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Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: May 27, 2010. 

Waite H. Madison, 

Director, Office of Labor Relations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2009–N192; 20124–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Comal County Regional Habitat 

Conservation Plan, Comal County, TX 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: draft 

environmental impact statement, draft 

habitat conservation plan, and permit 

application; announcement of a public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: Comal County, Texas 

(Applicant), has applied to the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (Service) for an 

incidental take permit (TE–223267–0) 

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

Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, 

as amended. The requested permit, 

which would be in effect for a period of 

30 years, if granted, would authorize 

incidental take of the following 

federally listed species: Golden-cheeked 

warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and 

black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla). 

The proposed take would occur in 

Comal County, Texas, as a result of 

activities including, but not limited to: 

Public or private construction and 

development, utility installation and 

maintenance, and public infrastructure 

projects. Comal County has completed a 

draft Habitat Conservation Plan (dHCP) 

as part of the application package. We 

have issued a draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (dEIS) that evaluates 

the impacts of, and alternatives to, 

possible issuance of an incidental take 

permit (ITP). 

DATES: Comment-period end: To ensure 

consideration, we must receive written 

comments by close of business (4:30 

p.m. CDT) on or before September 1, 

2010. 

Public meetings: We will accept oral 

and written comments at a public 

hearing to be held on July 27, 6 p.m. to 

8 p.m., Comal County Commissioners 

Court, 199 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, 

Texas 78130. 

ADDRESSES: For where to review 

documents and submit comments, and 

the public meeting location, see 

Reviewing Documents and Submitting 

Comments in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet 

Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 or 

512–490–0057. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), this 

notice advises the public that we have 

gathered the information necessary to 

determine impacts and formulate 

alternatives for the EIS related to the 

potential issuance of an ITP to Comal 

County; and that the Applicant has 

developed an HCP which describes the 

measures the applicant has agreed to 

undertake to minimize and mitigate the 

effects of incidental take of federally 

listed species to the maximum extent 

practicable, under section 10(a)(1)(B) of 

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

Background 

Our initial notice of intent to prepare 

an EIS and hold public scoping 

meetings published in the Federal 

Register on October 16, 2008 (73 FR 

61433). A public scoping meeting was 

held on December 4, 2008, at 

Commissioners Court in New Braunfels, 

Texas. The dHCP and the conservation 

programs described in the plan were 

developed in a process involving 

participants and stakeholders from 

potentially affected or interested groups 

in Comal County. The groups are 

organized into a Citizens Advisory 

Committee and a Biological Advisory 

Team that have overseen the 

development of the dHCP. The Comal 

County Web site contains information 

on meetings, documents, and the status 

of the process. 

Section 9 of the Act and its 

implementing regulations prohibit the 

‘‘taking’’ of threatened and endangered 

species. However, under limited 

circumstances, we may issue permits to 

take listed wildlife species incidental to, 

and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful 

activities. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action involves the 

issuance of an ITP by the Service for 

covered activities in Comal County, 

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

activities that would be covered by the 

ITP are public or private construction 

and development, utility installation 

and maintenance (including, but not 

limited to, power and cable stations, 

substations, and transmission lines; 

water, sewer, and natural gas pipelines; 

and plants and other facilities), and 

public infrastructure projects such as 

school development, road construction 

and maintenance, and parkland. The 

ITP will cover Comal County, Texas. 

The requested term of the permit is 30 

years. To meet the issuance criteria for 

an ITP, the Applicant has developed 

and will implement the dHCP, which 

describes the conservation measures the 

Applicant has agreed to undertake to 

minimize the potential for and mitigate 

the potential effects of incidental take of 

golden-cheeked warbler and blackcapped vireo to the maximum extent 

practicable. 

Alternatives 

The alternatives to the proposed 

action we are considering as part of this 

process are: 

1. No Action—A countywide HCP 

would not be implemented, and no ITP 

would be issued. This alternative would 

require individuals to seek 

authorization through section 7 

consultation or individual section 10 

permits to address incidental take 

resulting from their actions in Comal 

County or avoid taking actions that 

would result in incidental take. 

2. Modified (Reduced Take and 

Mitigation) HCP—This alternative 

would only cover take of the goldencheeked warbler, and the amount of 

authorized take and mitigation would be 

reduced for this species. 

3. Preferred Alternative (Proposed 

Comal County RHCP)—This alternative 

would involve issuance of a 10(a)(1)(B) 

permit covering impacts to 5,238 acres 

of golden-cheeked warbler habitat and 

1,000 acres of black-capped vireo 

habitat. 

Reviewing Documents and Submitting 

Comments 

Please refer to TE–223267–0 when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. 

You may obtain copies of the dEIS 

and dHCP by going to the Comal County 

Web site at http://www.co.comal.tx.us/ 

comalrhcp/default.htm. Alternatively, 

you may obtain compact disks with 

electronic copies of these documents by 

contacting Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Field 

Supervisor, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet 

Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758; or 

by phone at 512/490–0057; or by fax to 

512/490–0974. A limited number of 

printed copies of the dEIS and dHCP are 

also available, by request, from Mr. 

Zerrenner. Copies of the dEIS and dHCP 

are also available for public inspection 

and review at the following locations 


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31464 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 106 / Thursday, June 3, 2010 / Notices 

(by appointment only at government 

offices): 

• Department of the Interior, Natural 

Resources Library, 1849 C. St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20240. 

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 

Gold Avenue, SW., Room 4012, 

Albuquerque, NM 87102. 

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, 

TX 78758. 

Persons wishing to review the 

application may obtain a copy by 

contacting Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Field 

Supervisor, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet 

Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758; or 

by phone at 512/490–0057; or by fax to 

512/490–0974. 

Public Meeting 

We will accept oral and written 

comments at a public hearing to be held 

on July 27, 2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 

Comal County Commissioners Court, 

199 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, Texas 

78130. 

Submitting Comments 

Written comments may be submitted 

to Mr. Adam Zerrenner (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). We will 

also accept written and oral comments 

at a public hearing (see DATES). 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the public record associated with 

this action. 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 request in your comment that 

we withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and its implementing regulations (50 

CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Brian Millsap, 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13294 Filed 6–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORS00100 63500000 DQ0000 

LXSS036H0000; HAG10–0275] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Salem 

District Resource Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Salem District 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: June 17, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m., Salem, OR; June 18, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m., Salem, OR. 

ADDRESSES: Salem District Office, 1717 

Fabry Road SE., Salem, OR 97306 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program information, meeting records, 

and a roster of committee members may 

be obtained from Richard Hatfield, BLM 

Salem District Designated Official, 1717 

Fabry Road, Salem, OR 97306—(503) 

375–5682. The meeting agenda will be 

posted at: http://www.blm.gov/or/ 

districts/salem/rac. 

Should you require reasonable 

accommodation, please contact the BLM 

Salem District—(503) 375–5682 as soon 

as possible. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Resource Advisory Committee will 

consider proposed projects for Title II 

funding under Section 205 of the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) that focus on maintaining or 

restoring water quality, land health, 

forest ecosystems, and infrastructure. 

Aaron G. Horton, 

District Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Certification of the Attorney General; 

Shannon County, SD 

In accordance with Section 8 of the 

Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973f, I 

hereby certify that in my judgment the 

appointment of federal observers is 

necessary to enforce the guarantees of 

the Fourteenth and Fifteenth 

Amendments of the Constitution of the 

United States in Shannon County, South 

Dakota. This county is included within 

the scope of the determinations of the 

Attorney General and the Director of the 

Census made under Section 4(b) of the 

Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973b(b), 

and published in the Federal Register 

on January 5, 1976 (41 FR 783–84) and 

January 8, 1976 (41 FR 1503). 

Dated: May 27, 2010. 

Eric H. Holder, Jr., 

Attorney General of the United States. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13285 Filed 6–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on May 7, 

2010, a proposed consent decree in 

United States v. Shoshone Silver Mining 

Co. and Lakeview Consolidated Silver 

Mines, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:08– 

00495–EJL–CWD, was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Idaho. 

In this action the United States sought 

declaratory relief and response costs 

incurred by the United States under the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act at the Idaho Lakeview Mine Site in 

Bonner County, Idaho. Under the 

proposed settlement the settling 

defendants have agreed to pay $50,000, 

as well as a share of any property sales 

within the next three years. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the decree. Comments should 

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and either emailed 

to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. Shoshone Silver Mining Co. 

and Lakeview Consolidated Silver 

Mines, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:08– 

00495–EJL–CWD, DOJ Ref. 90–11–3– 

09618. 

During the public comment period, 

the consent decree may be examined on 

the following Department of Justice Web 

site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

decree may also be obtained by mail 

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. 

Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by 

faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone 


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