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for this determination in an 

Environmental Action Statement, which 

is also available for public review. 

The presence of both CRLF and VELB 

on the enrolled properties is uncertain 

at this time due to lack of detailed 

survey information. For the purposes of 

the Agreement, the Service and 

Applicants have set the baseline for 

CRLF and VELB as the habitat that 

existed on the ranches prior to wetland 

creation activities. Therefore, the CRLF 

baseline is 18 reservoirs comprising 

approximately 45 acres. Sixteen of the 

reservoirs occur on the Burrows Ranch 

and two on the Big Bluff Ranch. For the 

VELB, the baseline is 65 naturally 

occurring elderberry bushes, of which 

39 occur on the Burrows Ranch and 25 

occur on the Big Bluff Ranch. 

Under the Agreement, the Applicants 

would or have undertaken activities to 

benefit the CRLF. The Applicants have 

fenced nine existing reservoirs and six 

newly created ponds and installed 

watering troughs in order to exclude 

livestock from the reservoirs. The 

Applicants propose to: (1) Manage 

existing wetlands (through the use of 

livestock or light equipment) to 

maintain open water and wetland 

vegetation to benefit CRLF; (2) where 

practical and feasible for the Applicants 

and where it does not interfere with the 

operation of the Ranches, undertake 

bullfrog eradication efforts in ponds 

where bullfrogs are present; and (3) 

where practical and feasible for the 

Applicants and where it does not 

interfere with the operation of the 

Ranches, fence additional reservoirs and 

newly created ponds to exclude 

livestock. In addition to this, Burrows 

Ranch has created approximately 5.7 

acres of ponds. These ponds were 

developed through a cooperative 

agreement with the Service’s Partners 

for Fish and Wildlife program. 

To benefit the VELB the Applicants 

propose to: (1) Manage vegetation and 

activity around the elderberry plants 

following the most current guidelines 

and measures developed and approved 

by the Service; (2) allow for recruitment 

of elderberry plants within riparian 

areas near existing elderberry plant 

communities by allowing all newly 

established elderberry plants within 50 

feet of existing elderberry plants to grow 

and mature; and (3) work with the 

Service to identify suitable habitat areas 

and once funding is secured, plant 

elderberry bushes in areas amenable to 

the Applicants. 

Under the Agreement, consistent with 

the Service’s Safe Harbor Policy 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717), the Service 

would issue a permit to the Applicants 

authorizing incidental take as a result of 

normal land management activities on 

the Ranches’ 7,450 acres. The properties 

subject to this Agreement range in 

elevation from approximately 800 feet to 

1,760 feet and have traditionally been 

used for agricultural production, 

including cattle grazing and farming for 

dry land crops. Some of the land use 

activities that the Applicants have 

completed to further their land 

stewardship goals and to increase 

income from hunting and livestock 

grazing include creating wildlife habitat 

ponds for waterfowl, amphibians, game 

species, and others; fencing existing 

reservoirs and installing watering 

troughs in order to exclude livestock 

from the reservoirs to improve habitat 

for waterfowl; maintaining and 

monitoring wood duck nest boxes; 

clearing decadent brush and reseeding 

to annual clovers and perennial grasses 

to provide wildlife food and cover; 

planting grains and alfalfa for wildlife; 

and holding annual Stewardship Days 

in which neighbors, college students, 

resource agency employees, and others 

learn about sustainable ranch 

management and wildlife habitat 

improvement techniques, conduct 

vegetation and wildlife monitoring, and 

more. 

Public Review and Comments 

Individuals wishing copies of the 

permit application, copies of our 

preliminary Environmental Action 

Statement, and/or copies of the full text 

of the Agreement, including a map of 

the proposed permit area, references, 

and legal descriptions of the proposed 

permit area, should contact the office 

and personnel listed in the ADDRESSES

section above. 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application or the Agreement, 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 and will become part of 

the public record, pursuant to section 

10(c) of the Act. Individual respondents 

may request that we withhold their 

home address from the record, which 

we will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold from the 

record a respondent’s identity, as 

allowable by law. If you wish us to 

withhold your name and/or address, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. 

Anonymous comments will not be 

considered. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, are 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

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 CLRF and the 

VELB incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities in accordance with the terms 

of the Agreement. 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: October 18, 2005. 

Ken McDermond, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 05–21172 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Request for Public Comments on 

Extension of Existing Information 

Collection Submitted to OMB for 

Review Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act 

A proposal extending information 

collection described below has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for approval under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the 

proposed collection of information may 

be obtained by contacting the Bureau’s 

clearance officer at the phone number 

listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collection but may respond after 30 

days; therefore, public comments 

should be submitted to OMB within 30 

days in order to assure their maximum 

consideration. Address your comments 

and suggestions on the proposal by fax 

(202) 395–6566 or e-mail 

(oira_docket@omb.eop.gov) to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 61471 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Interior 

Department. Send copies of your 

comments to the USGS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 

National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, or e-mail 

(jcordyac@usgs.gov). 

As required by OMB regulations at 5 

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the USGS solicits 

specific public comments as to: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions on the 

bureaus, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

4. How to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Earthquake Report. 

OMB Approval No: 1028–0048. 

Summary: The collection of 

information referred herein applies to a 

World-Wide Web site questionnaire that 

permits individuals to report on the 

effects of the shaking from an 

earthquake—on themselves personally, 

buildings, other man-made structures, 

and ground effects such as faulting or 

landslides. The USGS may use the 

information to provide qualitative, 

quantitative, or graphical descriptions of 

earthquake damage. 

Estimated Completion Time: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 100,000. 

Frequency: After each earthquake. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

10,000 hours. 

Affected Public: The general public. 

For Further Information Contact: To 

obtain copies of the survey, contact the 

Bureau clearance officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 

Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–

7313, or go to the Web site (http:// 

pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/). 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Linda C. Gundersen, 

Acting Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. 05–21164 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–17–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office on Violence Against Women; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against 

Women, Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of the 

forthcoming public meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Violence Against Women (hereinafter 

‘‘the Committee’’). 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

November 14, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. and on November 15, 2005, from 

8:30 am to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Department of Health and Human 

Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. Please access 

the building at the Independence 

Avenue entrance. Signs will be posted 

in the lobby to direct attendees to the 

meeting location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Rose, The National Advisory 

Committee on Violence Against Women, 

800 K Street, NW., Ste. 920, 

Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: 

(202) 307–6026; e-mail: 

Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 

307–3911. You may also view the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/ovw/nac/welcome.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is required under section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The Committee is 

chartered by the Attorney General, and 

co-chaired by the Attorney General and 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary), to provide the 

Attorney General and the Secretary with 

practical and general policy advice 

concerning implementation of the 

Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 

the Violence Against Women Act of 

2000, and related laws. The Committee 

also assists in the efforts of the 

Department of Justice and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services to combat violence against 

women, especially domestic violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. Because 

violence against women is increasingly 

recognized as a public health problem of 

staggering human cost, the Committee 

brings national attention to the problem 

to increase public awareness of the need 

for prevention and enhanced victim 

services. 

This meeting will primarily focus on 

the Committee’s work and the federal 

government’s response to violence 

against women; there will, however, be 

an opportunity for public comment on 

the Committee’s role in providing 

general policy guidance on 

implementation of the Violence Against 

Women Act of 1994, the Violence 

Against Women Act of 2000, and related 

laws. 

Schedule: This meeting will be held 

on November 14, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. and on November 15, 2005, 

from 8:30 am until 12 noon, and will 

include breaks and a working lunch. 

Time will be reserved for public 

comment on November 14 beginning at 

11:30 a.m. and ending at 12 p.m. See the 

section below for information on 

reserving time for public comment. 

Access: This meeting will be open to 

the public but registration on a spaceavailable basis is required. Persons who 

wish to attend must register at least six 

(6) days in advance of the meeting by 

contacting Kristina Rose by e-mail at: 

Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 

307–3911. All attendees will be required 

to sign in at the meeting registration 

desk. Please bring photo identification 

and allow extra time prior to the 

meeting. The meeting site is accessible 

to individuals with disabilities. 

Individuals who require special 

accommodations in order to attend the 

meeting should notify Kristina Rose by 

e-mail at: Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or 

fax at: (202) 307–3911, no later than 

November 4, 2005. After this date, we 

will attempt to satisfy accommodation 

requests, but cannot guarantee the 

availability of any requests. 

Written Comments: Interested parties 

are invited to submit written comments 

by November 4, 2005, to Kristina Rose 

at The National Advisory Committee on 

Violence Against Women, 800 K Street, 

NW., Ste. 920, Washington, DC 20530. 

Comments may also be submitted by email at Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or fax 

at (202) 307–3911. 

Public Comment: Persons interested 

in participating during the public 

comment period of the meeting, which 

will discuss the implementation of the 

Violence Against Women Act of 1994 

and the Violence Against Women Act of 

2000, are requested to reserve time on 

the agenda by contacting Kristina Rose 

by e-mail at Kristina.Rose@usdoj.gov; or 

fax at (202) 307–3911. Requests must 

include the participant’s name, 

organization represented, if appropriate, 

and a brief description of the issue. Each 

participant will be permitted 

approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present 

comments, depending on the number of 

individuals reserving time on the 

agenda. Participants are also encouraged 

to submit two written copies of their 

comments at the meeting.