21856 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2011 / Notices 

Federal Lands Proposed to be 

Conveyed by the United States to the 

Non-Federal Party: 

• Township 37 North, Range 2 East, 

N.M.P.M., Mineral County, Colorado 

• Sections 3, 4, 5, and 9: A portion 

thereof 

• Total Area: Approximately 204 

acres 

The 204-acre Federal parcel is just 

north and east of the non-Federal parcel, 

with the remaining portion of the nonFederal party’s land separating the two. 

The Federal parcel is immediately 

contiguous to US Highway 160 and has 

similar habitat types as the non-Federal 

parcel. 

Alternative to the Proposed Action— 

Permanent Easement to the Non-Federal 

Parcel (ANILCA Alternative): As an 

alternative to a land exchange, the Rio 

Grande NF will analyze a potential 

ANILCA enabled easement under 

FLPMA across NFS lands to provide 

access to, and allow development of, the 

non-Federal parcel. 

Common To Both Alternatives: 

Common to the proposed action and 

ANILCA access alternative: 

1. LMJV’s conceptual plans for the 

Village at Wolf Creek indicate that full 

buildout would include a four-season 

resort with a variety of hotels, homes 

and condominiums; approximately 

200,000 square feet of commercial 

space; and ancillary infrastructure such 

as roads, water treatment and storage, 

wastewater treatment and disposal, and 

power distribution. 

2. A grade separated interchange off 

Highway 160 capable of handling fullbuildout traffic estimates would be 

required to be built at the initial stage 

of development. 

Responsible Official: The responsible 

official is Dan Dallas, Rio Grande 

National Forest Supervisor, San Luis 

Valley Public Lands Center, 1803 West 

Highway 160, Monte Vista, CO 81144. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made: 

Although the Rio Grande NF received a 

proposal for the land exchange from a 

private entity, this is now a Forest 

Service Proposed Action, which will be 

analyzed in detail in an EIS. The EIS 

will analyze potential impacts to the 

physical, human and biological 

environment that may result from 

implementation of the Proposed Action. 

Issues raised during this public scoping 

period may generate additional 

alternatives to be considered along with 

the proposed action. 

A Record of Decision (ROD) will be 

issued following completion of the 

analysis in the EIS. Based on the 

analysis in the EIS, the Responsible 

Official will decide whether to 

authorize the Proposed Action, the No 

Action Alternative (required for 

inclusion in an EIS) or any action 

alternative(s) given detailed analysis in 

the document. 

Scoping Process: This notice of intent 

initiates the scoping process, which 

guides the development of the EIS. The 

Forest Service is soliciting comments 

from Federal, State and local agencies 

and other individuals or organizations 

that may be interested in or affected by 

implementation of the proposed project. 

Public questions and comments 

regarding this proposal are an integral 

part of this environmental analysis 

process. Input provided by interested 

and/or affected individuals, 

organizations and governmental 

agencies will be used to identify 

resource issues that will be analyzed in 

the EIS. The Forest Service will identify 

significant issues raised during the 

scoping process, and use them to 

formulate potential additional 

alternatives, prescribe mitigation 

measures and project design features, or 

analyze environmental effects. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Please note the following public open 

houses during this scoping period: 

4:30–7:00 p.m. on April 25, in Creede, 

CO at the Creede Community Center; 

April 26 in Pagosa Springs, CO at the 

Aragon Recreation Center; and April 27 

in Del Norte, CO at the Rio Grande 

County Annex Building. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

Proposed Action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

Dated: April 13, 2011. 

Kathy M. Kurtz, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9425 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Reporting Requirements for the 

Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the Coasts of 

Washington, Oregon, and California. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0433. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(renewal of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 10. 

Needs and Uses: Based on the 

management regime specified each year 

by the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), with authority codified 

in 50 CFR 660.408, designated 

regulatory areas in the commercial 

ocean salmon fishery off the coasts of 

Washington, Oregon, and California 

may be managed by numerical quotas. 

To accurately assess catches relative to 

quota attainment during the fishing 

season, catch data by regulatory area 

must be collected in a timely manner. 

Requirements to land salmon within 

specific time frames and in specific 

areas may be implemented in the 

preseason regulations to aid in timely 

and accurate catch accounting for a 

regulatory area. State landing systems 

normally gather the data at the time of 

landing. If unsafe weather conditions or 

mechanical problems prevent 

compliance with landing requirements, 

fishermen need an alternative to allow 

for a safe response. Fishermen would be 

exempt from landing requirements if the 

appropriate notifications are made to 

provide the name of the vessel, the port 

where delivery will be made, the 

approximate amount of salmon (by 

species) on board, and the estimated 

time of arrival. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

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within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9412 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA374 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit 

application; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received an application for a 

permit to conduct research for scientific 

purposes from the United Water 

Conservation District (United) in Santa 

Paula, California. The requested permit 

would affect the endangered Southern 

California (SC) Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) of steelhead 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss). The public is 

hereby notified of the availability of the 

permit application for review and 

comment before NMFS either approves 

or disapproves the application. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) on or before May 19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

permit application should be sent to 

Matt McGoogan, Protected Resources 

Division, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., 

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. 

Comments may also be sent using e-mail 

FRNpermits.lb@noaa.gov or fax (562) 

980–4027. The permit application is 

available for review, by appointment, at 

the foregoing address and is also 

available for review online at the 

Authorizations and Permits for 

Protected Species Web site at https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

McGoogan at phone number (562) 980– 

4026 or e-mail: 

matthew.mcgoogan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

Issuance of permits, as required by the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a 

finding that such permits: (1) Are 

applied for in good faith; (2) would not 

operate to the disadvantage of the listed 

species which are the subject of the 

permits; and (3) are consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

Section 2 of the ESA. Authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. Permits are issued 

in accordance with and are subject to 

the ESA and NMFS regulations 

governing listed fish and wildlife 

permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

Those individuals requesting a 

hearing on an application listed in this 

notice should provide the specific 

reasons why a hearing on that 

application would be appropriate (see 

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA. All statements and opinions 

contained in the permit action 

summaries are those of the applicant 

and do not necessarily reflect the views 

of NMFS. 

Permit Application Received 

United has applied for a permit 

(permit 15496) to study steelhead in the 

Santa Clara River watershed. The 

primary objectives of this study are to 

(1) evaluate smolt migration rates in a 

highly altered channel with a dynamic 

groundwater and surface water 

interchange, and (2) evaluate the effects 

of increased water temperature during 

surface flow loss and how this affects 

migration rates of smolts and the ability 

of smolts to successfully migrate to the 

ocean. Research activities include 

monitoring streamflow and water 

temperature, capturing smolts in a 

downstream migrant trap located at 

United’s Freeman Diversion, recording 

weight and length of captured smolts, 

taking tissue (scale and fin clip) samples 

from each smolt, tagging captured 

smolts with Advanced Telemetry 

Systems (ATS) tags, and using portable 

and stationary antennas, receivers, and 

data loggers capable of tracking ATS 

tags to compile smolt movement data. 

Field activities will occur between May 

2011 and December 2015. United has 

requested an annual non-lethal take 

(ATS tag implantation and tissue 

samples) of up to 100 smolts as part of 

the proposed study. The unintentional 

lethal take that may occur as a result of 

research activities is up to 3 smolts 

annually. Overall, no intentional lethal 

take of steelhead is expected in 

association with any aspect of these 

research activities. See the permit 

application for greater details on study 

description and methodology. 

Dated: April 13, 2011. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9450 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA373 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Application for the renewal of a 

scientific research permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received a scientific research 

permit application request relating to 

salmonids listed under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). The proposed 

research is intended to increase 

knowledge of the species and to help 

guide management and conservation 

efforts. The application and related 

documents may be viewed online at: 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ 

preview_open_for_comment.cfm. These 

documents are also available upon 

written request or by appointment by 

contacting NMFS by phone (707) 825– 

5186 or fax (707) 825–4840. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

standard time on May 19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

application should be submitted to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to (707) 825–4840 or by e-mail to 

FRNpermits.AR@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shari Anderson, Arcata, CA ph.: (707) 

825–5186, e-mail: 

Shari.Anderson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to federally 

threatened California Coastal (CC) 

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha), threatened Southern 

Oregon/Northern California (SONCC) 

Coho salmon (O. kisutch), and 

threatened Northern California (NC) 

steelhead (O. mykiss). 

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