80 FR 27349 - Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Area in Comal County, Texas
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Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27349-27350] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11521] [[Page 27349]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2015-N065; FXES11120200000-156-FF02ENEH00] Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Area in Comal County, Texas AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), make available the draft Environmental Assessment (dEA) for the draft CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Area Habitat Conservation Plan (CEMEX dHCP) and the CEMEX dHCP. CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC (Applicant), has applied to the Service for an incidental take permit (ITP) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The requested permit, which would be in effect for a period of 15 years, if granted, would authorize incidental take of the federally listed golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia, GCWA). The proposed take would occur on 199.4 acres (Permit Area) within the CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Area tract in Comal County, Texas, as a result of activities associated with the Applicant's proposed clearing and implementation of quarrying activities (Covered Activities). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received or postmarked on or before July 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: Availability of Documents: Internet: You may obtain copies of all of the documents on the Internet at the Service's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/AustinTexas/. U.S. Mail: A limited number of CD-ROM and printed copies of the draft EA and draft HCP are available, by request, from Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758-4460; telephone 512-490-0057; fax 512-490- 0974. Please note that your request is in reference to the CEMEX dHCP. The ITP application is available by mail from the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.In-Person: Copies of the dEA and dHCP are also available for public inspection and review at the following locations, by appointment and written request only, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: [cir] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Avenue SW., Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87102. [cir] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758. Comment submission: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: Electronically: Submit electronic comments to [email protected]. Please note that your request is in reference to the CEMEX dHCP. By hard copy: Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758- 4460; telephone 512-490-0057; fax 512-490-0974. Please note that your request is in reference to the CEMEX dHCP. Please refer to permit number TE58612B when submitting comments. We request that you send comments by only the methods described above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 or (512) 490-0057. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, make available the draft Environmental Assessment (dEA) for the CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Area Habitat Conservation Plan (CEMEX dHCP) and the dHCP. In accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we advise the public that: 1. We have gathered the information necessary to determine impacts and formulate alternatives for the dEA related to potential issuance of an ITP to the Applicant; and 2. The Applicant has developed a dHCP as part of the application for an ITP, which describes the measures the Applicant has agreed to take to minimize and mitigate the effects of incidental take of GCWAs to the maximum extent practicable pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The applicant has applied for an ITP that would be in effect for 15 years, if granted, and would authorize incidental take of the federally endangered GCWA. As described in the dHCP, the proposed incidental take would occur on 199.4 acres in Comal County, Texas, and would result from activities associated with otherwise lawful activities, including the clearing and implementation of quarrying activities (Covered Activities). The dEA considers the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of implementation of the dHCP, including the measures that will be implemented to minimize and mitigate, to the maximum extent practicable, the impacts of the incidental take of the GCWA. Proposed Action The proposed action involves the issuance of an ITP by the Service for the Covered Activities in the Permit Area, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The ITP would cover ``take'' of the GCWA associated with the clearing and implementation of quarrying activities within the Permit Area. The requested term of the permit is 15 years. To meet the requirements of a section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP, the Applicant has developed and proposes to implement its dHCP, which describes the conservation measures the Applicant has agreed to undertake to minimize and mitigate for the impacts of the proposed incidental take of the GCWA to the maximum extent practicable, and ensures that incidental take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the wild. The Applicant proposes to mitigate with the purchase of 147.44 acres of high-quality habitat, likely from a Service-approved conservation bank with Comal County in its service area. Alternatives The only alternative to the proposed action we are considering as part of this process is the No Action alternative, in which no ITP would be issued. Under a No Action alternative, the Service would not issue the requested ITP for the CEMEX Balcones Northeast Area Tract, and, therefore, the Applicant would not implement the conservation measures described in the dHCP. Public Availability of Comments Written comments we receive become part of the public 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. We will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be [[Page 27350]] made available for public disclosure in their entirety. Authority We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32) and NEPA and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: April 16, 2015. Joy E. Nicholopoulos, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [FR Doc. 2015-11521 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR locations, by appointment and written effects of implementation of the dHCP,
request only, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: including the measures that will be
Fish and Wildlife Service Æ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 implemented to minimize and mitigate,
[FWS–R2–ES–2015–N065; Gold Avenue SW., Room 6034, to the maximum extent practicable, the
FXES11120200000–156–FF02ENEH00] Albuquerque, NM 87102. impacts of the incidental take of the
Æ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, GCWA.
Draft Environmental Assessment and 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin,
Proposed Action
Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; TX 78758.
CEMEX Balcones Quarry Northeast Comment submission: You may The proposed action involves the
Area in Comal County, Texas submit written comments by one of the issuance of an ITP by the Service for the
following methods: Covered Activities in the Permit Area,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, • Electronically: Submit electronic pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Interior. comments to FW2_AUES_Consult@ Act. The ITP would cover ‘‘take’’ of the
ACTION: Notice of availability; request fws.gov. Please note that your request is GCWA associated with the clearing and
for public comments. in reference to the CEMEX dHCP. implementation of quarrying activities
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and • By hard copy: Mr. Adam Zerrenner, within the Permit Area.
Austin Ecological Services Field Office, The requested term of the permit is 15
Wildlife Service (Service), make years. To meet the requirements of a
available the draft Environmental 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin,
TX 78758–4460; telephone 512–490– section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP, the Applicant
Assessment (dEA) for the draft CEMEX has developed and proposes to
Balcones Quarry Northeast Area Habitat 0057; fax 512–490–0974. Please note
that your request is in reference to the implement its dHCP, which describes
Conservation Plan (CEMEX dHCP) and the conservation measures the
the CEMEX dHCP. CEMEX Construction CEMEX dHCP.
Please refer to permit number Applicant has agreed to undertake to
Materials South, LLC (Applicant), has minimize and mitigate for the impacts
TE58612B when submitting comments.
applied to the Service for an incidental of the proposed incidental take of the
We request that you send comments by
take permit (ITP) under section GCWA to the maximum extent
only the methods described above.
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species practicable, and ensures that incidental
Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. take will not appreciably reduce the
requested permit, which would be in likelihood of the survival and recovery
effect for a period of 15 years, if granted, Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet
Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 or of the species in the wild.
would authorize incidental take of the The Applicant proposes to mitigate
federally listed golden-cheeked warbler (512) 490–0057.
with the purchase of 147.44 acres of
(Setophaga chrysoparia, GCWA). The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the high-quality habitat, likely from a
proposed take would occur on 199.4 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, make Service-approved conservation bank
acres (Permit Area) within the CEMEX available the draft Environmental with Comal County in its service area.
Balcones Quarry Northeast Area tract in Assessment (dEA) for the CEMEX
Comal County, Texas, as a result of Balcones Quarry Northeast Area Habitat Alternatives
activities associated with the Conservation Plan (CEMEX dHCP) and The only alternative to the proposed
Applicant’s proposed clearing and the dHCP. In accordance with the action we are considering as part of this
implementation of quarrying activities requirements of the National process is the No Action alternative, in
(Covered Activities). Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which no ITP would be issued. Under
DATES: To ensure consideration, written (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we a No Action alternative, the Service
comments must be received or advise the public that: would not issue the requested ITP for
postmarked on or before July 13, 2015. 1. We have gathered the information the CEMEX Balcones Northeast Area
ADDRESSES: necessary to determine impacts and Tract, and, therefore, the Applicant
Availability of Documents: formulate alternatives for the dEA would not implement the conservation
Internet: You may obtain copies of all related to potential issuance of an ITP measures described in the dHCP.
of the documents on the Internet at the to the Applicant; and
2. The Applicant has developed a Public Availability of Comments
Service’s Web site at http://
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ dHCP as part of the application for an Written comments we receive become
AustinTexas/. ITP, which describes the measures the part of the public record associated with
U.S. Mail: A limited number of CD– Applicant has agreed to take to this action. Before including your
ROM and printed copies of the draft EA minimize and mitigate the effects of address, phone number, email address,
and draft HCP are available, by request, incidental take of GCWAs to the or other personal identifying
from Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Austin maximum extent practicable pursuant to information in your comment, you
Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. should be aware that your entire
Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX The applicant has applied for an ITP comment—including your personal
78758–4460; telephone 512–490–0057; that would be in effect for 15 years, if identifying information—may be made
fax 512–490–0974. Please note that your granted, and would authorize incidental publicly available at any time. While
request is in reference to the CEMEX take of the federally endangered GCWA. you can request in your comment that
As described in the dHCP, the proposed we withhold your personal identifying
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
dHCP.
The ITP application is available by incidental take would occur on 199.4 information from public review, we
mail from the Regional Director, U.S. acres in Comal County, Texas, and cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box would result from activities associated do so. We will not consider anonymous
1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM with otherwise lawful activities, comments. All submissions from
87103. including the clearing and organizations or businesses, and from
• In-Person: Copies of the dEA and implementation of quarrying activities individuals identifying themselves as
dHCP are also available for public (Covered Activities). The dEA considers representatives or officials of
inspection and review at the following the direct, indirect, and cumulative organizations or businesses, will be
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