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the existing equipment fleet, replacing 

obsolete equipment as needed. There 

would be three additional portable 

toilets positioned along the road system. 

Finally, we would install three pumps 

and would add farm and fire 

management equipment, such as a corn 

planter, all-terrain vehicles, and a 

pumper truck. 

Next Step 

After the comment period ends, we 

will analyze the comments and address 

them. 

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: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: March 16, 2009. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2009–N0088; 80221–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered Species Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act also requires that we 

invite public comment before issuing 

these permits. 

DATES: Comments on these permit 

applications must be received on or 

before June 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments 

should be submitted to the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Endangered 

Species Program Manager, Region 8, 

2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606, 

Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone: 916– 

414–6464; fax: 916–414–6486). Please 

refer to the respective permit number for 

each application when submitting 

comments. All comments received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the official 

administrative record and may be made 

available to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist; see ADDRESSES (telephone: 

760–431–9440; fax: 760–431–9624). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following applicants have applied for 

scientific research permits to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We seek 

review and comment from local, State, 

and Federal agencies and the public on 

the following permit requests. 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. 

Permit No. TE–208907 

Applicant: Thomas Juhasz, Pasadena, 

California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture, collect, and kill) the 

Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta longiantenna), the 

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 

wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 

vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 

packardi) in conjunction with surveys 

throughout the range of each species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

their survival. 

Permit No. TE–147553 

Applicant: Jeffrey J. Mitchell, San 

Francisco, California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (April 9, 2007, 72 

FR 17576) to take (capture, collect, and 

kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta conservatio), the 

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

longiantenna), the Riverside fairy 

shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the 

San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool 

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 

conjunction with surveys throughout 

the range of each species in California 

for the purpose of enhancing their 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–210233 

Applicant: Leslie L. Koenig, Livermore, 

California. 

The permittee requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey, capture, handle, 

and release) the California tiger 

salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 

in conjunction with surveys throughout 

the range of the species in California for 

the purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–210229 

Applicant: Katherine J. Pettigrew, 

Santee, California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey) the southwestern 

willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli 

extimus), and take (survey by pursuit) 

the Quino checkerspot butterfly 

(Euphydryas editha quino) in 

conjunction with surveys throughout 

the range of each species within the 

jurisdiction of the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office, in California, for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–210235 

Applicant: Matthew McDonald, 

Idylwild, California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey) the southwestern 

willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli 

extimus) in conjunction with surveys 

throughout the range of the species 

within the jurisdiction of the San 

Jacinto Ranger District of the San 

Bernardino National Forest, Riverside 

County, California, for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–807078 

Applicant: Point Reyes Bird 

Observatory, Petaluma, California. 

The permittee requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (January 5, 2001, 

66 FR 1150), in order to extend the 

geographic area and take (survey, locate, 

monitor nests, capture, measure, band, 

and release) the California least tern 

(Sterna antilluarum browni) in 

conjunction with monitoring throughout 

the range of the species in Ventura, Los 

Angeles, Orange, and San Diego 

Counties, California, and to extend the 

geographic area and take (capture, 

measure, band and release) the northern 

spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) 

in conjunction with monitoring 

throughout the range of the species in 

Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake 

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Counties, California, for the purpose of 

enhancing their survival. 

Permit No. TE–146039 

Applicant: Hildegarde N. Spautz, El 

Ceritto, California. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to an existing permit (April 9, 2007, 72 

FR 17576) to take (harass by survey, 

capture, handle and release) the 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) in conjunction with 

surveys throughout the range of the 

species in California for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival. 

Permit No. TE–211099 

Applicant: Kenneth A. Glass, Oakhurst, 

California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture, collect, and kill) the 

Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta longiantenna), the 

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 

wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 

vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 

packardi) in conjunction with surveys 

throughout the range of each species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

their survival. 

Permit No. TE–212445 

Applicant: Robert A. Schell, San Rafael, 

California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey, capture, handle 

and release) the California tiger 

salamander (Ambystoma californiense); 

and take (capture, collect, and kill) the 

Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta longiantenna), the 

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 

wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 

vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 

packardi) in conjunction with surveys 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

its survival. 

We invite public review and comment 

on each of these recovery permit 

applications. Comments and materials 

we receive will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

Diane Elam, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 8, 

Sacramento, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL00000.L51010000.ER0000.

LVRWF8520000; N–79734; 9–08807; TAS: 

14x5017] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Lincoln County Land Act 

Groundwater Development and Utility 

Right-of-Way Project, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior; Cooperating Agencies—U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; State 

of Nevada Department of Wildlife. 

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 Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) that analyzes proposed 

rights-of-way for groundwater 

development, conveyance, and utility 

facilities in Lincoln County, Nevada. 

This notice announces its availability. 

DATES: The BLM will not issue a final 

decision on the Lincoln County Land 

Act (LCLA) Groundwater Development 

and Utility Right-of-Way Project for a 

minimum of 30 days following the date 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS will be 

mailed to individuals, agencies, 

organizations, or companies who 

previously requested copies or who 

responded to the BLM on the Draft EIS. 

Copies of the FEIS are available on 

request from the BLM Nevada State 

Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 

12000, Reno, NV 89520, phone 775– 

861–6681 or e-mail to: 

nvgwprojects@blm.gov. You may request 

a hard copy or a compact disc (CD). The 

document will be available 

electronically at: http://www.blm.gov/ 

nv/. Copies of the FEIS will be available 

for review at the following locations in 

Nevada: 

• BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 

Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502. 

• BLM Ely Field Office, 702 North 

Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301. 

• Public Library, Caliente, NV 89008. 

• Public Library, 93 Main Street, 

Pioche, NV 89043. 

• Public Library, 121 W. First North 

Street, Mesquite, NV 89027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, 

P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520, 

telephone 775–861–6466, or e-mail: 

nvgwprojects@blm.gov with ‘‘Lincoln 

County Land Act Information Request’’ 

in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS 

describes and analyzes a proposal for 

groundwater development and utility 

rights-of-way in the Clover Valley and 

Tule Desert hydrographic basins as 

submitted by the Lincoln County Water 

District (LCWD). The FEIS addresses the 

proposal as submitted by LCWD; an 

alternative alignment of pipelines, 

power lines and facilities; and a no 

action alternative. Under the proposed 

action, BLM would issue rights-of-way 

to LCWD for facilities to develop and 

convey groundwater in Tule Desert and 

Clover Valley hydrographic basins to 

private land for community 

development on the Lincoln County 

Land Act tract (identified as the Toquop 

Planning Area in the Lincoln County 

Master Plan) north of Mesquite, Nevada. 

The volume of water to be transported 

through the proposed facilities could be 

up to 24,000 acre-feet per year, as 

authorized by the State of Nevada Water 

Engineer for appropriation and use by 

LCWD. 

LCWD has applied to the BLM for 

rights-of-way in accordance with the 

Lincoln County Conservation, 

Recreation, and Development Act of 

2004, Title V of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 and 43 

CFR Part 2800 for the following features: 

the proposed project would be located 

in unincorporated portions of 

southeastern Lincoln County, Nevada, 

and consist of approximately 47 miles of 

a main transmission pipeline; 

approximately 54 miles of lateral 

pipelines; up to 30 production wells; 

water storage tanks, booster stations, 

and access roads; 138 kV, 22.8 kV, and 

4.16 kV power lines and a power 

substation; a natural gas pipeline; 

underground telephone lines; and a 

telemetry system utilizing a fiber optic 

line. 

On May 23, 2008, the BLM published 

the Notice of Availability for the Draft 

EIS for this project in the Federal 

Register. Nineteen comments were 

received from individuals, 

organizations, agencies, and a Native 

American tribe. Specific comment 

responses are provided in the FEIS, and 

issues and concerns raised during the 

review are addressed in the FEIS. 

Authority: 43 CFR Part 2800. 

John F. Ruhs, 

Ely District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–9924 Filed 4–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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