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submission. You may submit your 

comments and material by electronic 

means, mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF 

at the address under ADDRESSES; but 

please submit them by only one means. 

If you submit them by mail or delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. We may 

change the documents supporting this 

collection of information or even the 

underlying requirements in view of 

them. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

Go to http://www.regulations.gov to 

view documents mentioned in this 

notice as being available in the docket. 

Enter the docket number [USCG–2008– 

1009] in the Search box, and click, 

‘‘Go>>.’’ You may also visit the DMF in 

room W12–140 on the West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received in dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act Notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008 issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: 

Lifesaving, Electrical, and Engineering 

Equipment, Construction and Materials 

& Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR 

part 159). 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0035. 

Summary: This information is used by 

the Coast Guard to ensure regulations 

governing specific types of safety 

equipment, material, and Marine 

Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on 

commercial vessels and pleasure craft 

are met. Manufacturers are required to 

submit drawings, specifications, and 

laboratory test reports to the Coast 

Guard before any approval is given. 

Need: Sections 2103, 3306, 3703, and 

4302 of 46 U.S.C. authorize the Coast 

Guard to establish safety equipment and 

material regulations. These regulations 

are contained in 46 CFR parts 159 to 

164. Section 1322 of 33 U.S.C. 

authorizes the Coast Guard to establish 

MSD regulations that are contained in 

33 CFR part 159. This information will 

be used to determine whether 

manufacturers are in compliance with 

Coast Guard regulations. When the 

Coast Guard approves any safety 

equipment, material, or MSD for use on 

a commercial vessel or pleasure craft, 

the manufacturer is issued a Certificate 

of Approval. 

Forms: CGHQ–10030, USCG 

Certificate of Approval. 

Respondents: Manufacturers of safety 

equipment, materials, and marine 

sanitation devices. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has increased from 20,529 hours 

to 103,121 per year. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

D.T. Glenn, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Command, Control, 

Communications, Computers and 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–1004] 

Great Lakes Regional Waterways 

Management Forum 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Regional 

Waterways Management Forum will 

hold a meeting in Cleveland, OH, to 

discuss various waterways management 

issues. Potential agenda items may 

include agency updates from the 

Canadian Coast Guard Central and 

Arctic Region, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Transport Canada Marine Safety and the 

U.S. Coast Guard, Ballast Water Program 

Updates, Dry Cargo Residue Rulemaking 

Updates, Overview of the Ice 

Conference and Optimizing our Aids to 

Navigation systems. The meeting will be 

open to the public. The specific agenda 

is still under development. Additional 

topics of discussion are solicited from 

the public. Comments must be 

submitted on or before October 10, 

2008, to be considered at the meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 23, 2008, from 8:30 

a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Cleveland Downtown Marriott, 127 

Public Square, Cleveland, OH. Any 

written comments and materials should 

be submitted to Commander (dpw-1), 

Ninth Coast Guard District, 1240 E. 9th 

Street, Room 2069, Cleveland, OH 

44199. This notice may be viewed 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

docket USCG–2008–1004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT 

Ann Henkelman (dpw-1), Ninth Coast 

Guard District, 1240 E. 9th Street, Room 

2069, Cleveland, OH 44199, telephone 

(216) 902–6288. Persons with 

disabilities requiring assistance to 

attend this meeting should contact LT 

Henkelman. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Great 

Lakes Waterways Management Forum 

identifies and resolves waterways 

management issues that involve the 

Great Lakes region. The forum is chaired 

by the Commander, Ninth Coast Guard 

District; the Ontario Regional Director, 

Transport Canada, Marine Safety; the 

Commander, Army Corps of Engineers 

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division; 

and the Canadian Coast Guard Director 

of the Central and Arctic Region and 

meets once a year to assess the Great 

Lakes region, assign priorities to areas of 

concern, and identify issues for 

resolution. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Dave R. Callahan, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief of Staff, 

Ninth Coast Guard District, Cleveland, Ohio. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0252; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before November 13, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Regional Director, Attn: Peter 

Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; 

electronic mail, permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Endangered Species 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

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

(Act), with some exceptions, prohibits 

activities affecting endangered species 

unless authorized by a permit from the 

Fish and Wildlife Service. Before 

issuing a permit, we invite public 

comment on it. Accordingly, we invite 

public comment on the following 

applicants’ permit applications for 

certain activities with endangered 

species authorized by section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and the 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species (50 CFR 17). Submit 

your written data, comments, or request 

for a copy of the complete application 

to the address shown in ADDRESSES. 

Permit Number: TE187501 

Applicant: Hocking College, 

Nelsonville, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) 

throughout the State of Ohio in 

conjunction with the Ohio Department 

of Transportation roadway projects. The 

applicant requests authorization to 

conduct presence/absence surveys; 

assess habitat characteristics associated 

with foraging, roosting and rearing of 

offspring; and evaluate the ecology of 

adult and juvenile bats. Proposed ‘‘take’’ 

is in the form of capturing, handling, 

and radiotagging. Proposed research 

activities are aimed at enhancement of 

recovery of the species in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE191225 

Applicant: Kathleen A. Dunlap, 

Columbus, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) 

throughout the States of Ohio, Indiana, 

Michigan, Kentucky, and West Virginia. 

The activities proposed involve capture 

using mist nets and harp traps and 

marking of individual bats to identify 

populations of this listed species and to 

develop methods to minimize or avoid 

project-related impacts. Applicant seeks 

to provide site assessments and preconstruction surveys for projects such as 

highway and other development 

projects. Survey data are used to assist 

with development of project design 

features aimed at enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE838715 

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, 

Swanton, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a renewal of 

their permit to take Karner blue 

butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) 

at the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in 

Northwest Ohio. The activities proposed 

involve habitat management in the form 

of prescribed burning, mowing, exotic 

species control, woody plant control, 

establishment of oaks, and management 

of plant community succession. 

Specified habitat management activities 

are proposed to enhance the survival of 

this disturbance-dependent species in 

the wild. 

Permit Number: TE192348 

Applicant: USDA-U.S. Forest Service, 

Mark Twain National Forest, Rolla, 

Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass) Indiana bats (Myotis 

sodalis), Gray bats (Myotis grisescens), 

and Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus 

townscendii ingens). The applicant 

proposes to survey and inventory cave 

resources throughout the Mark Twain 

National Forest. Disturbance to bats may 

occur while entering these caves. No 

direct handling of bats is proposed; 

disturbance may occur through 

temporary arousal of hibernating bats. 

Activities are proposed to enhance the 

survival of the species in the wild by 

providing biological data regarding 

status of bats within cave resources in 

the forest. 

Permit Number: TE193614 

Applicant: Mainstream Commercial 

Divers, Inc., Murray, Kentucky. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take listed mussel species 

throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Tennessee, West Virginia, and 

Wisconsin. Activities include diving 

surveys to determine presence/absence 

of listed species involving capture and 

temporary holding of specimens for 

identification purposes. Data collected 

will assist entities involved in 

construction projects, such as bridge 

projects and others, in implementing 

measures to protect species in the 

design of their projects. Therefore, the 

scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE194099 

Applicant: Dr. Michael A. Hoggarth, 

Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take listed mussel species 

throughout the State of Ohio. Take 

activities include surveys to determine 

presence/absence and to monitor 

populations of listed species. This 

involves capture, temporary holding of 

specimens, and release at or near the 

location of capture. Status surveys and 

monitoring data collected will assist the 

State Wildlife Agency and the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service in recovery 

activities for the species. Therefore, the 

scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE195082 

Applicant: Dr. Thomas E. Tomasi, 

Missouri State University, Springfield, 

Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take Indiana bats (Myotis 

sodalis) and Gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) in selected locations within 

New York, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. 

While these endangered bats are not the 

direct subject of the research, take is 

possible in the form of disturbance to 

hibernation by arousal while conducting 

pathology studies for little brown bats. 

Data collected will assist in the study of 

an apparent disease epidemic (white 

nose syndrome) in the bat community. 

Through collection of important 

epidemiological data, this scientific 

research is aimed at enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We solicit public review and 

comments on these permit applications. 

Please refer to the permit number when 

you submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive are available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. 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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the activities 

proposed in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: September 22, 2008. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 

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