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conjunction with conducting focused 

training seminars in occupied habitat 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–195305 

Applicant: Andres Aguilar, Merced, 

California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (October 29, 2008, 

73 FR 64360) to take (capture, collect, 

and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta conservatio), the 

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

longiantenna), in conjunction with 

surveys and genetic research Contra 

Costa, Glenn, Merced, San Luis Obispo, 

Solano, Stanislaus, and Ventura 

Counties, California, for the purpose of 

enhancing the species’ survival. 

We invite public review and comment 

on each of these recovery permit 

applications. Comments and materials 

we receive will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

Michael Long, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 8, 

Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8509 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–FHC–2011–N061; 94300–1122– 

0000–Z2] 

Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory 

Committee; Teleconference Line 

Available for Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), will host a 

Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory 

Committee (Committee) meeting on 

April 27, 2011. The meeting is open to 

the public. This meeting was announced 

in the Federal Register on April 1, 2011. 

In-person registration is now closed due 

to full room capacity. A listen-only 

teleconference line is now available. 

The meeting agenda will include a 

presentation and discussion of 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 listen via the 

teleconference line, 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 in-person meeting 

location is full to capacity. 

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 listen to the meeting via 

teleconference 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. The in-person meeting 

registration is closed due to a filled 

room capacity. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Rachel London, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind 

Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8559 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[L51010000.FX0000.LVRWA11A2990.

LLAZP000000; AZA35079] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Sun Valley to Morgan 

500/230kV Transmission Line Project 

(Formerly Called TS–5 to TS–9), 

Maricopa County, Arizona, and 

Possible Land Use Plan Amendment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Hassayampa 

Field Office, Phoenix, Arizona, intends 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) which may include 

discussion of an amendment to the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala Resource 

Management Plan (RMP), and by this 

notice is announcing the beginning of 

the scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS and possible 

plan amendment. Comments on issues 

may be submitted in writing until May 

26, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) of 

any scoping meetings will be 


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announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media and the BLM Web 

site at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en.html. In order to be included in the 

Draft EIS, all comments must be 

received prior to the close of the scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. We will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on project issues and planning criteria 

related to the Bradshaw-Harquahala 

Resource Management Plan by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en.html. 

• E-mail: SunValleyMorgan@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 623–580–5580. 

• Mail: BLM, Phoenix District Office, 

Hassayampa Field Office, Attention: Joe 

Incardine/Sun Valley-Morgan Project, 

21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85207–2929. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Hassayampa 

Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Joe Incardine, National Project Manager, 

telephone 801–524–3833; address BLM, 

Phoenix District Office, Hassayampa 

Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85207–2929; e-mail 

Joe_Incardine@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant, Arizona Public Service, has 

requested a right-of-way (ROW) 

authorization to construct, operate, and 

maintain a single-circuit 500-kilovolt 

(kV) and a single-circuit 230-kV 

overhead transmission line (constructed 

on the same structures or poles). The 

project area involves about 8 miles of 

public land along a route that is 

approximate 38 miles long. The 

proposed 500-kV portion of the project 

would strengthen the reliability of the 

regional 500-kV system and could 

facilitate delivery of renewable energy 

resources to load centers, such as the 

Phoenix metropolitan area. The 

proposed 230-kV portion of the project 

would provide a source to serve a future 

load anticipated to emerge within 

present undeveloped areas within the 

Town of Buckeye, the City of Surprise, 

the City of Peoria, and unincorporated 

Maricopa County. The transmission line 

would connect the Sun Valley (formerly 

TS–5) Substation located in the Town of 

Buckeye with the Morgan (formerly TS– 

9) Substation located in the City of 

Peoria. 

An estimated 190 acres of public land 

would be necessary to accommodate the 

right-of-way for the transmission line, 

its associated construction areas, and 

access roads. To the extent possible, 

existing roads would be used for access 

for construction and maintenance. The 

public land that would be affected is in 

two separate areas: (1) Near the Sun 

Valley Substation, north of the Central 

Arizona Project canal in Buckeye, and 

(2) parallel to SR 74 in the City of Peoria 

and unincorporated Maricopa County. 

The transmission line would also cross 

State Trust land managed by the 

Arizona State Land Department, as well 

as privately owned lands. The 

transmission line may include steel 

monopole or lattice structures between 

135- and 195-feet tall, with spans 

between structures ranging from 800- to 

1,400-feet, depending on terrain. The 

right-of-way would be 200-feet wide. 

Structure locations cannot be 

determined until a specific right-of-way 

is identified and the final design 

completed. 

The proposed right-of-way across 

public land is within a corridor for this 

transmission line certificated by the 

Arizona Corporation Commission in 

March 2009. However, the BLM’s 

Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP (2010) does 

not have a utility or multi-use corridor 

designation where the proposed 

transmission line is to be located on the 

public land along SR 74. Generally, 

BLM land use plans contain corridor 

designations for major right-of-way 

projects such as electric transmission 

facilities accommodating lines of 115kV 

or greater voltage. The current BLM plan 

states that ‘‘all major utilities will be 

routed through designated corridors.’’ 

Authorization of this ROW project 

may require an amendment of the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP. By this 

notice, the BLM is complying with 

requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) to 

notify the public of potential 

amendments to land use plans, 

predicated on the findings of the EIS. If 

a land use plan amendment is 

necessary, the BLM will integrate the 

land use planning process with the 

NEPA process for this project. The BLM 

will comply with Secretarial Order 3310 

concerning lands with wilderness 

characteristics. The BLM will also 

utilize and coordinate the NEPA 

commenting process to satisfy the 

public involvement process for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 

470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal 

consultations will be conducted in 

accordance with policy, and Tribal 

concerns, including impacts on Indian 

trust assets, will be given due 

consideration. Federal, State, and local 

agencies, along with other stakeholders 

that may be interested or affected by the 

BLM’s decision on this project, are 

invited to participate in the scoping 

process and, if eligible, may request or 

be requested by the BLM to participate 

as a cooperating agency. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: visual, desert tortoise and other 

desert wildlife. 

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: 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 2800. 

James G. Kenna, 

Arizona State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CONC–0211–6680; 2410–OYC] 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) 

will ask the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve the 

information collection (IC) described 

below. Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, 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 new 

collection of information form (NPS 

#10–650). We may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 


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