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wishes us to withhold his/her name 

and/or address, this must be stated 

prominently at the beginning of the 

comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender at 612–713–5343 or 

peter_fasbender@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

Individuals requesting copies of the 

draft EA and draft HCP should contact 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by 

telephone at (612) 713–5343 or by letter 

(see ADDRESSES above). Copies of the 

draft EA and draft HCP also are 

available for public review during 

normal business hours (8–4:30) at the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Regional Office, located at 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111, 

and at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s East Lansing Field Office, 

located at 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 

101, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. Both 

documents are also available for review 

at the Service’s Regional Web site at: 

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/ 

Endangered/permits/hcp/index.html. 

Draft Habitat Conservation Plan 

The purpose of the draft HCP is to 

manage habitat to promote recovery of 

the species and to minimize incidental 

take of KBB, mitigate the effects of any 

such take to the maximum extent 

practicable, and otherwise avoid any 

appreciable reduction in the likelihood 

of the survival and recovery of the KBB 

in the wild. The Applicant developed 

the draft HCP to facilitate conservation 

of oak savanna ecosystems (KBB habitat) 

and to help maintain occupied KBB 

habitat on both public and private land 

in Michigan. The goals of the HCP are 

to: (1) Support persistence of a 

functioning oak savanna ecosystem in 

Michigan; (2) support maintenance of 

oak-savanna habitats in a condition and 

configuration necessary to sustain 

existing populations of KBB and other 

associated species of concern; and (3) 

integrate diverse land uses with the 

conservation of the oak savanna 

ecosystem, KBB and other associated 

species of concern. 

Active management of KBB habitat is 

necessary for the conservation of KBB 

and oak savanna. However, some 

management practices (e.g., prescribed 

burning, mowing) necessary for 

maintaining early-successional habitats 

may result in incidental take of KBB, 

and section 9 of the ESA prohibits take 

of an endangered species. Therefore, to 

obtain the legal authority to manage 

KBB habitat with the potential resultant 

take of KBB, the Applicant has applied 

for an ITP which would allow habitat 

management, utility and transportation 

right-of-way maintenance, and certain 

development activities that avoid or 

minimize and mitigate take when 

conducted in occupied KBB habitat. 

The Applicant has applied for a 

statewide ITP and developed a 

statewide HCP with the intent that other 

land managers and/or landowners may 

participate as sub-permittees, subject to 

the conditions of the final permit, in the 

event their otherwise lawful activities 

result in take of KBB. Currently, land 

managers and landowners need to 

obtain authorization on a project-byproject basis to conduct legally the 

activities listed above. This situation 

results in a patchwork of projects 

conducted with little coordinated 

planning or consideration of range-wide 

impacts to KBB and other species of 

concern. By contrast, projects 

implemented under the HCP would be 

done according to consistent procedures 

in a highly coordinated effort. The HCP 

will facilitate efforts to evaluate and 

minimize the cumulative adverse 

impacts of individual projects to KBB 

populations. 

Actions conducted under the HCP are 

not intended or expected to either 

increase or decrease the amount of 

occupied KBB habitat in Michigan. 

Rather, management action will be 

conducted to help prevent the loss of 

occupied habitat on non-Federal land. 

Maintenance of existing populations is 

a critical component of the KBB 

conservation program in Michigan. It is 

also consistent with objectives of the 

Federal Recovery Plan, which outlines a 

strategy for ‘‘maintaining extant 

populations’’ and ‘‘improving and 

stabilizing populations where the 

butterfly is imperiled.’’ Nevertheless, 

other management actions may take 

place on non-federal lands in Michigan 

not occupied by KBB that result in an 

increase in occupied habitat. The ITP 

and HCP described herein also are 

intended to cover any occupied KBB 

habitat that may develop in the future. 

Draft Environmental Assessment 

The purpose of the draft EA is to 

evaluate and publicly disclose the 

possible environmental consequences 

issuance of an ITP and implementation 

of the draft HCP could have on the 

quality of the physical, biological, and 

human environment, as required by the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. 

Prior to issuing the ITP, the Service is 

required to analyze alternatives 

considered in the development of the 

HCP. This analysis is contained in the 

draft EA, as required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for 

the Federal action of issuing an ITP 

under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The 

draft EA considers two ‘‘action’’

alternatives and one ‘‘no action’’

alternative. 

The area encompassed by the HCP 

may contain facilities eligible to be 

listed on the National Register of 

Historic Places and other historical or 

archeological resources may be present. 

The National Historic Preservation Act 

and other laws require these properties 

and resources be identified and 

considered in project planning. The 

public is requested to inform the Service 

of concerns about archeological sites, 

buildings and structures, historic 

events, sacred and traditional areas, and 

other historic preservation concerns. 

Decisions 

The public process for the proposed 

Federal action will be completed after 

the public comment period, at which 

time the Service will evaluate the 

permit application (if appropriate to the 

selected alternative), the HCP, and 

comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of 10(a)(1)(B) of 

the Act. If the requirements are met, the 

Service will issue an ITP to the 

Applicant for incidental take of KBB. 

Dated: December 13, 2007. 

Lynn Lewis, 

Deputy Assistant Regional Director, 

Ecological Services, Region 3. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed extension of an 

information collection (1028–0078). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we will submit to the Office of 

management and Budget (OMB) an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements for the North American 

Amphibian Monitoring Program 

(NAAMP). This notice provides the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

the ICR. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the Department of the Interior, USGS, 

via: 

• E-mail: atravnic@usgs.gov. Use 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0078 in the subject line. 

• Fax: (703) 648–7069. Use 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0078 in the subject line. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; USGS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 807 National Center, Reston, VA 

20192. Please reference Information 

Collection 1028–0078 in your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Weir at (301) 497–5932 or the 

USGS information collection clearance 

officer at the phone number listed 

below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: North American Amphibian 

Monitoring Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0078. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information referred herein applies to a 

USGS program that permits individuals 

to submit records of the number of 

calling amphibians at survey routes. 

This information is used by scientists 

and federal, state, and local agencies to 

monitor amphibian populations and 

detect population trends. Responses are 

voluntary. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’

nature are asked. Further information 

about the program can be obtained at 

the Web site http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/ 

naamp. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 500 

volunteer observers. 

Frequency of Responses: 3 times per 

year. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,500. 

Total Annual burden hours: 4,500 

hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

averages 3 hours per response. This 

includes the time for driving to/from the 

survey route locations, 5-minute 

listening period per sampling station (10 

sampling stations per route) and data 

entry time to submit data to the 

NAAMP. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: Estimated ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burden includes one-time cost per 

respondent for the purchase of a 

thermometer, plus the operational cost 

of mileage for conducting the surveys. 

The thermometer is needed to record air 

temperature during the survey. The cost 

of such thermometers is approximately 

$15. The total operational costs consist 

of a mileage estimate in accomplishing 

a survey, calculated by using the 

mileage reimbursement rate of 40.5 

cents per mile (as used in travel 

reimbursement for federal employees) 

times 15 miles (the approximate 

distance of a calling survey route), for a 

total of $6.07 per survey. 

i. Total capital and start-up costs: $15.00 

ii. Total operation and maintenance costs: 

$6.07 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

you are not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a current valid OMB control 

number. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each 

agency ‘‘ * * * to provide notice * * * 

and otherwise consult with members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information * * * ’’ Agencies must 

specifically solicit comments to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the agency to perform its duties, 

including whether the information is 

useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

on the respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, we publish this 

Federal Register notice announcing that 

we will submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. This notice provides a 

required 60-day public comment period. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek, 

703–648–7231. 

Dated: January 8, 2008 

Susan D. Haseltine, 

Associate Director for Biology. 

[FR Doc. 08–283 Filed 1–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–320–1330–PB–24 1A] 

Extension of Approval Information 

Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–

0169 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of Approved 

Information Collection, OMB Control 

Number 1004–0169. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

plans to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

extend an existing approval to collect 

information from mining claimants 

concerning use and occupancy of 

mining claims on public lands. The 

nonform information under 43 CFR 

subpart 3715 authorizes the BLM to 

manage the use and occupancy of public 

lands for developing the mineral 

deposits by mining claimants. 

DATES: You must submit your comments 

to the BLM at the address below on or 

before March 25, 2008. The BLM will 

not necessarily consider any comments 

received after the above date. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to 

the U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 

401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20045, ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0169’’. 

You may send comments via the 

Internet to WOComments@blm.gov. 

Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0169’’ and 

your name and address in your Internet 

message. You may deliver comments to: 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 

L Street, NW., ATTN: Bureau 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(WO–630), Washington, DC, 20036 

during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. 

to 4:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday, 

except on Federal holidays. 

All comments will be available for 

public review at the L Street address 

during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. 

to 4:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday, 

except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Roger Haskins at 202–452–

0355 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who 

use a telecommunication device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–

800–877–8330, 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to leave a message for Mr. 

Haskins. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 

1320.12(a) requires that we provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning a collection of information 

to solicit comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of our estimates of 

the information collection burden, 


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