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routine land management activities, and 

to return to pre-SHA conditions 

(baseline). Under the SHA, the 

Applicant would undertake 

management activities to benefit the 

PVB by: planting 934 ocean locoweed 

(Astragalus trichopodus var.lonchus) 

and 1,400 deerweed (Lotus scoparius) 

plants (PVB hostplants) in a matrix of 

native CSS plants that will benefit a 

variety of dependent wildlife species 

including the PVB; completing 

restoration of 8 acres of park land into 

CSS habitat with a diverse native plant 

community and high structural 

diversity; controlling invasive weeds; 

and increasing the connectivity of CSS 

habitats on the Peninsula within the 

Enrolled Property. 

In order to receive the above 

assurances regarding incidental take of 

the PVB, the Applicant must maintain 

baseline on the Enrolled Property. The 

Service and Applicant have determined 

that the measure of baseline for PVB 

will be the number of ocean locoweed 

plants that were present within 

Friendship Park prior to restoration 

actions. The Palos Verdes blue butterfly 

does not currently inhabit the Enrolled 

Property. Therefore, the baseline for the 

SHA is 194 ocean locoweed plants 

within 0.055 acres of habitat for the 

PVB. There were only a few scattered 

deerweed plants on the property prior to 

restoration actions, and these plants are 

not considered part of the baseline 

condition. 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, including the SHA, or the 

Environmental Action Statement, you 

may submit your comments to the 

address listed in the ADDRESSES section 

of this document. Comments and 

materials received, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the address in the ADDRESSES

section above. If you provide personal 

identifying information, you may 

request at the beginning of your 

comment that we withhold this 

information from public review. 

However, 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 

Applicants for take of the PVB 

incidental to otherwise lawful activities 

in accordance with the terms of the 

SHA. 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. 

The Service provides this notice 

pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and 

pursuant to implementing regulations 

for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Jim A. Bartel, 

Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Carlsbad, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

[LLUT070 L13200000 EL0000 24 1A00] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Leasing and Underground Mining 

of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease Tract, 

Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior and Forest Service, Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) for the Leasing and 

Underground Mining of the Greens 

Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and 

Sevier Counties, Utah and by this Notice 

is announcing the opening of the 

comment period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Leasing and 

Underground Mining of the Greens 

Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and 

Sevier Counties, Utah DEIS within 45 

days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes the Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 14 days in advance 

through public notices, media news 

releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

E-mail: 

UT_PR_Comments2@BLM.gov. 

Fax: (435) 636–3657. 

Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, 

Price, Utah 84501, Attn: Greens Hollow 

Coal Lease Tract DEIS. 

Copies of the Leasing and Underground 

Mining of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease 

Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, 

Utah are available at the Price Field 

Office at the above address; the MantiLa Sal National Forest—Supervisor’s 

Office, 599 West Price River Drive, 

Price, Utah 84501, and the Fishlake 

National Forest, 115 East 900 North, 

Richfield, Utah 84701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Rigby, Project Manager, Price 

BLM Field Office at (435) 636–3604. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS 

evaluates a proposal by Ark Land 

Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, 

Inc., to lease and conduct underground 

mining of Federal coal within the 6,334 

acre project area. The development plan 

proposal also includes two ventilation 

shafts, one surface mine ventilation fan 

and associated operational 

infrastructure, a new surface 69 kV 

powerline, and access road upgrade. 

To address potential effects on the 

multiple resources which make up the 

affected environment, the BLM and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest 

Service, in coordination with 

cooperating agencies, have developed 

three alternatives in the DEIS. The 

alternatives include a No Action 

Alternative, the Proposed Action, and a 

third Alternative, which modifies 

components of the Proposed Action. 

The alternatives incorporate best 

management practices for underground 

coal mining and other measures 

necessary to adequately address impacts 

to geology, water resources, cultural 

resources, recreational opportunities, 

wildlife, vegetation, Threatened and 

Endangered Species, socioeconomics, 

visual resources, air quality, and other 

relevant issues. 

Selma Sierra, 

Utah State Director, BLM. 

William LeVere, 

Acting Deputy Regional Forester. 

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