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Applicant name Permit No. Date issued 

EWERT, DAVID N ................................................................................................................................................... 120256 4/19/2008 

FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY ..................................................................................... 194651 9/26/2008 

HAMM, CHRISTOPHER ALAN ............................................................................................................................... 175852 5/8/2008 

HARVEY, MICHAEL J ............................................................................................................................................. 130493 4/21/2008 

HOCKING COLLEGE .............................................................................................................................................. 187501 11/24/2008 

HOGGARTH, MICHAEL A ...................................................................................................................................... 194099 11/25/2008 

ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY ............................................................................................................... 182436 6/30/2008 

ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM .................................................................................................................................... 842313–15 6/17/2008 

LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING ............................................................................................................. 181256 4/22/2008 

MACALESTER COLLEGE ...................................................................................................................................... 089872 5/16/2008 

MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL DIVERS, INC ........................................................................................................ 193614 11/28/2008 

MCCLANAHAN, ROD DANIEL ............................................................................................................................... 174386 5/12/2008 

MCCLANE, M. BRENT ............................................................................................................................................ 164072 4/25/2008 

METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF THE TOLEDO AREA .............................................................................. 174388 5/22/2008 

MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY .................................................................................................. 174564–1 6/20/2008 

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ................................................................................................. 120259–1 4/11/2008 

NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE ............................................................................................... 118421–1 1/15/2008 

OWENS, NICHOLAS L ............................................................................................................................................ 182430 7/7/2008 

ROBBINS, LYNN W ................................................................................................................................................ 840524–3 5/12/2008 

SANDERS ENVIRONMENTAL INC ........................................................................................................................ 179707 7/7/2008 

SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST ............................................................................................................................ 131911–1 5/12/2008 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ................................................................................................................................ 125546–2 4/14/2008 

ST. LOUIS ZOO ...................................................................................................................................................... 135297 4/25/2008 

STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 152002–1 5/23/2008 

STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC ............................................................................................................. 128304–5 4/21/2008 

STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC ............................................................................................................ 174547 5/12/2008 

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ............................................................................................................................. 838715 11/28/2008 

THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................. 160235–1 5/27/2008 

THIRD ROCK CONSULTANTS, LLC ...................................................................................................................... 049738–3 3/19/2008 

TIMPONE, JOHN CHARLES .................................................................................................................................. 120231 5/5/2008 

TOMASI, THOMAS E .............................................................................................................................................. 195082 11/21/2008 

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ..................................................................................................................... 163772 4/25/2008 

U.S. FOREST SERVICE ......................................................................................................................................... 192348 11/24/2008 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO ............................................................................................................. 175862 5/19/2008 

USDA FOREST SERVICE ...................................................................................................................................... 127643 5/16/2008 

VANDE KOPPLE, BOB ........................................................................................................................................... 135267–1 10/14/2008 

VOLK FIELD—CRTC—ANG ................................................................................................................................... 101150 4/25/2008 

WATTERS, GEORGE THOMAS ............................................................................................................................. 088720–3 5/29/2008 

Authority: The authority for this notice is 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

Dated: December 30, 2008. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–1386 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–160–1610DP–025B] 

Notice of Availability of Draft Carrizo 

Plain National Monument Resource 

Management Plan and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 

Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/ 

EIS) for the Carrizo Plain National 

Monument (CPNM) planning area, 

managed by the Bakersfield Field Office. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the comment period. 

DATES: The BLM must receive written 

comments on the Draft RMP/EIS within 

90 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media news 

releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: cacarrizormp@ca.blm.gov. 

• Fax: (661) 391–6143. 

• Mail: CPNM RMP, Bureau of Land 

Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, 

Bakersfield CA 93308. 

Copies of the CPNM Draft RMP/Draft 

EIS are available in the Bakersfield Field 

Office at the above address; at the BLM 

California State Office—2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA; and online at 

http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CPNM RMP Line (661) 391–6034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

planning area for the CPNM RMP is in 

the Bakersfield Field Office’s area of 

management responsibility. The 

planning area comprises the Carrizo 

Plain National Monument located in 

Coast Range of Central California. The 

BLM administers 200,000 acres of 

public lands in the planning area. The 

planning decisions in the RMP will only 

apply to the BLM-administered public 

lands and mineral estate within the 

planning area. The CPNM Draft RMP/ 

EIS was developed through a 

collaborative planning process and 

considers four alternatives including a 

no-action alternative. The primary 

issues addressed include: recreation, 

protection of sensitive natural and 

cultural resources, livestock grazing; 

guidance for energy and mineral 

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development, motorized vehicle route 

designation, and other planning issues 

raised during the scoping process. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and e-mail addresses of 

respondents will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the above 

address during regular business hours (8 

a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

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. 

Timothy Z. Smith, 

Bakersfield Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–1217 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–060–1320–EL, WYW163340] 

Notice of Availability of the West 

Antelope II Coal Lease by Application 

Final Environmental Impact Statement, 

Wyoming. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the West Antelope II Coal 

Lease by Application (LBA) Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). 

The tract is being considered for sale as 

a result of a coal lease application 

received from the operator of the 

adjacent Antelope Mine in Campbell 

and Converse Counties, Wyoming. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the West Antelope 

II Coal LBA FEIS within 30 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) publishes their 

Notice of Availability in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: casper_wymail@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 307–261–7587. 

• Mail: Casper Field Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, Attn: Sarah Bucklin, 

2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, 

Wyoming 82604. 

Copies of the FEIS are available at the 

following BLM office locations: BLM 

Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82009; and BLM Casper Field Office, 

2987 Prospector Lane, Casper, Wyoming 

82604. The FEIS is available 

electronically on the following Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/ 

NEPA/cfodocs/West_Antelope_II.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Bucklin or Mike Karbs at the BLM 

Casper Field Office address above or 

telephone 307–361–7600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS 

analyzes and discloses to the public 

direct, indirect, and cumulative 

environmental impacts of issuing a 

Federal coal lease in the Wyoming 

portion of the Powder River Basin. The 

BLM is considering a coal lease issuance 

as a result of an April 6, 2005, 

application submitted by Antelope Coal 

Company (Antelope) to lease Federal 

coal near the Antelope Mine 

approximately 50 miles north of 

Douglas, Wyoming. 

The applicant proposes to lease the 

tract as a maintenance tract to extend 

the life of the existing mining operations 

at the Antelope Mine under the 

provisions of the Leasing on 

Application regulations at 43 CFR 

subpart 3425. This tract, case number 

WYW163340, is referred to as the West 

Antelope II tract. 

The following lands in Campbell and 

Converse Counties, Wyoming, are 

included in the tract as applied for: 

T. 40 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming 

Section 5: Lot 18; 

Section 8: Lots 1 through 3, 6 through 

11, 14 through 16; 

Section 9: Lots 2 through 16; 

Section 10: Lots 5, 6, 11 through 14. 

T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming 

Section 9: Lots 9 through 16; 

Section 10: Lots 11 through 15; 

Section 14: Lots 3 and 4; 

Section 15: Lots 1 through 5, 12, 13; 

Section 20: Lots 14 through 16; 

Section 21: Lots 1 through 16; 

Section 22: Lots 2, 7, 8, 14 through 16; 

Section 27: Lots 6 through 11; 

Section 28: Lots 1 through 8; 

Section 29: Lots 1 through 3, 6 

through 8. 

Containing 4,108.6 acres more or less. 

Antelope estimates that 

approximately 429.7 million tons of 

Federal coal are included in the tract for 

which they applied. The Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement (OSM), the USDA-Forest 

Service, the Land Quality and Air 

Quality Divisions of the Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(WDEQ), and the Converse County 

Board of Commissioners are cooperating 

agencies in the preparation of the FEIS. 

If the tract is leased as a maintenance 

tract, the new lease will be incorporated 

into the existing mining and 

reclamation plan for the adjacent mine. 

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

must approve the revision to the 

Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) mining plan 

before the Federal coal can be mined. If 

the tract is leased, the OSM is the 

Federal agency that would be 

responsible for recommending approval, 

approval with conditions, or 

disapproval of the revised MLA mining 

plan to the Office of the Secretary. The 

WDEQ has entered into a cooperative 

agreement with the Secretary to regulate 

surface coal mining operations on 

Federal and non-Federal lands within 

the State of Wyoming. 

On October 17, 2006, the BLM 

published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare an EIS for the West Antelope II 

coal lease application in the Federal 

Register. A notice announcing the 

availability of the Draft EIS (DEIS) was 

published in the Federal Register by the 

EPA on February 8, 2008. A 60-day 

comment period on the DEIS 

commenced with publication of the 

EPA’s notice of availability and ended 

on April 8, 2008. The BLM published a 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Hearing in the Federal Register 

on March 17, 2008. The BLM’s Federal 

Register notice announced the date and 

time of a public hearing, which was 

held on March 24, 2008, in Douglas, 

Wyoming. The purpose of the hearing 

was to solicit comments on the DEIS, 

fair market value, and the maximum 

economic recovery of the Federal coal. 

Four statements were given as testimony 

at the public hearing; they are 

summarized in an appendix in the FEIS. 

During the DEIS comment period, the 

BLM received 14 comment letters, 

included in an appendix to the FEIS 

with BLM’s responses to the comments. 

The FEIS analyzes leasing the West 

Antelope II coal tract as-applied-for as 

the Proposed Action. Under the 

Proposed Action, a competitive sale 

would be held and a lease issued for 

Federal coal in the tract as applied for 

by Antelope. As part of the coal leasing 

process, the BLM identified an 

alternative tract configuration to assure 

the maximum economic recovery of the 

coal, avoid isolating or bypassing 

marketable coal, and potentially prompt 

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