Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 150 / Friday, August 4, 2006 / Notices 44307 call the toll-free Title V information line http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ Dated: July 31, 2006. at 1–800–927–7588. mhs/mhshome.cfm. Frank L. Davis, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Alternately, interested parties may General Deputy Assistant Secretary for accordance with the December 12, 1998 contact Elsie Draughn of the Office of Housing. court order in National Coalition for the Manufactured Housing Programs at [FR Doc. E6–12665 Filed 8–3–06; 8:45 am] Homeless v. Veterans Administration, (202) 708–6423 (this is not a toll-free BILLING CODE 4210–67–P No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD number) for conference call information. publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identifying unutilized, underutilized, William W. Matchneer III, Associate DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR excess and surplus Federal buildings Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of and real property that HUD has Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Fish and Wildlife Service reviewed for suitability for use to assist Housing, Department of Housing and the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the Notice of Availability of an Urban Development, 451 7th Street, purpose of announcing that no Environmental Assessment and SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone additional properties have been Receipt of an Application for an (202) 708–6409 (this is not a toll-free determined suitable or unsuitable this Incidental Take Permit for the number). Persons who have difficulty week. Woodville Solid Waste Disposal Site hearing or speaking may access this Expansion Project in Tulare County, Dated: July 27, 2006. number via TTY by calling the toll-free CA Mark R. Johnston, Federal Information Relay Service at Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special (800) 877–8339. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Needs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Interior. [FR Doc. 06–6617 Filed 8–3–06; 8:45 am] this meeting is provided in accordance ACTION: Notice of availability and BILLING CODE 4210–67–M with Sections 10(a) and (b) of the receipt of application. Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.150. SUMMARY: The County of Tulare DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND The Manufactured Housing Consensus Resource Management Agency, Solid URBAN DEVELOPMENT Committee was established under Waste Division (Applicant) has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FR–4665–N–32] Section 604(a)(3) of the National Manufactured Housing Construction (Service) for an incidental take permit Conference Call Meeting of the and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Manufactured Housing Consensus amended, 42 U.S.C. 5403(a)(3). The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Committee Committee is charged with providing amended (Act). The Service is recommendations to the Secretary to considering the issuance of a 41-year AGENCY: Office of the Assistant adopt, revise, and interpret permit to the Applicant that would Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing manufactured home construction and authorize take of nine species incidental Commissioner, HUD. safety standards and procedural and to the Applicant’s proposed landfill ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting via enforcement regulations, and with expansion and operation, groundwater conference call. developing and recommending monitoring activities, and conservation proposed model installation standards management activities at the Woodville SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the to the Secretary. Solid Waste Disposal Site in Tulare schedule and proposed agenda of the County, CA. These activities on the 414- upcoming meetings of the Manufactured The purpose of the conference call acre project area would result in the loss Housing Consensus Committee (the meeting is to permit the Committee, at of up to 131 acres of covered species Committee) to be held via telephone its request, to discuss and take action on habitat. conference. The meetings are open to the submission of its comments to the We request comments from the public the general public, which may Office of General Counsel, Department on the permit application and an participate by following the instructions of Housing and Urban Development, in Environmental Assessment, both of below. response to the June 14, 2006, Federal which are available for review. The Register notice on (Title 24, Code of DATES: The conference call meetings permit application includes the Federal Regulation, Part 3286— proposed Habitat Conservation Plan will be held on Monday, August 14, Manufactured Home Installation 2006, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. eastern (Plan) and an accompanying Program; Proposed Rule). It is necessary Implementing Agreement. The Plan daylight time, and Friday, August 18, to have these meetings on these dates, 2006, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. eastern describes the proposed project and the to permit the Committee to take action measures that the Applicant would daylight time. on this matter in a timely manner. ADDRESSES: Information concerning the undertake to minimize and mitigate take conference call can be obtained from the Tentative Agenda of the covered species. DATES: Written comments should be Department’s Consensus Committee A. Roll Call. Administering Organization, the received on or before October 3, 2006. B. Welcome and opening remarks. National Fire Protection Association ADDRESSES: Please address written (NFPA). Interested parties can link onto C. Full Committee meeting to discuss comments to Lori Rinek, Chief, the NFPA’s Web site for instructions and take actions to provide Conservation Planning and Recovery concerning how to participate, and for comments in response to the Division, Fish and Wildlife Service, contact information for the conference Federal Register Notice on 24 CFR Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, call from a HUD Web site, in the section Part 3286–Manufactured Home 2800 Cottage Way, W–2605, marked ‘‘Business’’ ‘‘Manufactured Installation Program; Proposed Sacramento, California 95825. Housing Consensus Committee Rule. Comments may also be sent by facsimile Information’’. The link can be found at: D. Adjournment. to 916–414–6713. VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:39 Aug 03, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1 gechino on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 44308 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 150 / Friday, August 4, 2006 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the conservation benefits provided for management activities, and ongoing Jesse Wild, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, them under the Plan. These species farming activities on the agricultural or Lori Rinek, Chief, Conservation would also receive ‘‘No Surprises’’ area. Additionally, a research program Planning and Recovery Division, assurances under the Service’s ‘‘No will be implemented to study the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, at Surprises’’ regulation (50 CFR structure, dynamics, and ecology of 916–414–6600. 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)). alkali scalds. This research program has SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Collectively, the 13 listed and unlisted been accepted by the Service as an species are referred to as the ‘‘covered appropriate action for the adaptive Availability of Documents species’’ in the Plan. management of vernal pool fairy shrimp Copies of these documents can be The Applicant proposes to expand its and mid-valley fairy shrimp due to the obtained for review by contacting the existing landfill, the Woodville Solid uncertainty regarding the species’ individuals named above [see FOR Waste Disposal Site, which has nearly presence and life history in the alkali FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT]. reached capacity. Project activities that pool type found in the project area. This Documents also will be available for are proposed for coverage under the research is designed to determine public inspection, by appointment, Plan consist of the following occurrence of fairy shrimp species in during normal business hours at the components: (1) The development of this habitat type and study the physical Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office additional waste management units nature of alkali scalds to identify the [see ADDRESSES]. (landfill); (2) implementation of a specific parameters that promote or groundwater testing and monitoring restrict species occurrence. Background program; (3) construction of operations The Service’s Environmental Section 9 of the Act and Federal facilities and creation of a borrow area, Assessment considers the regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish a retention basin, and a potential ground environmental consequences of three and wildlife species listed as water remediation area; (4) alternatives. The Proposed Project endangered or threatened. Take of establishment of conservation areas to Alternative consists of the issuance of federally listed fish or wildlife is compensate for impacts on covered the incidental take permit and defined under the Act to include the species habitat; and (5) management implementation of the Plan and following activities: harass, harm, activities on the conservation areas, Implementing Agreement for the pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, including continued agricultural Applicant’s proposed project which capture, or collect, or to attempt to operations in one area and includes the activities described above. engage in any such conduct. The implementation of possible fire This preferred alternative would take Service may, under limited management activities. The facility is 53.32 acres of grassland habitat