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process of making a final determination 

on whether or not to delist the Concho 

water snake. 

For more background information on 

the Concho water snake, refer to our 

1986 final listing rule published in the 

Federal Register (51 FR 31412), our 

2008 proposed delisting rule published 

in the Federal Register (73 FR 38956), 

Werler and Dixon (2000, pp. 209–216), 

Campbell (2003, pp. 1–4), Forstner et al. 

(2006, pp. 1–22), Whiting et al. (2008, 

pp. 438–445), and the 1993 Concho 

Water Snake Recovery Plan (Service 

1993, available online at http:// 

endangered.fws.gov). 

Section 4(g)(1) of the Act requires us 

to implement a system, in cooperation 

with the States, to effectively monitor 

the status of each species we remove 

from the Federal List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants due to 

recovery. The monitoring must occur for 

at least 5 years. The purpose of postdelisting monitoring (PDM) is to verify 

that a species we delist due to recovery 

remains secure from risk of extinction 

after we remove the protections of the 

Act. 

To fulfill the PDM requirement, we 

drafted a monitoring plan for the 

Concho water snake in cooperation with 

the Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Department and the Colorado River 

Municipal Water District. Over a 15-year 

period, we propose to conduct surveys 

to measure the presence and abundance 

of snakes 2 times a year at 18 sample 

sites across the range of the snake. 

Biological monitoring frequency will 

occur in three phases, decreasing over 

time, resulting in 7 years of surveys over 

the 15-year PDM period. Evaluation of 

stream conditions will consist of 

analysis of hydrologic data collected at 

eight existing stream gages from across 

the snake’s range. The PDM plan 

describes specific monitoring triggers 

where certain outcomes of monitoring 

will result in specific actions. For 

example, if snakes are not captured from 

at least 75 percent of sample sites in any 

year, sampling effort will be intensified 

the following year beyond the minimum 

called for in the PDM plan. The 

monitoring triggers (both quantitative 

and qualitative) are based on the snake’s 

distribution, presence, reproduction, 

and abundance, as well as evaluation of 

instream flow conditions. 

The draft PDM plan includes annual 

reporting requirements. If PDM results 

in concern regarding the status of the 

snake or increasing threats, possible 

responses may include an extended or 

intensified monitoring effort, additional 

research (such as modeling 

metapopulation dynamics or assessing 

the status of the fish prey base), 

enhancement of riverine or shoreline 

habitats, or an increased effort to 

improve habitat connectivity by 

additional translocation of snakes 

between reaches. If future information 

collected from the PDM, or any other 

reliable source, indicates an increased 

likelihood that the species may become 

in danger of extinction, we will initiate 

a status review of the Concho water 

snake and determine if relisting the 

species is warranted. 

In addition to public review of the 

draft PDM plan, we concurrently are 

requesting independent expert peer 

review from knowledgeable individuals 

with scientific expertise that includes 

ecology of water snakes and 

conservation biology principles. Peer 

review of the draft PDM plan is in 

accordance with our policy published 

on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270). 

Viewing Documents 

Comments and materials we receive 

from the public and peer reviewers, as 

well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing the draft PDM Plan, 

will be available for public inspection 

by appointment, during normal business 

hours at the Austin Ecological Services 

Field Office (see ADDRESSES). Once 

approved, the final PDM plan for the 

Concho water snake and any future 

revisions to the PDM plan will be 

available on our Web page (http:// 

endangered.fws.gov) and the Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office Web 

page (http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ 

AustinTexas/). We will announce our 

final decision on whether to delist the 

snake with a final rule in a future 

Federal Register publication, and we 

will also make this final decision 

available on the above-referenced Web 

pages. 

Request for Public Comments 

We intend for our final PDM plan to 

be as accurate and as effective as 

possible. Therefore, we request 

comments or suggestions on the Concho 

water snake draft PDM plan from the 

public, concerned governmental 

agencies, the scientific community, 

industry, or any other interested party. 

We will take into consideration 

substantive comments we receive by the 

comment due date (see DATES). These 

comments, and any additional 

information we receive, may lead us to 

adopt a final PDM plan that differs from 

this draft PDM plan. Please note that 

comments merely stating support or 

opposition to the action under 

consideration without providing 

supporting information, although noted, 

will not be considered in making a 

determination. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire document—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may request at the top of 

your document that we withhold this 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references we 

cited in this notice is available upon 

request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Austin Ecological Services 

Field Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Authors 

The primary authors of this document 

are staff at the Austin Ecological 

Services Field Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

Benjamin N. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, Region 2, Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Walker River Basin Acquisition 

Program Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS), Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Reopening of comment period 

for review of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS). 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is 

reopening the comment period for the 

DEIS to Monday, October 5, 2009. The 

notice of availability of the DEIS was 

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July 24, 2009 (74 FR 36737). The public 

review period ended on September 14, 

2009. 

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2009. 

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See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

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Dated: September 3, 2009. 

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Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the possession of New York 

University College of Dentistry, New 

York, NY. The human remains were 

removed from an unknown location or 

locations. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by New York 

University College of Dentistry 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown location or locations. At an 

unknown date, Dr. Joseph Jones of 

Louisiana added the human remains to 

his collection. In 1906, the widow of Dr. 

Jones sold his collection to the Museum 

of the American Indian, Heye 

Foundation. In 1956, the human 

remains were transferred to Dr. 

Theodore Kazamiroff, New York 

University College of Dentistry. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The original records of Dr. Jones 

identify the human remains as 

Comanche, but do not list a locality for 

them. Museum records also identify the 

human remains as ‘‘Comanche.’’ The 

attribution of a tribal affiliation of 

Comanche in the museum records 

suggests that the human remains may 

date to the historic period. Forensic data 

corroborate the tribal attribution and 

estimated age for the individuals. One 

cranium has cutmarks that appear to 

have been made near the time of death 

by a metal knife. The other cranium 

shows evidence of cradleboarding, 

which was practiced by the Comanche 

in the historic period. Both sets of 

remains exhibit weathering that would 

be expected for the rock or scaffold 

burial locations that were preferred by 

the Comanche during the historic 

period. During consultation, the tribal 

representative for the Comanche Nation 

supported the identification of the 

human remains as Comanche. 

Officials of New York University 

College of Dentistry have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), 

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of New York 

University College of Dentistry also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship 

of shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and the 

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010, 

telephone (212) 998–9917, before 

October 23, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The New York University College of 

Dentistry is responsible for notifying the 

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: September 2, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[CACA 7817] 

Public Land Order No. 7736; Partial 

Revocation of the Bureau of 

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1952; California 

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Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order revokes a Bureau 

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