80 FR 35968 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit Renewal; Availability of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Charlotte County, FL
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)
| Page Range | 35968-35969 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15387 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 35968-35969] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15387] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2015-N114; FXES11120400000-156-FF04EF2000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit Renewal; Availability of Low- Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Charlotte County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment/information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) renewal application and a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). TAVCOR, LLC (applicant) requests renewal of ITP TE207151-1 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant anticipates taking about 1.91 acres of feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat used by the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) incidental to land preparation and construction in Charlotte County, Florida. The applicant's HCP describes proposed minimization measures and completed mitigation measures to address the effects of development on the covered species. DATES: We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and HCP on or before July 23, 2015. ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for information on how to submit your comments on the ITP application and HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP application and HCP by writing the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit number TE207151-2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559. In addition, we will make the ITP application and HCP available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. [[Page 35969]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 772-469 -4304. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Submitting Comments If you wish to comment on the ITP application or HCP, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods: Email: [email protected]. Use ``Attn: Permit number TE207151-2'' as your message subject line. Fax: Elizabeth Landrum, 772-562-4288, Attn.: Permit number ``TE207151-2.'' U.S. mail: Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, Attn: Permit number ``TE207151-2,'' U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559. In-person drop-off: You may drop off comments or request information during regular business hours at the above office address. Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 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 comments that your personal identifying information be withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Applicant's Proposed Project We received an application from the applicant for renewal of an incidental take permit. The applicant requests a 5-year renewal of an ITP under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we approve the renewal, the applicant anticipates taking a total of approximately 1.91 acres of scrub-jay breeding, feeding, and sheltering habitat, incidental to land preparation and construction in Section 9, Township 40S, Range 23E, Charlotte County, Florida. The applicant currently has neither a time frame for development, nor a specific site plan; however, development of this parcel would likely include construction of one or more structures, a parking area, and installation of associated utilities. The applicant proposes to minimize impacts to scrub-jays by: (1) Using scrub oaks and other native plants in post-construction landscaping; (2) avoiding land clearing activities during the scrub-jay nesting season (March 1 to June 30); (3) avoiding planting trees that will be 30 feet in height or more when mature because they can be used as perches by predatory birds; and (4) refraining from keeping or feeding free-roaming cats. Mitigation for unavoidable impacts has been accomplished by the donation of 4.3 acres of suitable habitat to Charlotte County for scrub-jay conservation. The Service listed the scrub-jay as threatened in 1987 (June 3, 1987; 52 FR 20715), effective July 6, 1987. Our Preliminary Determination The Service has made a preliminary determination that the applicant's project, including the mitigation measures, will individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, renewal of the ITP is a ``low- effect'' action and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). We base our preliminary determination that issuance of the ITP qualifies as a low-effect action on the following three criteria: (1) Implementation of the project would result in minor or negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species and their habitats; (2) Implementation of the project would result in minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources; and (3) Impacts of the project, considered together with the impacts of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable similarly situated projects, would not result, over time, in cumulative effects to environmental values or resources that would be considered significant. This preliminary determination may be revised based on our review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice. Next Steps The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act. The Service will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to renew the ITP. If it is determined that the requirements of the Act are met, the ITP will be renewed. Authority: We provide this notice under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: June 16, 2015. Roxanna Hinzman, Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. 2015-15387 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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contract, and exercises due diligence in sent via electronic mail to oira_ (6) An estimate of the total public
ensuring that remittances are made to submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to burden (in hours) associated with the
the proper person, ICE proposes to use (202) 395–5806. collection: 12,500 Annual burden hours.
Form I–312A as the document by which Written comments and suggestions Dated: June 16, 2015.
the Obligor could expressly indicate from the public and affected agencies
Scott Elmore,
that a previously valid Form I–312 concerning the proposed collection of
Forms Management, U.S. Immigration and
Attorney In Fact designation had been information should address one or more Customs Enforcement, Department of
revoked. of the following four points: Homeland Security.
(5) An estimate of the total number of (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
[FR Doc. 2015–15282 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am]
respondents and the amount of time collection of information is necessary
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estimated for an average respondent to for the proper performance of the
respond: 12,500 responses at 30 minutes functions of the agency, including
(.50 hours) per response. whether the information will have
(6) An estimate of the total public practical utility; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
burden (in hours) associated with the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Fish and Wildlife Service
collection: 6,250 annual burden hours. agencies estimate of the burden of the
Dated: June 18, 2015.
proposed collection of information, [FWS–R4–ES–2015–N114;
including the validity of the FXES11120400000–156–FF04EF2000]
Scott Elmore,
methodology and assumptions used;
Program Manager, Forms Management Office, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. clarity of the information to be and Plants; Receipt of Application for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Incidental Take Permit Renewal;
Department of Homeland Security.
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the Availability of Low-Effect Habitat
[FR Doc. 2015–15385 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] Conservation Plan and Associated
collection of information on those who
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are to respond, including through the Documents; Charlotte County, FL
use of appropriate automated, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
electronic, mechanical, or other Interior.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
technological collection techniques or
SECURITY ACTION: Notice of availability; request
other forms of information technology,
for comment/information.
United States Immigration and e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Customs Enforcement responses. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Overview of This Information Service (Service), announce the
Agency Information Collection Collection availability of an incidental take permit
Activities: Extension, With Changes, of (ITP) renewal application and a Habitat
an Existing Information Collection; (1) Type of Information Collection: Conservation Plan (HCP). TAVCOR, LLC
Comment Request Extension, with changes, of an existing (applicant) requests renewal of ITP
information collection. TE207151–1 under the Endangered
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
collection; File No. I–352, Immigration Immigration Bond. The applicant anticipates taking about
Bond; OMB Control No. 1653–0022. (3) Agency form number, if any and 1.91 acres of feeding, breeding, and
the applicable component of the sheltering habitat used by the Florida
The Department of Homeland Department of Homeland Security scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs sponsoring the collection: I–352, U.S. (scrub-jay) incidental to land
Enforcement (ICE), is submitting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. preparation and construction in
following information collection request (4) Affected public who will be asked
Charlotte County, Florida. The
for review and clearance in accordance or required to respond, as well as a brief
applicant’s HCP describes proposed
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of abstract: Primary: Individual or
minimization measures and completed
1995. The information collection is Households; Business or other for-profit.
mitigation measures to address the
published in the Federal Register to The data collected on this collection
effects of development on the covered
obtain comments from the public and instrument is used by ICE to ensure that
species.
affected agencies. The information the person or company posting the bond
collection was previously published in is aware of the duties and DATES: We must receive your written
the Federal Register on March 30, 2015, responsibilities associated with the comments on the ITP application and
Vol. 80 No. 16688 allowing for a 60 day bond. The collection instrument serves HCP on or before July 23, 2015.
comment period. No comments were the purpose of instruction in the ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
received on this information collection. completion of the form, together with an INFORMATION section below for
The purpose of this notice is to allow an explanation of the terms and conditions information on how to submit your
additional 30 days for public comments. of the bond. Sureties have the capability comments on the ITP application and
Written comments and suggestions of accessing, completing and submitting HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP
regarding items contained in this notice, a bond electronically through ICE’s application and HCP by writing the
and especially with regard to the eBonds system which encompasses the South Florida Ecological Services
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estimated public burden and associated I–352, while individuals are still Office, Attn: Permit number TE207151–
response time should be directed to the required to complete the bond form 2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
Office of Information and Regulatory manually. 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
Affairs, Office of Management and (5) An estimate of the total number of In addition, we will make the ITP
Budget. Comments should be addressed respondents and the amount of time application and HCP available for
to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S. estimated for an average respondent to public inspection by appointment
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respond: 25,000 Responses at 30 during normal business hours at the
Department of Homeland Security, and minutes (.50 hours) per response. above address.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 30 feet in height or more when mature U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida because they can be used as perches by (40 CFR 1506.6).
Ecological Services Office (see predatory birds; and (4) refraining from Dated: June 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES); telephone: keeping or feeding free-roaming cats. Roxanna Hinzman,
772–469 –4304. Mitigation for unavoidable impacts has Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: been accomplished by the donation of Services Office.
4.3 acres of suitable habitat to Charlotte [FR Doc. 2015–15387 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am]
Submitting Comments County for scrub-jay conservation. The BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
If you wish to comment on the ITP Service listed the scrub-jay as
application or HCP, you may submit threatened in 1987 (June 3, 1987; 52 FR
comments by any one of the following 20715), effective July 6, 1987. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
methods:
Email: Elizabeth_Landrum@fws.gov. Our Preliminary Determination
Fish and Wildlife Service
Use ‘‘Attn: Permit number TE207151–2’’ The Service has made a preliminary
as your message subject line. [FWS–R4–R–2015–N125; FXRS1263040000–
determination that the applicant’s 156–FF04R08000]
Fax: Elizabeth Landrum, 772–562– project, including the mitigation
4288, Attn.: Permit number ‘‘TE207151– measures, will individually and Proposed Information Collection;
2.’’ cumulatively have a minor or negligible National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Check-
U.S. mail: Elizabeth Landrum, South effect on the species covered in the In Permit and Use Report
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, HCP. Therefore, renewal of the ITP is a
Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE207151–2,’’ ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 categorical exclusion under the National Interior.
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
In-person drop-off: You may drop off CFR 1506.6), as provided by the
comments or request information during SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Department of the Interior Manual (516
regular business hours at the above Service) will ask the Office of
DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6
office address. Management and Budget (OMB) to
Appendix 1). We base our preliminary
approve the information collection (IC)
Public Availability of Comments determination that issuance of the ITP
described below. As required by the
Before including your address, phone qualifies as a low-effect action on the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
number, email address, or other following three criteria: (1)
as part of our continuing efforts to
personal identifying information in your Implementation of the project would
reduce paperwork and respondent
comments, you should be aware that result in minor or negligible effects on
burden, we invite the general public and
your entire comment—including your federally listed, proposed, and
other Federal agencies to take this
personal identifying information—may candidate species and their habitats; (2)
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
be made publicly available at any time. Implementation of the project would
IC is scheduled to expire on December
While you can request in your result in minor or negligible effects on
31, 2015. We may not conduct or
comments that your personal other environmental values or
sponsor and a person is not required to
identifying information be withheld resources; and (3) Impacts of the project,
respond to a collection of information
from public review, we cannot considered together with the impacts of
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
guarantee that we will be able to do so. other past, present, and reasonably
control number.
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
Applicant’s Proposed Project would not result, over time, in DATES: To ensure that we are able to
cumulative effects to environmental consider your comments on this IC, we
We received an application from the must receive them by August 24, 2015.
applicant for renewal of an incidental values or resources that would be
considered significant. This preliminary ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
take permit. The applicant requests a
determination may be revised based on IC to the Information Collection
5-year renewal of an ITP under section
our review of public comments that we Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
receive in response to this notice. Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
seq.). If we approve the renewal, the
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
applicant anticipates taking a total of Next Steps 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
approximately 1.91 acres of scrub-jay
The Service will evaluate the HCP (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0153’’ in
breeding, feeding, and sheltering
and comments submitted thereon to the subject line of your comments.
habitat, incidental to land preparation
and construction in Section 9, determine whether the application FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Township 40S, Range 23E, Charlotte meets the requirements of section 10(a) request additional information about
County, Florida. The applicant currently of the Act. The Service will also this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
has neither a time frame for evaluate whether issuance of the section grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
development, nor a specific site plan; 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 (telephone).
however, development of this parcel of the Act by conducting an intra- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
would likely include construction of Service section 7 consultation. The I. Abstract. The National Wildlife
one or more structures, a parking area, results of this consultation, in Refuge System Administration Act of
combination with the above findings,
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and installation of associated utilities. 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), as
The applicant proposes to minimize will be used in the final analysis to amended by the National Wildlife
impacts to scrub-jays by: (1) Using scrub determine whether or not to renew the Refuge System Improvement Act of
oaks and other native plants in post- ITP. If it is determined that the 1997, and the Refuge Recreation Act of
construction landscaping; (2) avoiding requirements of the Act are met, the ITP 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) govern
land clearing activities during the scrub- will be renewed. the administration and uses of national
jay nesting season (March 1 to June 30); Authority: We provide this notice under wildlife refuges and wetland
(3) avoiding planting trees that will be Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 management districts. We are
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