80 FR 30485 - Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application for Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 102 (May 28, 2015)

Page Range		30485-30485
FR Document		2015-12860

Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an incidental take permit application for take of the federally listed American burying beetle resulting from activities associated with the geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would be issued under the approved Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Associated with Issuance of Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma (ICP).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N097; FXES11130200000-156-FF02ENEH00]


Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application for 
Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the 
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an 
incidental take permit application for take of the federally listed 
American burying beetle resulting from activities associated with the 
geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, 
operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field 
infrastructure within Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would be issued 
under the approved Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Associated 
with Issuance of Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for 
the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma (ICP).

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before June 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of all documents and submit comments 
on the applicant's ITP application by one of the following methods. 
Please refer to the permit number when requesting documents or 
submitting comments.
    [cir] U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 
Endangered Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, 
NM 87103.
    [cir] Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. 
mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 
87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction

    Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.; Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public 
to comment on an incidental take permit (ITP) application for take of 
the federally listed American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) 
resulting from activities associated with geophysical exploration 
(seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and 
decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure within 
Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would be issued to the applicant 
under the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Associated with 
Issuance of Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the 
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma (ICP). The ICP was made available 
for comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR 21480), and approved on May 21, 
2014 (publication of the FONSI notice was on July 25, 2014; 79 FR 
43504). The ICP and the associated environmental assessment/finding of 
no significant impact are available on the Web site at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no longer 
taking comments on these documents.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and the 
public to comment on the following application under the ICP, for 
incidental take of the federally listed ABB. Please refer to the 
appropriate permit number (TE-54185B) when requesting application 
documents and when submitting comments. Documents and other information 
the applicants have submitted with this application are 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).

Permit TE-66049B

    Applicant: Quartz Mountain Oil & Gas, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK.
    Applicant requests a new permit for gas upstream and midstream 
production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and 
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of 
gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction, maintenance, 
operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of gas gathering, 
transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma.

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 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) and the 
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Benjamin N. Tuggle,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Dated: May 21, 2015. Introduction Public Availability of Comments
Stephen P. Henry, Written comments we receive become
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), part of the public record associated with
Office, Ventura, California. this action. Before including your
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we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an address, phone number, email address,
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incidental take permit (ITP) application or other personal identifying
for take of the federally listed American information in your comment, you
burying beetle (Nicrophorus should be aware that your entire
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comment—including your personal
americanus) resulting from activities
identifying information—may be made
Fish and Wildlife Service associated with geophysical exploration
publicly available at any time. While
(seismic) and construction,
you can request in your comment that
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we withhold your personal identifying
FXES11130200000–156–FF02ENEH00] decommissioning of oil and gas well
information from public review, we
field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit cannot guarantee that we will be able to
approved, the permit would be issued to
Application for Participation in the Oil do so. We will not consider anonymous
the applicant under the Oil and Gas
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan comments. All submissions from
Industry Conservation Plan Associated
for the American Burying Beetle in organizations or businesses, and from
with Issuance of Endangered Species
Oklahoma individuals identifying themselves as
Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the representatives or officials of
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma organizations or businesses, will be
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
(ICP). The ICP was made available for made available for public disclosure in
Interior.
comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR their entirety.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request 21480), and approved on May 21, 2014
for public comments. (publication of the FONSI notice was on Authority
July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The ICP We provide this notice under section
SUMMARY: Under the Endangered
and the associated environmental 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
assessment/finding of no significant and its implementing regulations (50
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
impact are available on the Web site at CFR 17.22) and the National
the public to comment on an incidental
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
take permit application for take of the
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
federally listed American burying beetle
longer taking comments on these regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
resulting from activities associated with
documents.
the geophysical exploration (seismic) Dated: May 20, 2015.
and construction, maintenance, Applications Available for Review and Benjamin N. Tuggle,
operation, repair, and decommissioning Comment Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
of oil and gas well field infrastructure Fish and Wildlife Service.
within Oklahoma. If approved, the We invite local, State, Tribal, and [FR Doc. 2015–12860 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am]
permit would be issued under the Federal agencies, and the public to BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
approved Oil and Gas Industry comment on the following application
Conservation Plan Associated with under the ICP, for incidental take of the
Issuance of Endangered Species Act federally listed ABB. Please refer to the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the appropriate permit number (TE–
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma 54185B) when requesting application Office of the Secretary
(ICP). documents and when submitting
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DATES: To ensure consideration, written
information the applicants have
comments must be received on or before
submitted with this application are Proposed Collection of Information
June 29, 2015.
available for review, subject to the Collection: Tribal Evaluation of Indian
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of requirements of the Privacy Act (5 Trust Programs Compacted by Tribes
all documents and submit comments on U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
the applicant’s ITP application by one of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for
the following methods. Please refer to American Indians, Office of Trust
the permit number when requesting Permit TE–66049B Review & Audit, Interior.
documents or submitting comments. ACTION: Notice and request for
Applicant: Quartz Mountain Oil &
Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife comments.
Gas, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK.
Service, Division of Endangered
Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Applicant requests a new permit for SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. gas upstream and midstream Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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exploration (seismic) and construction, of the Special Trustee for American
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fws.gov.
maintenance, operation, repair, and Indians, Department of the Interior
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: announces the proposed collection of
decommissioning of gas well field
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. infrastructure, as well as construction, information and seeks public comments
mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box maintenance, operation, repair, on the provisions thereof.
1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM decommissioning, and reclamation of DATES: Consideration will be given to all
87103; or by telephone at 505–248– gas gathering, transmission, and comments received by July 27, 2015.
6651. distribution pipeline infrastructure ADDRESSES: Send your written
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: within Oklahoma. comments to Nolan Solomon, Office of

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Dates		To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before June 29, 2015.
Contact		Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6651.
FR Citation		80 FR 30485

80 FR 30485 - Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application for Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 102 (May 28, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service