Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, 80420-80421 [E8-31119]

Download as PDF 80420 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 251 / Wednesday, December 31, 2008 / Notices meetings, contact the Executive Secretary or Assistant to the Executive Secretary as soon as possible. Dated: December 10, 2008. J.R. Whitehead, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. E8–31124 Filed 12–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency Information Collection Activities: Form G–646, Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form G–646, Sworn Statement of Refugee Applying for Admission to the United States; OMB Control No. 1615–0097. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2008, at 73 FR 50633 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for this information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 30, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529–2210. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–6974 or via e-mail at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov . VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:41 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 217001 When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615–0097 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points: Overview of this information collection: (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved information collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Sworn Statement of Refugee Applying for Admission into the United States. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component sponsoring the collection: Form G–646, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The data collected on this form is used by the DHS to determine eligibility for the admission of applicants to the United States as refugees. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 75,000 responses at 20 minutes (.333 hours) per response. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 24,975 annual burden hours. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov/. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529–2210, Telephone number 202–272–8377. Dated: December 24, 2008. Stephen Tarragon, Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E8–31138 Filed 12–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5186–N–53] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: Effective Date: December 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 800–927–7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: December 23, 2008. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. E8–31059 Filed 12–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R2–ES–2008–N0316; 20124–1113– 0000–F5] Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before January 30, 2009. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 251 / Wednesday, December 31, 2008 / Notices requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave., SW., Room 6034, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, (505) 248–6920. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Permit TE–819477 Applicant: Parametrix, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/ absence surveys of the following species: Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), lesser longnosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha robustispina) within New Mexico and Arizona. Permit TE–195991 Applicant: Bonnie Doggett, Austin, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas. Permit TE–198059 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Applicant: Christopher Taylor, Plano, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following species: Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femeralis), black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:41 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 217001 Permit TE–198057 Applicant: Blackbird Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Permit TE–195191 Applicant: Baer Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc., Austin, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Dated: December 4, 2008. Thomas L. Nauer, Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–31119 Filed 12–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–R–2008–N0245; 40136–1265– 0000–S3] Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, Hyde County, NC AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: Final comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). In the final CCP, we describe how we will manage this refuge for the next 15 years. ADDRESSES: A copy of the CCP may be obtained by writing to: Mr. Bruce Freske, Refuge Manager, Mattamuskeet NWR, 38 Mattamuskeet Road, Swan Quarter, NC 27885. The CCP may also be accessed and downloaded from the Service’s Internet site: https:// southeast.fws.gov/planning. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Freske, Refuge Manager, Mattamuskeet NWR; Telephone: 252/ 926–4021; fax: 252/926–1743; e-mail: bruce_freske@fws.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 80421 Introduction With this notice, we finalize the CCP process for Mattamuskeet NWR. We started this process through a notice in the Federal Register on February 7, 2001 (66 FR 9353). For more about the process, see that notice. Mattamuskeet NWR was established in 1934, and conserves 50,180 acres of habitats around Lake Mattamuskeet, including the lake itself. At 40,000 acres, Lake Mattamuskeet is North Carolina’s largest natural lake. The refuge supports significant wintering populations of ducks, Canada geese, snow geese, and tundra swans. Concentrations of bald eagles and other raptors, wading birds, and shorebirds occur seasonally. Significant fishery resources including largemouth bass, sunfish (bream), white perch, crappie, alewives (herring), and blue crabs are associated with Lake Mattamuskeet and canals. Habitats consist of open water (40,000 acres), freshwater marsh (3,640 acres), forested wetlands (3,503 acres), managed wetlands or impoundments (2,600 acres), croplands (400 acres), and forested uplands/administrative lands (37 acres). Popular recreation uses at Mattamuskeet NWR include hunting, sport fishing, and wildlife observation and photography. Quota hunting for white-tailed deer and waterfowl is allowed on portions of the refuge. The Service selects hunters through a random drawing of applicants for deer and resident goose hunting. The State of North Carolina receives application requests for waterfowl hunting on the refuge through their special hunts program. Hunting for white-tailed deer and resident Canada geese is primarily conducted to control population levels. Mattamuskeet NWR receives 18,000 anglers annually. Most people fish along canal banks, bridges, or the Highway 94 Causeway. Boaters mostly use the lake in the spring and fall when water depths in the shallow lake are generally the highest. Boat fishermen generally seek largemouth and striped bass, while bank fishermen mostly seek catfish, white perch, and crappie. Crappie fishing is especially popular in the spring when spawning fish move into the deeper canals attached to the lake. During the fall and winter, concentrations of Canada geese, tundra swans, and ducks of many species delight both wildlife observers and photographers. The formerly threatened bald eagle may also be observed during the fall, winter, and early spring. During the summer months, many species of songbirds and marsh birds are a common sight. Occasionally, broods of E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 251 (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0316; 20124-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research 
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before January 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 
6034, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the

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requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. 
Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, 
during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 
Gold Ave., SW., Room 6034, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please refer to the 
respective permit number for each application when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered 
Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87103, (505) 248-6920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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.

Permit TE-819477

Applicant: Parametrix, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the 
following species: Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), 
lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Mexican long-nosed 
bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha 
robustispina) within New Mexico and Arizona.

Permit TE-195991

Applicant: Bonnie Doggett, Austin, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler 
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.

Permit TE-198059

Applicant: Christopher Taylor, Plano, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following species: Northern 
aplomado falcon (Falco femeralis), black-capped vireo (Vireo 
atricapilla), and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within 
Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.

Permit TE-198057

Applicant: Blackbird Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle 
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Permit TE-195191

Applicant: Baer Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc., 
Austin, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-capped vireo (Vireo 
atricapilla) and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within 
Texas.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: December 4, 2008.
Thomas L. Nauer,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-31119 Filed 12-30-08; 8:45 am]
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