[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 15959] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-9008] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Endangered And Threatened Species; Public Hearing on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Action
Notice of Public Hearings.
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Notice of Public Hearings regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan submitted in support of an application for an incidental take permit by Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Summary
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will jointly be hosting five public hearings to receive comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The DEIS considers a permit application by the DNR to incidentally take certain federally listed species, under the provisions of section 10(a) of the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) and implementation agreement submitted by the DNR in support of its application would cover unlisted species in the HCP area as well as those listed under the ESA.
Dates
Public hearings will be held on April 15, 16, 18, and 30, and May 6, 1996, in the locations identified below.
Addresses
Public hearings will be held in the following locations:
Evergreen School District Board Room, Vancouver, Washington April 15, 1996; 6:00-9:00 pm
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington April 16, 1996; 6:00-9:00 pm
Port of Seattle, Seattle, Washington April 18, 1996; 6:00-9:00 pm Van Burton Community Center, Port Angeles, Washington April 30, 1996; 6:00-9:00 pm
Senate Hearing Room 4, Olympia, Washington May 6, 1996; 4:00-7:00 pm
For Further Information Contact
Curt Smitch, Assistant Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 3704 Griffin Lane; Suite 102; Olympia, Washington 98501, (360) 534-9330.
Supplementary Information
As a further opportunity for interested persons to comment on this planning effort, a series of public hearings are scheduled as listed above. Representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries Service will conduct the hearings to receive comments on the DEIS that was prepared to analyze the incidental take permit application submitted by the DNR. Interested parties may contact the Service at the address listed above to receive additional information, including maps to the hearing locations.
Dated: April 5, 1996. Thomas Dwyer, Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. 96-9008 Filed 4-8-96; 9:49 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P