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requests by any one of the following 

methods. 

E-mail: Trish_Adams@fws.gov. Use 

‘‘Attn.: Permit numbers TE35005A–0 

and TE35007A–0’’ as your message 

subject line. 

Fax: Trish Adams, (772) 562–4288, 

Attn.: Permit numbers TE35005A–0 and 

TE35007A–0. 

U.S. mail: Trish Adams, HCP 

Coordinator, South Florida Ecological 

Services Field Office, Attn: Permit 

numbers TE35005A–0 and TE35007A– 

0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 

20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. 

In-person drop-off: You may drop off 

information during regular business 

hours at the above office address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Trish Adams, HCP Coordinator, South 

Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero 

Beach, Florida (see ADDRESSES), 

telephone: 772–562–3909, extension 

232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to submit comments or 

information, you may do so by any one 

of several methods. Please reference 

permit numbers TE35005A–0 and 

TE35007A–0 in such comments. You 

may mail comments to the Service’s 

South Florida Ecological Services Office 

(see ADDRESSES). You may also submit 

comments via e-mail to 

trish_adams@fws.gov. Please also 

include your name and return address 

in your e-mail message. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from us that we 

have received your e-mail message, 

contact us directly at the telephone 

number listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Finally, you may 

hand deliver comments to the Service 

office listed under ADDRESSES. 

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. 

Applicants’ Proposed Project: We 

received applications from the 

applicants for incidental take permits, 

along with a proposed habitat 

conservation plan. The applicants both 

request 5-year permits under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (87 Stat. 884; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we approve the 

permits, the applicants anticipate taking 

a total of approximately 1.75 acres (0.71 

hectares (ha)) of scrub-jay breeding, 

feeding, and sheltering habitat 

incidental to land preparation for the 

extension and paving of a road, the 

construction of a fellowship hall and 

storm water retention area, and the 

expansion and paving of a parking lot 

and supporting infrastructure (project) 

in Indian River County, Florida. 

Project construction would take place 

at latitude 27.7508, longitude ¥80.4451, 

Indian River County, Florida. The 

project includes Indian River County 

Parcels 31392800007000000001.0, 

31392800007000000002.0, 

31392800007000000003.0, and 

31392800000500000023.0. These 

parcels are within scrub-jay–occupied 

habitat. The Service listed this species 

as threatened in 1987 (June 3, 1987; 52 

FR 20715). The listing became effective 

July 6, 1987. 

The applicants propose to mitigate the 

permanent alteration of occupied scrubjay habitat by restoring, conserving, and 

managing a total of 3.81 acres (1.54 ha) 

of upland scrub in perpetuity. A 

separate endowment fund, in the 

amount of $4,572.00, will be established 

to ensure that the mitigation areas are 

properly managed in perpetuity. 

Our Preliminary Determination: The 

Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicants’ 

project, including the proposed 

minimization and mitigation measures, 

will individually and cumulatively have 

a minor or negligible effect on the 

species covered in the HCP. Therefore, 

issuance of the ITPs is a ‘‘low-effect’’ 

action and qualifies as a categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 

CFR 1506.6), as provided by the 

Department of the Interior Manual (516 

DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 

Appendix 1), and as defined in our 

Habitat Conservation Planning 

Handbook (November 1996). We base 

our determination that issuance of the 

ITPs qualifies as a low-effect action on 

the following three criteria: (1) 

Implementation of the project would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

Federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

Implementation of the project would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

other environmental values or 

resources; and (3) Impacts of the project, 

considered together with the impacts of 

other past, present, and reasonably 

foreseeable similarly situated projects, 

would not result, over time, in 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources that would be 

considered significant. As more fully 

explained in our environmental action 

statement and associated Low Effect 

Screening Form, the applicants’ 

proposed project qualifies as a ‘‘loweffect’’ project. This preliminary 

determination may be revised based on 

our review of public comments that we 

receive in response to this notice. 

Next Steps: The Service will evaluate 

the HCP and comments submitted 

thereon to determine whether the 

applications meet the requirements of 

section 10(a) of the Act. The Service 

will also evaluate whether issuance of 

the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies 

with section 7 of the Act by conducting 

an intra-Service section 7 consultation. 

The results of this consultation, in 

combination with the above findings, 

will be used in the final analysis to 

determine whether or not to issue the 

ITPs. If it is determined that the 

requirements of the Act are met, the 

ITPs will be issued for the incidental 

take of the Florida scrub-jay. 

Authority: This notice is provided 

pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered 

Species Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Paul Souza, 

Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological 

Services Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5160 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR957000–L631000000–HD000: HAG11– 

0150] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management Oregon/Washington 

State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days 

from the date of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 23 S., R. 8 W., accepted January 25, 2011 

T. 22 S., R. 7 W., accepted January 25, 2011 

T. 35 S., R. 5 W., accepted January 27, 2011 

T. 34 S., R. 2 W., accepted February 10, 2011 

T. 30 S., R. 3 W., accepted February 10, 2011 

T. 21 S., R. 8 W., accepted February 22, 2011 

Washington 

T. 29 N., R. 36 E., accepted January 21, 2011 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Land Office at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/ 

Washington State Office, 333 SW. 1st 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon 


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required payment. A person or party 

who wishes to protest against a survey 

must file a notice that they wish to 

protest (at the above address) with the 

Oregon/Washington State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, Portland, 

Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Hensley, (503) 808–6124, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management, 333 SW. 1st Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Fred O’Ferrall, 

Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5175 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDB00200 LF20000ES.JS0000 

LFESFTF60000] 

Notice of Temporary Closures on 

Public Lands in Ada and Elmore 

Counties, ID 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Big Fire (#FNW4) and Hot Tea Fire 

(#FTF6) closures to motorized vehicle 

use are in effect on public lands 

administered by the Four Rivers Field 

Office, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM). 

DATES: The closures will be in effect on 

the date this notice is published in the 

Federal Register and will remain in 

effect for 2 years or until rescinded or 

modified by the authorized officer or 

designated Federal officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Humphrey, Four Rivers Field 

Manager, at 3948 Development Avenue, 

Boise, Idaho 83705, via e-mail at 

terry_humphrey@blm.gov, or phone 

(208) 384–3430. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individuals during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Big 

Fire closure affects public lands located 

in Ada County, Idaho approximately 3 

miles northwest of Eagle, Idaho, which 

burned on July 28, 2010. The legal 

description of the affected public lands 

is: 

Boise Meridian, Idaho 

T. 5 N., R. 1 W., 

Secs. 22 through 27, inclusive. 

T. 5 N., R. 1 E., 

Sec. 19; 

Sec. 30. 

The areas described contain approximately 

1,920 acres. 

The Big Fire closure is necessary 

because occupied and potential habitat 

for slickspot peppergrass, a species 

listed as threatened under the 

Endangered Species Act, is at risk from 

further damage by motorized vehicles. 

The closure area includes a designated 

management area for slickspot 

peppergrass (MA–2C). The closure will 

allow burned areas to re-establish a 

vegetative cover which protects the soil 

from erosion and provides for moisture 

retention. The closure will help to 

ensure the long-term viability of 

slickspot peppergrass plants and their 

associated habitat in this area. 

The Hot Tea closure affects public 

lands in Elmore County, Idaho, burned 

August 27–29, 2010, by the Hot Tea 

Fire, 12 miles northwest of Mountain 

Home, Idaho. Unburned public lands in 

the Thorn Creek Pasture (#4) of the 

Hammett #6 Allotment and north of the 

powerline in the Lower Bennett Creek 

Allotment will also be closed. The legal 

description of the affected public lands 

is: 

Boise Meridian, Idaho 

T. 2 S., R. 8 E., 

Secs. 24 through 26, inclusive; 

Secs. 34 through 35, inclusive. 

T. 2 S., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 30 through 31, inclusive. 

T. 3 S., R. 8 E., 

Sec. 2; 

Secs. 12 through 13, inclusive; 

Secs. 24 through 25, inclusive. 

T. 3 S., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 5 through 8, inclusive; 

Secs. 17 through 20, inclusive; 

Secs. 28 through 30, inclusive. 

The areas described contain approximately 

6,900 acres. 

The Hot Tea Fire closure is necessary 

to protect critical winter habitat for elk 

and mule deer as well as important 

sage-grouse habitat. The closure will 

help to slow the spread of noxious 

weeds; allow planted shrub, forb, and 

grass species to become established; and 

allow existing plants to recover from the 

effects of the fire. The closure will help 

ensure the long-term viability of habitat 

for wildlife populations in the area. 

The BLM will post closure signs at 

main entry points to the closed areas 

and/or other locations on-site. This 

closure will also be posted in the BLM 

Boise District office. Maps of the 

affected area and other documents 

associated with this closure are 

available at 3948 Development Avenue, 

Boise, Idaho 83705. Under the authority 

of Section 303(a) of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0–7, and 

43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM will enforce the 

following rule within the Big Fire and 

Hot Tea Fire closures: 

Motorized Vehicles Must Not Be Used 

in the Closed Area 

Exemptions: The following persons 

are exempt from this order: Federal, 

State, and local officers and employees 

in the performance of their official 

duties; members of organized rescue or 

fire-fighting forces in the performance of 

their official duties; and persons with 

written authorization from the BLM. 

Penalties: Any person who violates 

the above rule may be tried before a 

United States Magistrate and fined no 

more than $1,000, imprisoned for no 

more than 12 months, or both. Violators 

may also be subject to the enhanced 

fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. 

Terry Humphrey, 

Four Rivers Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5130 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[Account No. 3950–SZM] 

President’s Park—Environmental 

Assessment for Proposed Permanent 

Roadway Closures, Re-Design of 

Security Elements, and Preservation of 

Historic Landscape 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment by the 

National Park Service and the United 

States Secret Service, and notice of 

scoping for re-designing the security 

elements and preserving the landscape 

within President’s Park South, which 

includes a portion of E Street, NW., in 

Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: The proposed actions are as 

follows: The United States Secret 

Service deciding whether to 

permanently close (1) the section of E 

Street, NW. between 15th and 17th 

Streets, NW., South Executive Avenue, 

and the Ellipse roadways to 

unauthorized vehicular traffic, and (2) 

State Place and West South Executive 

Avenue and adjacent sidewalks 

(contiguous to First Division 

Monument) and Hamilton Place and 


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