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(threats, vulnerabilities, and 

consequences); Determining mitigation 

strategies and implementation methods; 

Developing strategies to facilitate the 

recovery of the MTS after a 

Transportation Security Incident; 

Developing and describing the process 

to continually evaluate overall port 

security by considering consequences 

and vulnerabilities, how they may 

change over time, and what additional 

mitigation strategies can be applied; and 

Providing advice to, and assisting the 

Captain of the Port in developing and 

maintaining the Area maritime Security 

Plan. 

STAMS Committee Membership 

Members of the AMSC should have at 

least 5 years of experience related to 

maritime or port security operations. 

The South Texas AMSC has fourteen 

members, made up of at least one 

individual from the Corpus Christi, Rio 

Grande Valley, Port of Port Lavaca-Point 

Comfort and Victoria Barge Canal, Port 

Security Working Groups (PSWG). We 

are seeking to fill two vacancies with 

this solicitation. Applicants may be 

required to pass an appropriate security 

background check prior to appointment 

to the committee. Members’ term of 

office will be for 5 years; however, a 

member is eligible to serve an additional 

term of office. Members will not receive 

any salary or other compensation for 

their service on the AMSC. In support 

of the USCG policy on gender and 

ethnic diversity, we encourage qualified 

women and members of minority groups 

to apply. 

Request for Applications 

Those seeking membership are not 

required to submit formal applications 

to the local Captain of the Port; 

however, because we do have an 

obligation to ensure that a specific 

number of members have the 

prerequisite maritime security 

experience, we encourage the 

submission of re ́sume ́s highlighting 

experience in the maritime and security 

industries. 

Dated: February 19, 2010. 

R.J. Paulison, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Maritime 

Security Coordinator, Corpus Christi. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4649 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5374–N–06] 

Buy American Exceptions Under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved 

February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and 

implementing guidance of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), this 

notice advises that certain exceptions to 

the Buy American requirement of the 

Recovery Act have been determined 

applicable for work using Capital Fund 

Recovery Formula and Competition 

(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an 

exception was granted to the Bedford 

Township Housing Commission for the 

purchase and use of coil roofing nails 

for a re-roofing project at the Ivor 

Lindsay Housing Complex. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Public Housing 

Investments, Office of Public Housing 

Investments, Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 

20410–4000, telephone number 202– 

402–8500 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing- or 

speech-impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service 

at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides 

that none of the funds appropriated or 

made available by the Recovery Act may 

be used for a project for the 

construction, alteration, maintenance, or 

repair of a public building or public 

work unless all of the iron, steel, and 

manufactured goods used in the project 

are produced in the United States. 

Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy 

American requirement shall not apply 

in any case or category in which the 

head of a Federal department or agency 

finds that: (1) Applying the Buy 

American requirement would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

iron, steel, and the relevant 

manufactured goods are not produced in 

the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, 

and manufactured goods will increase 

the cost of the overall project by more 

than 25 percent. Section 1605(c) 

provides that if the head of a Federal 

department or agency makes a 

determination pursuant to section 

1605(b), the head of the department or 

agency shall publish a detailed written 

justification in the Federal Register. 

In accordance with section 1605(c) of 

the Recovery Act and OMB’s 

implementing guidance published on 

April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice 

advises the public that, on February 3, 

2010, upon request of the Bedford 

Township Housing Commission, HUD 

granted an exception to the applicability 

of the Buy American requirements with 

respect to work, using CFRFC grant 

funds, based on the fact that the relevant 

manufactured goods (coil roofing nails) 

are not produced in the U.S. in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities or of satisfactory quality. 

Dated: February 26, 2010. 

Sandra B. Henriquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4710 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2009–OMM–0013] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0006, Leasing of Sulphur or Oil 

and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf 

and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 

Gas Leasing, Extension of a 

Collection; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0006). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 256, ‘‘Leasing of Sulphur or Oil 

and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf,’’ 

and 30 CFR 260, ‘‘Outer Continental 

Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing,’’ and related 

documents. This notice also provides 

the public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these regulatory requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

April 5, 2010. 


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ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0006). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to MMS by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket ID 

MMS–2009–OMM–0013 then click 

search. Under the tab ‘‘View By 

Relevance’’ you can submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

collection of information. The MMS will 

post all comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0006 in your subject line and include 

your name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation and forms that require the 

subject collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 256, Leasing of Sulphur 

or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental 

Shelf, and 30 CFR 260, Outer 

Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. 

Forms: MMS–150, MMS–151, MMS– 

152, MMS–2028, and MMS–2028A. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0006. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to administer leasing of the 

OCS. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. Operations on the OCS must 

preserve, protect, and develop oil and 

natural gas resources in a manner that 

is consistent with the need to make such 

resources available to meet the Nation’s 

energy needs as rapidly as possible; to 

balance orderly energy resource 

development with protection of human, 

marine, and coastal environments; to 

ensure the public a fair and equitable 

return on the resources of the OCS; and 

to preserve and maintain free enterprise 

competition. Also, the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) 

prohibits certain lease bidding 

arrangements (42 U.S.C. 6213(c)). 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act of 1952, 31 U.S.C. 

9701, authorizes Federal agencies to 

recover the full cost of services that 

provide special benefits. Under the 

Department of the Interior’s policy 

implementing this Act, the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) is required 

to charge the full cost for services that 

provide special benefits or privileges to 

an identifiable non-Federal recipient 

above and beyond those that accrue to 

the public at large. Instruments of 

transfer of a lease or interest are subject 

to cost recovery, and MMS regulations 

specify the filing fee for these transfer 

applications. 

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to the MMS 

under which we issue regulations 

governing oil and gas and sulphur 

operations in the OCS. This information 

collection request (ICR) addresses the 

regulations at 30 CFR 256, Leasing of 

Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the OCS, 30 

CFR 260, Outer Continental Shelf Oil 

and Gas Leasing, and the associated 

supplementary Notices to Lessees and 

Operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. This ICR also 

concerns the use of forms to process 

bonds per subpart I, Bonding, the 

transfer of interest in leases per subpart 

J, Assignments, Transfers and 

Extensions, and the filing of 

relinquishments per subpart K, 

Termination of Leases. The forms are: 

• MMS–150, Assignment of Record 

Title Interest in Federal OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease, 

• MMS–151, Assignment of 

Operating Rights Interest in Federal 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease, 

• MMS–152, Relinquishment of 

Federal OCS Oil and Gas Lease, 

• MMS–2028, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Bond, 

• MMS–2028A, OCS Mineral Lessee’s 

and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging 

and Abandonment Bond. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR part 

256. Responses are mostly mandatory or 

required to obtain or retain a benefit. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. The MMS protects information 

considered proprietary according to 

section 26 of the OCS Lands Act, the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552) and its implementing regulations 

(43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR 256.10(d). 

The MMS uses the information 

required by 30 CFR part 256 to 

determine if applicants are qualified to 

hold leases in the OCS. Specifically, 

MMS uses the information to: 

• Verify the qualifications of a bidder 

on an OCS lease sale. Once the required 

information is filed with MMS, a 

qualification number is assigned to the 

bidder so that duplicate information is 

not required on subsequent filings. 

• Develop the semiannual List of 

Restricted Joint Bidders. This identifies 

parties ineligible to bid jointly with 

each other on OCS lease sales, under 

limitations established by the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act. 

• Ensure the qualification of 

assignees and track operators on 

leaseholds. Once a lease is awarded, the 

transfer of a lessee’s interest to another 

qualified party must be approved by an 

MMS Regional Director or Regional 

Supervisor. Also, a lessee may designate 

an operator to act on the lessee’s behalf. 

This designation must be approved by 

MMS before the designated operator 

may begin operations. 

• Document that a leasehold or 

geographical subdivision has been 

surrendered by the record title holder. 

The MMS will use this information to 

update the corporate database which is 

used to determine what leases are 

available for a lease sale and the 

ownership of all OCS leases. Nonproprietary information is also publicly 

available from the MMS corporate 

database via the Internet. 

The MMS uses the information 

required by subpart J—Assignments, 

Transfers and Extensions, to track the 

ownership of leases as to record title, 

operating rights, and pipeline right-ofways. 

The MMS also uses various forms 

relating to this subpart. The forms allow 

lessees to submit the required 

information in a standardized format 

that helps MMS process the data in a 

more timely and efficient manner. The 

five forms associated with this ICR and 

their purposes are: 

MMS–150—Assignment of Record Title 

Interest in Federal OCS Oil and Gas 

Lease 

MMS–151—Assignment of Operating 

Rights Interest in Federal OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease 

These two forms pertain to lease 

ownership and status information that 

are extremely important to the oil and 

gas industry as they strategize longrange planning for oil and gas 

development and the sharing of the 

expense and liabilities of OCS offshore 

drilling and development. 

MMS–152—Relinquishment of Federal 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Form 

Once a respondent submits this form, 

the lessee has relinquished their interest 

in the lease. 


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MMS–2028—Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Minerals Lessee’s and Operator’s 

Bond 

MMS 2028A—Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s 

Supplemental Plugging and 

Abandonment Bond 

The MMS uses these two forms to 

hold the surety libel for the obligations 

and liability of the principal/lessee or 

operator. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

and sulphur lessees and operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

15,732 hours. The following chart 

details the individual components and 

estimated hour burdens. In calculating 

the burdens, we assumed that 

respondents perform certain 

requirements in the normal course of 

their activities. We consider these to be 

usual and customary and took that into 

account in estimating the burden. 

Citation 

30 CFR 

Part 256 and NTLs 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Subparts A through F 

Subparts A, C, E, H, L, 

M.

None ....................................................................... Not applicable. 0. 

Subparts G, H, I, J: 37; 

53; 68; 70; 71; 72; 73.

Request approval for various operations or submit 

plans or applications. [Approved collections include 1010–0114, 1010–0141, 1010–0142, 

1010–0149, 1010–0151].

Burden included with other 30 CFR 250 

approved collections. 

0. 

Subpart B: All sections .. Submit suggestions and relevant information in 

response to request for comments on proposed 

5-year leasing program, including information 

from States/local governments.

Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(4). 

0. 

Subpart D: All sections .. Submit response to Call for Information and 

Nominations on areas for leasing of minerals in 

specified areas in accordance with an approved 

leasing program, including information from 

States/local governments.

Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(4). 

0. 

Subpart F: 31 ................. States or local governments submit comments/ 

recommendations on size, timing or location of 

proposed lease sale.

4 ............................. 10 responses ......... 40. 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 10 responses ......... 40 hours. 

Subpart G 

Subpart G: 35; 46(d), (e) Establish a Company File for pre-qualification; 

submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception.

2 ............................. 104 responses ....... 208. 

41; 43; 46(g) .................. Submit qualification of bidders for joint bids and 

statement or report of production, along with 

supporting information/appeal.

2 ............................. 100 responses ....... 200. 

44; 46 ............................. Submit bids and required information .................... 5 ............................. 2,000 bids .............. 10,000. 

47(c) ............................... File agreement to accept joint lease on tie bids .... 31⁄2 ......................... 2 agreements ......... 7. 

47(e)(1), (e)(3) ............... Request for reconsideration of bid rejection .......... Not considered IC as defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(h)(9). 

0. 

47(f), (i); 50 .................... Execute lease (includes submission of evidence 

of authorized agent and request for dating of 

leases; lease stipulations).

1 ............................. 852 leases ............. 852. 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 3,058 responses .... 11,267 hours. 

Subpart I 

Subpart I: 52(f)(2), (g)(2) Submit authority for Regional Director to sell 

Treasury or alternate type of securities.

2 ............................. 10 submissions ...... 20. 

53(a), 53(b); 54 .............. OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Bond 

(Form MMS–2028).

1⁄4 ........................... 124 responses ....... 31. 


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Citation 

30 CFR 

Part 256 and NTLs 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

53(c), (d), (f); 54(e) ........ Demonstrate financial worth/ability to carry out 

present and future financial obligations, request 

approval of another form of security, or request 

reduction in amount of supplemental bond required.

31⁄2 ......................... 165 submissions .... 578 (rounded). 

54 ................................... OCS Mineral Lessee’s and Operator’s Supplemental Plugging & Abandonment Bond (Form 

MMS–2028A).

1⁄4 ........................... 136 responses ....... 34. 

55 ................................... Notify MMS of any lapse in previous bond/action 

filed alleging lessee, surety, or guarantor is insolvent or bankrupt.

1 ............................. 3 notices ................ 3. 

56 ................................... Provide plan/instructions to fund lease-specific 

abandonment account and related information; 

request approval to withdraw funds.

12 ........................... 1 submission .......... 12. 

57 ................................... Provide third-party guarantee, indemnity agreement, financial information, related notices, reports, and annual update; notify MMS if guarantor becomes unqualified.19 ........................... 45 submissions ...... 855. 

57(d)(3); 58 .................... Notice of and request approval to terminate period of liability, cancel bond, or other security.

1⁄2 ........................... 378 requests .......... 189. 

59(c)(2) .......................... Provide information to demonstrate lease will be 

brought into compliance.

16 ........................... 5 responses ........... 80. 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 867 responses ....... 1,802 hours. 

Subpart J 

Subpart J: 62; 63; 64; 

65; 67.

File application and required information for assignment or transfer for approval/comment on 

filing fee (Forms MMS–150 and MMS–151).

2 forms @ 30 min 

ea = 1 hr.

1,680 applications/ 

forms.

1,680. 

1,680 Title/Rights (Transfer) Assignments @ $186–$312,480 

63; 64(a)(8) .................... Submit non-required documents, for record purposes, which respondents want MMS to file 

with the lease document. [Accepted on behalf 

of lessees as a service, MMS does not require 

nor need the filings.].

0 ............................. 2,995 documents ... 0. 

2,995 @ $27 ea = $80,865 

64(a)(7) .......................... File required instruments creating or transferring 

working interests, etc., for record purposes.

1 ............................. 700 filings .............. 700. 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 5,375 responses .... 2,380 hours. 

$393,345 non-hour cost burdens 

Subpart K 

Subpart K: 76; 92(a) ...... File written request for relinquishment (Form 

MMS–152).

1 ............................. 240 relinquishments 240. 

77(c) ............................... Comment on lease cancellation (MMS expects 1 

in 10 years).

1 ............................. 1 comment ............. 1. 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 241 responses ....... 241 hours. 

Subpart N 

Subpart N: 92(a) ............ Request a bonus or royalty credit; submit supporting documentation.1 ............................. 1 request ................ 1. 

95 ................................... Request approval to transfer bonus or credit to 

another party; submit supporting information.

1 ............................. 1 request ................ 1. 


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Citation 

30 CFR 

Part 256 and NTLs 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Subtotal ................... ................................................................................. ................................ 2 responses ........... 2 hours. 

Citation 30 CFR Part 

260 

Reporting requirement Hour burden Average number of 

annual reponses 

Annual burden 

hours 

124(a) ............................. Request MMS to reconsider field assignment of a 

lease.

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c). 0. 

Total Reporting ....... ................................................................................. 9,553 Responses ... ................................ 15,732 Hours. 

$393,345 Non-Hour Cost Burdens 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified three paperwork 

non-hour cost burdens associated with 

the collection of information. Sections 

256.62 and 256.64(a) require 

respondents to pay service fees when 

submitting either a request for 

assignment of record title interest, 

assignment of operating rights interest, 

and/or to file documents for record 

purposes. The service fees are required 

to recover the Federal Government’s 

processing costs. We have not identified 

any other non-hour cost burdens 

associated with this collection of 

information, and we estimate a total 

reporting non-hour cost burden of 

$393,345. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *’’ 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on October 6, 

2009, we published a Federal Register 

notice (74 FR 51316) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 256.0 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR 256 regulations and their 

associated forms. The regulation also 

informs the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We have received no comments in 

response to these efforts. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by April 5, 2010. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: January 19, 2010. 

William S. Hauser, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4695 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2009–N278; 20124–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Habitat Conservation Plan for the 

Incidental Take of Seven Federally 

Listed Species by the Edwards Aquifer 

Recovery Implementation Program 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

draft environmental impact statement 

and draft habitat conservation plan; 

announcement of public scoping 

meetings; and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), advise the 

public that we intend to prepare a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to evaluate the impacts of, and 

alternatives to, the proposed issuance of 

an Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), section 10(a)(1)(B) 

permit to one or more members of the 

Edwards Aquifer Recovery 

Implementation Program (the 

‘‘Applicant(s)’’) for incidental take of 

seven Federally listed species from 

activities associated with management 

and use of the Edwards Aquifer. The 

Applicant may include, among others, 

the Edwards Aquifer Authority (‘‘EAA’’). 

DATES: Written comments on 

alternatives and issues to be addressed 

in the draft EIS must be received by 

close of business on June 3, 2010. Public 

scoping meetings will be held at seven 

locations throughout South Central and 

South Texas. Public meetings will be 

held between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Exact 

meeting locations and times will be 

noticed within 2 weeks prior to each 

event in local newspapers and at the 

Austin Ecological Services Office Web 

site, http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ 

AustinTexas/. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

mail to Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Field 


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