Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2011 / Notices 21399 

Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart D and 

NTL(s) Reporting and recordkeeping requirement 

Hour burden 

Non-hour 

cost burdens 

490(q)(12) ........................................... Analyze produced water disposed of for H2S content and submit results to 

BOEMRE on occasion (approx. weekly).

2.8. 

Miscellaneous 

400–490 ............................................. General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart D.2. 

NTL ..................................................... Voluntary submittal to USCG read only access to the EPIRB data for their 

moored drilling rig fleet before hurricane season.

.25. 

* The hour burdens are an average of the estimate due to the fact that a large percentage of the submittals are reported electronically, which 

in some cases takes less time than the percentage of the submittals that are reported in paper form. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

The currently approved non-hour cost 

burden for this collection is $1,789,340. 

We have identified two non-hour cost 

burdens. Section 250.410(d) requires a 

fee ($1,959) for an APD. Section 250.460 

requires a fee ($116) for an APM the 

drilling application. We have not 

identified any other non-hour 

paperwork cost burdens associated with 

this collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *.’’ 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to 

respondents or recordkeepers resulting 

from the collection of information. 

Therefore, if you have costs to generate, 

maintain, and disclose this information, 

you should comment and provide your 

total capital and startup cost 

components or annual operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of service 

components. You should describe the 

methods you use to estimate major cost 

factors, including system and 

technology acquisition, expected useful 

life of capital equipment, discount 

rate(s), and the period over which you 

incur costs. Capital and startup costs 

include, among other items, computers 

and software you purchase to prepare 

for collecting information, monitoring, 

and record storage facilities. You should 

not include estimates for equipment or 

services purchased: (i) Before October 1, 

1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 

not associated with the information 

collection; (iii) for reasons other than to 

provide information or keep records for 

the Government; or (iv) as part of 

customary and usual business or private 

practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedures: 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. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: April 7, 2011. 

Sharon Buffington, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9196 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2011–N071; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

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 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before May 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: 

Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; or 

by electronic mail to 

permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Mandell,(612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We invite public comment on the 

following permit applications for certain 

activities with endangered species 

authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

request for a copy of the complete 

application to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES
21400 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2011 / Notices 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38769A. 

Applicant: Sarah A. Bradley, Salem, 

MO. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats (Myotissodalis) and gray 

bats (Myotisgrisescens) on the Mark 

Twain National Forest. Proposed 

activities are for the enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38785A. 

Applicant: Merrill B. Tawse, 

Mansfield, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats within Indiana, Kentucky, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Proposed activities are for enhancement 

of survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38789A. 

Applicant: BHE Environmental, Inc., 

Cincinnati, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats and gray bats throughout 

the range of the species (within IL, IN, 

IA, MI, MO, OH, KY, TN, AL, GA, AR, 

MS, NC, SC, FL, PA, and NY). Permit 

renewal is also requested for threatened 

and endangered mussel species within 

AZ, NM, OK, TX, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, 

MO, OH, WI, AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, 

MS, NC, SC, TN, CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, 

NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, and WV 

and threatened and endangered fish 

species within those States and CO, KS, 

MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, and WY. Proposed 

activities are for enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild 

through studies to monitor habitat use, 

surveys to document presence of the 

species, and through population 

assessments. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38793A. 

Applicant: Kenneth S. Mierzwa, 

Eureka, CA. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release of 

larvae; collection of excuviae) Hine’s 

emerald dragonfly 

(Somatochlorahineana) in Will County, 

Illinois. Proposed activities are for 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38821A. 

Applicant: Stantec Consulting 

Services, Louisville, KY. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal/amendment to take (capture 

and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, 

Ozark big-eared bats 

(Corynorhinustownsendiiingens), 

Virginia big-eared bats 

(Corynorhinustownsendiivirginianus), 

the Copperbelly water snake 

(Nerodiaerythrogasterneglecta), Carolina 

Northern flying squirrel 

(Glaucomyssabrinuscoloratus), and the 

bog turtle (Clemmysmuhlenbergii) 

throughout their range within OK, IL, 

IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, AL, AR, GA, KY, 

MS, NC, SC, TN, CT, DE, MA, MD,NH, 

NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, and WV. Permit 

renewal is also requested for threatened 

and endangered mussel and fish species 

within those States. Proposed activities 

are for enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild through studies to 

monitor habitat use, surveys to 

document presence of the species, and 

through population assessments. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38835A. 

Applicant: Land Conservancy of West 

Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal/amendment to take (habitat 

management; presence/absence surveys; 

prescribed fire) Karner blue butterfly 

(Lycaeidesmelissasamuelis) on the Maas 

Preserve, Kent County, Michigan. 

Proposed activities are for enhancement 

of survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38837A. 

Applicant: J.F. New Associates, Inc., 

Walkerton, IN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal/amendment to take (capture 

and release) Indiana bats and gray bats 

within Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and 

Wisconsin. The applicant requests a 

permit amendment to include Virginia 

big-eared bats and to expand the 

geographic scope of the permit to 

include the range of all three species 

within States above and Alabama, 

Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, 

Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New 

York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed 

activities are for enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38838A. 

Applicant: Dr. Michael Hoggarth, 

Westerville, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Federally listed mussels within Ohio. 

Species included on Dr. Hoggarth’s 

existing permit are: purple catspaw 

pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata 

obliquata), fanshell 

(Cyprogeniastegaria), white catspaw 

(Epioblasmaobliquataperobliqua), pink 

mucket pearly mussel 

(Lampsilisabrupta), rayed bean 

(Villosafabalis), sheepnose 

(Plethobasuscyphyus), clubshell 

(Pluerobemaclava), rabbitsfoot 

(Quadrulacylindricacylindrica), and 

snuffbox mussel (Epioblasmatriquetra). 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take Federally listed 

mussels within an expanded geographic 

scope including: Indiana, Michigan, 

Kentucky, and West Virginia. Proposed 

activities are for enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38842A. 

Applicant: Sanders Environmental 

Inc., Bellefonte, PA. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal/amendment to take (capture; 

radio-tag; release) Indiana bats within 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 

Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The 

applicant requests a permit amendment 

to include gray bats and to expand the 

geographic scope of the permit to 

include the range of both species within 

the States above and Alabama, 

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, and 

Tennessee. Proposed activities are for 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38849A. 

Applicant: Macalester College, St. 

Paul, MN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal/amendment to take (capture 

and release) Higgins’ eye pearlymussel 

(Lampsilishigginsi), winged mapleleaf 

mussel (Quadrulafragosa), sheepnose 

mussel, snuffbox mussel, and 

spectaclecasemussel 

(Cumberlandiamonodonta) within the 

Chippewa River, Mississippi River, and 

the St. Croix River within Minnesota 

and Wisconsin. The proposed research 

involves community monitoring and 

habitat analysis. The applicant also 

requests authority to conduct host 

suitability trials and brooding studies on 

sheepnose mussels collected in the 

Mississippi River Basin in Minnesota 

and Wisconsin; this research involves 

temporarily holding females and 

collecting glochidia. Proposed activities 

are for enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38856A. 

Applicant: Skelly and Loy, Inc., 

Harrisburg, PA. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

and Virginia big-eared bats throughout 

the range of the species within Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, 

Ohio, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, 

Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2011 / Notices 21401 

Virginia, and West Virginia. The 

proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38858A. 

Applicant: The Holden Arboretum, 

Kirtland, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (survey and collect seed) 

Houghton’s goldenrod 

(Oligoneuronhoughtonii) on lands 

within Crawford and Kalkaska Counties, 

Michigan. Proposed activities are for 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38860A. 

Applicant: Jason M. Garvon, Sault 

Sainte Marie, MI. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (conduct habitat surveys; monitor 

nesting sites; erect nesting enclosures) 

Piping plover (Charadriusmelodus) 

throughout the Upper Peninsula of 

Michigan. Proposed activities are for the 

recovery and enhancement of survival 

of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38862A. 

Applicant: George R. Cunningham, 

Omaha, NE. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Topeka 

shiners (Notropistopeka) throughout 

Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, 

Kansas, and Minnesota. Proposed 

activities are for the recovery and 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE38866A. 

Applicant: David Mech, U.S. 

Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture, radio-tag, use chemical 

immobilization, assess and treat health 

conditions, implant isotopes, salvage, 

and release) gray wolf (Canis lupus) in 

Minnesota, and other locations within 

the 48 continental States of the United 

States to monitor the status of the 

species. The proposed research is for the 

recovery of the species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We seek public review and comments 

on these permit applications. Please 

refer to the permit number when you 

submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive are available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. 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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: April 7, 2011. 

Lynn Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9151 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMP02000 L71220000.EX0000 

LVTFGX9G4200] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS 

for the HB In-Situ Solution Mine 

Project, Eddy County, NM 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the HB In-Situ Solution Mine 

Project, and by this Notice is 

announcing the opening of the comment 

period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the HB In-Situ 

Solution Mine Project Draft EIS within 

60 days following the date of 

publication of this Notice of Availability 

in the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media releases, 

and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the HB In-Situ Solution Mine 

Project by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.nm.blm.gov/ 

cfo/HBIS/index.html 

• E-mail: nmcfo_comment@blm.gov 

• Fax: 575–885–9264 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

620 E. Greene St., Carlsbad, New 

Mexico 88220 

Copies of the HB In-Situ Solution 

Mine Project proposal are available in 

the Carlsbad Field Office at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact David Alderman, Assistant 

Project Manager; telephone 575–234– 

6232; address 620 E. Greene St., 

Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220; e-mail 

david_alderman@blm.gov. 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 

individual 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: Intrepid 

Potash, Inc. (Intrepid) is proposing to 

extract potash, a potassium compound 

commonly used for fertilizer, remaining 

in inactive underground mine workings 

using solution mining methods. Intrepid 

proposes to construct and operate a 

solution mining project in an existing 

deep mine located approximately 20 

miles northeast of Carlsbad in Eddy 

County, New Mexico, in the Secretary’s 

Potash Area. 

The potash left in the pillars and 

walls of the inactive underground mine 

workings is not accessible through 

conventional methods. The proposed 

action is to inject saline water into the 

mine workings, dissolve potash, and 

extract the mineral solution. This 

mineral-rich solution would be pumped 

to the surface and transported through 

a series of surface pipelines to 

evaporation ponds. Once the solution 

evaporates in the ponds, the potassiumbearing salts would be harvested from 

the ponds and transported to a newly 

constructed mill for ore refinement. 

The project area is located in portions 

of Township 19 South, Range 30 and 31 

East, Township 20 South, Ranges 29, 30 

and 31 East and Township 21 South, 

Ranges 29 and 30 East, New Mexico 

Principal Meridian. The project area, 

which encompasses the proposed 

facilities and inactive workings under 

consideration, includes a total of 38,453 

acres, of which 82 percent is on public 

lands managed by the U.S. Department 

of the Interior, Bureau of Land 

Management. Four thousand three 

hundred and thirty acres of open mine 

workings are targeted for flooding but 

the total surface footprint of the project 

would be 822 acres. 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES