Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices 16417 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, 

which implement the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq., require that interested members 

of the public and affected agencies have 

an opportunity to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8 (d)). 

On November 14, 2005, the 

Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, 

and Commerce published regulations at 

7 CFR part 1, 43 CFR part 45, and 50 

CFR part 221, to implement section 241 

of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct), Public Law 109–58, which the 

President signed into law on August 8, 

2005. Section 241 of the EPAct adds a 

new section 33 to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 823d, that allows the 

license applicant or any other party to 

the license proceeding to propose an 

alternative to a condition or prescription 

that one or more of the Departments 

develop for inclusion in a hydropower 

license issued by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) under 

the FPA. This provision requires that 

the Departments of Agriculture, the 

Interior and Commerce collect the 

information covered by 1094–0001. 

Under FPA section 33, the Secretary 

of the Department involved must accept 

the proposed alternative if the Secretary 

determines, based on substantial 

evidence provided by a party to the 

license proceeding or otherwise 

available to the Secretary, (a) that the 

alternative condition provides for the 

adequate protection and utilization of 

the reservation, or that the alternative 

prescription will be no less protective 

than the fishway initially proposed by 

the Secretary, and (b) that the 

alternative will either cost significantly 

less to implement or result in improved 

operation of the project works for 

electricity production. 

In order to make this determination, 

the regulations require that all of the 

following information be collected: (1) 

A description of the alternative, in an 

equivalent level of detail to the 

Department’s preliminary condition or 

prescription; (2) an explanation of how 

the alternative: (i) If a condition, will 

provide for the adequate protection and 

utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a 

prescription, will be no less protective 

than the fishway prescribed by the 

bureau; (3) an explanation of how the 

alternative, as compared to the 

preliminary condition or prescription, 

will: (i) cost significantly less to 

implement; or (ii) result in improved 

operation of the project works for 

electricity production; (4) an 

explanation of how the alternative or 

revised alternative will affect: (i) energy 

supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii) 

flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water 

supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other 

aspects of environmental quality; and 

(5) specific citations to any scientific 

studies, literature, and other 

documented information relied on to 

support the proposal. 

This notice of proposed renewal of an 

existing information collection is being 

published by the Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance, 

Department of the Interior, on behalf of 

all three Departments, and the data 

provided below covers anticipated 

responses (alternative conditions/ 

prescriptions and associated 

information) for all three Departments. 

II. Data 

(1) Title: 7 CFR Part 1; 43 CFR Part 45; 

50 CFR Part 221; the Alternatives 

Process in Hydropower Licensing. 

OMB Control Number: 1094–0001. 

Current Expiration Date: May 31, 

2009. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection Renewal. 

Affected Entities: Business or forprofit entities. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: Once per 

alternative proposed. 

(2) Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Burden: 

Total Annual Reporting per Response: 

200 hours. 

Total Number of Estimated 

Responses: 5. 

Total Annual Reporting: 1,000 hours. 

(3) Description of the Need and Use 

of the Information: The purpose of this 

information collection is to provide an 

opportunity for license parties to 

propose an alternative condition or 

prescription to that imposed by the 

Federal Government in the hydropower 

licensing process. 

III. Request for Comments 

The Departments invite comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agencies’ 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

and the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information techniques. 

‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort, 

and financial resources expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments, with names 

and addresses, will be available for 

public inspection. If you wish us to 

withhold your personal information, 

you must prominently state at the 

beginning of your comment what 

personal information you want us to 

withhold. We will honor your request to 

the extent allowable by law. If you wish 

to view any comments received, you 

may do so by scheduling an 

appointment with the Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance 

by calling (202) 208–3891. A valid 

picture identification is required for 

entry into the Department of the 

Interior. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Mary Josie Blanchard, 

Deputy Director, Office of Environmental 

Policy and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E9–8178 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–79–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. 

The purpose of the Advisory Committee 

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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. The purpose of a meeting on 

May 5–7, 2009 is to convene the full 

Advisory Committee and to discuss 

implementation of action items outlined 

in the 2008–2012 National Invasive 

Species Management Plan, which was 

finalized on August 1, 2008. 

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species 

Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 5, 

2009 and Thursday, May 17, 2009; 

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 6, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Radisson Suites Tucson, 

6555 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, 

Arizona 85710. The general session on 

May 5, 2009 and May 7, 2009 will be 

held in the Catalina Ballroom. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 

Species Council Program Analyst and 

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

(202) 371–1751. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Lori Williams, 

Executive Director, National Invasive Species 

Council. 

[FR Doc. E9–8146 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Renewed Application for the 

Proposed Los Coyotes Band of 

Cahuilla and Cupen ̃o Indians Fee-toTrust Acquisition and Casino-Hotel 

Project, San Bernardino County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Correction; 

Republication and Correction. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) is republishing in its entirety a 

document it published in the March 27, 

2009 Federal Register to correct the 

comment deadline listed in the DATES

section. The correct comment deadline 

is listed in the DATES section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Comments on the scope of the 

EIS will be accepted until May 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry 

written comments to Dale Morris, 

Regional Director, Pacific Regional 

Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 

95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Rydzik, Chief, Division of Environment, 

Cultural Resources Management and 

Safety, BIA Pacific Region (916) 978– 

6051. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice corrects the comment deadline 

published in the March 27, 2009 

Federal Register. There is no 

substantive change to the original 

notice; therefore, the description of the 

notice published on March 27, 2009 is 

reprinted here, as follows. 

This notice advises the public that the 

BIA is correcting its previous NOI to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for the Los Coyotes Band 

of Cahuilla and Cupen ̃ o Indians’ 

renewed application for a Proposed Feeto-Trust Acquisition and Casino-Hotel 

Project in San Bernardino County, 

California, which was published on 

June 6, 2008 (73 FR 32354). The NOI did 

not include the names of two additional 

cooperating agencies; provided a larger 

acreage of land to be transferred from 

fee to trust status; and contained some 

inaccuracies in the details of the 

proposed casino and hotel project. 

Therefore, this notice is being 

published, pursuant to the BIA National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

Handbook, Section 6.4(A)(1), to 

supplement the June 2008 NOI by: 

• Adding the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency and the City of 

Barstow, California, as cooperating 

agencies, in addition to the National 

Indian Gaming Commission and the Los 

Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupen ̃ o 

Indians; 

• Establishing that the proposed land 

acquisition would involve 

approximately 23.1 acres, rather than 

the 45 acres stated in the June 2008 NOI; 

and 

• Correcting the proposed project 

details represent a smaller proposed 

development compared to the Los 

Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Cupen ̃ o 

Indians’ original application 

(specifically, the corrected details are 

that the proposed project would include 

a proposed casino of approximately 

89,003 square feet, a 160-room hotel, 

3,000 parking spaces, and associated 

food and beverage facilities, retail space, 

banquet/meeting space and 

administrative space). 

Alternatives identified for analysis 

include the proposed action, a no-action 

alternative, a reduced-intensity 

development alternative, a non-gaming 

alternative, and an alternative 

development location alternative. 

Additional information, including a 

map of the project site, is available by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Dated: March 30, 2009. 

George T. Skibine, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Economic Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–8199 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the General 

Management Plan (DEIS/GMP); 

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP), 

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

National Park Service (NPS) policy in 

Director’s Order Number 2 (Park 

Planning) and Director’s Order Number 

12 (Conservation Planning, 

Environmental Impact Analysis, and 

Decision-making) the NPS announces 

the availability of a DEIS/GMP for the 

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, 

Tuskegee, Alabama. 

The document provides a framework 

for management, use, and development 

options for the historic site by the NPS 

for the next 15 to 20 years. It describes 

five management alternatives for 

consideration, including a No-Action 

Alternative that continues current 

management policies and the NPS’s 

preferred alternative. The document 

analyzes the environmental impacts of 

the alternatives. 

DATES: There will be a 60-day comment 

period beginning with the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

publication of its notice of availability 

in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS/GMP are 

available by contacting the Park 

Superintendent at Tuskegee Airmen 

National Historic Site, 1616 Chappie 

James Avenue, Tuskegee, Alabama