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between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays in 

the Regulations Division, Office of 

General Counsel, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, Room 

10276, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20410–0500. Due to security 

measures at the HUD Headquarters 

building, an advance appointment to 

review the docket file must be 

scheduled by calling the Regulations 

Division at 202–708–3055 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Hearing or speechimpaired individuals may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

Dated: July 29, 2011. 

Mercedes Ma ́ rquez, 

Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended; 

Notice of a New System of Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Creation of a New 

Privacy Act System of Records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 

the Department of the Interior is issuing 

a public notice of its intent to create the 

Office of the Secretary ‘‘Debarment and 

Suspension Program’’ system of records. 

The system contains information 

including, but not limited to, names and 

addresses of business entities, 

organizations and individuals covered 

by the system of records, evidence and 

information obtained in support of 

Action Referral Memoranda and Case 

Closure Memoranda, action 

determinations, administrative 

agreements, and monitoring reviews of 

debarment or suspension administrative 

agreements. This newly established 

system will be included in the 

Department of the Interior’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 3, 2011. This new system will 

be effective October 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Any person interested in 

commenting on this notice may do so 

by: submitting comments in writing to 

the OS/NBC Privacy Act Officer, Office 

of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Mail Stop 116 SIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; hand-delivering comments to 

the OS/NBC Privacy Act Officer, Office 

of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Mail Stop 116 SIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; or e-mailing comments to 

privacy@nbc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Burke, OS/NBC Privacy Act 

Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1951 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 

116 SIB, Washington, DC 20240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of the Interior (DOI) 

maintains the Debarment and 

Suspension Program system of records. 

The primary purpose of this system of 

records is to assist DOI in conducting 

and documenting debarment and 

suspension proceedings to ensure that 

Federal procurements and Federal 

discretionary assistance, loans, and 

benefits are awarded to presently 

responsible business entities, 

organizations, and individuals. 

Additional purposes of the system are: 

to promote understanding of the case 

decision path and concerns addressed 

by the debarring and suspending official 

in reaching a decision; to promote the 

submission of relevant arguments in 

contested cases; to educate the public as 

to the kinds of mitigating factors and 

remedial measures that demonstrate 

present responsibility; and to enhance 

the transparency of decision making. 

The system will be effective as 

proposed at the end of the comment 

period (the comment period will end 

forty (40) days after the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register) 

unless comments are received which 

would require a contrary determination. 

DOI will publish a revised notice if 

changes are made based upon a review 

of the comments received. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 

embodies fair information principles in 

a statutory framework governing the 

means by which Federal Agencies 

collect, maintain, use, and disseminate 

individuals’ personal information. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. The Privacy Act defines an 

individual as a United States citizen or 

lawful permanent resident. As a matter 

of policy, DOI extends administrative 

Privacy Act protections to all 

individuals. Individuals may request 

access to their own records that are 

maintained in a system of records in the 

possession or under the control of DOI 

by complying with DOI Privacy Act 

Regulations, 43 CFR part 2. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, the routine uses 

that are contained in each system in 

order to make agency record keeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses of their 

records, and to assist individuals to 

more easily find such records within the 

agency. Below is the description of the 

DOI Debarment and Suspension 

Program system of records. 

In a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

which is published separately in the 

Federal Register, DOI is proposing to 

exempt records maintained in this 

system from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) and (k)(5). 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DOI has provided a report of this system 

of records to the Office of Management 

and Budget and to Congress. 

III. Public Disclosure 

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 public 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. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Karen Burke, 

OS/NBC Privacy Act Officer. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Debarment and Suspension Program, 

DOI–11 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of Acquisition and Property 

Management, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Code 

2607–MIB,Washington, DC 20240. 

Records may also be located in files 

maintained by the Office of the 

Solicitor, Mail Code 6456–MIB, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, and 

the Office of Inspector General, 

Recovery and Oversight Office, 

Acquisition Integrity Unit, Department 

of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail 

Stop 4428–MIB, Washington, DC 20240. 


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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have been 

suspended, proposed for debarment, or 

debarred from Federal procurement and 

assistance programs, individuals who 

have been the subject of Department 

inquiries to determine whether they 

should be debarred and/or suspended 

from Federal procurement and 

nonprocurement programs, and other 

individuals whose names appear in the 

files such as witnesses and 

investigators. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records include information on 

business entities, organizations and 

individuals excluded or considered for 

exclusion from Federal procurement 

and nonprocurement programs as a 

result of suspension or debarment 

proceedings initiated by DOI. Such 

information includes, but is not limited 

to, names and addresses of business 

entities, organizations, and individuals, 

evidence obtained in support of Action 

Referral Memoranda and Case Closure 

Memoranda, action notices and 

determinations, tape recordings of oral 

presentations of matters in opposition in 

contested actions, administrative 

agreements entered into resolving 

debarment or suspension actions, and 

monitoring reviews of debarment or 

suspension administrative agreements. 

Examples of evidence contained in files 

include correspondence, inspection 

reports, interview reports, contracts, 

assistance agreements, indictments, 

judgment and conviction orders, plea 

agreements, and other judicial action 

related documents, and corporate 

information. Records may include 

documents containing individuals’ 

names, Social Security Numbers and 

dates of birth. Computer generated 

records include data regarding 

categories and status of cases. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Federal Property and Administrative 

Services Act of 1949, 41 U.S.C. 251 et 

seq.; Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.; 

Executive Order 12549 (February 18, 

1986); Executive Order 12689 (August 

16, 1989); 48 CFR subpart 9.4; 48 CFR 

1409.4 et seq.; 2 CFR Part 180; and 2 

CFR 1400.137 et seq. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The primary purpose of the records in 

this system of records is to assist DOI in 

assembling information on, conducting, 

and documenting, debarment and 

suspension proceedings to ensure that 

Federal contracts and Federal 

assistance, loans, and benefits, are 

awarded only to presently responsible 

business entities, organizations, and 

individuals. Additional purposes of the 

system are: to promote understanding of 

the case decision path; promote 

understanding of the concerns 

addressed by the debarring and 

suspending official in reaching a 

decision; promote the submission of 

relevant arguments in contested cases; 

educate the public and private bar as to 

the kinds of mitigating factors and 

remedial measures that demonstrate 

present responsibility; and enhance the 

transparency of decision making. 

The system includes case files and 

computer generated records developed 

in connection with initiating and 

conducting suspension and debarment 

proceedings under Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) 48 CFR subpart 9.4, 

and part 1409 (procurement) and 2 CFR 

parts 180 and 1400 (nonprocurement), 

and in rendering interim and final 

decisions in such proceedings. Case 

files are comprised of: (1) The official 

administrative record maintained by the 

DOI Office of Acquisition and Property 

Management (PAM); (2) files compiled 

by the case representative(s) in the 

Acquisition Integrity Unit of the DOI 

Office of the Inspector General, 

Recovery and Oversight Office, the DOI 

Office of the Solicitor, or DOI Bureaus 

in support of suspension and debarment 

actions; and (3) files developed by DOI 

to provide documentation for 

suspension and debarment actions and 

to conduct monitoring of administrative 

agreements entered to resolve 

debarment or suspension actions. 

Computer generated records include 

data regarding categories and status of 

actions. This system of records contains 

records retrievable by a case docketing 

system consisting of an assigned 

sequential case numerical identifier and 

the name of the business entity, 

organization, or individual subject to 

suspension and/or debarment action. 

DISCLOSURES OUTSIDE DOI MAY BE MADE

WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO

WHOM THE RECORD PERTAINS UNDER THE

ROUTINE USES LISTED BELOW: 

(1) (a) To any of the following entities 

or individuals, when the circumstances 

set forth in paragraph (b) are met: 

(i) The U.S. Department of Justice 

(DOJ); 

(ii) A court or an adjudicative or other 

administrative body; 

(iii) A party in litigation before a court 

or an adjudicative or other 

administrative body; or 

(iv) Any DOI employee acting in his 

or her individual capacity if DOI or DOJ 

has agreed to represent that employee or 

pay for private representation of the 

employee; 

(b) When: 

(i) One of the following is a party to 

the proceeding or has an interest in the 

proceeding: 

(A) DOI or any component of DOI; 

(B) Any other Federal agency 

appearing before the Office of Hearings 

and Appeals; 

(C) Any DOI employee acting in his or 

her official capacity; 

(D) Any DOI employee acting in his 

or her individual capacity if DOI or DOJ 

has agreed to represent that employee or 

pay for private representation of the 

employee; 

(E) The United States, when DOJ 

determines that DOI is likely to be 

affected by the proceeding; and 

(ii) DOI deems the disclosure to be: 

(A) Relevant and necessary to the 

proceeding; and 

(B) Compatible with the purpose for 

which the records were compiled. 

(2) To a congressional office in 

response to a written inquiry that an 

individual covered by the system, or the 

heir of such individual if the covered 

individual is deceased, has made to the 

office. 

(3) To any criminal, civil, or 

regulatory law enforcement authority 

(whether Federal, state, territorial, local, 

Tribal or foreign) when a record, either 

alone or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law—criminal, 

civil, or regulatory in nature, and the 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purpose for which the records were 

compiled. 

(4) To an official of another Federal 

agency to provide information needed 

in the performance of official duties 

related to reconciling or reconstructing 

data files or to enable that agency to 

respond to an inquiry by the individual 

to whom the record pertains, or when 

coordinating on a debarment and 

suspension action of mutual interest. 

(5) To Federal, state, territorial, local, 

Tribal, or foreign agencies that have 

requested information relevant or 

necessary to the hiring, firing or 

retention of an employee or contractor, 

or the issuance of a security clearance, 

license, contract, grant or other benefit, 

when the disclosure is compatible with 

the purpose for which the records were 

compiled. 

(6) To representatives of the National 

Archives and Records Administration to 

conduct records management 

inspections under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

(7) To state and local governments 

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information needed in response to court 

order and/or discovery purposes related 

to litigation, when the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the records were compiled. 

(8) To an expert, consultant, or 

contractor (including employees of the 

contractor) of DOI that performs services 

requiring access to these records on 

DOI’s behalf to carry out the purposes 

of the system. 

(9) To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

(a) It is suspected or confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; and 

(b) The Department has determined 

that as a result of the suspected or 

confirmed compromise there is a risk of 

harm to economic or property interest, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by the Department or 

another agency or entity) that rely upon 

the compromised information; and 

(c) The disclosure is made to such 

agencies, entities and persons who are 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

(10) To the Office of Management and 

Budget during the coordination and 

clearance process in connection with 

legislative affairs as mandated by OMB 

Circular A–19. 

(11) To the Department of the 

Treasury to recover debts owed to the 

United States. 

(12) To the news media and the 

public, upon request, but such 

disclosures shall be limited to 

debarment and suspension action case 

determinations and administrative 

agreements. 

(13) To a consumer reporting agency 

if the disclosure requirements of the 

Debt Collection Act, as outlined at 31 

U.S.C. 3711(e)(1), have been met. 

(14) To the General Services 

Administration (GSA) to compile and 

maintain the ‘‘Excluded Parties List 

System’’ in accordance with FAR 9.404 

and 2 CFR part 180, and Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS). 

(15) To business entities, 

organizations, or individuals 

suspended, proposed for debarment, or 

debarred in DOI proceedings and to the 

legal, or otherwise designated, 

representatives of such entities, 

organizations or individuals. 

(16) To DOI and other Federal 

Department or agency contractors, 

grantees, or volunteers who have been 

engaged to assist the Government in the 

performance of a contract, grant, 

cooperative agreement, or other activity 

related to this system of records and 

who need to have access to the records 

in order to perform the activity. 

(17) To representatives of other 

Federal debarring and suspending 

agencies to promote understanding and 

enhanced, consistent, analysis of 

common issues and arguments, and 

utilization of best practices for action 

documents. 

(18) To publishers of computerized 

legal research systems, but such 

disclosures shall be limited to 

debarment and suspension action case 

determinations and administrative 

agreements. 

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, RETAINING AND DISPOSING OF

RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper records are contained in file 

folders stored in file cabinets; electronic 

records are contained in removable 

drives, computers, e-mail and electronic 

databases. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and by 

assigned sequential official case file 

numbers. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

The records contained in this system 

are safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable DOI security rules and 

policies. Records are accessible only by 

authorized DOI employees. Paper 

records are secured in file cabinets in 

areas which are locked during non-duty 

hours. The DOI server storing this 

information is located in a secured DOI 

facility. Access to data in computers is 

password protected and restricted to 

suspension and debarment personnel 

and other DOI employees with an 

official need for such information. DOI 

administers annual training on privacy, 

records management, data security and 

protection. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

A debarment and suspension case 

files records retention schedule has 

been submitted to NARA for scheduling 

and is pending approval. The 

disposition is temporary, and the 

retention will be cut off when the 

debarment or voluntary exclusion 

expires or all provisions of the 

compliance agreement have been 

completed. Destruction occurs 6 years 

and 3 months after cut-off. 

Paper record disposition methods 

include burning, pulping, shredding, 

etc. in accordance with DOI 384 

Departmental Manual (DM) 1. Electronic 

records disposition includes erasing and 

degaussing in accordance with DOI 384 

DM 1. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESSES: 

Director, Office of Acquisition and 

Property Management, U.S. Department 

of the Interior, Mail Code 2607–MIB, 

1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20240. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

The Department of the Interior is 

proposing to exempt portions of this 

system from the notification, access, and 

amendment procedures of the Privacy 

Act pursuant to sections (k)(2) and 

(k)(5). DOI will make notification 

determinations on a case by case basis. 

An individual requesting notification 

of the existence of records on himself or 

herself should send a signed, written 

inquiry to the System Manager 

identified above. The request envelope 

and letter should both be clearly marked 

‘‘PRIVACY ACT INQUIRY.’’ A request 

for notification must meet the 

requirements of 43 CFR 2.60. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

The Department of the Interior is 

proposing to exempt portions of this 

system from the notification, access, and 

amendment procedures of the Privacy 

Act pursuant to sections (k)(2) and 

(k)(5). DOI will make access 

determinations on a case by case basis. 

An individual requesting records on 

himself or herself should send a signed, 

written inquiry to the System Manager 

identified above. The request should 

describe the records sought as 

specifically as possible. The request 

envelope and letter should both be 

clearly marked ‘‘PRIVACY ACT 

REQUEST FOR ACCESS.’’ A request for 

access must meet the requirements of 43 

CFR 2.63. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

The Department of the Interior is 

proposing to exempt portions of this 

system from the notification, access, and 

amendment procedures of the Privacy 

Act pursuant to sections (k)(2) and 

(k)(5). DOI will make amendment 

determinations on a case by case basis. 

An individual requesting corrections 

or the removal of material from his or 

her records should send a signed, 

written request to the System Manager 

identified above. A request for 

corrections or removal must meet the 

requirements of 43 CFR 2.71. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records in the system are obtained 

from DOI and other Federal officials, 

state and local officials, private parties, 


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businesses and other entities, and 

individuals who may have information 

relevant to an inquiry, and individuals 

who have been suspended, proposed for 

debarment or debarred, and their legal 

representatives. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) 

and (k)(5)) provides general exemption 

authority for some Privacy Act systems. 

In accordance with that authority, the 

Department of the Interior adopted 

regulations, 43 CFR 2.79(a–b). 

Pursuant to exemptions 5 U.S.C. 552a 

(k)(2) and (k)(5) of the Privacy Act, 

portions of this system of records are 

exempt from the following subsections 

of the Privacy Act (as found in 5 U.S.C. 

552a): subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), 

(e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), and (f) of the 

Privacy Act. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–RF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale (NOS) for Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale 218 in the Western 

Planning Area (WPA) in the Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Department of 

the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Proposed NOS for Proposed Sale 218. 

SUMMARY: BOEMRE announces the 

availability of the proposed NOS for 

proposed Sale 218 in the WPA. This 

Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 

256.29(c) as a matter of information to 

the public. With regard to oil and gas 

leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the 

Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the 

OCS Lands Act, provides the affected 

states the opportunity to review the 

proposed Notice. The proposed Notice 

sets forth the proposed terms and 

conditions of the sale, including 

minimum bids, royalty rates, and 

rentals. 

DATES: Comments on the size, timing, or 

location of proposed Sale 218 are due 

from the affected states within 60 days 

following their receipt of the proposed 

Notice. The final NOS will be published 

in the Federal Register at least 30 days 

prior to the date of bid opening. Bid 

opening is currently scheduled for 

December 14, 2011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed NOS for Sale 218 and a 

‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’ 

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394. Telephone: (504) 736– 

2519. For Sale 218, BOEMRE will be 

issuing leases with a revised lease form 

which is scheduled to be approved 

October 2011. The table identifying all 

the changes between the previous lease 

form and the new lease form will be 

issued in October 2011 and can be 

found at http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/ 

homepg/lsesale/218/wgom218.html. 

Dated: August 4, 2011. 

Michael R. Bromwich, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and Enforcement. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–ES–2011–N164; 50120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Application for an Incidental Take 

Permit for the Madison Cave Isopod 

From Dominion Virginia Power; LowEffect Habitat Conservation Plan 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service 

or ‘‘we’’) announces the availability of 

an application for an Incidental Take 

Permit (ITP) and a proposed Low-Effect 

Habitat Conservation Plan (LEHCP) from 

Dominion Virginia Power for public 

review and comment. We received the 

permit application from Dominion 

Virginia Power for incidental take of the 

Madison Cave isopod during 

construction of a new natural gas-fired 

combined-cycle power station in 

Warren County, Virginia, extending over 

the next 9 years, until 2020. Our 

preliminary determination is that the 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) 

qualifies as a low-effect plan under 

NEPA. To make this determination, we 

used our LEHCP Screening Form/ 

Environmental Action Statement (EAS), 

which is also available for review. 

We provide this notice to (1) seek 

public comments on the proposed HCP 

and application; (2) seek public 

comments on our preliminary 

determination that the HCP qualifies as 

a low-effect plan and is therefore 

eligible for a categorical exclusion under 

NEPA; and (3) advise other Federal and 

State agencies, affected Tribes, and the 

public of our intent to issue an ITP. 

DATES: The draft HCP and preliminary 

EAS are being made available during a 

30-day public review period. To ensure 

consideration, we must receive your 

written comments by September 21, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments by U.S. 

mail to Sumalee Hoskin, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 

6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061; 

by fax at (804) 693–9032; or by 

electronic mail at 

sumalee_hoskin@fws.gov. In the subject 

line of your letter, fax, or electronic 

mail, include the document identifier 

‘‘Warren County Power Station HCP.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sumalee Hoskin, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, Virginia Field Office (VAFO) 

(see ADDRESSES); telephone (804) 693– 

6694; electronic mail: 

sumalee_hoskin@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

received a permit application from 

Dominion Virginia Power for incidental 

take of the federally listed Madison 

Cave isopod over the next 9 years 

during construction of a new natural 

gas-fired combined-cycle power station 

in Warren County, Virginia. A 

conservation program to minimize and 

mitigate for the incidental take would be 

implemented by Dominion Virginia 

Power as described in the proposed 

Dominion Virginia Power LEHCP. 

We prepared a preliminary EAS to 

comply with NEPA. The Service will 

evaluate whether the proposed action 

and issuance of an ITP to Dominion 

Virginia Power are adequate to support 

a categorical exclusion. This notice is 

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of 

the ESA and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

We are requesting comments on the 

proposed HCP and our preliminary 

determination that the HCP qualifies as 

low-effect under NEPA. 

Availability of Documents 

The proposed LEHCP and preliminary 

EAS are available on the VAFO’s Web 

site at: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ 

virginiafield/. Copies of the proposed 

LEHCP and preliminary EAS will be 

available for public review during 

regular business hours at the VAFO (see 

ADDRESSES). Those who do not have 

access to the Web site or cannot visit 

our office can request copies by 


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