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Reclamation has identified the need
for expedited action to reduce
hydrologic, static, and seismic risks
under its Safety of Dams (SOD) Program
and security issues under its Security
Program. These identified risks are
among the highest risks for all dams in
Reclamation’s inventory, and the
Folsom Facility is among Reclamation’s
highest priorities within its SOD
Program. Both Reclamation and the
Corps have conducted engineering
studies to identify potential corrective
measures for the Folsom Facility to
alleviate seismic, static, and hydrologic
dam safety issues and flood
management concerns. These two
Federal agencies have combined their
efforts resulting in (1) a Joint Federal
Project for addressing Reclamation’s
dam safety hydrologic risk and the
Corps’ flood damage reduction
objectives and (2) other stand-alone
flood damage reduction and dam safety
actions to be completed by the
respective agencies in a coordinated
manner. The MIAD Modification Project
Final Supplemental EIS/EIR discusses
the project background, purpose and
need, project description, and proposed
action. Responses to all comments
received from interested organizations
and individuals on the Draft
Supplemental EIS/EIR during the public
review period and at the public
meetings are addressed in the Final
Supplemental EIS/EIR.
The Final Supplemental EIS/EIR
addresses the impacts of project
construction on aquatic resources,
terrestrial vegetation and wildlife,
hydrology, water quality, flood control,
groundwater, water supply,
socioeconomics, cultural resources,
soils, minerals, geological resources,
visual resources, transportation and
circulation, land use, planning and
zoning, recreation resources, public
services and utilities, air quality, public
health and safety, growth inducement,
noise, environmental justice, and Indian
trust assets. There is the potential for
significant impacts to air quality,
recreation resources, and visual
resources.
The MIAD Modification Project
proposed action considered by the lead
agencies is the alternative that includes:
• Cellular open excavation as the
preferred method to excavate and
replace the downstream MIAD
foundation to reduce seismic
(earthquake) risks associated with the
downstream foundation.
• Placement of an overlay on the
downstream side of MIAD to address
seismic (earthquake) risks associated
with the upstream foundation and
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installation of filters and drains to
reduce static (seepage and piping) risks.
• Creation of up to 80 acres of
riparian habitat mitigation and 5 acres
of seasonal wetland mitigation at
Mississippi Bar.
Copies of the MIAD Modification
Project Final Supplemental EIS/EIR are
available for public review at the
following locations:
• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver
Office Library, Building 67, Room 167,
Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling,
Denver, CO 80225.
• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific
Regional Office Library, 2800 Cottage
Way, W–1825, Sacramento, CA 95825–
1989.
• El Dorado County Library, 345 Fair
Lane, Placerville, CA 95667–5699.
• Folsom Public Library, 411 Stafford
Street, Folsom, CA 95630.
• Natural Resources Library, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street, NW., Main Interior Building,
Washington, DC 20240–0001.
• Roseville Public Library, 311
Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678.
• Sacramento Central Library, 828 I
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814–2589.
Before including your name, 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.
following groups at Outer Continental
Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held
during the bidding period May 1, 2010,
through October 31, 2010. The List of
Restricted Joint Bidders published in
the Federal Register on November 23,
2009, covered the period November 1,
2009, through April 30, 2010.
Group I. Exxon Mobil Corporation,
ExxonMobil Exploration Company.
Group II. Shell Oil Company, Shell
Offshore Inc., SWEPI LP, Shell Frontier
Oil & Gas Inc., Shell Onshore Ventures
Inc., SOI Finance Inc., Shell Rocky
Mountain Production LLC, Shell Gulf of
Mexico Inc.
Group III. BP America Production
Company, BP Exploration & Production
Inc., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
Group IV. Chevron Corporation,
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Chevron
Midcontinent, L.P., Unocal Corporation,
Union Oil Company of California, Pure
Partners, L.P.
Group V. ConocoPhillips Company,
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.,
ConocoPhillips Petroleum Company,
Phillips Pt. Arguello Production
Company, Burlington Resources Oil &
Gas Company L.P., Burlington
Resources Offshore Inc., The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, Inexco
Oil Company.
Group VI. Eni Petroleum Co. Inc., Eni
Petroleum US LLC, Eni Oil US LLC, Eni
Marketing Inc., Eni BB Petroleum Inc.,
Eni US Operating Co. Inc., Eni BB
Pipeline LLC.
Group VII. Petrobras America Inc.,
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Group VIII. StatoilHydro ASA, Statoil
Gulf of Mexico LLC, StatoilHydro USA
E&P, Inc., StatoilHydro Gulf Properties
Inc.
Dated: March 19, 2010.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
S. Elizabeth Birnbaum,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Lease Sales
[FWS–R3–ES–2010–N093; 30120–1113–
0000–F6]
Public Disclosure
AGENCY:
Minerals Management Service,
Interior.
ACTION: List of Restricted Joint Bidders.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority
vested in the Director of the Minerals
Management Service by the joint
bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41,
each entity within one of the following
groups shall be restricted from bidding
with any entity in any other of the
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit
applications; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
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endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(Act) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. The Act requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; or
by electronic mail to
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We invite public comment on the
following permit applications for certain
activities with endangered species
authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our
regulations governing the taking of
endangered species in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17. Submit your written data,
comments, or request for a copy of the
complete application to the address
shown in ADDRESSES.
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Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE09357A.
Applicant: Ecological Specialties LLC,
Symsonia, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal/amendment to take (capture,
radio-tag, and release) Indiana bats
(Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis
grisescens), Ozark big-eared bats
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus), Mexican longnosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis), and
Sanborn’s long-nosed bats
(Leptonycteris sanborni (=yerbabuenae))
throughout the States of Arkansas,
Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, and West Virginia to document
presence/absence and distribution of the
species and to conduct habitat use
assessments. Proposed activities are
aimed at enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number:
TE010887A.
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey,
Great Lakes Science Center, Porter,
Indiana.
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The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, rear and release) Karner
blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa
samuelis) throughout the range of the
species in New York, Indiana, Michigan,
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities
involve capture of adult butterflies for
captive rearing, experimental treatments
on captive-reared larvae, and nonlethal
tissue sampling in the wild. Population
studies are designed to answer
questions posed in the Karner blue
butterfly recovery plan and are aimed at
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE10891A.
Applicant: Illinois State Museum,
Department of Natural Resources,
Springfield, Illinois.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release,
collect) Hine’s emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) throughout the
range of the species in the States of
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212427.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc.,
Lancaster, New York.
The applicant requests an amendment
to permit number TE212427 for the
Indiana bat, Ozark big-eared bat, and
gray bat. The applicant’s request
includes addition of qualified personnel
and addition of the States of Iowa,
Michigan, and Pennsylvania to their
area of jurisdiction for conducting
survey and assessment work. Activities
are for the enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE11035A.
Applicant: Robert J. Vande Kopple,
University of Michigan, Pellston,
Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release,
collect) Hungerford’s crawling water
beetle (Brychius hungerfordi)
throughout the States of Michigan and
Wisconsin. Proposed activities include
surveys to document presence of the
species, habitat use, and scientific study
related to recovery and enhancement of
the survival of the species in the wild.
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Public Comments
We seek public review and comments
on these permit applications. Please
refer to the permit number when you
submit comments. Comments and
materials we receive are available for
public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES
section. 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.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial
determination that the proposed
activities in these permits are
categorically excluded from the
requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement (516
DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
Dated: April 30, 2010.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Region 3.
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AGENCY: United States International
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ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
opportunity to submit comments in
connection with the 14th report on the
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA).
SUMMARY: Section 206 of the ATPA (19
U.S.C. 3204) requires the Commission to
report biennially to the Congress by
September 30 of each reporting year on
the economic impact of the Act on U.S.
industries and U.S. consumers, as well
as on the effectiveness of the Act in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2010-N093; 30120-1113-0000-F6]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with
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endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act requires that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Fasbender, (612) 713-5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We invite public comment on the following permit applications for
certain activities with endangered species authorized by section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Submit your written data,
comments, or request for a copy of the complete application to the
address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE09357A.
Applicant: Ecological Specialties LLC, Symsonia, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (capture,
radio-tag, and release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats
(Myotis grisescens), Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus),
Mexican long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Sanborn's long-
nosed bats (Leptonycteris sanborni (=yerbabuenae)) throughout the
States of Arkansas, Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia to document
presence/absence and distribution of the species and to conduct habitat
use assessments. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE010887A.
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, Porter,
Indiana.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, rear and release)
Karner blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) throughout the
range of the species in New York, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Proposed activities involve capture of adult butterflies for captive
rearing, experimental treatments on captive-reared larvae, and
nonlethal tissue sampling in the wild. Population studies are designed
to answer questions posed in the Karner blue butterfly recovery plan
and are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE10891A.
Applicant: Illinois State Museum, Department of Natural Resources,
Springfield, Illinois.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, collect) Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
throughout the range of the species in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212427.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
The applicant requests an amendment to permit number TE212427 for
the Indiana bat, Ozark big-eared bat, and gray bat. The applicant's
request includes addition of qualified personnel and addition of the
States of Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to their area of
jurisdiction for conducting survey and assessment work. Activities are
for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE11035A.
Applicant: Robert J. Vande Kopple, University of Michigan, Pellston,
Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, collect) Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius
hungerfordi) throughout the States of Michigan and Wisconsin. Proposed
activities include surveys to document presence of the species, habitat
use, and scientific study related to recovery and enhancement of the
survival of the species in the wild.
Public Comments
We seek public review and comments on these permit applications.
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments
and materials we receive are available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in the
ADDRESSES section. 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.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an
initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1,
1.4C(1)).
Dated: April 30, 2010.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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