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OMB control number 1652–0001, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. The 

information collection would require 

the retention of certain information 

necessary for TSA to help set the 

Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee 

(ASIF), including information about air 

carriers’ and foreign air carriers’ costs 

related to screening passengers and 

property in calendar year 2000. 

DATES: Send your comments by May 3, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

Officer, Office of Information 

Technology (OIT), TSA–40, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6040. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson at the above address, or 

by telephone (571) 227–3651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Therefore, in preparation for OMB 

review and approval of the following 

information collection, TSA is soliciting 

comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0001; 

Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee 

Records Retention, 49 CFR part 1511. To 

help defray TSA’s costs of providing 

civil aviation security services, and as 

authorized by 49 U.S.C. 44940, TSA 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 20, 2002, an interim final rule 

adding part 1511 to the Transportation 

Security Regulations, which imposed a 

fee known as the Aviation Security 

Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) on certain air 

carriers and foreign air carriers. See 67 

FR 7926, as codified at 49 CFR part 

1511. The amount of ASIF collected by 

TSA from the carriers, both overall and 

per carrier, is based upon the carriers’ 

aggregate and individual costs, 

respectively, for screening passengers 

and property in calendar year 2000. 49 

U.S.C. 44940(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii). 

In conjunction with the issuance of 

part 1511, TSA requested OMB approval 

to collect information necessary for TSA 

to establish the ASIF, including 

information about the carriers’ 

individual and aggregate costs related to 

screening passengers and property in 

calendar year 2000. This information 

collection included submissions to TSA 

of data on the carriers’ screening-related 

costs and also of independent audits of 

that data. This information collection is 

currently approved under OMB number 

1652–0001. 

Purpose of Information Collection 

Under Part 1511, carriers must retain 

any and all documents, records, or 

information related to the amount of the 

ASIF, including all information 

applicable to the carrier’s calendar year 

2000 security costs and information 

reasonably necessary to complete an 

audit. The information collection 

proposed under this notice is intended 

to apply to the retention requirement of 

49 CFR 1511.9. This requirement 

includes retaining the source 

information for the calendar year 2000 

screening costs reported to TSA; the 

calculations and allocations performed 

to assign costs submitted to TSA; 

information and documents reviewed 

and prepared for the required 

independent audit; the accountant’s 

working papers, notes, worksheets, and 

other relevant documentation used in 

the audit; and, if applicable, the specific 

information leading to the accountant’s 

opinion, including any determination 

that the accountant could not provide 

an audit opinion. 

Description of Information Collection 

The information collection, 

submission, and retention requirement 

applies to each air carrier and foreign air 

carrier that incurred costs for the 

screening of passengers and property in 

calendar year 2000. It is estimated that 

the 191 respondent air carriers and 

foreign air carriers will each on average 

incur $104.06 annually, which includes 

$54.60 in records storage and $50 in 

labor costs for 2 hours of records 

management at $25 per hour. For each 

subsequent year, the total burden for 

196 air carriers is estimated at 

$19,875.46 per year. Thus, the annual 

average burden related to this 

requirement for all respondents 

combined over a three-year period is at 

a cost of $59,626.38. The subject records 

may be used by TSA to make 

determinations regarding securityrelated costs in calendar year 2000, 

including conducting reviews and 

otherwise ensuring compliance with 49 

CFR 1511. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 

26, 2010. 

Joanna Johnson, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2010–N027; 80221–1112– 

0000–F2] 

San Diego County Water Authority 

Natural Communities Conservation 

Program/Habitat Conservation Plan, 

San Diego and Riverside Counties, CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

environmental impact report/ 

environmental impact statement, receipt 

of incidental take permit application, 

and notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The San Diego County Water 

Authority (Water Authority/Applicant) 

has applied to us, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), for an 

incidental take permit under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The Applicant is 

requesting a permit to incidentally take 

37 animal species and seeking 

assurances for 27 plant species 

(including 19 Federally listed species) 

during the term of the proposed 55-year 

permit. The permit is needed to 

authorize take of listed animal species 

due to construction, operations, and 

maintenance activities in the 

approximately 992,000-acre (401,450- 

hectare) Plan Area in western San Diego 

County and south-central Riverside 

County, California. We are requesting 

public comment on the Draft Water 

Authority Natural Communities 

Conservation Program/Habitat 

Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP), Draft 

Implementing Agreement, and Draft 

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Environmental Impact Report/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/ 

EIS). 

We have prepared the Draft EIS, 

which is the Federal portion of the Draft 

EIR/EIS, to analyze the impacts of 

issuing an incidental take permit based 

on the Water Authority’s proposed 

NCCP/HCP. The Draft EIR portion of the 

joint document was prepared by the 

Water Authority in compliance with the 

California Environmental Quality Act. 

The analyses provided in the Draft EIR/ 

EIS are intended to inform the public of 

the proposed action (i.e., permit 

issuance), alternatives, and associated 

impacts; address public comments 

received during the scoping period for 

the Draft EIR/EIS; disclose the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative environmental 

effects of the proposed action and each 

of the alternatives; and indicate any 

irreversible commitment of resources 

that would result from implementation 

of the proposed action. 

DATES: Please send written comments 

on or before June 2, 2010. 

Two public meetings have been 

scheduled for the EIR, and we will 

accept comments for the EIS at these 

meetings. These public meetings will be 

held on the following dates: 

1. March 17, 2010, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 

Escondido, CA. 

2. March 18, 2010, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 

San Diego CA. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to Mr. Jim Bartel, Field 

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 

101, Carlsbad, CA 92011. You may also 

submit comments by facsimile to (760) 

431–5902. 

Information and comments related 

specifically to the draft EIR and the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

should be submitted to Mr. Bill Tippets, 

San Diego County Water Authority, 

4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 

92123. 

The public meeting locations are: 

1. Escondido: Escondido City Hall, 

Mitchell Room, 201 North Broadway, 

Escondido, CA 92025. 

2. Kearney Mesa: San Diego County 

Water Authority, 4677 Overland 

Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen A. Goebel, Assistant Field 

Supervisor, at the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office address above; telephone 

(760) 431–9440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

Documents available for public 

review include the Water Authority’s 

permit application, the Public Review 

Draft NCCP/HCP and Appendices, the 

accompanying Draft Implementing 

Agreement, and the Draft EIR/EIS. 

For copies of the documents, please 

contact the Service by telephone at (760) 

431–9440, or by letter to the Carlsbad 

Fish and Wildlife Office (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Copies 

of the Draft Water Authority NCCP/HCP, 

Draft EIR/EIS, and Draft Implementing 

Agreement also are available for public 

review, by appointment, during regular 

business hours, at the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office or at the San Diego 

County Water Authority Office (4677 

Overland Avenue, San Diego, California 

92123). Copies are also available for 

viewing in select San Diego County and 

Riverside County public libraries (listed 

below) and at the Water Authority’s 

Web site: http://www.sdcwa.org/. 

1. Carlsbad Public Library—Reference 

Desk. 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 

92009. 

2. Chula Vista Public Library— 

Reference Desk. 365 F Street, Chula 

Vista, CA 91910. 

3. Escondido Public Library— 

Reference Desk. 239 S. Kalmia Street, 

Escondido, CA 92025. 

4. Lakeside Public Library—Reference 

Desk. 9839 Vine Street, Lakeside, CA 

92040. 

5. Mission Valley Branch Library— 

Reference Desk. 2123 Fento Parkway, 

San Diego, CA 92108. 

6. San Diego Public Library— 

Reference Desk. 820 E Street, San Diego, 

CA 92101. 

7. Temecula Public Library— 

Reference Desk. 30600 Pauba Road, 

Temecula, CA 92592. 

Background 

Section 9 of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.), and Federal regulations 

prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife 

species Federally listed as endangered 

or threatened. Take of Federally listed 

fish or wildlife is defined under the Act 

as to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect 

listed species, or attempt to engage in 

such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). ‘‘Harm’’ 

includes significant habitat modification 

or degradation that actually kills or 

injures listed wildlife by significantly 

impairing essential behavioral patterns, 

including breeding, feeding, and 

sheltering (50 CFR 17.3(c)). Under 

limited circumstances, we may issue 

permits to authorize incidental take, 

which is defined under the Act as take 

that is incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. 

Although take of plant species is not 

prohibited under the Act, and therefore 

cannot be authorized under an 

incidental take permit, plant species are 

proposed to be included on the permit 

in recognition of the conservation 

benefits provided to them under the 

NCCP/HCP. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for threatened 

and endangered species are found in 50 

CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively. All 

species included on the incidental take 

permit, if issued, would receive 

assurances under the Service’s ‘‘No 

Surprises’’ regulation (50 CFR 

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

The Applicant seeks incidental take 

authorization for 37 animal species and 

assurances for 27 plant species. 

Collectively the 64 listed and unlisted 

species are referred to as ‘‘Covered 

Species’’ by the NCCP/HCP and include 

27 plant species (6 endangered, 5 

threatened, and 16 unlisted); 5 

invertebrate species (3 endangered and 

2 unlisted); 2 amphibian species (1 

endangered and 1 unlisted); 9 reptile 

species (all unlisted); 13 bird species (2 

endangered, 1 threatened, and 10 

unlisted); and 8 mammal species (1 

endangered and 7 unlisted). The permit 

would provide take authorization for all 

animal species and assurances for all 

plant species identified by the NCCP/ 

HCP as ‘‘Covered Species.’’ Take 

authorized for listed covered animal 

species would be effective upon permit 

issuance. For currently unlisted covered 

animal species, take authorization 

would become effective concurrent with 

listing, should the species be listed 

under the Act during the permit term. 

The proposed permit would include 

the following eight Federally listed 

animal species: Stephens’ kangaroo rat 

(Dipodomys stephensi; endangered), 

least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus; 

endangered), coastal California 

gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica 

californica; threatented), southwestern 

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus; endangered), arroyo toad 

(Anaxyrus (=Bufo) californicus; 

endangered), Quino checkerspot 

butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino; 

endangered), Riverside fairy shrimp 

(Streptocephalus woottoni; endangered), 

and San Diego fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta sandiegoensis; 

endangered). The proposed permit 

would include assurances for the 

following 11 Federally listed plant 

species: Encinitas baccharis (Baccharis 

vanessae; threatened), Munz’s onion 

(Allium munzii; endangered), Otay mesa 

mint (Pogogyne nudiuscula; 

endangered), Otay tarplant (Deinandra 

conjugens; threatened), San Diego 

ambrosia (Ambrosia pumila; 

endangered), San Diego button-celery 

(Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii; 

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endangered), San Diego mesa mint 

(Pogogyne abramsii; endangered), San 

Diego thorn-mint (Acanthomintha 

ilicifolia; threatened), spreading 

navarretia (Navarretia fossalis; 

threatened), thread-leaved brodiaea 

(Brodiaea filifolia; threatened), and 

willowy monardella (Monardella 

viminea; endangered). See the Draft EIR/ 

EIS and NCCP/HCP for information on 

unlisted species proposed for coverage 

under the permit. 

The Draft Water Authority NCCP/HCP 

is intended to protect and sustain viable 

populations of native plant and animal 

species and their habitats in perpetuity 

through avoidance, minimization, and 

mitigation measures, including 

purchase of lands for permanent 

conservation and use of mitigation 

credits in mitigation banks previously 

established to address mitigation 

requirements associated with the 

proposed NCCP/HCP. The proposed 

NCCP/HCP and permit would 

accommodate the Water Authority’s 

ongoing operations and maintenance 

requirements, future facility upgrades, 

and construction of new facilities that 

are needed to maintain a safe, reliable 

water source to its member agencies and 

the San Diego region. 

The Water Authority’s NCCP/HCP 

Plan Area encompasses approximately 

992,000 acres (401,450 hectares) in 

western San Diego County and the 

vicinity of Lake Skinner in south-central 

Riverside County. The NCCP/HCP is 

intended to function independently of 

other HCPs within the San Diego region 

(e.g., San Diego Multiple Species 

Conservation Plan [MSCP] and its 

associated subarea plans, and Western 

Riverside County’s Multiple Species 

Habitat Conservation Plan [MSHCP]). 

As described in the Draft NCCP/HCP 

and the Draft EIR/EIS, the proposed 

NCCP/HCP would provide protection 

measures for species on Water Authority 

property and easements, in part by 

using available mitigation credits from 

mitigation banks previously established 

or in planning by the Water Authority 

as habitat management areas (HMAs). 

Covered activities, including planned 

and future projects, are estimated to 

impact up to 373 acres (151 hectares) of 

habitat for Covered Species that will 

require mitigation over the 55-year term 

of the Permit. When on-site mitigation 

for permanent impacts is not feasible, 

available mitigation credits would be 

debited from HMAs in accordance with 

in-kind mitigation ratios identified in 

the NCCP/HCP. The Water Authority 

has established five HMAs (including 

three upland properties and two 

wetland creation properties) totaling 

1,920 acres (775 hectares) and has set up 

endowments for long-term management 

of these areas. Of these acres, 

approximately 700 acres (283 hectares) 

would be available as credits to mitigate 

for project impacts to Covered Species. 

Costs associated with the NCCP/HCP 

would be funded as a capital cost under 

the Water Authority Capital 

Improvement Program’s (CIP) Mitigation 

Program or within individually 

approved CIP project budgets, and/or 

the annual operating budget of the 

Water Authority’s Water Resources 

Department. The Water Authority 

estimates its long-term financial needs 

based on the CIP and has adopted a 2- 

year budget cycle to address short-term 

funding and expenditures. Also, 

contingency measures have been 

identified should the Water Authority’s 

costs to implement, monitor, and report 

on the NCCP/HCP’s measures exceed 

the budgeted amount. The Water 

Authority maintains a diverse revenue 

base and consistently evaluates existing 

and potential revenue sources to ensure 

that funding of all Water Authority 

projects is adequate. 

The NCCP/HCP includes measures to 

avoid and minimize incidental take of 

the Covered Species, emphasizing 

project design modifications to protect 

Covered Species and their habitats. A 

monitoring and reporting plan would 

gauge the Plan’s success based on 

achievement of biological goals and 

objectives and would ensure that 

conservation keeps pace with 

development. The NCCP/HCP also 

includes a management program, 

including adaptive management, which 

allows for changes in the conservation 

program if the biological species 

objectives are not met, or new 

information becomes available to 

improve the efficacy of the NCCP/HCP’s 

conservation strategy. 

Covered Activities would include 

developing new water transmission, 

storage, and flow management facilities, 

in addition to conducting operation and 

maintenance activities. These Covered 

Activities fall under five categories, 

including: 

(1) Construction of Capital 

Improvement Program Facilities; 

(2) Operation and Maintenance 

Activities; 

(3) Right-of-Way Activities; 

(4) Urgent Repair Procedures; and 

(5) Emergency Repair Procedures. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Compliance 

The Draft EIR/EIS analyzes three 

alternatives in addition to the proposed 

action (i.e., permit issuance based on the 

Draft Water Authority NCCP/HCP) 

described above. The other alternatives 

include a no-action (i.e., no permit) 

alternative, a larger species list 

alternative, and a reduced plan area 

alternative. Two other alternatives were 

considered during the planning process, 

but were not evaluated in the Draft EIS, 

because neither met the purpose and 

need of both the Water Authority and 

the Service; these alternatives involved 

a no-take alternative and an alternative 

requiring the Water Authority to 

participate in other existing regional 

HCPs. 

Public Comments 

The Service and Water Authority 

invite the public to comment on the 

Draft NCCP/HCP, Draft Implementing 

Agreement, and Draft EIR/EIS during a 

90-day public comment period 

beginning the date of this notice. Please 

direct comments to the Service contact 

listed in the ADDRESSES section, and any 

questions to the Service contact listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

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. 

Reasonable Accommodation 

The public meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Please make requests for specific 

accommodations to Bill Tippetts, San 

Diego County Water Authority, at (858) 

522–6784, at least 5 working days prior 

to the meeting date. 

This notice is provided under section 

10(a) of the Act and Service regulations 

for implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40 

CFR 1506.6). We will evaluate the 

application, associated documents, and 

comments submitted thereon to prepare 

a Final EIS. A permit decision will be 

made no sooner than 30 days after the 

publication of the Final EIS and 

completion of the Record of Decision. 

Alexandra Pitts, 

Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific 

Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. 

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