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collection techniques or other forms of DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Restoration Project Draft Environmental information technology. URBAN DEVELOPMENT Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for public review [Docket No. FR–5280–N–10] Information Collection Requirement and comment. We, the Fish and Wildlife Title: Security Program for Hazardous Federal Property Suitable as Facilities Service (Service), along with the USDA Materials Motor Carriers & Shippers. To Assist the Homeless Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (Cooperating Agency), Type of Request: New collection. AGENCY: Office of the Assistant and the Department of Fish OMB Control Number: Not yet Secretary for Community Planning and and Game (CDFG, California assigned . Development, HUD. Environmental Quality Act lead agency) Form(s): NA. ACTION: Notice. (collectively, the Agencies), are proposing to restore Paiute cutthroat Affected Public: Hazmat Motor SUMMARY: This Notice identifies to their historical range within the Carriers and Shippers. unutilized, underutilized, excess, and Silver King Creek watershed, Alpine Abstract: TSA’s Highway & Motor surplus Federal property reviewed by County, California. To accomplish this, Carrier Division will be producing a HUD for suitability for possible use to the Agencies must first eradicate the assist the homeless. voluntary security-related training non-native and hybrid trout which course for the Hazmat motor carrier and EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2009. currently occupy the habitat. shipper industry. Participants will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DATES: Written comments must be able to choose to attend instructor-led Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing received by 5 p.m. on May 4, 2009. training sessions that TSA will conduct and Urban Development, 451 Seventh ADDRESSES: Written comments should at multiple sites in the United States Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, be addressed to Robert D. Williams, and provide information to the industry DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; Field Supervisor, Nevada Fish and TTY number for the hearing- and through trade associations, conferences, Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these and stakeholder meetings. Hazmat Service, 1340 Financial Boulevard, telephone numbers are not toll-free), or motor carriers and shippers that are Suite 234, Reno, Nevada 89502; fax call the toll-free Title V information line number (775) 861–6301 (for further registered with the U.S. Department of at 800–927–7588. Transportation (DOT) will automatically information and instructions on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In receive the training via CD–ROM and reviewing and commenting process, see accordance with the December 12, 1988 DVD. Companies may also complete the Public Comments section below). court order in National Coalition for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: training on-line at the TSA Web site, Homeless v. Veterans Administration, http://www.tsa.gov. After completion of Chad Mellison, Fish and Wildlife No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD Biologist, Nevada Fish and Wildlife the training program, participants will publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, have the option to complete a course Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, identifying unutilized, underutilized, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, evaluation form to comment on the excess and surplus Federal buildings Reno, Nevada 89502; telephone (775) effectiveness of the training program. and real property that HUD has 861–6300. The participants who choose to reviewed for suitability for use to assist SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: complete the training evaluation form the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the will submit the form via e-mail to a purpose of announcing that no Availability of Documents secure Web surveyor tool that is additional properties have been Individuals wishing copies of this managed at TSA. Participants who determined suitable or unsuitable this draft EIS/EIR should contact the Service attend the classroom training sessions week. by telephone (see FOR FURTHER will also be asked to complete an Dated: March 12, 2009. INFORMATION CONTACT). Copies of the evaluation form on site, which will later Mark R. Johnston, subject document are also available for be entered into the Web surveyor tool by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. public inspection during regular TSA personnel. TSA will use this data [FR Doc. E9–5762 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] business hours at the Nevada Fish and to measure the program’s effectiveness Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER BILLING CODE 4210–67–P at achieving its goal of heightened INFORMATION CONTACT), and may be security awareness levels throughout downloaded from the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office Web site at: http:// the hazmat motor carrier and shipper DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR industry. www.fws.gov/nevada/. Number of Respondents: 50,000. Fish and Wildlife Service Background Information Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An [FWS–R8–2009–N0051; 1112–0000–80221– The Paiute was listed estimated 16,667 hours annually. F2] as endangered by the Service under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 16, Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration 2009. 1966 (32 FR 4001, March 11, 1967) and Project Draft Environmental Impact reclassified to threatened under the Ginger LeMay, Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Endangered Species Act of 1973 (40 FR Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Business Report (EIR) 29863, July 16, 1975). Silver King Creek, Improvements and Communications, Office AGENCY: from Llewellyn Falls downstream to of Information Technology. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior (Lead Agency); Forest Service, Silver King Canyon, and its associated [FR Doc. E9–6156 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] Agriculture (Cooperating Agency). tributaries in Alpine County, California, BILLING CODE 9110–05–P ACTION: Notice of availability. comprise the native historical range of the Paiute cutthroat trout SUMMARY: This notice announces the ( clarkii seleniris) availability of the Paiute Cutthroat Trout (Service 2004).

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The fish now present in the Silver Tamarack Lake Creek, a tributary of Alternative 1-No Action Alternative: King Creek watershed between Silver King Creek (if fish are present); Under the No Action Alternative, the Llewellyn Falls and Silver King Canyon (2) Neutralize the rotenone downstream Service would not implement the are a genetic mixture of introduced of Silver King Canyon to the 30-minute proposed action. Instead, current stream (O. mykiss), Lahontan travel time mark near the confluence and fishery management practices cutthroat trout (O. c. henshawi), golden with Snodgrass Creek using potassium would continue into the foreseeable trout (O. aquabonita ssp.), and Paiute permanganate; and (3) Restock the future. This alternative would include cutthroat trout. Hybridization with non- project area with pure Paiute cutthroat the continued protection of pure native trout species is the primary threat trout from established donor streams in (unhybridized) Paiute cutthroat trout to Paiute cutthroat trout within its the upper Silver King Creek watershed populations in Upper Fish Valley by historical range (Service 2004). Fishery (i.e., Fly Valley, Four Mile, Silver King maintaining restriction of recreational restoration efforts involving Paiute Creek, or possibly Coyote Creek). cutthroat trout span from 1950 to the The proposed stocking of pure Paiute fishing on a small portion Silver King present and include prior removals of cutthroat trout will expand the current Creek downstream of Llewellyn Falls. non-native and hybridized fish, as well population size and distribution Alternative 3—Combined Physical as establishing and maintaining downstream from Llewellyn Falls to a Removal Alternative: This non-chemical introduced populations of genetically- series of six impassible fish barriers in alternative would include a pure (unhybridized) Paiute cutthroat Silver King Canyon and associated combination of electrofishing, gill trout. Populations of Paiute cutthroat tributaries. These barriers, the two netting, seining, detonation cord, and trout have been established in several highest being 8 and 10 feet high, would other physical methods to treat Silver California streams outside the Silver prevent any reinvasion of non-native King Creek and its tributaries, springs, King Creek watershed including the trout from areas downstream of the and Tamarack Lake (if fish are present). North Fork of Cottonwood Creek and project area and greatly reduce the Because this alternative could have low likelihood of and impacts from any Cabin Creek in the Inyo National Forest efficiency in the rocky stream future illegal non-native species (Mono County), Sharktooth Creek environment, it would be implemented (Fresno County), and Stairway Creek introduction. By expanding the over multiple years (i.e., until no fish (Madera County) on the Sierra National populations and range of the species, Forest. the project would also increase the are found using physical removal Genetically pure Paiute cutthroat probability of long-term viability and techniques). trout are currently found in Silver King reduce threats from genetic Public Comments Creek upstream of Llewellyn Falls, bottlenecking and stochastic events. where a previously-introduced The proposed project also includes If you wish to comment on the draft population was restored by CDFG in the pre-treatment removal of fish by seeking EIS/EIR you may submit your comments early 1990’s, and in other tributaries California Fish and Game Commission to the address listed in the ADDRESSES where populations have been approval for an increased daily bag limit section of this document. Before established within the watershed (e.g., (harvest) that would allow anglers including your address, phone number, Four Mile Creek, Fly Valley Creek, increased access to fishing in the project e-mail address, or other personal Coyote Creek and Corral Valley Creek). area in an attempt to reduce existing identifying information in your The project would implement the first non-native trout populations; pre- comment, you should be aware that and second recovery actions listed in treatment biological surveys and your entire comment—including your the Paiute Cutthroat Trout Revised monitoring for amphibians and benthic personal identifying information—may Recovery Plan (Service 2004) which macroinvertebrates; placement of signs be made publicly available at any time. lists actions to restore, recover, and to inform the public; water quality ultimately delist the species. The monitoring (during and post treatment); While you may ask us in your comment objective of the proposed project is to and post-treatment biological to withhold your personal identifying return Paiute cutthroat trout back to its monitoring. The Agencies would apply information from public review, we historical range and establish them as rotenone to the project area in the cannot guarantee that we will be able to the only salmonid fish species in Silver summers of 2009 and 2010 (and 2011 if do so. King Creek to prevent hybridization needed). Additional treatments would The Service will evaluate the with other trout. This is an important be scheduled as necessary to ensure application, associate documents, and and necessary step in preventing Paiute complete removal of non-native trout comments submitted to them to prepare cutthroat trout from going extinct and from the project area. a final EIS/EIR. Project implementation also in conserving the species and National Environmental Policy Act will be made no sooner than 30 days restoring it to a level that would allow after the publication of the final EIS/EIR it to be removed from the Federal Compliance and completion of the Record of threatened species list. Under current The proposed project triggers the need Decision. conditions, easy public access between for compliance with the National stream reaches downstream and Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This notice is provided pursuant to upstream of Llewellyn Falls may result Accordingly, the Service has prepared a implementing regulations for NEPA (40 in a future unauthorized transplant of draft EIS/EIR that evaluates the impacts CFR 1506.6). non-native and/or hybridized fish to of the proposed project (Alternative 2) Dated: March 10, 2009. areas above the falls. and also evaluates the impacts of a Margaret Kolar, Under the proposed project, the reasonable range of alternatives. Agencies would: (1) Use chemical The draft EIS/EIR analyzes two Acting Deputy Regional Director, Region 8, treatment (rotenone) to eradicate non- alternatives in addition to the proposed Sacramento, California. native trout from Silver King Creek and project described above. The Service has [FR Doc. E9–6098 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] its tributaries between Llewellyn Falls identified the proposed project as the BILLING CODE 4310–55–P and Silver King Canyon, as well as Preferred Alternative. Additional Tamarack Lake at the headwaters of alternatives are described below.

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