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throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

its survival. 

Permit No. TE–225970 

Applicant: Charlotte M. Marks, 

Sacramento, California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey, capture, handle, 

and release) the California tiger 

salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 

in conjunction with surveys and 

population monitoring throughout the 

range of the species in California for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–225974 

Applicant: Midpeninsula Regional 

Open Space District, Los Altos, 

California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (survey, capture, handle, release, 

and conduct habitat enhancement 

activities) the San Francisco garter 

snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in 

conjunction with population monitoring 

and habitat enhancement activities in 

San Mateo County, California, for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–073205 

Applicant: Cristina P. Sandoval, Goleta, 

California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit, which we granted 

May 26, 2005, for a Federally threatened 

species. The original permit allowed the 

applicant to take (harass by survey, 

locate and monitor nests, erect nest 

exclosures, collect and incubate eggs 

that are abandoned and/or in danger of 

predation, captive-rear chicks, and 

release them into the wild) the western 

snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus 

nivosus) in conjunction with surveys 

and population monitoring activities at 

the Coal Point Reserve in Santa Barbara 

County, California, for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival. The applicant 

requests an amendment to take (survey, 

locate, population monitor, place 

decoys, and play taped vocalizations) 

the California least tern (Sterna 

antilluarum browni) in conjunction with 

surveys and population monitoring 

activities at the Coal Point Reserve in 

Santa Barbara County, California for the 

purpose of enhancing their survival. 

Permit No. TE–117947 

Applicant: Kevin B. Clark, San Diego, 

California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (February 13, 2006, 

71 FR 7563) to take (capture, collect, 

and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta conservatio), the 

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

longiantenna), the Riverside fairy 

shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the 

San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool 

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 

conjunction with surveys throughout 

the range of each species in California 

for the purpose of enhancing their 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–227263 

Applicant: Emilie A. Strauss, San 

Rafael, California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey) the California 

clapper rail (Rallus longirostris 

obsoletus) in conjunction with surveys 

and population monitoring studies 

throughout the range of the species in 

California, for the purpose of enhancing 

its survival. 

Permit No. TE–795930 

Applicant: Helm Biological 

Consulting, Lincoln, California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (February 16, 1996, 

61 FR 6253) to take (collect soil 

containing Federally listed fairy shrimp 

cysts, translocate, and inoculate cysts 

into restored vernal pools) the 

Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta longiantenna), the 

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 

wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 

vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 

packardi) in conjunction with vernal 

pool restoration and population 

enhancement activities throughout the 

range of each species in California for 

the purpose of enhancing their survival. 

We invite public review and comment 

on each of these recovery permit 

applications. Comments and materials 

we receive will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Michael Long, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 8, 

Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E9–23195 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara (MHA) 

Nation’s Proposed Clean Fuels 

Refinery, Fort Berthold Indian 

Reservation, Ward County, ND 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 28, 2009, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) as co-lead agencies; and the 

Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) 

Nation and the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers as cooperating agencies, 

published a Notice of Availability for a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the proposed Clean Fuels 

Refinery (74 FR 44380). This notice 

announces an extension of the public 

comment period until October 28, 2009. 

DATES: Public comments on the FEIS 

must arrive on or before October 28, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry 

written comments to Mike Black, 

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, 

115 4th Avenue, SE., Aberdeen, SD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Black, BIA, 605–226–7343, or 

Steve Wharton, EPA, 303–312–6935 or 

800–227–8917. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Three Affiliated Tribes (MHA 

Nation) has requested that BIA accept 

into trust status 469 acres for the MHA 

Nation to construct, own, operate, and 

maintain a petroleum refinery on 190 

acres of the 469-acre parcel. The 

remaining acres would be used to grow 

forage for buffalo. The land in the 

northeast corner of the Fort Berthold 

Indian Reservation is located along 

Highway 23, four miles west of the town 

of Makoti in Ward County, North 

Dakota. 

The MHA Nation has also applied to 

EPA for a National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) permit 

under the Clean Water Act for 

discharges from the proposed refinery. 

Feedstock for the proposed refinery 

would include 10,000 barrels per stream 

day (BPSD) of synthetic crude oil via 

existing pipeline from Alberta, Canada; 

3,000 BPSD of field butane from local 

suppliers; 6 million standard cubic feet 

per day of natural gas via existing 

pipeline; and 300 barrels of bio-diesel or 

8,500 bushels per day of soybeans. From 

the feedstock, the refinery would 


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produce about 5,750 BPSD of diesel 

fuel, 6,770 BPSD of gasoline, and 300 

BPSD of propane. 

The FEIS analyzes potential 

environmental effects of two Federal 

agency decisions: (1) Whether BIA 

should accept lands into trust in 

support of the MHA Nation’s proposal 

to construct and operate a clean fuels 

refinery and produce buffalo forage; and 

(2) whether EPA should issue a Clean 

Water Act NPDES permit for the process 

water discharges associated with the 

operation of the proposed refinery. The 

FEIS has identified the Agencies’ 

preferred alternatives. BIA and EPA will 

be making their decisions in separate 

Records of Decision (RODs), which will 

be issued after the 30-day wait period 

on the FEIS. The MHA Nation will be 

deciding whether to build and operate 

the refinery. 

BIA has identified its preferred 

alternative as Alternative 3. In this 

alternative, BIA would not place the 

land into trust status and the refinery 

could be constructed by the Tribes. If 

the proposed refinery is constructed, 

EPA has identified Alternative A, 

issuance of an NPDES permit for 

effluent discharges associated with the 

refinery as its preferred water discharge 

alternative. EPA and BIA recommend 

that the design of the refinery, if 

constructed, be modified consistent 

with Alternative 4. 

Public Availability of the FEIS 

The FEIS is available on the Web at: 

http://www.epa.gov/region8/ 

compliance/nepa. 

Hard copies of the document are 

available for review for public review at 

the following locations: 

—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains 

Regional Office, 115 4th Avenue, SE., 

Aberdeen, SD. 

—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort 

Berthold Agency, 202 Main Street, 

New Town, ND. 

—EPA Region 8 Library, 1595 Wynkoop 

Street, Denver, CO. 

—Three Affiliated Tribes Governmental 

Offices, 404 Frontage Road, New 

Town, ND 

—Each of the MHA Nation’s Segment 

Offices: Four Bears (Tribal Gov. 

Center), Mandaree, Shell Creek (New 

Town), Lucky Mound (Parshall), Twin 

Buttes, and White Shield, and 

—Rensch garage in Makoti, ND. 

Authority 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 1506.10 of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 

1508) implementing the procedural 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and 

related Department of the Interior 

requirements in the Department of the 

Interior Manual (516 DM 1–6), and is in 

exercise of authority delegated to the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. 

Dated: September 22, 2009. 

Larry Echo Hawk, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E9–23342 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–330–09–L12320000–AL0000– 

LVRCAZ070000] 

Notice of Final Supplementary Rules 

on Public Lands Managed by the Lake 

Havasu Field Office, Arizona and 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final supplementary rules. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field 

Office is issuing revised supplementary 

rules to implement decisions of the Lake 

Havasu Field Office Resource 

Management Plan (2007), to protect 

valuable and fragile natural and cultural 

resources, and to provide for public 

safety and enjoyment. 

DATES: These supplementary rules are 

effective October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, 

2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu 

City, Arizona 86406 or e-mail to 

Lake_Havasu@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Henderson, Assistant Field 

Manager, or Michael Dodson, Field Staff 

Law Enforcement Ranger, Bureau of 

Land Management, Lake Havasu Field 

Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake 

Havasu City, Arizona 86406; telephone 

928–505–1200, e-mail 

Mike_Henderson@blm.gov or 

Michael_Dodson@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Discussion of Supplementary Rules 

III. Procedural Matters 

I. Background 

The following supplementary rules 

cover 1.3 million acres of the public 

land in the States of Arizona and 

California within the jurisdiction of the 

BLM Lake Havasu Field Office. These 

lands were included in the Lake Havasu 

Field Office Resource Management Plan 

(2007), and are adjacent to the Colorado 

River in the counties of Mohave, 

Maricopa, and La Paz (Arizona), and 

San Bernardino (California). The 

supplementary rules are created to 

implement the Lake Havasu Field Office 

Resource Management Plan on public 

lands within the planning area and to 

provide for continued management of 

these specific areas: Lake Havasu 

Shoreline, Parker Strip Recreation 

Management Area, Craggy Wash, and 

Swansea Townsite. 

The primary purpose of the Lake 

Havasu Shoreline Program is to provide 

areas for boating, camping, and day-use. 

The recreation sites, designated as 

camps or day-use sites, are in areas 

traditionally used by boat-in camp 

visitors. This program was established 

to accommodate the increasing demand 

for shoreline recreational sites and to 

improve management of the natural 

resources. The designation of fee sites 

assures that specific locations are 

available for such use year after year. 

The Parker Strip Recreation 

Management Area also experiences high 

visitor use. It contains campgrounds, 

day-use areas, off-highway vehicle use 

areas, boat ramps, picnic areas, 

concession operated resorts, and the 

Parker Dam Road National Backcountry 

Byway. 

The Craggy Wash area is located 

directly adjacent to the north side of the 

Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport 

and east of State Route 95. It is heavily 

used for dispersed camping during the 

cooler months of the year (October to 

April). The area is also utilized by target 

shooters, off-highway vehicles, 

sightseers, bicyclists, and hikers. 

Frequently, as many as 300 visitors may 

be in the area at one time. 

These supplementary rules replace 

existing rules for the Lake Havasu 

Shoreline, Aubrey Hills area, Craggy 

Wash area, Standard Wash area, Desert 

Bighorn Sheep Lambing Grounds (in 

Lake Havasu City, AZ), the Parker Strip 

Recreation Area (adjacent to the 

Colorado River in Arizona and 

California), and the Swansea Townsite 

(in La Paz County, Arizona). Existing 

supplementary rules were published in 

the Federal Register on September 15, 

2003 (68 FR 54004–54007). These 

supplementary rules also replace 

previous supplementary rules published 

on May 21, 1998 (63 FR 27995), May 18, 

1998 (63 FR 27316), and October 12, 

1995 (60 FR 53194). 

On March 4, 2008, the BLM published 

a notice of proposed supplementary 

rules and sought public comment, 73 FR 

11662–11666. The public comment 

period closed May 5, 2008. BLM 


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