Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, 3396-3398 [2014-01005]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5758–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Baseline Assessment of
Renewable Energy Capacity Within
HUD’s Public Housing and FederallyAssisted Multifamily Housing
Portfolios
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
Information collection
Number of
respondents
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Baseline Assessment of Renewable
Energy Capacity within HUD’s Public
Housing and Federally-Assisted
Multifamily Housing Portfolios.
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
OMB Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New Request.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
information is being collected to
establish a baseline assessment of the
renewable energy capacity in HUD’s
public housing and federally-assisted
multifamily housing portfolios. The
assessment will support President
Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which
calls for the installation of 100
megawatts (MW) of renewable energy
generation capacity by 2020 at LIHTC
properties (Treasury), Rural
Development properties (USDA), and
public housing and multifamily-assisted
properties (HUD). The proposed data
collection instrument is a web-based
census survey that will be supported by
follow-up telephone interviews to all
non-respondents.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Employees of housing organizations
receiving funding from HUD,
specifically public housing agencies and
HUD-assisted multifamily properties.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19,107.
Estimated Number of Responses:
15,286 (based on a 80% response rate).
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 0.467
(weighted average).
Total Estimated Burdens: 8,916.
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Web Survey only ..........
Telephone Interview &
Web Survey ..............
15,286
1
1
0.4
6,114
$42.66
$260,823
3,821
1
1
0.733
2,802
$42.66
$119,533
Total ......................
19,107
........................
........................
........................
8,916
........................
$380,357
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: January 14, 2014.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2013–N281;
FXES11130200000–145–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered or threatened species. The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species
SUMMARY:
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unless a Federal permit allows such
activities. The Act and the National
Environmental Policy Act also require
that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
February 20, 2014.
DATES:
Marty Tuegel, Section 10
Coordinator, by U.S. mail at Division of
Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Room
6034, Albuquerque, NM at (505) 248–
6920. Please refer to the respective
permit number for each application
when submitting comments.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered
Species Division, P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248–
6651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activities. Along
with our implementing regulations in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits, and requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes
applicants to conduct activities with
U.S. endangered or threatened species
for scientific purposes, enhancement of
survival or propagation, or interstate
commerce. Our regulations regarding
implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A)
permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for
endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
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Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Please refer to the appropriate permit
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456)
when requesting application documents
and when submitting comments.
Documents and other information the
applicants have submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552).
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Permit TE–082492
Applicant: Charles Hathcock, Los
Alamos, New Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of Jemez Mountains
salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)
within New Mexico.
Permit TE–798920
Applicant: City of Austin-Balcones
Canyonlands Preserve, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of the following species in
Texas:
• Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella
reddelli)
• Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
• Bone Cave harvestman (Texella
reyesi)
• Braken Bat Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina venii)
• Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes
texanus)
• Cokendolpher Cave harvestman
(Texella cokendolpheri)
• Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia)
• Government Canyon Bat Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
• Government Canyon Bat Cave spider
(Neoleptoneta microps)
• Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis)
• Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
• Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes
venyivi)
• Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle
(Texamaurops reddelli)
• Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina
madla)
• Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina baronia)
• Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine
persephone)
• Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion
(Tartarocreagris texana)
• Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta
(Leptoneta) myopica)
Permit TE–233289
Applicant: Dante Fenolio, San
Antonio, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys for Ozark cavefish
(Amblyopsis rosae) within Oklahoma.
Permit TE–22545B
Applicant: Michelle Hanington,
Hesperus, Colorado.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
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within New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado,
and Utah.
Permit TE–230274
Applicant: David Keller, Los Alamos,
New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to an
expired permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of Jemez Mountain
salamanders (Plethodon neomexicanus)
within New Mexico.
Permit TE–023643
Applicant: U.S. Army, III Corps and
Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to collect blood from
250–350 adult and hatch-year blackcapped vireos (Vireo atricapilla) as part
of a genetic study within Texas.
Permit TE–23162B
Applicant: Eric Herman, Phoenix,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empinodax trailli extimus) within
Arizona.
Permit TE–022190
Applicant: Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum. Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct
husbandry and holding of the following
species within the museum in Arizona:
• Acuna cactus (Echinomastus
erectocentrus var. acunensis)
• Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
• Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Permit TE–20166A
Applicant: Trinity Bey, Boerne, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE–4343941
Applicant: James Collins, Tempe,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of Sonoran tiger salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) within
Texas.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial
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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)).
All comments and materials we
receive in response to this request will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
You may submit comments
or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following
methods. Alternatively, you may use
one of the following methods to request
hard copies or a CD–ROM of the
documents. Please specify the permit
you are interested in by number (e.g.,
Permit No. TE–XXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–XXXXXX)
in the subject line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
Pickup: Call (303) 236–4212 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (303) 236–4212
(phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Background
We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. Along with
our implementing regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits and requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
permittees to conduct activities with
U.S. endangered or threatened species
for scientific purposes, enhancement of
propagation or survival, or interstate
commerce (the latter only in the event
that it facilitates scientific purposes or
enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing
section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for
threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and
50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
ADDRESSES:
Public Availability of Comments
Dated: December 24, 2013.
Dana Roth,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered or threatened species. With
some exceptions, the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (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: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by
February 20, 2014.
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Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies and the public to comment on
the following applications. Documents
and other information the applicants
have submitted with their applications
are available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
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Permit Application Number TE183432
Applicant: Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo
Drive, Kansas City, MO.
The applicant requests the renewal of
a permit for educational display and
propagation of Wyoming toad (Bufo
baxteri) to preserve genetic diversity
and provide individuals for
reintroduction into suitable sites
identified by the Service for the purpose
of enhancing the species’ survival.
Permit Application Number TE046929
Applicant: Kansas Department of
Transportation, Bureau of Design,
Eisenhower State Office Building, 700
SW Harrison St., Topeka, KS.
The applicant requests the renewal of
a permit to conduct presence/absence
surveys for the American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) in Kansas to
determine range, distribution, and
abundance for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit Application Number TE081867
Applicant: Otter Tail Environmental,
Inc., 10200 W. 44th Ave., Suite 210,
Wheat Ridge, CO.
The applicant requests the renewal of
an existing permit to conduct presence/
absence surveys for the Southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit Application Number TE0051718
Applicant: Savage and Savage, Inc.,
4610 Haystack Drive, Windsor, CO.
The applicant requests the renewal of
an existing permit to conduct presence/
absence surveys for the Southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit Application Number TE067486
Applicant: University of Nebraska at
Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege St., 402 Hardin
Hall, Lincoln, NE.
The applicant requests the renewal of
an existing permit to capture, collect,
tag, hold, and transport pallid sturgeons
(Scaphirhynchus albus) for baseline
information for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (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)).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N281; FXES11130200000-145-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
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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 endangered or threatened species. The Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species
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unless a Federal permit allows such activities. The Act and the
National Environmental Policy Act also require that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before February 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Marty Tuegel, Section 10 Coordinator, by U.S. mail at
Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O.
Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM at (505) 248-6920. 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, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248-6651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such
activities. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing
these permits.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes applicants to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of survival or
propagation, or interstate commerce. Our regulations regarding
implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22
for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72
for threatened plant species.
Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and the
public to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the
appropriate permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) when requesting
application documents and when submitting comments.
Documents and other information the applicants have submitted with
these applications are available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit TE-082492
Applicant: Charles Hathcock, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez
Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-798920
Applicant: City of Austin-Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Austin,
Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species in Texas:
Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli)
Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi)
Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii)
Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus)
Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri)
Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis)
Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi)
Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli)
Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla)
Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia)
Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone)
Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana)
Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta (Leptoneta) myopica)
Permit TE-233289
Applicant: Dante Fenolio, San Antonio, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for Ozark
cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae) within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-22545B
Applicant: Michelle Hanington, Hesperus, Colorado.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within New
Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
Permit TE-230274
Applicant: David Keller, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to an expired permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez Mountain
salamanders (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-023643
Applicant: U.S. Army, III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to collect blood from 250-350 adult and hatch-
year black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapilla) as part of a genetic study
within Texas.
Permit TE-23162B
Applicant: Eric Herman, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empinodax trailli extimus) within Arizona.
Permit TE-022190
Applicant: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct husbandry and holding of the following
species within the museum in Arizona:
Acuna cactus (Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis)
Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Permit TE-20166A
Applicant: Trinity Bey, Boerne, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-4343941
Applicant: James Collins, Tempe, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Sonoran tiger
salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) within Texas.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an
initial
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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)).
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to this request
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.)
Dated: December 24, 2013.
Dana Roth,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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