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the Service’s Draft Land-Based Wind 

Energy Guidelines. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

April 27, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time. If you are a member of the 

public wishing to attend, you must 

register online no later than April 20, 

2011 (see ‘‘Meeting Participation 

Information’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax 

Drive, Room 530, Arlington, VA 22203 

(see ‘‘Meeting Location Information’’ 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel London, Division of Habitat and 

Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, (703) 358–2161. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 13, 2007, the Department of 

the Interior published a notice of 

establishment of the Committee in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 11373). The 

Committee’s purpose is to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on 

developing effective measures to avoid 

or minimize impacts to wildlife and 

their habitats related to land-based wind 

energy facilities. All Committee 

members serve without compensation. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.), a copy of the Committee’s charter 

is filed with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration; Committee on 

Environment and Public Works, U.S. 

Senate; Committee on Natural 

Resources, U.S. House of 

Representatives; and the Library of 

Congress. The Secretary appointed 22 

individuals to the Committee on 

October 24, 2007, representing the 

varied interests associated with wind 

energy development and its potential 

impacts to wildlife species and their 

habitats. The Committee provided its 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

March 4, 2010. 

Draft Land-Based Wind Energy 

Guidelines 

The Draft Land-Based Wind Energy 

Guidelines were made available for 

public comment on February 18, 2011, 

with a comment-period ending date of 

May 19, 2011. The draft Guidelines are 

available for comment at http:// 

www.fws.gov/windenergy/docs/Wind_

Energy_Guidelines_2_15_

2011FINAL.pdf. We will publish the 

final Guidelines for public use after 

consideration of any comments 

received. The purpose of the Guidelines, 

once finalized, will be to provide 

recommendations on measures to avoid, 

minimize, and compensate for effects to 

fish, wildlife, and their habitats. For 

more information, including how to 

comment on the draft Guidelines, see 

our Federal Register notice of February 

18, 2011 (76 FR 9590). 

Meeting Location Information 

Please note that the meeting location 

is accessible to wheelchair users. If you 

require additional accommodations, 

please notify us at least 1 week in 

advance of the meeting. 

Meeting Participation Information 

All Committee meetings are open to 

the public. The public has an 

opportunity to comment at all 

Committee meetings. 

We require that all persons planning 

to attend the meeting register at http:// 

www.fws.gov/windenergy no later than 

April 20, 2011. We will give preference 

to registrants based on date and time of 

registration. Limited standing room at 

the meeting may be available if all seats 

are filled. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Rachel London, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind 

Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7788 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2011–N069; 96300–1671– 

0000–P5] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Receipt of Applications for 

Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

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, marine mammals, 

or both. With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. Both laws 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

May 2, 2011. We must receive requests 

for marine mammal permit public 

hearings, in writing, at the address 

shown in the ADDRESSES section by May 

2, 2011. 

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: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an e-mail or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (SEE ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

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Act. 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 

10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

part 17, the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 

et seq.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR)] at 50 CFR 

part 18 require that we invite public 

comment before final action on these 

permit applications. Under the MMPA, 

you may request a hearing on any 

MMPA application received. If you 

request a hearing, give specific reasons 

why a hearing would be appropriate. 

The holding of such a hearing is at the 

discretion of the Service Director. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Louisiana State University, 

Department of Geology and 

Geophysics, Baton Rouge, LA; PRT– 

36826A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological specimens from broadsnouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) 

from ranched animals in Argentina for 

the purpose of scientific research. 

Applicant: Museum of Zoology and 

Herbarium, University of Michigan, 

Ann Arbor, MI; PRT–693112 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export and re-import non-living 

museum/herbarium specimens of 

endangered and threatened species 

(excluding bald eagles) previously 

legally accessioned into the permittee’s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Metro Richmond Zoo, 

Moseley, VA; PRT–37443A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import two captive-bred Diana monkeys 

(Cercopithecus diana) from the Port 

Lympne Wildlife Park, UK, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Minnesota Zoo, Apple 

Valley, MN; PRT–37786A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import seven captive-bred Asian dhole 

(Cuon alpinus) from the European 

Association of Zoos, EU, for the purpose 

of enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Daniel Fore, Austin, TX; 

PRT–37816A; 

Applicant: Robert Cooker, Wilsonville, 

AL; PRT–33960A; 

Applicant: Terry Prisk, Highland, MI; 

PRT–37689A; 

Applicant: Robert Breuder, Barrington, 

IL; PRT–36734A; 

Applicant: Samuel Monarch, 

Hardinsburg, KY; PRT–37370A; 

Applicant: Roger Jones, Memphis, TN; 

PRT–36490A. 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Mote Marine Laboratory, 

Sarasota, FL; PRT–100361 

The applicant requests renewal of the 

permit to authorize take and import of 

West Indian manatees (Trichechus 

manatus) in Florida and from the 

Caribbean region for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7806 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWY922000–L13200000–EL0000; 

WYW177903] 

Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease 

sale. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

certain coal resources in the West 

Antelope II South Coal Tract described 

below in Converse County, Wyoming, 

will be offered for competitive lease by 

sealed bid in accordance with the 

provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, as amended. 

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10 

a.m., on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. 

Sealed bids must be submitted on or 

before 4 p.m., on Tuesday, June 14, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the First Floor Conference Room 

(Room 107), of the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. 

Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. 

Sealed bids must be submitted to the 

Cashier, BLM Wyoming State Office, at 

the address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or 

Tyson Sackett, Acting Coal Coordinator, 

at 307–775–6258, and 307–775–6487, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal 

lease sale is being held in response to 

a lease by application (LBA) filed by 

Antelope Coal LLC, Gillette, Wyoming. 

The coal resource to be offered consists 

of all reserves recoverable by surface 

mining methods in the following 

described lands located 2–4 miles south 

of the Campbell/Converse County line 

and 1–3 miles east of State Highway 59. 

T. 40 N., R. 71 W., 6th Principal Meridian 

Sec. 5, lot 18; 

Sec. 8, lots 1 through 3 inclusive, lots 6 

through 11 inclusive, and lots 14 through 

16 inclusive; 

Sec. 9, lots 2 through 16 inclusive; 

Sec. 10, lots 5, 6, and lots 11 through 14 

inclusive; 

Sec. 14, lot 13; and 

Sec. 15, lots 2 through 7 inclusive, and lots 

10 through 16 inclusive. 

Containing 1,908.60 acres, more or less in 

Campbell and Converse Counties, Wyoming. 

The LBA tract is adjacent to the 

western and southern lease boundary of 

the Antelope Mine and to Federal leases 

to the east and north as well as a State 

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