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Applicant: Copperhead Environmental
Consulting, Inc., Paint Lick,
Kentucky, TE171516
The applicant requests amendment of
existing authorization to add authority
to capture, handle, and release 31
species of freshwater mussel for
presence surveys throughout the species
ranges in the eastern United States.
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The applicant requests authorization
to harass, inspect nest cavities, and
conduct other management activities
with the red-cockaded woodpecker
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The applicant requests renewal of
existing authorization to collect leaves
of pondberry (Lindera melissifolia) from
throughout South Carolina.
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The applicant requests renewal of
existing authorization to collect seeds,
spores, cuttings, and vegetative material
of little amphianthus (Amphianthus
pusillus), Alabama leather flower
(Clematis socialis), harperella
(Ptilimnium nodosum), Kral’s waterplantain (Sagittaria secundifolia), green
pitcher-plant (Sarracenia oreophila),
seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus
pumilus), shale-barren rockcress (Arabis
serotina), golden sedge (Carex lutea),
Alabama leather-flower (Clematis
socialis), smooth-purple coneflower
(Echinacea laevigata), Applachian avens
(Geum radiatum), rock gnome lichen
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dwarf-flowered heartleaf (Hexastylis
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(Hudsonia montana), black-spore
quillwort (Isoetes melanospora),
Merlin’s-grass (Isoetes tegetiformans),
Heller’s gayfeather (Liatris helleri),
rough-leaved loosestrife (Lysimachia
asperulaefolia), Canby’s dropwort
(Oxypolis canbyi), Ruth’s golden aster
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(Rhus michauxii), bunched arrowhead
(Sagittaria fasciculata), mountain sweet
pitcher-plant (Sarracenia jonesii),
largeflower skullcap (Scutellaria
montana), blue ridge goldenrod
(Solidago spithamaea), Virginia spirea
(Spiraea virginiana), Cooley’s
meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi), and
running buffalo clover (Trifolium
stoloniferum) to develop and maintain
germ plasm and propagated specimens
of plants collected from throughout
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Applicant: International Carnivorous
Plant Society, Pinole, California,
TE061005
The applicant requests renewal of
existing authorization to sell in
interstate commerce cultivated seeds of
green pitcher-plant (Sarracenia
oreophila), Alabama canebreak pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra spp.
alabamensis), mountain sweet pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra spp. jonesii),
and godfrey’s butterwort (Pinguicula
ionantha). To be sold throughout the
United States from specimens cultivated
at University of California, Davis,
California.
Applicant: Meadowview Biological
Research Station, Woodford, Virginia,
TE022690
The applicant requests renewal of
existing authorization to sell in
interstate commerce cultivated
specimens of green pitcher-plant,
Alabama canebreak pitcher-plant, and
mountain sweet pitcher-plant. To be
sold throughout the United States from
specimens cultivated at Woodford,
Virginia.
March 24–26, 2009. The meeting is open
to the public. The meeting agenda will
include reports from the Subcommittees
on Incentives, Legal, Science Tools &
Procedures, and Synthesis, and
discussion of the draft
Recommendations to the Secretary.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
March 24–26, 2009, from 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on March 24, 8 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. on March 25, and 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. on March 26.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms
200 A & B, Arlington, VA 22203. For
more information, see ‘‘Meeting
Location Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior, (703) 358–2161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Background
On March 13, 2007, the Department of
the Interior published a notice of
establishment of the Committee and call
for nominations in the Federal Register
(72 FR 11373). The Committee’s
purpose is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) on developing
effective measures to avoid or minimize
impacts to wildlife and their habitats
related to land-based wind energy
facilities. The Committee is expected to
exist for 2 years and meet approximately
four times per year, and its continuation
is subject to biennial renewal. All
Committee members serve without
compensation. In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), a copy of the Committee’s
charter has been filed with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration;
Committee on Environment and Public
Works, U.S. Senate; Committee on
Natural Resources, U.S. House of
Representatives; and the Library of
Congress. The Secretary appointed 22
individuals to the Committee on
October 24, 2007, representing the
varied interests associated with wind
energy development and its potential
impacts to wildlife species and their
habitats. The Service held five
Committee meetings in 2008, and has
held one meeting in January of 2009. All
Committee meetings are open to the
public. The public has an opportunity to
comment at all Committee meetings.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee (Committee) meeting on
Meeting Location Information
Please note that the meeting location
is accessible to wheelchair users. If you
require additional accommodations,
Dated: February 13, 2009.
Jacquelyn B. Parrish,
Acting Regional Director.
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please notify us at least two weeks in
advance of the meeting you plan to
attend.
All persons planning to attend the
meeting will be required to present
photo identification when entering the
building. We require that persons
planning to attend the workshop and/or
meeting register at https://www.fws.gov/
habitatconservation/windpower/
wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html,
by March 17, 2009. Seating is limited
due to room capacity. We will give
preference to registrants based on date
and time of registration. Limited
standing room will be available if all
seats are filled.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
Rachel London,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind
Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E9–4858 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am]
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0000–F3]
Safe Harbor Agreement for East Bay
Municipal Utility District Lands in San
Joaquin, Amador, and Calaveras
Counties, California
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of
application and proposed safe harbor
agreement.
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that East Bay Municipal Utility District
(applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service) for a Safe
Harbor Agreement (Agreement) for three
Federally threatened species: Valley
elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus
californicus dimorphus), California redlegged frog (Rana aurora draytonii), and
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense). The Agreement is
available for public comment.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Mr. Rick Kuyper, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
W–2605, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Written comments may also be sent by
facsimile to (916) 414–6713.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Rick Kuyper, Sacramento Fish and
Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: (916) 414–6600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Availability of Documents
You may obtain copies of the
documents for review by contacting the
individual named above. You may also
make an appointment to view the
documents at the above address during
normal business hours.
Background
Under a Safe Harbor Agreement,
participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on
their property to enhance, restore, or
maintain habitat benefiting species
listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements, and the
subsequent enhancement of survival
permit that is issued pursuant to Section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
encourage private and other non-Federal
property owners to implement
conservation efforts for listed species by
assuring property owners that they will
not be subjected to increased property
use restrictions as a result of their efforts
to attract listed species to their property,
or to increase the numbers or
distribution of listed species already on
their property. Application
requirements and issuance criteria for
enhancement of survival permits
through Safe Harbor Agreements are
found in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(c).
We have worked with the applicant to
develop the proposed Agreement for the
conservation of the valley elderberry
longhorn beetle, the California redlegged frog, and the California tiger
salamander on lands owned and
managed by the applicant (Enrolled
Property) in San Joaquin, Amador, and
Calaveras Counties, California. The
28,000-acre Enrolled Property subject to
this Agreement consists of about 19,115
acres of land and 9,034 acres of water
surface. The Enrolled Property borders
and includes Camanche and Pardee
dams and reservoirs. It also includes the
lands adjacent to the lower Mokelumne
River for approximately 1⁄2 mile below
Camanche Dam. Current and recent land
use practices on the enrolled property
include management for water supply,
flood control, grazing, aquaculture,
hydroelectric power, wastewater
treatment, facility maintenance,
residential use, and recreation. The
applicant has proposed that the
Agreement provide authorized
incidental take of the three Federally
listed species for the activities specified
above, as well as for any future activities
associated with raising the heights of
any existing dams.
In order to benefit the valley
elderberry longhorn beetle, the
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California red-legged frog, and the
California tiger salamander for the
duration of this Agreement, the
applicant proposes to create, restore,
manage, and maintain suitable breeding
and dispersal habitat for the three
Federally listed species on the Enrolled
Property. We expect that the proposed
activities will result in an increase in
dispersal opportunities throughout the
Enrolled Property, thus resulting in a
net conservation benefit for the three
Federally listed species. The Enrolled
Property has known occurrences of the
valley elderberry longhorn beetle and
the California tiger salamander.
Although California red-legged frogs
have not been detected within the
Enrolled Property, there is suitable
breeding habitat throughout the
Enrolled Property, and there is a known
occurrence of this species on privately
owned property adjacent to the enrolled
property. The Agreement includes a
monitoring component that will aid the
applicant in developing management
strategies that will ensure the successful
creation, restoration, enhancement, and
management of breeding and dispersal
habitat for the three Federally listed
species.
The proposed duration of the
Agreement and the enhancement of
survival permit is 30 years. When fully
implemented, the Agreement and
requested enhancement of survival
permit will allow the applicant to return
to baseline after the end of the 30-year
term of the Agreement and prior to the
expiration of the 30-year permit, if so
desired by the applicant. The
Agreement fully describes the
management activities to be undertaken
by the applicant, and the net
conservation benefits expected to the
three Federally listed species.
Upon approval of this Agreement, and
consistent with the our Safe Harbor
Policy published in the Federal Register
on June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717), we
would issue a permit to the applicant
authorizing take of the valley elderberry
longhorn beetle, the California redlegged frog, and the California tiger
salamander incidental to the
implementation of the management
activities specified in the Agreement,
incidental to other lawful uses of the
Enrolled Property including normal,
routine land management activities, and
to return to pre-Agreement conditions
(baseline).
Public Review and Comments
We have made a preliminary
determination that the proposed
Agreement and permit application are
eligible for categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
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[FR Doc No: E9-4858]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0058; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting on March
24-26, 2009. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will
include reports from the Subcommittees on Incentives, Legal, Science
Tools & Procedures, and Synthesis, and discussion of the draft
Recommendations to the Secretary.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 24-26, 2009, from 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on March 24, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 25, and 8 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. on March 26.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms
200 A & B, Arlington, VA 22203. For more information, see ``Meeting
Location Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior, (703) 358-2161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 13, 2007, the Department of the Interior published a
notice of establishment of the Committee and call for nominations in
the Federal Register (72 FR 11373). The Committee's purpose is to
provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) on developing effective measures to avoid or minimize
impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind
energy facilities. The Committee is expected to exist for 2 years and
meet approximately four times per year, and its continuation is subject
to biennial renewal. All Committee members serve without compensation.
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),
a copy of the Committee's charter has been filed with the Committee
Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; Committee on
Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate; Committee on Natural
Resources, U.S. House of Representatives; and the Library of Congress.
The Secretary appointed 22 individuals to the Committee on October 24,
2007, representing the varied interests associated with wind energy
development and its potential impacts to wildlife species and their
habitats. The Service held five Committee meetings in 2008, and has
held one meeting in January of 2009. All Committee meetings are open to
the public. The public has an opportunity to comment at all Committee
meetings.
Meeting Location Information
Please note that the meeting location is accessible to wheelchair
users. If you require additional accommodations,
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please notify us at least two weeks in advance of the meeting you plan
to attend.
All persons planning to attend the meeting will be required to
present photo identification when entering the building. We require
that persons planning to attend the workshop and/or meeting register at
https://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/windpower/wind_turbine_
advisory_committee.html, by March 17, 2009. Seating is limited due to
room capacity. We will give preference to registrants based on date and
time of registration. Limited standing room will be available if all
seats are filled.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
Rachel London,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee.
[FR Doc. E9-4858 Filed 3-6-09; 8:45 am]
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