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acres in Tulare County in the foothills increase some visitor services, and viewing and downloading online at: of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. These consider the feasibility of providing http://www.fws.gov/hoppermountain/. three refuges in the Hopper Mountain wildlife-dependent recreation on the Comments on the Draft CCP/EA NWR Complex (Complex) in southern Refuge. The Refuge would remain should be addressed to Sandy Osborn California were created under the closed to the public. (see ADDRESSES). authority of the Federal Endangered At the end of the review and comment Alternatives for Bitter Creek NWR Act of 1973, as amended (16 period for this Draft CCP/EA, comments U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), primarily to restore Under Alternative B (preferred will be analyzed by the Service and the endangered California condor alternative), the Service would increase addressed in the Final CCP/EA. Before population to its native range. Due to condor management and support including your address, phone number, the sensitivity of the California condor actions, install a 1,000-square-foot email address, or other personal recovery activities, the Refuges are condor treatment facility, and collect identifying information in your currently closed to the public except for baseline data on Refuge resources with comment, you should be aware that Service-led tours and volunteer emphasis on special status species. The your entire comment—including your activities. Through this CCP process, we Service would also use grazing and personal identifying information—may will determine whether any areas of the other methods to improve be made publicly available at any time. refuges can be made available to the quality to support special status San While you can ask us in your comment public for wildlife-dependent Joaquin Valley wildlife, and restore to withhold your personal identifying recreational opportunities. some springs and drainages. We would information from public review, we also expand visitor services by opening Alternatives cannot guarantee that we will be able to a new interpretive trail, and developing do so. The Draft CCP/EA identifies and a new Refuge administrative office, evaluates three alternatives for visitor station, and condor observation Alexandra Pitts, managing Hopper Mountain, Bitter point. Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Creek, and Blue Ridge National Wildlife Under Alternative C for Bitter Creek Region, Sacramento, California. Refuges for the next 15 years. The NWR the Service would improve and [FR Doc. 2012–8659 Filed 4–10–12; 8:45 am] alternative that appears to best meet the expand current management by BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Refuges’ purposes is identified as the increasing some condor management preferred alternative. The preferred and support actions; restoring more alternative is identified based on the habitat to support special status species; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR analysis presented in the Draft CCP/EA, managing invasive plants without using Fish and Wildlife Service which may be modified following the pesticides; restoring more springs and completion of the public comment drainages; and expanding outreach, period based on comments received interpretation, and visitor and volunteer [FWS–R9–IA–2011–0087; 96300–1671–0000 FY12–R4] from other agencies, Tribal opportunities. governments, nongovernmental Conference of the Parties to the organizations, or individuals. Alternatives for Blue Ridge NWR Convention on International Trade in Under Alternative A (no action Under Alternative B (preferred alternative) for each of the three refuges, Endangered Species of Wild Fauna alternative) the Service would improve and Flora (CITES); Sixteenth Regular the Service would continue to manage current management by increasing the Refuges as we have in the recent Meeting: Taxa Being Considered for condor management activities, Amendments to the CITES Appendices past. There would be continued collecting baseline data for special maintenance of facilities and support of status species, and adding volunteer AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Condor Recovery Program opportunities. Portions of the Refuge Interior. (Recovery Program) activities. The three would be opened to the public. ACTION: Notice. Refuges would remain closed to the Under Alternative C for Blue Ridge public. NWR the Service would increase some SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party Alternatives for Hopper Mountain condor management actions, but to a to the Convention on International NWR lesser extent than Alternative B, and Trade in Endangered Species of Wild work with partners to increase some Fauna and Flora (CITES), may propose Under Alternative B (preferred guided visitor and volunteer amendments to the CITES Appendices alternative), the Service would increase opportunities. The Refuge would remain for consideration at meetings of the condor management and support closed to the public. Conference of the Parties. The sixteenth actions; collect baseline data for Refuge Public Meetings regular meeting of the Conference of the resources with emphasis on special Parties to CITES (CoP16) is tentatively status species; improve management of The locations, dates, and times of scheduled to be held in Thailand, all habitat types on the Refuge; and public meetings will be listed in a March 3–15, 2013. With this notice, we increase outreach, and Service-guided planning update distributed to the describe proposed amendments to the visitor and volunteer opportunities. The project mailing list and posted on the CITES Appendices (species proposals) Refuge would remain closed to the refuge planning Web site at http://www. that the United States might submit for public. fws.gov/hoppermountain/. consideration at CoP16 and invite your Under Alternative C for Hopper Review and Comment comments and information on these Mountain NWR, the Service would proposals. increase some condor management and Copies of the Draft CCP/EA may be support actions, expand baseline data obtained by writing to Sandy Osborn DATES: We will consider written collection, manage invasive plants (see ADDRESSES). Copies of the Draft information and comments we receive without using pesticides, increase CCP/EA may be viewed at the same by June 11, 2012. habitat protection and enhancement of address and local libraries. The Draft ADDRESSES: You may submit comments select black walnut and oak woodlands, CCP/EA will also be available for pertaining to species proposals for

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consideration at CoP16 by one of the Secretariat’s Web site at http:// Recommendations for Species following methods: www..org/eng/app/2011/E- Proposals for the United States To Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Dec22.pdf. Currently, 175 countries, Consider Submitting for CoP16 www.regulations.gov. Follow the including the United States, are Parties instructions for submitting comments In our Federal Register notice of June to CITES. The Convention calls for 14, 2011 (76 FR 34746), we requested on Docket No. FWS–R9–IA–2011–0087. meetings of the Conference of the U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public information and recommendations on Parties, held every 2 to 3 years, at which potential species proposals for the Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R9– the Parties review its implementation, IA–2011–0087; Division of Policy and United States to consider submitting for make provisions enabling the CITES consideration at CoP16. We received Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Secretariat in Switzerland to carry out Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, recommendations from the following its functions, consider amendments to organizations for possible proposals MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. the lists of species in Appendices I and We will not consider comments sent involving 92 taxa (3 families, 13 genera, II, consider reports presented by the and 76 individual species) and 2 general by email or fax or to an address not Secretariat, and make recommendations listed in the ADDRESSES section. We will groups (Asian freshwater and for the improved effectiveness of CITES. post all comments on http:// and native Hawaiian Any country that is a Party to CITES www.regulations.gov. This generally sandalwood species): the American may propose amendments to means that we will post any personal Herbal Products Association; information you provide us. If you Appendices I and II, as well as Welfare Institute; Bush Warriors; Center submit a comment via http:// resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for Biological Diversity; International www.regulations.gov, your entire for consideration by all the Parties. Fund for Animal Welfare; International comment—including any personal This is our third in a series of Federal Union for Conservation of Nature identifying information—will be posted Register notices that, together with an (IUCN) and Freshwater on the Web site. If you submit a announced public meeting, provide you Specialist Group; Oceana; Pew hardcopy comment that includes with an opportunity to participate in the Environment Group; Shark Advocates International; Species Survival Network; personal identifying information, you development of the U.S. negotiating United Plant Savers; Wild Equity may request at the top of your document positions for the sixteenth regular Institute; Wildlife Conservation Society; that we withhold this information from meeting of the Conference of the Parties and World Wildlife Fund. In addition, public review. However, we cannot to CITES (CoP16), tentatively scheduled guarantee that we will be able to do so. we received comments from individuals to be held in Thailand, March 3–15, as follows: 49 on the white rhinoceros; We will post all hardcopy comments on 2013. We published our first CoP16- http://www.regulations.gov. 25,742 on North American turtles; and related Federal Register notice on June 2,879 on bluefin tuna. Comments and materials we receive 14, 2011 (76 FR 34746), in which we We have undertaken initial in response to this notice will be requested information and available for public inspection on assessments of the available trade and recommendations on animal and plant biological information on all of these http://www.regulations.gov, or by species proposals for the United States appointment between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., taxa. Based on these assessments, we to consider submitting for consideration made provisional evaluations of Monday through Friday, except Federal at CoP16. You may obtain information holidays, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife whether to proceed with the on that Federal Register notice from the Service, Division of Scientific development of proposals for species to Division of Scientific Authority at the Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, be included in, removed from, or address provided in FOR FURTHER Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203, phone transferred between the CITES 703–358–1708. INFORMATION CONTACT section above. We Appendices. We made these evaluations published our second CoP16-related FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by considering the biological and trade Federal Register notice on November 7, Rosemarie Gnam Ph.D., Chief, Division information available on the species; the 2011 (76 FR 68778), in which we of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and presence, absence, and effectiveness of requested information and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax other mechanisms that may preclude recommendations on resolutions, Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203; the need for species’ inclusion in the decisions, and agenda items that the phone 703–358–1708, fax 703–358– CITES Appendices (e.g., range country 2276, email: United States might consider submitting actions or other international [email protected]. If you use a for discussion at CoP16, and provided agreements); and availability of telecommunications device for the deaf preliminary information on how to resources. Furthermore, our assignment (TDD), call the Federal Information request approved observer status for of a taxon to one of these categories, Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. nongovernmental organizations that which reflects the likelihood of our wish to attend the meeting. Comments submitting a proposal, included SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received on that notice may be viewed consideration of the following factors, Background at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket which reflect the U.S. approach for CoP16 discussed in our June 14, 2011, The Convention on International No. FWS–R9–IA–2011–0087. You may Federal Register notice: Trade in Endangered Species of Wild obtain information on that Federal Fauna and Flora (CITES or the Register notice by contacting Robert R. (1) Does the proposed action address Convention) is an international treaty Gabel, Chief, Division of Management a serious wildlife or plant trade issue designed to control and regulate Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife that the United States is experiencing as international trade in certain animal and Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room a range country for species in trade? plant species that are now or potentially 212, Arlington, VA 22203; phone 703– (2) Does the proposed action address may be threatened with , and 358–2095; fax 703–358–2298. Our a serious wildlife or plant trade issue for are affected by trade. These species are regulations governing this public species not native to the United States? included in Appendices to CITES, process are found in title 50 of the Code (3) Does the proposed action provide which are available on the CITES of Federal Regulations (CFR) at § 23.87. additional conservation benefit for a

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species already covered by another Fishes 26. international agreement? 3. Longfin mako shark (Isurus (Malaclemys terrapin)—Inclusion in In sections A, B, and C below, we paucus)—Inclusion in Appendix II. Appendix II. have listed the current status of each 4. Shortfin mako shark (Isurus Birds species proposal recommended by the oxyrinchus)—Inclusion in Appendix II. public, as well as species proposals we 5. Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)— 27. Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)— have been developing on our own. Inclusion in Appendix II or Appendix I. Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix Please note that we have only provided 6. Scalloped hammerhead shark II. here a list of taxa and the proposed (Sphyrna lewini), great hammerhead Mammals action. We have posted an extended shark (S. mokarran), and smooth version of this notice on our Web site hammerhead shark (S. zygaena)— 28. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)— at http://www.fws.gov/international/ Inclusion in Appendix II. Inclusion in Appendix II or Appendix I. newspubs/fedregnot.html, with text 7. Oceanic whitetip shark 29. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)— describing in more detail each proposed (Carcharhinus longimanus)—Inclusion Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix action and explaining the rationale for in Appendix II or Appendix I. I. the tentative U.S. position on each 8. Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias C. What species proposals is the United possible proposal. Copies of the superciliosus), common thresher shark States not likely to submit for (A. vulpinus), and pelagic thresher shark extended version of the notice are also consideration at CoP16, unless we (A. pelagicus)—Inclusion in Appendix available from the Division of Scientific receive significant additional Authority at the above address. II. 9. Orange roughy (Hoplostethus information? We welcome your comments, atlanticus)—Inclusion in Appendix II. The United States does not intend to especially if you are able to provide any 10. American eel (Anguilla rostrata) submit proposals for the following taxa additional biological or trade and all other Anguilla species not unless we receive significant additional information on these species. For each previously included in the CITES information indicating that a proposal is species, more detailed information is on Appendices—Inclusion in Appendix II. warranted. Information currently file in the Division of Scientific available for each of the taxa listed Authority. below does not support a defensible A. What species proposals is the United 11. Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)— proposal. States likely to submit for consideration Inclusion in Appendix II. Plants at CoP16? 12. Burmese starred tortoise ( platynota)—Transfer from 1. Goldenseal (Hydrastis The United States is likely to develop Appendix II to Appendix I. canadensis)—Removal from Appendix and submit proposal(s) for the following 13. Crowned river turtle (Hardella II. taxa. thurjii)—Inclusion in Appendix II. 14. Burmese peacock softshell turtle Mollusks Plants ( formosa)—Inclusion in 2. Nautilids (Allonautilus spp. and 1. Laguna Beach dudleya (Dudleya Appendix II. Nautilus spp.)—Inclusion in Appendix stolonifera) and Santa Barbara dudleya 15. Roti Island snake-necked turtle II. (D. traskiae)—Removal from Appendix ( mccordi)—Transfer from II. Appendix II to Appendix I. Spiders 2. American ginseng (Panax 16. Yellow-margined 3. Burrowing (Chilobrachys fimbriatus quinquefolius)—Amendment of the (Cuora flavomarginata)—Transfer from and C. hardwicki), large burrowing Appendix II annotation. Appendix II to Appendix I. (Haploclastus kayi, Thrigmopoeus 17. McCord’s box turtle (Cuora insignis, and T. truculentus), and B. On what species proposals is the mccordi)—Transfer from Appendix II to parachute (Poecilotheria formosa, P. United States still undecided, pending Appendix I. additional information and 18. Chinese three-striped box turtle hanumavilasumica, P. metallica, P. consultations? (Cuora trifasciata)—Transfer from miranda, P. nallamalaiensis, P. regalis, Appendix II to Appendix I. P. rufilata, P. striata, and P. The United States is still undecided 19. Big-headed turtle (Platysternon tigrinawesseli) spiders—Inclusion in on whether to submit proposals for megacephalum)—Transfer from Appendix II. CoP16 for the following taxa. In some Appendix II to Appendix I. Fishes cases, we have not completed our 20. ( consultations with relevant range borneoensis)—Transfer from Appendix 4. Gulper sharks (Centrophoridae)— countries. In other cases, we expect II to Appendix I. Inclusion in Appendix II. meetings to occur in the immediate 21. (Batagur 5. Devil and manta rays future, at which participants will trivittata)—Transfer from Appendix II to (Mobulidae)—Inclusion in Appendix II generate important recommendations, Appendix I. or in Appendix I. trade analyses, or biological information 22. Map turtles ( spp.)— 6. Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae) on the taxon in question. Inclusion in Appendix II and three (see section B.6. above for consideration of scalloped, great, and smooth Plants species in Appendix I. 23. Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea hammerhead sharks)—Inclusion in 1. Hawaiian sandalwoods (Santalum blandingii)—Inclusion in Appendix I or Appendix I or, if not warranted, in spp.)—Inclusion in Appendix II. Appendix II. Appendix II. 7. Dusky shark (Carcharhinus Corals 24. (Clemmys guttata)— Inclusion in Appendix I or Appendix II. obscurus)—Inclusion in Appendix II or 2. Red and pink corals (Corallium 25. Alligator snapping turtle Appendix I. spp. and Paracorallium spp.)—Inclusion ( temminckii)—Inclusion in 8. Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus in Appendix II. Appendix II. plumbeus)—Appendix II or Appendix I.

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9. Portuguese shark (Centroscymnus • Ryukyu yellow-margined box turtle • Asian narrow-headed softshell coelolepis)—Inclusion in Appendix II. (Cuora evelynae), turtle ( chitra), 10. Spiny dogfish (Squalus • McCord’s box turtle (Cuora • Burmese narrow-headed softshell acanthias)—Inclusion in Appendix II. mccordi), turtle (Chitra vandijki), 11. Roundnose grenadier • (Cuora mouhotii), • Swinhoe’s giant softshell turtle (Coryphaenoides rupestris)—Inclusion • Pan’s box turtle (Cuora pani), ( swinhoei), in Appendix II. • Southern Vietnamese box turtle • Central American River turtle 12. Roughhead grenadier (Macrourus (Cuora picturata), (Dermatemys mawii), berglax)—Inclusion in Appendix II. • (Cuora • giant musk turtles ( 13. North Atlantic bluefin tuna yunnanensis), spp.), (Thunnus thynnus)—Inclusion in • Zhou’s box turtle (Cuora zhoui), • Dahl’s toad-headed turtle Appendix I. • western black-bridged leaf turtle ( dahli), ( atripons), • Hoge’s side-necked turtle Reptiles • Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys (Mesoclemmys hogei), 14. San Francisco garter snake dentate), • Madagascar big-headed turtle (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia)— • enigmatic leaf turtle (Cyclemys (Erymnochelys madagascariensis), Inclusion in Appendix I. enigmatica), • giant South American river turtle 15. Bocourt’s water snake (Enhydris • brown leaf turtle ( expansa), and boucourti) and puff-faced water snake (Cyclemys fusca), • (Podocnemis (Homalopsis buccata)—Inclusion in • Assam leaf turtle (Cyclemys gemeli), lewyana). Appendix III. • Southeast Asian leaf turtle 17. 16. Other turtles not native to the (Cyclemys oldhamii), ( depressus)—Inclusion in United States (Inclusion in Appendix II • eastern black-bridged leaf turtle Appendix I. or Appendix I or Transfer from (Cyclemys pulchristriata), 18. Softshell turtles ( spp.)— Appendix II to Appendix I): • white-throated or southern Inclusion in Appendix II. • (Dogania snapping turtle ( albagula), 19. subplana), • Southern New Guinea snapping ( serpentina)—Inclusion in • (Geochelone turtle (), Appendix III. elegans), • northern snapping turtle (Elseya • Mammals Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle dentata), ( japonica), • 20. White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium • Irwin’s snapping turtle (Elseya black-breasted hill turtle irwini), simum)—Inclusion of the entire species (Geoemyda spengleri), • in Appendix I. • Gulf or Riversleigh snapping turtle forest turtle (Elseya lavarackorum), 21. Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)— (Leucocephalon yuwonoi), • Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix • Bell’s or western sawshelled turtle Burmese mountain tortoise ( bellii), I. ( ), • Bellinger River sawshelled turtle 22. Indian or thick-tailed pangolin • (Manouria (Myuchelys georgesi), (Manis crassicaudata), Philippine impressa), • common sawshelled turtle pangolin (M. culionensis), Sunda or • ( (Myuchelys latisternum), Malayan pangolin (M. javanica), and trijuga), • • New Guinea snapping turtle Chinese pangolin (M. pentadactyla)— ( petersi), Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix • Leith’s softshell turtle (Nilssonia (Myuchelys novaeguineae), • I. (Aspideretes) leithii), Manning River sawshelled turtle • Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia (Myuchelys purvisi), Future Actions • Beal’s eyed turtle ( bealei), borneensis), • As stated above, the next regular • wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea Chinese false eyed turtle (Sacalia psuedocellata), meeting of the Conference of the Parties steindachneri), • (CoP16) is tentatively scheduled to be • Cochin forest four-eyed turtle (Sacalia held in Thailand, March 3–15, 2013. (Vijayachelys silvatica), quadriocellata), • • Cann’s snake-necked turtle striped New Guinea softshell turtle The United States must submit any (), ( bibroni), proposals to amend Appendix I or II, or • • Gunalen’s snake-necked turtle Cantor’s or Asian giant softshell any draft resolutions, decisions, or (Chelodina gunaleni), turtle (Pelochelys cantorii), agenda items for discussion at CoP16 to • eastern or common snake-necked • Northern New Guinea softshell the CITES Secretariat 150 days turtle (Chelodinal ongicollis), turtle (Pelochelys signifera), (tentatively early October 2012) prior to • New Guinea snake-necked turtle • red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur the start of the meeting. In to meet (Chelodina novaeguineae), kachuga), this deadline and to prepare for CoP16, • narrow-breasted snake-necked • yellow-headed temple turtle we have developed a tentative U.S. turtle (Chelodina oblonga), ( annandalii), schedule. Approximately 9 months • Pritchard’s snake-necked turtle • (Heosemys prior to CoP16, we plan to publish a (Chelodina pritchardi), depressa), Federal Register notice announcing • Reimann’s snake-necked turtle • Annam pond turtle ( draft resolutions, draft decisions, and (Chelodina reimanni), annamensis), agenda items to be submitted by the • Steindachner’s snake-necked turtle • yellow pond turtle (Mauremys United States at CoP16, and to solicit (), mutica), further information and comments on • yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora • red-necked pond turtle (Mauremys them. We will consider all available aurocapitata), nigricans), information and comments, including • Bourret’s box turtle (Cuora • those received in writing during that bourreti), ( leytensis), comment period, as we decide which

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proposed resolutions, decisions, and The decision approves the surface estate The BLM will reply during normal agenda items warrant submission by the in the lands described below for business hours. United States for consideration by the conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Jennifer Noe, Parties. Approximately 4 months prior Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. to CoP16, we will post on our Web site 1601, et seq). The subsurface estate in Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II Branch. an announcement of the species these lands will be conveyed to Calista proposals, draft resolutions, draft Corporation when the surface estate is [FR Doc. 2012–8609 Filed 4–10–12; 8:45 am] decisions, and agenda items submitted conveyed to Kongnikilnomuit Yuita BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P by the United States to the CITES Corporation. The lands are in the Secretariat for consideration at CoP16. vicinity of Bill Moore’s Slough, Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Through a series of additional notices and are located in: and Web site postings in advance of Seward Meridian, Alaska Bureau of Land Management CoP16, we will inform you about preliminary negotiating positions on T. 33 N, R. 74 W., [AA–9349; LLAK–965000–L14100000– resolutions, decisions, and amendments Sec. 3. HY0000–P] Containing 530.14 acres. to the Appendices proposed by other Alaska Native Claims Selection Parties for consideration at CoP16. We T. 33 N., R. 75 W., Sec. 5. will also publish an announcement of a Containing 40 acres. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, public meeting to be held approximately T. 32 N., R. 76 W., Interior. 3 months prior to CoP16; that meeting Sec. 10. ACTION: Notice of decision approving will enable us to receive public input on Containing 40 acres. lands for conveyance. our positions regarding CoP16 issues. Aggregating 610.14 acres. The procedures for developing U.S. SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR documents and negotiating positions for Notice of the decision will also be 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Conference of the published four times in the Delta the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Parties to CITES are outlined in 50 CFR Discovery. will issue an appealable decision to 23.87. As noted in paragraph (c) of that DATES: Any party claiming a property Calista Corporation. The decision will section, we may modify or suspend the interest in the lands affected by the approve conveyance of the surface and procedures outlined there if they would decision may appeal the decision within subsurface estates in certain lands interfere with the timely or appropriate the following time limits: pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims development of documents for 1. Unknown parties, parties unable to Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq). submission to the CoP and of U.S. be located after reasonable efforts have The lands are located north of Mountain negotiating positions. been expended to locate, parties who Village, Alaska, and contain 3.11 acres. Notice of the decision will also be Author fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, and parties who receive a copy of the published four times in the Anchorage The primary author of this notice is decision by regular mail which is not Daily News. Mary Cogliano, Ph.D., Division of certified, return receipt requested, shall DATES: Any party claiming a property Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and have until May 11, 2012 to file an interest in the lands affected by the Wildlife Service. appeal. decision may appeal the decision within Authority 2. Parties receiving service of the the following time limits: 1. Unknown parties, parties unable to The authority for this action is the decision by certified mail shall have 30 be located after reasonable efforts have Endangered Species Act of 1973, as days from the date of receipt to file an been expended to locate, parties who amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). appeal. fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 3. Notices of appeal transmitted by Dated: March 30, 2012. and parties who receive a copy of the electronic means, such as facsimile or Daniel M. Ashe, decision by regular mail which is not email, will not be accepted as timely Director. certified, return receipt requested, shall filed. have until May 11, 2012 to file an [FR Doc. 2012–8665 Filed 4–10–12; 8:45 am] Parties who do not file an appeal in BILLING CODE 4310–55–P appeal. accordance with the requirements of 43 2. Parties receiving service of the CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed decision by certified mail shall have 30 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR to have waived their rights. days from the date of receipt to file an ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may appeal. Bureau of Land Management be obtained from: Bureau of Land 3. Notices of appeal transmitted by [F–14839–A, F–14839–A2; LLAK965000– Management, Alaska State Office, 222 electronic means, such as facsimile or L14100000–KC0000–P] West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, email, will not be accepted as timely Alaska 99513–7504. filed. Alaska Native Claims Selection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by email at [email protected]. CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed Interior. to have waived their rights. ACTION: Notice of decision approving Persons who use a Telecommunications ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may lands for conveyance. Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service be obtained from: Bureau of Land SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the Management, Alaska State Office, 222 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that BLM during normal business hours. In West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) addition, the FIRS is available 24 hours Alaska 99513–7504. will issue an appealable decision to a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation. or question with the BLM. BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by

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