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incidental take permit (ITP; 

#TE35022A–0) under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

We request public comment on the 

permit application and accompanying 

proposed habitat conservation plan 

(HCP), as well as on our preliminary 

determination that the plan qualifies as 

low-effect under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). To 

make this determination we used our 

environmental action statement and 

low-effect screening form, which are 

also available for review. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by March 

24, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the 

application and HCP, you may request 

documents by e-mail, U.S. mail, or 

phone (see below). These documents are 

also available for public inspection by 

appointment during normal business 

hours at the office below. Send your 

comments or requests by any one of the 

following methods. 

E-mail: northflorida@fws.gov. Use 

‘‘Attn: Permit number 

TE35022A–0’’ as your message subject 

line. 

Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731– 

3045, Attn.: Permit number 

TE35022A–0. 

U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, 

Jacksonville Ecological Services Field 

Office, Attn: Permit number TE35022A– 

0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 

Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, 

Jacksonville, FL 32256. 

In-person drop-off: You may drop off 

information during regular business 

hours at the above office address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Gawera, telephone: (904) 731–3121; 

e-mail: erin_gawera@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and our implementing Federal 

regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17 

prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife 

species listed as endangered or 

threatened. Take of listed fish or 

wildlife is defined under the Act as ‘‘to 

harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or 

to attempt to engage in any such 

conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532). However, 

under limited circumstances, we issue 

permits to authorize incidental take— 

i.e., take that is incidental to, and not 

the purpose of, the carrying out of an 

otherwise lawful activity. 

Regulations governing incidental take 

permits for threatened and endangered 

species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, 

respectively. The Act’s take prohibitions 

do not apply to federally listed plants 

on private lands unless such take would 

violate State law. In addition to meeting 

other criteria, an incidental take 

permit’s proposed actions must not 

jeopardize the existence of federally 

listed fish, wildlife, or plants. 

Applicant’s Proposal 

The applicant is requesting take of 

approximately 2.71 ac of occupied 

Florida scrub-jay foraging and sheltering 

habitat incidental to construction of a 

commercial center, and seeks a 10-year 

permit. The 131-ac project is located on 

parcel #07–18–31–01–01–0010, within 

Section 07, Township 31 South, Range 

39 East, Volusia County, Florida. The 

project includes construction of a 

commercial center and the associated 

infrastructure, and landscaping. The 

applicant proposes to mitigate for the 

take of the Florida scrub-jay through the 

deposit of good funds in the amount of 

$113,776.64 to the Nature 

Conservancy’s Conservation Fund, for 

the management and conservation of the 

Florida scrub-jay based on Service 

Mitigation Guidelines. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

We have determined that the 

applicant’s proposal, including the 

proposed mitigation and minimization 

measures, would have minor or 

negligible effects on the species covered 

in the HCP. Therefore, we determined 

that the ITP is a ‘‘low-effect’’ project and 

qualifies for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), as provided by the Department 

of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 

Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). 

A low-effect HCP is one involving (1) 

Minor or negligible effects on federally 

listed or candidate species and their 

habitats, and (2) minor or negligible 

effects on other environmental values or 

resources. 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate the plan and 

comments we receive to determine 

whether the ITP application meets the 

requirements of section 10(a) of the Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine 

that the application meets these 

requirements, we will issue ITP 

#TE35022A–0. We will also evaluate 

whether issuance of the section 

10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 

of the Act by conducting an intraService section 7 consultation. We will 

use the results of this consultation, in 

combination with the above findings, in 

our final analysis to determine whether 

or not to issue the ITP. If the 

requirements are met, we will issue the 

permit to the applicant. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, plan, and associated 

documents, you may submit comments 

by any one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

Section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations 

(40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: February 15, 2011. 

David L. Hankla, 

Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[USGS–GX11LR000F60100] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request for the 

Ferrous Metals Surveys (17 Forms) 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (1028–0068). 

SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological 

Survey) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. This collection 

consists of 17 forms. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, and as part of our continuing 

efforts to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, we invite the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this IC. This IC is 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. 

DATES: To ensure that your comments 

on this IC are considered, we must 

receive them on or before April 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of 

your comments to Phadrea Ponds, 

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Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150–C 

Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526– 

8118 (mail); 970–226–9445 (phone); 

970–226–9230 (fax); or 

pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please 

reference Information Collection 1028– 

0068 in the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carleen Kostick at 703–648–7940 

(telephone); ckostick@usgs.gov (e-mail); 

or by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 

985 National Center, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Respondents use these forms to 

supply the USGS with domestic 

consumption data of 13 ores, 

concentrates, metals, and ferroalloys, 

some of which are considered strategic 

and critical. This information will be 

published as chapters in Minerals 

Yearbooks, monthly Mineral Industry 

Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity 

Summaries, and special publications, 

for use by Government agencies, 

industry, education programs, and the 

general public. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0068. 

Form Number: Various (17 forms). 

Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector: U.S. 

nonfuel minerals producers of ferrous 

and related metals. 

Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Monthly and 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,201. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,660 hours. 

We expect to receive 3,201 annual 

responses. We estimate an average of 10 

minutes to 1 hour per response. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: We have not identified any 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated with 

this collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and current expiration date. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the agency to perform its duties, 

including whether the information is 

useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) how to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) how to minimize the 

burden on the respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at anytime. 

While you can ask OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970– 

226–9445. 

Dated: February 10, 2011 

John H. DeYoung, Jr., 

Director, National Minerals Information 

Center, U.S. Geological Survey. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Cooperative Research 

Group on High-Efficiency Dilute 

Gasoline Engine II 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

January 19, 2011, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

Southwest Research Institute— 

Cooperative Research Group on HighEfficiency Dilute Gasoline Engine II 

(‘‘HEDGE II’’) has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, Chrysler Group, LLC, 

Auburn Hills, MI, has been added as a 

party to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and HEDGE II 

intends to file additional written 

notifications disclosing all changes in 

membership. 

On February 19, 2009, HEDGE II filed 

its original notification pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to Section 

6(b) of the Act on April 2, 2009 (74 FR 

15003) 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on November 4, 2010. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act December 17, 2010 (75 FR 79024) 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act Of 1993—OpenSAF Foundation 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

January 19, 2011, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

OpenSAF Foundation (‘‘OpenSAF’’) has 

filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, MontaVista Software LLC, 

Santa Clara, CA, has been added as a 

party to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and OpenSAF 

intends to file additional written 

notifications disclosing all changes in 

membership. 

On April 8, 2008, OpenSAF filed its 

original notification I pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to Section 

6(b) of the Act on May 16, 2008 (73 FR 

28508). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on March 11, 2010. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

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