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recover some of the expenses they incur
in providing services on public lands.
These local governments receive funds
under various Federal land payment
programs such as the National Forest
Revenue Act, the Mineral Lands Leasing
Act, and the Taylor Grazing Act. PILT
payments supplement the payments that
local governments receive under these
other programs.
The PILT Act requires that the
Governor of each state furnish the
Department of the Interior with a listing
of payments disbursed to local
governments by the states on behalf of
the Federal Government under 12
statutes described in Section 4 of the
Act (31 U.S.C. 6903). The Department of
the Interior uses the amounts reported
by the states to reduce PILT payments
to units of general local governments
from that which they might otherwise
receive. If such listings were not
furnished by the Governor of each
affected state, the Department would not
be able to compute the PILT payments
to units of general local government
within the states in question.
The information collection supporting
the PILT Act was initially administered
by the Bureau of Land Management,
within the Department of the Interior, as
‘‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT Act),
Statement of Federal Land Payments,
(43 CFR 1881),’’ OMB control #1004–
0109. However, in fiscal year 2004,
administrative authority for the PILT
program was transferred from the
Bureau of Land Management to the
Office of Budget within the Office of the
Secretary of the Department of the
Interior. Applicable DOI regulations
pertaining to the PILT program to be
administered by the Office of the
Secretary were published as a final rule
in the Federal Register on December 7,
2004. Recently, the Office of Budget,
within the Office of the Secretary,
requested emergency approval of the
information collection as ‘‘Payments in
Lieu of Taxes (PILT Act), Statement of
Federal Land Payments, (43 CFR 44).’’
OMB approved the information
collection under control #1093–0005.
The Office of Budget, Office of the
Secretary is now planning to extend the
information collection approval for the
standard 3 years in order to enable the
Department of the Interior to continue to
comply with the PILT Act.
II. Data
(1) Title: Payments in Lieu of Taxes
(PILT Act), Statement of Federal Land
Payments, (43 CFR 44).
OMB Control Number: 1093–0005.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2006.
Type of Review: Information
Collection: Renewal.
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Affected Entities: State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 43.
Frequency of response: Annual.
(2) Annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden.
Total annual reporting per
respondent: 50 hours.
Total annual reporting: 2150 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of
the information: The statutorilyrequired information is needed to
compute payments due units of general
local government under the PILT Act
(31 U.S.C. 6901–6907). The Act requires
that the Governor of each state furnish
a statement as to amounts paid to units
of general local government under 12
revenue-sharing statutes in the prior
fiscal year.
III. Request for Comments
The Department of the Interior invites
comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
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Dated: November 13, 2006.
Pam Haze,
Co-Director, Office of Budget, Office of the
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Construction of a Commercial
Development in Lake County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice: receipt of application for
an incidental take permit; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of an Incidental Take Permit
(ITP) Application and Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP). Hancock
Commons, LLC (applicant) requests an
ITP for a duration of 5 years under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The applicant anticipates taking about
3.7 acres of sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi)—occupied habitat incidental
to constructing a shopping center and
associated amenities in Lake County,
Florida (Project). The applicant’s HCP
describes the mitigation and
minimization measures the applicant
proposes to address the effects of the
Project to the sand skink.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before December 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the
application and HCP, you may obtain a
copy by writing the Field Supervisor at
our Jacksonville Field Office, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310,
Jacksonville, FL, 32216, or by making an
appointment to visit during normal
business hours. If you wish to comment,
you may mail or hand deliver comments
to the Jacksonville Field Office, or you
may email comments to
paula_sisson@fws.gov. For more
information on reviewing documents
and public comments and submitting
comments, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see
ADDRESSES), telephone: 904/232–2580,
ext. 126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Review and Comment
Please reference permit number
TE132462–0 in all requests or
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comments. Please include your name
and return address in your email
message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from us that we have
received your email message, contact us
directly at the telephone number listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. 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
address from the administrative record.
We will honor such requests to the
extent allowable by law. There may also
be other circumstances in which we
would withhold from the administrative
record a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and address, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. We will
not, however, consider anonymous
comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Background: Due to the reduction in
quality and acreage and the rapid
development of xeric (bare, scrub-like
areas with sandy soils, open canopies)
upland communities, the sand skink is
reportedly declining throughout most of
its range. By some estimates, as much as
90 percent of the scrub ecosystem has
already been lost to residential
development and conversion to
agriculture, primarily citrus groves.
Applicant’s Proposal: The applicant is
requesting take of 3.7 acres of occupied
sand skink habitat incidental to the
construction of a shopping center
(Hancock Commons) on 13.96 acres in
Lake County, Florida. Hancock
Commons is located south of State Road
50 and East of Hancock Road, in Section
27, Township 22 South, Range 26 East,
near Clermont.
The proposed Hancock Commons
development will consist of
approximately 38,100 square feet of
shopping center space that will support
a bank, a fast-food restaurant, a sit-down
restaurant, and retail sale. Currently, the
property consists primarily of xeric oak
forest with scattered open patches of
sand and a disturbed area along the
western boundary.
The Applicant proposes to mitigate
for 3.7 acres of impacts by purchasing
a ±43-acre parcel in Polk County, FL,
within the boundaries of the Lake Wales
Ridge. This property is being referred to
as the Eddinger Mitigation Property and
is located south of State Road 60, west
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of Walk-in-the-Water Road, in Section 6,
Township 31 South, Range 29 East. This
property consists of three tax parcels,
the northern two of which are being
utilized to mitigate for the impacts
associated with the Hancock Commons
development.
The Service has determined that the
Applicant’s proposal, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, will have a minor or
negligible effect on the species covered
in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies for a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as
provided by the Department of the
Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1
and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). This
preliminary information may be revised
based on our review of public comments
that we receive in response to this
notice. Low-effect HCPs are those
involving (1) minor or negligible effects
on federally listed or candidate species
and their habitats, and (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources.
We will evaluate the HCP and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we
determine that the application meets
those requirements, we will issue the
ITP for incidental take of the sand skink.
We will also evaluate whether issuance
of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies
with section 7 of the Act by conducting
an intra-Service section 7 consultation.
We will use the results of this
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, in the final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue the
ITP.
Authority: We provide this notice under
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 6, 2006.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS),
Western and Central Gulf of Mexico,
Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years
2007–2012
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
AGENCY:
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Notice of Availability (NOA) of
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and Public Hearings.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
on tentatively scheduled 2007–2012 oil
and gas leasing proposals in the Western
and Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM), off
the States of Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama.
Authority: The NOA and notice of public
hearings is published pursuant to the
regulations (40 CFR 1501.7) implementing
the provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)).
Federal
regulations allow for several proposals
to be analyzed in one EIS (40 CFR
1502.4). Since each sale proposal and
projected activities are very similar each
year for each sale area, the MMS has
prepared a single EIS (multisale EIS) for
the five Western and six Central GOM
lease sales scheduled for 2007–2012 in
the draft proposed OCS Oil and Gas
Leasing Program: 2007–2012. The
multisale approach is intended to focus
the NEPA process for individual sales
on the differences between the proposed
sales and on new issues and
information. The multisale EIS will
eliminate the repetitive issuance of
complete draft and final EIS’s for each
sale area. The resource estimates and
scenario information for the EIS
analyses will be presented as a range
that would encompass the resources and
activities estimated for any of the eleven
proposed lease sales. Although this EIS
addresses eleven proposed lease sales,
at the completion of this EIS process,
decisions will be made only for
proposed Lease Sale 204 in the Western
Planning Area (WPA), and proposed
Lease Sale 205 in the Central Planning
Area (CPA). Subsequent to these first
sales, a NEPA review will be conducted
for each of the other proposed lease
sales in the 2007–2012 Leasing Program.
Formal consultation with other Federal
agencies, the affected states, and the
public will be carried out to assist in the
determination of whether or not the
information and analyses in the original
multisale EIS are still valid. These
consultations and NEPA reviews will be
completed before decisions are made on
the subsequent sales.
EIS Availability: To obtain a single,
printed or CD–ROM copy of the draft
EIS, you may contact the Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, Public Information Office
(MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Construction of a Commercial Development in Lake County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice: receipt of application for an incidental take permit;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) Application and Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP). Hancock Commons, LLC (applicant) requests an
ITP for a duration of 5 years under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant
anticipates taking about 3.7 acres of sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi)--
occupied habitat incidental to constructing a shopping center and
associated amenities in Lake County, Florida (Project). The applicant's
HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures the applicant
proposes to address the effects of the Project to the sand skink.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before December 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the application and HCP, you may
obtain a copy by writing the Field Supervisor at our Jacksonville Field
Office, 6620 Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL,
32216, or by making an appointment to visit during normal business
hours. If you wish to comment, you may mail or hand deliver comments to
the Jacksonville Field Office, or you may email comments to paula_
sisson@fws.gov. For more information on reviewing documents and public
comments and submitting comments, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see ADDRESSES), telephone: 904/
232-2580, ext. 126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Review and Comment
Please reference permit number TE132462-0 in all requests or
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comments. Please include your name and return address in your email
message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we have
received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone
number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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 address from the
administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we
would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity,
as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address,
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We
will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
Background: Due to the reduction in quality and acreage and the
rapid development of xeric (bare, scrub-like areas with sandy soils,
open canopies) upland communities, the sand skink is reportedly
declining throughout most of its range. By some estimates, as much as
90 percent of the scrub ecosystem has already been lost to residential
development and conversion to agriculture, primarily citrus groves.
Applicant's Proposal: The applicant is requesting take of 3.7 acres
of occupied sand skink habitat incidental to the construction of a
shopping center (Hancock Commons) on 13.96 acres in Lake County,
Florida. Hancock Commons is located south of State Road 50 and East of
Hancock Road, in Section 27, Township 22 South, Range 26 East, near
Clermont.
The proposed Hancock Commons development will consist of
approximately 38,100 square feet of shopping center space that will
support a bank, a fast-food restaurant, a sit-down restaurant, and
retail sale. Currently, the property consists primarily of xeric oak
forest with scattered open patches of sand and a disturbed area along
the western boundary.
The Applicant proposes to mitigate for 3.7 acres of impacts by
purchasing a 43-acre parcel in Polk County, FL, within the
boundaries of the Lake Wales Ridge. This property is being referred to
as the Eddinger Mitigation Property and is located south of State Road
60, west of Walk-in-the-Water Road, in Section 6, Township 31 South,
Range 29 East. This property consists of three tax parcels, the
northern two of which are being utilized to mitigate for the impacts
associated with the Hancock Commons development.
The Service has determined that the Applicant's proposal, including
the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will have a minor or
negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP
is a ``low-effect'' project and qualifies for a categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the
Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6
Appendix 1). This preliminary information may be revised based on our
review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice.
Low-effect HCPs are those involving (1) minor or negligible effects on
federally listed or candidate species and their habitats, and (2) minor
or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources.
We will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application meets the requirements of section
10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the
application meets those requirements, we will issue the ITP for
incidental take of the sand skink. We will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the
Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. We will use
the results of this consultation, in combination with the above
findings, in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue
the ITP.
Authority: We provide this notice under Section 10 of the
Endangered Species Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 6, 2006.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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