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<br />Interested persons desiring to express
<br />their views should promptly r;end tbe1r
<br />name and address to Ule D1strIct Manw
<br />ager, Bureau of Land Management, P.O.
<br />Box 6770, Albuquel"tlue, New MexIco
<br />81107.
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<br />F'Il:!:D E, PAtlILU,
<br />elliel. Branch 01
<br />Lands and Minerals Operati01l$.
<br />IFR Doc.1G-335<< f'11(od 11-12-16;8;45 ami
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<br />Bureau of Mines
<br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COAL MINE
<br />SAFETY RESEARCH
<br />Meeting
<br />Notlce b hereby g1\'en in accordance
<br />with Pub. 1.. 92-463 that the Fifth meet--
<br />ing of the Advisory CommJttee on Coal
<br />Mine Safety Research will be held on De~
<br />cember 6-7. 1976, commencing at 9:00
<br />a.m. at the Bureau of MInes Columbia
<br />Plaza Omce Building. Room 1M2, 2401 E
<br />Street, NW. WashlniWn. D.C.
<br />The Committee was established to con~
<br />r;uIt with and make recommendaUoWl to
<br />the Secretary of the Interior on matte1'll'
<br />Involving or relating to coal mine satety
<br />research. The purpose of the meeting 13
<br />to prepare the Commlttee's Annual Re-
<br />port to the Secretary of the Interior. The
<br />meetlng is open to the public: however.
<br />space w1U be prov1ded for ten persons
<br />other than committee members. The
<br />agenda is ut forth below.
<br />Further information concerning this
<br />meeting may be obtained from Rolland R.
<br />Reid. Deputy' .Ass1stant Secretary-Min-
<br />erals. Department of the Interior, 19th
<br />and C Streets, NW., Washington. D.C,
<br />20240, telephone: (202) 343-4881. Tran-
<br />8Cripts of the meeting wUl be avallable
<br />tor publIc inspection thn'e weeks alter
<br />the meeting upon written request ad~
<br />dressed to the otnclnl above.
<br />Dated: November 9, 1976.
<br />THOMAS V. F4LKlr.:,
<br />Diredcr. Bureau 01 Jti~,.
<br />
<br />Ao_
<br />I\.lI~T Co)lKI'TT1:I' ON COA'- ).IlI.a So\rnT
<br />R&u:dcl'l COLtrKlllA PuoJo.... 0Pna BtI'JUlnlc
<br />2401 l!: SttEm', N.W~ WAaHDlC'T(>>I', D.C.
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<br />~IfII"-Da:aN_ e, a1e
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<br />9;00 a m.--6ubcomm.lttee Report on Flaca1
<br />Tear 1ll'78 Budgt't Allocat.lonll
<br />and Conunlttft Input to P1aea1
<br />Yeu 1979 Programa.
<br />10:Ua.m.-Brealt..
<br />10:30 a.m._Dlaeuaelon and J>replllraUOll of
<br />Annual RepOrt.
<br />12:00 noon-Lunch.
<br />1:1!i p.m.-CommlttNo Alee-Ung .. T..k
<br />Groupe \0 Oona~t Indl.
<br />1'!dual Sec:tlOntl or Annual ~
<br />""".
<br />!i,oo p.m.-AdjOurn.
<br />AGENl>~MJla.1,lUe
<br />8;30 a.m.-DltcUllal.oll. or Wrt~.upa of
<br />Va.rl,oua Portions or Annual
<br />"port.
<br />10:13 a.m.-Brea.k..
<br />1():30 a..m..-ContlnueDltc'USlSlon.e.
<br />1~:OO nO(Hl-Lunch.
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<br />NOTICES
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<br />1:15 p.m.-~Ion _ll.h Repr_ntaUftlJ
<br />01 Intc.orlor and OontinuaUon
<br />or AnnU&l Report Prepan.tlou..
<br />.:00 p.m._Adjourn.. .
<br />Room lor 10 penon.5 other than roirunJ.ttee
<br />-".~
<br />1F'R Doc.76-3355.5 FlIe<111-12-111;8;U amI
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<br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />TAKING OF GOLDEN eAGLES
<br />Denial of Depredation Control Order
<br />Notice Is hereby given that the tollow-
<br />ing application for a depredation control
<br />ordeT WQa denied.
<br />on september 16, 1976, the U.s. Fish
<br />and WlldliIe service received a reque$t
<br />trom the Honorable Dolph Briscoe. Gov.
<br />ernor of Texas. tor a depredation con-
<br />trol order for the PUfJ)OStl of taktng gol~
<br />den eagles. This request was submltud
<br />pursuant to 122.31 ot Title 50, Code of
<br />Pedera.l Regulation!!, which provides:
<br />(a) Wbenner tbe Oo1'ernor of aDY State
<br />reqUellta pnm188Ion \0 Uke gold..n eaglefl to
<br />M'&8Onslly proted domartlcated flocu and
<br />m-n13 1n aueh State, tbe DIrectol' sball make
<br />an InvelltlgatJon and 11 he determ.lnes that
<br />au<:h tall.~ la ne<:eu&ry' to and _m sea.
<br />..nally proWCt domeetlu.ted tIo<:k8 and bero"
<br />In IlU<:h Statft he aba.!1 authortze auch t.aII;-
<br />Ing In ..bate-.er put or p&rta of the stete
<br />and for lJU<:b penods .. be det.erDl.Wea nee.
<br />-.ry to protect aueb Intereeta.
<br />(b) Requeata 1J'Om the Governor of a State
<br />to t&ke golden ee.gl,- to -.,nally protect
<br />do~U<:ated II<:><:Q and ben:la muat be eub-
<br />mltted In writing to the OtnctoT Hating the
<br />periods of Ullle during _bJ<:b the taking 01
<br />au<:b hlrde la reoeommended. and lDdudlng
<br />a map of the State Ind1<:atln.s: the boundArt~
<br />or the propolled uea of t&lr.lng. Sueh requests
<br />ebould Include a atalt'ment of the lacts and
<br />the IOUI'C'fI 01 8Uc:h facta that In the 001'.
<br />..rnor'a opUilon JuetlDea the requ.",t. A1'tn
<br />a dec:1s1on by the Dl.re<:t.or. the Go1't'l'Dl>r...w
<br />b.- Il4vlMld In ....rttlng <:oncenUng the requ\lIlt
<br />and a DOUce _Ill be publlsh<'<1 In the P'n>a.AL
<br />...~
<br />Published herewith l!!I Govemor Bris-
<br />coe's request and the DIrector's decision.
<br />In denyIng the applicatlon for a depre_
<br />dation control order, the D1rector bas
<br />relied on the Marcb 5, 1970. order ot Lhen
<br />Secretary Walte-r J. HkkeJ wbIch
<br />"halt[ ed I the 1sI;uance ot 'blanket. per~
<br />mlts for the taking ot golden eaele:s for
<br />relief trom depredatlon!!l.. ," The mem-
<br />ornndum ot that order. which is stUl In
<br />effect, reads as tollows:
<br />J.f..IKOLUfDUN
<br />To: Oln'ctor, Bureau 01 Sport Flsherl... &ud
<br />WlId111e
<br />f'tom:Sec:nt;uyortheInter1or
<br />Subject: Golden Eagle PmtectJon
<br />The IleTe11ilJ eta.ll' paper'&. etudles, and re_
<br />po<'ta re\&Unc to the quefltion of controlling
<br />gold..n KgI.,. to pre"l"..nt livestock depreda.
<br />tlons have ~D etudlM 1'ery <:arefully.
<br />The Act 01 June 8, 1940, 54 Stat. 250, &8
<br />~nded. makea provl5to~ fot proteet.lo:)n or
<br />the golden ""Ie, The Act ar..o makes pro-
<br />vision for tbe taking 01 btrd.Iwhen ~. a
<br />detntnlnatlo.n. that ...r10Ull depredaUona are
<br />occurrlns: to tbe Unst.ock industry. Suell
<br />tak.1ng maybe.. a reau1t of a request by a
<br />Oovunm' for a '"blanket- permit lot t.aII;lng
<br />In 1pKI1I~ areu far speeUI.<'<1 times or .. a
<br />rfi1l1t ola requ"t by an Indl1'IdIl&l tarrnM- Of'
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<br />;)();J.j;j
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<br />raDcber,
<br />The atudiea rel..rnd to lndleate tbat d..p_
<br />redaUone..... not widespread and that they
<br />do not threeoten elthn ths :ocal eooDomlea
<br />OJ' the Uveat.o(:lr. lnd....tq I'''Del''ll.lly. To under_
<br />talle unr"'..rlcted golden i!'&llle oontrol under
<br />these elrcUlnl"t&Jle.es would Inordinately dl.
<br />mlDlah the gold..n eaGl.. POPUU.tioD' whIch
<br />the SK'r..tal1' 1$ ebarged with the duty or
<br />prot<<ttng.
<br />I oonclude. thueror... that the respon.sl-
<br />bllltylor prote-ctlng to1den e..gl"" outwelllM
<br />the need for oontrolllDI' elll;1" In order to
<br />&llnlate loeal dt'pnKIatlona. ncept In the
<br />mQl<t.ernIe81elr"uW$l.an~.
<br />You an he~by lnetructed. to talr.e sueb
<br />stepauare nHeuaJ"7 to halt th..laIulU1ee 01
<br />'"bla.n!<et- pennlt.e rOl' th.. taktng 01 golden
<br />i!'&lllestor rsllerlrom df1)redatlona,elfeettve
<br />upon r_lpt .or thla memor&r>1:Sum.
<br />...In pfOCelllltng appUClltlone frOm the Gov_
<br />en>cJ1'1I of the anem1 YMterD. Statc!a. you
<br />ant lne-trucUld to m.alr.e a detalllld investiga-
<br />tion Into the queatlon 01 economic bard_
<br />.hlp ..00 1.0 ex..rclNl tbe D1l:$t "arerul Judl'-
<br />ment l"l"gILf'dlr18 ..he qulStton 01 _het.heT
<br />or oot tbs situation Is .. erttlcal Ullllt n-
<br />t:raordln&l"J'~reaJDu.tbet&lr."nforthe
<br />protec:Uon oL any part1cular domesticated.
<br />!lock Or berd In ..Id Sta.~ ~Blanket.'" peI.'.
<br />IDlta ... ...eh will no longer be lssued. This
<br />action Is Dl>t InteDdf!d to pre<:lude the blru.
<br />an.... or n_1'1 permits for IIelentllle el(.
<br />blbltlon. or rellgkrua ptI~ or the llIInl.
<br />&Dee 01 Indl~dual penon., ",heN, afteor
<br />investigation aDd ....port to me, I ooDelude
<br />tbat ...eh individual permit Is n..~.
<br />To nrratrlct the lMuanee 01 pennlt.l to lr.Ul
<br />golden t'AKIM d~ not Ln any way eomple'tely
<br />~lnOVe Department ...cr Bureau rfllOpOn&l.
<br />bUltlN for depredatlone eaU8ed by eac1es.
<br />You are ..""ected, then.fore, to LncreMe f1)UT
<br />elforta to ftnd "Y' and m_ 01 ....pelllng
<br />or dl.ec:'oursglDg attaeb by (Olden Pa&les
<br />and to en~ the Wool Orow,,", and
<br />others to adopt. th_ and other methods
<br />tbat _III mlnlml"" the potentia.! lor eac!e
<br />d."re<.tAtlons.
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<br />~"aT OF TI1lI llrrnloa.
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<br />RelyIng, u the March 5, 1970, order
<br />doe!!, on M'lentu'1c knowledge about the
<br />behavior of eag1e!!l, there Is no cause to
<br />reconsider the said order unIes3 data
<br />are presented demonstrating the taDacy
<br />of currently acupted knowledge on the
<br />behavior of eagles or demonstrating a
<br />change in the actual behavior patterns
<br />ot golden eagle!. No such data have been
<br />!!ubrnitted.
<br />Furthermore, Governor Br1scoe's re-
<br />quest pJalnly states th8~ 1t was made at
<br />the instance of the Texas Sheep and
<br />Goa~ Raiser's Association because ''It.
<br />would be d.e.sirabk tor rnllchmen to be-
<br />gin takJng eagles at. least . . . a month
<br />prior to lambing season." (Emphasis
<br />addedl. Therefore. the request on Its
<br />tace ra.lses no &ugiesUon whatsoe-ver ot
<br />any "critlcal circumstances" requtrlng
<br />turther lm'estlptlon Into the question
<br />of economic hardship.
<br />In addition to the total lack of any
<br />sclentlnc just.lncaUon tor the issuance
<br />ot th1s depredation control order. the
<br />Director note3 that.. althouah notice and
<br />opportunlty tor public colllDlent need
<br />not be provided In coooderlng the merits
<br />of depredation control order appIIcatlons,
<br />the pubUc hu volunteered COlllDlents on
<br />this proposal. and Lhat these comrnenta
<br />are among lhe mOlrt. vehemently and
<br />bitterly critkal comments el'er rf!'C't'h-f(!
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<br />FfOEUl ~EGISTU. VOL 41, NO. 221---MONDAY, NOVfM'U U, 1976
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