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Management and Budget (OMB) Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior via e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or fax at 

202–395–5806; and identify your 

submission as 1028–1082. Please also 

submit a copy of your written comments 

to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, 2150–C 

Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 

(mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or 

pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Use OMB 

Control Number 1028–0082 in the 

subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Peterjohn by mail at USGS 

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 

12100 Beech Forest Rd., Laurel, MD 

20708, or by telephone at (301) 497– 

5646. 

I. Supplementary Information 

Abstract: The primary role of the Bird 

Banding Laboratory (BBL) is to support 

the use of bird banding and banding 

data by researchers and managers 

engaged in science, conservation, and 

management of birds. The BBL collects 

information using two forms and one 

electronic database: (1) Application for 

Federal Bird Banding or Marking 

Permit, (2) Reporting Encounter of 

Marked Bird with a Metal Federal Band 

(Recovery Report), and (3) Bandit. 

Application for Federal Bird Banding or 

Marking Permit is used to identify 

individuals and evaluate their purpose, 

need, and qualifications to hold a 

permit. The Recovery Report is used by 

individuals that encounter a banded 

bird to report the information to the 

banding lab. All of the information on 

the bird and the person reporting the 

bird are stored in the Bandit database. 

Bandit is an electronic database and is 

the latest in a long series of programs 

aimed at helping bird banders manage 

and submit their data for any number of 

banded birds. The principal use of 

Bandit is to store and transfer banding 

data to the BBL and the Canadian Bird 

Banding Office (BBO) during bird 

banding operations. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0082. 

Title: Bird Banding and Recovery 

Reports. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondent Obligation: The Recovery 

Report is voluntary. The Permit 

Application and Bandit are required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

businesses, universities, organizations, 

and States. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

89,378. 

Annual Burden Hours: 28,048 (275 for 

applications; 4,250 for recovery reports; 

and 23,523 for Bandit). 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: We have not identified any 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated 

with this collection of information. 

III. Request for Comments 

On February 6, 2009, we published a 

Federal Register notice (74 FR 6304) 

announcing that we would submit this 

ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting 

comments. The comment period closed 

on April 7, 2009. We did not receive any 

comments in response to that notice. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this ICR on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the agency to perform its duties, 

including whether the information is 

useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden on the respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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 anytime. 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. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds, 970– 

226–9445. 

Dated: July 14, 2009. 

Susan D. Haseltine, 

Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

[FR Doc. E9–17370 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–R–2009–N110]; [1265–0000– 

10137–S3] 

Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Yigo, 

Guam 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; notification 

of open house meetings; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of our draft comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for the Guam 

National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) for 

public review and comment. It describes 

our proposal for managing the Refuge 

for the next 15 years. In the Draft CCP/ 

EA we describe alternatives, including 

our preferred alternative, to manage the 

Refuge for the 15 years following 

approval of the final CCP. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

need to receive your written comments 

by August 24, 2009. 

We will hold two public meetings; see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. 

ADDRESSES: Additional information 

concerning the Refuge can be found on 

the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/ 

guam/. You may submit comments, 

requests for more information, or 

request for copies of the Draft CCP/EA 

by any of the following methods. 

E-mail: 

FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Guam Refuge’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

Fax: Attn: Project Leader, (671) 335– 

5098. 

U.S. Mail: Project Leader, Guam 

National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 

8134, MOU–3, Dededo, Guam 96912. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader, (671) 355–5096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The unincorporated U.S. territory of 

Guahan (Guam) is the largest and 

southernmost island in the Marianas 

Archipelago, a chain of volcanic islands 

in Micronesia. Guahan Island is situated 

in the western Pacific Ocean, 

approximately 3,800 miles west of 

Honolulu and 1,500 miles south of 

Tokyo. The Refuge was established in 

1993. It is comprised of three units: The 

Andersen Air Force Base Overlay 

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Unit (collectively, the overlay units), 

and the Ritidian Unit. Through 

cooperative agreements with the U.S. 

Air Force and the U.S. Navy, we 

manage, but do not have exclusive 

jurisdiction on, the lands that comprise 

the overlay units. The Ritidian Unit, 

known to Native Chamorros as Puntan 

Litekyan, is located on the northern tip 

of Guam, and encompasses 1,217 acres, 

including 385 terrestrial acres and 832 

acres of submerged offshore area. The 

Ritidian Unit is the only land over 

which the Service has exclusive 

jurisdiction in Guam. 

Guam’s native wildlife—especially 

most tropical birds—are conspicuously 

absent, attributed in large part to the 

introduction of the brown treesnake 

(BTS), a non-native species that preys 

on Guam’s native bird species in 

forested habitats. In 2004 the Service 

designated critical habitat for the 

Mariana fruit bat (Fanihi), Guam 

Micronesian kingfisher (Sihek), and 

Mariana crow (a ̊’ga). The 385 terrestrial 

acres of the Ritidian Unit are the only 

designated critical habitat on Guam for 

these species. 

The focus of our Guam Refuge Draft 

CCP/EA is the Ritidian Unit. The U.S. 

Air Force and the U.S Navy are 

preparing Integrated Natural Resource 

Management Plans (INRMP) that will 

address resource management for the 

overlay units. Our CCP/EA and the 

INRMPs will fulfill CCP requirements 

for all units of Guam National Wildlife 

Refuge. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Administration 

Act. 

Public Outreach 

We began the public scoping phase of 

the planning process for the Draft CCP/ 

EA by publishing a Notice of Intent in 

the Federal Register on July 6, 2007 (72 

FR 37037), announcing our intent to 

complete a CCP/EA for the Refuge and 

inviting public comments. Our public 

outreach efforts are described in the 

following paragraphs. 

In July 2007, we distributed Planning 

Update 1 to our project mailing list and 

public outlets located near the Refuge. 

On July 14, 2007, we held a public 

scoping meeting at the Refuge office, 

and from July 15 through July 22, 2007, 

the Refuge’s Visitor Center hosted an 

informal open house to meet the public 

and obtain comments on management 

issues. These opportunities were 

announced through local media via a 

press release, on the Refuge’s Web site, 

and in Planning Update 1. 

In November 2007, we distributed 

Planning Update 2, which included a 

summary of the comments received 

during the scoping period, a planning 

schedule, and description of the scope 

of the project. 

Draft Alternatives We Are Considering 

The Service identified and evaluated 

three alternatives for managing the 

Refuge for the next 15 years, including 

a No Action Alternative (Alternative A). 

Brief descriptions of the alternatives 

follow. 

Alternative A (No Action) 

This alternative assumes continuation 

of current management programs and is 

considered the base from which to 

compare the action alternatives. 

Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) 

This alternative describes a 

considerable, but short term increase in 

the wildlife and habitat management 

program on the Refuge’s Ritidian Unit. 

The Refuge proposes to construct a 

multi-species barrier to greatly reduce 

populations of brown treesnakes, feral 

ungulates, and non-native pest species 

on the refuge. Long term maintenance of 

the program would be less than the 

program described for Alternative C. 

Visitor services and historical and 

cultural resource programs would 

increase under Alternative B from 

existing programs. 

Alternative C 

This alternative describes a modest 

initial increase in the wildlife and 

habitat management program on the 

Ritidian Unit. In it we propose to 

develop an ungulate barrier to reduce 

the number of feral ungulates on the 

Refuge and to conduct a moderately 

intense brown treesnake control 

program. Long term maintenance of the 

brown treesnake control program would 

require greater effort than the multispecies barrier described under 

Alternative B. Visitor services under 

Alternative C would focus on wildlifedependent public uses only. In addition, 

refuge staff would increase the number 

of off-site environmental education 

programs. The historical and cultural 

resources program would remain 

relatively unchanged from existing 

programs. 

Public Availability of Documents 

In addition to the methods listed in 

ADDRESSES, you can obtain copies of the 

Draft CCP/EA on compact disk upon 

request from the Refuge at phone 

number (671) 355–5096. Copies of the 

Draft CCP/EA may also be reviewed at 

the Refuge. The Draft CCP/EA is also 

available for viewing and downloading 

on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/ 

guam/. Printed copies will be available 

for review at the following libraries: 

Haga ̊tn ̃ a Library, 254 Martyr Street, 

Haga ̊tn ̃ a, Guam 96910–5141; and 

Dededo Library, 283 West Santa Barbara 

Avenue, Dededo, Guam 96912. 

Public Meetings 

Two Public Meetings will be held to 

provide people an opportunity to learn 

more about the alternatives analyzed in 

the Draft CCP/EA. Public comments will 

be collected and recorded at the 

meetings. Meeting dates, times, and 

locations follow. 

1. August 4, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 8 

p.m. at the Dededo Community Center, 

319 Iglesia Circle, Dededo, Guam 96929. 

2. August 6, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 8 

p.m. at the Hagatna Community Center, 

236 East O’Brian Drive, Hagatna, Guam 

96910. 

Submitting Comments 

Public comments are requested on the 

Draft CCP/EA, and will be considered 

and incorporated throughout the 

planning process. Comments on the 

Draft CCP/EA will be analyzed by the 

Service and addressed in final planning 

documents. All comments received from 

individuals become part of the official 

public record and may be released. 

Requests for such comments will be 

handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 

552), NEPA regulations, and Service and 

Department of the Interior policies and 

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Next Steps 

We will consider the comments we 

receive during the current comment 

period and the comments we received 

during the earlier stages of the planning 

process, and address them in the final 

CCP and decision document. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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. 

Dated: June 8, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, 

Oregon. 

[FR Doc. E9–17145 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan, 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 

National Military Park, Virginia 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 

National Military Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park 

Service is preparing a General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the 

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 

National Military Park (FSNMP). The 

park comprises approximately 8,382 

acres, in the commonwealth of Virginia, 

in the city of Fredericksburg, and in the 

counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, 

Orange, and Caroline. 

Prepared by park staff and planners in 

the NPS Northeast Region, with 

assistance from advisors and 

consultants, the GMP/EIS will propose 

a long-term approach to managing the 

FSNMP. Consistent with the park’s 

purpose, NPS policy, and other laws 

and regulations, alternatives will be 

developed to guide the management of 

the park over the next 15 to 20 years. 

The GMP/EIS will address a range of 

management alternatives for natural and 

cultural resource protection, visitor use 

and interpretation, park carrying 

capacity, facilities development and 

operations. A ‘‘no action’’ alternative 

will also be considered and an agency 

preferred management alternative 

identified. The alternatives will 

incorporate various zoning and 

management prescriptions to ensure 

resource preservation and public 

appreciation of the park. The 

environmental consequences that could 

result from implementing the various 

alternatives will be evaluated for 

cultural and natural resources, visitor 

experience, park operations, and the 

socioeconomic environment. Major 

issues to be explored include: measures 

for the preservation of resources; 

indications of the types and general 

intensities of development; 

identification of, and implementation 

commitments for, visitor carrying 

capacities; and indications of potential 

boundary modifications. 

Meeting Notices: The public is invited 

to express views, issues and concerns 

about the long-term management of 

FSNMP early in the process through 

public meetings and other media; and 

will have an opportunity to review and 

comment on a draft GMP/EIS. Public 

scoping meetings will be scheduled and 

consist of a discussion of the GMP/EIS 

process including ways that the public 

can be involved in providing and 

receiving information, and reviewing 

and commenting upon the draft GMP/ 

EIS. The place and time of public 

scoping meetings will be announced by 

the NPS and noticed in local 

newspapers serving the area. Scoping 

and other periodic public meeting 

notices and information regarding the 

GMP/EIS will also be placed on the NPS 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/frsp) for 

continuing public review and comment. 

ADDRESSES: Information related to 

ongoing public involvement 

opportunities will be provided online at 

the FSNMP Web site (http:// 

www.nps.gov/frsp) and on the NPS 

PEPC Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/frsp). Requests to 

be added to the project mailing list may 

be made electronically through the NPS 

PEPC Web site or by directing requests 

to the contacts listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ 

Smith, Superintendent, Fredericksburg 

and Spotsylvania National Military 

Park, 120 Chatham Lane, 

Fredericksburg, VA 22405–2508, 

Telephone: 540–371–0802. 

Megan Lang, Community Planner/ 

Project Manager, National Park Service, 

Park Planning and Special Studies, 200 

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19106, Telephone: 215–597–8875. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to comment on the GMP/EIS, you 

may submit your comments by any one 

of several methods. You may mail 

comments to contacts listed above or 

you may submit comments 

electronically through the NPS PEPC 

Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

frsp). 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. 

Michael T. Reynolds, 

Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17375 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–77–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Governors Island National Monument, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a 

Record of Decision on the Final General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement for Governors Island 

National Monument. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision for 

the Final General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ 

EIS) for Governors Island National 

Monument, New York. On June 1, 2009, 

the Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

approved the Record of Decision for the 

GMP/EIS, selecting Alternative D, The 

Harbor Center, which was described as 

the preferred alternative in the Final 

GMP/EIS issued on April 26, 2009. As 

soon as practicable, the NPS will begin 

to implement the selected alternative. 

The National Monument will be 

developed as a Harbor Center with 

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