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• 17–92, LLC proposes to purchase 

the equivalent of 5.28 ac of credits. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicants’ 

projects, including the mitigation 

measures, will individually and 

cumulatively have a minor or negligible 

effect on the species covered in the 

HCPs. Therefore, we have determined 

that the incidental take permits for these 

projects are ‘‘low effect’’ and qualify for 

categorical exclusions under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), as provided by 43 CFR 46.205 

and 43 CFR 46.210. We base our 

preliminary determination that issuance 

of the ITPs qualifies as low-effect on the 

following three criteria: (1) 

Implementation of the projects would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

Implementation of the projects would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

other environmental values or 

resources; and (3) Impacts of the 

projects, considered together with the 

impacts of other past, present, and 

reasonably foreseeable similarly situated 

projects, would not result, over time, in 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources that would be 

considered significant. This preliminary 

determination may be revised based on 

our review of public comments that we 

receive in response to this notice. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the HCPs 

and comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the Act. The Service will also 

evaluate whether issuance of the section 

10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies with section 7 

of the Act by conducting an intraService section 7 consultation for each 

project. The results of these 

consultations, in combination with the 

above findings, will be used in the final 

analysis to determine whether or not to 

issue the ITPs. If it is determined that 

the requirements of the Act are met, the 

ITPs will be issued. 

Submitting Comments 

If you wish to comment on the ITP 

applications or HCPs, you may submit 

comments by any one of the following 

methods: 

Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov. Use 

‘‘Attn: Permit numbers TE32251C–0, 

TE32252C–0, and TE32249C–0’’ as your 

message subject line. 

Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–562–4288, 

‘‘Attn.: Permit numbers TE32251C–0, 

TE32252C–0, and TE32249C–0.’’ 

U.S. mail: See ADDRESSES. 

In-person drop-off: You may drop off 

comments or request information during 

regular business hours at the address in 

ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can request in your 

comments that your personal 

identifying information be withheld 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 

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

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Roxanna Hinzman, 

Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological 

Services Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[GX17GG00995TR00] 

Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific 

Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold 

its next meeting on October 10–11, 

2017, at the Golden Hotel, 800 Eleventh 

Street, Golden, Colorado, in the Mesa 

Meeting Room. The Committee shall 

advise the Director of the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) on matters 

relating to the USGS’s participation in 

the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program. The Committee 

comprises members from academia, 

industry, and State government. In this 

meeting, the Committee will review the 

current activities of the USGS 

Earthquake Hazards Program and 

discuss future priorities. 

DATES: The meeting will be held from 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) on October 

10, 2017, and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on 

October 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

William Leith, U.S. Geological Survey, 

MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6712, 

wleith@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee are open to the 

public. 

Public Disclosure: Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

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. 

William Leith, 

Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and 

Geologic Hazards. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX17GG00996TR00] 

Notice of Public Meeting of National 

Earthquake Prediction Evaluation 

Council 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

503, the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold 

its next meeting at the Graduate 

Berkeley, 2600 Durant Ave., Berkeley, 

California, in the California Room. The 

Council is composed of members from 

academia, industry, and State 

government. The Council shall advise 

the Director of the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the 

USGS’s participation in the National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. 

At the meeting, the Council will 

receive briefings and updates on 

improved methods for calculating 

aftershock probabilities and 

spatiotemporal aftershock forecasts, and 

consider the readiness of such 

calculations as the basis of operational 

forecast products. The Council will also 

be briefed on development of the 

UCERF3–ETAS earthquake rupture 

forecast model; results from a workshop 

on potential uses for operational 

earthquake forecasts; and 

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recommendations for effective 

communication of earthquake science 

information during times of heightened 

concern in the Pacific Northwest. 

DATES: October 16–17, 2017, 

commencing no earlier than 1:00 p.m. 

on the first day and adjourning no later 

than 5:00 p.m. on the second day. 

Guests should check with Dr. Michael 

Blanpied (see contact below) for any 

late-breaking changes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council are open to the 

public. A draft meeting agenda is 

available upon request from the 

Executive Secretary (contact 

information below). In order to ensure 

sufficient seating and handouts, it is 

requested that visitors preregister by 

October 6. Members of the public 

wishing to make a statement to the 

Council should provide notice of that 

intention by October 6 so that time may 

be allotted on the agenda. A meeting 

summary will be posted by November 

30 to the committee Web site: http://

earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/. 

Public Disclosure: Before including 

your address, phone, number, email 

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. 

Contact: Dr. Michael Blanpied, U.S. 

Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 

20192, (703) 648–6696, mblanpied@

usgs.gov. 

Michael Blanpied, 

Associate Coordinator, USGS Earthquake 

Hazards Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–17X–L13100000–FI0000–P; 

NDM 94704, NDM 94705, NDM 94706 MO 

#4500108082] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Leases NDM 

94704, NDM 94705, and NDM 94706, 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement. 

SUMMARY: As required under the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Emerald 

WB LLC and Continental Resources Inc. 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of competitive oil and gas leases NDM 

94704, NDM 94705, and NDM 94706, 

McKenzie County, North Dakota. The 

lessees paid the required rentals and 

back royalties accruing from the date of 

termination. No leases were issued that 

affect these lands. The BLM proposes to 

reinstate the leases. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Werven, Chief, Fluids 

Adjudication Section, Bureau of Land 

Management Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, 406–896–5091, kwerven@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

lessees agree to new lease terms for 

rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, per year, and 162⁄3

percent, respectively. The lessees agree 

to additional or amended stipulations. 

The lessees paid the $500 

administration fee for the reinstatement 

of the leases and the $159 cost for 

publishing this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the leases per Section 

31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920. We are proposing to reinstate 

the leases, effective the date of 

termination, subject to the: 

• Original terms and conditions of the 

leases; 

• Additional and amended 

stipulations; 

• Increased rental of $10 per acre; 

• Increased royalty of 162⁄3 percent; 

and 

• $159 cost of publishing this Notice. 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188. 

Kimberly Werven, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–2017–L13100000–FI0000–P; 

NDM 106959 and NDM 106960] 

Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated 

Oil and Gas Leases NDM 106959 and 

NDM 106960, North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed 

reinstatement. 

SUMMARY: Per the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, Bakken Production Inc., AGRI 

Properties LLP, and Southfork Oil LLC 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of competitive oil and gas leases NDM 

106959 and NDM 106960, Bottineau 

County, North Dakota. The lessees paid 

the required rentals accruing from the 

date of termination. No leases were 

issued that affect these lands. The BLM 

proposes to reinstate the leases. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Werven, Chief, Fluids 

Adjudication Section, Bureau of Land 

Management Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, 406–896–5091, kwerven@

blm.gov. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

lessees agree to new lease terms for 

rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, per year, and 162⁄3

percent, respectively. The lessees paid 

the $500 administration fee for the 

reinstatement of the leases and the $159 

cost for publishing this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the leases per Sec. 

31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920. We are proposing to reinstate 

the leases, effective the date of 

termination, subject to the: 

• Original terms and conditions of the 

leases; 

• Increased rental of $10 per acre; 

• Increased royalty of 162⁄3 percent; 

and 

• $159 cost of publishing this Notice. 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188. 

Kimberly Werven, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

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