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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

TE07730A ......... Redwing Ecological 

Services, Inc., Louisville, KY.

30 freshwater mussel species, 

relict darter (Etheostoma 

chienense), tuxedo darter 

(Etheostoma lemniscatum), 

Cumberland darter 

(Etheostoma susanae), Kentucky arrow darter 

(Etheostoma spilotum), 

palezone shiner (Notropis 

albizonatus), Scioto madtom 

(Noturus trautmam), blackside 

dace (Phoxinus 

cumberlandensis),Big Sandy 

crayfish (Cambarus callainus).

IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, 

MN, MO, PA, TN, 

WI, WV.

Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate 

impacts.

Capture, collect, handle, release.Renew. 

PER0002332 ..... Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Lake City, 

MN.

Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia 

monodonta), snuffbox 

(Epioblasma triquetra), Higgins 

eye (Lampsilis higginsii), 

sheepnose (Plethobasus 

cyphyus), winged mapleleaf 

(Quadrula fragosa).

IA, MN, WI ................. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate 

impacts, headstart.

Collect, handle, release, transport, 

hold, mark, tissue 

sample, buccal 

swab, translocate, 

headstart.

New. 

TE06841A ......... U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological 

Services Field Office, Columbus, OH.

American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus).

OH ............................. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate 

impacts.

Capture, handle, release.Renew. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the administrative record 

associated with this action. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email 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 request in your comment 

that we withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Next Steps 

If we decide to issue permits to any 

of the applicants listed in this notice, 

we will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Authority 

We publish this notice under section 

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Lori Nordstrom, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01137 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT924000 L14400000.FR0000 

20XL1109AF; MO# 4500150792; MTM– 

108489] 

Initial Classification for State In Lieu 

Selection and Notice of Termination of 

Proposed Classification, Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of classification. 

SUMMARY: The Montana Department of 

Natural Resources and Conservation 

(State) has filed a petition for 

classification and application to obtain 

public land and mineral estate in lieu of 

lands to which the State was entitled 

but did not receive under its Statehood 

Act. This classification, made under 

Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 

June 8, 1934, satisfies in full the 

obligation to the State. This notice also 

terminates the classification of lands 

included in the State’s application that 

are not needed to fulfill the obligation. 

DATES: Written comments requesting 

administrative review regarding the 

initial classification of lands and 

minerals may be submitted to the 

Secretary of the Interior on or before 

February 22, 2021. In the absence of any 

requests for administrative review, this 

initial classification will become final 

on February 22, 2021. Lands not needed 

to fulfill the obligation will be opened 

to the operation of the public land laws 

on February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for administrative 

review may be submitted to the 

Secretary of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW, c/o Bureau of Land Management 

HQ–300, Washington, DC 20240. 

Electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone 

requests will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Ledger, Branch of Lands, Realty, and 

Renewable Energy, telephone: (406) 

329–3733, email: jledger@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to leave a message or question. The FRS 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week. You will receive a reply during 

normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

2275 and 2276 of the Revised Statutes, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 851 and 852), 

provide authority for the State of 

Montana to receive title to public land 

in lieu of lands to which it was entitled 

under the Enabling Act of 1889 (25 Stat. 

676). 

Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 

June 8, 1934, (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.) 

requires that such public land and/or 

minerals identified for proposed transfer 

out of Federal ownership under this 

authority must first be classified. The 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

classifying these lands and minerals 

pursuant to 43 CFR 2400 and Section 7 

of the Taylor Grazing Act of June 8, 

1934. The BLM has completed a review 

and environmental analysis (EA) on a 

portion of the lands included in the 

proposed classification dated October 

17, 2016 (81 FR 71529), extended by the 

notice published November 15, 2017 (82 


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FR 52937), and is hereby classifying 

5,816.63 acres as suitable for 

conveyance. The EA considered a 

number of issues, including public 

access, in accordance with Secretary’s 

Order 3373 and resulted in a Finding of 

No Significant Impact. 

For a period of 30 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, this Initial 

Classification is subject to the exercise 

of administrative review and 

modification by the Secretary of the 

Interior as provided for under 43 CFR 

2461.3. All persons who wish to request 

the Secretary of the Interior conduct an 

administrative review of the finding that 

these lands are suitable for conveyance 

to the State may present their views to 

the address given in the ADDRESSES

section earlier. Electronic mail, 

facsimile, or telephone requests will not 

be accepted. Requests for administrative 

review will be evaluated by the 

Secretary of the Interior, or his/her 

delegate, who will issue a notice of 

determination to proceed with, modify, 

or cancel this Initial Classification. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information in 

any comment, be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personally 

identifiable information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask the BLM in your comment 

to withhold your personally identifiable 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

The selected lands/minerals affected 

by this classification are in Custer, 

Prairie, and Richland Counties, 

Montana, and described as follows: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 5 N., R. 46 E., 

sec. 24, E1/2. 

T. 4 N., R. 47 E., 

sec. 6; 

sec. 8, NW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, N1/ 

2NW1/4, and NE1/4SE1/4. 

T. 12 N., R. 50 E., 

sec. 14; lots 1 thru 4, S1/2SW1/4, and S1/ 

2SE1/4. 

T. 12 N., R. 52 E., 

sec. 3, lots 1, 2, and 3; 

sec. 5; 

sec. 6, lots 2 thru 7, S1/2NE1/4, SE1/ 

4NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and SE1/4; 

sec. 7, lots 1 thru 7, NW1/4NE1/4, and E1/ 

2NW1/4; 

sec. 8, lots 1, 2, and 3. 

T. 13 N., R. 52 E., 

sec. 29, E1/2SE1/4SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4SE1/ 

4SW1/4, E1/2SW1/4SE1/4SW1/4, and 

S1/2SE1/4; 

sec. 30, S1/2SW1/4 and S1/2SE1/4; 

sec. 33, lots 5, 6, and 7. 

T. 26 N., R. 55 E. 

sec. 1, lot 4; 

sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, and SW1/4NE1/4. 

T. 27 N., R. 56 E., 

sec. 7, lots 7 thru 12, SE1/4SW1/4, and S1/ 

2SE1/4; 

sec. 8, lot 12 and S1/2SW1/4; 

sec. 9, lots 3, 4, and 5, SE1/4SW1/4, and 

SW1/4SE1/4; 

sec. 17, E1/2, N1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, 

and SW1/4; 

sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, 

SE1/4SW1/4, and SE1/4; 

sec. 22, NE1/4NE1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, and 

W1/2SW1/4. 

The areas described aggregate 5,816.63 

acres. 

The BLM has examined the lands 

described above for evidence of valid 

existing rights and any constraints that 

would prevent conveyance. No persons 

other than holders of leases, permits, 

and rights-of-way, asserted a claim to, or 

interest in, the lands proposed for 

classification. 

When the selection is certified to the 

State, the document transferring title 

will contain the following reservation to 

the United States: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

and canals constructed by the authority 

of the United States, pursuant to the Act 

of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

The title will also be taken subject to: 

2. A right-of-way for County Road No. 

152, administered by Richland County, 

pursuant to the provisions of Revised 

Statute 2477 (43 U.S.C. 932), lying over, 

across, and upon a strip of land located 

in lots 7, 8, and 12, Section 7, and lot 

12, Section 8, T. 27 N., R. 56 E, 

Principal Meridian, Montana. 

3. A railroad and telegraph and other 

appurtenant rights, granted under the 

Act of July 2, 1864 (13 Stat. 365) to the 

Northern Pacific Railroad Company, its 

successors or assigns, lying over, across, 

and upon a strip of land located in the 

S1/2SE1/4, Section 14, T. 12 N., R. 50 

E., Principal Meridian, Montana. 

4. Those rights for an underground 

telephone cable granted to Nemont 

Telephone Cooperative, Inc., its 

successors or assigns, by right-of-way 

MTM–54795, as to 1.35 acres in lots 7, 

8, and 12 of Section 7 and lot 12 of 

Section 8, T. 27 N., R. 56 E, Principal 

Meridian, Montana, under the Act of 

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). 

5. Those rights for a road granted to 

Prairie County, its successors or assigns, 

by MTM–99059, as to 12.63 acres in lots 

1 thru 4 of Section 5 and lots 2 thru 4 

of Section 6, T. 12 N., R. 52 E., Principal 

Meridian, Montana, under the Act of 

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). 

6. Those rights for a fiber optic cable 

granted to Nemont Telephone 

Cooperative, Inc., its successors or 

assigns, by right-of-way MTM–105771, 

as to 1.45 acres in lots 7 and 12 of 

Section 7 and lot 12 of Section 8, T. 27 

N., R. 56 E, Principal Meridian, 

Montana, under the Act of October 21, 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). 

The right-of-way holders of MTM– 

54795, MTM–99059, and MTM–105771 

have been afforded the opportunity to 

modify their existing authorization in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15. Each 

of these rights-of-ways will be amended 

to a permanent easement prior to 

conveyance of the land to the State. 

7. Those rights granted to the Laura 

Caldwell Irrevocable Trust by Grazing 

Allotment No. 01441 as to lots 1, 2, 5, 

and 7, S1/2NE1/4 and S1/2SE1/4 of 

Section 11 and SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/ 

4, E1/2SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 12 

and lots 1 and 2, NE1/4 and N1/2SE1/ 

4 of Section 14, T. 27 N., R. 55 E., 

Principal Meridian Montana, until 

March 1, 2023. 

8. Those rights granted to the Steppler 

Ranch by Grazing Allotment No. 01465 

as to the W1/2 and S1/2SE1/4 of Section 

14 and NE1/4NE1/4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, 

and SE1/4 of Section 23 and S1/2SE1/ 

4 and SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 24 and 

N1/2 and N1/2SE1/4 of Section 25, T. 

27 N., R. 55 E., Principal Meridian 

Montana, and lot 1 of Section 30, T. 27 

N., R.56 E., Principal Meridian 

Montana, until March 1, 2023. 

The subject lands contain grazing 

leases authorized under Section 15 of 

the Taylor Grazing Act. The holders of 

the BLM grazing use authorizations 

received the required 2-year notices as 

outlined in 43 CFR 4110.4–2(b) and 

have agreed to relinquish their 

authorizations when the land is 

conveyed. State of Montana procedures 

provide that upon Land Board 

Approval, the State will offer 10-year 

grazing leases to the current holders of 

BLM permits/leases on any transferred 

lands. 

The subject lands hold permanent 

range improvements for which the 

permittees are due reasonable 

compensation as outlined in Section 

402(g) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act. The holders of these 

range improvements have been notified 

and agreed to the reasonable 

compensation determination and will 

receive payment once the land is 

conveyed. 

The lands contain no oil and gas, 

geothermal, or other leases issued under 

the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the 

Geothermal Steam Act (30 U.S.C. 1001 

et seq.). No mining claims are recorded 

with the BLM on these lands. 

Unless a request for Secretarial review 

is received, this notice also terminates 

the proposed classification and 

segregation on the remaining 8,113.00 

acres of the total 16,055.74 acres 

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not needed to fulfill the in-lieu 

entitlement and described in the 

proposed classification dated October 

17, 2016 (81 FR 71529), as extended by 

the notice dated November 15, 2017 (82 

FR 52937). The lands will be opened to 

the operation of the public land laws, 

including location and entry under the 

United States mining laws, unless a 

request for review is received, in which 

case they shall remain classified and 

segregated. Appropriation of any of the 

lands prior to the date and time of 

restoration is unauthorized. Any such 

attempted appropriation, including 

attempted adverse possession under 30 

U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights against 

the United States. Acts required to 

establish a location and to initiate a 

right of possession are governed by State 

law where not in conflict with Federal 

law. The BLM will not intervene in 

disputes between rival locators over 

possessory rights since Congress has 

provided for such determinations in 

local courts. 

(Authority: 43 CFR parts 2400 and 2621) 

Scott Haight, 

District Manager, Eastern Montana/Dakotas 

District. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM920000 L13100000.PP0000 

212L1109AF] 

Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated 

Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 119276, New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed 

reinstatement. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended, EOG Y Resources Inc., et al., 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of competitive oil and gas lease NMNM 

119276 in Lea County, New Mexico. 

The lessee paid the required rentals 

accruing from the date of termination. 

No lease was issued that affects these 

lands. The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) proposes to reinstate the lease. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Julieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law 

Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, 

Bureau of Land Management New 

Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, 

Santa Fe, NM 87508, (505) 954–2149, 

jserrano@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact Ms. Serrano during normal 

business hours. The FRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

agrees to new lease terms for rentals and 

royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction 

thereof, per year, and 162⁄3 percent, 

respectively. The lessee agrees to 

additional or amended stipulations. The 

lessee paid the $500 administration fee 

for the reinstatement of the lease and 

the cost for publishing this notice. 

The lessee met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) 

and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920. The BLM is proposing to reinstate 

the lease, effective the date of 

termination subject to the: 

• Original terms and conditions of the 

lease; 

• Additional and amended 

stipulations; 

• Increased rental of $10 per acre; 

• Increased royalty of 162⁄3 percent; 

and 

• $151 cost of publishing this notice. 

Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2–3. 

Julieann Serrano, 

Supervisory Land Law Examiner. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01256 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–ARCH–DTS 31211; PPIMCANYA0 

PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000 211] 

Written Determination: Bicycle Use on 

Visitor Center Connector Trail at 

Arches National Park 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

determines that allowing bicycles on the 

newly constructed Visitor Center 

Connector Trail at Arches National Park 

is consistent with the protection of the 

Park’s natural, scenic and aesthetic 

values, safety considerations and 

management objectives and will not 

disturb wildlife or Park resources. 

DATES: Comments on this written 

determination must be received by 

11:59 MST on February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Visit https://

parkplanning.nps.gov/arch and click on 

the link entitled ‘‘Open for Comment’’. 

(2) By hard copy: Mail to Park 

Superintendent, Arches National Park, 

2282 S West Resource Blvd., Moab, UT 

84532. 

Document Availability: The Visitor 

Center Connector Trail Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact provide information 

and context for this written 

determination and are available at: 

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

documentsList.cfm?projectID=92060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Trap, Superintendent, Arches 

National Park, (435) 719–2101, patricia_

trap@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Park Service (NPS) 

developed an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) that analyzed the 

impacts of allowing bicycles on a newly 

constructed 0.26-mile-long paved path 

(Visitor Center Connector Trail) that 

connects a shared use path outside the 

Arches National Park (Park) boundary to 

the Arches Visitor Center. Published on 

January 13, 2020, the EA presented two 

alternatives for the Park and identified 

the alternative that would allow bicycle 

use on the path as the NPS preferred 

alternative. The Regional Director for 

Interior Regions 6, 7, and 8 signed a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) on May 13, 2020 that identified 

the preferred alternative (Alternative 2) 

in the EA as the selected alternative. 

Prior to designating an existing trail in 

a developed area for bicycle use, NPS 

regulations at 36 CFR 4.30 require a 

written determination that such use is 

consistent with the protection of the 

Park’s natural, scenic, and aesthetic 

values, safety considerations and 

management objectives, and will not 

disturb wildlife or Park resources. After 

the 30-day public review period for this 

written determination and consideration 

of the comments submitted, the NPS 

Regional Director will evaluate whether 

to approve the written determination. If 

the written determination is approved 

by the Regional Director, the 

Superintendent may designate the trail 

for bicycle use and will provide notice 

of such designation under 36 CFR 1.7. 

Written Determination 

Park Significance, Purpose and Values 

In 1929, Arches National Monument 

was established by Presidential 

Proclamation 1875 to protect 

extraordinary examples of wind erosion 

in the form of gigantic arches, natural 

bridges, windows, spires, balanced 

rocks, and other unique wind-worn 

sandstone formations. The Monument 


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