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the implementation of the activities 

described in the HCP (proposed action), 

including the consequences of the noaction alternative, the construction of 

the parking lot with no conservation 

measures alternative, and the proposed 

action. The proposed action also 

includes issuance of the ITP and 

implementation of the HCP as submitted 

by the applicant. The applicant 

anticipates that the proposed action 

would result in the loss of 

approximately 0.89 acres of occupied 

Alabama beach mouse habitat within 

the 1.40-acre footprint of the project. 

Habitat Conservation Plan 

The HCP covered area consists of 4.14 

acres of land owned by the applicant. 

The HCP includes measures to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate impacts to the 

Alabama beach mouse from 

construction of the parking lot. To 

minimize impacts to the covered species 

and its habitat, the applicant reduced 

the footprint of the parking lot. Other 

avoidance, minimization, and 

mitigation measures include, but are not 

limited to, trapping and relocating the 

species, dune enhancement and 

restoration, installation of sand fencing, 

and creation of a dune enhancement 

fund. The dune enhancement fund 

would be used to enhance habitat 

elsewhere within the city limits of Gulf 

Shores where Alabama beach mice may 

be found. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, HCP, or EA, you may 

submit comments by any one of the 

methods listed in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may request in your comment that 

we withhold your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate the HCP, EA, and 

your comments to determine whether 

the ITP application meets the permit 

issuance requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA. We will also conduct an 

intra-Service consultation pursuant to 

section 7 of the ESA. If the requirements 

for permit issuance are met, we will 

issue ITP number TE84363C–0 to the 

applicant for incidental take of the 

Alabama beach mouse. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and the ESA’s regulations, the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Mike Oetker, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17606 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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A0A501010.999900253G] 

Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III 

Gaming Compact Taking Effect in the 

State of California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The notice announces that the 

Tribal-State Compact between the State 

of California and the Elk Valley 

Rancheria is taking effect. 

DATES: This compact takes effect on 

August 15, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

(202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA) Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by IGRA 

and 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Secretary took no action 

on the compact between the Elk Valley 

Rancheria and the State of California 

within 45 days of its submission. 

Therefore, the Compact is considered to 

have been approved, but only to the 

extent the Compact is consistent with 

IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17548 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Extension of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

(Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of 

South Dakota) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

extension of the Class III gaming 

compact between the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe and the State of South Dakota. 

DATES: The extension takes effect on 

August 15, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

extension to an existing tribal-state 

Class III gaming compact does not 

require approval by the Secretary if the 

extension does not modify any other 

terms of the compact. 25 CFR 293.5. The 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of 

South Dakota have reached an 

agreement to extend the expiration date 

of their existing Tribal-State Class III 

gaming compact to January 23, 2019. 

This publishes notice of the new 

expiration date of the compact. 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17550 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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7J0000] 

Notice of Termination of the Livestock 

Grazing Monument Management Plan 

Amendment and Environmental Impact 

Statement, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Termination. 

SUMMARY: The preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

associated with the Livestock Grazing 

Monument Management Plan 

Amendment for the Grand Staircase 

Escalante National Monument (GSENM) 

is superseded by a Monument Plan 


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