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year immediately following the first 

phase application year. 

Findings and Certifications 

Environmental Impact 

In accordance with 40 CFR 1508.4 of 

the regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality and 24 CFR 

50.19(c)(6) of HUD’s regulations, the 

policies and procedures contained in 

this notice provide for the establishment 

of fiscal requirements or procedures that 

do not constitute a development 

decision affecting the physical 

condition of specific project areas or 

building sites and, therefore, are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act, except for 

extraordinary circumstances, and no 

Finding of No Significant Impact is 

required. 

Federalism Impact 

Executive Order 13132 (entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’) prohibits an agency from 

publishing any policy document that 

has federalism implications if the 

document either imposes substantial 

direct compliance costs on state and 

local governments and is not required 

by statute, or the document preempts 

state law, unless the agency meets the 

consultation and funding requirements 

of section 6 of the executive order. This 

notice merely designates DDAs as 

required under Section 42 of the IRC, as 

amended, for the use by political 

subdivisions of the states in allocating 

the LIHTC. This notice also details the 

technical methodology used in making 

such designations. As a result, this 

notice is not subject to review under the 

order. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9630 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

notice is hereby given of meetings of the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

(ISAC). Comprised of 30 nonfederal 

invasive species experts and 

stakeholders from across the nation, the 

purpose of the Advisory Committee is to 

provide advice to the National Invasive 

Species Council, as authorized by 

Executive Order 13112, on a broad array 

of issues related to preventing the 

introduction of invasive species and 

providing for their control and 

minimizing the economic, ecological, 

and human health impacts that invasive 

species cause. The Council is co-chaired 

by the Secretary of the Interior, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and the 

Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the 

Council is to provide national 

leadership regarding invasive species 

issues. 

Purpose of Meeting: The meeting will 

be held on May 22–24, 2012 in Portland, 

Oregon, and will focus primarily on 

invasive species in the Pacific 

Northwest. A ‘‘systems thinking’’ 

approach to this meeting in both 

ecological and management contexts, 

will center on topics that: (1) Pertain to 

invasive species issues at the 

community and ecosystem level; or that, 

(2) holistically address prevention, 

eradication, control and restoration 

activities within the region. A copy of 

the meeting agenda is available on the 

NISC Web site, 

www.invasivespecies.gov. 

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species 

Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 22, 

2012 and Thursday, May 24, 2012; 

beginning at approximately 8 a.m., and 

ending at approximately 5 p.m. each 

day. Members will be participating in an 

off-site field tour on Wednesday, May 

23, 2012. The field tour is closed to the 

public. 

ADDRESSES: The Benson Hotel, 309 SW 

Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97205. The 

general session on May 22, 2012 and 

May 24, 2012 will be held in the Crystal 

Ballroom. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 

Species Council Program Specialist and 

ISAC Coordinator, (202) 513–7243; Fax: 

(202) 371–1751. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Lori C. Williams, 

Executive Director, National Invasive Species 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9546 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–R–2011–N276; 

FGRS12610800000V5–123–FF08RSFC00] 

Sears Point Wetland and Watershed 

Restoration Project, Sonoma County, 

CA; Final Environmental Impact Report 

and Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service) and the 

California Department of Fish and Game 

(CDFG), in cooperation with the 

Sonoma Land Trust (SLT), announce 

that a final environmental impact report 

and environmental impact statement 

(EIR/EIS) for the Sears Point Wetland 

and Watershed Restoration Project is 

now available. The final EIR/EIS, which 

we prepared and now announce in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), describes the restoration of 

approximately 2,300 acres (ac) of former 

farmland located in Sonoma County, 

California, near the San Pablo Bay. The 

final EIR/EIS responds to all comments 

we received on the draft document. The 

restoration project, which would be 

implemented by the SLT, would restore 

natural estuarine ecosystems on diked 

baylands, while providing public access 

and recreational and educational 

opportunities compatible with 

ecological and cultural resources 

protection. The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, San Francisco District, and 

the National Marine Fisheries Service of 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration are cooperating agencies 

on the final EIR/EIS. 

ADDRESSES: The Final EIR/EIS is 

available at: 

• Refuge Headquarters Office, San 

Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 

2100 Highway 37, Petaluma, CA 94954; 

(707) 769–4200. 

• San Francisco Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex, 9500 

Thornton Avenue, Newark, CA 94560; 

(510) 792–0222. 

• John F. Kennedy Public Library, 

505 Santa Clara, Vallejo, CA 94590. 

• Internet: www.sonomalandtrust.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Brubaker, Refuge Manager, San Pablo 

Bay NWR, (707) 769–4200 x100 (phone); 

don_brubaker@fws.gov. (email), or 

Julian Meisler, Baylands Program 

Manager, Sonoma Land Trust, at (707) 

526–6930 x109 (phone); 

julian@sonomalandtrust.org (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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