenue level of the golf course. • Avoid any increase in flood hazard to private property. • Avoid any increase in safety hazards to golf course and other recreation users. • Provide opportunities for informal, non-vehicular recreation. Proposed Action and Alternatives The proposed restoration project would require relocation of a portion of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course to allow for restoration of the river, reduce the area of stream environment zone occupied by the golf course, and allow for establishment of a buffer area between the golf course and the river. The proposed action also includes realigning the boundaries of Washoe Meadows SP and Lake Valley SRA, so restored habitat areas are within the state park and the relocated golf course holes are located entirely within the state recreation area. The following alternatives will be considered at an equal level of detail in the EIS/EIS/EIR: Alternative 1, No Project/No Action; Alternative 2, Geomorphic Restoration with 18-hole Golf Course (Proposed Action); Alternative 3, Geomorphic Restoration with 9-hole Golf Course; and Alternative 4, Engineered Stabilization (In Place). With Alternative 1, existing conditions on the project site would be projected into the future. Alternative 2 would include restoring the channel to a natural balanced condition that improves geomorphic function and habitat, relocating a portion of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course holes to the west side of the river, reconfiguring and upgrading the remaining golf course holes on the east side of the river, restoring the riparian/floodplain area where the golf course holes would be removed from the river corridor, removing the golf course bridges that cross the Upper Truckee River and replacing them with a single bridge crossing near the existing Hole 6 Bridge, and revising park unit boundaries and “trading” land between Washoe Meadows SP and Lake Valley SRA by realigning their boundaries. Alternative 3 would include the same river treatment as with Alternative 2, reconfiguring and upgrading a 9-hole golf course on the east side of the river, and eliminating all golf course bridges. Alternative 4 would install bank protection (rip rap) and grade controls (rock weirs) that “lock” the river in its current alignment and elevation, incorporate bioengineering with native riparian vegetation, include selection of treatment areas to stabilize the river and minimize erosion, and leave the existing 18-hole golf course unchanged. Potential Federal involvement may include the approval of the proposed action and partial funding of the river restoration component of the proposed action. Additional Information The environmental review will be conducted pursuant to NEPA, CEQA, TRPA's Compact and Chapter 5 of the TRPA Code of Ordinances, the Federal and state Endangered Species Acts, and other applicable laws, to analyze the potential environmental impacts of implementing a range of feasible alternatives. Public input on the range of alternatives proposed for detailed consideration will be sought through the public scoping process. The EIS/EIS/EIR will assess potential impacts to any Indian Trust Assets (ITAs). Input about concerns or issues related to ITAs is requested from potentially affected Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and individual Indians. Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider withholding this information you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be released. We will always make submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: August 29, 2006. Michael Nepstad, Acting Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. E6-14625 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MN-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE-06-053] Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting; Rescheduling of Government in the Sunshine Meeting Agency Holding the Meeting: United States International Trade Commission. Original Date and Time: September 1, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. New Date and Time: September 6, 2006 at 1 p.m. Place: Room 101, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202)205-2000. Status: Open to the public. In accordance with 19 CFR 201.35(d)(1), the Commission has determined to change the day and time for the meeting of September 1, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. to September 6, 2006 at 1 p.m. All agenda items remain the same. Earlier notice of this change was not possible. Issued: August 31, 2006. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 06-7450 Filed 8-31-06; 2:29 pm]

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