80 FR 17476 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications; Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-07446 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 17476-17477] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07446] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2015-N045; FXES11120600000-156-FF06E13000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications; Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received applications for enhancement of survival permits (EOS permits) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), pursuant to the Greater Sage-grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management (Umbrella CCAA). The permit applications, if approved, would authorize incidental take associated with implementation of specified individual Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (individual CCAAs) developed in accordance with the Umbrella CCAA. We invite the public to comment on the EOS permit applications described below. The Act requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by May 1, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: Send written comments by one of the following methods. Please specify the permit(s) you are commenting on by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX).U.S. mail: Tyler Abbott, Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office (ESFO), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Suite 308A, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Email: [email protected]. Fax: Tyler Abbott, (307) 772-2358. Reviewing Documents: You may review copies of the enhancement of survival permit applications during regular business hours at the Wyoming ESFO (see address above). You may also request hard copies by telephone at (307) 772-2374, ext. 231, or by letter to the Wyoming ESFO. Please specify the permit(s) you are interested in by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Abbott, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (307) 772-2374, ext. 231 (phone); [email protected] (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background A Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances is an agreement with the Service in which private and other non-Federal landowners voluntarily agree to undertake management activities and conservation efforts on their properties to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat to benefit species that are proposed for listing under the Act, that are candidates for listing, or that may become candidates. The Service and several State, Federal, and local [[Page 17477]] partners developed the Umbrella CCAA (available at http://www.fws.gov/wyominges) to provide Wyoming ranchers with the opportunity to voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse and its habitat while carrying out their ranching activities. The Umbrella CCAA was made available for public review and comment on February 7, 2013 (see 78 FR 9066), and was executed by the Service on November 8, 2013. Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an EOS permit under the Act by agreeing to implement certain conservation measures for the greater sage-grouse on their properties. These conservation measures are specified in individual CCAAs for their properties, which are developed in accordance with the Umbrella CCAA and are subject to the terms and conditions stated in that agreement. Landowners consult with the Service and other participating agencies to develop an individual CCAA for their property, and submit it to the Service for approval with their EOS permit application. If we approve the individual CCAA and EOS permit application, we will issue an EOS permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), that authorizes incidental take of greater sage-grouse that results from activities covered by the individual CCAA, should the species become listed. Through the Umbrella CCAA and the individual CCAA and EOS permit, we also provide assurances to participating landowners that, if the greater sage-grouse is listed, and so long as they are properly implementing their individual CCAA, we will not require any conservation measures with respect to greater sage-grouse in addition to those provided in the individual CCAA or impose additional land, water, or financial commitments or restrictions on land, water, or resource use in connection with the species. The EOS permit would become effective on the effective date of listing of the greater sage- grouse as endangered or threatened, and would continue through the end of the individual CCAA's 20-year term. Regulatory requirements and issuance criteria for EOS permits through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR 17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR part 13. Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to comment on the following EOS permit applications. The Umbrella CCAA, as well as the individual CCAAs submitted with the permit applications, are also available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The following applicants request approval of EOS permits for the greater sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit Application Number TE58867B-0 Applicant: Bull Springs LLC, Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58871B-0 Applicant: Dexter Peak LLC, Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58896B Applicant: Charles T. Rourke, Campbell County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58902B Applicant: Hellyer Limited Partnership, Fremont County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58903B Applicant: V Ventures, LLC, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58904B Applicant: Eagle Ridge Ranch Co., Natrona County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58907B-0 Applicant: Blue Butte Ranch LLC, Johnson County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58908B-0 Applicant: Griffin Hashknife Inc., Fremont County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58909B-0 Applicant: Blake Sheep Co., Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58911B-0 Applicant: Battle Mountain Co., Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58912B-0 Applicant: Ladder Livestock Company LLC, Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58913B-0 Applicant: Rocky Point Grazing Association, Crook County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58914B-0 Applicant: Bates Creek Cattle Co., Natrona County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58915B-0 Applicant: Purple Sage LLC, Carbon County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58916B-0 Applicant: Hesse Ranch, LLC, Johnson County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE58917B-0 Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Fremont County, Wyoming. Public Availability of Comments All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests will become part of the public record, and will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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. Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)). Dated: March 4, 2015. Michael G. Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2015-07446 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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natural resource management and Estimated Reporting and SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
disaster analysis. Respondents are Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Wildlife Service (Service), have received
submitting proposals to acquire funding Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ applications for enhancement of
for a National (U.S.) program to promote burdens associated with this IC. survival permits (EOS permits) under
the uses of space-based land remote Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
sensing data and technologies through (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an amended (Act), pursuant to the Greater
education and outreach at the State and agency may not conduct or sponsor and Sage-grouse Umbrella Candidate
local level and through university-based you are not required to respond to a Conservation Agreement with
and collaborative research projects. The collection of information unless it Assurances for Wyoming Ranch
information collected will ensure that displays a currently valid OMB control Management (Umbrella CCAA). The
sufficient and relevant information is number and current expiration date. permit applications, if approved, would
available to evaluate and select a III. Request for Comments authorize incidental take associated
proposal for funding. A panel of USGS with implementation of specified
Land Remote Sensing Program managers We are soliciting comments as to: (a) individual Candidate Conservation
and scientists will review each proposal Whether the proposed collection of Agreements with Assurances
to evaluate the technical merit, information is necessary for the agency (individual CCAAs) developed in
requirements, and priorities identified to perform its duties, including whether accordance with the Umbrella CCAA.
in the Program’s call for proposals. the information is useful; (b) the We invite the public to comment on the
This notice concerns the collection of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the EOS permit applications described
information that is sufficient and burden of the proposed collection of below. The Act requires that we invite
relevant to evaluate and select proposals information; (c) ways to enhance the public comment before issuing these
for funding. We will protect information quality, usefulness, and clarity of the permits.
from respondents considered information to be collected; and (d) how
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
proprietary under the Freedom of to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of send your written comments by May 1,
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 2015.
implementing regulations (43 CFR part automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments:
2), and under regulations at 30 CFR Send written comments by one of the
250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are following methods. Please specify the
made available to the public or for permit(s) you are commenting on by
limited inspection.’’ Responses are a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE–
voluntary. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ XXXXXX).
nature are asked. We intend to release address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable • U.S. mail: Tyler Abbott, Wyoming
the project abstracts and primary Ecological Services Field Office (ESFO),
investigators for awarded/funded information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5353
projects only. Yellowstone Road, Suite 308A,
comment, including your personally
II. Data identifiable information, may be made Cheyenne, WY 82009.
publicly available at any time. While • Email: tyler_abbott@fws.gov.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0085. • Fax: Tyler Abbott, (307) 772–2358.
Form Number: NA. you can ask us in your comment to
Reviewing Documents: You may
Title: National Land Remote Sensing withhold your personally identifiable
review copies of the enhancement of
Education, Outreach and Research information from public view, we
survival permit applications during
Activity (NLRSEORA). cannot guarantee that we will be able to
regular business hours at the Wyoming
Type of Request: New information do so.
ESFO (see address above). You may also
collection. Timothy R. Newman, request hard copies by telephone at
Affected Public: Non-profit Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing (307) 772–2374, ext. 231, or by letter to
organizations. Program, U.S. Geological Survey. the Wyoming ESFO. Please specify the
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary [FR Doc. 2015–07344 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] permit(s) you are interested in by
(necessary to receive benefits). BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE–
Frequency of Collection: Once per XXXXXX).
year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Estimated Total Number of Annual DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Tyler Abbott, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Responses: Approximately 5 Service, (307) 772–2374, ext. 231
applications. Fish and Wildlife Service (phone); tyler_abbott@fws.gov (email).
Estimated Time per Response: We [FWS–R6–ES–2015–N045; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
expect to receive approximately 5 FXES11120600000–156–FF06E13000]
applications per year, taking each Background
applicant approximately 24 hours to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife A Candidate Conservation Agreement
complete, totaling 120 burden hours. and Plants; Enhancement of Survival with Assurances is an agreement with
We anticipate awarding one (1) grant Permit Applications; Greater Sage- the Service in which private and other
per year. The grantee will be required to Grouse Umbrella Candidate non-Federal landowners voluntarily
Conservation Agreement With
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submit an interim Annual Progress agree to undertake management
Report to the designated USGS Project Assurances for Wyoming Ranch activities and conservation efforts on
Officer within 90 days of the end of the Management their properties to enhance, restore, or
project period and a final report on or AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, maintain habitat to benefit species that
before 90 working days after the Interior. are proposed for listing under the Act,
expiration of the agreement. that are candidates for listing, or that
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 120 may become candidates. The Service
for comments.
hours per year. and several State, Federal, and local
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partners developed the Umbrella CCAA for review, subject to the requirements Permit Application Number TE58915B–
(available at http://www.fws.gov/ of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 0
wyominges) to provide Wyoming Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Applicant: Purple Sage LLC, Carbon
ranchers with the opportunity to 552). The following applicants request County, Wyoming.
voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse approval of EOS permits for the greater
and its habitat while carrying out their sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella Permit Application Number TE58916B–
ranching activities. The Umbrella CCAA CCAA, for the purpose of enhancing the 0
was made available for public review species’ survival. Applicant: Hesse Ranch, LLC,
and comment on February 7, 2013 (see Johnson County, Wyoming.
78 FR 9066), and was executed by the Permit Application Number TE58867B–
Service on November 8, 2013. 0 Permit Application Number TE58917B–
Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, Applicant: Bull Springs LLC, Carbon 0
ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an County, Wyoming. Applicant: The Nature Conservancy,
EOS permit under the Act by agreeing Fremont County, Wyoming.
to implement certain conservation Permit Application Number TE58871B–
measures for the greater sage-grouse on 0 Public Availability of Comments
their properties. These conservation Applicant: Dexter Peak LLC, Carbon All comments and materials we
measures are specified in individual County, Wyoming. receive in response to these requests
CCAAs for their properties, which are will become part of the public record,
Permit Application Number TE58896B
developed in accordance with the and will be available for public
Umbrella CCAA and are subject to the Applicant: Charles T. Rourke,
inspection, by appointment, during
terms and conditions stated in that Campbell County, Wyoming.
normal business hours at the address
agreement. Landowners consult with Permit Application Number TE58902B listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
the Service and other participating notice.
agencies to develop an individual CCAA Applicant: Hellyer Limited
Partnership, Fremont County, Wyoming. Before including your address, phone
for their property, and submit it to the number, email address, or other
Service for approval with their EOS Permit Application Number TE58903B personal identifying information in your
permit application. If we approve the comment, you should be aware that
individual CCAA and EOS permit Applicant: V Ventures, LLC, Hot
Springs County, Wyoming. your entire comment, including your
application, we will issue an EOS
personal identifying information, may
permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Permit Application Number TE58904B be made publicly available at any time.
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), that
Applicant: Eagle Ridge Ranch Co., While you can ask us in your comment
authorizes incidental take of greater
Natrona County, Wyoming. to withhold your personal identifying
sage-grouse that results from activities
information from public review, we
covered by the individual CCAA, Permit Application Number TE58907B– cannot guarantee that we will be able to
should the species become listed. 0 do so.
Through the Umbrella CCAA and the Applicant: Blue Butte Ranch LLC,
individual CCAA and EOS permit, we Authority: We provide this notice under
Johnson County, Wyoming. section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)).
also provide assurances to participating
landowners that, if the greater sage- Permit Application Number TE58908B– Dated: March 4, 2015.
grouse is listed, and so long as they are 0 Michael G. Thabault,
properly implementing their individual Applicant: Griffin Hashknife Inc., Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
CCAA, we will not require any Fremont County, Wyoming. Region.
conservation measures with respect to [FR Doc. 2015–07446 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
greater sage-grouse in addition to those Permit Application Number TE58909B–
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provided in the individual CCAA or 0
impose additional land, water, or Applicant: Blake Sheep Co., Carbon
financial commitments or restrictions County, Wyoming. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
on land, water, or resource use in
connection with the species. The EOS Permit Application Number TE58911B– National Park Service
permit would become effective on the 0
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17701;
effective date of listing of the greater Applicant: Battle Mountain Co., PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
sage-grouse as endangered or Carbon County, Wyoming.
threatened, and would continue through Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
the end of the individual CCAA’s 20- Permit Application Number TE58912B–
0 Department of the Interior, National
year term. Regulatory requirements and Park Service, Montezuma Castle
issuance criteria for EOS permits Applicant: Ladder Livestock National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ
through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR Company LLC, Carbon County,
17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR Wyoming. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
part 13. ACTION: Notice.
Permit Application Number TE58913B–
Applications Available for Review and 0
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
Comment Applicant: Rocky Point Grazing Interior, National Park Service,
We invite local, State, and Federal Association, Crook County, Wyoming. Montezuma Castle National Monument
agencies and the public to comment on has completed an inventory of human
the following EOS permit applications. Permit Application Number TE58914B– remains and associated funerary objects,
The Umbrella CCAA, as well as the 0 in consultation with the appropriate
individual CCAAs submitted with the Applicant: Bates Creek Cattle Co., Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
permit applications, are also available Natrona County, Wyoming. organizations, and has determined that
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 17476 |
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