Federal Register Notification of Redesignation of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington, 56859-56860 [2012-22722]
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The Draft Recovery Plan for Four
Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon
littoralis) was developed by the Island
Fox Recovery Team, Recovery
Coordination Group. We coordinated
with the California Department of Fish
and Game, and a team of stakeholders,
which included scientific experts,
landowners and managers, agency
representatives, and non-government
organizations.
The two primary threats that resulted
in the listing of the four subspecies of
island fox as federally endangered were
(1) predation by golden eagles (Aquila
chrysaetos) (San Miguel Island fox,
Santa Rosa Island fox, and Santa Cruz
Island fox) and (2) disease (Santa
Catalina Island fox). Additionally,
because the size of each island fox
population is small, they are highly
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1. Wild island fox populations exhibit
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2. Land managers are able to respond
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potential or incipient disease outbreaks,
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notice under section 4(f) Endangered
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Region.
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Federal Register Notification of
Redesignation of Potential Wilderness
as Wilderness, Ross Lake National
Recreation Area, North Cascades
National Park Service Complex,
Washington
AGENCY:
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National Park Service, Interior.
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Notice of Redesignation of
Potential Wilderness as Wilderness.
ACTION:
The 1988 Washington Parks
Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 100–668,
November 16, 1988) designated 634,614
acres of North Cascades National Park,
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
as the Stephen Mather Wilderness. Due
to the potential for hydroelectric
development, the Act also designated an
additional 5,226 acres of potential
wilderness within Ross Lake National
Recreation Area, including
approximately 1,667 acres of land
within the Lower Big Beaver Valley and
3,559-acres of the Lower Thunder Creek
Valley.
Seattle City Light (SCL), a
hydroelectric utility with the City of
Seattle, retained rights, through Section
505 of the Act of October 2, 1968 (82
Stat. 930; 16 U.S.C. 90d–4) as amended
under Title II, Section 202 of Public Law
100–668, for hydroelectric development
SUMMARY:
‘‘* * *in the lands and waters within the
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, Federal
Energy and Regulatory Commission Project
53, including the proposed Copper Creek,
High Ross, and Thunder Creek elements of
the project’’.
In April 2008, SCL formally
abandoned hydroelectric development
plans for the potential wilderness area
within the Lower Thunder Creek Valley
after determining the proposal was not
economically or environmentally
feasible. Consequently there are no
current, or proposed, uses of the 3,559
acres of Thunder Creek Potential
Wilderness which are incompatible
with wilderness designation.
Title IV, Section 2 of the Washington
Parks Wilderness Act authorized the
Secretary of the Interior to designate
administratively as wilderness any
lands designated as potential wilderness
upon publication in the Federal
Register of a notice that all uses thereon
that are inconsistent with the
Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–577)
have ceased or that non-Federal
interests in land have been acquired.
Accordingly, this notice hereby
converts the 3,559 acres of potential
wilderness in Lower Thunder Creek
Valley, within North Cascades National
Park Service Complex, to designated
wilderness. The 3,559 acres shall be
added to the 634,614 acres of designated
wilderness within the Stephen Mather
Wilderness, and managed in accordance
with the Wilderness Act of 1964. The
1,667 acres of land within the Lower Big
Beaver Valley are not affected by this
Notice.
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Dated: July 25, 2012.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Director, National Park Service.
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Agency Information Collection
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil
Division, will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until November 13, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact Director,
Communications Office, Civil Division,
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington,
DC 20530.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
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for the proper performance of the
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whether the information will have
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—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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of information on those who are to
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of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Annuity Broker Qualification
Declaration Form.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil
Division.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals. Abstract:
This declaration is to be submitted
annually to determine whether a broker
meets the qualifications to be listed as
an annuity broker pursuant to Section
111015(b) of Public Law 107–273.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that 300
respondents will complete the form
annually within approximately 1 hour.
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burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
burden hours to complete the
certification form is 300 hours.
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contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, Washington,
DC 20530.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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response actions at the Barefoot
Disposal Site (‘‘Site’’) in Blair County,
Pennsylvania. Under the proposed
consent decree, the Settling Defendants,
Richard and Vera Barefoot, will
reimburse the United States $15,000 for
past response costs, based on an
analysis of Settling Defendants’ ability
to pay, and limited future response
costs.
The Department of Justice will
receive, for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and either emailed
to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC,
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States v. Richard Barefoot and Vera
Barefoot, DOJ No. 90–11–3–09307/2.
During the public comment period,
the proposed consent decree may also
be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/endr/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
proposed consent decree may be
obtained by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611 or by faxing or emailing a
request to ‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’
(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax No.
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$38.25 (25 cents per page reproduction
cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if
by email or fax, forward a check in that
amount to the Consent Decree Library at
the address given above.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural
Resources Division.
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Notice is hereby given that on
September 7, 2012, a proposed consent
decree in United States v. Richard
Barefoot and Vera Barefoot, Civil Action
No. 3:12-cv-00189, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
Western District of Pennsylvania.
The proposed consent decree resolves
claims that the United States filed under
Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607,
for reimbursement of costs incurred and
to be incurred in connection with
Notice of Proposed Settlement
Agreement Under the Park System
Resource Protection Act
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Department of Justice, on behalf of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, has reached a
settlement with Larry Floyd, Jr., on
behalf of himself and the S/V
COCKTAIL AND DREAMS regarding
claims for response costs and damages
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-PWR-10709; 9475-5000-NZY]
Federal Register Notification of Redesignation of Potential
Wilderness as Wilderness, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, North
Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Redesignation of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness.
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SUMMARY: The 1988 Washington Parks Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 100-668,
November 16, 1988) designated 634,614 acres of North Cascades National
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National
Recreation Area as the Stephen Mather Wilderness. Due to the potential
for hydroelectric development, the Act also designated an additional
5,226 acres of potential wilderness within Ross Lake National
Recreation Area, including approximately 1,667 acres of land within the
Lower Big Beaver Valley and 3,559-acres of the Lower Thunder Creek
Valley.
Seattle City Light (SCL), a hydroelectric utility with the City of
Seattle, retained rights, through Section 505 of the Act of October 2,
1968 (82 Stat. 930; 16 U.S.C. 90d-4) as amended under Title II, Section
202 of Public Law 100-668, for hydroelectric development
``* * *in the lands and waters within the Skagit River Hydroelectric
Project, Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission Project 53,
including the proposed Copper Creek, High Ross, and Thunder Creek
elements of the project''.
In April 2008, SCL formally abandoned hydroelectric development
plans for the potential wilderness area within the Lower Thunder Creek
Valley after determining the proposal was not economically or
environmentally feasible. Consequently there are no current, or
proposed, uses of the 3,559 acres of Thunder Creek Potential Wilderness
which are incompatible with wilderness designation.
Title IV, Section 2 of the Washington Parks Wilderness Act
authorized the Secretary of the Interior to designate administratively
as wilderness any lands designated as potential wilderness upon
publication in the Federal Register of a notice that all uses thereon
that are inconsistent with the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-577)
have ceased or that non-Federal interests in land have been acquired.
Accordingly, this notice hereby converts the 3,559 acres of
potential wilderness in Lower Thunder Creek Valley, within North
Cascades National Park Service Complex, to designated wilderness. The
3,559 acres shall be added to the 634,614 acres of designated
wilderness within the Stephen Mather Wilderness, and managed in
accordance with the Wilderness Act of 1964. The 1,667 acres of land
within the Lower Big Beaver Valley are not affected by this Notice.
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Dated: July 25, 2012.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Director, National Park Service.
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