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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 47 / Thursday, March 12, 2009/Notices
an EIS pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and to conduct
public scoping related to the allocation
and distribution of Mitchell Act funds
for Columbia River hatchery operations.
A 90-day public comment period to
seek input on the scope of the required
NEPA analysis, including the range of
reasonable alternatives and the
associated impacts on resources, was
open from September 3, 2004, to
December 2, 2004.
During the original scoping process, it
became clear that the interrelationship
between hatchery production funded
under the Mitchell Act and other
hatchery production in the Columbia
River basin would need to be
considered. Not all hatchery programs
in the Columbia River basin are funded
under the Mitchell Act; however,
decisions about salmon and steelhead
produced with Mitchell Act funds (e.g.,
the populations chosen for artificial
production, the size of those production
programs, location) are coordinated and
interrelated with decisions about the
remainder of natural and artificial
production in the Columbia River basin
(i.e., non-Mitchell Act-funded
production). Because of this
interrelationship, NMFS determined
that the EIS must assess artificial
production throughout the entire basin,
regardless of the hatchery funding
source, in order to properly assess all
environmental effects that occur in the
basin related to hatchery production.
Consequently, NMFS anticipates using
information generated by this EIS to
inform its determinations under
Endangered Species Act (ESA) sections
4(d), 7, 10(a)(1)(A), and 10(a)(1)(B) for
both Mitchell Act and non-Mitchell Act
hatchery programs. This EIS will not
result in decisions on ESA compliance.
Should hatchery managers propose to
operate non-Mitchell Act-funded
facilities in a manner that is within the
scope of the environmental review in
this EIS, NMFS' future ESA
determinations on those production
programs may be informed by the
analysis within this EIS. While the
expanded scope will analyze non-
Mitchell Act-funded programs to inform
ESA decisions, the Record of Decision
for this EIS will not address decisions
on ESA compliance. Further, NMFS
believes that conducting a broad review
of the environmental effects from all
Columbia River basin hatchery
programs will provide a comprehensive
approach to analyzing cumulative
effects within the basin as a result ofMitchell Act funding.
Request for Comments
NMFS solicits written comments from
the public. We request that the
comments be as specific as possible
with regard to our expansion of the
scope of the EIS to include informing
NMFS' future ESA determinations on
non-Mitchell Act programs. All
comments and materials received,
including names and addresses, will
become part of the administrative record
and may be released to the public. The
environmental review of this project
will be conducted in accordance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500-
1508), other applicable Federal laws and
regulations, and applicable policies and
procedures. This notice is being
furnished in accordance with 40 CFR
1501.7 of NEPA to obtain suggestions
and information from other agencies
and the public on the scope of issues
and alternatives to be addressed in the
EIS.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-5383 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Information Collection; Emergency
Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request
AGENCY: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
and Community Service (hereinafter the
"Corporation"), has submitted an
emergency public information
collection request (ICR) entitled
AmeriCorps State and National
Application and Reporting Instructions
for Recovery Act Funding, to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Corporation
for National and Community Service,
AmeriCorps, Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director of Policy, (202) 606-6930, or by
e-mail at ABorgstrom@cns.gov.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf(TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-2799
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to (1)
Corporation for National and
Community Service, AND (2) the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Please send comments to:
(1) Corporation for National and
Community Service, Attn: Amy
Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy
for AmeriCorps, by any of the following
two methods within 30 days from the
date of publication in this Federal
Register:
(a) By fax to: (202) 606-3476,
Attention: Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director of Policy for AmeriCorps; and
(b) Electronically by e-mail to:
ABorgstrom@cns.gov. AND,
(2) Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon
Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the
Corporation for National and
Community Service, by any of the
following two methods within 30 days
from the date of publication in this
Federal Register:
(1) By fax to: (202) 395-6974,
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National
and Community Service; and
(2) Electronically by e-mail to:
smar@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Corporation, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
* Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
* Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
* Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments
Description: The purpose of this
guidance is to assist current AmeriCorps
State and National grantees in accessing
American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funds to engage AmeriCorps
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