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The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guarouba guarouba) to enhance 

species propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Viktoria Oelze, University of 

California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 

Permit No. 70671C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import 70 hair samples derived from 

wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes 

verus) from the Max Planck Institute for 

Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, 

Germany, to enhance the propagation or 

survival of the species through scientific 

research. This notification is for a single 

import. 

Applicant: Regents of University of 

Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Permit No. 

78622C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one non-viable egg from a 

Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) 

from the Galapagos, Ecuador, for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: Indiana University–Purdue 

University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 

IN; Permit No. 59230C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import 10 skin biopsy samples derived 

from wild leatherback sea turtles 

(Dermochelys coriacea) from the 

Goldring-Gund Marine Biology Station, 

Playa Grande, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, 

for scientific research. This notification 

is for a single import. 

Applicant: Noel Garcia, Sterling, VA; 

Permit No. 60345C 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guarouba guarouba) to enhance 

species propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic 

Garden, Claremont, CA; Permit No. 

15316B 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to export and reimport nonliving 

museum/herbarium specimens of 

endangered and threatened species 

(excluding animals) previously legally 

accessioned into the applicant’s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Field Museum of Natural 

History, Chicago, IL; Permit No. 

698170 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to export and reimport nonliving 

museum specimens of endangered and 

threatened species previously 

accessioned into the applicant’s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Multiple Trophy Applicants 

Each of the following applicants 

requests a permit to import a sporthunted trophy of a male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancing the propagation or 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: James Wilson, Meridian, ID; 

Permit No. 79707C 

Applicant: Louis Wickas, Gallipolis, 

OH; Permit No. 78075C 

Applicant: Scott Goeddel, Waterloo, IL; 

Permit No. 80972C 

Applicant: Ray Penner, North Newton, 

KS; Permit No. 80975C 

IV. Next Steps 

If we issue permits to any of the 

applicants listed in this notice, we will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register. 

You may locate the notice announcing 

the permit issuance date by searching 

http://www.regulations.gov for the 

permit number listed above in this 

document (e.g., Permit No. 12345A). 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, 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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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVE02000–L5110.0000–GN.0000– 

LV.EM.F1503680–15X MO# 4500119719] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Rossi Mine Expansion Project, 

Elko County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Rossi Mine Expansion 

Project. This notice announces the 

availability of the Draft EIS and the 

opening of the comment period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft EIS for 

the Rossi Mine Expansion Project 

within 45 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings and any other 

public involvement activities at least 15 

days prior to the close of the comment 

period through public notices, media 

releases and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Rossi Mine Expansion 

Project by any of the following methods: 

• Email: blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_

project_eis@blm.gov; 

• Fax: 775–753–0347; or 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Rossi Mine Expansion Project, 

Attention: Janice Stadelman, Project 

Manager, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, 

Nevada 89801. 

Copies of the Draft EIS for the Rossi 

Mine Expansion Project are available at 

the BLM Elko District Office, located at 

the address above; at the BLM’s NEPA 

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

xnRCr; or through eplanning on the 

BLM’s website at http://www.blm.gov/ 

nv. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janice Stadelman, Project Manager, at 

telephone, 775–753–0346; address, 3900 

Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801; or email, 

blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_project_eis@

blm.gov. 

Persons who use 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, seven days a 

week, to leave a message or question 

with the above individual. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS addresses the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative environmental impacts of 

the proposed action and alternatives. 

Halliburton Energy Services proposes a 

modification to their plan of operations 

for the Rossi Mine Project. The existing 

infrastructure would continue to be 

used, but would be expanded to support 

the continuation of the open pit mining 


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operation and surface exploration 

activities for barite. The proposed action 

would increase the disturbance to a total 

of approximately 2,063 acres of public 

and private land, including 896 acres of 

previously approved or existing 

disturbance and 1,167 acres of new land 

disturbance. Of the 2,063 acres of 

surface disturbance, approximately 209 

acres consists of private land and the 

remaining 1,854 acres are public land 

administered by the BLM. The proposed 

expansion would employ an estimated 

433 people. 

The proposed action includes the 

expansion of the existing plan of 

operations boundary, expansion of the 

existing open pits, development of new 

open pits, expansion of the existing 

waste rock disposal facilities, 

construction of new waste rock disposal 

facilities, expansion or modification of 

ancillary facilities, expansion and 

development of new roads, re-alignment 

of segments of the Boulder Valley Road 

and Antelope-Boulder Connector Road, 

installation of new power distribution 

lines, the continuation of surface 

exploration, and reclamation activities. 

The proposed expansion is projected to 

add eight years to the mine’s life. The 

Project is located on the northern end of 

the Carlin Trend in Elko County, 

approximately 25 miles north of the 

community of Dunphy and 28 aerial 

miles northwest of the town of Carlin, 

Nevada. 

The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

on September 9, 2015 (80 FR 54319). 

Scoping meetings, news release and 

mailings were used to solicit comments 

and identify key issues to be analyzed. 

Tribal governments with interest in this 

project were also contacted to discern 

their issues and concerns, and to 

conduct government-to-government 

consultation. During the scoping period, 

the BLM received 12 comment 

submittals (e.g., letters, emails, 

comment forms), resulting in a total of 

131 comments and questions. Key 

issues identified by individuals, groups, 

and government entities include 

potential impacts to sage-grouse and 

wildlife, cultural resources and 

traditional cultural properties, access, 

noise, surface and ground water, air 

quality, and support for the project. The 

BLM is the lead Federal agency for this 

EIS. Cooperating agencies include the 

Nevada Department of Wildlife, the 

Nevada Department of Conservation and 

Natural Resources Sagebrush Ecosystem 

Technical Team, the United States Fish 

and Wildlife Service, the Elko County 

Board of Commissioners, and the United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 

1506.10. 

Jill C. Silvey, 

District Manager, Elko District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19940 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

Adoption and Recirculation of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and 

Casino Project 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission, Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of adoption and 

recirculation of the final environmental 

impact statement for the Wilton 

Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino 

Project. 

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC) is adopting the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

Department of the Interior, December 

2016 Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (the ‘‘BIA EIS’’) for the 

Wilton Rancheria (Tribe) Fee-to-Trust 

and Casino Project in Elk Grove, 

California. The NIGC is adopting the 

BIA EIS to satisfy the NIGC’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

obligations related to the Tribe’s request 

for the NIGC Chairman’s approval of a 

gaming management agreement between 

the Tribe and BGM Co, Inc. (BGM). 

DATES: The NIGC will execute a Record 

of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 

days following publication by the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

of its Notice of Availability of the BIA 

EIS (EPA Notice) in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the 

BIA EIS, among other documents, is 

available for download from http://

www.wiltoneis.com. Electronic copies 

are also available on CD at the NIGC 

Sacramento Region Office located at 801 

I Street Suite 489, Sacramento, CA 

95814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Austin Badger, National Indian Gaming 

Commission, Office of the General 

Counsel; 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 

#1621, Washington, DC 20240. Phone: 

202–632–7003. Facsimile: 202–632– 

7066. Email: info@nigc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the BIA EIS, the Tribe’s 

casino resort project (2017 Approved 

Project) includes management of the 

gaming facility by a professional 

management company on behalf of the 

Tribe. The NIGC Chairman’s approval is 

necessary for the management 

agreement to take effect. The Tribe has 

therefore requested that the NIGC 

Chairman approve a management 

agreement between the Tribe and BGM 

which would allow BGM to manage the 

Tribe’s gaming facility on the Tribe’s 

trust property in Elk Grove, California 

(Proposed Action). 

The environmental effects of the 2017 

Approved Project, including 

management by a professional 

management company, were fully 

analyzed and chosen as the Preferred 

Alternative in the BIA EIS and approved 

in the BIA’s January 19, 2017 Record of 

Decision (BIA ROD) for the acquisition 

in trust by the United States of land in 

the City of Elk Grove, California, for the 

Tribe. The adequacy of the BIA EIS is 

the subject of a judicial action which is 

not final, Stand Up For California!, et 

al., v. United States Department of 

Interior, et al., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv00058 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 11, 2017). 

Electronic copies of the BIA EIS and 

BIA ROD, among other documents, are 

available for download from http://

www.wiltoneis.com. 

The BIA ROD included mitigation for 

any significant environmental impacts 

resulting from the 2017 Approved 

Project by recommending that the Tribe 

implement mitigation measures set out 

in the Mitigation Monitoring and 

Enforcement Plan (MMEP), which was 

Attachment IV to the BIA ROD. The 

NIGC was consulted during the 

preparation of the BIA EIS but did not 

serve as a cooperating agency in the 

development of the BIA EIS. 

Subsequent to the release of the BIA 

EIS and BIA ROD, the Tribe made 

several modifications to the casino 

resort project (2018 Modified Project). 

The NIGC therefore directed preparation 

of a Supplemental Information Report 

(SIR) to evaluate the 2018 Modified 

Project and the adequacy of the BIA EIS 

to address NIGC NEPA compliance 

requirements in its consideration of the 

Proposed Action. The SIR concluded 

that the 2018 Modified Project does not 

include any substantial changes to the 


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