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Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The only ESA-listed species that 

could potentially be affected by this 

activity (if not for the required 

mitigation) are steelhead trout, Chinook 

salmon, and Steller sea lions. 

Though a single Steller sea lion has 

infrequently been sighted at the K Dock, 

BMMI plans to cease dredging 

operations immediately if one is seen, 

and not begin dredging again until the 

animal has left the area of its own 

volition. NMFS does not anticipate any 

impacts to Steller sea lions to result 

from the issuance of the IHA.In the 1998 

programmatic Biological Opinion 

addressing dredging in San Francisco 

Bay, NMFS established a June 1 to 

November 30 work window for dredging 

activities in the San Francisco Bay to 

avoid impacts to steelhead trout and 

Chinook salmon. BMMI proposes to 

dredge between June 1 and November 

30, and therefore NMFS does not 

anticipate any impacts to ESA-listed 

species. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NMFS prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) on the Issuance of an 

IHA for the Dredging at Pier 39 and 

issued a Finding of No Significant 

Impact on October 13, 2005. A copy of 

the EA and FONSI are available upon 

request (see ADDRESSES). 

Conclusions 

Based on the preceding information, 

NMFS has determined that the 

completion of the dredging activities 

described in this document and 

authorized in the 2007 IHA may result 

in short-term and localized changes in 

behavior by small numbers of California 

sea lions and Pacific harbor seals. In 

addition, no take by injury or death is 

anticipated, and take by harassment will 

be at the lowest level practicable due to 

incorporation of the mitigation 

measures mentioned previously in this 

document. While behavioral 

modifications may be made by the 

pinnipeds, including temporarily 

vacating the K Dock haulout, NMFS has 

determined that these takings will have 

a negligible impact on California sea 

lions and Pacific harbor seals. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to BMMI for 

the take, by Level B harassment only, of 

small numbers of California sea lions 

and Pacific harbor seals incidental to 

the completion of the previously 

authorized maintenance dredging 

around I, J, and K Docks at Pier 39 in 

San Francisco, provided the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: May 30, 2007. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–11313 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Publication of North American Datum 

of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in 

Feet in Minnesota 

AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey 

(NGS), National Oceanic Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey 

(NGS) will publish North American 

Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane 

Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both 

meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 

1200/3937 m) in Minnesota, for all well 

defined geodetic survey control 

monuments maintained by NGS in the 

National Spatial References System 

(NSRS) and computed from various 

geodetic positioning utilities. The 

adoption of this standard is 

implemented in accordance with NGS 

policy and a request from the Minnesota 

Department of Transportation, the 

Minnesota Society of Professional 

Surveyors, the Minnesota GIS/LIS 

Consortium, the Minnesota Association 

of County Surveyors and the Minnesota 

Governor’s Council on Geographic 

Information. 

DATES: Individuals or organizations 

wishing to submit comments on the 

Publication of North American Datum of 

1983 State Plane Coordinates in feet in 

Minnesota, should do so by July 12, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the attention of David Doyle, 

Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the 

National Geodetic Survey, National 

Oceanic Service (N/NGS2), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 

20910, fax 301–713–4324, or via e-mail 

Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to David Doyle, Chief 

Geodetic Surveyor, National Geodetic 

Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 

Phone: (301) 713–3178. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract 

In 1991, NGS adopted a policy that 

defines the conditions under which 

NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs) 

would be published in feet in addition 

to meters. As outlined in that policy, 

each state or territory must adopt NAD 

83 legislation (typically referenced as 

Codes, Laws or Statutes), which 

specifically defines a conversion to 

either U.S. Survey or International Feet 

as defined by the U.S. Bureau of 

Standards in Federal Register Notice 

59–5442. To date, 48 states have 

adopted the NAD 83 legislation 

however, for various reasons, only 33 

included a specific definition of the 

relationship between meters and feet. 

This lack of uniformity has led to 

confusion and misuse of SPCs as 

provided in various NGS products, 

services and tools, and created errors in 

mapping, charting and surveying 

programs in numerous states due to 

inconsistent coordinate conversions. 

Dated: May 30, 2007. 

David B. Zilkoski, 

Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, 

National Ocean Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2887 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 12, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

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