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and address, and the proposed itinerary. Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC Program, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Additionally, aircraft operators must (571) 227–4545; e-mail: provide the names, dates and places of [email protected]. Fish and Wildlife Service birth, and Social Security numbers or Background [FWS–R4–R–2008–N0032; 40136–1265– passport numbers of all passengers and 0000–S3] crew members. The current estimated The Department of Homeland annual reporting burden is 9,000 hours Security (DHS), through the United Santee National Wildlife Refuge, (6,000 respondents × 1.5 hours per Clarendon County, SC States Coast Guard and the respondent). Transportation Security Administration AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 20, (TSA), issued a joint final rule (72 FR Interior. 2008. 3492; January 25, 2007) pursuant to the ACTION: Notice of availability: Draft Kriste Jordan, Maritime Transportation Security Act comprehensive conservation plan and Program Manager, Business Improvements (MTSA), Public Law 107–295, 116 Stat. environmental assessment; request for and Communication, Office of Information 2064 (November 25, 2002), and the and Technology. comments. Security and Accountability for Every [FR Doc. E8–14662 Filed 6–27–08; 8:45 am] Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Public SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife BILLING CODE 9110–05–P Law 109–347 (October 13, 2006). This Service, announce the availability of a rule requires all credentialed merchant draft comprehensive conservation plan mariners and individuals with and environmental assessment (Draft DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND CCP/EA) for Santee National Wildlife unescorted access to secure areas of a SECURITY Refuge for public review and comment. regulated facility or vessel to obtain a In this Draft CCP/EA, we describe Transportation Security Administration TWIC. In this final rule, on page 3510, alternatives, including our proposed [Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; Coast TSA and Coast Guard stated that a alternative to manage this refuge for the Guard–2006–24196] phased enrollment approach based 15 years following approval of the Final upon risk assessment and cost/benefit CCP. Transportation Worker Identification would be used to implement the DATES: To ensure consideration, we Credential (TWIC); Enrollment Dates program nationwide, and that TSA must receive your written comments by for the Ports of Terminal Island, CA would publish a notice in the Federal July 30, 2008. and Decatur, AL Register indicating when enrollment at ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the a specific location will begin and when AGENCY: Transportation Security Draft CCP/EA should be addressed to: Administration; United States Coast it is expected to terminate. Van Fischer, Natural Resource Planner, Guard; DHS. This notice provides the start date for South Carolina Lowcountry Refuge ACTION: Notice. TWIC initial enrollment at the Ports of Complex, 5801 Highway 17 North, Terminal Island, CA on June 26, 2008; Awendaw, South Carolina 29429. A SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland and Decatur, AL on July 16, 2008. The copy of the Draft CCP/EA is available on Security (DHS) through the Coast Guard will publish a separate both compact disc and hard copy. You Transportation Security Administration notice in the Federal Register indicating may also access and download a copy (TSA) issues this notice of the dates for when facilities within the Captain of the of the Draft CCP/EA at the Service’s the beginning of the initial enrollment Port Zone Los Angeles/Long Beach, Internet Site: http://southeast.fws.gov/ for the Transportation Worker including those in the Port of Terminal planning. Comments on the Draft CCP/ Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Island; and Captain of the Port Zone EA may be submitted to the above Ports of Terminal Island, CA and Mobile, including those in the Port of address or via electronic mail to: Decatur, AL. _ Decatur must comply with the portions van [email protected]. DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in of the final rule requiring TWIC to be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Van Terminal Island on June 26, 2008 and used as an access control measure. That Fischer at 843/928–3264. Decatur on July 16, 2008. notice will be published at least 90 days SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: You may view published before compliance is required. documents and comments concerning Introduction the TWIC Final Rule, identified by the To obtain information on the pre- enrollment and enrollment process, and With this notice, we continue the CCP docket numbers of this notice, using any process for Santee National Wildlife enrollment locations, visit TSA’s TWIC one of the following methods. Refuge. We started the process through Web site at http://www.tsa.gov/twic. (1) Searching the Federal Docket a notice in the Federal Register on Management System (FDMS) Web page Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 24, January 3, 2007 (72 FR 143). at http://www.regulations.gov; 2008. The primary purpose of this 15,000- (2) Accessing the Government Rex Lovelady, acre refuge, which was established in Printing Office’s Web page at http:// Program Manager, TWIC, Office of 1942, is to alleviate the loss of natural www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or Transportation Threat Assessment and waterfowl and other wildlife habitat (3) Visiting TSA’s Security Credentialing, Transportation Security caused by the construction of hydro- Regulations Web page at http:// Administration. electric power and navigational projects www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for [FR Doc. E8–14815 Filed 6–27–08; 8:45 am] on the Santee and Cooper Rivers. The ‘‘Research Center’’ at the top of the page. BILLING CODE 9110–05–P refuge lies within the Atlantic Coastal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Plain and consists of mixed hardwoods, James Orgill, TSA–19, Transportation mixed pine hardwoods, pine Security Administration, 601 South plantations, marsh, croplands, old 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. fields, ponds, impoundments, and open Transportation Threat Assessment and water.

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Background structures. Habitat management actions accommodated when projects benefit would benefit waterfowl; however, there the refuge and focus mostly towards The CCP Process would be limited active management of waterfowl habitat and management. The National Wildlife Refuge System other species and habitats. Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. Management coordination would Alternative C: Wildlife and Habitat 668dd–668ee), which amended the occur between the refuge and the State. Diversity (Proposed Alternative) National Wildlife Refuge System Coordination would remain focused on This alternative would expand on Administration Act of 1966, requires us waterfowl management, hunting, and Alternative A, with a greater amount of to develop a CCP for each national fishing. Hunting and fishing would effort to increase overall wildlife and wildlife refuge. The purpose in continue to follow State regulations. habitat diversity. Although waterfowl developing a CCP is to provide refuge Wildlife-dependent recreational uses would remain a focus of management, managers with a 15-year plan for would be allowed with all areas opened wetland habitat manipulations would achieving refuge purposes and to the public, with some areas only also consider the needs of multiple contributing toward the mission of the seasonally opened. species, such as marsh and wading National Wildlife Refuge System, The refuge would remain staffed at birds. Under this alternative, upland consistent with sound principles of fish current levels. Researchers would be forests and fields would be more and wildlife management, conservation, accommodated when projects benefit actively managed for neotropical legal mandates, and our policies. In the refuge. migratory songbirds than under addition to outlining broad management Alternative B: Targeted Habitat Alternative B. Landscape level direction on conserving wildlife and Management Primarily for Waterfowl consideration of habitat management their habitats, CCPs identify wildlife- would include a diversity of open fields, This alternative would expand on dependent recreational opportunities upland and wetland forests, and Alternative A with a greater amount of available to the public, including additional managed wetlands. Multiple active habitat management on the opportunities for hunting, fishing, species consideration would include refuge. The focus of this alternative wildlife observation, wildlife species and habitats identified by the would be to enhance and expand photography, and environmental South Atlantic Migratory Bird Initiative suitable habitat under species-specific education and interpretation. We will and the State’s Strategic Conservation management, targeted to attract greater review and update the CCP at least Plan. numbers of wintering waterfowl and every 15 years in accordance with the This alternative would expand the Improvement Act and NEPA. breeding areas for resident wood ducks. The acreage of managed wetlands and monitoring efforts of Alternative A to CCP Alternatives, Including Our agricultural fields would be increased to provide additional monitoring of Proposed Alternative accommodate larger waterfowl numbers. neotropical migratory and breeding Some open fields and scrub-shrub areas songbirds, as well as resident species. We developed three alternatives for Monitoring efforts would be increased managing the refuge and chose would be converted to wetlands or crops. Management of habitats for with the assistance of additional staff, Alternative C as the proposed trained volunteers, and academic alternative. neotropical migratory and breeding songbirds would be greater than under researchers. Greater effort would be Alternatives Alternative A, but limited to made to recruit academic researchers to A full description of each alternative maintaining existing areas suitable for the refuge to study and monitor refuge is in the Draft CCP/EA. We summarize these migratory species. There would be resources. each alternative below. an increased effort to control invasive Wildlife-dependent recreational uses exotic plants. of the refuge would continue. Hunting Alternative A: Current Management (No This alternative would propose to and fishing would continue to be Action) increase monitoring efforts to focus allowed. However, hunting would be There would be no change from primarily on waterfowl, with less effort managed with a greater focus on current management of the refuge. to address other species. Monitoring achieving the biological needs of the Management emphasis would continue efforts would only occur based on refuge, such as controlling the deer to focus on maintaining existing available resources and academic population. Education and managed wetlands for wintering research. interpretation would be the same as waterfowl. Primary management Wildlife-dependent recreational uses Alternative A, but with additional activities would include managing of the refuge would continue. Hunting education and outreach efforts aimed at wetland impoundments, basic species and fishing would continue to be the importance of landscape and monitoring, wood duck banding, and allowed and environmental education diversity. A much broader effort would planting corn for waterfowl. Alternative and interpretation would be enhanced. be made with outreach to nearby A would represent the anticipated Interpretive signage would be increased developing urban communities. conditions of the refuge for the next 15 or added to existing nature trails. There The refuge would be staffed at current years, assuming current resources, would be restricted access to some areas levels plus an additional three to four policies, programs, and activities of the refuge that have waterfowl and staff members to carry out the increased continue. The other two alternatives are threatened or endangered species habitat management and monitoring compared to this alternative in order to sensitive to disturbance. Interpretation needs. Greater emphasis would be evaluate differences in future conditions efforts would focus mostly on the placed on recruiting and training compared to baseline management. primary objective of waterfowl volunteers. Refuge biological programs This alternative would reflect actions management. would actively seek funding for studies that include managing habitat for The refuge would be staffed at current dealing primarily with management- resident and wintering waterfowl and levels plus the addition of three orientated research needs. Refuge staff nesting bald eagles, maintaining upland biological technicians to carry out the would place greater emphasis on and wetland forests, and repairing increased habitat management and developing and maintaining active wetland impoundment control monitoring needs. Researchers would be partnerships, including seeking grants

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to assist the refuge in reaching primary will be available for public inspection, recovery purposes to conduct presence/ objectives. by appointment only, during normal absence surveys of Rio Grande silvery business hours at the U.S. Fish and minnow (Hybognathus amarus) within Next Step Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave., SW., Texas. After this comment period ends, we Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Permit TE–183429 will analyze the comments and address Please refer to the respective permit them in the form of a Final CCP and number for each application when Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Finding of No Significant Impact. submitting comments. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Public Availability of Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicant requests a new permit for Chief, Endangered Species Division, research and recovery purposes to Before including your address, phone P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, conduct presence/absence surveys of number, e-mail address, or other Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, (505) the American burying beetle personal identifying information in your 248–6920. (Nicrophorus americanus) within comment, you should be aware that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Oklahoma. your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may Public Availability of Comments Permit TE–056119 be made publicly available at any time. Before including your address, phone Applicant: Marlin Sawyer, San Antonio, While you can ask us in your comment number, e-mail address, or other Texas. to withhold your personal identifying personal identifying information in your information from public review, we Applicant requests an amendment to comment, you should be aware that a current permit for research and cannot guarantee that we will be able to your entire comment—including your do so. recovery purposes to conduct presence/ personal identifying information—may absence surveys of the following Authority: This notice is published under be made publicly available at any time. species: whooping crane (Grus the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge While you can ask us in your comment americana), northern aplomado falcon System Improvement Act of 1997, Public to withhold your personal identifying Law 105–57. (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), information from public review, we southwestern willow flycatcher Editorial Note: This document was cannot guarantee that we will be able to (Empidonax traillii extimus), and received at the Office of the Federal Register do so. interior least tern (Sterna altillarum) on June 25, 2008. Permit TE–1817501 within Texas. Dated: February 8, 2008. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Cynthia K. Dohner, Applicant: Paul Stone, DeRidder, Louisiana. Acting Regional Director. Dated: June 9, 2008. [FR Doc. E8–14745 Filed 6–27–08; 8:45 am] Applicant requests a new permit for Christopher Jones, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, BILLING CODE 4310–55–P research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Fish and Wildlife Service. red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides [FR Doc. E8–14733 Filed 6–27–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR borealis) within Texas, Louisiana, and BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Mississippi. Fish and Wildlife Service Permit TE–181762 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [FWS–R2–ES–2008–N0144; 20124–1113– 0000–F5] Applicant: Jeffrey George, South Padre Island, Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Species Applicant requests a new permit for Texas Chenier Plain National Wildlife Permit Applications research and recovery purposes to Refuge Complex, Chambers, Jefferson, conduct presence/absence surveys of and Galveston Counties, TX, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the following species: Kemp’s Ridley Interior. Consisting of Moody National Wildlife sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), Refuge, Anahuac National Wildlife ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys Refuge, McFaddin National Wildlife coriacea), and hawksbill sea turtle SUMMARY: The following applicants have Refuge, and Texas Point National (Eretmochelys imbricata) within Texas Wildlife Refuge applied for scientific research permits to and the Gulf of Mexico. conduct certain activities with AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, endangered species pursuant to section Permit TE–821356 Interior. 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Applicant: U.S. Geologic Survey, Act of 1973, as amended. ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Southwest Biological Science Center, environmental impact statement, DATES: To ensure consideration, written Grand Canyon Monitoring and comprehensive conservation plan, and comments must be received on or before Research Center, Flagstaff, Arizona. land protection plan. July 30, 2008. Applicant requests an amendment to ADDRESSES: Written comments should a current permit for research and SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and be submitted to the Chief, Endangered recovery purposes to conduct presence/ Wildlife Service (Service), announce the Species Division, Ecological Services, absence surveys of razorback sucker availability of our Final Environmental P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, (Xyrauchen texanus) within Arizona. Impact Statement (EIS), Final Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Comprehensive Conservation Plan Permit TE–814933 Documents and other information (CCP), and Final Land Protection Plan submitted with these applications are Applicant: Texas Parks and Wildlife (LPP) for the Texas Chenier Plain available for review, subject to the Department, Austin, Texas. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) requirements of the Privacy Act and Applicant requests an amendment to Complex. In this final EIS/CCP/LPP, we Freedom of Information Act. 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