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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

that the information collection request 

for 30 CFR part 850—Permanent 

Regulatory Program Requirements 

Standards for Certification of Blasters, 

has been forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This information 

collection request describes the nature 

of the information collection and its 

expected burden and cost. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collection requests but may respond 

after 30 days. Therefore, public 

comments should be submitted to OMB 

by March 8, 2010, in order to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Department of the Interior Desk 

Officer, via e-mail at 

OIRA_Docketomb.eop.gov, or by 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

Adrienne Alsop, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 

202–SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 

electronically to aalsop@osmre.gov. 

Please reference 1029–0080 in your 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact Adrienne 

Alsop at (202) 208–2818. You may also 

contact Ms. Alsop at aalsop@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has 

submitted the request to OMB to renew 

its approval for the collection of 

information found at 30 CFR part 850. 

OSM is requesting a 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

number for this collection of 

information is 1029–0080, and may be 

found in OSM’s regulations at 30 CFR 

850.10. Individuals are required to 

respond to obtain a benefit. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on this collection was 

published on November 10, 2009 (74 FR 

58043). No comments were received. 

This notice provides the public with an 

additional 30 days in which to comment 

on the following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR part 850—Permanent 

Regulatory Program Requirements 

Standards for Certification of Blasters. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080. 

Summary: The information is used to 

identify and evaluate new blaster 

certification programs. 

Bureau Form Numbers: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 133 

hours. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information, to the places listed in 

ADDRESSES. Please refer to control 

number 1029–0080 in all 

correspondence. 

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. 

Dated: January 25, 2010. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2089 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2010–N013; 20124–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for scientific research permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The Act requires that we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

March 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to the Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, Ecological Services, 

P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103. Documents 

and other information submitted with 

these applications are available for 

review, subject to the requirements of 

the Privacy Act and Freedom of 

Information Act. Documents will be 

available for public inspection, by 

appointment only, during normal 

business hours at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave., SW., 

Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM. Please 

refer to the respective permit number for 

each application when submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248– 

6920. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments 

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. 

Permit TE–00284A 

Applicant: Stephanie Rainwater, 

Collinsville, Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) within Oklahoma, Texas, 

Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, and South 

Dakota. 

Permit TE–00294A 

Applicant: Jeanette Larsen, Cherokee, 

Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

the following species: Texas blind 

salamander (Typhlomolge rathbuni), 

San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana), 

Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea 


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sosorum), Peck’s Cave amphipod 

(Stygobromus pecki), Comal Springs 

dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus 

comalensis), Comal Springs riffle beetle 

(Heterelmis comalensis), Coffin Cave 

mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus), 

Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes 

venyivi), Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle 

(Texamaurops redelli), ground beetle 

(Rhadine exilis), ground beetle (Rhadine 

infernalis), Tooth Cave ground beetle 

(Rhadine persephone), Robber Baron 

Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), 

Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina 

madla), Braken Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina venii), Government Canyon 

Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina 

vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave 

spider (Neoleptoneta microps), Tooth 

Cave spider (Leptoneta myopica), Tooth 

Cave psuedoscorpion (Tartarocreagris 

texana), Bee Creek Cave harvestman 

(Texella reddelli), Bone Cave 

harvestman (Texella reyesi), and 

Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella 

cokendolpheri) within Texas. 

Permit TE–151216 

Applicant: Lawrence Stevens, 

Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys for Virgin River chub 

(Gila seminuda) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–00599A 

Applicant: Frank Holland, Willow 

Park, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo 

(Vireo atricapilla) within Texas. 

Permit TE–00975A 

Applicant: Osage Nation, Department 

of Environment and Natural Resources, 

Pawhuska, Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–022190 

Applicant: Arizona Sonora Desert 

Museum, Tucson, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys for southwestern 

willow flycatcher (Empidonax taillii 

extimus) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–01690A 

Applicant: Aaron Corcoran, Winston 

Salem, North Carolina. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris 

curasoae yerbabuenae) within Arizona. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: January 27, 2010. 

Thomas L. Bauer, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2376 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the New Merced 

Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive 

Management Plan Yosemite National 

Park, Mariposa and Madera Counties, 

CA 

ACTION: Notice of second extension of 

public scoping period. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L. 91– 

190) and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

(Pub. L. 90–542), the National Park 

Service reopened public scoping for 

planning and environmental impact 

analysis for a new Merced Wild and 

Scenic River Comprehensive 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement in Yosemite National 

Park. The original notice of intent to 

prepare the Draft EIS was published in 

the Federal Register on June 30, 2009; 

the original public scoping period was 

extended through December 4, 2009 (as 

noted in the Federal Register on August 

25, 2009). In deference to continued 

public interest, the scoping period has 

been further extended for two months. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 4, 2010. If you submitted 

comments previously, you do not need 

to resubmit them. We will also consider 

any comments that we received between 

the previous deadline of December 4, 

2009 and February 4, 2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

are encouraged to provide written 

comments. To be considered any 

response must be postmarked or 

transmitted by February 4, 2010. Any 

comments already provided need not be 

resubmitted. All new responses should 

be addressed to the Superintendent, 

Attn: Merced River Plan, Yosemite 

National Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite 

National Park, CA 95389, or may be 

faxed to (209) 379–1294. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information, 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. 

To inquire about additional public 

meetings that may be scheduled, or to 

obtain other current information, please 

contact the planning team at (209) 379– 

1112, or refer to periodic updates posted 

at http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/ 

newmrp.htm. 

Rory D. Westberg, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2408 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–FY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORP00000.L10200000.PI0000; Hag10– 

0119] 

John Day/Snake Resource Advisory 

Council; Meetings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting Notice for the John 

Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) John Day/ 

Snake Resource Advisory Council 

(JDSRAC) will meet as indicated below: 

DATES: The JDSRAC meeting will begin 

8 a.m. PST on February 24, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The JDSRAC will meet at 

the Oxford Suites Pendleton, 2400 SW 

Court Place, Pendleton, Oregon 97801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting agenda includes new member 

orientation, setting the calendar for 2010 

meetings, election of officers for 2010, 

Baker Resource Management Plan RAC 

Involvement, Sub-Committee Reports, 

and other matters as may reasonably 

come before the council. The public is 

welcome to attend all portions of the 

meeting and may make oral comments 

to the Council at 1 p.m. on February 24, 

2010. Those who verbally address the 

JDSRAC are asked to provide a written 

statement of their comments or 

presentation. Unless otherwise 

approved by the JDSRAC Chair, the 

public comment period will last no 

longer than 15 minutes, and each 

speaker may address the JDSRAC for a 


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