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95403; or e-mailed to 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR may be 

requested from Mr. Marc Bautista, by 

writing to the Sonoma County Water 

Agency (SCWA), P.O. Box 11628, Santa 

Rosa, CA 95406; by calling 707–547– 

1998; or by e-mailing 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

The Draft EIS/EIR is also accessible 

from the following Web site: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2157. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Bautista, 707–547–1998; 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS/EIR documents the direct, indirect, 

and cumulative effects to the physical, 

biological, and socioeconomic 

environment that may result from North 

Bay Recycled Water Program. 

The NBWRA, comprised of four 

wastewater utilities and one water 

agency in the North San Pablo Bay 

region of California, plans to expand the 

use of recycled water and reduce 

discharge into San Pablo Bay with this 

long-term inter-agency project. The area 

encompasses 318 square miles of land 

in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. 

Participants include Las Gallinas Valley 

Sanitary District (LGVSD), Novato 

Sanitary District (Novato SD), Sonoma 

Valley County Sanitation District 

(SVCSD), and Napa Sanitation District 

(Napa SD). In addition, North Marin 

Water District and the County of Napa 

are participating financially and 

providing support. Sonoma County 

Water Agency is acting as project 

administrator, and will be the CEQA 

Lead Agency. Reclamation is the 

Federal lead agency for NEPA because 

the Proposed Action may be partially 

federally funded under Title XVI of 

Public Law 102–575, as amended, 

which provides a mechanism for 

Federal participation and cost sharing in 

approved water reuse projects. 

The North San Pablo Bay regions of 

Sonoma, Marin and Napa Counties are 

facing long-term water supply shortfalls. 

Surface and groundwater supplies 

within these areas are limited, and some 

local groundwater basins are 

overpumped, with detrimental effects 

on water levels and water quality. 

Recycled water can augment local water 

supplies on a regional basis, provide 

water that meets agricultural and 

municipal nonpotable quality needs, 

and provide increased reliability. 

Additionally, reliable water supply is 

needed in order to continue the 

restoration of tidal wetlands in San 

Pablo Bay that contain habitat for 

endangered and threatened species. 

Wastewater treatment agencies also face 

strict regulatory limits on the timing and 

quality of the treated wastewater they 

can discharge to San Pablo Bay, as well 

as the rivers and streams that flow to it. 

By treating wastewater to the stricter 

regulatory levels required for reuse, the 

agencies can recycle the water 

productively to address water supply 

needs and reduce the amount released 

to San Pablo Bay and its tributaries. 

The project would provide recycled 

water for agricultural, urban, and 

environmental uses thereby reducing 

reliance on local and imported surface 

water and groundwater supplies and 

reducing the amount of treated effluent 

releases to San Pablo Bay and its 

tributaries. Some of the project benefits 

include reduction of wastewater 

discharge to regional waterways and the 

resulting environmental benefit to fish 

and wildlife. 

NBWRA has developed a regional 

program for expanding cooperative 

water reuse within the North San Pablo 

Bay region. The Proposed Action 

consists of distribution facilities, 

treatment capacity improvements, and 

storage to make between 17,000 and 

25,000 acre-feet per year of recycled 

water available for environmental, 

agricultural, and municipal reuse, 

consistent with the California Code of 

Regulations, Title 22, pertaining to the 

use of tertiary-treated recycled water. At 

this time, there are no known or 

possible Indian trust assets or 

environmental justice issues associated 

with the Proposed Action. 

Special Assistance for Public Meetings 

If special assistance is required to 

participate in the public meetings, 

please contact David White at 916–978– 

5074, TDD 916–978–5608, or via e-mail 

at dtwhite@mp.usbr.gov. Please notify 

Mr. White as far in advance as possible 

to enable Reclamation to secure the 

needed services. If a request cannot be 

honored, the requestor will be notified. 

A telephone device for the hearing 

impaired (TDD) is available at 916–978– 

5608. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, 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: April 1, 2009. 

Richard M. Johnson, 

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–11040 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–R–2009–N0027];[60138–1265– 

6CCP–S3] 

Final Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan for 12 National Wildlife Refuges in 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: final 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

finding of no significant impact for 

environmental assessment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce 

that our final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) for 12 National 

Wildlife Refuges (Refuges) in the State 

of North Dakota is available. This final 

CCP describes how we intend to manage 

these particular Refuges in the State for 

the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the CCP, 

write to John Esperance, Division of 

Refuge Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 

300, Lakewood, CO 80228; or download 

a copy from http://mountainprairie.fws.gov/planning. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Esperance, 303–236–4369 (phone); 303– 

236–4792 (fax); or John_Esperance@ 

fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12 

North Dakota Refuges this CCP covers 

are Audubon, Chase Lake, Kellys 

Slough, Lake Alice, Lake Ilo, Lake 

Nettie, Lake Zahl, McLean, Shell Lake, 

Stump Lake, Stewart Lake, and White 

Lake. These sites are located throughout 

the State of North Dakota. 

All 12 Refuges were established under 

authority to provide breeding ground for 

migratory birds and other wildlife. 

These 12 Refuges conserve, restore, and 

enhance the ecological diversity of 

grasslands and wetlands of the North 

Dakota prairie to support healthy 

populations of ducks and geese, other 

migratory birds, and native species. 

Through this work, these 12 Refuges 

provide vital resting and breeding 

habitat. 

We made available our draft CCP and 

environmental assessment to the public 

for a 30-day review and comment period 

by publishing a Federal Register notice 


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on August 28, 2008 (73 FR 50834). The 

draft CCP/EA evaluated 3 alternatives 

for managing the 12 Refuges for the next 

15 years. 

The preferred alternative will provide 

for enhanced wetland and upland 

management, where warranted, on 

Refuge lands. Management objectives 

for various habitat types are based on 

habitat preferences of groups of target 

species, such as waterfowl, migratory 

shore birds, grassland bird species, and 

priority species. Refuge staff will focus 

on high-priority tracts and mediumpriority tracts. The Refuge staff will 

implement compatible production 

enhancement techniques for targeted 

migratory bird populations. The Refuge 

staff will maintain existing 

environmental education and public use 

programs, with additional waterfowl 

emphasis. We propose, at a future date, 

a new environmental learning center for 

Audubon Refuge, and we are also 

planning interpretive panels for Lake 

Alice Refuge. 

We selected the preferred alternative 

because it best meets the purposes and 

goals of the Refuge, as well as the 

mission and goals of the National 

Wildlife Refuge System. The preferred 

alternative will benefit migrating and 

nesting waterfowl, shore birds, 

migratory upland birds, and resident 

wildlife. Environmental education and 

partnerships will result in improved 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities. Cultural and historical 

resources as well as federally listed 

species will be protected. 

We are furnishing this notice to 

advise other agencies and the public of 

the availability of the final CCP and 

Finding of No Significant Impact, to 

provide information on desired 

conditions for the Refuges, and to detail 

how we will implement management 

strategies. Based on the review and 

evaluation of the information contained 

in the environmental assessment, our 

Regional Director has determined that 

implementation of the final CCP does 

not constitute a major Federal action 

that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment 

within the meaning of Section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act. Therefore, an Environmental 

Impact Statement will not be prepared. 

Future site-specific proposals discussed 

in the final CCP will be addressed in 

separate planning efforts with full 

public involvement. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Noreen E Walsh, 

Deputy Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–11024 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUT91000–L11400000–PH0000–24–1A] 

Notice of Utah’s Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC)/Recreation RAC 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Utah’s Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC)/Recreation 

RAC Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC)/ 

Recreation RAC will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The Utah Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC)/Recreation RAC will 

meet June 19 (8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.) in Salt 

Lake City, Utah. 

ADDRESSES: The Council will meet at the 

Radisson Hotel (Wasatch 4 meeting 

room), 215 West South Temple, Salt 

Lake City, Utah. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sherry Foot, Special Programs 

Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–0155; phone 

(801) 539–4195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Utah. Planned agenda 

topics include a welcome and 

introduction of new Council members; 

an update of Utah-BLM issues; and, 

recreation fee increase proposals from 

the Bureau of Land Management (Sand 

Flats Recreation Area and Moab 

campgrounds) and U.S. Forest Service 

(Christmas tree permit fee increases) for 

the RAC’s approval. A half-hour public 

comment period, where the public may 

address the Council, is scheduled from 

3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Written comments 

may be sent to the Bureau of Land 

Management addressed listed above. All 

meetings are open to the public; 

however, transportation, lodging, and 

meals are the responsibility of the 

participating public. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–11023 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Preservation Technology and 

Training Board—National Center for 

Preservation Technology and Training: 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, U.S. 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix (1988)), that the Preservation 

Technology and Training Board 

(PTTBoard) of the National Center for 

Preservation Technology and Training, 

National Park Service, will meet on 

Friday and Saturday, May 29–30, 2009 

in Natchitoches, Louisiana. 

The PTTBoard was established by 

Congress to provide leadership, policy 

advice, and professional oversight to the 

National Center for Preservation 

Technology and Training (NCPTT) in 

compliance with Section 404 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470x– 

2(e)). 

The PTTBoard will meet at Lee H. 

Nelson Hall, the headquarters of 

NCPTT, at 645 University Parkway, 

Natchitoches, LA 71457— telephone 

(318) 356–7444. The meeting will run 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 29 and 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 30. 

The PTTBoard’s meeting agenda will 

include: review and comment on 

NCPTT FY2008 accomplishments and 

operational priorities for FY2009; 

FY2009 and FY2010 National Center 

budget and initiatives; the Pocantico 

Conference on Sustainability in 

Preservation; revitalization of the 

Friends of NCPTT; and Board 

workgroup reports. 

The PTTBoard meeting is open to the 

public. Facilities and space for 

accommodating members of the public 

are limited, however, and persons will 

be accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public 

may file a written statement concerning 

any of the matters to be discussed by the 

PTTBoard. 

Persons wishing more information 

concerning this meeting, or who wish to 

submit written statements, may contact: 

Mr. Kirk A. Cordell, Executive Director, 

National Center for Preservation 

Technology and Training, National Park 

Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 

645 University Parkway, Natchitoches, 

LA 71457—telephone (318) 356–7444. 

In addition to U.S. Mail or commercial 

delivery, written comments may be sent 

by fax to Mr. Cordell at (318) 356–9119. 


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