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help guide our recovery efforts by
describing actions we consider
necessary for each species’ conservation
and by estimating time and costs for
implementing needed recovery
measures.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide an opportunity for public
review and comment prior to
finalization of recovery plans, including
revisions to such plans. We made the
draft recovery plan for Behren’s
silverspot butterfly available for public
comment from January 20, 2004,
through March 22, 2004 (69 FR 2725).
We did not receive any comments
during the public comment period for
the draft recovery plan.

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Recovery Plan for Behren’s Silverspot
Butterfly (Speyeria zerene behrensii)
Species’ History
We listed Behren’s silverspot butterfly
throughout its entire range on December
5, 1997 (62 FR 64306). The species is
endemic to the coastal prairie in
Mendocino and Sonoma Counties,
California. The current known range of
the Behren’s silverspot butterfly is
limited to a small number of sites
located from the Point ArenaManchester State Park area south to the
Salt Point area. The best available
information on the life history of the
Behren’s silverspot butterfly comes from
studies of a closely related coastal
subspecies, the Oregon silverspot
butterfly. Those studies found that
females lay their eggs in the debris and
dried stems of the larval food plant, the
early blue violet (Viola adunca). The
early blue violet is a small, native,
perennial herb with pale to deep violet
flowers. This violet typically blooms in
late spring to early summer and dies
back to the perennial rhizome during
winter. Early blue violets occur widely
in western North America; within the
Behren’s silverspot butterfly’s range,
they are associated with coastal
grasslands.
Upon hatching, the caterpillars
(larvae) wander a short distance and
spin a silk pad upon which they pass
the fall and winter in diapause
(dormancy). The larvae are dark-colored
with many branching, sharp spines on
their backs. Upon ending diapause in
the spring, the larvae immediately seek
out the violet food plant. During the
spring and early summer they pass
through five instars (stages of
development) before forming a pupa
within a chamber of leaves that they
draw together with silk. The adult
butterflies emerge in about two weeks
and live for approximately three weeks,
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and reproduce. Depending upon
environmental conditions, the flight
period ranges from about July through
August or early September.
Behren’s silverspot butterfly flight
behavior is moderately erratic and swift
in windy places, 0.3 to 1.8 meters (2 to
6 feet) above ground surface. Flights
usually occur by late morning when
temperatures are above about 60 degrees
Fahrenheit. Adults may feed on nectar
for as long as 5 minutes, returning to the
same plant repeatedly. Butterflies may
rest on bare ground, in grasses, or on
ferns (bracken) and other foliage.
Adult Behren’s silverspot butterflies
feed on nectar, which is their only food
source, besides internal reserves present
when they emerge from the pupae.
Observations of nectar feeding are few,
but based on observations of this and
closely related silverspot subspecies,
plants in the sunflower family
(Asteraceae) dominate as nectar sources,
including thistles (Cirsium spp);
gumplant (Grindelia stricta); goldenrods
(Solidago spp.); tansy ragwort (Senecio
jacobaea), California aster (Aster
chilensis), pearly everlasting (Anaphalis
margaritacea), seaside daisy (Erigeron
glaucus), and yarrow (Achillea
millefolium). Reported nectar species
from other plant families include yellow
sand verbena (Abronia latifolia), seapink (Armeria maritima), and western
pennyroyal (Monardella undulata).
Recovery Plan Goals
The ultimate goal of this recovery
plan is to recover Behren’s silverspot
butterfly so that it can be delisted. To
meet the recovery goal, the following
objectives have been identified:
1. Secure self-sustaining wild
metapopulations throughout the historic
range of the subspecies.
2. Determine metapopulation and rangewide population numbers and monitor them
to determine long-term trends.
3. Reduce and eliminate threats, to the
extent possible.
4. Protect, conserve, and restore healthy
butterfly ecosystems and their function.

As Behren’s silverspot butterfly meets
reclassification and recovery criteria, we
will review its status and consider it for
removal from the Federal Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants.
Authority
We developed our 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

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Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Alexandra Pitts,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Energy Resource
Development Program Grants
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for grants under the Office
of Indian Energy and Economic
Development Office’s Energy and
Mineral Development Program
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0174. This information collection
expires June 30, 2016.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Rebecca
Naragon, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., MS–16–SIB,
Washington, DC 20245; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Naragon, (202) 208–4401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25
U.S.C. 3503 authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to provide grants to Indian
Tribes as defined in 25 U.S.C.
3501(4)(A) and (B). The Office of Indian
Energy and Economic Development
(IEED) administers and manages the
energy resource development grant
program under the Energy and Minerals
Development Program (EMDP).
Congress may appropriate funds to
EMDP on a year-to-year basis. When
funding is available, IEED may solicit
proposals for energy and mineral
resource development projects from
Indian Tribes for use on Indian lands as
defined in 25 U.S.C. 3501. The projects

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may be in the areas of exploration,
assessment, development, feasibility, or
market studies. Indian Tribes that
would like to apply for an EMDP grant
must submit an application that
includes certain information, and must
assist IEED by providing information in
support of any National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) analyses.

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II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
requests your comments on this
collection concerning: (a) The necessity
of this information collection 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.
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 personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0174.
Title: Energy and Mineral
Development Program (EMDP) Grant
Solicitation.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian
Tribes that would like to apply for an
EMDP grant must submit an application
that includes certain information. A
complete application must contain a
current, signed Tribal resolution that
provides sufficient information to
authorize the project and comply with
the terms of the grant; a proposal
describing the planned activities and
deliverable products; and a detailed
budget estimate. The IEED requires this
information to ensure that it provides
funding only to those projects that meet
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which Congress provides the
appropriation. Upon acceptance of an
application, a Tribe must then submit
one to two page quarterly progress
reports summarizing events,
accomplishments, problems and/or
results in executing the project.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes with Indian land.
Number of Respondents: 55
applicants per year; approximately 25
project participants each year.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours per application; 1.5 hours per
progress report.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for applications; 4 times per year for
progress reports.
Obligation to Respond: Response
required to obtain a benefit.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2,308 hours (2,200 for applications and
108 for progress reports).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Utah Resource Advisory
Council/Recreation Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
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City, Utah 84101; phone (801) 539–
4033; or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Planned
agenda topics include the introduction
of new members; election of new
officers; an overview of BLM-Utah
issues; updates on the effort to revise
the BLM’s planning regulations
(Planning 2.0); implementation of the
Greater Sage-Grouse land use plan;
updates on the St. George Field Office
resource management planning process
(including the Red Cliffs and Beaver
Dam National Conservation Areas); and,
updates on the Respect and Protect
Anti-Looting Campaign. The RecRAC
will be briefed on the BLM’s Connecting
with Utah Communities Strategy and
the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act. The BLM-Henry
Mountain Field Station will brief the
RecRAC on a recreation fee pilot project
that was approved by the RecRAC in
November 2014.
A half-hour public comment period
will take place from 12:30–1:30 p.m.
The meeting is open to the public;
however, transportation, lodging, and
meals are the responsibility of the
participating individuals.
Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FIRS is available
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Replies are provided during normal
business hours.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
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ACTION:

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In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, and the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) Utah Resource
Advisory Council (RAC)/Recreation
Resource Advisory Council (RecRAC)
will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The BLM-Utah RAC/RecRAC
will meet May 5, 2016, from 8:00 a.m.–
3:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The RAC/RecRAC will meet
at the BLM-Utah State Office,
Monument Conference Room (5th
Floor), 440 West 200 South, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lola
Bird, Public Affairs Specialist (RAC
Coordinator), Bureau of Land
Management, Utah State Office, 440
West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake
SUMMARY:

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Bureau of Land Management
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Interim Final Supplementary Rules for
Public Lands at Bastendorff Beach and
the Associated Headlands in Coos
County, Oregon
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Interim final supplementary
rules.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington
State Director hereby establishes interim
final supplementary rules limiting the
duration of camping at Bastendorff
Beach and the associated headlands

SUMMARY:

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