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please notify us at least two weeks in 

advance of the meeting you plan to 

attend. 

All persons planning to attend the 

meeting will be required to present 

photo identification when entering the 

building. We require that persons 

planning to attend the workshop and/or 

meeting register at http://www.fws.gov/ 

habitatconservation/windpower/ 

wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html, 

by March 17, 2009. Seating is limited 

due to room capacity. We will give 

preference to registrants based on date 

and time of registration. Limited 

standing room will be available if all 

seats are filled. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Rachel London, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind 

Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–4858 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2009–N0017; 81420–1113– 

0000–F3] 

Safe Harbor Agreement for East Bay 

Municipal Utility District Lands in San 

Joaquin, Amador, and Calaveras 

Counties, California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of 

application and proposed safe harbor 

agreement. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that East Bay Municipal Utility District 

(applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (Service) for a Safe 

Harbor Agreement (Agreement) for three 

Federally threatened species: Valley 

elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus 

californicus dimorphus), California redlegged frog (Rana aurora draytonii), and 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense). The Agreement is 

available for public comment. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Mr. Rick Kuyper, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, 

W–2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

Written comments may also be sent by 

facsimile to (916) 414–6713. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rick Kuyper, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES); 

telephone: (916) 414–6600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

You may obtain copies of the 

documents for review by contacting the 

individual named above. You may also 

make an appointment to view the 

documents at the above address during 

normal business hours. 

Background 

Under a Safe Harbor Agreement, 

participating landowners voluntarily 

undertake management activities on 

their property to enhance, restore, or 

maintain habitat benefiting species 

listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements, and the 

subsequent enhancement of survival 

permit that is issued pursuant to Section 

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

Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

encourage private and other non-Federal 

property owners to implement 

conservation efforts for listed species by 

assuring property owners that they will 

not be subjected to increased property 

use restrictions as a result of their efforts 

to attract listed species to their property, 

or to increase the numbers or 

distribution of listed species already on 

their property. Application 

requirements and issuance criteria for 

enhancement of survival permits 

through Safe Harbor Agreements are 

found in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(c). 

We have worked with the applicant to 

develop the proposed Agreement for the 

conservation of the valley elderberry 

longhorn beetle, the California redlegged frog, and the California tiger 

salamander on lands owned and 

managed by the applicant (Enrolled 

Property) in San Joaquin, Amador, and 

Calaveras Counties, California. The 

28,000-acre Enrolled Property subject to 

this Agreement consists of about 19,115 

acres of land and 9,034 acres of water 

surface. The Enrolled Property borders 

and includes Camanche and Pardee 

dams and reservoirs. It also includes the 

lands adjacent to the lower Mokelumne 

River for approximately 1⁄2 mile below 

Camanche Dam. Current and recent land 

use practices on the enrolled property 

include management for water supply, 

flood control, grazing, aquaculture, 

hydroelectric power, wastewater 

treatment, facility maintenance, 

residential use, and recreation. The 

applicant has proposed that the 

Agreement provide authorized 

incidental take of the three Federally 

listed species for the activities specified 

above, as well as for any future activities 

associated with raising the heights of 

any existing dams. 

In order to benefit the valley 

elderberry longhorn beetle, the 

California red-legged frog, and the 

California tiger salamander for the 

duration of this Agreement, the 

applicant proposes to create, restore, 

manage, and maintain suitable breeding 

and dispersal habitat for the three 

Federally listed species on the Enrolled 

Property. We expect that the proposed 

activities will result in an increase in 

dispersal opportunities throughout the 

Enrolled Property, thus resulting in a 

net conservation benefit for the three 

Federally listed species. The Enrolled 

Property has known occurrences of the 

valley elderberry longhorn beetle and 

the California tiger salamander. 

Although California red-legged frogs 

have not been detected within the 

Enrolled Property, there is suitable 

breeding habitat throughout the 

Enrolled Property, and there is a known 

occurrence of this species on privately 

owned property adjacent to the enrolled 

property. The Agreement includes a 

monitoring component that will aid the 

applicant in developing management 

strategies that will ensure the successful 

creation, restoration, enhancement, and 

management of breeding and dispersal 

habitat for the three Federally listed 

species. 

The proposed duration of the 

Agreement and the enhancement of 

survival permit is 30 years. When fully 

implemented, the Agreement and 

requested enhancement of survival 

permit will allow the applicant to return 

to baseline after the end of the 30-year 

term of the Agreement and prior to the 

expiration of the 30-year permit, if so 

desired by the applicant. The 

Agreement fully describes the 

management activities to be undertaken 

by the applicant, and the net 

conservation benefits expected to the 

three Federally listed species. 

Upon approval of this Agreement, and 

consistent with the our Safe Harbor 

Policy published in the Federal Register 

on June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717), we 

would issue a permit to the applicant 

authorizing take of the valley elderberry 

longhorn beetle, the California redlegged frog, and the California tiger 

salamander incidental to the 

implementation of the management 

activities specified in the Agreement, 

incidental to other lawful uses of the 

Enrolled Property including normal, 

routine land management activities, and 

to return to pre-Agreement conditions 

(baseline). 

Public Review and Comments 

We have made a preliminary 

determination that the proposed 

Agreement and permit application are 

eligible for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 


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of 1969 (NEPA). We explain the basis 

for this determination in an 

Environmental Action Statement that is 

also available for public review. 

Individuals wishing copies of our 

Environmental Action Statement, and/ 

or copies of the full text of the 

Agreement, including a map of the 

proposed permit area, should contact 

the office and personnel listed in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

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. 

We will evaluate this permit 

application, associated documents, and 

comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the permit 

application meets the requirements of 

section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA 

regulations. If we determine that the 

requirements are met, we will sign the 

proposed Agreement and issue an 

enhancement of survival permit under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the 

applicant for take of the valley 

elderberry longhorn beetle, the 

California red-legged frog, and the 

California tiger salamander incidental to 

otherwise lawful activities in 

accordance with the terms of the 

Agreement. We will not make our final 

decision until after the end of the 30- 

day comment period and will fully 

consider all comments received during 

the comment period. 

We provide this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the Act and pursuant to 

implementing regulations for NEPA (40 

CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: March 2, 2009. 

Susan K. Moore, 

Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E9–4944 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60–Day Notice of Intention to Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, the National 

Park Service (NPS) invites public 

comments on a proposed extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information (OMB #1024–0144). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before May 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Sherry 

Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA 

Program, National Park Service, 1201 

Eye Street NW, 8th floor, Washington, 

DC 20005; or via fax at 202/354–5179; 

or via e-mail at SherrylHutt@nps.gov. 

Also, you may send comments to 

Leonard E. Stowe, NPS Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C St., 

NW., (2605), Washington, DC 20240; or 

via e-mail at LeonardlStowe@nps.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Hutt, Manager, National 

NAGPRA Program, National Park 

Service, 1201 Eye Street NW, 8th floor, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 

202/354–1479; or via fax at 202/354– 

5179; or via e-mail at 

SherrylHutt@nps.gov. You are entitled 

to a copy of the entire ICR package free 

of charge. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Regulations, 

43 CFR Part 10. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0144. 

Current Expiration Date: August 31, 

2009. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information that was reinstated in 

February 2009 based on an emergency 

submission to OMB. 

Description of Need: The Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), requires 

museums to compile certain 

information (summaries, inventories, 

and notices) regarding Native American 

cultural items in their possession or 

control and provide that information to 

lineal descendants, culturally affiliated 

Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and the National Park 

Service (acting on behalf of the 

Secretary of the Interior). 

Description of respondents: Museums, 

defined in NAGPRA as any institution 

that receives Federal funds and has 

possession of or control over Native 

American cultural items. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: To date, 1,202 museums 

have completed summaries, inventories, 

or notices. NPS estimates about 50 new 

submissions or revision of previous 

submissions each year. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: Public reporting burden for 

this collection of information is 

expected to average 100 hours for the 

exchange of summary/inventory 

information between a museum or 

Federal agency and an Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization and six 

hours per response for the notification 

to the Secretary, including time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collected 

information. 

Frequency of Response: Information 

collection requirements are done on an 

as-needed basis, with summaries due 

within six months of either receipt of a 

new collection or acknowledgement of a 

new Indian tribe, and inventories due 

within two years of either receipt of a 

new collection or acknowledgement of a 

new Indian tribe. An institution 

receiving Federal funds for the first time 

must provide a summary within three 

years and an inventory within five 

years. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 5,224 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) the 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden hour to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: March 3, 2009 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4841 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: American Museum of Natural 

History, New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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