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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: On December 29, 2010, 

BOEMRE published in the Federal 

Register the RFI in Commercial Wind 

Energy Leasing Offshore Massachusetts 

inviting submissions describing 

commercial leasing interest and 

providing comments and information 

pertaining to the RFI area (75 FR 82055). 

The RFI, requested submissions by 

February 28, 2011. 

Because of requests received from the 

public and the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts, we are hereby reopening 

the comment period until April 18, 

2011. As stated in the RFI published 

December 29, 2010, BOEMRE will use 

the responses to this RFI to gauge 

specific interest in commercial 

development of OCS wind resources in 

the area described, as required by 43 

U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to 

obtain a commercial lease for a wind 

energy project should submit detailed 

and specific information as described in 

the section entitled, ‘‘Required 

Indication of Interest Information.’’ Also, 

with this announcement, BOEMRE 

invites all interested and affected parties 

to comment and provide information— 

including information about multiple 

uses of the area, environmental issues 

and data—that will be useful in the 

consideration of the RFI area for 

commercial wind energy leasing. Please 

refer to the RFI, published in the 

Federal Register on December 29, 2010, 

(75 FR 82055) for further information. 

Comments already submitted on the RFI 

need not be resubmitted. 

Dated: March 8, 2011. 

Michael R. Bromwich, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6167 Filed 3–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2011–N049; 

40120–1112–0000–F5] 

Receipt of Applications for 

Endangered Species Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. The ESA 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive written data or 

comments on the applications at the 

address given below, by April 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to 

the following office within 30 days of 

the date of publication of this notice: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 

Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, 

GA 30345 (Attn: Cameron Shaw, Permit 

Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameron Shaw, telephone 904/731– 

3191; facsimile 904/731–3045. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public is invited to comment on the 

following applications for permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 

our regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This 

notice is provided under section 10(c) of 

the Act. If you wish to comment, you 

may submit comments by any one of the 

following methods. You may mail 

comments to the Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES section) or via electronic 

mail (e-mail) to: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. 

Please include your name and return 

address in your e-mail message. If you 

do not receive a confirmation from the 

Fish and Wildlife Service that we have 

received your e-mail message, contact 

us directly at the telephone number 

listed above (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, 

you may hand deliver comments to the 

Fish and Wildlife Service office listed 

above (see ADDRESSES section). 

Before including your address, 

telephone 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 

comments to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, 

Montgomery, Alabama, TE–132772. The 

applicant requests renewal of 

authorization for taking the following 

species during scientific studies and 

land management activities on National 

Forest lands in Alabama: 

Cahaba shiner Notropis cahabae 

Cumberlandian Combshell Epioblasma 

brevidens 

Upland Combshell Epioblasma 

metastriata 

Southern acornshell Epioblasma 

othcaloogensis 

Coosa moccasinshell Medionidus 

parvulus 

Southern clubshell Pleurobema decisum 

Dark pigtoe Pleurobema furvum 

Southern pigtoe Pleurobema geogianum 

Ovate clubshell Pleurobema perovatum 

Triangular kidneyshell Ptychobranchus 

greenii 

Flat pebblesnail Lepyrium showalteri 

Lacy elimia Elimia crenatella 

Cylindrical lioplax Lioplax 

cyclostomaformis 

Tulotoma Tulotoma magnifica 

Applicant: Stephen Samoray, 

Nashville, Tennessee, TE 25612A. 

Applicant requests authorization for 

non-lethal take of Indiana bats (Myotis 

sodalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens), 

Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorihinus 

townsendii virginianus) and Ozark bigeared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii 

ingens) for the purpose of conducting 

presence/absence surveys and collecting 

scientific data on roost sites. 

Applicant: Troy Best, Auburn 

University, Alabama, TE–77175. 

Applicant requests authorization to take 

(capture and release) Indiana bats 

(Myotis sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) for the purpose of 

conducting scientific and genetic 

research, population monitoring, and 

ecological studies. This work will be 

conducted throughout Alabama. 

Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, 

Russellville, Arkansas, TE–65972. The 

applicant requests renewal of 

authorization for take of the following 

species during scientific studies and 

land management activities on National 

Forest lands of the Ozark-St. Francis 

National Forest: 

Gray bat Myotis grisescens 

Indiana bat Myotis sodalis 

Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus 

townsendii ingens 

Least tern Sterna antillarum 

Fat pocketbook Potamilus carpax 

Pink mucket Lampsilis abrupt 

Palid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus 

Cave crayfish Cambarus aculabrum 

Cave crayfish Cambarus zophonastes 

American burying beetle Nicrophorus 

americanus 

Missouri bladderpod Lesquerella 

filiformis 

Applicant: Joseph Alderman, Semora, 

North Carolina, TE–28597A. 


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The applicant requests authority for 

nonlethal take of the following species 

while conducting presence/absence 

surveys in North and South Carolina: 

Carolina heelsplitter Lasmigona 

decorate 

Appalachian elktoe Alasmidonta 

raveneliana 

Tar River spinymussel Elliptio 

steinstansana 

Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta 

heterodon 

James spinymussel Pleurobema collina 

Littlewing pearlymussel Pegias fibula 

Cape Fear shiner Notropis 

mekistocholas 

Applicant: Ecological Solutions, Inc., 

Roswell, Georgia, TE–70800. 

The applicant requests authority for 

nonlethal take of the following species 

while conducting presence/absence 

surveys in Georgia: 

Hairy Rattleweed Baptisia arachnifera 

Alabama Leather Flower Baptisia 

arachnifera 

Smooth coneflower Echinacea laevigata 

Pondberry Lindera melissifolia 

Candy dropwort Oxypolis canbyi 

Harperella Ptilimnium nodosum 

Dwarf sumac Rhus michauxii 

Green pitcherplant Sarracenia oreophila 

Chaffseed Schwalbea Americana 

Fringed campion Silene polypetala 

Cooley meadowrue Thalictrum cooleyi 

Persistent trillium Trillium persistens 

Relict trillium Trillium reliquum 

Tennessee yellow-eyed grass Xyris 

tennesseensis 

Etowah Darter Etheostoma etowahae 

Amber Darter Percina antesella 

Applicant: Shaw Air Force Base, 

South Carolina, TE–75925. 

The applicant requests renewal of 

authorization for trapping, banding, 

translocating and installing artificial 

nesting cavities for red-cockaded 

woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) on the 

Poinsett Combat Range, Manchster State 

Forest, and other Air Force Properties in 

Sumter County, South Carolina. 

Applicant: U.S. Army, Fort Polk, 

Louisiana, TE–41314. 

The applicant requests renewal of 

authorization for trapping, banding, 

translocating, and installing artificial 

nesting cavities for red-cockaded 

woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) on the 

Ft. Polk Army Base, Louisiana. 

Applicant: Dr. J.H. Carter III and Assoc., 

TE–807672. 

The applicant requests renewal of 

authorization for trapping, banding, 

translocating, and installing artificial 

nesting cavities for red-cockaded 

woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) 

throughout the species’ range. 

Applicant: North Carolina Wildlife 

Resources Commission, TE–31057A. 

The applicant requests authority for 

nonlethal take of the following species 

for the purposes of research, 

management, and captive propagation 

in North Carolina: 

Appalachian elktoe Alasmidonta 

raveneliana 

Tar River spinymussel Elliptio 

steinstansana 

Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta 

heterodon 

James spinymussel Pleurobema collina 

Littlewing pearlymussel Pegias fibula 

Cape Fear shiner Notropis 

mekistocholas 

Applicant: Savannah River Ecology 

Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, 

TE–31066A. 

The applicant requests authority to 

collect seeds from Echinacea laevigata 

(smooth coneflower) for the purpose of 

establishment of a conservation garden. 

Plants and seeds from this effort may be 

used in the future to assist with 

recovery and reintroduction efforts. 

Applicant: Homosassa Springs State 

Wildlife Park, Homosassa, Florida, 

TE–40783. 

Applicant requests renewal of 

authorization to take by housing and 

providing care for Key deer (Odocoileus 

virginianus clavium) for the purpose of 

public education. This activity will take 

place in Citrus County, Florida. 

Applicant: Eglin Air Force Base, 

Niceville, Florida, TE–130169. 

Applicant requests renewal of 

authorization to collect Cladonia 

perforata (perforate reindeer lichen), for 

the purpose of establishing a population 

at the Bok Tower Garden plant 

repository to use for re-establishment in 

the event that the current wild 

population is lost. 

Applicant: North Carolina Wildlife 

Resources Commission, TE–31079A. 

Applicant requests authorization to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

(Myotis sodalis), Virginia big-eared bats 

(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) 

and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) for the 

purpose of conducting presence/absence 

surveys, population monitoring, and 

ecological studies. This work will be 

conducted in North Carolina. 

Applicant: Tennessee Wildlife 

Resources Agency, TE–31141A. 

Applicant requests authorization to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

(Myotis sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) for the purpose of 

conducting presence/absence surveys, 

population monitoring, and ecological 

studies. This work will be conducted in 

Tennessee. 

Applicant: Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection, Apopka, 

Florida, TE–32394A. 

Applicant requests authorization to 

take, by nonlethal means, the Anastasia 

Island beach mouse (Peromyscus 

polionotus phasma) for the purpose of 

scientific study and enhancing 

management and recovery efforts. This 

effort will be conducted along the 

Atlantic coastline of northeast Florida. 

Applicant: James Godwin, Auburn, 

Alabama, TE–32397A. 

Applicant requests authorization to 

take Alabama red-bellied turtles 

(Pseudemys alabamenisis) for the 

purpose of scientific study. This effort 

will involve trapping, marking, and 

removing tissue for genetic analysis. 

The study will take place in Baldwin 

and Mobile Counties, Alabama, and 

Harrison and Jackson Counties, 

Mississippi. 

Applicant: USDA, Forest Service, 

Montgomery, Alabama, TE–33465A. 

The applicant requests authorization 

for trapping, banding, translocating, and 

installing artificial nesting cavities for 

red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides 

borealis) on National Forests in 

Alabama, and related activities in 

cooperating States. 

Applicant: Joseph Kirkbride, National 

Arboretum, Washington DC, TE– 

33475A. 

The applicant is requesting 

authorization to take plant tissues and 

flowers from Chionanthus pygmaeus 

(pygmy fringe tree) from Federal lands 

in Florida, to retain as voucher 

specimens at the National Arboretum, 

and to conduct genetic testing on the 

specimens for species verification. 

Applicant: Virginia Cooperative Fish 

and Wildlife Research Unit, 

Blacksburg, Virginia, TE–34778A. 

The applicant requests authorization 

to capture, handle, tag, and track 

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) at Ft. Knox, 

Kentucky, and Carolina northern flying 

squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) 

in North Carolina. 

Applicant: John Alderman, Pittsboro, 

North Carolina, TE–065756. 

The applicant requests to amend his 

existing permit to include conducting 

presence-absence surveys (to include 

capture, tag, and release) for all 

endangered and threatened species of 

freshwater mussels in the United States. 

Applicant: Bernard Kuhajda, University 

of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 

TE–137403. 

The applicant requests to amend his 

existing permit to include presenceabsence surveys for and tissue 

collection from the endangered 

vermilion darter (Etheostoma 

chermocki) and the proposed 

endangered rush darter (E. 

phytophilum) in Alabama. 

Applicant: Phillip Bettoli, U.S. 

Geological Survey, Cookeville, 

Tennessee, TE–34878A. 


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The applicant is requesting 

authorization to take (nonlethally) 

boulder darters (Etheostoma wapiti) and 

cracking pearlymussels (Hemistena lata) 

for the purpose of developing sampling 

protocols and enhancing recovery 

efforts. This work will be accomplished 

in the Elk River, Tennessee. 

Applicant: Alabama Power Company, 

Birmingham, Alabama, TE–34880A. 

The applicant is requesting 

authorization for take (nonlethal) of redcockaded woodpeckers (Picoides 

borealis), southern clubshell 

(Pleurobema decisum), southern pigtoe 

(Pleurobema georgianum), Georgia 

pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), 

interrupted rocksnail (Leptoxis 

foreman), cylindrical lioplax (Lioplax 

cyclostomaformis), rough hornsnail 

(Pleurocera foreman), and tulotoma 

(Tulotoma magnifica), for the purpose 

of conducting presence/absence surveys 

and to enhance recovery through 

management activities. This work will 

be conducted in Alabama. 

Applicant: Mark Bailey, Andalusia, 

Alabama, TE–34882A. 

The applicant is requesting 

authorization for take (non-lethal) of 

red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides 

borealis), Mississippi gopher frog (Rana 

capitol sevosa) and reticulated 

flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma 

bishop) for the purpose of conducting 

presence/absence surveys and to assist 

with recovery activities. This work will 

be conducted throughout the species 

ranges. 

Applicant: U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, 

South Carolina, TE–60988. 

The applicant requests authorization 

for trapping, banding, translocating and 

installing artificial nesting cavities for 

red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides 

borealis) on Fort Jackson. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Mark J. Musaus, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6256 Filed 3–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–22014; LLAK–962000–L14100000– 

HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision to 

Bering Straits Native Corporation. The 

decision will approve the conveyance of 

the surface and subsurface estates in 

certain lands pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act. The lands 

are located north of Koyuk, Alaska, and 

aggregate 4.86 acres. Notice of the 

decision will also be published four 

times in the Nome Nugget. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision within 

the following time limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until April 18, 2011 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

3. Notices of appeal transmitted by 

electronic means, such as facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely 

filed. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BLM by phone at 907–271–5960, by email at ak.blm.conveyance@blm.gov, or 

by telecommunication device (TTD) 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Dina L. Torres, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Branch 

of Preparation and Resolution. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6170 Filed 3–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO620000.L18200000.XH0000] 

Call for Nominations for Resource 

Advisory Councils 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) that 

have member terms expiring this year. 

The RACs provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

their geographic areas. The BLM will 

accept public nominations for 45 days 

after the publication of this notice. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than May 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for the address of BLM 

State Offices accepting nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Sandoval, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Bureau of Land 

Management, Correspondence, 

International, and Advisory Committee 

Office, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–MIB 

5070, Washington, DC 20240; 202–208– 

74294. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs 

the Secretary of the Interior to involve 

the public in planning and issues 

related to management of lands 

administered by the BLM. Section 309 

of FLPMA directs the Secretary to 

establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are 

consistent with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). As required by 

FACA, RAC membership must be 

balanced and representative of the 

various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. The 

rules governing RACs are found at 43 

CFR subpart 1784 and include the 

following three membership categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits and representatives of 

organizations associated with energy 

and mineral development, timber 

industry, transportation or rights-ofway, developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle use, and commercial 

recreation; 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

archaeological and historic 

organizations, dispersed recreation 

activities, and wild horse and burro 

organizations; and 

Category Three—Representatives of 

state, county, or local elected office; 

employees of a state agency responsible 

for management of natural resources; 

representatives of Indian tribes within 

or adjacent to the area for which the 

council is organized; representatives of 

academia who are employed in natural 

sciences; and the public-at-large. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 


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