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Background 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in 

1988, requires that public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment be provided during recovery 

plan development. On April 12, 2006, 

we published a notice of document 

availability in the Federal Register 

announcing the availability for public 

review of the draft Recovery Plan (71 FR 

18767). We accepted public comments 

through June 12, 2006. We also 

conducted peer review at this time. We 

received six letters of comment during 

the comment period. Based on this 

input, we revised and finalized the 

Recovery Plan. 

The Recovery Plan describes the 

status, current management, recovery 

objectives and criteria, and specific 

actions needed to recover and delist the 

threatened Chiricahua leopard frog. The 

Recovery Plan was developed by a 

recovery team, including a Technical 

Subgroup and three Stakeholders 

Subgroups, in coordination with the 

Service. The Technical Subgroup 

included experts on the species, 

conservation biology, and other relevant 

topics. The Stakeholders Subgroups 

included land owners and managers, 

agency representatives, ranchers, the 

mining industry, environmental 

organizations, herpetologists, and other 

interested parties. 

The Chiricahua leopard frog is an 

inhabitant of a variety of valley and 

montane aquatic habitats, such as 

springs, pools, cattle tanks, lakes, 

reservoirs, streams, and rivers. The frog 

has disappeared from more than 80 

percent of its historical localities due to 

threats including predation by nonnative organisms, especially American 

bullfrogs, fishes, and crayfish; the fungal 

disease chytridiomycosis; drought; 

floods; degradation and loss of habitat 

as a result of water diversions, 

groundwater pumping, and livestock 

management that has or continues to 

degrade frog habitats; a long history of 

fire suppression, mining, development, 

and other human activities; disruption 

of metapopulation dynamics; increased 

chance of extirpation or extinction 

resulting from small numbers of 

populations and individuals existing in 

dynamic environments; and probably 

environmental contamination (such as 

runoff from mining operations and 

airborne contaminants from copper 

smelters). 

Actions needed to recover the 

Chiricahua leopard frog include 

protection of existing populations and 

occupied habitats, creation or 

restoration of additional habitats and 

populations, control of non-native 

predators and minimizing spread of 

disease, monitoring of the recovery 

effort and frog populations, research 

that will facilitate better and more 

efficient recovery, and adaptive 

management. The Recovery Plan 

provides delisting criteria for the 

species that will indicate the species is 

no longer threatened with extinction 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range. When the following criteria 

have been met, the species may be 

considered for removal from the List of 

Threatened and Endangered Wildlife: 

(1) At least two metapopulations located 

in different drainages plus at least one 

isolated and robust population in each 

recovery unit exhibit long-term 

persistence and stability as 

demonstrated by a scientifically 

acceptable population monitoring 

program; (2) Aquatic breeding habitats 

necessary for persistence of 

metapopulations and isolated 

populations are protected and managed; 

(3) Additional habitat needed for 

population connectivity, recolonization, 

and dispersal is protected and managed; 

and (4) Threats and causes of decline 

have been reduced or eliminated, and 

commitments of long-term management 

are in place in each recovery unit such 

that the Chiricahua leopard frog is 

unlikely to need protection under the 

Act in the foreseeable future. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is 

Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Benjamin N. Toggle, 

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1028–0070). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), USGS is inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

The information collection request (ICR) 

concerns the paperwork requirements in 

the Consolidated Consumers’ Report, 

Form 9–4117MA. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods listed 

below. Please use the Information 

Collection Number 1028–0070 as an 

identifier in your message. 

• E-mail USGS at atravnic@usgs.gov. 

Identify with Information Collection 

Number 1028–0070 in the subject line. 

• Fax: 703–648–6821. Identify with 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0070. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; U.S. 

Geological Survey; Attention: Alfred 

Travnicek; 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

MS–807; Reston, Virginia 20192. Please 

reference ‘‘Information Collection 1028–

0070’’ in your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Imogene Bynum, Data Collection and 

Coordination Section, Minerals 

Information Team at (703) 648–7960. 

You may also contact Imogene Bynum 

to obtain a copy, at no cost, of Form 9–

4117MA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consolidated Consumers’

Report, Form 9–4117MA. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0070. 

Abstract: Respondents supply the 

U.S. Geological Survey with domestic 

consumption data of 12 metals and 

ferroalloys, some of which are 

considered strategic and critical. This 

information will be published as 

chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, 

monthly Mineral Industry Surveys, 

annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, 

and special publications, for use by 

Government agencies, industry, 

education programs, and the general 

public. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’ No 

items of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are voluntary. We intend to 

release data collected on Form 9–

4117MA only in a summary format that 

is not company-specific. 

Frequency: Monthly and Annually. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: 397 consumers of ferrous 


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and related metals. Respondents are 

canvassed for one frequency period only 

(e.g., monthly respondents are not 

canvassed annually). 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

currently approved ‘‘hour’’ burden for 

Form 9–4117MA is 1,709 hours. We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

averages 45 minutes per response. This 

includes the time for reviewing 

instructions, gathering and maintaining 

data, and completing and reviewing the 

information. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost ’’ burden associated with 

Form 9–4116MA. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *’’. 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or 

recordkeepers resulting from the 

collection of information. Therefore, if 

you have costs to generate, maintain, 

and disclose this information, you 

should comment and provide your total 

capital and startup cost components or 

annual operation, maintenance, and 

purchase of service components. You 

should describe the methods you use to 

estimate major cost factors, including 

system and technology acquisition, 

expected useful life of capital 

equipment, discount rate(s), and the 

period over which you incur costs. 

Capital and startup costs include, 

among other items, computers and 

software your purchase to prepare for 

collecting information, monitoring, and 

record storage facilities. You should not 

include estimates for equipment or 

services purchased: (i) Before October 1, 

1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 

not associated with the information 

collection; (iii) for reasons other than to 

provide information or keep records for 

the Government; or (iv) as part of 

customary and usual business or private 

practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Policy: 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 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. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Office: Alfred Travnicek (703) 

648–7231. 

Dated: May 29, 2007. 

John H. DeYoung, Jr., 

Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team. 

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BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park; Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Chesapeake and 

Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission will be held at 9:30 a.m., 

on Friday, June 22, 2007, at the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Headquarters, 1850 Dual 

Highway, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. 

DATES: Friday, June 22, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park Headquarters, 

1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, 

Maryland 21740. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Brandt, Superintendent, 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park, 1850 Dual Highway, 

Suite 100, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740, 

Telephone: (301) 714–2201. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was established by Public 

Law 91–664 to meet and consult with 

the Secretary of the Interior on general 

policies and specific matters related to 

the administration and development of 

the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park. 

The members of the Commission are 

as follows: 

Mrs. Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld, 

Chairperson 

Mr. Charles J. Weir 

Mr. Barry A. Passett 

Mr. James G. McCleaf II 

Mr. John A. Ziegler 

Mrs. Mary E. Woodward 

Mrs. Donna Printz 

Mrs. Ferial S. Bishop 

Ms. Nancy C. Long 

Mrs. Jo Reynolds 

Dr. James H. Gilford 

Brother James Kirkpatrick 

Ms. Mary Ann D. Moen 

Dr. George E. Lewis, Jr. 

Mr. Charles D. McElrath 

Ms. Patricia Schooley 

Mr. Jack Reeder 

Ms. Merrily Pierce 

Topics that will be presented during 

the meeting include: 

1. Update on park operations. 

2. Update on major construction/ 

development projects. 

3.Update on partnership projects. 

4. Subcommittee Reports. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public may 

file with the Commission a written 

statement concerning the matters to be 

discussued. Persons wishing further 

information concerning this meeting, or 

who wish to submit written statements, 

may contact Kevin Brandt, 

Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park. Minutes 

of the meeting will be available for 

public inspection six weeks after the 

meeting at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park Headquarters, 

1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100, 

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. 

Dated: May 14, 2007. 

Kevin D. Brandt, 

Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park. 

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