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various newspapers in the San
Francisco Bay area. We conducted a
public scoping meeting on August 7,
2002 (67 FR 135). We held a second
public scoping meeting on March 9,
2007 (72 FR 46). During preparation of
the Environmental Assessment, we
determined that the scope of the
restoration would require an
environmental impact statement. On
September 6, 2007, we announced a
notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement and
sent notices to various newspapers and
interested parties and agencies in the
San Francisco Bay area.
Because some of the proposed project
area includes State lands, we have
prepared the DEIS/EIR to satisfy the
requirements of both NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). The California Department of
Fish and Game is the CEQA lead agency
for this project. The potential impacts of
a ‘‘no-action’’ alternative and two
‘‘action’’ alternatives are assessed and,
where appropriate, mitigation measures
are applied to reduce the intensity of the
potential effect or to avoid the potential
effect.
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Alternatives
We identified and analyzed a total of
eight alternatives. The alternatives were
analyzed based on a set of criteria,
including effects to adjacent habitats;
effects to the existing levees; effects on
the hydrology of the existing slough
channels and adjacent water bodies;
costs of implementing restoration
activities and long-term maintenance;
and effects of project construction on
existing uses on and adjacent to the
Cullinan Ranch Site (Site). We removed
five of these alternatives from further
consideration because they did not meet
the cost and engineering feasibility
criteria as set forth by the lead agencies.
Many of the alternatives considered
were formulated with optional
implementation features in order to
minimize effects on adjacent habitats
(such as the fringe marshes along
Dutchman Slough and Pritchett Marsh),
such as staging the Proposed Action
and/or limiting the amount of tidal
exchange. We analyzed these features
but removed them from further
consideration because hydrologic
modeling revealed that they would not
significantly reduce adverse effects to
adjacent habitats. Based on additional
hydrologic modeling and information
obtained from the Napa Sonoma
Restoration Project (NSRP), the lead
agencies carried forward three possible
alternatives to environmental analysis:
The No-Action Alternative, the
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Preferred Restoration Alternative, and
the Partial Restoration Alternative.
No-Action Alternative
Under the No-Action Alternative, the
lead agencies would take no action to
restore tidal influence to the Site;
however, continued maintenance of the
Dutchman and South Slough levees
would occur. Under this alternative,
because the lead agencies would be
required to maintain the northern levee
along Dutchman Slough in perpetuity,
maintenance activities would likely
increase as the levees age and scour
increases in response to activities
undertaken by the NSRP. Under the NoAction Alternative, the components of
the Proposed Action would not be
implemented.
Preferred Restoration Alternative
The Preferred Restoration Alternative
would restore the entire 1,500-ac
Cullinan Ranch Site with
implementation of the following project
components:
• Component 1: Construct boardwalk
to provide access to existing electrical
towers.
• Component 2: Block drainage
ditches to promote redevelopment of
natural sloughs.
• Component 3: Improve the DFG
Pond 1 levee and install water control
structures.
• Component 4: Protect Highway 37
from project-induced flooding and
erosion, through levee construction.
• Component 5: Construct public
access areas.
• Component 6: Breach the levees
along Dutchman and South Sloughs and
Guadalcanal Village.
• Component 7: Implement long-term
monitoring.
Partial Restoration Alternative
The Partial Restoration Alternative
would restore 300 ac of the Cullinan
Ranch Site. The Partial Restoration
Alternative was developed in order to
limit potential impacts to the hydrology
of Dutchman Slough. While it would
meet the purpose and need of the
project, a smaller overall area within
Cullinan Ranch would be restored, and
connectivity with other adjacent
restoration projects would be limited.
The Partial Restoration Alternative
would include implementation of the
following project components:
• Component 1: Block drainage
ditches to promote redevelopment of
natural Sloughs.
• Component 2: Construct internal
levee.
• Component 3: Protect Highway 37
from project-induced flooding and
erosion, through levee construction.
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• Component 4: Breach the levee
along Dutchman Slough.
• Component 5: Long-term
monitoring.
Public Meeting
We will hold one public meeting in to
solicit comments on the DEIS/EIR on
May 30, 2008, at the Mare Island
Conference Center, 375 G Street, Mare
Island, Vallejo, CA 94954, from 3 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
Public Comments
We invite the public to comment on
the DEIS/EIR during the comment
period. 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. We will use the comments to
prepare a final environmental impact
statement/environmental impact report.
A decision will be made no sooner than
30 days after the publication of the final
environmental impact statement. We
anticipate that a Record of Decision will
be issued by the Service in the summer
of 2008.
We provide this notice under
regulations implementing NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6).
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2008–N0100; 80221–1113–
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Endangered Species Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species.
DATES: Comments on these permit
applications must be received on or
before June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments
should be submitted to the U.S. Fish
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and Wildlife Service, Endangered
Species Program Manager, Region 8,
2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606,
Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone: 916–
414–6464; fax: 916–414–6486). Please
refer to the respective permit number for
each application when submitting
comments. All comments received,
including names and addresses, will
become part of the official
administrative record and may be made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, see ADDRESSES (telephone:
760–431–9440; fax: 760–431–9624).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following applicants have applied for
scientific research permits to conduct
certain activities with endangered
species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (‘‘we’’) solicits review
and comment from local, State, and
Federal agencies, and the public on the
following permit requests. 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.
Permit No. TE–180579
Applicant: Dwane N. Oberhoff, Los
Osos, California.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (harass by survey and handle) the
Morro shoulderband snail
(Helminthoglypta waleriana) in
conjunction with surveys throughout
the range of the species in California, for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
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Permit No. TE–180517
Applicant: Dylan O. Burge, Durham,
North Carolina.
The applicant requests a permit to
remove/reduce to possession the
Ceanothus ferrisae (coyote ceanothus)
and Ceanothus roderickii (pine hill
ceanothus) from federal lands in
conjunction with genetic research and
taxonomic status studies in Santa Clara
and El Dorado Counties, California for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE–180430
Applicant: Jeffrey P. Jorgenson,
Sacramento, California.
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The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, collect, and kill) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta longiantenna), the
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi) in conjunction with surveys
throughout the range of each species
within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Service Office, California,
for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
in conjunction with surveys in Sonoma
County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and
comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Comments and
materials we receive will be available
for public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours at the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.
Permit No. TE–180428
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Applicant: Ramon E. Aberasturi,
Sacramento, California.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, collect, and kill) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta longiantenna), the
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi) in conjunction with surveys
throughout the range of each species
within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Service Office, California,
for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE–040510
Applicant: Ero Resources Corporation,
Boise, Idaho.
The applicant requests an amendment
to take (harass by survey, and locate/
monitor nests) the southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
in conjunction with surveys and
monitoring activities throughout the
range of the species in California and
Nevada for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE–094308
Applicant: Shay E. Lawrey, San
Bernardino, California.
The applicant requests an amendment
to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax trailli extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout
the range of the species in California for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE–180585
Applicant: Bill A. Arnerich, Santa Rosa,
California.
The permittee requests a permit to
take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
and release) the California tiger
salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
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Dated: April 28, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8,
Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Extension of the Comment Period for
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Absaloka
Mine Crow Reservation South
Extension Coal Lease Approval, Mine
Development Plan and Related Federal
and State Permitting Actions, Big Horn
County, MT
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
is extending by 30 days the public
comment period for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Absaloka Mine Crow
Reservation South Extension Coal Lease
Approval, Mine Development Plan and
Related Federal and State Permitting
Actions, announced in the Federal
Register on March 21, 2008 (73 FR
15189). The closing date for public
comments announced in the March 21,
2008, notice was May 5, 2008.
DATES: The extended public comment
period closes on June 4, 2008. Written
comments on the DEIS must arrive by
that date.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-carry
written comments to George Gover,
Superintendent, Crow Agency, P.O. Box
69, Crow Agency, Montana 59022. You
may also comment via the Internet to
westmorelandeis@mt.gov. Please submit
Internet comments as an ASCII file,
avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption. Please
include your name and return address
in your Internet message. If you do not
receive a confirmation from the system
that we have received your Internet
message, contact Greg Hallsten at
(406) 444–3276.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0100; 80221-1113-0000-F5]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or
before June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S.
Fish
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and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region 8,
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone: 916-
414-6464; fax: 916-414-6486). Please refer to the respective permit
number for each application when submitting comments. All comments
received, including names and addresses, will become part of the
official administrative record and may be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, see ADDRESSES (telephone: 760-431-9440; fax: 760-431-9624).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for
scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (``we'') solicits review and comment from local, State, and
Federal agencies, and the public on the following permit requests.
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.
Permit No. TE-180579
Applicant: Dwane N. Oberhoff, Los Osos, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and
handle) the Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta waleriana) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-180517
Applicant: Dylan O. Burge, Durham, North Carolina.
The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession the
Ceanothus ferrisae (coyote ceanothus) and Ceanothus roderickii (pine
hill ceanothus) from federal lands in conjunction with genetic research
and taxonomic status studies in Santa Clara and El Dorado Counties,
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-180430
Applicant: Jeffrey P. Jorgenson, Sacramento, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Service Office, California, for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-180428
Applicant: Ramon E. Aberasturi, Sacramento, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Service Office, California, for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-040510
Applicant: Ero Resources Corporation, Boise, Idaho.
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, and
locate/monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in conjunction with surveys and monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in California and Nevada for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-094308
Applicant: Shay E. Lawrey, San Bernardino, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-180585
Applicant: Bill A. Arnerich, Santa Rosa, California.
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) in conjunction with surveys in Sonoma County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E8-9672 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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