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Protection Agency (CalEPA), regarding 

the State’s role in the implementation of 

the Settlement. The program established 

to implement the Settlement is the 

SJRRP, and the ‘‘Implementing 

Agencies’’ responsible for the 

management of the SJRRP include 

Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS), the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), DWR, and 

DFG. The Federal Implementing 

agencies (Reclamation, USFWS and 

NMFS) are authorized to implement the 

Settlement under the SJRRA included in 

Public Law 111–11. 

A Program Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(PEIS/EIR) is currently being developed 

for implementation of the SJRRP. If 

applicable, the EIS/EIR for the Proposed 

Action will supplement, tier from, 

incorporate by reference, or adopt 

relevant NEPA analyses from the PEIS/ 

EIR. The Record of Decision for the 

PEIS/EIR is anticipated to be signed in 

2010. 

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: July 2, 2009. 

Anastasia T. Leigh, 

Acting Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2009–N0103; 96300–1671– 

0000 FY09 R4] 

Conference of the Parties to the 

Convention on International Trade in 

Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 

and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular 

Meeting: Proposed Resolutions, 

Decisions, and Agenda Items Being 

Considered; Taxa Being Considered 

for Amendments to the CITES 

Appendices; Observer Information 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party 

to the Convention on International 

Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 

Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items for consideration at 

meetings of the Conference of the 

Parties to CITES. The United States may 

also propose amendments to the CITES 

Appendices for consideration at 

meetings of the Conference of the 

Parties. The fifteenth regular meeting of 

the Conference of the Parties to CITES 

(CoP15) is tentatively scheduled to be 

held in Doha, Qatar, March 13–25, 2010. 

With this notice, we describe 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items that the United States is 

considering submitting for 

consideration at CoP15; describe 

proposed amendments to the CITES 

Appendices (species proposals) that the 

United States is considering submitting 

for consideration at CoP15; invite your 

comments and information on these 

proposals; and provide information on 

how nongovernmental organizations 

based in the United States can attend 

CoP15 as observers. 

DATES: We will consider written 

information and comments you submit 

concerning potential species proposals, 

and proposed resolutions, decisions, 

and agenda items that the United States 

is considering submitting for 

consideration at CoP15, and other items 

relating to CoP15, if we receive them by 

September 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items should be sent to the 

Division of Management Authority, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 

22203, or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov, 

or via fax at: 703–358–2298. Comments 

pertaining to species proposals should 

be sent to the Division of Scientific 

Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 

110, Arlington, VA 22203, or via e-mail 

at: scientificauthority@fws.gov, or via 

fax at: 703–358–2276. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information pertaining to resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items contact: 

Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of 

Management Authority, phone 703– 

358–2095, fax 703–358–2298, e-mail: 

CoP15@fws.gov. For information 

pertaining to species proposals contact: 

Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of 

Scientific Authority, phone 703–358– 

1708, fax 703–358–2276, e-mail: 

scientificauthority@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Convention on International 

Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 

Fauna and Flora, hereinafter referred to 

as CITES or the Convention, is an 

international treaty designed to control 

and regulate international trade in 

certain animal and plant species that are 

now or potentially may be threatened 

with extinction. These species are listed 

in Appendices to CITES, which are 

available on the CITES Secretariat’s 

website at http://www.cites.org/eng/ 

app/index.shtml. Currently, 175 

countries, including the United States, 

are Parties to CITES. The Convention 

calls for biennial meetings of the 

Conference of the Parties, which 

reviews its implementation, makes 

provisions enabling the CITES 

Secretariat in Switzerland to carry out 

its functions, considers amendments to 

the lists of species in Appendices I and 

II, considers reports presented by the 

Secretariat, and makes 

recommendations for the improved 

effectiveness of CITES. Any country that 

is a Party to CITES may propose for 

these meetings amendments to 

Appendices I and II, and resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items for 

consideration by all the Parties. 

This is our second in a series of 

Federal Register notices that, together 

with an announced public meeting, 

provide you with an opportunity to 

participate in the development of the 

U.S. negotiating positions for the 

fifteenth regular meeting of the 

Conference of the Parties to CITES 

(CoP15). We published our first CoP15- 

related Federal Register notice on 

September 29, 2008 (73 FR 56605), in 

which we requested information and 

recommendations on species proposals 

and proposed resolutions, decisions, 

and agenda items for the United States 

to consider submitting for consideration 

at CoP15. You may obtain information 

on that Federal Register notice from the 

following sources: for information on 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items, contact the Division of 

Management Authority at the address 

provided in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ above; and for 

information on species proposals, 

contact the Division of Scientific 

Authority at the address provided in 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ above. Our regulations 

governing this public process are found 

in 50 CFR 23.87. 

CoP15 is tentatively scheduled to be 

held in Doha, Qatar, March 13–25, 2010. 

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I. Recommendations for Resolutions, 

Decisions, and Agenda Items for the 

United States To Consider Submitting 

for CoP15 

In our Federal Register notice 

published on September 29, 2008 (73 FR 

56605), we requested information and 

recommendations on potential 

resolutions, decisions, and agenda items 

for the United States to submit for 

consideration at CoP15. We received 

recommendations for resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items from the 

following organizations: the Species 

Survival Network (SSN); TRAFFIC; the 

Whale and Dolphin Conservation 

Society (WDCS); and the World Wide 

Fund for Nature (WWF). We also 

received a comment from one 

individual. 

We considered all of the 

recommendations of the above 

individual and organizations, as well as 

the factors described in the U.S. 

approach for CoP15 discussed in our 

September 29, 2008, Federal Register 

notice, when compiling a list of 

resolutions, decisions, and agenda items 

that the United States is likely to submit 

for consideration by the Parties at 

CoP15; and lists of resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items for 

consideration at CoP15 that the United 

States either is currently undecided 

about submitting, is not considering 

submitting at this time, or plans to 

address in other ways. The United 

States may consider submitting 

documents for some of the issues for 

which it is currently undecided or not 

considering submitting at this time, 

depending on the outcome of 

discussions of these issues in the CITES 

Animals, Plants, and Standing 

Committees, or additional consultations 

with range country governments and 

subject matter experts. 

Please note that, in sections A, B, and 

C below, we have listed those 

resolutions, decisions, and agenda items 

that the United States is likely to 

submit, currently undecided about 

submitting, or currently planning not to 

submit. We have posted an extended 

version of this notice on our website at 

http://www.fws.gov/international/ 

newspubs/fedregnot.html, with text 

describing in more detail each of these 

issues and explaining the rationale for 

the tentative U.S. position on each 

issue. Copies of the extended version of 

the notice are also available from the 

Division of Management Authority at 

the above address. 

We welcome your comments and 

information regarding the resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items that the 

United States is likely to submit, 

currently undecided about submitting, 

or currently planning not to submit. 

A. What resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items is the United States likely 

to submit for consideration at CoP15? 

1. A document that continues to 

support a strong stance on tiger 

conservation and efforts to address 

illegal trade in tiger and other Asian big 

cat parts and derivatives in both range 

and consumer countries. 

2. A discussion document addressing 

inconsistent implementation of 

Appendix-III timber listings annotated 

to include only the national populations 

of the listing countries, and possibly 

including a proposal to amend 

Resolution Conf. 9.25 (Rev. CoP14), by 

deleting Recommendation a) iv), 

regarding the inclusion of 

geographically separate populations of 

timber species in Appendix III, and 

adding language to direct the CITES 

Secretariat to consult with countries 

who request such listings to ensure that 

the listings will achieve the level of 

control and cooperation with other 

range countries intended. 

3. A discussion document addressing 

difficulties encountered associated with 

the reporting of scientific names for 

CITES-listed coral specimens, including 

proposed changes to Resolution Conf. 

12.3 (Rev. CoP14) to indicate that 

taxonomic names of corals on CITES 

permits and certificates should comply 

with the list in CITES Notification to the 

Parties No. 2003/020, and a draft 

decision directing the Animals 

Committee to update the list in 

Notification No. 2003/020. 

B. On what resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items is the United States still 

undecided, pending additional 

information and consultations? 

1. A discussion document on how 

CITES might incorporate impacts of 

climate change in future deliberations, 

or how Parties could incorporate 

climate change resilience into their nondetriment findings. 

2. A discussion document on the 

conservation issues associated with and 

management of the snake trade in Asia. 

3. A discussion document raising 

possible problems with the current 

guidelines to register and monitor 

operations that breed Appendix-I 

animal species for commercial purposes 

provided in Resolution Conf. 12.10 

(Rev. CoP14), and possibly including a 

proposal to amend this resolution. 

C. What resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items is the United States not 

likely to submit for consideration at 

CoP15, unless we receive significant 

additional information? 

1. A resolution that details the need 

to accurately and adequately describe 

on CITES permits and in CITES annual 

reports both the types of specimens in 

trade and the quantities of specimens in 

trade. 

2. A document expressing 

disappointment in the lack of progress 

that has been made to date in the 

development and implementation of 

regional management plans for the 

African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus). 

3. A document related to the 

establishment of ‘‘zero export quotas’’ 

for those species subject to a Standing 

Committee recommendation to suspend 

trade. 

4. A document emphasizing the 

importance of sound science in the 

making of CITES non-detriment findings 

for the import of specimens included in 

Appendix I, and export of specimens of 

species included in Appendices I and II. 

II. Recommendations for Species 

Proposals for the United States To 

Consider Submitting for CoP15 

In our Federal Register notice of 

September 29, 2008 (73 FR 56605), we 

requested information and 

recommendations on potential species 

proposals for the United States to 

consider submitting for consideration at 

CoP15. We received recommendations 

from the following organizations for 

possible proposals involving 46 taxa (5 

families, 7 genera, and 34 individual 

species) and 5 general animal groups 

(furbearers, ungulates, freshwater 

turtles, sharks, and other fish): the 

Animal Welfare Institute; Defenders of 

Wildlife; the Humane Society of the 

United States (HSUS); Humane Society 

International (HSI); the International 

Union for Conservation of Nature 

Species Survival Commission (IUCN/ 

SSC) Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle 

Specialist Group; the Mid-Atlantic 

Turtle and Tortoise Society; the Ocean 

Conservancy; the Pew Institute for 

Ocean Conservation Science; Sea Web; 

SSN; TRAFFIC; WDCS; and WWF. We 

have undertaken initial assessments of 

the available trade and biological 

information on all of these taxa. Based 

on these assessments, we made 

provisional determinations of whether 

to proceed with the development of 

proposals to list or delist species, or 

transfer them from one Appendix to 

another. We made these determinations 

by considering the quality of biological 

and trade information available on the 

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species; the presence, absence, and 

effectiveness of other mechanisms that 

may preclude the need for a CITES 

listing (e.g., range country actions or 

other international agreements); and 

availability of resources. Furthermore, 

our assignment of a taxon to one of 

these categories, which reflects the 

likelihood of our submitting a proposal, 

included consideration of the following 

factors, which reflect the U.S. approach 

for CoP15 discussed in our September 

29, 2008, Federal Register notice: 

(1) Is it a native U.S. species that is 

or may be significantly affected by trade, 

or if it is a currently listed U.S. species, 

does the listing accurately reflect the 

biological and trade status of the 

species? 

(2) Is it a native U.S. species that is 

not at this time significantly impacted 

by trade within the United States, but is 

being significantly impacted elsewhere 

in its range? 

(3) Is it a foreign species, not native 

to the United States, but which is or 

may be significantly affected by trade, 

and the United States is a significant 

component of the trade (i.e., as an 

importing country)? 

(4) Is it a species for which the United 

States is neither a range country nor a 

country significantly involved in trade, 

but for which trade is a serious threat to 

the continued existence of the species, 

other mechanisms are lacking or 

ineffective for bringing trade under 

control, and action is urgently needed? 

In sections A, B, and C below, we 

have listed the current status of each 

species proposal recommended by the 

public, as well as species proposals we 

have been developing on our own. 

Please note that we have only provided 

here a list of taxa and the proposed 

action. We have posted an extended 

version of this notice on our website at 

http://www.fws.gov/international/ 

newspubs/fedregnot.html, with text 

describing in more detail each proposed 

action and explaining the rationale for 

the tentative U.S. position on each 

possible proposal. Copies of the 

extended version of the notice are also 

available from the Division of 

Management Authority at the above 

address. 

We welcome your comments, 

especially if you are able to provide any 

additional biological or trade 

information on these species. For each 

species, more detailed information is on 

file in the Division of Scientific 

Authority. 

A. What species proposals is the United 

States likely to submit for consideration 

at CoP15? 

The United States is likely to develop 

and submit proposals for the following 

taxa. For some of the species below, 

particularly those not native to the 

United States, additional consultations 

with range countries and subject matter 

experts are proceeding, and final 

decisions are pending, based on the 

outcomes of those consultations and any 

additional information received. 

Plants 

1. Flasked seedlings – Amendment of 

the annotation for Appendix-I orchid 

species to make it consistent with the 

language in Resolution Conf. 11.11 (Rev. 

CoP14) pertaining to flasked seedlings 

Corals 

2. Red and pink coral (Corallium spp. 

and Paracorallium spp.) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

Mammals 

3. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) – Removal from 

Appendix II 

B. On what species proposals is the 

United States still undecided, pending 

additional information and 

consultations? 

The United States is still undecided 

on whether to submit proposals for 

CoP15 for the following taxa. In some 

cases, we have not completed our 

consultations with relevant range 

countries. In other cases, we expect 

meetings to occur in the immediate 

future at which participants will 

generate important recommendations, 

trade analyses, or biological information 

on the taxon in question. 

Plants 

1. Cedars (Cedrela spp.) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

2. Cliff spurge (Euphorbia misera) – 

Removal from Appendix II 

Mollusks 

3. Nautilids (Allonautilus spp. and 

Nautilus spp.) – Inclusion in Appendix 

II 

Fish 

4. Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

5. Shortfin mako shark (Isurus 

oxyrhinchus) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

6. Longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus) 

– Inclusion in Appendix II 

7. Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

8. Freshwater sawfish (Pristis 

microdon) – Transfer from Appendix II 

to Appendix I 

9. Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) 

– Inclusion in Appendix II 

10. Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) 

– Inclusion in Appendix II 

11. Requiem sharks (Carcharinidae) - 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

12. Devil and manta rays (Mobulidae) 

– Inclusion in Appendix II 

13. Freshwater stingrays 

(Potamotrygonidae) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

14. American eel (Anguilla rostrata) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

15. Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus 

thynnus) – Inclusion in Appendix I 

Reptiles 

16. Common snapping turtle 

(Chelydra serpentina) – Inclusion in 

Appendix III (Note: The IUCN/SSC 

Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle 

Specialist Group recommended that the 

United States propose inclusion of the 

common snapping turtle in Appendix III 

at CoP15, although inclusion of a 

species in Appendix III is a unilateral 

decision and does not require a proposal 

to be brought forward to the CoP) 

17. Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

18. Diamondback terrapin 

(Malaclemys terrapin) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

19. Florida soft-shell turtle (Apalone 

ferox) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

20. Smooth soft-shell turtle (Apalone 

mutica) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

21. Spiny soft-shell turtle (Apalone 

spinifera) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

22. Giant leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus 

giganteus) – Transfer from Appendix II 

to Appendix I 

Mammals 

23. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) – 

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix 

I 

24. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

25. Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) – 

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix 

I 

C. What species proposals is the United 

States not likely to submit for 

consideration at CoP15, unless we 

receive significant additional 

information? 

The United States does not intend to 

submit proposals for the following taxa 

unless we receive significant additional 

information indicating that a proposal is 

warranted. Information currently 

available for each of the taxa listed 

below does not support a defensible 

listing proposal. In addition to the taxa 

listed below, please note that the 

Animal Welfare Institute provided us 

with a tentative list of taxonomic groups 

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of animal species for which it was 

recommending that the United States 

consider amendments to the 

Appendices. These groups of species 

included ‘‘native and non-native species 

including freshwater turtles, sharks, 

furbearers, fish, and ungulates.’’ We do 

not have the resources to evaluate such 

a broad request in the timeframes 

necessary for decision making for 

CoP15. Therefore, the United States 

does not intend to submit any proposals 

to the CoP as a result of this 

recommendation. 

Fish 

1. Gulper sharks (Centrophoridae) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

2. Guitarfishes and shovelnose rays 

(Rhinobatidae) – Inclusion in Appendix 

II 

3. Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) – 

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix 

I 

Amphibians 

4. Blue-sided frog (Agalychnis annae) 

– Inclusion in Appendix II 

5. Morelet’s tree frog (Agalychnis 

moreletii) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

6. Rancho Grande harlequin frog 

(Atelopus cruciger) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

7. Helmeted water toad (Caudiverbera 

caudiverbera) – Inclusion in Appendix 

II 

8. Santa Fe frog (Leptodactylus 

laticeps) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

9. Giant Asian river frog (Limnonectes 

blythii) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

10. Fanged river frog (Limnonectes 

macrodon) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

11. Giant Philippine frog 

(Limnonectes magnus) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

12. Albanian water frog (Rana 

shqiperica) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

13. Rain frog (Scaphiophryne 

boribory) – Inclusion in Appendix II 

14. Alto Verapaz salamander 

(Bolitoglossa dofleini) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

15. Kaiser’s spotted newt (Neurergus 

kaiseri) – Inclusion in Appendix I or II 

16. Kurdistan newt (Neurergus 

microspilotus) – Inclusion in Appendix 

II 

Reptiles 

17. Alligator snapping turtle 

(Macrochelys temminckii) – Inclusion in 

Appendix II 

18. Map turtles (Graptemys spp.) – 

Inclusion in Appendix II 

In addition to the taxa listed above, 

Defenders of Wildlife and SSN 

suggested that more research be done on 

Limnonectes spp. frogs and the Laos 

wart newt (Paramesotriton laoensis). We 

need additional biological and trade 

information for both taxa to determine 

whether they meet the listing criteria in 

CITES Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. 

CoP14). 

Request for Information and Comments 

We invite any information and 

comments concerning any of the 

possible CoP15 species proposals and 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items discussed above. You 

must submit your information and 

comments to us no later than the date 

specified in ‘‘DATES’’ above, to ensure 

that we consider them. Comments and 

materials received will be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, from 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, at either the Division of 

Management Authority or the Division 

of Scientific Authority. Our practice is 

to make comments, including names 

and home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review during 

regular business hours. Individual 

respondents may request that we 

withhold their home addresses from the 

administrative record, which we will 

honor to the extent allowable by law. 

There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold from the 

administrative record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

wish to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. We will make all comments 

and materials submitted by 

organizations or businesses, and by 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Observers 

Article XI, paragraph 7 of CITES states 

the following: 

‘‘Any body or agency technically 

qualified in protection, conservation or 

management of wild fauna and flora, in 

the following categories, which has 

informed the Secretariat of its desire to 

be represented at meetings of the 

Conference by observers, shall be 

admitted unless at least one-third of the 

Parties present object: 

(a) international agencies or bodies, 

either governmental or nongovernmental, and national 

governmental agencies and bodies; and 

(b) national non-governmental 

agencies or bodies which have been 

approved for this purpose by the State 

in which they are located. 

Once admitted, these observers shall 

have the right to participate but not to 

vote.’’ 

Persons wishing to be observers 

representing international 

nongovernmental organizations (which 

must have offices in more than one 

country) at CoP15 may request approval 

directly from the CITES Secretariat. 

Persons wishing to be observers 

representing U.S. national 

nongovernmental organizations at 

CoP15 must receive prior approval from 

our Division of Management Authority. 

Once we grant our approval, a U.S. 

national nongovernmental organization 

is eligible to register with the Secretariat 

and must do so at least 6 weeks prior 

to the opening of CoP15 to participate 

in CoP15 as an observer. Individuals 

who are not affiliated with an 

organization may not register as 

observers. An international 

nongovernmental organization with at 

least one office in the United States may 

register as a U.S. nongovernmental 

organization if it prefers. 

A request submitted to us for approval 

as an observer should include evidence 

of technical qualifications in protection, 

conservation, or management of wild 

fauna and/or flora, on the part of both 

the organization and the individual 

representative(s). The request should 

also include copies of the organization’s 

charter and/or bylaws, and a list of 

representatives it intends to send to 

CoP15. Organizations seeking approval 

for the first time should detail their 

experience in the protection, 

conservation, or management of wild 

fauna and/or flora, as well as their 

purposes for wishing to participate in 

CoP15 as an observer. An organization 

that we have previously approved as an 

observer at a meeting of the Conference 

of the Parties within the past 5 years 

must submit a request, but does not 

need to provide as much detailed 

information concerning its 

qualifications as an organization seeking 

approval for the first time. These 

requests should be sent to the Division 

of Management Authority (see 

‘‘ADDRESSES,’’ above). 

Once we approve an organization as 

an observer, we will send the 

organization instructions for registration 

with the CITES Secretariat in 

Switzerland, including a meeting 

registration form and travel and hotel 

information. A list of organizations 

approved for observer status at CoP15 

will be available upon request from the 

Division of Management Authority just 

prior to the start of CoP15. 

Future Actions 

We expect the CITES Secretariat to 

provide us with a provisional agenda for 

CoP15 within the next several months. 

Once we receive the provisional agenda, 

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we will publish it in a Federal Register 

notice and provide the Secretariat’s 

website URL. We will also provide the 

provisional agenda on our website at 

http://www.fws.gov/international. 

The United States will submit any 

species proposals, and proposed 

resolutions, decisions, and agenda items 

for consideration at CoP15 to the CITES 

Secretariat 150 days prior to the start of 

the meeting (i.e., tentatively by mid– 

October , 2009). We will consider all 

available information and comments, 

including those received in writing 

during the comment period, as we 

decide which species proposals, and 

proposed resolutions, decisions, and 

agenda items warrant submission by the 

United States for consideration by the 

Parties. Approximately 4 months prior 

to CoP15, we will post on our website 

an announcement of the species 

proposals, and proposed resolutions, 

decisions, and agenda items submitted 

by the United States to the CITES 

Secretariat for consideration at CoP15. 

Through an additional notice and 

website posting in advance of CoP15, 

we will inform you about preliminary 

negotiating positions on resolutions, 

decisions, and amendments to the 

Appendices proposed by other Parties 

for consideration at CoP15. We will also 

publish an announcement of a public 

meeting tentatively to be held 

approximately 2 months prior to CoP15, 

to receive public input on our positions 

regarding items submitted by other 

Parties. 

Author 

The primary authors of this notice are 

Mark Albert, Division of Management 

Authority; and Pamela Hall, Division of 

Scientific Authority; under the authority 

of the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Dated: June 29, 2009 

Marvin Moriarty 

Acting Deputy Director 

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National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before July 4, 2009. 

Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 

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the National Register criteria for 

evaluation may be forwarded by United 

States Postal Service, to the National 

Register of Historic Places, National 

Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, 

Washington, DC 20240; by all other 

carriers, National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 

St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 

20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written 

or faxed comments should be submitted 

by July 28, 2009. 

J. Paul Loether, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National Historic Landmarks Program. 

ALABAMA 

Jefferson County 

Belcher-Nixon Building, 1728 29th St. 

Ensley, Birmingham, 09000603 

Downtown Ensley Historic District, 17th-21st 

Sts. Ensley & Avenues C–H, Birmingham, 

09000604 

Lee County 

Darden, Dr. J.W., House, 1323 Auburn St., 

Opelika, 09000605 

Monroe County 

Monroeville Downtown Historic District, 

Parts of N. and S. Alabama Aves., E. and 

W. Claiborne St., N. and S. Mount Pleasant 

Aves., Pineville Rd., Monroeville, 

09000606 

Winston County 

Feldman’s Department Store, 800 20th St., 

Haleyville, 09000607 

ARIZONA 

Cochise County 

Schilling Ranch Historic District, (Cattle 

Ranching in Arizona in the Modern Era, 

1945–1970) 6396 N. Schilling Ranch Rd., 

Corral, 09000608 

Maricopa County 

Bennitt Mansion, 126 E. County Club Dr., 

Phoenix, 09000609 

IOWA 

Guthrie County 

Garst, Roswell and Elizabeth, Farmstead 

Historic District, 1390 IA 141, Coon 

Rapids, 09000610 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Essex County 

Samuel Brown School, 200 Lynn St., 

Peabody, 09000611 

Suffolk County 

Evergreen Cemetery, 2060 Commonwealth 

Ave., Boston, 09000612 

VIRGINIA 

Bedford County 

Liberty Hall, 12000 E. Lynchburg Salem 

Turnpike, Forest, 09000613 

Fauquier County 

Orlean Historic District, Area including parts 

of John Barnton Payne and Leeds Manor 

Rds., Orlean, 09000615 

Woodside, 9525 Maidstone Rd., Delaplane, 

09000616 

Goochland County 

First Union School (Rosenwald Schools in 

Virginia MPS), 1522 Old Mill Rd., Crozier, 

09000614 

Salem Independent city 

Valley Railroad Bridge, 1002 Newman Dr., 

Salem, 09000617 

[FR Doc. E9–16421 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Weekly Listing of Historic Properties 

Pursuant to (36 CFR 60.13(b, c)) and 

(36 CFR 63.5), this notice, through 

publication of the information included 

herein, is to apprise the public as well 

as governmental agencies, associations 

and all other organizations and 

individuals interested in historic 

preservation, of the properties added to, 

or determined eligible for listing in, the 

National Register of Historic Places from 

May 18, to May 22, 2009. 

For further information, please 

contact Edson Beall via: United States 

Postal Service mail, at the National 

Register of Historic Places, 2280, 

National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20240; in person (by 

appointment), 1201 Eye St., NW., 8th 

floor, Washington, DC 20005; by fax, 

202–371–2229; by phone, 202–354– 

2255; or by e-mail, 

Edson_Beall@nps.gov. 

Dated: July 7, 2009. 

J. Paul Loether, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National Historic Landmarks Program. 

KEY: State, County, Property Name, 

Address/Boundary, City, Vicinity, Reference 

Number, Action, Date, Multiple Name 

ARIZONA 

Maricopa County 

McCullough-Price House, 300 S. Chandler 

Village Dr., Chandler, 09000311, LISTED, 

5/20/09 

ARKANSAS 

Phillips County 

Battery D (Boundary Increase), Address 

Restricted, Helena-West Helena, 09000317, 

LISTED, 5/20/09 

Poinsett County 

Highway A–7, Ditch No. 6 Bridge, E. Davis 

St. over Ditch No. 6 SE. of Steel Bridge Rd., 

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