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the Confederated Tribes of Warm 

Springs of Oregon, Warm Springs, 

Oregon (Warm Springs Tribe) for 

financial assistance and social service 

programs. 

DATES: The BIA approval was effective 

on July 7, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Linda K. Ketcher, Supervisory Social 

Worker, at (202) 513–7610. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Warm 

Springs Tribe submitted to BIA a 

request with supporting documentation 

to modify its service area under 25 CFR 

20.201. The Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs has approved the request based 

on an evaluation of the information 

provided. This modification will 

expand the service area for the Warm 

Springs Tribe to include Hood River 

County (Oregon). The Tribe will provide 

services for eligible Indian clients in the 

new service area by setting up bi-weekly 

office hours at Hood River County. 

Dated: August 26, 2010. 

Larry Echo Hawk, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N204] 

[96300-1671-0000-P5] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; 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, marine mammals, 

or both. With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. Both 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 25, 2010. We must 

receive requests for marine mammal 

permit public hearings, in writing, at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES section 

by October 25, 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.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

17, the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and our regulations in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 18 

require that we invite public comment 

before final action on these permit 

applications. Under the MMPA, you 

may request a hearing on any MMPA 

application received. If you request a 

hearing, give specific reasons why a 

hearing would be appropriate. The 

holding of such a hearing is at the 

discretion of the Service Director. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: University of Connecticut, 

Storrs, CT; PRT-14240A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export biological samples from captive 

born golden-crowned sifaka 

(Propithecus tattersalli) for the purpose 

of scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5–year period. 

Applicant: Christina Marisa Tellez, 

University of California Los Angeles 

(UCLA), Los Angeles, CA; PRT-10564A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from 

American crocodile (Crocodylus 

acutus), and Morelet’s crocodile 

(Crocodylus moreletti) from Belize for 

the purpose of enhancement of the 

species through scientific research. This 

notification covers activities conducted 

by the applicant over a 5–year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

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 

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Applicant: Steven Louis, Richland 

Center, WI; PRT-21605A 

Applicant: Selmer Erickson, Park 

Rapids, MN; PRT-21574A 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Marine Mammals 

Management, Anchorage, AK; PRT046081 

The applicant requests amendment 

and renewal of the permit to take and 

harassment polar bears (Ursus 

maritimus) in the wild in Alaska and in 

waters around Alaska for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5–year period. 

Applicant: Indianapolis Zoological 

Society, Indianapolis, IN; PRT-19420A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take a Pacific walrus, (Odobenus 

rosmarus divergens), one male, found 

beached and abandoned as a newborn 

near Barrow, AK on July 4, 2003 for the 

purpose of public display. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5– 

year period. 

Applicant: Thomas A. Postel, Minneola, 

FL; PRT-19806A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

photography Florida manatees 

(Trichechus manatus) underwater for 

commercial and educational purposes. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a oneyear period. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Dated: September 17, 2010 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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BILLING CODE S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–WSR–2010–N162; 80213–94210– 

0000; ABC Code: 7B] 

Notice of Intent; Request for 

Comments on Adoption of the National 

Park Service’s Wetland and Creek 

Restoration Final Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report, Big Lagoon, Muir 

Beach, Marin County, CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), give notice of 

our intent to adopt the National Park 

Service’s (NPS) existing final 

environmental impact statement/ 

environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) 

for the Wetland and Creek Restoration at 

Big Lagoon, Muir Beach, California 

(project). We are considering approving 

a grant application by the California 

State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC) to 

assist with implementing restoration 

activities that have been identified and 

reviewed under the NPS’ existing final 

EIS/EIR for the project. Based on our 

independent evaluation, adoption of the 

EIS/EIR would meet Department of 

Interior (DOI) and Service National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

procedures and guidelines. In order to 

meet our NEPA requirements for 

approval of CSCC’s grant application, 

we are recirculating the EIS/EIR for 

written public comment via this notice, 

in accordance with Service adoption 

requirements. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before October 20, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

Susan Detwiler, Chief, Wildlife and 

Sport Fish Restoration Program, Region 

8—Pacific Southwest, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Room W–1729, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

The EIS/EIR and other documents 

mentioned below are available at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

documentsList.cfm?projectID=12126. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Cutler, Grants Management 

Specialist, at the Sacramento address 

above; (916) 414–6457 (phone); e-mail: 

justin_cutler@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

considering approving a grant 

application by CSCC to assist with 

implementing restoration activities that 

have been identified and reviewed 

under the NPS’ existing final EIS/EIR for 

the project. We are recirculating the EIS/ 

EIR for written public comment via this 

notice, in order to meet our National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40 

CFR 1506.6) requirements for approval 

of CSCC’s grant application. Based on 

our independent evaluation, adoption of 

the EIS/EIR would meet Department of 

Interior (DOI) and Service NEPA 

procedures and guidelines. We 

encourage interested persons to review 

the EIS/EIR and submit written 

comments. 

Availability of Documents 

The EIS/EIR and other documents 

mentioned below are available at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

documentsList.cfm?projectID=12126. To 

the extent practicable, copies of the EIS/ 

EIR and other relevant documents will 

be made available for public review in 

alternative formats. Please reach the 

point of contact mentioned above to 

request documents in alternative 

formats. 

Location 

The 38-acre project site is located at 

the mouth of Redwood Creek, in Golden 

Gate National Recreation Area, Marin 

County, California, approximate 

Longitude: ¥122.57 and Latitude: 

37.86. The project area encompasses the 

Lower Redwood Creek riparian area and 

wetlands extending from just 

downstream of Highway 1 to the beach. 

Background 

The NPS and the County of Marin 

(County) jointly prepared the following 

three documents to meet their Federal 

and State requirements: 

• December 2007, Wetland and Creek 

Restoration at Big Lagoon, Muir Beach, 

Marin County, Final Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report, (EIS/EIR). 

• March 2008, Amendment to the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report Wetland 

and Creek Restoration at Big Lagoon, 

Muir Beach (amendment). 

• November 2008, Wetland and Creek 

Restoration at Big Lagoon, Muir Beach, 

Marin County Record of Decision, 

(ROD). 

The CSCC then partnered with the 

NPS and the County to assist in 

obtaining funding for restoration 

activities of the project. CSCC has 

submitted a grant application to the 

Service requesting funds under the 

National Coastal Wetland Conservation 

Grant Program for habitat restoration 

activities. The specific purpose of 

CSCC’s application is to restore Lower 

Redwood Creek to a self-sustaining 


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