3262 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 12 / Thursday, January 17, 2008 / Notices 

Background 

The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is 

found exclusively in peninsular Florida 

and is restricted to xeric upland 

communities (predominately in oakdominated scrub with open canopies) of 

the interior and Atlantic coast sand 

ridges. Increasing urban and agricultural 

development has resulted in habitat loss 

and fragmentation, which have 

adversely affected the distribution and 

numbers of scrub-jays. Remaining 

habitat is largely degraded due to the 

exclusion of fire, which is needed to 

maintain xeric uplands in conditions 

suitable for scrub-jays. The total 

estimated population is between 7,000 

and 11,000 individuals. 

Applicant’s Proposal 

The applicant is requesting take of 

approximately 5.75 ac of occupied 

scrub-jay habitat incidental to the 

project. The 44-ac project is located 

northeast of the Hancock Road and Lost 

Lake intersection within Section 34, 

Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Lake 

County. The proposed project currently 

includes commercial buildings, 

infrastructure and a stormwater 

management system. The applicant 

proposes to mitigate for the take of the 

Florida scrub-jay at a ratio of 2:1 based 

on Service Mitigation Guidelines. The 

applicant will contribute a total of 

$215,050.00 to the USDA Forest Service 

to be utilized for scrub-jay conservation 

pursuant to an MOU between the 

Service and the Forest Service. As 

minimization for impacts to the species, 

clearing activities during project 

construction will occur outside the 

scrub-jay nesting season (March 1–June 

30). 

We have determined that the 

applicant’s proposal, including the 

proposed mitigation and minimization 

measures, would have minor or 

negligible effects on the species covered 

in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies for 

categorical exclusions under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), as provided by the Department 

of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 

Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). 

This preliminary information may be 

revised based on our review of public 

comments that we receive in response to 

this notice. A low-effect HCP is one 

involving (1) minor or negligible effects 

on federally listed or candidate species 

and their habitats, and (2) minor or 

negligible effects on other 

environmental values or resources. 

We will evaluate the HCP and 

comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we 

determine that the application meets 

those requirements, we will issue the 

ITP for incidental take of the scrub-jay. 

We will also evaluate whether issuance 

of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies 

with section 7 of the Act by conducting 

an intra-Service section 7 consultation. 

We will use the results of this 

consultation, in combination with the 

above findings, in the final analysis to 

determine whether or not to issue the 

ITP. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations 

(40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: January 10, 2008. 

David L. Hankla, 

Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–753 Filed 1–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–9205–C; AK–964–1410–HY–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Goldbelt, Incorporated. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Juneau, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Tract A, U.S. Survey No. 1640, Alaska. 

Containing 28.97 acres. 

Copper River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 42 S., R. 66 E., 

Sec. 15. 

Containing approximately 1 acre. 

T. 42 S., R. 67 E., 

Secs. 15 and 16. 

Containing 90.05. 

Aggregating approximately 91 acres. 

Total aggregate is approximately 120 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Sealaska 

Corporation when the surface estate is 

conveyed to Goldbelt, Incorporated. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Juneau 

Empire. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until February 

19, 2008 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Michael Bilancione, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land 

Transfer Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E8–776 Filed 1–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–44–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–11157; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface estate in certain lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Tanalian, Incorporated. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Port 

Alsworth, Alaska, and located in: 

U.S. Survey No. 12170, Alaska. 

Containing 159.96 acres. 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 1 N., R. 29 W., 

Sec. 19. 

Containing approximately 39 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 199 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Anchorage 

Daily News. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

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the decision shall have until February 

19, 2008 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

John Leaf, 

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. 08–150 Filed 1–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ID–957–1420–BJ] 

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of 

Surveys. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has officially filed 

the plats of survey of the lands 

described below in the BLM Idaho State 

Office, Boise, Idaho, effective 9 a.m., on 

the dates specified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stanley G. French, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way, 

Boise, Idaho, 83709–1657, (208) 373–

3981. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

surveys were executed at the request of 

the BLM to meet their administrative 

needs. The lands surveyed are: 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the First 

Standard Parallel South (north 

boundary) and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of sections 2, 4, and 5, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., 

Boise Meridian, Idaho Group Number 

1230, was accepted October 23, 2007. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the Second 

Standard Parallel South (north 

boundary), and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of section 2, T. 13 S., R. 25 E., Boise 

Meridian, Idaho Group Number 1235, 

was accepted December 5, 2007. 

This survey was executed at the 

request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

to meet certain administrative and 

management purposes. The lands 

surveyed are: The supplemental plat 

prepared to show new lots in sections 

33, 34, 35, and 36, T. 3 S., R. 35 E., 

Boise Meridian, Idaho, was accepted on 

December 7, 2007. The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Idaho State Office, Boise, 

Idaho, 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

This survey was executed at the request 

of the Bureau of Land Management to 

meet their administrative needs. The 

plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of portions of the east 

boundary, the subdivisional lines, and 

the 1915–1917 left bank meanders of the 

Snake River, Mineral Survey Number 

2693, and the subdivision of section 12, 

a metes-and-bounds survey of lots 17 

and 18, section 12, and the survey of 

2004–2007 meanders of an island in the 

Snake River, designated as lot 16, 

section 12, T. 9 S., R. 15 E., of the Boise 

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1199, 

was accepted on December 7, 2007. 

Jeff Lee, 

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho. 

[FR Doc. E8–818 Filed 1–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–952–08–1420–BJ, 14x1109] 

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public and interested State 

and local government officials of the 

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: Filing is effective at 10 

a.m. on the dates indicated below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David D. Morlan, Chief, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Nevada State 

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

12000, Reno, NV 89520, 775–861–6541. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, 

on October 30, 2007: 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of section 8 and a metes-and-bounds 

survey of the centerline of the right-ofway of U.S. Highway No. 93, through 

section 9 and a portion of section 8, 

Township 7 South, Range 61 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, 

executed under Group No. 851, was 

accepted October 29, 2007. 

This survey was executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

2. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, 

on December 13, 2007. 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the south 

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional 

lines and a portion of the subdivisionof-section lines of section 32, the 

subdivision of section 30, and the 

metes-and-bounds surveys of Parcels D 

and E in section 32, Township 15 North, 

Range 20 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, 

Nevada, executed under Group No. 817, 

was accepted December 11, 2007. 

This survey was executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

3. The above-listed surveys are now 

the basic record for describing the lands 

for all authorized purposes. These 

surveys have been placed in the open 

files in the BLM Nevada State Office 

and are available to the public as a 

matter of information. Copies of the 

surveys and related field notes may be 

furnished to the public upon payment of 

the appropriate fees. 

Dated: January 9, 2008. 

David D. Morlan, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada. 

[FR Doc. E8–735 Filed 1–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–926–08–1910–BJ–5REJ] 

Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

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