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species becomes listed in the future. 

Application requirements and issuance 

criteria for enhancement of survival 

permits through CCAAs are in the Code 

of Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(d) 

and 17.32(d), respectively. See also our 

joint policy on CCAAs, which we 

published in the Federal Register with 

the Department of Commerce’s National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, National Marine 

Fisheries Service (64 FR 32726; June 17, 

1999). 

The proposed CCAA is programmatic 

in nature, and, under it, individual 

property owners who wish to 

participate would enroll their properties 

under the IDFG’s section 10(a)(1)(A) 

permit through the issuance of a 

Certificate of Inclusion. The individual 

property owner would work with IDFG 

and us to develop a mutually agreeable 

site-specific management plan for the 

enrolled property. The site-specific plan 

will address known threats to sagegrouse through the implementation of 

identified conservation measures that 

are consistent with the participating 

landowner’s land use activities and the 

CCAA. If a Certificate of Inclusion is 

signed and issued to a participating 

property owner, they would then be 

authorized to incidentally take sagegrouse if the species becomes listed 

under the ESA in the future, as long as 

the terms and conditions of the permit 

and the existing site-specific plan are 

followed. 

The area to be covered under this 

proposed CCAA (Covered Area) is 

approximately 930,000 acres (ac) 

located in the West Central Planning 

Area (WCPA) in Washington, Adams, 

Gem, and Payette Counties, Idaho. 

Within the Covered Area, approximately 

590,707 ac is non-Federally owned and 

would potentially be eligible for 

enrollment under the proposed CCAA. 

Sage grouse use habitats throughout the 

WCPA, including lekking (breeding 

display) areas, and nesting, brood 

rearing, and wintering habitats. 

Accurate estimates of the number of 

sage-grouse in the WCPA are not 

available. 

The proposed CCAA identifies 

important sage-grouse use areas using a 

combination of known lek locations, 

and yearlong telemetry data identifying 

nesting, brood-rearing, and wintering 

habitats. The proposed CCAA also 

assumes that there are some areas where 

land uses or historic events have 

reduced habitat values so that they are 

no longer used by sage-grouse. However, 

the inherent physical factors and 

proximity to currently used habitat may 

make these areas candidates for 

restoration efforts. 

The proposed CCAA is intended to 

result in benefits to sage-grouse by 

reducing or eliminating threats to the 

species on enrolled properties, and 

creating or maintaining habitat 

conditions that are suitable for all lifehistory stages of the species through the 

implementation of conservation 

measures. The proposed CCAA 

describes all of the threats to sagegrouse that have been identified in the 

WCPA, and a suite of potential 

conservation actions that could be 

implemented to address those threats. 

The conservation measures that would 

be implemented on any enrolled 

property would be identified in a sitespecific conservation plan for that 

property. Activities that are covered 

under the CCAA and may be included 

in a site-specific plan as applicable 

include range and livestock 

management, farming operations, 

recreational activities, and general ranch 

operation and maintenance. These 

activities are described in more detail in 

the proposed CCAA. 

Consistent with our CCAA Policy (64 

FR 32726), the conservation goal of the 

proposed CCAA is to encourage 

enhancement and protection of suitable 

sage-grouse habitat on non-Federal 

lands by either maintaining or 

modifying existing land uses so that 

they are consistent with the 

conservation needs of sage-grouse. We 

can meet this conservation goal with the 

use of a CCAA by giving non-Federal 

landowners incentives to implement 

conservation measures, primarily 

through regulatory certainty concerning 

land-use restrictions that might 

otherwise apply should sage-grouse 

become listed under the ESA. 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the implementing regulations for 

NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6). We will evaluate 

the permit application, associated 

documents, and comments we receive to 

determine whether the permit 

application meets the requirements of 

section 10(a) of the ESA and NEPA and 

its implementing regulations. If we 

determine that all requirements are met, 

we will sign the proposed CCAA and 

issue a permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA to the IDFG for take of sagegrouse. We will not make our final 

decision until after the end of the 30- 

day public comment period, and we 

will fully consider all comments we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. E9–17523 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 49561, LLCAD08000L5101 

ER0000LVRWB09B3220] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Amendment to the California Desert 

Conservation Area Plan for the 

Lucerne Valley Solar Project; San 

Bernardino County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Barstow Field Office, Barstow, 

California intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and by this notice is announcing the 

beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments and identify 

issues. The EIS will analyze the impacts 

of the Lucerne Valley Solar Plant on 

public lands in San Bernardino County, 

California. The project is being 

proposed by Chevron Energy Solutions 

(the Applicant). The applicant has 

requested a right-of-way (ROW) 

authorization to construct and operate a 

45 megawatt solar photovoltaic project 

and connect it to the existing Southern 

California Edison 33 kV distribution 

system. Within the 516-acre solar 

facility, the project would include a new 

switchyard, control/maintenance 

building, and parking area. The EIS will 

analyze the site-specific impacts to the 

environment from the proposed grant of 

the ROW. 

DATES: This notice initiates a public 

participation and scoping period for the 

EIS of at least 30 days. This scoping 

period will also be announced through 

the local news media, newspapers, and 

BLM’s Web page (http://www.blm.gov/ 

ca/st/en/fo/barstow.html). During the 

public scoping period the BLM will 

solicit public comment on issues, 

concerns and opportunities that should 

be considered in the analysis of the 

proposed action. The BLM expects to 

hold two public meetings, one in 

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of San Bernardino. The meeting in 

Lucerne Valley will take place on July 

29, 2009 at the Lucerne Valley 

Community Center located at 33187 

Highway 247 East, Lucerne Valley, 

California from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

The meeting in San Bernardino will take 

place on July 30, 2009 at the Family Life 

Public Enterprise Center, Conference 

Room 13, located at 1505 West Highland 

Ave., San Bernardino, California 92411 

from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Information 

about the two meetings has been 

announced through the local news 

media, newspapers and BLM Web site 

(http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ 

barstow.html). Comments on issues, 

potential impacts, or suggestions for 

additional alternatives may also be 

submitted in writing to the address 

listed below. In order to be included in 

the Draft EIS, all comments must be 

received prior to the close of the scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. We will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Lucerne Valley Solar 

Project by any of the following methods: 

• Web Site: http://www.blm.gov/ca/ 

st/en/fo/barstow.html. 

• E-mail: LucerneSolar@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (760) 252–6098. 

• Mail: BLM Barstow Field Office, 

2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, California 

92311. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the BLM Barstow 

Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, send 

requests to: ATTN: Lucerne Valley Solar 

Project; contact Greg Thomsen, 

telephone (951) 697–5237; address BLM 

Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow 

Road, Barstow, California 92311; e-mail 

LucerneSolar@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Title V of FLPMA, sites associated 

with power generation or transmission 

not identified in the BLM’s California 

Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan 

(1980, as amended) will be considered 

through the plan amendment process. 

Under Federal law, the BLM is 

responsible for processing requests for 

rights-of-way to authorize solar projects 

and other appurtenant facilities on the 

land it manages. BLM must comply with 

the requirements of NEPA to ensure that 

environmental impacts associated with 

construction, operation, and 

decommissioning will be identified, 

analyzed and considered in the 

application process. This will be 

accomplished through preparation of a 

Draft and Final EIS. The BLM will 

utilize the NEPA commenting process to 

satisfy the public involvement process 

for Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 

470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 800.2 

(d)(3). 

This notice announces a period for 

public scoping of alternatives, issues, 

impacts and planning criteria associated 

with this project. In addition, the BLM 

is requesting the views of other agencies 

as to the scope and content of the 

environmental information that is 

germane to the statutory responsibilities 

or areas of expertise for those agencies 

in connection with the proposed project 

and the analysis of its impacts. Federal, 

State, and local agencies, as well as 

individuals or organizations that may be 

interested or affected by the BLM’s 

decision on this project are invited to 

participate in the scoping process and, 

if eligible, may request or be requested 

by the BLM to participate as a 

cooperating agency. 

The Applicant has applied for a ROW 

authorization to construct and operate a 

solar photovoltaic project on public 

lands. The public lands are managed by 

the BLM in accordance with the CDCA 

Plan and the West Mojave Plan, an 

amendment to the CDCA Plan. The 516- 

acre project would be built 

approximately 8 miles east of Lucerne 

Valley, San Bernardino County, 

California, at T. 4 N., R. 2 E., Section 19 

(NE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4), section 20 (W 1⁄2 W 1⁄2), 

section 29 (NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4), section 30 

(N 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4). 

The EIS will describe and analyze the 

proposed project and will include: 

(1) Measures to avoid, minimize, or 

mitigate impacts on the environment; 

(2) The ‘‘No Action’’ alternative (no 

project would be built); and 

(3) The ‘‘no solar’’ alternative (lands 

would be determined unsuitable for one 

or more types of solar generation). 

Through public scoping, BLM will 

identify various issues, potential 

impacts, and mitigation measures. 

The BLM has identified a potential 

list of issues that will need to be 

addressed in this analysis including, but 

not limited to, social and economic 

impacts, including impacts to the public 

from traffic; ground and surface water 

quantity and quality; plant and animal 

species including special status species; 

Tribal and cultural resources; and visual 

resources. If approved, the solar project 

on public lands would be authorized in 

accordance with the FLPMA and 

Federal regulations at Title 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 2800. 

The CDCA Plan (1980, as amended) 

requires that all power generating 

facilities be considered through the 

planning process. Planning criteria for 

consideration of a CDCA plan 

amendment to provide for power 

generation at this site include: 

a. The plan amendment will be 

completed in compliance with FLPMA, 

NEPA and all other applicable Federal 

and State laws, Executive orders, and 

management policies of the BLM; 

b. The plan amendment will 

recognize and conform to previous sitespecific planning decisions from BLM 

regional and bioregional plans; 

c. Where existing planning decisions 

are still valid, those decisions will 

remain unchanged; 

d. The plan amendment and any 

rights-of-way issued will recognize valid 

existing rights; and 

e. Interagency and Native American 

Tribal consultations will be conducted 

in accordance with policy, and will be 

given due consideration. The planning 

process will include the consideration 

of impacts on Indian trust assets, other 

jurisdictions, and agencies. 

You may submit written comments on 

issues and planning criteria at the 

public scoping meeting, or you may 

submit them via e-mail (see ADDRESSES

section above). To be most helpful, you 

should submit comments within 15 

days after the public scoping meeting. 

The BLM will identify issues and will 

place them into one of three categories: 

1. Issues to be resolved in the plan; 

2. Issues to be resolved through policy 

or administrative action; or 

3. Issues beyond the scope of this 

plan. 

The BLM will provide an explanation 

in the plan as to why we placed an issue 

in category two or three. The public is 

also encouraged to help identify any 

management questions and concerns 

that should be addressed in the plan. 

The BLM will work collaboratively with 

interested parties to identify the 

management decisions that are best 

suited to local, regional, and national 

needs and concerns. 

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 


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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Tom Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director for Natural Resources, 

California State Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–17571 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 

Management Work Group (AMWG) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam 

Adaptive Management Program (AMP) 

was implemented as a result of the 

Record of Decision on the Operation of 

Glen Canyon Dam Final Environmental 

Impact Statement to comply with 

consultation requirements of the Grand 

Canyon Protection Act (Pub. L. 102– 

575) of 1992. The AMP includes a 

federal advisory committee, the 

Adaptive Management Work Group 

(AMWG), a technical work group 

(TWG), a Grand Canyon Monitoring and 

Research Center, and independent 

review panels. The AMWG makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam 

operations and other management 

actions to protect resources downstream 

of Glen Canyon Dam consistent with the 

Grand Canyon Protection Act. The TWG 

is a subcommittee of the AMWG and 

provides technical advice and 

recommendations to the AMWG. 

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The AMWG will 

conduct the following meeting: 

Date: Wednesday–Thursday, August 

12–13, 2009. The meeting will begin at 

9:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. the first day 

and will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude 

at approximately 3 p.m. on the second 

day. The meeting will be held at the 

Fiesta Inn, 2100 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, 

Arizona. 

Agenda: The primary purpose of the 

meeting will be for the AMWG to 

discuss and recommend the Fiscal Year 

2010–11 biennial budget, workplan, and 

hydrograph. In addition, they will 

receive updates and discuss the 

following items: (1) Mid-fiscal Year 

2009 expenditures, (2) Status of Grand 

Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 

projects, (3) 2007 and 2008 Biological 

Opinion conservation measures, (4) 

Colorado River Basin hydrology, (5) 

Future Funding Sources for Non-native 

Fish Control Efforts, (6) the Draft 

Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan, 

(7) a stakeholder’s perspective by the 

Arizona Game and Fish Department, 

and other administrative and resource 

issues pertaining to the AMP. To view 

a copy of the agenda and documents 

related to the above meeting, please visit 

Reclamation’s Web site at: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/ 

09aug12/index.html. Time will be 

allowed at the meeting for any 

individual or organization wishing to 

make formal oral comments. To allow 

for full consideration of information by 

the AMWG members, written notice 

must be provided to Dennis Kubly, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 

Regional Office, 125 South State Street, 

Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138; 

telephone 801–524–3715; facsimile 

801–524–3858; e-mail at 

dkubly@usbr.gov at least five (5) days 

prior to the call. Any written comments 

received will be provided to the AMWG 

members. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, 

telephone (801) 524–3715; facsimile 

(801) 524–3858; e-mail at 

dkubly@usbr.gov. 

Dated: July 7, 2009. 

Tom Ryan, 

Manager, Environmental Resources Division, 

Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake 

City, Utah. 

[FR Doc. E9–17526 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCO07000.L16100000.DQ0000.CO–03] 

Meeting Notice: Southwest Resource 

Advisory Council; Canyons of the 

Ancients National Monument 

Subgroup 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (BLM) Southwest 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC) 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument (Monument) Subgroup, will 

meet as directed below. 

DATES: The Southwest RAC Canyons of 

the Ancients National Monument 

(Monument) Subgroup will meet on 

August 14, 2009 at the Anasazi Heritage 

Center in Dolores, Colorado. The 

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. One public 

comment period is planned and will 

begin at approximately 10 a.m. The 

meeting will adjourn at approximately 

12 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Musclow, Planner, 970–882– 

5632, LouAnn Jacobson, Manager, 

970–882–5600, or e-mail 

Heather_Musclow@blm.gov, or visit the 

monument Web site at http:// 

www.co.blm.gov/canm/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ten 

member subgroup has provided 

recommendations to the Southwest 

Resource Advisory Council concerning 

development and implementation of a 

management plan developed in 

accordance with FLMPA, for public 

lands within the Monument. We plan to 

discuss comments received during 

public review of the Draft Resource 

Management Plan/Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement. An overview of the 

Proposed Resource Management Plan/ 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

will be presented. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and will include a time set aside 

for public comment. Interested persons 

may make oral statements at the meeting 

or submit written statements at any 

meeting. Per-person time limits for oral 

statements may be set to allow all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

speak. 

Summary minutes of Committee and 

Subgroup meetings are maintained at 

the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, 

Colorado. They are available for public 

inspection and reproduction during 

regular business hours within thirty (30) 

days of the meeting. In addition, 

minutes and other information 

concerning the Committee and 

Subgroup can be obtained from the 

Monument planning Web site at: 

http://www.blm.gov/rmp/canmwhich. 

Barbara Sharrow, 

Designated Federal Official, Colorado 

Southwest Resource Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. E9–17358 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Special Trustee for 

American Indians 

Notice of Additional Tribal 

Consultation Meetings 

AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for 

American Indians, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

additional Tribal Consultation Sessions 


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