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911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 

97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following applicants have applied for a 

scientific research permit to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We are 

soliciting review of and comment on 

these applications by local, State, and 

Federal agencies and the public. 

Permit No. TE188214 

Applicant: Richard Pender, Honolulu, 

Hawaii. 

The applicant requests a scientific 

research permit to remove and reduce to 

possession Clermontia pyrularia (‘oha 

wai) and to take (collect voucher 

specimens) the pomace fly (Drosophila 

heteroneura and or D. ochrobasis) in 

conjunction with research in the State of 

Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing 

their survival. 

Permit No. TE003483 

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Biological Resources Discipline, 

Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (inoculate) the 

Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) in 

conjunction with prevention of botulism 

type C in the State of Hawaii, for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Public Comments 

Please refer to the permit number for 

the application when submitting 

comments. 

We are soliciting public review and 

comment on these recovery permit 

applications. 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. 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20585 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000241A; AZA– 

35138] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Proposed Withdrawal in the Vicinity of 

the Grand Canyon, Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Arizona Strip 

District office is the lead agency on 

behalf of the BLM and the United States 

Forest Service for preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to address potential effects of a 

proposed withdrawal of approximately 

633,547 acres of BLM-administered 

public lands and 360,002 acres of 

National Forest System lands for up to 

20 years from location and entry under 

the Mining Law of 1872. The purpose of 

the withdrawal, if determined to be 

appropriate, would be to protect the 

Grand Canyon watershed from adverse 

effects of locatable mineral exploration 

and mining, except for those effects 

stemming from valid existing rights. The 

U.S. Forest Service (Kaibab National 

Forest), National Park Service (Grand 

Canyon National Park), U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological 

Survey have been invited and have 

agreed to participate as cooperating 

agencies. Additional local state and 

Federal agencies and Tribes may request 

cooperating agency status during this 

process. 

DATES: By this notice, the BLM is 

announcing the beginning of the public 

scoping process for the EIS and 

soliciting input on the identification of 

issues. The public scoping period will 

end on October 26, 2009. During the 

public scoping period, the BLM solicits 

public comment on issues, concerns, 

and opportunities that should be 

considered in the analysis of the 

proposed action. Comments on issues, 

potential impacts, or suggestions for 

additional alternatives may be 

submitted in writing to the address 

listed below. To be considered in the 

Draft EIS analysis, comments must be 

received prior to the close of the scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. 

The BLM will announce public 

scoping meetings to identify relevant 

issues through news media, 

newspapers, and the BLM’s Web site. A 

meeting is planned to be held in 

Fredonia, Arizona on September 30, 

2009, and in Flagstaff, Arizona on 

October 15, 2009. The time and location 

of the meetings will be announced at 

least 30 days in advance by the methods 

mentioned above. Other meetings will 

be scheduled and announced at least 15 

days in advance by the same methods. 

Further opportunities for public 

participation will be provided upon 

publication of the Draft EIS, including a 

minimum 45-day public comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by either of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Grand Canyon Mining 

Withdrawal Project, ATTN: Scott 

Florence, District Manager, Bureau of 

Land Management, Arizona Strip 

District Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, 

St. George, UT 84790–6714, 

Electronic Mail: 

azasminerals@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the EIS process or 

to have your name added to the mailing 

list, send requests to Scott Florence, 

BLM District Manager, 345 East 

Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 

84790–6714, (435) 688–3200. For 

information pertaining to the National 

Forest System Lands included in the 

proposed withdrawal, contact Michael 

Williams, Forest Supervisor, Forest 

Service, Kaibab National Forest, 800 

South Sixth Street, Williams, Arizona 

86046, (928) 635–8200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the public scoping process is 

to determine relevant issues that will 

influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives. The Secretary of the 

Interior proposes to withdraw 

approximately 633, 547 acres of BLMadministered public lands and 360,002 

acres of National Forest System lands 

for up to 20 years from location and 

entry under the Mining Law of 1872, 30 

U.S.C. 22 et seq. The proposed 

withdrawal applies to Federal locatable 

minerals, subject to valid existing rights, 

including locatable minerals that 

underlie non-Federal surface. It would 

not apply to non-Federal mineral estate. 

The purpose of the withdrawal, if 

determined to be appropriate, would be 

to protect the Grand Canyon watershed 

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exploration and mining, except for those 

effects stemming from valid existing 

rights. The EIS will analyze at least two 

alternatives, including a withdrawal as 

currently proposed and the ‘‘No Action’’ 

alternative, which would be to continue 

to allow location of new mining claims. 

Other alternatives may be analyzed as 

appropriate, including withdrawal of a 

smaller area. 

The proposed action is to withdraw, 

subject to valid existing rights, certain 

public lands and National Forest System 

lands from location and entry under the 

1872 Mining Law, but not the mineral 

leasing, geothermal leasing, mineral 

materials laws, or public land laws. The 

subject areas were previously described 

in BLM’s Notice of Proposed 

Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; Arizona which published in 

the Federal Register on July 21, 2009 

[74 FR 35887]. The map for the 

‘‘Petition/Application for Withdrawal’’ 

is available from the BLM Arizona Strip 

District office and the Forest Service 

Kaibab National Forest office at the 

addresses listed above. 

The total areas described aggregate 

approximately 993,549 acres of BLMadministered public lands and National 

Forest System lands and any Federal 

locatable minerals underlying nonFederal surface in Coconino and 

Mohave Counties located adjacent to the 

Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. 

The total non-Federal lands within the 

area aggregate approximately 85,673 

acres in Coconino and Mohave 

Counties. 

If the withdrawal were to be approved 

by the Secretary of the Interior, the 

closure to location and entry under the 

Mining Law would be subject to valid 

existing rights and authorized in 

accordance with section 204 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, and the 

Federal regulations at 43 CFR part 2300. 

You may submit comments on issues 

in writing to the BLM at any public 

scoping meeting, or you may submit 

them to the BLM using one of the 

methods listed in the ADDRESSES section 

above. To be most helpful, you should 

submit comments within 15 days after 

the last public meeting. 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. 

(Authority: 43 CFR part 2300) 

Helen M. Hankins, 

Arizona Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–20626 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Intent To Contract for 

Hydroelectric Power Development on 

the South Canal, Uncompahgre 

Project, Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: notice of intent to accept 

proposals, select lessee, and contract for 

hydroelectric power development on 

the South Canal, Uncompahgre Project, 

Colorado. 

SUMMARY: Current Federal policy allows 

non-Federal development of electrical 

power resource potential on Federal 

water resource projects. The Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) will 

consider proposals for non-Federal 

development of hydroelectric power on 

the South Canal of the Uncompahgre 

Project. Reclamation is considering such 

hydroelectric power development under 

a lease of power privilege. No Federal 

funds will be available for such 

hydroelectric power development. The 

Uncompahgre Project is a Federal 

Reclamation project. This Notice 

presents background information, 

proposal content guidelines, and 

information concerning selection of a 

non-Federal entity to develop 

hydroelectric power on the South Canal. 

DATES: A written proposal and seven 

copies must be submitted on or before 

5 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on 

Monday, February 1, 2010. A proposal 

will be considered timely only if it is 

received in the office of the Area 

Manager on or before 5 p.m. on the 

above-designated date. Interested 

entities are cautioned that delayed 

delivery to the Area Manager’s office 

due to failures or misunderstandings of 

the entity and/or of mail, overnight, or 

courier services will not excuse lateness 

and, accordingly, are advised to provide 

sufficient time for delivery. Late 

proposals will not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Send written proposal and 

seven copies to Ms. Carol DeAngelis, 

Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Western Colorado Area Office, 2764 

Compass Drive, Suite 106, Grand 

Junction, Colorado 81506; telephone 

(970) 248–0600. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical data may be obtained from 

Mr. Dan Crabtree, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Western Colorado Area 

Office, 2764 Compass Drive, Suite 106, 

Grand Junction, Colorado 81506; 

telephone (970) 248–0652. Reclamation 

will be available to meet with interested 

entities only upon written request to Mr. 

Dan Crabtree at the above-cited address. 

Upon request, Reclamation will provide 

an opportunity for a site visit. 

Reclamation reserves the right to 

schedule a single meeting and/or visit to 

address the questions of all entities that 

have submitted questions or requested 

site visits. 

Information related to operation and 

maintenance of the South Canal may be 

obtained from Mr. Marc Catlin, 

Uncompahgre Valley Water Users 

Association, P.O. Box 69, Montrose, 

Colorado 81402; telephone (970) 249– 

3813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Uncompahgre Project, located in westcentral Colorado along the 

Uncompahgre River in the Colorado 

River Basin, was authorized by the 

Secretary of the Interior on March 14, 

1903, under provisions of the 

Reclamation Act of 1902. After the 

passage of the Reclamation Act of 1902, 

the Uncompahgre Project was selected 

for development and the United States 

began construction in 1904. The Act of 

June 22, 1938, 52 Stat. 941, authorized 

the Secretary of the Interior to develop 

or sell surplus power from the 

Uncompahgre Project. The 

Uncompahgre Valley Water Users 

Association, under its contracts with the 

United States, has certain operation, 

maintenance, and replacement 

responsibilities and obligations 

concerning the South Canal and 

Uncompahgre Project. 

Reclamation is considering 

hydroelectric power development on 

the South Canal under a lease of power 

privilege. A lease of power privilege is 

an alternative to Federal hydroelectric 

power development. A lease of power 

privilege is a contractual right given to 

a non-Federal entity to use a 

Reclamation facility for electric power 

generation consistent with Reclamation 

project purposes. Leases of power 

privilege have terms not to exceed 40 

years. The general authority for lease of 

power privilege under Reclamation law 

includes, among others, the Town Sites 

and Power Development Act of 1906 (43 

U.S.C. Sec. 522) and the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) 

(1939 Act). 

Reclamation will be the lead Federal 

agency for ensuring compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of any lease of power privilege 


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