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may be viewed on the internet at the 

following address: http:// www.fws.gov/ 

easternwashington/. You may also 

request copies of the documents by 

contacting the Service’s Upper 

Columbia Fish and Wildlife Office [see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT]. The 

Service is furnishing this notice to 

provide the public, other State and 

Federal agencies, and interested Tribes 

an opportunity to review and comment 

on these applications. All comments 

received will become part of the public 

record. If you wish us to withhold your 

name and/or address to the extent 

allowable under law, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. All comments received from 

organizations, businesses, or individuals 

representing organizations or businesses 

are available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Background 

On September 7, 2006, the Service 

announced the availability for public 

review and comment of a draft Template 

SHA for the Columbia Basin pygmy 

rabbit, which was jointly developed by 

the Service and the Washington 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

(WDFW), and a draft Environmental 

Assessment, which was developed by 

the Service pursuant to Federal 

responsibilities under the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The Service’s 

September 7, 2006, notice also 

announced the receipt of three Permit 

applications that were developed in 

accordance with the Template SHA (71 

FR 52816). The final Template SHA, 

which contained only minor 

modifications from the draft released for 

public review, was signed by the 

Service and WDFW on October 24, 

2006. 

The primary objective of the Template 

SHA is to facilitate collaboration 

between the Service, WDFW, and 

prospective participants to voluntarily 

implement conservation measures to 

benefit the Columbia Basin pygmy 

rabbit. Another objective of the 

Template SHA is to facilitate the 

processing of enhancement of survival 

permit applications that would provide 

incidental take coverage for participants 

to relieve them of additional section 9 

liability under the Act if 

implementation of their conservation 

measures results in increased numbers 

or distribution of Columbia Basin 

pygmy rabbits on their enrolled 

properties. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the Act. The Service has 

previously determined that 

implementation of the Template SHA 

will result in conservation benefits to 

the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit and 

will not result in significant effects to 

the human environment. The Service 

will evaluate the thirteen permit 

applications noticed herein, related 

documents, and any comments 

submitted thereon to determine whether 

they are consistent with the measures 

prescribed by the Template SHA and 

comply with relevant statutory and 

regulatory requirements. If it is 

determined that the requirements are 

met, permits to exempt incidental take 

of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit will 

be issued to the applicants. The final 

permit determinations will not be 

completed until after the end of the 30- 

day comment period, and will fully 

consider all comments received. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

David J. Wesley, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. E7–7899 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Construction of a Commercial 

Development in Brevard County, FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice: receipt of application for 

an incidental take permit; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of an Incidental Take Permit 

(ITP) Application and Habitat 

Conservation Plan (HCP) from the 

following applicant: Pineda 

Development Corporation (applicant) 

requests one ITP for a duration of 5 

years under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The applicant 

anticipates taking approximately 0.54 

acre (ac) of Florida scrub-jay 

(Alphelocoma coerulescens)—occupied 

habitat incidental to constructing a 

commercial development in Brevard 

County, Florida (Project). The 

applicant’s HCP describes the mitigation 

and minimization measures the 

applicant proposes to address the effects 

of the Project to the scrub-jay. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on the ITP application and 

HCP on or before May 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the 

application and HCP, you may write the 

Field Supervisor at our Jacksonville 

Field Office, 6620 Southpoint Drive 

South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL, 

32216, or make an appointment to visit 

during normal business hours. If you 

wish to comment, you may mail or hand 

deliver comments to the Jacksonville 

Field Office, or you may e-mail 

comments to paula_sisson@fws.gov. For 

more information on reviewing 

documents and public comments and 

submitting comments, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see 

ADDRESSES); telephone: 904/232–2580, 

ext. 126. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Review and Comment 

Please reference permit number 

TE143105–0 for Pineda Development in 

all requests or comments. Please include 

your name and return address in your 

e-mail message. If you do not receive a 

confirmation from us that we have 

received your e-mail message, contact 

us directly at the telephone number 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Our practice is to make 

comments, including names and home 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review during regular business 

hours. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from the administrative record. 

We will honor such requests to the 

extent allowable by law. There may also 

be other circumstances in which we 

would withhold from the administrative 

record a respondent’s identity, as 

allowable by law. If you wish us to 

withhold your name and address, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. We will 

not, however, consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Background 

The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is 

found exclusively in peninsular Florida 

and is restricted to xeric uplands 

(predominately in oak-dominated 

scrub). Increasing urban and agricultural 

development has resulted in habitat loss 

and fragmentation, which have 

adversely affected the distribution and 

numbers of scrub-jays. 

The total estimated population is 

between 7,000 and 11,000 individuals. 

The decline in the number and 

distribution of scrub-jays in east-central 

Florida has been exacerbated by 

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years. Much of the historic commercial 

and residential development has 

occurred on the dry soils which 

previously supported scrub-jay habitat. 

Much of this area of Florida was settled 

early because few wetlands restricted 

urban and agricultural development. 

Due to the effects of urban and 

agricultural development over the past 

100 years, much of the remaining scrubjay habitat is now relatively small and 

isolated. What remains is largely 

degraded due to the exclusion of fire, 

which is needed to maintain xeric 

uplands in conditions suitable for scrubjays. 

Applicant’s Proposal 

The applicant is requesting take of 

approximately 0.54 ac of occupied 

scrub-jay habitat incidental to the 

construction of a commercial 

development (Palm Shore Retail). Palm 

Shore Retail is located within Section 

19, Township 26 South, Range 37 East. 

The parcel is north of Pineda Causeway 

and west of the FEC Railroad, Palm 

Shores, Brevard County, Florida. 

Development of the Project, including 

infrastructure, parking areas and 

landscaping, preclude retention of 

scrub-jay habitat onsite. Therefore, the 

applicant proposes to mitigate for the 

loss of 0.54 ac of occupied scrub-jay 

habitat by donating $9,072 to the 

Florida Scrub-jay Fund administered by 

The Nature Conservancy. Funds in this 

account are ear-marked for use in the 

conservation and recovery of scrub-jays 

and may include habitat acquisition, 

restoration, and/or management. 

We have determined that the 

applicant’s proposal, including the 

proposed mitigation and minimization 

measures, would have minor or 

negligible effects on the species covered 

in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies for 

categorical exclusions under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), as provided by the Department 

of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 

Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). 

This preliminary information may be 

revised based on our review of public 

comments that we receive in response to 

this notice. A low-effect HCP is one 

involving (1) minor or negligible effects 

on federally listed or candidate species 

and their habitats, and (2) minor or 

negligible effects on other 

environmental values or resources. 

We will evaluate the HCP and 

comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we 

determine that the application meets 

those requirements, we will issue the 

ITP for incidental take of the Florida 

scrub-jay. We will also evaluate whether 

issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP 

complies with section 7 of the Act by 

conducting an intra-Service section 7 

consultation. We will use the results of 

this consultation, in combination with 

the above findings, in the final analysis 

to determine whether or not to issue the 

ITP. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: April 17, 2007. 

David L. Hankla, 

Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office 

[FR Doc. E7–7872 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14868–B; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to K’oyit5’ots’ina, Limited, 

Successor in Interest to Bin Googa, Inc. 

The lands are in the vicinity of Huslia, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 6 N., R. 13 E., 

Secs. 31 and 32. 

Containing 992.19 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

K’oyit5’ots’ina, Limited, Successor in 

Interest to Bin Googa, Inc. Notice of the 

decision will also be published four 

times in the Fairbanks Daily News 

Miner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until May 25, 

2007 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7599. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

D. Kay Erben, 

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication 

II. 

[FR Doc. E7–7880 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–6984–D; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Klawock Heenya Corporation. 

The lands are in the vicinity of 

Klawock, Alaska, and are located in: 

Copper River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 73 S., R. 80 E., 

Sec. 1. 

Containing 9.70 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Sealaska 

Corporation when the surface estate is 

conveyed to Klawock Heenya 

Corporation. Notice of the decision will 

also be published four times in the 

Island News. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until May 25, 

2007 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 


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