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Applicant: William F. Scott, Nederland, 

TX, PRT–185770 

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. 

Dated: July 18, 2008. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E8–18707 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–FHC–2008–N0206; 81331–1334–

8TWG–W4] 

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). 

This notice announces a TAMWG 

meeting, which is open to the public. 

DATES: TAMWG will meet from 1 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2008 

and from 8:30 to 1 on Tuesday, August 

26, 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: 

• TRRP construction program, 

• TRRP budget, 

• Integrated Assessment Plan, 

• Trinity River Hatchery goals and 

policies, and 

• Response to CDR Situation 

Assessment. 

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: July 24, 2008. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2008–N0202; 81430–1112–

0000–F2] 

Proposed Low Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan for Restoration and 

Management of the Linden H. Chandler 

Preserve, City of Rolling Hills Estates, 

County of Los Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Palos Verdes Peninsula 

Land Conservancy (applicant) has 

applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) for a 25-year incidental 

take permit for one covered species 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The application 

addresses the potential for ‘‘take’’ of the 

endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly 

(Glaucopsyche lygdamus 

palosverdesensis, ‘‘PVB’’) associated 

with restoration and management of the 

Linden H. Chandler Preserve 

(‘‘Preserve’’) in the City of Rolling Hills 

Estates, Los Angeles County, California. 

Following reintroduction of PVB to the 

Preserve, measures to minimize impacts 

to PVB would be implemented as 

described in the proposed Restoration 

and Management of the Linden H. 

Chandler Preserve Low Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan (proposed HCP), 

which would be implemented by the 

applicant. 

We are requesting comments on the 

permit application and on the 

preliminary determination that the 

proposed HCP qualifies as a ‘‘Loweffect’’ Habitat Conservation Plan, 

eligible for a categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The basis 

for this determination is discussed in 

the Environmental Action Statement 

(EAS) and the associated Low Effect 

Screening Form, which are also 

available for public review. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 12, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to the Field Supervisor, Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley 

Road, Carlsbad, California 92011. 

Written comments may be sent by 

facsimile to (760) 918–0638. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Goebel, Assistant Field 

Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: (760) 

431–9440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

Individuals wishing copies of the 

application, proposed HCP, and EAS 

should immediately contact the Service 

by telephone at (760) 431–9440 or by 

letter to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office. Copies of the proposed HCP and 

EAS also are available for public 

inspection during regular business 

hours at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office [see ADDRESSES]. 

Background 

Section 9 of the Act and its 

implementing Federal regulations 

prohibit the take of animal species listed 

as endangered or threatened. Take is 

defined under the Act as to harass, 

harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, 

trap, capture or collect listed animal 

species, or attempt to engage in such 

conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). However, 

under section 10(a) of the Act, the 

Service may issue permits to authorize 

incidental take of listed species. 

‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by the Act 

as take that is incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, carrying out an otherwise 

lawful activity. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for threatened 

and endangered species, respectively, 

are found in the Code of Federal 

Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR 

17.32. 

The applicant is seeking a permit for 

take of the Palos Verdes blue butterfly 

during the life of the permit. This 

species is referred to as the ‘‘PVB’’ in 

the proposed HCP. The PVB is restricted 

to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los 

Angeles County, California. 


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The applicant initiated native habitat 

restoration activities within the Preserve 

in 1999 and proposes to reintroduce 

PVB once suitable habitat for the species 

is established. Following reintroduction 

of PVB, the applicant will continue to 

maintain native plant cover and 

eliminate invasive species on up to 28.5 

acres within the Preserve. Restoration 

and management activities may include 

irrigation system installation and repair, 

mechanical weed removal, application 

of herbicides, planting, seeding, 

mechanical weeding, and removal of 

organic debris as necessary to enhance 

habitat for PVB. 

The applicant proposes to minimize 

the effects to PVB associated with the 

proposed restoration activities by 

restricting certain activities during the 

flight season (February 15 to June 15), 

and avoiding disturbance to host plants 

and surrounding soil. The applicant will 

also conduct surveys for PVB for the 

first five years following reintroduction 

and a minimum of every three years 

thereafter to track peak abundance and 

patterns of occupancy within the 

Preserve. Restoration activities have the 

potential to result in take of a small 

number of PVB pupae if host plants and 

surrounding soil are incidentally 

disturbed. Surveys for PVB during the 

flight season have the potential to take 

a small number of adults if they are 

flushed from the site and not able to 

successfully reproduce. The project will 

result in an increase in the quality and 

quantity of habitat for PVB within the 

Preserve; therefore, no additional 

mitigation is proposed. 

The Proposed Action consists of the 

issuance of an incidental take permit 

and implementation of the proposed 

HCP, which includes measures to 

minimize impacts of the project on PVB. 

One alternative to the taking of the 

listed species under the Proposed 

Action is considered in the proposed 

HCP. Under the No Action Alternative, 

no permit would be issued, and 

reintroduction of PVB to the Preserve 

would not occur. Management and 

restoration efforts would continue in the 

Preserve; however, the threat of 

extinction of PVB in the wild would 

remain high. 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that approval of the 

proposed HCP qualifies as a categorical 

exclusion under NEPA, as provided by 

the Department of the Interior Manual 

(516 DM8) and as a ‘‘low-effect’’ plan as 

defined by the Habitat Conservation 

Planning Handbook (November 1996). 

Determination of Low-effect Habitat 

Conservation Plans is based on the 

following three criteria: (1) 

Implementation of the proposed HCP 

would result in minor or negligible 

effects on federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

Implementation of the proposed HCP 

would result in minor or negligible 

effects on other environmental values or 

resources; and (3) Impacts of the 

proposed HCP, considered together with 

the impacts of other past, present and 

reasonably foreseeable similarly situated 

projects, would not result, over time, in 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources which would be 

considered significant. 

Based upon this preliminary 

determination, we do not intend to 

prepare further NEPA documentation. 

We will consider public comments in 

making the final determination on 

whether to prepare such additional 

documentation. 

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 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. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the Act. We will 

evaluate the permit application, the 

proposed HCP, and comments 

submitted thereon to determine whether 

the application meets the requirements 

of section 10(a) of the Act. If the 

requirements are met, we will issue a 

permit to Palos Verdes Peninsula Land 

Conservancy for the incidental take of 

the Palos Verdes blue butterfly from 

restoration and management of the 

Linden H. Chandler Preserve in the City 

of Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles 

County, California. 

Dated: August 7, 2008. 

Jim A. Bartel, 

Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Carlsbad, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Metlakatla Indian Community Alcohol 

Possession Code 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an 

amendment to the Law and Order Code 

(Code), Alcohol Possession, for the 

Metlakatla Indian Community of the 

Annette Island Reserve. The amendment 

regulates and controls the possession 

and consumption of liquor within the 

tribal lands. The tribal lands are located 

in Indian Country and this amended 

Code allows for possession of alcoholic 

beverages within their boundaries. This 

Code will increase the ability of the 

tribal government to control liquor 

possession and consumption by the 

community’s members. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Code is 

effective on August 13, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betty Scissons, Tribal Government 

Services Officer, Northwest Regional 

Office, 911 NE 11th Ave., 8th Floor, 

Portland, OR 97232, Telephone: (503) 

231–6723, Fax (503) 231–2189; or 

Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Indian 

Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 

4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 

Telephone: (202) 513–7640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public 

Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 

1161, as interpreted by the Supreme 

Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 

(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

certify and publish in the Federal 

Register notice of adopted liquor 

ordinances for the purpose of regulating 

liquor transactions in Indian Country. 

The Metlakatla Indian Community, 

Council, Annette Islands Reserve, 

amended the Alcohol Possession section 

of its Law and Order Code by Resolution 

No. 07–49 on November 13, 2007. The 

purpose of this Ordinance is to govern 

the possession of alcohol within tribal 

lands of the Tribe. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I 

certify that this Alcohol Possession 

Code of the Metlakatla Indian 

Community was duly adopted by the 

Council, Annette Island Reserve on 

November 13, 2007. 

Dated: July 31, 2008. 

George Skibine, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Policy 

and Economic Development. 

The Metlakatla Indian Community 

Alcohol Possession Code reads as 

follows: 


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