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telephone at (804) 693–6694 or by letter 

to the VAFO (see ADDRESSES). 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of 

animal species listed as endangered or 

threatened. Take is defined under the 

ESA as 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). However, under section 

10(a) of the ESA, we may issue permits 

to authorize incidental take of listed 

species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by 

the ESA as take that is incidental to, and 

not the purpose of, carrying out an 

otherwise lawful activity. Regulations 

governing ITPs for threatened and 

endangered species are found in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 

17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32, respectively. 

Dominion Virginia Power is seeking a 

permit for the incidental take of the 

federally listed threatened Madison 

Cave isopod during construction 

activities and post-construction 

monitoring period extending for a total 

term of 9 years, until 2020. Permit 

coverage does not include plant 

operational activities, as these are not 

anticipated to cause take of the Madison 

Cave isopod. Dominion Virginia Power 

proposes to construct a natural gas-fired 

combined-cycle power station that is 

anticipated to be one of the most 

efficient power plants in the nation once 

operational. Incidental take of the 

Madison Cave isopod may occur from 

disturbance of the subterranean karst, 

which is habitat the species occupies, 

during construction. Additional 

information can be found in the 

proposed LEHCP and on our Web site. 

The LEHCP’s proposed conservation 

strategy is designed to avoid, minimize, 

and mitigate the impacts of covered 

activities on the covered species. The 

biological goals and objectives are to 

protect high-quality habitat for a known 

Madison Cave isopod population. 

The Proposed Action consists of the 

issuance of an ITP and implementation 

of the proposed LEHCP. Three 

alternatives to the proposed action were 

considered in the LEHCP: A no-project 

alternative, alternative sites, and 

alternative construction procedures. 

These three alternatives were deemed 

impracticable by Dominion Virginia 

Power because of logical, law 

enforcement, and wildlife management 

reasons. 

The plant will be fueled by natural 

gas delivered to the site through gas 

pipelines regulated by the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. These 

pipelines are undergoing independent 

analysis under the ESA, NEPA, and 

other environmental regulations. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

We have made a preliminary 

determination that the Dominion 

Virginia Power’s proposed LEHCP, 

including the proposed avoidance, 

minimization, and mitigation measures, 

will have a minor or negligible effect on 

the species covered in the HCP, and that 

the HCP qualifies as a ‘‘low-effect’’ HCP 

as described in the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Habitat Conservation 

Planning Handbook (November 1996). 

As further explained in our 

preliminary EAS, included for public 

review, we preliminarily determine that 

the HCP qualifies as a LEHCP based on 

the following three reasons: 

1. Implementation of the HCP would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; 

2. Implementation of the plan would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

other environmental values or 

resources; and 

3. Impacts of the plan, considered 

together with the impacts of other past, 

present, and reasonably foreseeable 

similarly situated projects, would not 

result, over time, in cumulative effects 

to environmental values or resources 

that would be considered significant. 

Based on these reasons, the incidental 

take permit also, therefore, qualifies for 

a categorical exclusion under NEPA, as 

provided by the Department of the 

Interior’s NEPA implementing 

regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210 and 

46.215) and the Departmental Manual 

(516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 8). 

Based on our review of public 

comments that we may receive in 

response to this notice, we may revise 

this preliminary determination. 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate the draft HCP and 

preliminary LEHCP Screening Form/ 

EAS and comments we receive to 

determine whether the permit 

application meets the requirements of 

section 10(a) of the ESA and qualifies as 

a ‘‘low-effect’’ HCP and for a categorical 

exclusion under NEPA. We will also 

evaluate whether issuance of a section 

10(a)(1)(B) permit would comply with 

section 7 of the ESA by conducting an 

intra-Service section 7 consultation. We 

will use the results of this consultation, 

in combination with the above findings, 

in our final analysis to determine 

whether to issue an ITP. If the 

requirements are met, we will issue the 

ITP to the applicant. 

Public Comments 

The Service invites the public to 

comment on the proposed HCP and 

preliminary EAS during a 30-day public 

review period (see DATES). Comments 

can be submitted to VAFO (see 

ADDRESSES). All comments received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be made available to the 

public. 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 may request at the top of 

your document that we withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Dated: August 10, 2011. 

Kenneth D. Elowe, 

Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–FHC–2011–N168; 81331–1334– 

8TWG–W4] 

Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) 

affords stakeholders the opportunity to 

give policy, management, and technical 

input concerning Trinity River 

(California) restoration efforts to the 

Trinity Management Council (TMC). 

The TMC interprets and recommends 

policy, coordinates and reviews 

management actions, and provides 

organizational budget oversight. This 

notice announces a TAMWG meeting, 

which is open to the public. 

DATES: TAMWG will meet from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Trinity County Library, 351 Main 

Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meeting Information: Randy A. Brown, 

TAMWG Designated Federal Officer, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 

Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; 

telephone: (707) 822–7201. Trinity River 


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Restoration Program (TRRP) 

Information: Robin Schrock, Executive 

Director, Trinity River Restoration 

Program, P.O. Box 1300, 1313 South 

Main Street, Weaverville, CA 96093; 

telephone: (530) 623–1800; e-mail: 

rschrock@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this 

notice announces a meeting of the 

TAMWG. The meeting will include 

discussion of the following topics: 

• High flow event results, 

• Process and schedule for review of 

Phase 1 channel rehabilitation 

projects, 

• FY 2012 TRRP budget and program of 

work, 

• Roles and responsibilities of Program 

participants, 

• Hatchery study, 

• Watersheds work program, 

• Public outreach efforts, 

• TRRP science program, 

• Klamath River conditions and 

possible supplemental water release, 

• Executive Director’s report, 

• TMC chair report, and 

• Designated Federal Officer topics. 

Completion of the agenda is dependent 

on the amount of time each item takes. 

The meeting could end early if the 

agenda has been completed. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Deputy Field Supervisor, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21333 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK963000–L14300000–ET–P: F–81469, 

F–81490] 

Public Land Order No. 7760; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 6839; Alaska; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Correction. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management published Public Land 

Order No. 7760 in the Federal Register 

on April 1, 2011 (76 FR 18244), 

extending PLO No. 6839 for another 20- 

year period. Public Land Order No. 7760 

contains incorrect acreages for the 

encumbered land. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Lloyd, BLM Alaska State 

Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Land Order 6839 used a metes and 

bounds land description for the 

encumbered land. Public Land Order 

6839 as extended by Public Land Order 

No. 7760 corrected the land description 

to align with the dependent resurvey of 

U.S. Survey No. 5253, Alaska, officially 

filed July 14, 2010. This resurvey 

established lots 13 and 16 of U.S. 

Survey No. 5253, within T. 23 N. R. 18 

W., Umiat Meridian as the lands 

encumbered by the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

facility, and lots 14 and 15, of U.S. 

Survey No. 5253, within T. 23 N., R. 18 

W., Umiat Meridian as the land 

encumbered by the United States 

Geological Survey facility. Further 

review revealed that an error had been 

made in the statement of acreage in 

Public Land Order No. 7760. This notice 

corrects that error. 

Correction 

Public Land Order No. 7760, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 1, 2011 (76 FR 18244), on page 

18245, in the first column, Paragraph 1, 

under the heading ‘‘Order,’’ which 

currently reads: 

‘‘The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration facility 

encumbers 171 acres for the Barrow 

Base Line Observatory. The United 

States Geological Survey facility 

encumbers 45 acres for the Barrow 

Magnetic Observatory.’’ is hereby 

corrected to read: ‘‘The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration facility encumbers 115 

acres for the Barrow Base Line 

Observatory. The United States 

Geological Survey facility encumbers 

101 acres for the Barrow Magnetic 

Observatory.’’ 

Robert L. Lloyd, 

Supervisor, Lands, Realty and Title Transfer 

Program, Division of Alaska Lands. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21297 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR936000–L14300000–ET0000; HAG– 

11–0194; WAOR–16905] 

Public Land Order No. 7775; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 6870; 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order extends the 

duration of the withdrawal created by 

Public Land Order No. 6870 for an 

additional 20-year period. The 

extension is necessary to continue 

protection of the scientific and 

ecological research values at the 

Steamboat Mountain Research Natural 

Area, which would otherwise expire on 

August 27, 2011. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 28, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles R. Roy, Bureau of Land 

Management, Oregon/Washington State 

Office, 503–808–6189, or Dianne 

Torpin, United States Forest Service, 

Pacific Northwest Region, 503–808– 

2422. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to reach the BLM contact during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose for which the withdrawal was 

first made requires this extension to 

continue protection of the scientific and 

ecological research values at the 

Steamboat Mountain Research Natural 

Area. The withdrawal extended by this 

order will expire on August 27, 2031, 

unless as a result of a review conducted 

prior to the expiration date pursuant to 

Section 204(f) of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 

U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines 

that the withdrawal shall be further 

extended. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714, it is ordered as follows: 

Public Land Order No. 6870 (56 FR 

42541 (1991)), which withdrew 

approximately 1,400 acres of National 

Forest System land from location and 

entry under the United States mining 


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