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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[FWS–HQ–FHC–2013–N176; 

FXFR13360900000–134–FF09F14000] 

National Environmental Policy Act: 

Implementing Procedures; Addition to 

Categorical Exclusions for U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

reopening of the public comment period 

on the proposed categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) for the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. The proposed 

categorical exclusion pertains to adding 

species to the injurious wildlife list 

under the Lacey Act. The addition of 

this categorical exclusion to the 

Department of the Interior’s 

Departmental Manual will improve 

conservation activities by making the 

NEPA process for listing injurious 

species more efficient. If you have 

previously submitted comments, please 

do not resubmit them because we have 

already incorporated them in the public 

record and will fully consider them in 

our final decision. 

DATES: We will consider comments we 

receive on or before October 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comment submission: Send 

comments to Susan Jewell, by one of the 

following methods: 

• U.S. mail or hand delivery: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 

22203; or 

• Email: prevent_invasives@fws.gov 

(emails must have ‘‘Categorical 

Exclusion’’ in the subject line). 

Document availability: You may view 

the Departmental Manual at http:// 

elips.doi.gov/elips/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jewell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203; telephone 703– 

358–2416. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf, 

please call the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On July 1, 2103, the Department of the 

Interior published a notice in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 39307) 

proposing to add a categorical exclusion 

to the Departmental Manual for the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. The 30-day 

comment period for the notice ended on 

July 31, 2013. We received requests to 

allow more time for public comments, 

and, therefore, we are reopening the 

comment period for an additional 60 

days. 

Public Comments 

Any comments to be considered on 

this proposed addition to the list of 

categorical exclusions in the 

Departmental Manual must be received 

by the date listed in DATES at the 

location listed in ADDRESSES. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered only to the extent 

practicable. Comments, including 

names and addresses of respondents, 

will be posted at http://www.fws.gov/ 

injuriouswildlife. Before including your 

address, telephone 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 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. If you have previously submitted 

comments, please do not resubmit them 

because we have already incorporated 

them in the public record and will fully 

consider them in our final decision. 

Comments received between the close of 

the first comment period and the 

opening of the new one will still be 

accepted and considered. 

Dated: August 12, 2013. 

Willie R. Taylor, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance. 

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Information Collection Activities: 

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Systems (SEMS); Proposed Collection; 

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Correction 

In notice document 2013–19416 

appearing on pages 48890 through 

48893 in the issue of Monday, August 

12, 2013, beginning on page 48892, 

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final dispositions, expiration dates, and scope of accreditation? Yes/No If yes, 

provide URL___________________________________________________________ 

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the best of my knowledge. I understand that making a false statement may subject me to 

criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001. 

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Submission

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8 Description of Quality Management System 

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similar standards 

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12 Official policies regarding: Impartiality, Confidentiality and Privacy, Conflict of 

Interest, and Records Management 

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sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it 

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gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct 

comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the this form to the 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–NWRS–2013–0036; 

FXRS12610800000–134–FF08RSFC00] 

South Farallon Islands Invasive House 

Mouse Eradication Project; Farallon 

National Wildlife Refuge, California; 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft environmental 

impact statement (EIS) for a proposed 

project to eradicate non-native, invasive 

house mice from the South Farallon 

Islands, part of the Farallon National 

Wildlife Refuge off the coast of 

California. The draft EIS, which we 

prepared in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), describes the alternatives 

identified to address the problem of 

invasive house mice on the South 

Farallon Islands. 

DATES: We will accept comments 

received or postmarked on or before 

September 30, 2013. Comments 

submitted electronically using the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal (see 

ADDRESSES section, below) must be 

received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the closing date. 

ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You 

may obtain copies of the documents in 

the following places: 

• Internet: http://www.regulations.gov 

(Docket Number FWS–R8–NWRS– 

2013–0036) 

• In-Person: 

Æ San Francisco Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, 

1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555. 

Æ The following library: 

D San Francisco Public Library, 100 

Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Submitting Comments: You may 

submit written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter FWS–R8–NWRS–2013–0036, 

which is the docket number for this 

notice. Then, on the left side of the 

screen, under the Document Type 

heading, click on the Notices link to 

locate this document and submit a 

comment. 

• By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail 

or hand-delivery to: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–NWRS– 

2013–0036; Division of Policy and 

Directives Management; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. 

We request that you send comments 

only by the methods described above. 

We will post all information received on 

http://www.regulations.gov. This 

generally means that we will post any 

personal information you provide us 

(see the Public Comments section below 

for more information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerry McChesney, Refuge Manager, 

510–792–0222, ext. 222 (phone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 2009, the Service completed a 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Environmental Assessment/ 

Finding of No Significant Impact to 

guide the management of the Farallon 

National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) over a 

15-year period (75 FR 5102, February 1, 

2010). The wildlife management goal of 

the selected management alternative in 

the CCP is to protect, inventory, and 

monitor, as well as to restore to historic 

levels, breeding populations of 12 

seabird species, 5 marine mammal 

species, and other native wildlife. One 

of the strategies identified to meet this 

goal is the eradication of the non-native, 

invasive house mouse (Mus musculus) 

from the South Farallon Islands, and the 

prevention of future human 

introduction of mice. 

We now propose to eradicate invasive 

house mice from the South Farallon 

Islands. The purpose of this project is to 

benefit native seabirds, amphibians, 

invertebrates, and plants, as well as to 

enhance ecosystem processes on the 

islands. The South Farallon Islands 

have sustained ecological damage over 

many decades from the presence of 

invasive mice. Eradicating house mice 

would eliminate the last remaining 

invasive vertebrate species on the 

Refuge, thereby enhancing the recovery 

of sensitive seabird populations on the 

islands. 

In 1909, President Theodore 

Roosevelt established the Farallon 

National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) as a 

preserve and breeding ground for 

marine birds under Executive Order 

1043. The Refuge originally 

encompassed only the North and 

Middle Farallon Islands and Noonday 

Rock. In 1969 the Refuge was expanded 

to include the South Farallon Islands, 

and is still managed with the same basic 

purpose today. Several areas are 

designated wilderness as regulated by 

the Wilderness Act of 1964 (PL 88–577). 

Wilderness areas include all islands and 

islets in the Refuge except for Southeast 

Farallon Island. The isolated nature, 

varied and extensive habitats, and 

adjacent productive marine 

environment make the Farallon Islands 

an ideal breeding and resting location 

for wildlife, especially seabirds and 

marine mammals. The Refuge comprises 

the largest continental U.S. seabird 

breeding colony south of Alaska, and 

supports the world’s largest breeding 

colonies of ashy storm-petrel 

(Oceanodroma homochroa), Brandt’s 

cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), 

and western gull (Larus occidentalis). 

Prior to the introduction of non-native 

mammals, the wildlife of the Farallon 

Islands were nearly devoid of landbased predatory threats. Introduced 

European rabbits and cats, which were 

later removed, and mice, which remain 

on the South Farallon Islands today, 

have had noticeable negative impacts on 

native species. 

Invasive house mice directly and 

indirectly cause negative impacts to the 

populations of small, crevice-nesting 

seabirds on the South Farallones, 

particularly storm-petrels. In order to 

reduce this impact, the Service has 

identified mouse eradication as a 

critical step in fulfilling its main 

purpose to protect and restore the native 

ecosystem of the South Farallon Islands. 

Eradicating mice would increase the 

survivorship and local population sizes 

of at least two seabird species, the ashy 

storm-petrel and Leach’s storm-petrel 

(Oceanodroma leucorhoa). The 

eradication project would also benefit 

native amphibians, invertebrates, and 

plants, including the endemic Farallon 

arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris 

farallonensis) and endemic Farallon 

camel cricket (Farallonophilus 

cavernicolus). 

Alternatives 

In 2011, we published a notice of 

intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS (76 FR 

20706, April 13, 2011). We then 

developed a range of alternatives to 

focus on the primary issues identified 

by resource specialists within the 

Service, national and international 

experts in island rodent eradication, 

public comments received after the NOI 

to prepare the EIS was released, and 

government regulatory agencies that 

have a stake in the decision-making 

process. To decide which action 

alternatives to fully analyze in the Draft 

EIS, we used a structured decisionmaking approach, by which we assessed 

and compared a total of 49 potential 

mouse-removal methods. The 


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