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Consultation and Coordination With 

Tribal Governments (Executive Order 

13175) 

To fulfill its consultation 

responsibility to tribes and tribal 

organizations, BIA communicates, 

coordinates, and consults on a 

continuing basis with these entities on 

issues related to water delivery, water 

availability, and costs of administration, 

operation, maintenance, and 

rehabilitation of projects that concern 

them. This is accomplished at the 

individual irrigation project by Project, 

Agency, and Regional representatives, 

as appropriate, in accordance with local 

protocol and procedures. This notice is 

one component of our overall 

coordination and consultation process 

to provide notice to these entities when 

we adjust irrigation assessment rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The rate adjustments will have no 

adverse effects on energy supply, 

distribution, or use (including a 

shortfall in supply, price increases, and 

increase use of foreign supplies) should 

the proposed rate adjustments be 

implemented. This is a notice for rate 

adjustments at BIA-owned and operated 

irrigation projects, except for the Fort 

Yuma Irrigation Project. The Fort Yuma 

Irrigation Project is owned and operated 

by the Bureau of Reclamation with a 

portion serving the Fort Yuma 

Reservation. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

These rate adjustments are not a 

significant regulatory action and do not 

need to be reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These rate adjustments are not a rule 

for the purposes of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act because they establish ‘‘a 

rule of particular applicability relating 

to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(2). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

These rate adjustments do not impose 

an unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments in the aggregate, or 

on the private sector, of more than $130 

million per year. The rule does not have 

a significant or unique effect on State, 

local, or tribal governments or the 

private sector. Therefore, the 

Department is not required to prepare a 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant ‘‘takings’’ implications. The 

rate adjustments do not deprive the 

public, state, or local governments of 

rights or property. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant Federalism effects because 

they will not affect the States, the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

In issuing this rule, the Department 

has taken the necessary steps to 

eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, 

minimize potential litigation, and 

provide a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct, as required by section 

3 of Executive Order 12988. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These rate adjustments do not affect 

the collections of information which 

have been approved by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The OMB Control Number is 

1076–0141 and expires August 31, 2009. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not constitute 

a major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment and that no detailed 

statement is required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370(d)). 

Information Quality Act 

In developing this notice, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Information Quality Act (Pub. L. 106– 

554). 

Dated: April 13, 2009. 

George Skibine, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Economic Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–9277 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2009–N0067; 40120–1113– 

0000–C2] 

Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan 

for the Endangered St. Andrew Beach 

Mouse 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

and opening of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of the technical agency draft 

recovery plan for the St. Andrew beach 

mouse (Peromyscus polionotus 

peninsularis). This technical agency 

draft recovery plan includes specific 

recovery objectives and criteria to be 

met in order to reclassify this species to 

threatened status and delist it under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). We request review and 

comment on this technical agency draft 

recovery plan from local, State, and 

Federal agencies, and the public. 

DATES: In order to be considered, 

comments on the technical agency draft 

recovery plan must be received on or 

before June 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review this 

technical agency draft recovery plan, 

you may obtain a copy by contacting 

Janet Mizzi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 1601 Balboa Ave, Panama City, 

FL 32405, tel. (850) 769–0552, or by 

visiting either the Service’s recovery 

plan Web site at http:// 

endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ 

index.html#plans or the Panama City 

Field Office Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/panamacity/. If you wish 

to comment, you may submit your 

comments by one of the following 

methods: 

1. You may submit written comments 

and materials to Janet Mizzi, at the 

above address. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

comments to our Panama City Field 

Office, at the above address. 

3. You may fax your comments to 

(850) 763–2177. 

4. You may send comments by e-mail 

to janet_mizzi@fws.gov. For directions 

on submitting comments electronically, 

see the ‘‘Public Comments Solicited’’ 

section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet Mizzi at the above addresses or 

telephone: (850) 769–0552, ext. 247. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Background 

The St. Andrew beach mouse was 

listed as endangered on December 18, 

1998 (63 FR 70053). The St. Andrew 

beach mouse is one of five subspecies of 

beach mice that inhabit the northern 

Gulf of Mexico coast (James 1992). 

Beach mice are fossorial creatures that 

inhabit the complex of coastal dune 

systems composed of the primary and 

secondary dunes and adjacent inland 

scrub dunes (Blair 1951, Bowen 1968, 

Holliman 1983, Holler 1992, James 

1992, Moyers et al. 1996, Sneckenberger 

2001). The beach mouse subspecies are 

differentiated from each other by their 

non-overlapping geographic 

distributions and pelage coloration 

(Hipes et al. 2000). 

Currently, there are only two known 

core populations of the St. Andrew 

beach mouse, which occur in Bay and 

Gulf counties, Florida. Threats to the St. 

Andrew beach mouse include habitat 

loss/alteration from land development 

and associated human use, hurricanes 

and other tropical storm events, nonnative predators, and recreational 

activity associated with development 

and tourism, that weaken and encroach 

on the dune ecosystem. Availability of 

suitable habitat may be a limiting factor 

during periods of population expansion 

or following catastrophic weather 

events. 

A primary goal of the endangered 

species program is to restore an 

endangered or threatened species to the 

point where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem and 

protection under the Act is no longer 

necessary. Recovery plans are 

developed, for most listed species, to 

help guide this process. Within these 

plans we define measurable criteria that 

are used as benchmarks for downlisting 

or delisting the species. To achieve 

these benchmarks, the recovery plans 

describe actions considered necessary 

for conservation of the species and the 

time and costs estimates associated with 

implementing these recovery measures. 

The status of the species will be 

reviewed and it will be considered for 

removal from the Federal List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants (50 CFR part 17) when the 

recovery criteria are met. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide a public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information presented during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

Request for Public Comments 

We will consider all comments 

received by the date specified above 

prior to final approval of the recovery 

plan. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: March 25, 2009. 

Ed Buskirk, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–9178 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Supplemental 

information on water quality 

considerations. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF), will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until June 22, 2009. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Gary Kirchoff, Federal 

Explosives Licensing Center, 244 Needy 

Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—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 technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Supplemental Information on Water 

Quality Considerations. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: ATF F 

5000.30. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Other: None. The data 

supplied by the applicant is used by 

ATF to determine if any environmental 

impact statement or environmental 

permit is necessary for the proposed 

operation. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 680 

respondents will complete a 30 minute 

form. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 


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