83_FR_35002 83 FR 34861 - Green Diamond Resource Company Proposed Forest Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA

83 FR 34861 - Green Diamond Resource Company Proposed Forest Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)

Page Range34861-34863
FR Document2018-15660

The Green Diamond Resource Company of Korbel, California (applicant), has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for the issuance of an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and issuance of a Migratory Bird Scientific Collecting Permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). We advise the public of the availability of a proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), which covers the northern spotted owl and three other species, and the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), for public review and comment. The HCP covers forest management, species management, and monitoring activity on commercial timberland in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, California.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 [FWS-R8-ES-2018-N082; FXES11140800000-189-FF08E00000]


Green Diamond Resource Company Proposed Forest Habitat 
Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Humboldt 
and Del Norte Counties, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Green Diamond Resource Company of Korbel, California 
(applicant), has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service) for the issuance of an incidental take permit under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and issuance of a Migratory Bird 
Scientific Collecting Permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
(MBTA). We advise the public of the availability of a proposed habitat 
conservation plan (HCP), which covers the northern spotted owl and 
three other species, and

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the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), for public review and 
comment. The HCP covers forest management, species management, and 
monitoring activity on commercial timberland in Humboldt and Del Norte 
Counties, California.

DATES: We will receive public comments on the HCP and DEIS until 
September 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may obtain the documents by the 
following methods.
     Internet: https://www.fws.gov/arcata/es/HCP.htm.
     Public libraries: Electronic copies of the documents will 
be available for viewing at Del Norte and Humboldt County Libraries on 
their public access computer stations. In Del Norte County, the 
documents will be available in the Main Library in Crescent City and in 
the branch library in Smith River. In Humboldt County, the documents 
will be at the Eureka Main Library, and at branch libraries in Arcata, 
McKinleyville, and Willow Creek.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods. Please include your contact information.
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Jennifer L. Norris, Assistant 
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and 
Wildlife Office, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521-4573.
     Fax: 707-822-8411.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Norris, Assistant Field 
Supervisor, by phone at 707-822-7201, or via U.S. mail to U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521-4573.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Green Diamond Resource Company of 
Korbel, California (applicant), has applied to the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Service) for the issuance of an incidental take 
permit under section 10 (a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act, as 
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant is applying for a 
new incidental take permit to replace an existing 30-year permit that 
is due to expire in 2022. The applicant is requesting a permit for 
incidental take of four animal species during the proposed 50-year 
permit. The permit is needed to authorize incidental take of listed 
animal species resulting from covered activities. Additionally, the 
Applicant has applied for the issuance of a Migratory Bird Scientific 
Collecting Permit (50 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 21.23) under 
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in support of research to determine 
whether removal of barred owls (Strix varia) can be scaled up to the 
Plan Area level for the benefit of northern spotted owls. The 
applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) area encompasses 
357,412 acres of commercial timberland in Humboldt and Del Norte 
counties, California.
    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we advise 
the public of the availability of the proposed HCP and our draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS).

Background

    Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the ``take'' 
of fish and wildlife species federally listed as endangered or 
threatened. Take of federally listed fish or wildlife is defined under 
the ESA as to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 
capture, or collect listed species, or attempt to engage in such 
conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). ``Harm'' includes significant habitat 
modification or degradation that actually kills or injures listed 
wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, 
including breeding, feeding, and sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). Under 
limited circumstances, we may issue permits to authorize incidental 
take that is not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
    The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects over 1000 species of birds, 
including the barred owl. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act provides that 
it is unlawful to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, possess, sell, 
purchase, barter, import, export, or transport any migratory bird, or 
any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, unless authorized under a 
permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior. As authorized by the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Service may issue permits for scientific 
collecting (50 CFR 21.23). Migratory bird permits are issued by the 
Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices. The permit for this experiment 
would be issued by the USFWS Pacific Southwest Region in Sacramento, 
California.
    The proposed incidental take permit would cover one bird species, 
the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), which is 
federally listed as threatened. Three mammal species are also proposed 
to be covered; these species have no Federal listing status, and are 
the fisher (Pekania pennanti), red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus), 
and Sonoma vole (Arborimus pomo).
    To determine whether removal of barred owls can be scaled up to the 
Plan Area level for the benefit of northern spotted owls, a Migratory 
Bird Scientific Collecting Permit for barred owl is proposed.
    The HCP area encompasses 357,412 acres. The HCP and permit contain 
conservation measures considered necessary to minimize and mitigate the 
impacts, to the maximum extent practicable, of the potential taking of 
federally listed species to be covered by the HCP and the habitats upon 
which they depend. The covered activities under the HCP are those 
associated with commercial forest management within the plan area.

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

    The DEIS analyzes four land management alternatives. These include 
a ``no action'' alternative, which allows the existing 30-year 
incidental take permit to expire at the end of its term in 2022 with no 
permit replacement. The proposed action consists of a four-species HCP 
and associated permit with a 50-year term. Two other ``action'' 
alternatives are included. Alternatives A and B evaluate a single-
species HCP and 50-year permit for the northern spotted owl only. 
Alternative B is unique from Alternative A, as it proposes a shift in 
company policy from even-aged forest management toward uneven-aged 
forest management.

Public Review

    Any comments we receive will become part of the decision record 
associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their 
entirety.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), MBTA (16 
U.S.C. 703 et seq.) and implementing regulations (50 CFR 21.23), and 
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321

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et seq.) and NEPA implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

Michael Fris,
Assistant Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2018-15660 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              Mortgage Loan Sale Policy                                   4. Any contractor, subcontractor and/                 The Qualification Statement provides
                                                 HUD reserves the right to add                         or consultant or advisor (including any               further details pertaining to eligibility
                                              Mortgage Loans to or delete Mortgage                     agent, employee, partner, director,                   requirements. Prospective bidders
                                              Loans from MHLS 2018–2 at any time                       principal or affiliate of any of the                  should carefully review the
                                              prior to the Award Date. HUD also                        foregoing) who performed services for,                Qualification Statement to determine
                                              reserves the right to reject any and all                 or on behalf of, HUD in connection with               whether they are eligible to submit bids
                                              bids, in whole or in part, without                       MHLS 2018–2;                                          on the Mortgage Loans in MHLS 2018–
                                              prejudice to HUD’s right to include the                     5. Any employee of HUD, a member                   2.
                                              Mortgage Loans in a later sale. The                      of such employee’s family, or an entity
                                                                                                       owned or controlled by any such                       Freedom of Information Act Requests
                                              Mortgage Loans will not be withdrawn
                                              after the award date except as is                        employee or member of such an                           HUD reserves the right, in its sole and
                                              specifically provided for in the Loan                    employee’s family;                                    absolute discretion, to disclose
                                                                                                          6. Any individual or entity that uses              information regarding MHLS 2018–2,
                                              Sale Agreement.
                                                 This is a sale of unsubsidized                        the services, directly or indirectly, of              including, but not limited to, the
                                              mortgage loans, pursuant to Section                      any person or entity ineligible under                 identity of any successful bidder and its
                                              204(a) of the Departments of Veterans                    provisions (3) through (5) above to assist            bid price or bid percentage for the
                                              Affairs and Housing and Urban                            in preparing its bid on any Mortgage                  Mortgage Loans, upon the closing of the
                                              Development, and Independent                             Loan;                                                 sale of the Mortgage Loans. Even if HUD
                                                                                                          7. An FHA-approved mortgagee,                      elects not to publicly disclose any
                                              Agencies Appropriations Act of 1997,
                                                                                                       including any principals, affiliates, or              information relating to MHLS 2018–2,
                                              (12 U.S.C. 1715z–11a(a)).
                                                                                                       assigns thereof, that has received FHA                HUD will have the right to disclose any
                                              Mortgage Loan Sale Procedure                             insurance benefits for one or more of the             information that HUD is obligated to
                                                 HUD selected a competitive sale as                    Mortgage Loans being offered in the                   disclose pursuant to the Freedom of
                                              the method to sell the Mortgage Loans.                   Loan Sale;                                            Information Act and all regulations
                                              This method of sale optimizes HUD’s                         8. An FHA-approved mortgagee and/                  promulgated thereunder.
                                              return on the sale of these Mortgage                     or loan servicer, including any
                                              Loans, affords the greatest opportunity                  principals, affiliates, or assigns thereof,           Scope of Notice
                                              for all qualified bidders to bid on the                  that originated one or more of the                      This notice applies to MHLS 2018–2
                                              Mortgage Loans, and provides the most                    Mortgage Loans being offered in the                   and does not establish HUD’s policy for
                                              efficient vehicle for HUD to dispose of                  Loan Sale if the Mortgage Loan                        the sale of other mortgage loans.
                                              the Mortgage Loans.                                      defaulted within two years of
                                                                                                                                                               Dated: July 17, 2018.
                                                                                                       origination and resulted in the payment
                                              Bidder Eligibility                                       of an FHA insurance claim;                            Brian D. Montgomery,
                                                 In order to bid in the sale, a                           9. Any affiliate, principal or employee            Assistant Secretary for Housing—FHA
                                              prospective bidder must complete,                        of any person or entity that, within the              Commissioner.
                                              execute and submit both a                                two-year period prior to August 1, 2018,              [FR Doc. 2018–15630 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Confidentiality Agreement and a                          serviced any Mortgage Loan or                         BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                              Qualification Statement acceptable to                    performed other services for or on
                                              HUD. The following individuals and                       behalf of HUD;
                                              entities are among those ineligible to bid                  10. Any contractor or subcontractor to             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                              on the Mortgage Loans being sold in                      HUD that otherwise had access to
                                              MHLS 2018–2:                                             information concerning any Mortgage                   Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                 1. A mortgagor, including its                         Loan on behalf of HUD or provided
                                                                                                       services to any person or entity which,               [FWS–R8–ES–2018–N082;
                                              principals, affiliates, family members,
                                                                                                                                                             FXES11140800000–189–FF08E00000]
                                              and assigns, with respect to one or more                 within the two-year period prior to
                                              of the Mortgage Loans being offered in                   August 1, 2018, had access to                         Green Diamond Resource Company
                                              the Loan Sale, or an Active Shareholder                  information with respect to the                       Proposed Forest Habitat Conservation
                                              (as such term is defined in the                          Mortgage Loan on behalf of HUD; and/                  Plan and Draft Environmental Impact
                                              Qualification Statement);                                or                                                    Statement; Humboldt and Del Norte
                                                 2. Any individual or entity, and any                     11. Any employee, officer, director or             Counties, CA
                                              Related Party (as such term is defined in                any other person that provides or will
                                              the Qualification Statement) of such                     provide services to the prospective                   AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                              individual or entity, that is a mortgagor                bidder with respect to the Mortgage                   Interior.
                                              or operator with respect to any of HUD’s                 Loans during any warranty period                      ACTION: Notice of availability; request
                                              multifamily and/or healthcare programs                   established for the Loan Sale, that                   for comments.
                                              (excluding the Mortgage Loans being                      serviced the Mortgage Loans or
                                              offered in the Loan Sale) and that has                   performed other services for or on                    SUMMARY:   The Green Diamond Resource
                                              failed to file financial statements or is                behalf of HUD or within the two-year                  Company of Korbel, California
                                              otherwise in default under such                          period prior to August 1, 2018, provided              (applicant), has applied to the U.S. Fish
                                              mortgage loan or is in violation or                      services to any person or entity which                and Wildlife Service (Service) for the
                                              noncompliance of any regulatory or                       serviced, performed services or                       issuance of an incidental take permit
                                              business agreements with HUD and fails                   otherwise had access to information                   under the Endangered Species Act
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                                              to cure such default or violation by no                  with respect to any Mortgage Loan for                 (ESA) and issuance of a Migratory Bird
                                              later than August 1, 2018;                               or on behalf of HUD.                                  Scientific Collecting Permit under the
                                                 3. Any individual or entity that is                      Other entities/individuals not                     Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). We
                                              debarred, suspended, or excluded from                    described herein may also be restricted               advise the public of the availability of
                                              doing business with HUD pursuant to                      from bidding on the Mortgage Loans, as                a proposed habitat conservation plan
                                              Title 2 of the Code of Federal                           fully detailed in the Qualification                   (HCP), which covers the northern
                                              Regulations, Part 2424;                                  Statement.                                            spotted owl and three other species, and


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                                              the draft environmental impact                           Treaty Act in support of research to                  Collecting Permit for barred owl is
                                              statement (DEIS), for public review and                  determine whether removal of barred                   proposed.
                                              comment. The HCP covers forest                           owls (Strix varia) can be scaled up to the              The HCP area encompasses 357,412
                                              management, species management, and                      Plan Area level for the benefit of
                                                                                                                                                             acres. The HCP and permit contain
                                              monitoring activity on commercial                        northern spotted owls. The applicant’s
                                                                                                                                                             conservation measures considered
                                              timberland in Humboldt and Del Norte                     proposed habitat conservation plan
                                                                                                                                                             necessary to minimize and mitigate the
                                              Counties, California.                                    (HCP) area encompasses 357,412 acres
                                                                                                                                                             impacts, to the maximum extent
                                              DATES: We will receive public                            of commercial timberland in Humboldt
                                                                                                       and Del Norte counties, California.                   practicable, of the potential taking of
                                              comments on the HCP and DEIS until                                                                             federally listed species to be covered by
                                              September 6, 2018.                                         Pursuant to the National
                                                                                                       Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we                   the HCP and the habitats upon which
                                              ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You                                                                            they depend. The covered activities
                                              may obtain the documents by the                          advise the public of the availability of
                                                                                                       the proposed HCP and our draft                        under the HCP are those associated with
                                              following methods.                                                                                             commercial forest management within
                                                 • Internet: https://www.fws.gov/                      environmental impact statement (DEIS).
                                                                                                                                                             the plan area.
                                              arcata/es/HCP.htm.                                       Background
                                                 • Public libraries: Electronic copies of                                                                    National Environmental Policy Act
                                                                                                          Section 9 of the ESA and Federal
                                              the documents will be available for                                                                            Compliance
                                                                                                       regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish
                                              viewing at Del Norte and Humboldt
                                                                                                       and wildlife species federally listed as                 The DEIS analyzes four land
                                              County Libraries on their public access
                                                                                                       endangered or threatened. Take of                     management alternatives. These include
                                              computer stations. In Del Norte County,
                                                                                                       federally listed fish or wildlife is                  a ‘‘no action’’ alternative, which allows
                                              the documents will be available in the
                                                                                                       defined under the ESA as to harass,                   the existing 30-year incidental take
                                              Main Library in Crescent City and in the
                                                                                                       harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,               permit to expire at the end of its term
                                              branch library in Smith River. In
                                                                                                       trap, capture, or collect listed species, or          in 2022 with no permit replacement.
                                              Humboldt County, the documents will
                                                                                                       attempt to engage in such conduct (16
                                              be at the Eureka Main Library, and at                                                                          The proposed action consists of a four-
                                                                                                       U.S.C. 1538). ‘‘Harm’’ includes
                                              branch libraries in Arcata,                                                                                    species HCP and associated permit with
                                                                                                       significant habitat modification or
                                              McKinleyville, and Willow Creek.                                                                               a 50-year term. Two other ‘‘action’’
                                                                                                       degradation that actually kills or injures
                                                 Submitting Comments: You may                                                                                alternatives are included. Alternatives A
                                                                                                       listed wildlife by significantly impairing
                                              submit comments by one of the                            essential behavioral patterns, including              and B evaluate a single-species HCP and
                                              following methods. Please include your                   breeding, feeding, and sheltering (50                 50-year permit for the northern spotted
                                              contact information.                                     CFR 17.3). Under limited circumstances,               owl only. Alternative B is unique from
                                                 • Email: W8GreenDiamondEISHCP@                        we may issue permits to authorize                     Alternative A, as it proposes a shift in
                                              fws.gov.                                                 incidental take that is not the purpose               company policy from even-aged forest
                                                 • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Jennifer                of, otherwise lawful activities.                      management toward uneven-aged forest
                                              L. Norris, Assistant Field Supervisor,                      The Migratory Bird Treaty Act                      management.
                                              U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata                   protects over 1000 species of birds,
                                              Fish and Wildlife Office, 1655 Heindon                                                                         Public Review
                                                                                                       including the barred owl. The Migratory
                                              Road, Arcata, CA 95521–4573.                             Bird Treaty Act provides that it is                      Any comments we receive will
                                                 • Fax: 707–822–8411.                                  unlawful to pursue, hunt, take, capture,              become part of the decision record
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         kill, possess, sell, purchase, barter,                associated with this action. Before
                                              Jennifer Norris, Assistant Field                         import, export, or transport any                      including your address, phone number,
                                              Supervisor, by phone at 707–822–7201,                    migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg             email address, or other personal
                                              or via U.S. mail to U.S. Fish and                        of any such bird, unless authorized                   identifying information in your
                                              Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road,                     under a permit issued by the Secretary                comment, you should be aware that
                                              Arcata, CA 95521–4573.                                   of the Interior. As authorized by the                 your entire comment—including your
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Green                     Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Service                personal identifying information—may
                                              Diamond Resource Company of Korbel,                      may issue permits for scientific                      be made publicly available at any time.
                                              California (applicant), has applied to the               collecting (50 CFR 21.23). Migratory                  While you can request in your comment
                                              U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)                 bird permits are issued by the Regional               that we withhold your personal
                                              for the issuance of an incidental take                   Migratory Bird Permit Offices. The                    identifying information from public
                                              permit under section 10 (a)(1)(B) of the                 permit for this experiment would be                   review, we cannot guarantee that we
                                              Endangered Species Act, as amended                       issued by the USFWS Pacific Southwest                 will be able to do so. All submissions
                                              (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The                       Region in Sacramento, California.                     from organizations or businesses, and
                                              applicant is applying for a new                             The proposed incidental take permit                from individuals identifying themselves
                                              incidental take permit to replace an                     would cover one bird species, the
                                                                                                                                                             as representatives or officials of
                                              existing 30-year permit that is due to                   northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis
                                                                                                                                                             organizations or businesses, will be
                                              expire in 2022. The applicant is                         caurina), which is federally listed as
                                                                                                                                                             made available for public disclosure in
                                              requesting a permit for incidental take                  threatened. Three mammal species are
                                                                                                                                                             their entirety.
                                              of four animal species during the                        also proposed to be covered; these
                                              proposed 50-year permit. The permit is                   species have no Federal listing status,               Authority
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                                              needed to authorize incidental take of                   and are the fisher (Pekania pennanti),
                                              listed animal species resulting from                     red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus),                  We provide this notice under section
                                              covered activities. Additionally, the                    and Sonoma vole (Arborimus pomo).                     10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
                                              Applicant has applied for the issuance                      To determine whether removal of                    and its implementing regulations (50
                                              of a Migratory Bird Scientific Collecting                barred owls can be scaled up to the Plan              CFR 17.22), MBTA (16 U.S.C. 703 et
                                              Permit (50 Code of Federal Regulations                   Area level for the benefit of northern                seq.) and implementing regulations (50
                                              [CFR] 21.23) under the Migratory Bird                    spotted owls, a Migratory Bird Scientific             CFR 21.23), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321


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                                              et seq.) and NEPA implementing                           dropping the former or previously listed                listed as the Big Sandy Rancheria of
                                              regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).                             name from the list.                                     Mono Indians of California)
                                                                                                         The listed Indian entities are                      Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the
                                              Michael Fris,
                                                                                                       acknowledged to have the immunities                     Big Valley Rancheria, California
                                              Assistant Regional Director, Pacific                     and privileges available to federally                 Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
                                              Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
                                                                                                       recognized Indian Tribes by virtue of                   the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–15660 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]                                                                      Bishop Community of the Bishop
                                                                                                       their government-to-government
                                              BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                   relationship with the United States as                  Colony, California)
                                                                                                       well as the responsibilities, powers,                 Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
                                                                                                       limitations, and obligations of such                    Reservation of Montana
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                     Blue Lake Rancheria, California
                                                                                                       Tribes. We have continued the practice
                                                                                                       of listing the Alaska Native entities                 Bridgeport Indian Colony (previously
                                              Bureau of Indian Affairs
                                                                                                       separately for the purpose of facilitating              listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian
                                              [189A2100DD/AAKC001030/                                  identification of them.                                 Colony of California)
                                              A0A501010.999900253G]                                                                                          Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
                                                                                                         Dated: June 20, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                               Indians of California
                                              Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible                  John Tahsuda,                                         Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
                                              To Receive Services from the United                      Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian             the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
                                              States Bureau of Indian Affairs                          Affairs, Exercising the authority of the                Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon)
                                                                                                       Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
                                              AGENCY:   Bureau of Indian Affairs,                                                                            Cabazon Band of Mission Indians,
                                              Interior.                                                INDIAN TRIBAL ENTITIES WITHIN                           California
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                          THE CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES                              Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of
                                                                                                       RECOGNIZED AND ELIGIBLE TO                              the Colusa Indian Community of the
                                              SUMMARY:    This notice publishes the                    RECEIVE SERVICES FROM THE                               Colusa Rancheria, California
                                              current list of 573 Tribal entities                      UNITED STATES BUREAU OF INDIAN                        Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
                                              recognized and eligible for funding and                  AFFAIRS                                               Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
                                              services from the Bureau of Indian                                                                             Cahuilla Band of Indians (previously
                                                                                                       Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of                    listed as the Cahuilla Band of Mission
                                              Affairs (BIA) by virtue of their status as                 Oklahoma
                                              Indian Tribes. The list is updated from                                                                          Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation,
                                                                                                       Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians                  California)
                                              the notice published on January 30,                        of the Agua Caliente Indian
                                              2018.                                                                                                          California Valley Miwok Tribe,
                                                                                                         Reservation, California                               California
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                     Ak-Chin Indian Community (previously                  Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
                                              Laurel Iron Cloud, Bureau of Indian                        listed as the Ak Chin Indian                          Indians of the Campo Indian
                                              Affairs, Division of Tribal Government                     Community of the Maricopa (Ak                         Reservation, California
                                              Services, Mail Stop 3645–MIB, 1849 C                       Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona)                  Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno
                                              Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.                         Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas                        Mission Indians of California (Barona
                                              Telephone number: (202) 513–7641.                          (previously listed as the Alabama-                    Group of Capitan Grande Band of
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                            Coushatta Tribes of Texas)                            Mission Indians of the Barona
                                              notice is published pursuant to Section                  Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town                           Reservation, California; Viejas (Baron
                                              104 of the Act of November 2, 1994                       Alturas Indian Rancheria, California                    Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band
                                              (Pub. L. 103–454; 108 Stat. 4791, 4792),                 Apache Tribe of Oklahoma                                of Mission Indians of the Viejas
                                              and in exercise of authority delegated to                Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River                         Reservation, California)
                                              the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs                     Reservation, Wyoming                                Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba
                                              under 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8.                    Aroostook Band of Micmacs (previously                   Tribe of South Carolina)
                                              Published below is an updated list of                      listed as the Aroostook Band of                     Cayuga Nation
                                              federally acknowledged Indian Tribes in                    Micmac Indians)                                     Cedarville Rancheria, California
                                              the contiguous 48 states and Alaska.                     Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort              Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the
                                              Amendments to the list include                             Peck Indian Reservation, Montana                      Chemehuevi Reservation, California
                                              formatting edits, name changes and                       Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians,                   Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of
                                              name corrections. The addition of six                      California (previously listed as the                  the Trinidad Rancheria, California
                                              tribes to the list of Indian entities results              Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission                  Cherokee Nation
                                              from the January 29, 2018 enactment of                     Indians of the Augustine Reservation)               Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
                                              the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes                    Bad River Band of the Lake Superior                     Oklahoma (previously listed as the
                                              of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of                     Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad                  Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
                                              2017. The legislation recognized the                       River Reservation, Wisconsin                          Oklahoma)
                                              Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the                           Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan                  Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
                                              Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern                        Bear River Band of the Rohnerville                      Cheyenne River Reservation, South
                                              Division, the Monacan Indian Nation,                       Rancheria, California                                 Dakota
                                              the Nansemond Indian Tribe, the                          Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians                Chickahominy Indian Tribe
                                              Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., and the                          of California                                       Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern
                                              Upper Mattaponi Tribe.                                   Big Lagoon Rancheria, California                        Division
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                                                 To aid in identifying tribal name                     Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens                    Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk
                                              changes and corrections, the Tribe’s                       Valley (previously listed as the Big                  Indians of California
                                              previously listed or former name is                        Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute                    Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky
                                              included in parentheses after the correct                  Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine                      Boy’s Reservation, Montana
                                              current Tribal name. We will continue                      Reservation, California)                              (previously listed as the Chippewa-
                                              to list the Tribe’s former or previously                 Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono                     Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s
                                              listed name for several years before                       Indians of California (previously                     Reservation, Montana)


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesWe will receive public comments on the HCP and DEIS until September 6, 2018.
ContactJennifer Norris, Assistant Field Supervisor, by phone at 707-822-7201, or via U.S. mail to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521-4573.
FR Citation83 FR 34861 

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