26418 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 9, 2007 / Notices 

conducting reviews and otherwise 

ensuring compliance with part 1511. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia on May 3, 

2007. 

Fran Lozito, 

Director, Business Management Office, 

Operational Process and Technology. 

[FR Doc. E7–8818 Filed 5–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9910–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Construction of an Industrial Facility 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). Michael 

Richardson (applicant) requests an 

incidental take permit (ITP) for a 

duration of 5 years pursuant to section 

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

Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The 

applicant anticipates taking 

approximately 2.2 acre (ac) of Florida 

scrub-jay (Alphelocoma coerulescens)—

occupied habitat incidental to 

constructing an industrial facility 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 June 8, 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 erin_gawera@fws.gov. For 

more information on reviewing 

documents and public comments and 

submitting comments, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Gawera, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 

Jacksonville Field Office (see 

ADDRESSES); telephone: 904/232–2580, 

ext. 121. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Review and Comment 

Please reference permit number 

TE151087–0 for Michael Richardson 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. There may be 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. 

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. 

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 

tremendous urban growth in the past 50 

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 2.2 ac of occupied scrubjay habitat incidental to the construction 

of an industrial facility. The project is 

located within Section 23, Township 25 

South, Range 36 East, Rockledge, 

Brevard County, Florida, on the west 

side of Riomar Drive near its southern 

terminus. 

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 2.2 ac of occupied scrub-jay 

habitat by donating $44,880 to the 

Florida Scrub-jay Fund administered by 

The Nature Conservancy. Funds in this 

account are earmarked 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 our final analysis 

to determine whether or not to issue the 

ITP. 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 9, 2007 / Notices 26419 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

David L. Hankla, 

Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E7–8873 Filed 5–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0051). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 250, Subpart L, ‘‘Oil and Gas 

Production Measurement, Surface 

Commingling, and Security,’’ and 

related documents. This notice also 

provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

June 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

either by fax (202) 395–6566 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0051). Mail or hand carry 

a copy of your comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; Mail Stop 4024; 381 Elden 

Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If 

you wish to e-mail your comments to 

MMS, the address is: 

rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference 

Information Collection 1010–0051 in 

your subject line and mark your 

message for return receipt. Include your 

name and return address in your 

message text. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulations that require the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart L, Oil and 

Gas Production Measurement,Surface 

Commingling, and Security. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0051. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to prescribe rules and 

regulations to administer leasing of the 

OCS. Such rules and regulations will 

apply to all operations conducted under 

a lease. Operations on the OCS must 

preserve, protect, and develop oil and 

natural gas resources in a manner that 

is consistent with the need to make such 

resources available to meet the Nation’s 

energy needs as rapidly as possible; to 

balance orderly energy resource 

development with protection of human, 

marine, and coastal environments; to 

ensure the public a fair and equitable 

return on the resources of the OCS; and 

to preserve and maintain free enterprise 

competition. The Federal Oil and Gas 

Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 

U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) at section 

1712(b)(2) prescribes that an operator 

will ‘‘develop and comply with such 

minimum site security measures as the 

Secretary deems appropriate, to protect 

oil or gas produced or stored on a lease 

site or on the Outer Continental Shelf 

from theft.’’

These authorities and responsibilities 

are among those delegated to the 

Minerals Management Service (MMS). 

This information collection request 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR part 

250, subpart L, Oil and Gas Production 

Measurement, Surface Commingling, 

and Security, and the associated 

supplementary notices to lessees and 

operators (NTLs) intended to provide 

clarification, description, or explanation 

of these regulations. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR part 

250. Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are 

asked. MMS will protect proprietary 

information according to 30 CFR 

250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public,’’ and 30 

CFR Part 252, ‘‘OCS Oil and Gas 

Information Program.’’

MMS uses the information collected 

under subpart L to ensure that the 

volumes of hydrocarbons produced are 

measured accurately, and royalties are 

paid on the proper volumes. 

Specifically, MMS needs the 

information to: 

• Determine if measurement 

equipment is properly installed, 

provides accurate measurement of 

production on which royalty is due, and 

is operating properly; 

• Obtain rates of production data in 

allocating the volumes of production 

measured at royalty sales meters, which 

can be examined during field 

inspections; 

• Ascertain if all removals of oil and 

condensate from the lease are reported; 

• Determine the amount of oil that 

was shipped when measurements are 

taken by gauging the tanks rather than 

being measured by a meter; 

• Ensure that the sales location is 

secure and production cannot be 

removed without the volumes being 

recorded; and 

• Review proving reports to verify 

that data on run tickets are calculated 

and reported accurately. 

Frequency: The frequency varies by 

section, but is primarily monthly or on 

occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 130 

Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur 

lessees. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this 

information collection is a total of 8,533 

hours. The following chart details the 

individual components and estimated 

hour burdens. In calculating the 

burdens, we assumed that respondents 

perform certain requirements in the 

normal course of their activities. We 

consider these to be usual and 

customary and took that into account in 

estimating the burden. 

Citation 30 CFR 250 

subpart L Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden minutes 

Average number of annual 

responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Fees 

1202(a)(1), (b)(1); 

1203(b)(1);1204(a)(1).

Submit application for liquid hydrocarbon or gas measurement procedures or changes; or for commingling of 

production or changes.

11 ..................... 363 3,993 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES