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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Revised Recovery Plan for
the Utah Prairie Dog
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces the
availability of a final revised recovery
plan for the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys
parvidens). This species is federally
listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
final recovery plan are available online
at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
species/recovery-plans.html. Paper
copies of the final revised recovery plan
are available by request from the Utah
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite
50, West Valley City, UT 84119;
telephone 801–975–3330.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, at the
above address, or telephone 801–975–
3330.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background
Recovering an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of the Service’s
endangered species program. To help
guide the recovery effort, the Service
prepares recovery plans for the federally
listed species native to the United States
where a plan will promote the
conservation of the species. Recovery
plans describe site-specific actions
necessary for the conservation of the
species; establish objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result
in a determination that the species no
longer needs the protection of the Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and provide
estimates of the time and cost for
implementing the needed recovery
measures.
The Act requires recovery plans for
listed species unless such a plan would
not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Section 4(f) of the
Act, as amended in 1988, requires that
public notice and opportunity for public
review and comment be provided
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made the draft recovery plan available
for public comment and peer review
from September 17, 2010, to November
16, 2010 (75 FR 57055). We have
considered all information received
during the public comment and peer
review period in the preparation of the
final revised recovery plan for the Utah
prairie dog. The Service and other
Federal agencies also will take these
comments and reviews into
consideration in the course of
implementing the final approved
recovery plan for the Utah prairie dog.
In this final revised plan, we have
summarized and responded to the
issues raised by both the public and the
requested peer reviewers in an appendix
to the plan, and incorporated changes to
the plan as appropriate.
The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys
parvidens), found only in southwestern
and central Utah, was listed as an
endangered species on June 4, 1973 (38
FR 14678). At the time of listing, the
species was threatened by habitat
destruction and modification,
overexploitation, disease, and
predation. Subsequently, Utah prairie
dog populations increased significantly
in portions of their range, and on May
29, 1984 (49 FR 22330), the species was
reclassified as threatened with a special
rule to allow regulated take of the
species. This special rule was amended
on June 14, 1991 (56 FR 27438), to
increase the amount of regulated take
allowed throughout the species’ range.
Recent Utah prairie dog population
trends appear to be relatively stable,
although the species remains vulnerable
to several serious threats. These include
habitat loss, plague, changing climatic
conditions, unauthorized take, and
disturbance from recreational and
economic land uses.
The recovery of Utah prairie dogs will
rely on effective conservation responses
to the issues facing the species, which
remain varied and complex. These
issues include plague, urban expansion,
grazing, cultivated agriculture,
vegetative community changes, invasive
plants, off-highway vehicle and
recreation uses, climate change, energy
resource exploration and development,
fire management, poaching, and
predation. Strategically, these issues can
be reduced to two overriding concerns:
loss of habitat and plague. The recovery
strategy for the Utah prairie dog focuses
on the need to address colony loss and
disease through a program that
encompasses threats abatement,
population management, research, and
monitoring. We emphasize conserving
extant colonies, many of which occur on
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Federal lands via habitat improvement
or translocations; controlling the
transmission of plague; and monitoring
habitat conditions.
Authority
We developed our final recovery plan
under the authority of section 4(f) of the
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this
notice under section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Stephen Guertin,
Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 2012–10033 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Indian Reservation
Roads; Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Indian Reservation
Roads. The information collection is
currently authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0161, which expires July
31, 2012.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to LeRoy
Gishi, Chief, Division of Transportation,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., MS–4513 MIB, Washington, DC
20240; facsimile: (202) 219–1193 email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LeRoy Gishi, (202) 513–7711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This collection allows Federally
recognized Tribal governments to
participate in the Indian Reservation
Roads (IRR) program as defined in 25
U.S.C. 204(a)(1). The information
collected determines the allocation of
IRR program funds to Indian tribes as
described in 25 U.S.C. 202 (d)(2)(A).
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
necessity of this information collection

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for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
and cost) of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents,
such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address or other
personally identifiable information, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including you personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0161.
Title: 25 CFR Part 170, Indian
Reservation Roads.
Brief Description of Collection: Some
of the information such as the
application of Indian Reservation Roads
High Priority Projects (IRRHPP) (25 CFR
170.210), the road inventory updates (25
CFR 170.443), the development of a long
range transportation plan (25 CFR
170.411 and 170.412), the development
of a tribal transportation improvement
program and priority list (25 CFR
170.420 and 170.421) are mandatory for
consideration of projects and for
program funding from the formula.
Some of the information, such as public
hearing requirements, is necessary for
public notification and involvement (25
CFR 170.437 and 170.439). While other
information, such as data appeals (25
CFR 170.231) and requests for design
exceptions (25 CFR 170.456), are
voluntary.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribal governments who have
transportation needs associated with the
IRR Program as described in 25 CFR part
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Number of Respondents: Varies from
10 to 350.
Frequency of Response: Annually or
on an as needed basis.
Estimated Time per Response: Reports
require from 30 minutes to 40 hours to
complete. An average would be 16
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
4,120 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden:
$0.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Alvin Foster,
Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012–10096 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Wheatgrass Ridge Wind
Project, Fort Hall Indian Reservation,
Idaho
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
ACTION:

Notice of cancellation.

This notice announces that
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
intends to cancel all work on the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed Wheatgrass Ridge
Wind Project on the Fort Hall Indian
Reservation, Idaho.

SUMMARY:

Dr.
B. J. Howerton, Environmental Services
Manager, telephone (503) 231–6749.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The BIA is
canceling work on this EIS because the
proponent of the Wheatgrass Ridge
Wind Project, the Wheatgrass Ridge
Wind, LLC., has formally withdrawn the
proposal. The notice of intent to prepare
the EIS, which included a description of
the proposed action, was published in
the Federal Register on June 2, 2011 (76
FR 31975). The Draft EIS had not been
published.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: April 3, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012–10080 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of
Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed
Use Project, City of Airway Heights,
Spokane County, WA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment
period.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is reopening the comment period
for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Spokane Tribe
of Indians West Plains casino and mixed
use project, City of Airway Heights,
Spokane County, Washington.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS are due
on May 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
B.J. Howerton at (503) 231–6749.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA
published the original Notice of
Availability for the DEIS in the Federal
Register on March 2, 2012 (77 FR
12873) and provided for the comment
period to end on April 16, 2012. The
BIA is re-opening the comment period
to end on May 16, 2012.
Please refer to the March 2, 2012
Notice of Availability (77 FR 12873) for
project details and instructions for
submitting comments. The BIA will
consider all previously submitted
comments, as well as any additional
comments.
The DEIS remains available for review
at the Airway Heights Branch of the
Spokane County Library District located
at 1213 South Lundstrom St. Airway
Heights, Washington 99001 and the
Spokane Public Library located at 906
West Main Street, Spokane, Washington
99201. The DEIS is also available online
at: http://www.westplainseis.com.
SUMMARY:

Dated: April 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012–10095 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Renewal of Information Collection
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

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