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TABLE 1—SPECIES PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE TOWN OF APPLE VALLEY’S MSHCP—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Federal status State status 

Reptiles 

Desert tortoise ........................................... Gopherus agassizii ................................. Threatened ............. Threatened. 

Fish 

Mohave tui chub ........................................ Siphatales bicolor mohavensis ............... Endangered ............ Endangered. 

The Applicant, in cooperation with 

the California Department of Fish and 

Game (CDFG) and the Service, will 

develop the MSHCP such that it also 

meets the State’s requirements for a 

Natural Community Conservation Plan 

(NCCP). The Applicant will likewise 

serve as the lead agency for the 

Environmental Impact Report (EIR), 

pursuant to Section 15168 of the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA) Guidelines. Compliance with 

NEPA and CEQA may be done 

concurrently in a joint EIS/EIR or EA/ 

Negative Declaration. 

Environmental Impact Statement or 

Environmental Assessment 

The EIS or EA will consider the 

proposed action (issuance of an ITP 

based on the MSHCP), a no-action 

alternative (a scenario where there 

would be no issuance of an ITP and no 

take of listed species), and a reasonable 

range of alternatives that fit within the 

purpose and need of the Service. The 

general purpose and need of the Service 

for the proposed action is to respond to 

an ITP application and to protect, 

conserve, and enhance fish and wildlife 

and their habitats for the continuing 

benefit of the people of California and 

the United States. A detailed 

description of the proposed action and 

alternatives will be included in the EIS 

or EA. The alternatives for analysis in 

the document may include, but not be 

limited to, variations in the covered 

activities and the footprint of 

development within the 170,000-acre 

planning area. It will also identify 

potentially significant impacts on 

biological resources, land use, air 

quality, cultural resources, water 

resources, socioeconomics, and other 

resources in the human environment 

that may occur directly, indirectly, and/ 

or cumulatively as a result of 

implementing the proposed action or 

any of the alternatives. Various 

strategies for avoiding, minimizing, and 

mitigating the impacts of incidental take 

also will be considered. 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 and 

1508.22 to obtain suggestions and 

information from other agencies and the 

public on the scope of issues and 

alternatives they believe need to be 

addressed in the EIS or EA. The primary 

purpose of the scoping process is to 

identify important issues raised by the 

public related to the proposed action. 

Written comments from interested 

parties are requested to ensure that the 

full range of issues related to the 

proposed action is identified. Comments 

will only be accepted in written form. 

Request for Public Comments 

We seek comments concerning (i) The 

eight species proposed for inclusion in 

the applicant’s proposed multispecies 

habitat conservation plan (MSHCP), 

including information regarding their 

ranges, distribution areas, population 

sizes and population trends; (ii) relevant 

data concerning the impacts of the 

proposed development on these species; 

(iii) any other environmental issues that 

should be considered with regard to the 

proposed development and permit 

action; and (iv) the range of alternatives 

to be included in the EIS or EA. 

Public Comments 

Please direct any comments to the 

Service contact listed above in the 

ADDRESSES section, and any questions to 

the Service contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

All comments and materials we receive, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. 

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 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(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: March 17, 2011. 

Alexandra Pitts, 

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest 

Region,Sacramento, CA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2011–N063; 96300–1671– 

0000–P5] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have issued 

the following permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species, 

marine mammals, or both. We issue 

these permits under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2280; or e-mail 

DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the 

dates below, as authorized by the 

provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we 

issued requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

we found that (1) The application was 

filed in good faith, (2) The granted 

permit would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the endangered species, 

and (3) The granted permit would be 

consistent with the purposes and policy 

set forth in section 2 of the ESA. 


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Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

Endangered Species 

069439 ............... Steve Martin’s Working Wildlife ............................ 75 FR 62139; October 07, 2010 ........................... March 10, 2011. 

781606 ............... Wildlife Conservation Society ............................... 75 FR 82409; December 30, 2010 ....................... March 8, 2011. 

25983A .............. Mote Marine Laboratory ........................................ 75 FR 82409; December 30, 2010 ....................... March 11, 2011. 

31720A .............. David Hubbard ...................................................... 76 FR 7580; February 10, 2011 ........................... March 17, 2011. 

32570A .............. Robert Amon ......................................................... 76 FR 7580; February 10, 2011 ........................... March 17, 2011. 

Marine Mammals 

046081 ............... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals 

Management.

75 FR 57977; September 23, 2010 ...................... March 11, 2011. 

Availability of Documents 

Documents and other information 

submitted with these 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: 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[USGS–GX11CY00STF0000] 

Proposed Information Collection: 

Strengthening the Scientific 

Understanding of Climate Change 

Impacts on Freshwater Resources of 

the United States 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: An interagency team of 

Federal agencies with freshwater 

resource management responsibilities is 

seeking public review and comment on 

a draft report to Congress titled 

‘‘Strengthening the Scientific 

Understanding of Climate Change 

Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the 

United States.’’ 

The draft report reviews key issues 

related to freshwater resource data and 

climate change and identifies next steps 

to improve the Nation’s capacity to 

detect and predict changes in freshwater 

resources that are likely to result from 

a changing climate. It was prepared in 

response to Section 9506 of Public Law 

111–11 by an interagency team of water 

data program managers and scientists. 

The interagency team cooperated with 

the Subcommittee on Water Availability 

and Quality (SWAQ), an interagency 

subcommittee of the National Science 

and Technology Council (NSTC) 

Committee on Environment Natural 

Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS) 

and the Interagency Climate Change 

Adaptation Task Force and its Water 

Resources Workgroup. The interagency 

team also collaborated with a range of 

interested parties including the 

Advisory Committee on Water 

Information (ACWI). This draft report 

was prepared for public review and 

comment and is available on the 

Internet at http://www.acwi.climate/ 

freshwater/report along with a link for 

providing comments. 

DATES: Please submit comment on or 

before April 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by: 

• E-mail: tschertz@usgs.gov. Include 

‘‘9506 Report’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Send the original and three 

copies of your comments to: T. Schertz, 

U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, MS 412, Reston, VA 

20192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

T. Schertz, 703–648–6864, 

tschertz@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Information is collected from the 

public regarding the distribution of a 

draft report to Congress titled 

‘‘Strengthening the Scientific 

Understanding of Climate Change 

Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the 

United States.’’ An interagency team of 

Federal agencies with freshwater 

resource management responsibilities is 

seeking public review and comment on 

the draft report. The draft report reviews 

key issues related to freshwater resource 

data and climate change and identifies 

next steps to improve the Nation’s 

capacity to detect and predict changes 

in freshwater resources that are likely to 

result from a changing climate. It was 

prepared in response to Section 9506 of 

Public Law 111–11 by an interagency 

team of water data program managers. 

The interagency team cooperated with 

the Subcommittee on Water Availability 

and Quality (SWAQ), an interagency 

subcommittee of the National Science 

and Technology Council (NSTC) 

Committee on Environment Natural 

Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS) 

and the Interagency Climate Change 

Adaptation Task Force and its Water 

Resources Workgroup. The interagency 

team also collaborated with a range of 

interested parties including the 

Advisory Committee on Water 

Information (ACWI). 

This draft report was prepared for 

public review and comment and is 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.acwi.climate/freshwater/report 

along with a link for providing 

comments. 

Type of Request: This is an existing 

collection in use without an OMB 

control number or expiration date. 

Affected Public: State and local 

government employees and private 

individuals. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 60 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 500 hours. 

Dated: March 11, 2011. 

Jerad Bales, 

Chief of Science and Research for Water, 

U.S. Geological Survey. 

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