4226 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 14 / Friday, January 23, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–1260 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive 

Management Working Group 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary), after consultation with the 

General Services Administration, has 

renewed the Trinity River Adaptive 

Management Working Group (Working 

Group) for 2 years. The Working Group 

provides recommendations on all 

aspects of the implementation of the 

Trinity River Restoration Program and 

affords stakeholders the opportunity to 

give policy, management, and technical 

input concerning Trinity River 

restoration efforts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Brown, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 

95521, 707–822–7201. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Working Group conducts its operations 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the 

Trinity River Management Council 

(TMC) and functions solely as an 

advisory body. The TMC reports to the 

Secretary through the Mid-Pacific 

Regional Director of the Bureau of 

Reclamation and the California/Nevada 

Regional Director (Region 8) for the Fish 

and Wildlife Service. The Working 

Group provides recommendations and 

advice to the TMC on: (1) The 

effectiveness of management actions in 

achieving restoration goals and 

alternative hypotheses (methods and 

strategies) for study, (2) the priority for 

restoration projects, (3) funding 

priorities, and (4) other components of 

the Trinity River Restoration Program. 

Working Group members represent 

the varied interests associated with the 

Trinity River Restoration Program. 

Members are selected from, but not 

limited to, Trinity County residents, 

recreational and commercial fishermen, 

commercial and recreational boaters, 

power/utility companies, agricultural 

water users, private and commercial 

timber producers, ranchers and people 

with grazing rights/permits, tribes, 

environmental organizations, and 

Federal, State, and local agencies with 

responsibilities in the Trinity River 

Basin. Members must be senior 

representatives of their respective 

constituent groups with knowledge of 

the Trinity River Restoration Program, 

including the Adaptive Environmental 

Assessment and Management Program. 

We have filed a copy of the Working 

Group’s charter with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration; Committee on 

Environment and Public Works, United 

States Senate; Committee on Natural 

Resources, United States House of 

Representatives; and the Library of 

Congress. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the Trinity River 

Adaptive Management Working Group 

is necessary and is in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior by Public Laws 84–386 and 

96–335 (Trinity River Stream 

Rectification Act), 98–541 and 104–143 

(Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 

Management Act of 1984, and 102–575 

(The Central Valley Improvement Act). 

The Working Group will assist the 

Department of the Interior by providing 

advice and recommendations on all 

aspects of implementation of the Trinity 

River Restoration Program. 

Dated: January 12, 2009. 

Dirk Kempthorne, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. E9–1437 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0347; 30120–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) has taken the following 

action(s) with regard to incidental take 

and recovery permits applications 

received under the authority of section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act, as 

amended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information on the permits 

may be requested by contacting Mr. 

Peter Fasbender, at (612) 713–5343, or 

peter_fasbender@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each 

permit listed below was issued only 

after it was determined that it was 

applied for in good faith; that by 

granting the permit would not be to the 

disadvantage of the listed species; and 

that terms and conditions of the permit 

were consistent with purposes and 

policy set forth in the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended. (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Applicant name Permit No. Date issued 

AQUATIC SYSTEMS, INC ...................................................................................................................................... 133151 3/21/2008 

BERNARDIN—LOCHMUELLER & ASSOCIATES ................................................................................................. 179711 6/30/2008 

BHE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC ................................................................................................................................. 809227–19 2/4/2008 

BIDART-BOUZAT, MARIA GABRIELA ................................................................................................................... 175859 5/23/2008 

BRITZKE, ERIC R ................................................................................................................................................... 023666–2 4/23/2008 

BRZYSKI, JESSICA R ............................................................................................................................................. 160179–2 5/13/2008 

BURKE, THERESA SYDNEY ................................................................................................................................. 184740 7/30/2008 

CARTER, TIMOTHY C ............................................................................................................................................ 182059 5/6/2008 

CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY ............................................................................................................................... 006012–6 4/22/2008 

CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENS ............................................................................................................................ 133291 4/21/2008 

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC ........................................................................................... 118259–1 5/8/2008 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST PAUL DISTRICT .................................................................................................... 003379 4/21/2008 

CUTHBERT, FRANCESCA J .................................................................................................................................. 125333–2 5/8/2008 

DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP ................................................................................................................................. 085017 4/30/2008 

DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ........................................................................................................................ 144832–1 6/30/2008 

DUNLAP, KATHLEEN A .......................................................................................................................................... 191225 11/28/2008 

ECOLOGICAL SPECIALTIES LLC ......................................................................................................................... 128263–1 3/24/2008 

ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS, INC ................................................................................. 023664–18 5/23/2008 

ENVIROSCIENCE, INC ........................................................................................................................................... 130900 6/29/2008 

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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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