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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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23822 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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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functional ecosystem that will create 

habitat for populations of special status 

species, reduce flooding, and provide a 

compatible visitor experience. Other 

aspects of the project, such as public 

access and bridge construction, will be 

funded through other sources. 

The EIS/EIR describes and evaluates 

four potential alternatives for improving 

and restoring the project area; No Action 

(Alternative 1), Creek Restoration 

(Alternative 2), Creek Restoration and 

Small Lagoon Restoration (Alternative 

3), and Large Lagoon Restoration 

(Alternative 4), with Alternative 2 being 

the preferred alternative. Details of these 

alternatives and their environmental 

effects are described in the EIS/EIR. 

The proposed Federal decision to 

approve and grant funds triggers the 

need for compliance with the NEPA. 

After an independent review, we find 

that the EIS/EIR and the ROD, 

adequately addresses appropriate 

alternatives and their environmental 

effects relative to the activities proposed 

to be funded by our grant. Based on an 

independent evaluation, the EIS/EIR 

would meet Department of Interior 

(DOI) and Service NEPA procedures and 

guidelines, and would be appropriate 

for adoption. 

Public Review 

We provide this notice under 

regulations implementing NEPA and 

invite the public to review the final EIS/ 

EIR during the 30-day public comment 

period (see DATES). 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. 

Conclusion 

Based on the information summarized 

above, we intend to adopt the NPS’s 

final EIS/EIR to fully comply with the 

regulations for implementing NEPA for 

the proposed Federal grant decision. 

After the close of the comment period, 

we anticipate the preparation and 

issuance of our Record of Decision to 

occur in the fall of 2010. 

Dated: August 31, 2010. 

Alexandra Pitts, 

Regional Director, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23869 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOROR957000–L63100000–BJ000: 

HAG10–0389] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management Oregon/Washington 

State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days 

from the date of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 4 S., R. 4 E., accepted July 6, 2010 

T. 22 S., R. 8 W., accepted August 16, 

2010 

T. 19 S., R. 7 W., accepted August 18, 

2010 

T. 29 S., R. 9 W., accepted August 18, 

2010 

T. 14 S., R. 8 W., accepted August 25, 

2010 

T. 34 S., R. 2 E., accepted August 27, 

2010 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Land Office at the 

Oregon/Washington State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 333 SW. 1st 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon 

required payment. A person or party 

who wishes to protest against a survey 

must file a notice that they wish to 

protest (at the above address) with the 

Oregon/Washington State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, Portland, 

Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Hensley, (503) 808–6124, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management, 333 SW. 1st Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Cathie Jensen, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and 

Energy Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23747 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N205] 

[96300-1671-0000-P5] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have issued 

the following permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species, 

marine mammals, or both. We issue 

these permits under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 558-7725; 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: On the 

dates below, as authorized by the 

provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we 

issued requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

we found that (1) The application was 

filed in good faith, (2) The granted 

permit would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the endangered species, 

and (3) The granted permit would be 

consistent with the purposes and policy 

set forth in section 2 of the ESA. 

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application Federal 

Register notice Permit issuance date 

00588A .............. Frank Pohl ............................................................................ 75 FR 34766; June 18, 2010 ...... August 19, 2010 

10402A .............. Albert Spidle ......................................................................... 75FR 44986; July 30, 2010 ......... August 30, 2010 

14519A .............. Alvin Filpula .......................................................................... 75 FR 34767; June 18, 2010 ...... August 19, 2010 


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