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mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone 

at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Crystal River National Wildlife 

Refuge is developing a Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP), a 15–year 

planning document, to chart the course 

of future management options on the 

refuge. The refuge was established in 

1983 for the purpose of protecting the 

Florida manatee, an endangered species. 

Citrus County, where the refuge is 

located, is heavily dependent on 

manatee ecotourism as a source of 

tourist revenue. Local tour operators 

conduct manatee-human interactions in 

the form of ‘‘swim with’’ the manatee 

programs, which have become 

enormously popular over the years. 

Citrus County widely advertises and 

encourages visitors to come from around 

the world to have this unique 

experience. We manage ecotourism 

activities cooperatively with local tour 

operators through special use permits 

that impose conditions on activities 

conducted within the refuge. One 

condition is that operators must provide 

educational materials to their customers 

related to manatee-human interactions. 

We have signed a challenge cost-share 

agreement with the Department of 

Community Services, Citrus County, to 

conduct a survey to obtain information 

to: 

(1) Evaluate present and future use 

levels by the public, and 

(2) Determine the quality and viability 

of manatee ecotourism experiences. 

The county will contract with a 

private consulting firm to develop and 

conduct the survey, analyze the data, 

and provide the results to the Service 

and the county. The proposed survey 

will gather information from visitors 

regarding their experience while visiting 

Citrus County and the purpose for their 

visit, including specific questions 

related to manatee viewing. The report 

will not include any personal 

information about the participants and 

will only include information regarding 

the present and future public use levels 

on the refuge, as well as a determination 

of the quality and viability of manatee 

ecotourism experiences. The 

information collected will provide data 

to: 

(1) Support future refuge decisions to 

ensure protection of manatees while 

providing quality experiences for 

visitors. 

(2) Aid local business interests in 

providing quality ecotourism 

experiences. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. This is 

a new collection. 

Title: Economic Valuation and Visitor 

Satisfaction Survey, Crystal River 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

Service Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: New. 

Affected Public: Visitors to Crystal 

River National Wildlife Refuge and 

Citrus County, Florida. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

500. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 125. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. 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. 

Dated: April 15, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E9–9284 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2009–N0071]; [10120–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered Wildlife and Plants; 

Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

applications for permits; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 

public to comment on the following 

applications for permits to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act), which 

requires that we invite public comment 

on these permit applications. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

data or comments by May 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Program Manager, 

Endangered Species, Ecological 

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 

97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following applicants have applied for a 

new scientific research permit or 

interstate commerce permit, or to amend 

an existing permit, to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species 

under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit review 

and comment from local, State, and 

Federal agencies and the public. 

Permit No. TE–001822 

Applicant: Willamette National Forest, 

Oregon. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing scientific research permit 

to take (trap, mark, and release) the 

Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) in 

conjunction with research in the State of 

Oregon, for the purpose of enhancing its 

survival. This permit currently covers 

take (harass by survey, angling, capture, 

handle, mark, measure, translocate, and 

release) of the bull trout (Salvelinus 

confluentus). 

Permit No. TE–210255 

Applicant: Montana Department of Fish, 

Wildlife, and Parks. 

The applicant requests a new 

scientific research permit to take 

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the Kootenai River population of the 

white sturgeon (Acipenser 

transmontanus) in conjunction with 

research in the State of Montana, for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–096741 

Applicant: Pacific Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command, Hawaii. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing scientific research permit 

to take (survey, collect eggs or larvae, 

rear in captivity, photograph, release, 

and collect voucher specimens) the 

Hawaiian picture-wing flies Drosophila 

aglaia, D. hemipeza, D. montgomeryi, D. 

obatai, D. substenoptera, D. 

tarphytrichia, and D. musaphilia in 

conjunction with research on the 

islands of Oahu and Kauai, Hawaii, for 

the purpose of enhancing their survival. 

This permit currently covers removal 

and reduction to possession of Abutilon 

menziesii (ko’oloa’ula), Abutilon 

sandwicense (no common name), 

Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata 

(round-leaved chaff flower), Alectryon 

macrococcus var. micrococcus (mahoe), 

Bonamia menziesii (no common name), 

Chamaesyce kuwaleana (akoko), 

Chamaesyce skottsbergii var. kalaeloana 

(’Ewa Plains ’akoko), Cyperus 

trachysanthos (puukaa), Flueggea 

neowawraea (mehamehame), Hedyotis 

parvula (no common name), Lepidium 

arbuscula (anaunau), Lipochaeta lobata 

var. leptophylla (nehe), Lipochaeta 

tenuifolia (nehe), Lobelia niihauensis 

(no common name), Marsilea villosa 

(ihi’ihi), Melicope pallida (alani), 

Melicope saint-johnii (alani), Neraudia 

angulata (no common name), 

Nototrichium humile (kului), Schiedea 

hookeri (no common name), 

Tetramolopium filiforme (no common 

name), Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp. 

lepidotum (no common name), and 

Viola chamissoniana ssp. 

chamissoniana (pamakani), for which 

we originally published a notice in the 

Federal Register on January 7, 2005 (70 

FR 1456). 

Permit No. TE–068803 

Applicant: Jerry Lynn Kinser, Conroe, 

Texas. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

purchase, in interstate commerce, two 

male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) 

geese (Branta [=Nesochen] sandvicensis) 

for the purpose of enhancing their 

propagation and survival. This 

notification covers activities conducted 

by the applicant over the next 5 years. 

Permit No. TE–212061 

Applicant: Paul C. Hammond, 

Philomath, Oregon. 

The applicant requests a new 

scientific research permit to take 

(capture, handle, and release) the 

Fender’s blue butterfly (Icaricia 

icarioides fenderi) in conjunction with 

research in the State of Oregon, for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Public Comments 

Please refer to the permit number for 

the application when submitting 

comments. 

We solicit public review and 

comment on these recovery and 

interstate commerce permit 

applications. 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. 

Comments and materials we receive 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Dated: April 13, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9154 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State 

Gaming Amendment. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an 

Approval of the Third Amendment to 

Tribal-State Compact for Technical 

Changes to Class III Video Games of 

Chance on the Red Lake Band of 

Chippewa Reservation. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 22, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. This Amendment 

allows for technical changes to the 

Compact that address the technical 

advances that have occurred in the 

market with regard to slot machines and 

sets in place the technical standards for 

gaming devices that accept coin, 

currency or cashless tickets and issue 

cashless tickets. 

Dated: April 13, 2009. 

George T. Skibine, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Economic Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–9263 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Class III 

Gaming Compact taking effect. 

SUMMARY: This publishes notice of a 

Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact 

taking effect. The Compact is between 

the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of 

Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan and 

the State of Michigan and provides for 

the conduct of Tribal Class III Gaming 

by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band 

of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 22, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. This Compact is 

entered into to fulfill the purpose and 

intent of IGRA by providing for Tribal 

gaming as a means of generating Tribal 

revenues, thereby promoting Tribal 

economic development, Tribal selfsufficiency and a strong Tribal 

government. This Compact lists the 

games that are authorized for play by 

the Tribe; describes the eligible Indian 

lands where the Tribe may conduct 

gaming; lists the regulations to be 

followed in order to conduct Class III 

gaming, as well as, the regulations to 


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