65122 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 7, 2006 / Notices 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–1974. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

respondents is estimated to be 1,246, 

generating approximately 1,869 

responses annually. The frequency of 

response is on occasion, and the 

estimated time needed to prepare the 

response is approximately 0.33 hours, 

for total annual burden hours of 617. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is a new collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: November 1, 2006. 

Frank L. Davis, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E6–18785 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

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. Primary 

objectives of the meeting will include: 

Integrated Assessment Plan, Trinity 

River Restoration Program (TRRP) 

budget process, flow scheduling for 

2007, riparian land ownership, nonTRRP restoration activity in the Trinity 

basin, Klamath Basin (Oregon and 

California) initiatives, juvenile fish 

health, 2006 fish return information, 

and updates and reports on ongoing 

activities. 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. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group will meet 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 

December 12, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 

Main St., 299 West, Weaverville, 

California 96093. For more information, 

please contact the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, 

Arcata, California 95521. For 

background information and questions 

regarding the Trinity River Restoration 

Program, please contact Douglas 

Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity 

River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 

1300, 1313 South Main Street, 

Weaverville, California 96093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy A. Brown of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, telephone: (707) 822–

7201. Randy A. Brown is the working 

group’s Designated Federal Officer. For 

questions regarding the Trinity River 

Restoration Program, please contact 

Douglas Schleusner, Executive Director, 

telephone: (530) 623–1800. 

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 

Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group (TAMWG). 

Dated: October 30, 2006. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

[FR Doc. E6–18736 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for Pee Dee 

National Wildlife Refuge in Anson and 

Richmond Counties, North Carolina. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Southeast Region, intends to 

gather information necessary to prepare 

a comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment pursuant to 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 and its implementing 

regulations. The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966, as amended by the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, requires the Service to 

develop a comprehensive conservation 

plan for each national wildlife refuge. 

The purpose in developing a 

comprehensive conservation plan is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

strategy for achieving refuge purposes 

and contributing toward the mission of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

achieve the following: 

(1) Advise other agencies and the 

public of our intentions, and 

(2) Obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

include in the environmental document. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received no later 

than December 7, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

questions, and requests for further 

information to: Jeff Bricken, Refuge 

Manager, Pee Dee National Wildlife 

Refuge, 5770 U.S. Highway 52 North, 

Wadesboro, North Carolina 28170; 

Telephone: 704/694–4424; Fax: 704/ 

694–6570. You may find additional 

information concerning the refuge at its 

Internet site: http://www.fws.gov/ 

peedee/index.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

comprehensive conservation planning 

process will consider many elements, 

including wildlife and habitat 

management, public recreational 

activities, and cultural resource 

protection. Public input to the planning 

process is essential. A public scoping 

meeting will be held. Please contact the 

refuge manager in the ADDRESSES

section regarding the public scoping 

meeting. All comments received from 

individuals become part of the official 

public record. Requests for such 

comments will be handled in 

accordance with the Freedom of 

Information Act and the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s NEPA 

regulations [40 CFR 1506.6(f)]. 

Congress established Pee Dee National 

Wildlife Refuge in 1963 as a migratory 

bird refuge. Located along the Pee Dee 

River in North Carolina, it comprises 

8,443 acres of bottomland hardwoods, 

mixed-pine hardwoods, upland pines, 

croplands, old fields, and moist-soil 

units. Management of the refuge 

includes cooperative farming that 

enhances wildlife food and cover, 

impoundment management for 

waterfowl and wading birds, timber 

management, field border and old field 

management, prescribed burning, deer 

heard management, and regional 

partnerships. 


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Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: October 4, 2006. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–9100 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Preparation of an Environmental 

Impact Statement for Issuance of an 

Incidental Take Permit Associated With 

a Habitat Conservation Plan for Pacific 

Gas & Electric Company’s Operation, 

Maintenance, and Minor New 

Construction Activities in the San 

Francisco Bay Area, California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we, 

the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 

are issuing this notice to advise the 

public that we intend to gather 

information necessary to prepare, in 

coordination with the California 

Department of Fish and Game (DFG), 

and Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

(PG&E), a joint Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(EIS/EIR) on the PG&E San Francisco 

Bay Area Operations, Maintenance, and 

Construction Program (Plan). The Plan 

is being prepared under Section 

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

Species Act of 1973, as amended, (Act). 

PG&E intends to request a permit to 

cover 66 species federally listed as 

threatened or endangered and 23 

unlisted species that may become listed 

during the term of the permit. The 

permit is needed to authorize take of 

listed species that could occur as a 

result of implementation activities 

covered under the Plan. 

The Service provides this notice to: 

(1) Describe the proposed action and 

possible alternatives; (2) advise other 

Federal and State agencies, affected 

Tribes, and the public of our intent to 

prepare an EIS/EIR; (3) announce the 

initiation of a public scoping period; 

and (4) obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues and 

alternatives to be included in the EIS/ 

EIR. 

DATE: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 7, 2006. 

Three public meetings will be held on: 

1. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 from 

4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Petaluma, CA. 

2. Wednesday. November 15, 2006 

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Santa Clara, 

CA. 

3. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 

from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Walnut Creek, 

CA. 

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be 

held at the following locations: 

1. Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at the 

Petaluma Community Center, 320 North 

McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, CA 

94954. 

2. Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 

the Santa Clara City Hall-Council 

Chambers, 1500 Warburton Avenue, 

Santa Clara, CA 95050. 

3. Wednesday November 15, 2006, at 

the Walnut Creek Public LibraryYgnacio Valley, 2661 Oak Grove Road, 

Walnut Creek, CA 94598. 

Information, written comments, or 

questions related to the preparation of 

the EIS/EIR and NEPA process should 

be submitted to Lori Rinek, Chief, 

Conservation Planning and Recovery 

Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 

2800 Cottage Way, W–2605, 

Sacramento, California 95825; FAX 

916–414–6713. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila Larsen, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, or Lori Rinek, Division Chief, 

Conservation Planning and Recovery 

Division, at the Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office at 916–414–6600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reasonable Accommodation 

Persons needing reasonable 

accommodations in order to attend and 

participate in the public meeting should 

contact Lori Rinek at 916–414–6600 as 

soon as possible. In order to allow 

sufficient time to process requests, 

please call no later than one week before 

the public meeting. Information 

regarding this proposed action is 

available in alternative formats upon 

request. 

Background 

Section 9 of the Act and Federal 

regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of a fish 

and wildlife species listed as 

endangered or threatened. Under the 

Act, the following activities are defined 

as take: harass, harm, pursue, hunt, 

shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or 

collect listed animal species, or attempt 

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

1538). However, under section 10(a) of 

the Act, we may issue permits to 

authorize ‘‘incidental take’’ of listed 

species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by 

the Act as take that is incidental to, and 

not the purpose of, carrying out an 

otherwise lawful activity. Regulations 

governing permits for threatened species 

and endangered species, respectively, 

are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 50 CFR 17.22. 

Take of listed plant species is not 

prohibited under the Act and cannot be 

authorized under a section 10 permit. 

However, plant species may be included 

on a permit in recognition of 

conservation benefits provided for them 

under the Plan. All species included on 

the permit would receive assurances 

under the Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’

regulation 50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 

17.32(b)(5). 

Currently, PG&E intends to request a 

permit for 89 species under the Plan: 66 

listed and 23 unlisted species (covered 

species). These include the endangered 

California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris 

pacifica), Conservancy fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta conservatio), vernal pool 

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), 

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

longiantenna), mission blue butterfly 

(Icaricia icarioides missionensis), 

callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria 

callippe callippe), Behren’s silverspot 

butterfly (Speyeria zerene behrensii), 

Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly (Speyeria 

zerene myrtleae), Lange’s metalmark 

butterfly (Apodemia mormo langei), San 

Bruno elfin butterfly (Incisalia mossii 

bayensis), San Francisco garter snake 

(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia), 

California clapper rail (Rallus 

longirostris obsoletus), California least 

tern (Sterna antillarum browni), salt 

marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys 

raviventris), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes 

macrotis mutica), San Mateo thornmint 

(Acanthomintha duttonii), Sonoma 

alopecurus (Alopecurus aegualis var. 

sonomensis), marsh sandwort (Arenaria 

paludicola), Clara Hunt’s milk-vetch 

(Astragalus clarianus), Baker’s 

stickyseed = Sonoma sunshine 

(Blennosperma bakeri), white sedge 

(Carex albida), Tiburon paintbrush = 

Tiburon Indian paintbrush (Castilleja 

affinis spp. neglecta), Coyote ceanothus 

(Ceanothus ferrisae), robust spineflower 

(Chorizanthe robusta ssp. robusta), 

fountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. 

fontinale), Presidio clarkia (Clarkia 

franciscana), Vine Hill clarkia (Clarkia 

imbricata), soft bird’s-beak 

(Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis), 

palmate-bracted bird’s-beak 

(Cordylanthus palmatus), Pennell’s 

bird’s-beak (Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. 

capillaris), Baker’s larkspur 

(Delphinium bakeri), yellow larkspur 

(Delphinium luteum), Santa Clara 

Valley dudleya (Dudleya setchellii), San 

Mateo woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum 

latilobum), Loch Lomond coyote-thistle 

(Eryngium constancei), Contra Costa 


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