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www.regulations.gov. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have 

issued permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species in response to permit 

applications that we received under the 

authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

After considering the information 

submitted with each permit application 

and the public comments received, we 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth in each 

permit. For each application for an 

endangered species, we found that (1) 

the application was filed in good faith, 

(2) the granted permit would not operate 

to the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Availability of Documents 

The permittees’ original permit 

application materials, along with public 

comments we received during public 

comment periods for the applications, 

are available for review. To locate the 

application materials and received 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov 

and search for the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 

following table: 

Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date 

21468B ........... Joan Helen Hemker d/b/a Hemker Park & Zoo ............................................................................ January 10, 2018. 

59781A ........... New England Aquarium ................................................................................................................ January 16, 2018. 

22842C ........... Zoological Society of Philadelphia ................................................................................................ January 25, 2018. 

48288C ........... Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Institute ............. January 25, 2018. 

31674C ........... Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium ................................................................................................... February 8, 2018. 

Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the ESA, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[RR01115000, 18XR0680A1, 

RX.R0336902.0019100] 

Yakima River Basin Conservation 

Advisory Group; Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior proposes to appoint members to 

the Yakima River Basin Conservation 

Advisory Group (CAG). The Secretary of 

the Interior, acting as administrative 

lead, is requesting nominations for 

qualified persons to serve as members of 

the CAG. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked on or before July 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Gwendolyn Christensen, Designated 

Federal Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, 

1917 Marsh Rd., Yakima, WA 98901– 

2058. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gwendolyn Christensen, telephone 

(509) 575–5848, extension 203; 

gchristensen@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Scope and 

Objectives 

The Yakima River Basin Water 

Enhancement Project, authorized by 

Title XII of the Act of October 31, 1994 

(Act), Public Law 103–434, established 

the Yakima River Basin Water 

Conservation Program (Basin 

Conservation Program). The Act 

authorized the Secretary of the Interior 

to establish a CAG to provide advice 

and counsel on the structure, 

implementation, and oversight of the 

Basin Conservation Program. The Act 

also specifies the composition of the 

members to serve on the CAG. 

The Basin Conservation Program is 

structured to provide economic 

incentives with cooperative Federal, 

State, and local funding to stimulate the 

identification and implementation of 

structural and nonstructural costeffective water conservation measures in 

the Yakima River basin. Improvements 

in the efficiency of water delivery and 

use will result in improved streamflows 

for fish and wildlife and improve the 

reliability of water supplies for 

irrigation. 

The duties or roles and functions of 

the CAG are in an advisory capacity 

only. They are to: (A) Provide 

recommendations to the Secretary and 

to the State of Washington regarding the 

structure and implementation of the 

Basin Conservation Program, (B) 

provide recommendations to the 

Secretary and to the State of Washington 

regarding the establishment of a 

permanent program for the 

measurement and reporting of all 

natural flow and contract diversions 

within the basin, (C) structure a process 

to prepare a basin conservation plan as 

specified in subsection (f), (D) provide 

annual review of the implementation of 

the applicable water conservation 

guidelines of the Secretary, and (E) 

provide recommendations consistent 

with statutes of the State of Washington 

on rules, regulations, and 

administration of a process to facilitate 

the voluntary sale or lease of water. 

Membership Criteria 

Members of the CAG are appointed by 

the Secretary and are comprised of— 

(A) one representative of the Yakima 

River basin nonproratable irrigators, 

(B) one representative of the Yakima 

River basin proratable irrigators, 

(C) one representative of the Yakama 

Indian Nation, 

(D) one representative of 

environmental interests, 

(E) one representative of the 

Washington State University 

Agricultural Extension Service, 

(F) one representative of the 

Department of Wildlife of the State of 

Washington, and 

(G) one individual who shall serve as 

the facilitator. 

At this time, we are particularly 

interested in applications from 

representatives of the following: One 

representative of the Yakama Indian 

Nation, and one representative of 

environmental interests. 

After consultation, the Secretary of 

the Interior will appoint the members to 

the CAG. Members will be selected 

based on requirements set forth in the 

Act and their individual qualifications, 

as well as the overall need to achieve a 

balanced representation of viewpoints, 


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subject matter expertise, regional 

knowledge, and representation of 

communities of interest. CAG member 

terms are limited to three (3) years from 

their date of appointment. Following 

completion of their first term, a CAG 

member may request consideration for 

reappointment to an additional term. 

Reappointment is not guaranteed. 

Typically, the CAG will hold one inperson meeting per fiscal year. Between 

meetings, CAG members are expected to 

participate in committee work via 

conference calls and email exchanges. 

Members of the CAG and its 

subcommittees serve without pay. 

However, while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services of the CAG, 

members may be reimbursed for travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

government service, as authorized by 

section 5703 of title 5, United States 

Code. 

Individuals who are federally 

registered lobbyists are ineligible to 

serve on all Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and non-FACA 

boards, committees, or councils in an 

individual capacity. The term 

‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to 

individuals who are appointed to 

exercise their own individual best 

judgment on behalf of the government, 

such as when they are designated 

Special Government Employees, rather 

than being appointed to represent a 

particular interest. 

Nominations should include a resume 

that provides an adequate description of 

the nominee’s qualifications, 

particularly information that will enable 

the Department of the Interior to 

evaluate the nominee’s potential to meet 

the membership requirements of the 

Committee and permit the Department 

of the Interior to contact a potential 

member. Please refer to the membership 

criteria stated in this notice. 

Any interested person or entity may 

nominate one or more qualified 

individuals for membership on the 

CAG. Persons or entities submitting 

nomination packages on the behalf of 

others must confirm that the 

individual(s) is/are aware of their 

nomination. Nominations must be 

postmarked on or before July 20, 2018 

and sent to Gwendolyn Christensen, 

Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 1917 Marsh Rd., Yakima, 

WA 98901–2058. 

Public Disclosure of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

nominations and/or comments, 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 nomination/ 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Authority: This notice is published in 

accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2 (Public Law 92–463, as 

amended), Federal Advisory Committee Act 

of 1972. 

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Ryan K. Zinke, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVW03500.L51050000.EA0000.LVRCF

1705210.17XMO#4500108946] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Burning Man Event 10- 

Year Special Recreation Permit, 

Pershing County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Black Rock 

Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada 

intends to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the 

potential impacts of approving a 10-year 

Special Recreation Permit (SRP) for the 

Burning Man Event in Pershing County, 

Nevada. This Notice initiates public 

scoping period for the EIS. The public 

scoping process will assist the BLM 

with determining the issues to be 

addressed in the EIS, and serves to 

initiate public consultation, as required 

under the National Historic Preservation 

Act (NHPA). 

DATES: Comments on issues may be 

submitted in writing until August 6, 

2018. The date(s) and location(s) of any 

scoping meetings will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance through local 

media, newspapers and the BLM 

website at: https://go.usa.gov/xnBTu. 

In order to ensure comments are 

considered in the development of the 

EIS, all comments must be received 

prior to the close of the 45-day scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. We will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Comments related to the 

Burning Man SRP EIS should be 

submitted to following addresses: 

• Email: BLM_NV_BurningManEIS@

blm.gov. Include ‘‘Burning Man SRP EIS 

Comments’’ in the subject line. 

• Mail: BLM—Winnemucca District 

Office—Black Rock Field Office, Attn: 

Mark E. Hall, Black Rock Field Manager, 

5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, 

Winnemucca, NV 89445. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Hall at 775–623–1500 or mehall@

blm.gov. Contact Mr. Hall to be added 

to our mailing list. Persons using a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

to leave a message with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant, Black Rock City LLC (BRC), 

has applied for a 10-year SRP under 43 

CFR 2930 and has submitted a proposal 

to conduct the Burning Man event on 

public lands administered by the BLM 

Black Rock Field Office. BRC’s proposal 

includes the following: 

• Population increase to permit up to 

100,000 total persons at the event; 

• Expansion of the BLM Closure 

Order boundary by 561 acres, to a total 

of 14,714 acres; 

• Creation of an infrastructure staging 

area on or near the Playa (60 x 300 ft); 

• Expansion of alternative 

transportation (Burner Express Bus/ 

Burner Express Air); 

• Expansion of the perimeter fence to 

10.4 miles total length; 

• Arrival of as many as 30,000 staff 

and builders one week prior to opening; 

• Expansion of Black Rock City to 

1,250 acres; 

• Installation of additional interactive 

camps; 

• Installation of additional large scale 

art pieces; 

• BRC licensing of art cars and ADA 

compliant vehicles to drive on the playa 

during event week; 

• Use of approximately 16.5 million 

gallons of water per year would be 

obtained from private groundwater 

wells, located at Fly Ranch owned by 

BRC, for dust abatement and in support 

of event activities; and 

• BRC management of vendor and 

compliance monitoring. 


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