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GEORGIA 

Clarke County 

Jackson Street Cemetery, S. Jackson St., 

University of Georgia campus, Athens, 

09000779 

ILLINOIS 

Cook County 

Calhoun Family, Mr. James Kent, House, 740 

Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, 09000780 

Dilg, Herbert A., House, 8544 Callie, Morton 

Grove, 09000781 

MARYLAND 

Anne Arundel County 

Robinson House, 102 Evon Ct., Severna Park, 

09000782 

Baltimore County 

Rodgers Forge Historic District, Roughly 

bounded by Stanmore Rd., Stevenson La., 

York Rd., Regester Ave., and Bellona Ave., 

Baltimore, 09000783 

MISSISSIPPI 

Clay County 

West Point Unified Historic District, Roughly 

bounded by the rear property lines of 

resources along E. Main St. to the N., 

McCord St. to the W., Forest St., West 

Point, 09000784 

Leflore County 

Itta Bena Historic District, Roughly bounded 

by Cemetery St. to the N., Lake Shore Dr. 

to the E., Lake Side St. to the S., Dewey St. 

to the W., Itta Bena, 09000785 

MISSOURI 

Cole County 

Moreau Park Historic District, 3714 Old 

Wardsville Rd., Jefferson City, 09000786 

St. Louis County 

Moorlands Addition Apartment District, 

Roughly bounded by Clayton Rd., 

Glenridge Ave., Wydown Blvd. and (both 

sides) Westwood Dr., Clayton, 09000787 

MONTANA 

Carbon County 

Smith Mine Historic District, MT 308, 

Bearcreek, 09000788 

PUERTO RICO 

San Juan Municipality 

San Antonio Railroad Bridge (Historic 

Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS), Spanning San 

Antonio Channel at PR 1 E. of San Juan 

Islet, San Juan, 09000789 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Richland County 

Hopkins Family Cemetery, Address 

Restricted, Hopkins, 09000790 

VIRGINIA 

Alleghany County 

Galt’s Mill Complex, 1133 Galt’s Mill Rd., 

Madison Heights, 09000791 

Buena Vista Independent City 

Buena Vista Downtown Historic District, 

2000 & 2100 blocks of Magnolia Ave. and 

adjacent blocks, Buena Vista, 09000792 

Dinwiddie County 

Zehmer Farm, 9818 Jack Zehmer Rd., 

McKenney, 09000793 

Newport News Independent City 

Whittaker Memorial Hospital, 1003 TwentyEighth St., Newport News, 09000794 

Northampton County 

Eastville Historic District, Area includes VA 

Rt. 13, Old Town Neck Dr., Courthouse 

Rd., Willow Oak Rd., Rockefellow La., and 

Stumptown Dr., Eastville, 09000795 

Richmond County 

Woodland Heights Historic District, Bounded 

by James River, W. 24th St., Bainbridge St. 

and Forest Hill Ave., and W. 32nd and 

34th Sts., Richmond, 09000796 

WISCONSIN 

Dodge County 

Fountain Inn, 203 Front St., Beaver Dam, 

09000797 

[FR Doc. E9–21480 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N180; 33430–1122–0000 

F2] 

Proposed Low Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan for Quad Cities 

Nuclear Station, Rock Island County, IL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice: Receipt of application 

for an incidental take permit; notice of 

availability. 

SUMMARY: Exelon Inc. (Applicant) has 

applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (us, Service) for an incidental 

take permit (ITP) under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

The proposed permit duration is 24 

years. The Applicant has prepared a 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to 

address potential impacts to two mussel 

species. We have made a preliminary 

determination that the HCP and permit 

application are eligible for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA). The basis for this determination 

is contained in an Environmental 

Action Statement and low-effect 

screening form, which are also available 

for public review. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by October 

8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Richard C. Nelson, Field Supervisor, by 

U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Rock Island Field Office, 1511 

47th Ave. Moline, IL 61265, or by fax to 

(309) 757–5807. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jody Millar (309) 757–5800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exelon 

Inc. (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (us, Service) 

for an incidental take permit (ITP) under 

the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) The 

proposed duration of the permit is 24 

years. The Applicant has prepared a 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to 

address potential impacts to two mussel 

species: Lampsilis higginsii (Higgins eye 

pearlymussel), federally listed as 

endangered, and Plethobasus cyphyus 

(sheepnose mussel), a candidate for 

listing. Exelon’s draft HCP addresses 

three specific proposed covered 

activities: 

(1) Implementation of an alternate 

thermal standard (ATS) for discharge 

waters associated with the operation of 

the Quad Cities Nuclear Station, 

(2) Maintenance dredging associated 

with water intake structures, and 

(3) Removal of Edison Pier. 

We have made a preliminary 

determination that the HCP and permit 

application are eligible for categorical 

exclusion under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.). The basis for this determination 

is contained in an Environmental 

Action Statement and low-effect 

screening form, which are also available 

for public review. 

Availability of Documents 

Individuals requesting copies of the 

application and draft HCP should 

contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service by telephone at (309) 757–5800 

or by letter (see ADDRESSES). Copies of 

the draft HCP are also available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the Rock Island Field 

Office (see ADDRESSES), or at the 

Service’s Regional Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/ 

permits/hcp/index.html. 

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. 


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Background 

Section 9 of the Act and its 

implementing Federal regulations 

prohibit the take of animal species listed 

as endangered or threatened. The 

definition of take under the Act 

includes the following activities: To 

harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect 

listed animal species, or to attempt to 

engage in such conduct (16 U.S.C. 

1538). We have principal trust 

responsibility for the conservation and 

protection of threatened and endangered 

species under the Act. Section 10 of the 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1539, establishes a 

program whereby persons seeking to 

pursue activities that otherwise could 

give rise to liability for unlawful ‘‘take’’ 

of federally protected species may 

receive an ITP, which protects them 

from such liability. To obtain an ITP, 

the applicant must submit an HCP and 

the taking must be incidental to, and not 

the purpose of, an otherwise lawful 

activity, Id. §§ 1539(a)(1)(B), 

1539(a)(2)(A). Once we have determined 

that the applicant has satisfied these 

and other statutory criteria, we may 

issue the ITP. 

Exelon Inc. owns and operates Quad 

Cities Nuclear Station (QCNS), a nuclear 

power station located on the east 

(Illinois) shoreline of Pool 14 on the 

Mississippi River, at River Mile (RM) 

506.7, approximately halfway between 

Lock and Dam 13 (upstream) at RM 

522.5 and Lock and Dam 14 

(downstream) at RM 493.3. 

Covered Activities 

Exelon Inc. is requesting that an 

alternate thermal standard (ATS) be 

issued for Quad Cities Nuclear Station 

under section 316(a) of the Clean Water 

Act, (33 U.S.C. Sec.1326(a)). The ATS 

would include: 

(1) Changing the method for tracking 

and regaining excursion hours (during 

which the plant currently is authorized 

to exceed thermal limits by up to 3 °F) 

from a rolling 12-month basis to a 

calendar year basis (January through 

December). 

(2) Increasing the number of 

excursion hours available per year from 

1 percent (87.6 hours), which is 

currently allowed by the plant’s 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, to 

3 percent (262.8 hours), of which only 

1.5 percent (131.4 hours) of those hours 

may be between 89 °F and 91 °F. 

(3) Increasing the excursion hour 

downstream temperature limit by no 

more than 5 °F (i.e., 91 °F downstream 

instead of current NPD.S Permit limit of 

89 °F in July and August, and 90 °F 

downstream rather than current NPDES 

Permit limit of 88 °F in September). 

QCNS currently operates under 

NPDES permit conditions that allow 

87.6 excursion hours per year, during 

which the plant may cause river 

temperatures to exceed maximum 

temperature standards by up to 3 °F. 

QCNS operated within permit 

conditions during the period 2000– 

2005. Excursion hours were only used 

in 2001 (57.35 hours) and 2005 (42.50 

hours). In July and August 2006, QCNS 

was granted a provisional variance from 

these permit conditions to address 

periods of low Mississippi River flows 

and high ambient river temperatures 

experienced in the summer of 2006. The 

provisional variance allowed additional 

excursion hours (beyond the annual 

allotment of 87.6 hours) at temperatures 

up to 5 °F. QCNS used 222.75 excursion 

hours in 2006, but water temperature 

during excursion hour events were not 

allowed to exceed a 5 °F increase, which 

equates to 91 °F downstream in July, 91 

°F in August and 90 °F in September. In 

2007, QCNS operated within permit 

conditions, and 74.0 excursion hours 

were used in early August. 

The new ATS would be adopted 

following proceedings before the Illinois 

Pollution Control Board pursuant to the 

Board’s authority to issue ATS under 

section 316 of the Clean Water Act. 

Following the Board’s decision, the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

would incorporate the standards in the 

NPDES (discharge) permit. 

A second covered activity described 

in the draft HCP involves maintenance 

dredging activities in front of the plant’s 

intake. QCNS requires a consistent 

supply of water for safe operations of 

the two nuclear reactors. Over the past 

few years (2005, 2007, and 2008), 

dredging in front of the intake forebay 

has been a maintenance necessity to 

achieve the consistent water supply. 

High water events deposit coarse 

materials in front of the intake. In 

October 2005, QCNS contracted a 

mussel survey in the intake area. Results 

of the survey indicated that impacts 

associated with maintenance dredging 

would be limited to a few common 

species (threehorn, threeridge, 

hickorynut, and plain pocketbook) of 

freshwater mussels. All other species 

were represented by two individuals or 

less. One butterfly mussel was also 

found in the survey. An existing 

dredging permit (CEMVR–OD–P–2006– 

1856) allows dredging within a 500′ × 

700′ area in front of the station’s 

forebay. QCNS does not expect to 

increase the size of the dredging area. 

QCNS anticipates that dredging will be 

necessary in the near future; 

consequently, this activity is being 

included in the draft HCP. Maintenance 

dredging is assumed to occur once every 

2 years over the life of the proposed 

permit. If the dredging area needs to be 

expanded from the current levels in the 

future, Exelon will consult with us prior 

to such activities. 

A third covered activity in the draft 

HCP involves the removal of a structure 

known as the Edison Pier (RM 506.8L), 

which has been in existence since the 

initial building process of QCNS in the 

late 1960s. Although there are no 

immediate plans to remove this 

structure, preliminary demolition 

planning has occurred and this project 

could begin in the next few years. The 

process of removing this structure 

would extend a minimal distance out 

into the river channel, and could 

potentially impact any mussels in the 

area. It is important to note that 

coverage by this HCP does not exempt 

an activity from other local, State and 

Federal regulations, including permits 

issued by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. 

Impact Assessment 

The purpose of an HCP is to ensure 

incidental take will be minimized and 

mitigated to the maximum extent 

practicable and will not appreciably 

reduce the likelihood of the survival 

and recovery of this species in the wild. 

Exelon designed the draft HCP in close 

consultation with us to ensure the 

planning area will continue to support 

suitable habitat for the species, while 

allowing for incidental take from the 

proposed activities. 

To facilitate the development of the 

HCP, Exelon retained Ecological 

Specialists, Inc. (ESI) to evaluate 

potential direct and indirect impacts 

associated with adopting an Alternative 

Thermal Standard on covered species 

within the study area (RM 503.0 to 

506.9). A copy of ESI’s report is 

appended to the draft HCP. ESI was also 

retained to conduct mussel surveys in 

the area associated with maintenance 

dredging and Edison Pier. 

Exelon proposes to minimize, 

mitigate, and monitor the impacts of 

taking listed species by implementing 

the following measures: 

(1) Fish propagated at the QCNS will 

be inoculated with Higgins eye 

pearlymussel and sheepnose mussel 

glochidia. QCNS will work with the 

Service and other partners to develop 

parameters for determining appropriate 

species augmentation/reintroduction 

sites and rates with regard to protection 

of native resident genetics. Methods 

include free release of fish inoculated 

with Higgins eye pearlymussel and 


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sheepnose mussel glochidia in select 

locations, and use of cage culture 

techniques for rearing of Higgins eye 

pearlymussel and sheepnose mussel in 

select locations. 

(2) Outreach to universities focused 

on soliciting studies related to 

temperature and mussels, in situ or in 

conjunction with the lab facilities at 

QCNS. 

(3) Implementation, effectiveness, and 

validation monitoring, including mussel 

bed monitoring, monitoring of 

temperature studies, long-term fish 

monitoring (ongoing), and use of 

adaptive management techniques will 

be used throughout the length of the 

permit. 

Decisions 

We will evaluate the permit 

application, the HCP, and received 

comments to determine whether the 

application meets the requirements of 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended. If the 

requirements are met, we will issue an 

incidental take permit to the Applicant 

for take of the Higgins eye pearlymussel 

and sheepnose mussel incidental to the 

otherwise lawful activities of the 

project. We will not make a final 

decision until after the end of the 30- 

day comment period and will fully 

consider all comments we receive 

during the comment period. 

Dated: August 25, 2009. 

Richard C. Nelson, 

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21513 Filed 9–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N179; 96300-1671-0000- 

P5] 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for permits to conduct certain activities 

with endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. Both the Endangered Species 

Act and the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act require that we invite public 

comment on these permit applications. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by October 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358-2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358-2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

requests for copies of the complete 

applications to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 

Applicant: Texas Tech University, 

Department of Biological Sciences, 

Lubbock, TX, PRT-219951 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import unlimited numbers of biological 

specimens from crocodiles, alligators, 

caimans, and gavials (Order: Crocodylia) 

for the purpose of scientific research. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Applicant: Florida Fish and Wildlife 

Conservation Commission, Port 

Charlotte, FL, PRT-221391 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export biological samples from 

smalltoothed sawfish (Pristis pectinata) 

to the Great Lakes Institute for 

Environmental Research, Windsor, 

Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of 

scientific research. 

Applicant: Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo, 

Atlanta, GA, PRT-222610 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one female captive-bred giant 

panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born 

at the zoo in 2006 and owned by the 

Government of China, to the Chengdu 

Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, 

Sichuan, China, under the terms of their 

loan agreement with the Chinese 

Association of Zoological Gardens. This 

export is part of the approved loan 

program for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species through scientific research as 

outlined in Zoo Atlanta’s original 

permit (MA008519). 

Applicant: Earth Promise, doing 

business as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, 

Glen Rose, TX, PRT-223400 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one male captive-born black 

rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to the 

Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico, for the 

purpose of the enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: New York University College 

of Dentistry, New York, NY, PRT225797 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples of skeletal 

parts salvaged from both captive and 

wild populations of black rhinoceros 

(Diceros bicornis), mountain gorilla 

(Gorilla gorilla beringei), chimpanzee 

(Pan troglodytes ), leopard (Panthera 

pardus), and L’Hoest’s monkey 

(Cercopithecus lhoesti) from the Office 

Rwandais du Tourisme et des Parcs 

Nationaux, Kigali, Rwanda, for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Applicant: Ferdinand and Anton 

Fercos-Hantig, Las Vegas, NV, PRT809334 

On July 28, 2009, we published a 

Federal Register notice inviting the 

public to comment on several 

applications for permits to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species (74 FR 37240). We made an 

error in reporting the species of one 

animal in the Ferdinand and Anton 

Fercos-Hantig applications, which starts 

at the bottom of column 1 on page 

37241. The animal named Sarina (PRT809334) is not a female captive-born 

tiger (Panthera tigris) as we reported in 

74 FR 37240, but rather a female 

captive-born leopard (Panthera pardus). 

All the other information we printed 

was correct. With this notice, we correct 

that error and reopen the comment 

period for PRT-809334. The corrected 

entry for this application is as follows: 

The applicant requests re-issuance of 

their permit to export/re-export and reimport one female captive-born leopard 

(Panthera pardus), ‘‘Sarina,’’ to 

worldwide locations for the purpose of 

enhancement of the species through 

conservation education. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 3– 

year period and the import of any 

potential progeny born while overseas. 

The following applicants request a 

permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 


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