Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices 49009 throughout the range of the species in longiantenna), the Riverside fairy DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR California for the purpose of enhancing shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the its survival. San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta Bureau of Indian Affairs sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool Permit No. TE–225970 Final Environmental Impact Statement tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in for the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara (MHA) Applicant: Charlotte M. Marks, conjunction with surveys throughout Nation’s Proposed Clean Fuels Sacramento, California. the range of each species in California The applicant requests a permit to Refinery, Fort Berthold Indian for the purpose of enhancing their Reservation, Ward County, ND take (harass by survey, capture, handle, survival. and release) the California tiger AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Permit No. TE–227263 Interior. in conjunction with surveys and ACTION: Extension of comment period. population monitoring throughout the Applicant: Emilie A. Strauss, San Rafael, California. range of the species in California for the SUMMARY: On August 28, 2009, the purpose of enhancing its survival. The applicant requests a permit to Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Permit No. TE–225974 take (harass by survey) the California U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clapper rail (Rallus longirostris (EPA) as co-lead agencies; and the Applicant: Midpeninsula Regional obsoletus) in conjunction with surveys Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Open Space District, Los Altos, Nation and the U.S. Army Corps of California. and population monitoring studies throughout the range of the species in Engineers as cooperating agencies, The applicant requests a permit to California, for the purpose of enhancing published a Notice of Availability for a take (survey, capture, handle, release, its survival. Final Environmental Impact Statement and conduct habitat enhancement (FEIS) for the proposed Clean Fuels activities) the San Francisco garter Permit No. TE–795930 Refinery (74 FR 44380). This notice snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in announces an extension of the public conjunction with population monitoring Applicant: Helm Biological comment period until October 28, 2009. Consulting, Lincoln, California. and habitat enhancement activities in DATES: Public comments on the FEIS San Mateo County, California, for the The applicant requests an amendment must arrive on or before October 28, purpose of enhancing its survival. to an existing permit (February 16, 1996, 2009. Permit No. TE–073205 61 FR 6253) to take (collect soil ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry containing Federally listed fairy shrimp Applicant: Cristina P. Sandoval, Goleta, written comments to Mike Black, California. cysts, translocate, and inoculate cysts Regional Director, Bureau of Indian into restored vernal pools) the The applicant requests an amendment Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta to an existing permit, which we granted 115 4th Avenue, SE., Aberdeen, SD. conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp May 26, 2005, for a Federally threatened FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: species. The original permit allowed the (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Mike Black, BIA, 605–226–7343, or applicant to take (harass by survey, Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus Steve Wharton, EPA, 303–312–6935 or locate and monitor nests, erect nest wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 800–227–8917. (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the exclosures, collect and incubate eggs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that are abandoned and/or in danger of vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus The Three Affiliated Tribes (MHA predation, captive-rear chicks, and packardi) in conjunction with vernal Nation) has requested that BIA accept release them into the wild) the western pool restoration and population into trust status 469 acres for the MHA snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus enhancement activities throughout the Nation to construct, own, operate, and nivosus) in conjunction with surveys range of each species in California for maintain a petroleum refinery on 190 and population monitoring activities at the purpose of enhancing their survival. acres of the 469-acre parcel. The the Coal Point Reserve in Santa Barbara We invite public review and comment remaining acres would be used to grow County, California, for the purpose of on each of these recovery permit forage for buffalo. The land in the enhancing its survival. The applicant applications. Comments and materials northeast corner of the Fort Berthold requests an amendment to take (survey, we receive will be available for public Indian Reservation is located along locate, population monitor, place inspection, by appointment, during Highway 23, four miles west of the town decoys, and play taped vocalizations) normal business hours at the address of Makoti in Ward County, North the California least tern (Sterna listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Dakota. antilluarum browni) in conjunction with notice. The MHA Nation has also applied to surveys and population monitoring EPA for a National Pollutant Discharge activities at the Coal Point Reserve in Dated: September 21, 2009. Elimination System (NPDES) permit Santa Barbara County, California for the Michael Long, under the Clean Water Act for purpose of enhancing their survival. Acting Regional Director, Region 8, discharges from the proposed refinery. Permit No. TE–117947 Sacramento, California. Feedstock for the proposed refinery [FR Doc. E9–23195 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] would include 10,000 barrels per stream Applicant: Kevin B. Clark, San Diego, BILLING CODE 4310–55–P day (BPSD) of synthetic crude oil via California. existing pipeline from Alberta, Canada; The applicant requests an amendment 3,000 BPSD of field butane from local to an existing permit (February 13, 2006, suppliers; 6 million standard cubic feet 71 FR 7563) to take (capture, collect, per day of natural gas via existing and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp pipeline; and 300 barrels of bio-diesel or (Branchinecta conservatio), the 8,500 bushels per day of soybeans. From longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta the feedstock, the refinery would VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:52 Sep 24, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 49010 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices produce about 5,750 BPSD of diesel Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Field Office Resource Management Plan fuel, 6,770 BPSD of gasoline, and 300 amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and (2007), and are adjacent to the Colorado BPSD of propane. related Department of the Interior River in the counties of Mohave, The FEIS analyzes potential requirements in the Department of the Maricopa, and La Paz (Arizona), and environmental effects of two Federal Interior Manual (516 DM 1–6), and is in San Bernardino (California). The agency decisions: (1) Whether BIA exercise of authority delegated to the supplementary rules are created to should accept lands into trust in Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary— implement the Lake Havasu Field Office support of the MHA Nation’s proposal Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. Resource Management Plan on public to construct and operate a clean fuels Dated: September 22, 2009. lands within the planning area and to refinery and produce buffalo forage; and provide for continued management of Larry Echo Hawk, (2) whether EPA should issue a Clean these specific areas: Lake Havasu Water Act NPDES permit for the process Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Shoreline, Parker Strip Recreation water discharges associated with the [FR Doc. E9–23342 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] Management Area, Craggy Wash, and operation of the proposed refinery. The BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P Swansea Townsite. FEIS has identified the Agencies’ The primary purpose of the Lake preferred alternatives. BIA and EPA will Havasu Shoreline Program is to provide DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR be making their decisions in separate areas for boating, camping, and day-use. The recreation sites, designated as Records of Decision (RODs), which will Bureau of Land Management be issued after the 30-day wait period camps or day-use sites, are in areas on the FEIS. The MHA Nation will be [AZ–330–09–L12320000–AL0000– traditionally used by boat-in camp deciding whether to build and operate LVRCAZ070000] visitors. This program was established the refinery. to accommodate the increasing demand Notice of Final Supplementary Rules BIA has identified its preferred for shoreline recreational sites and to on Public Lands Managed by the Lake alternative as Alternative 3. In this improve management of the natural Havasu Field Office, Arizona and alternative, BIA would not place the resources. The designation of fee sites California land into trust status and the refinery assures that specific locations are could be constructed by the Tribes. If AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, available for such use year after year. the proposed refinery is constructed, Interior. The Parker Strip Recreation Management Area also experiences high EPA has identified Alternative A, ACTION: Final supplementary rules. issuance of an NPDES permit for visitor use. It contains campgrounds, effluent discharges associated with the SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land day-use areas, off-highway vehicle use refinery as its preferred water discharge Management (BLM) Lake