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amendment of the geographic scope of 

the permit to include the states within 

Region 5 of the Service: Connecticut, 

Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and 

West Virginia. Proposed activities under 

this permit application include surveys 

to document species’ presence or 

absence in areas proposed for windenergy development, studies to 

document habitat use, collection of 

echolocation data and hair/tissue 

sampling for scientific research. The 

applicant’s proposed activities are 

aimed at enhancement of the survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE839777– 

11. 

Applicant: Don Helms, Helms & 

Associates, Bellevue, Iowa. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (capture and release; 

capture and relocate) Higgins’ eye 

pearlymussels and scaleshell mussels 

throughout the State of South Dakota. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE02560A. 

Applicant: Timothy C. Carter, Ball State 

University, Muncie, Indiana. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take 

(capture and release; collect tissue 

samples) Indiana bats and gray bats 

throughout the States of Georgia, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 

Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE02651A. 

Applicant: The Ohio Department of 

Transportation, Columbus, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats and American burying 

beetles (Nicrophorus americanus) 

within the State of Ohio. Proposed 

activities to determine presence/absence 

of the species, to assess habitat use and 

monitor populations are for the 

enhancement of survival 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 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: February 19, 2010. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4166 Filed 2–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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L.X.SS.052L0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting, BLM—Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Alaska State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

6–7, 2010, in the Campbell Tract 

Facility at 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99507. On April 6, the meeting 

starts at 1 p.m in the training room. On 

April 7, the meeting begins in the same 

location at 9 a.m. and the council will 

accept public comment from 1–2 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruth McCoard, RAC Coordinator; BLM– 

Alaska State Office; 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

#13; Anchorage, AK 99513. Telephone 

907–271–4418 or e-mail 

ruth_mccoard@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Alaska. At this meeting, 

topics planned for discussion include: 

• Election of Chair and Vice-Chair. 

• Manager reports. 

• Stimulus projects update. 

• Alaska Land Information System. 

• National Landscape Conservation 

System anniversary. 

• Resource management planning. 

• Other topics of interest to the RAC. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

Depending on the number of people 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited, so be prepared to 

submit written comments if necessary. 

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. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation, transportation, 

or other reasonable accommodations, 

should contact the BLM RAC 

Coordinator listed above. 

Dated: February 19, 2010. 

Thomas P. Lonnie, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4115 Filed 2–26–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Plan for the Use and Distribution of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon 

Judgment Funds in Docket 02–126L 

Before the United States Federal Court 

of Claims 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the plan for the use and distribution of 

the judgment funds awarded to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon v. U.S., 

Docket No. 02–261L, is effective as of 

December 18, 2009. The judgment funds 

were awarded by the United States 

Court of Federal Claims on January 16, 

2009. The Tribal Council of the 

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