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recreation resources, trends in uses of 

those resources, and a basis for 

developing and evaluating programs 

and projects to meet existing and future 

needs. 

We collect the information in 

conjunction with carrying out our 

responsibilities under the Federal Aid 

in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

777-777M), commonly referred to as the 

Dingell-Johnson Act, and the Federal 

Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 669-669i), commonly referred to 

as the Pitman-Robertson Act. Under 

these acts, as amended, we provide 

approximately $800 million in grants 

annually to States for projects that 

support sport fish and wildlife 

management and restoration, including: 

• Improvement of fish and wildlife 

habitats, 

• Fishing and boating access, 

• Fish stocking, and 

• Hunting and fishing opportunities. 

We also provide grants for aquatic 

education and hunter education, 

maintenance of completed projects, and 

research into problems affecting fish 

and wildlife resources. These projects 

help to ensure that the American people 

have adequate opportunities for fish and 

wildlife recreation. 

We conduct the survey about every 5 

years. The 2011 FHWAR will be the 

12th conducted since 1955. We sponsor 

the survey at the States’ request, which 

is made through the Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies. The Census 

Bureau collects the information using 

computer-assisted telephone or inperson interviews. The Census Bureau 

will select a sample of sportspersons 

and wildlife watchers from a household 

screen and conduct three detailed 

interviews during the survey year. The 

survey collects information on the 

number of days of participation, species 

of animals sought, and expenditures for 

trips and equipment. Information on the 

characteristics of participants includes 

age, income, sex, education, race, and 

residency. 

Comments: On February 8, 2010, we 

published in the Federal Register (75 

FR 6216) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB renew this ICR. In that 

notice, we solicited comments for 60 

days, ending on April 9, 2010. We did 

not receive any comments. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

• Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

• The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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 OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: September 2, 2010. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2010–N193; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before October 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: 

Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; or 

by electronic mail to 

permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We invite public comment on the 

following permit applications for certain 

activities with endangered species 

authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

request for a copy of the complete 

application to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: TE195082. 

Applicant: Thomas E. Tomasi, Missouri 

State University, Springfield, MO. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take 

(capture, temporarily hold, and release) 

Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and gray 

bats (Myotis grisescens) in Missouri. 

Proposed activities include population 

monitoring, sampling and laboratory 

experimentation to investigate whitenose syndrome in the interest of 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE151109. 

Applicant: Ohio Department of Natural 

Resources, Division of Wildlife, 

Columbus, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take 

(capture and release; capture and hold 

in captivity for propagation) American 

burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) in Ohio. Propagation of the 

insects and reintroduction activities are 

aimed at recovery of the species and 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE697830. 

Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, 

Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Twin Cities, MN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take listed 

species that occur within the States of 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and 

Wisconsin for activities to recover the 

species and enhance the survival of the 

species in the wild. The amendment to 

the permit adds species listed or 

proposed for listing since January 2005 

when the permit was renewed for its 

current term. 

Permit Application Number: TE20323A. 

Applicant: Wisconsin Department of 

Natural Resources, Madison, WI. 

The applicant requests a permit for 

the potential inadvertent take (injury or 

mortality) of the eastern massasauga 

rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus 

catenatus) should the species become 

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Federally-listed in the future. The 

rattlesnake is currently a Federal 

candidate species. Take associated with 

the permit may result from habitat 

management actions for the species at 

the Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources’ Tiffany State Wildlife Area. 

These activities are described in the 

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake 

Candidate Conservation Agreement with 

Assurances for the Lower Chippewa 

River Bottoms, Buffalo and Pepin 

Counties, Wisconsin (EMR CCAA). The 

EMR CCAA agreement is a 10-year 

agreement between the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the Wisconsin 

DNR. The permit application, the EMR 

CCAA, and the Environmental 

Assessment applicable to this 

application are available for review on 

the Service’s Web site at: http:// 

www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/lists/ 

candidat.html. The purpose of the 

proposed activities is enhancement of 

the survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE207523. 

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, 

Lansing, MI. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take Karner Blue 

Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) 

and Pitcher’s thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) 

on lands within the State of Michigan. 

Take may occur during habitat 

management activities designed to 

enhance the available habitat for the 

species. Proposed activities are expected 

to increase habitat for both species and 

are aimed at enhancement of survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We seek 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 proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)), with the 

exception of Application Number 

TE20323A, for which an environmental 

assessment was prepared. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N201] 

[96300-1671-0000-P5] 

Endangered Species Receipt of 

Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. The ESA 

laws require that we invite public 

comment before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents or comments on 

or before October 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358-2280; or e-mail 

DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 

(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How Do I Request Copies of 

Applications or Comment on Submitted 

Applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an e-mail or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I Review Comments Submitted 

by Others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 

10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) require that we invite public 

comment before final action on these 

permit applications. 

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