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Dated: February 8, 2008. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–FHC–2008–N35; 81331–1334–

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Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) 

affords stakeholders the opportunity to 

give policy, management, and technical 

input concerning Trinity River 

(California) restoration efforts to the 

Trinity Management Council (TMC). 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: TAMWG will meet from 1 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2008 

and from 8:30 to 12:00 noon on 

Tuesday, March 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 

Main St., 299 West, Weaverville, CA 

96093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy A. Brown of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, 

Arcata, CA 95521; telephone: (707) 822–

7201. Randy A. Brown is the TAMWG 

Designated Federal Officer. For 

background information and questions 

regarding the Trinity River Restoration 

Program (TRRP), please contact Douglas 

Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity 

River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 

1300, 1313 South Main Street, 

Weaverville, CA 96093; telephone: (530) 

623–1800; E-mail: 

dschleusner@mp.usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this 

notice announces a meeting of the 

(TAMWG). 

Primary objectives of the meeting will 

include discussion of the following 

topics: 

• 2008 flow schedule, 

• Carryover storage of water allocated 

to instream use, 

• TRRP budget, 

• TRRP watershed restoration 

program, and 

• Interactions between wild and 

hatchery fish. 

Completion of the agenda is 

dependent on the amount of time each 

item takes. The meeting could end early 

if the agenda has been completed. 

Dated: February 7, 2008. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2008–XXXXX; 10120–1112–

0000–F2] 

Oregon Parks and Recreation 

Department Habitat Conservation Plan 

for the Western Snowy Plover in 

Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, 

Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties, 

OR 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Reopening of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

and other interested parties that the 

comment period for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), 

Incidental Take Permit (ITP) 

application, and Implementing 

Agreement (IA) regarding the Oregon 

Parks and Recreation Department’s 

(OPRD) HCP for the western snowy 

plover is reopened for fifteen days. The 

original notice contains additional 

information and was published in the 

Federal Register on November 5, 2007 

(72 FR 62485). 

The OPRD has submitted an 

application to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) for an ITP pursuant to 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). 

As required by section 10(a)(2)(B) of the 

ESA, the OPRD has also prepared an 

HCP that describes the proposed actions 

and measures the applicant will 

implement to minimize and mitigate 

take of the threatened western snowy 

plover (Charadrius alexandrinus 

nivosus). The permit application is 

related to public use, recreation, beach 

management, and resource management 

activities along Oregon’s coastal shores. 

The Service generally allows 45 days 

for public comment on a DEIS which 

evaluates the impacts of a proposed 

HCP and associated ITP on the human 

environment. The original comment 

period on the DEIS was from November 

5, 2007, to January 4, 2008, and 

extended over several Federal holidays 

so the Service provided a 60-day 

comment period. However, during that 

period, the Pacific Northwest coast 

experienced extreme weather with 

coastal wind damage and flooding, 

potentially affecting the ability of 

interested parties to obtain necessary 

documents for review. Since the area 

damaged by severe weather 

encompassed the area potentially 

affected by the proposed HCP, we are 

reopening the public comment period 

for 15 days following publication of this 

notice. Comments received will become 

part of the public record and will be 

available for review pursuant to section 

10(c) of the ESA. For locations to review 

the documents, please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

DATES: Comments must received from 

interested parties on or before March 12, 

2008. Written comments may be sent by 

mail, facsimile, or e-mail to the 

addresses listed below. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments and 

requests for information should be 

addressed to: Laura Todd, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Newport Field Office, 

2127 SE OSU Drive, Newport, OR 

97365–5258; facsimile (541) 867–4551. 

You may submit comments by postal 

mail/commercial delivery or by e-mail. 

Submit comments by e-mail to 

FWIORDHCP@fws.gov. In the subject 

line of the e-mail include the identifier 

OPRD HCP EIS. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

documents, comments and materials 

received will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the above 

address. You may view or download the 

draft HCP and DEIS on the Internet at 

http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/ 

FieldOffices/Newport/ or from OPRD’s 

Web site at http://www.egov.oregon.gov/ 

OPRD/PLANS/osmp_hcp.shtml. 

Copies of the HCP and DEIS are 

available at the following libraries: 

Astoria Public Library, 450 Tenth St., 

Astoria, Oregon 97103; Bandon Public 

Library, City Hall, Hwy 101, Bandon, 

Oregon 97411; Chetco Community 

Public Library, 405 Alder St., Brookings, 

Oregon 97415; Coos Bay Public Library, 

525 Anderson, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420; 

Siuslaw Public Library, District 1460 

9th St., Florence, Oregon 97439; Curry 

Public Library, 29775 Colvin St., Gold 

Beach, Oregon 97444; Manzanita Branch 

Library, 571 Laneda, Manzanita, Oregon 

97130; Newport Public Library, 35 NW 

Nye St., Newport, Oregon 97365; 

Marilyn Potts Guin Library, Hatfield 

Marine Science Center, Oregon State 

University, 2030 Marine Science Drive, 

Newport, OR 97365; Port Orford Public 

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Library, 555 W. 20th St., Port Orford, 

Oregon 97465; Reedsport Branch 

Library, 395 Winchester Ave., 

Reedsport, Oregon 97467; Seaside 

Public Library, 60 N Roosevelt Blvd., 

Seaside, Oregon 97138; Tillamook 

County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook, 

Oregon 97141; Warrenton Community 

Library, 225 S Main Ave., Warrenton, 

Oregon 97146. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to receive copies 

of the documents on CD ROM, please 

contact Laura Todd at (541) 867–4558. 

Public Comments 

Comments received, including names 

and addresses, will become part of the 

administrative record and will be 

available for review pursuant to section 

10(c) of the ESA. 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. 

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. 

If you wish us to withhold your name 

and/or address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. 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. We will honor 

your request to withhold your personal 

information to the extent allowable by 

law. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA and Service 

regulations for implementing National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended 

(40 CFR 1506.6). If we determine that all 

requirements are met, we will issue an 

ITP under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA 

to OPRD for the take of the western 

snowy plover, incidental to otherwise 

lawful activities in accordance with the 

HCP, the IA, and ITP. 

Dated: January 22, 2008. 

David J. Wesley, 

Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Portland, Oregon, 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2008–N0036; 96300–1671–

0000–P5] 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by March 27, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following application for a permit to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(address above). 

Applicant: Kenneth D. Drawdy, Jr., 

Leesburg, GA, PRT–168857. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered marine mammals and/or 

marine mammals. The applications 

were submitted to satisfy requirements 

of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and/or the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

endangered species (50 CFR part 17) 

and/or marine mammals (50 CFR part 

18). Written data, comments, or requests 

for copies of the complete applications 

or requests for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). Anyone 

requesting a hearing should give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director. 

Applicant: Niladri Basu, University of 

Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, PRT–165727. 

The applicant requests a permit for 

the import of biological samples from 

the brains of polar bears (Ursus 

maritimus) obtained from animals taken 

for native subsistence harvest in East 

Greenland for the purpose of scientific 

research on the effects of chemical 

pollution on the health of Arctic polar 

bear populations. This notification 

covers the one-time activity to be 

conducted by the applicant within a 

one-year period. 

Applicant: Graham A.J. Worthy, 

University of Central Florida, Orlando, 

FL, PRT–056326. 

The applicant requests to renew and 

amend his permit for take of up to 20 

captive-held Florida manatee 

(Trichechus manatus) per year for the 

purpose of scientific research on the 

physiological ecology of the Florida 

manatee. In addition to experiments on 

the thermoregulatory and 

osmoregulatory capability of this 

species, biological samples will be 

obtained from live and dead salvaged 

specimens. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, the 

Division of Management Authority is 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Dated: February 8, 2008. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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