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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: November 23, 2010. 

Colette Pollard, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5415–N–27] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Fair Housing 

Initiatives Program (FHIP) 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the 

Human Capital Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD announces the 

availability on its Web site of the 

applicant information, submission 

deadlines, funding criteria, and other 

requirements for HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 

2010 Fair Housing Initiatives Program 

(FHIP). The FHIP NOFA makes 

available approximately $40.7 million 

under the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act 2010. The purpose of the FHIP 

program is to investigate allegations of 

housing discrimination, educate the 

public and the housing industry about 

their rights and responsibilities under 

the Fair Housing Act and increase 

compliance with the Fair Housing Act. 

This year’s NOFA funds the following 

initiatives: Private Enforcement, 

Education and Outreach, and the Fair 

Housing Organizations Initiatives. 

The notice providing information 

regarding the application process, 

funding criteria and eligibility 

requirements can be found using the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development agency link on the 

Grants.gov/Find Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A 

link to Grants.gov is also available on 

the HUD Web site at http:// 

www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ 

fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

numbers for this program are: Fair 

Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) 

14408; Private Enforcement Initiative 

(PEI) 14418; Education and Outreach 

Initiative (EOI) 14416, Fair Housing 

Organizations Initiative (FHOI) 14417. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements should be directed to the 

agency contact identified in the program 

NOFA. Program staff will not be 

available to provide guidance on how to 

prepare the application. Questions 

regarding the 2010 General Section 

should be directed to the Office of 

Grants Management and Oversight at 

(202) 708–0667 or the NOFA 

Information Center at 800–HUD–8929 

(toll free). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access these 

numbers via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

Dated: November 24, 2010. 

Barbara S. Dorf, 

Director, Office of Departmental Grants 

Management and Oversight, Office of the 

Chief of the Human Capital Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2010–N224; 80220–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Measure M2 Natural Community 

Conservation Plan/Habitat 

Conservation Plan/Master Streambed 

Alteration Agreement, Orange County, 

CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

conduct public scoping. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

regarding an expected application from 

the Orange County Transportation 

Authority (OCTA), for an incidental take 

permit (permit) authorizing incidental 

take of federally threatened and 

endangered wildlife species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA). We and OCTA intend 

to gather information necessary to 

prepare a joint Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR)/EIS for the Measure M2 

(M2) Natural Community Conservation 

Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan/Master 

Streambed Alteration Agreement 

(NCCP/HCP/MSAA). We are furnishing 

this notice to announce the initiation of 

a public scoping period, during which 

we invite other agencies, Tribes, and the 

public to submit written comments 

providing suggestions and information 

on the scope of issues and alternatives 

to be addressed in the EIS. 

DATES: Please send written comments 

on or before January 3, 2011. We will 

hold a public scoping meeting on 

Wednesday, December 15, 2010, from 

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Comments: Please send 

written comments to Mr. James A. 

Bartel, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish 

and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 6010 Hidden Valley 

Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. 

Alternatively, you may submit 

comments by fax to (707) 822–8411. 

Comments we receive will be available 

for public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours (Monday 

through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at 

the above address. 

Meeting: The public scoping meeting 

will be held at the Orange County 

Transportation Authority, 550 South 

Main Street, Conference Room 103/104, 

Orange, CA 92863. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Snyder, Division Chief, 

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, at the 

address above; by telephone at (760) 

431–9440 extension 307; or by e-mail at 

jonathan_d_snyder@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OCTA is 

preparing a habitat conservation plan 

(HCP) and an application for a permit 

related to freeway improvements in 

Orange County, California. OCTA is 

proposing to cover 22 species in the 

HCP. The purpose of the HCP is to 

provide protection to natural 

communities and sensitive species 

within the jurisdictional boundaries of 

Orange County, and to mitigation for the 

impacts on threatened and endangered 

and other sensitive species for 13 

planned freeway improvement projects 

over 30 years. 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and Federal regulations prohibit 

the ‘‘take’’ of a fish or wildlife species 

listed as endangered or threatened. 

Under the ESA, the following activities 

are defined as take: To harass, harm, 

pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 

capture, or collect listed wildlife 

species, or attempt to engage in such 

conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532). However, 

under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, 

permits may be issued to authorize 

‘‘incidental take’’ of listed wildlife 

species. Incidental take is defined by the 

ESA as take that is incidental to, and not 

the purpose of, carrying out an 

otherwise lawful activity. Regulations 

governing permits for endangered and 

threatened species are at 50 CFR 17.22 

and 50 CFR 17.32, respectively. 

Section 10 of the ESA specifies the 

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incidental take permits to non-Federal 

entities. Any proposed take must be 

incidental to otherwise lawful activities 

and cannot appreciably reduce the 

likelihood of the survival and recovery 

of the species in the wild. The impacts 

of such take must also be minimized 

and mitigated to the maximum extent 

practicable. To obtain an incidental take 

permit, an applicant must prepare an 

HCP describing the impacts that will 

likely result from the proposed taking, 

the measures for minimizing and 

mitigating the impacts of the take, the 

funding available to implement such 

measures, alternatives to the taking, and 

the reason why such alternatives are not 

being implemented. 

Take of listed plant species is not 

prohibited under the ESA, and 

authorization under an ESA section 10 

permit is not required. Plant species are 

proposed to be included on the OCTA 

permit in recognition of the 

conservation benefits provided for them 

under the HCP. All species included on 

the permit (‘‘Covered Species’’) would 

receive assurances under the Service’s 

‘‘No Surprises’’ regulation (50 CFR 

17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)).). 

The proposed HCP will serve as an 

application for the issuance of take 

authorizations by the Service to OCTA 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

ESA. The HCP will set forth a uniform 

and systematic conservation strategy 

that ensures that impacts to Covered 

Species and their habitats from 

activities covered by the HCP (‘‘Covered 

Activities’’) are minimized and 

mitigated to the maximum extent 

practicable. The plan area for the HCP 

includes all of Orange County (about 

798 square miles, or 510,720 acres), and 

the permit may allow take of Covered 

Wildlife Species resulting from Covered 

Activities anywhere in the plan area. 

The HCP will be prepared to conserve 

the Covered Species and their natural 

habitats within Orange County for 

future generations. The HCP will 

address Covered Activities throughout 

Orange County that allow for freeway 

improvements while at the same time 

protecting the natural communities 

within the County. 

Covered Activities in the HCP will 

consist of 13 freeway improvement 

projects in Orange County, including 

improvements to portions of I–5, I–405, 

I–605, SR–22, SR–55, SR–57, and SR– 

91. 

Potential impacts to Covered Species 

will be addressed through a mitigation 

program that includes conservation and 

restoration of habitats for Covered 

Species in Orange County. Five percent 

of the Measure M2 revenue collected for 

the freeway projects will be allocated to 

the mitigation program. Habitat 

conservation and restoration projects 

appropriate to offset project-related 

impacts will be selected by OCTA in 

close coordination with the Service, 

California Department of Fish and 

Game, and California Department of 

Transportation. 

Currently, OCTA is proposing to 

cover 17 (4 listed and 13 unlisted) 

animal species and 5 plant species (1 

listed and 4 unlisted) for 30 years, with 

the opportunity to renew the permit for 

an additional 30 years. Listed species 

proposed to be included are: (1) The 

endangered southwestern willow 

flycatcher (Empidonax trailii extimus), 

(2) the threatened coastal California 

gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica 

californica), (3) the endangered least 

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), (4) the 

threatened Santa Ana sucker 

(Catostomus santaanae), and (5) the 

endangered Braunton’s milk-vetch 

(Astragulus brauntonii). 

The unlisted species proposed to be 

included are: (1) Coulter’s matilija 

poppy (Romneya coulteri), (2) 

intermediate mariposa lily (Calochortus 

weedii var. intermedius), (3) many 

stemmed dudleya (Dudleya 

multicaulis), (4) southern tarplant 

(Centromadia parryi ssp. australis), (5) 

southern pacific pond turtle (Clemmys 

marmorata), (6) San Diego horned lizard 

(Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillei), (7) 

orange throated whiptail lizard 

(Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi), 

(8) red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus 

exsul), (9) coastal cactus wren 

(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 

cousei), (10) coastal rufous-crowned 

sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps), (11) 

arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii), (12) bobcat 

(Lynx rufus), (13) mountain lion (Felis 

concolor), (14) pallid bat (Antrozous 

pallidus), (15) small-footed myotis 

(Myotis cilioabrum), (16) long-eared 

myotis (Myotis evotis), and (17) Yuma 

myotis (Myotis yumanensis). 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Before deciding whether to issue 

permit, we will prepare a draft EIS to 

analyze the environmental impacts 

associated with the issuance of the 

requested permit and the 

implementation of the HCP by OCTA. 

The EIS will be prepared in compliance 

with NEPA under the supervision of the 

Service, which will be responsible for 

the scope and content of the document. 

The EIS will consider the proposed 

action, the issuance of a section 

10(a)(1)(B) permit under the ESA, No 

Action (no permit), and a reasonable 

range of alternatives. A detailed 

description of the impacts of the 

proposed action and each alternative 

will be included in the EIS. 

The proposed action and alternatives 

will be evaluated against the No Action 

alternative, which assumes that no 

permit will be issued. Several 

alternatives will be considered and 

analyzed, representing varying levels of 

conservation and impacts. The 

alternatives to be considered for 

analysis in the EIS may include: 

Variations in the scope of covered 

activities; variations in the location, 

amount, and type of conservation; 

variations in permit duration; or a 

combination of these elements. The EIS 

will also identify potentially significant 

direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts 

on biological resources, land use, air 

quality, water quality, water resources, 

socioeconomics, and other 

environmental issues that could occur 

with the implementation of the 

proposed action and alternatives. For all 

potentially significant impacts, the EIS 

will identify avoidance, minimization, 

and mitigation measures to reduce these 

impacts, where feasible, to a level below 

significance. 

Public Comments 

Please direct any comments to the 

Service contact listed above in the 

ADDRESSES section, and any questions to 

the Service contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

All comments and materials we receive, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. 

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 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. This notice is provided under 

section 10(a) of the ESA and Service 

regulations for implementing NEPA (40 

CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: November 24, 2010. 

Margaret Kolar, 

Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific 

Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. 

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