80_FR_53729 80 FR 53557 - Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application for Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

80 FR 53557 - 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 172 (September 4, 2015)

Page Range53557-53558
FR Document2015-22040

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).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53557-53558]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22040]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N156; FXES11120200000-156-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 October 5, 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: [email protected].

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-73567B) 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-73567B

    Applicant: SandRidge Energy, Inc., 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

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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: August 27, 2015.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-22040 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices 53557 D. Scoping environmental review and preparation 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM A public EIS Scoping meeting will be of the EIS. Questions may be directed to 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– held on September 24, 2015, from 7:00 the individual named in this notice 6651. until 9:00 p.m. at the Hoboken Multi- under the heading FOR FURTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: INFORMATION CONTACT. Service Center, located at 124 Grand Introduction Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. The public Dated: August 31, 2015. meeting facility is handicapped Harriet Tregoning, Under the Endangered Species Act, as accessible to the mobility-impaired. Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary for amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), Interpreter services will be made Community Planning and Development. we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, available for persons who are hearing or [FR Doc. 2015–22021 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] invite the public to comment on an visually impaired, upon advance incidental take permit (ITP) application BILLING CODE 4210–67–P request. Additionally, interpreter for take of the federally listed American services will also be made available for burying beetle (Nicrophorus persons with Limited English americanus) resulting from activities DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR associated with geophysical exploration Proficiency through a language access service. The EIS scoping meeting will (seismic) and construction, Fish and Wildlife Service provide an opportunity for the public to maintenance, operation, repair, and learn more about the proposed Project, [FWS–R2–ES–2015–N156; decommissioning of oil and gas well FXES11120200000–156–FF02ENEH00] field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If as well as provide input on the EIS and the NEPA process. During the meeting, approved, the permit would be issued to Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit the applicant under the Oil and Gas an overview of the Project will be Application for Participation in the Oil provided as well as details on the early Industry Conservation Plan Associated and Gas Industry Conservation Plan with Issuance of Endangered Species concept development. The public for the American Burying Beetle in Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the meeting will also provide an Oklahoma American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma opportunity for the public to provide AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, (ICP). The ICP was made available for comment on the Project’s proposed Interior. comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR scope of work. A Draft Scope of Work 21480), and approved on May 21, 2014 document will be made available to the ACTION: Notice of availability; request (publication of the FONSI notice was on public for review and comment at the for public comments. July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The ICP scoping meeting. An electronic version SUMMARY: Under the Endangered and the associated environmental of the Draft Scope of Work will be Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the assessment/finding of no significant available no later than September 8, impact are available on the Web site at 2015 at http://www.rbd- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an incidental http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ hudsonriver.nj.gov. Comments received oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no during the scoping meeting or via email take permit application for take of the federally listed American burying beetle longer taking comments on these rbd-hudsonriver@dep.nj.gov or mail to documents. David Rosenblatt, Director, Office of resulting from activities associated with Flood Hazard Risk Reduction Measures, the geophysical exploration (seismic) Applications Available for Review and 501 East State Street, Mail Code 501– and construction, maintenance, Comment 01A, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625– operation, repair, and decommissioning We invite local, State, Tribal, and 0420 by October 9, 2015 (within 15 days of oil and gas well field infrastructure Federal agencies, and the public to of the scoping meeting) will be within Oklahoma. If approved, the comment on the following application considered for review. permit would be issued under the under the ICP, for incidental take of the approved Oil and Gas Industry federally listed ABB. Please refer to the E. Probable Environmental Effects Conservation Plan Associated with appropriate permit number (TE– The following areas have been Issuance of Endangered Species Act 73567B) when requesting application identified for discussion in the EIS: Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the documents and when submitting Natural resources, including floodplain American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma comments. Documents and other management, wetland protection, and (ICP). information the applicants have threatened and endangered species; DATES: To ensure consideration, written submitted with this application are coastal zone management; sole source comments must be received on or before available for review, subject to the aquifers; wild and scenic rivers; October 5, 2015. requirements of the Privacy Act (5 farmland protection; explosive and U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of flammable operations; airport hazards Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). all documents and submit comments on and runway clear zones; the applicant’s ITP application by one of Permit TE–73567B socioeconomics; environmental justice; the following methods. Please refer to land use; traffic circulation; air quality; Applicant: SandRidge Energy, Inc., the permit number when requesting noise; vibration; hazardous waste; Oklahoma City, OK. documents or submitting comments. Applicant requests a new permit for cultural resources, including historic Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife gas upstream and midstream architectural and archaeological Service, Division of Endangered mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES resources; infrastructure; utilities; and production, including geophysical Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, exploration (seismic) and construction, cumulative impacts. Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. maintenance, operation, repair, and F. Lead Agency Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ decommissioning of gas well field In accordance with HUD regulations fws.gov. infrastructure, as well as construction, at 24 CFR part 58, the New Jersey FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: maintenance, operation, repair, Department of Community Affairs has Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. decommissioning, and reclamation of designated NJDEP to assist with the mail at Environmental Review, P.O. 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53558 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices distribution pipeline infrastructure partnerships to enhance public the Secretary of the Interior, includes within Oklahoma. awareness of the importance of aquatic the Service Director and the president of resources and the social and economic the Association of Fish and Wildlife Public Availability of Comments benefits of recreational fishing and Agencies, who both serve in ex officio Written comments we receive become boating in the United States. This capacities. Other Council members are part of the public record associated with meeting is open to the public, and directors from State agencies this action. Before including your interested persons may make oral responsible for managing recreational address, phone number, email address, statements to the Council or may file fish and wildlife resources and or other personal identifying written statements for consideration. individuals who represent the interests information in your comment, you DATES: The meeting will take place of saltwater and freshwater recreational should be aware that your entire Tuesday, October 6, 2015, from 8:30 fishing, recreational boating, the comment—including your personal a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) and recreational fishing and boating identifying information—may be made Wednesday, October 7, 2015, from 8:30 industries, recreational fisheries publicly available at any time. While a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For deadlines and resource conservation, Native American you can request in your comment that directions on registering to attend the tribes, aquatic resource outreach and we withhold your personal identifying meeting, submitting written material, education, and tourism. Background information from public review, we and/or giving an oral presentation, information on the Council is available cannot guarantee that we will be able to please see ‘‘Public Input’’ under at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. do so. We will not consider anonymous SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. comments. All submissions from Meeting Agenda ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at organizations or businesses, and from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s The Council will hold a meeting to individuals identifying themselves as Bozeman Fish Technology Center, 4050 consider: representatives or officials of Bridger Canyon Road, Bozeman, • An update from the FWS Fish and organizations or businesses, will be Montana 59715. For directions or other Aquatic Conservation Program on their made available for public disclosure in information on the Bozeman Fish new strategic plan, the status of the their entirety. Technology Center, please contact national fish hatchery program and Authority Robert Muth, Center Director, at 406– other related programs; 994–9902 or Robert_Muth@fws.gov. • An update and discussion regarding We provide this notice under section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a proposed pilot project with several 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Brian Bohnsack, Sport Fishing and agencies to improve the transparency and its implementing regulations (50 Boating Partnership Council and efficiency of federal agencies’ CFR 17.22) and the National Coordinator, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS– permitting review processes associated Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 3C016A–FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; with boating infrastructure projects (e.g., 4321 et seq.) and its implementing telephone (703) 358–2435; fax (703) boat dock replacement and regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 358–2210; or email brian_bohnsack@ maintenance, boat ramp construction Dated: August 27, 2015. fws.gov. and maintenance); Joy E. Nicholopoulos, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In • An update of the status of aquatic Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. accordance with the requirements of the education and outreach programs [FR Doc. 2015–22040 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 funded through the Federal Aid in Sport BILLING CODE 4310–55–P U.S.C. App., we announce that the Sport Fish Restoration Program; Fishing and Boating Partnership • An update on federal and state Council will hold a meeting. programs associated with aquatic DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Background invasive species and efforts to prevent Fish and Wildlife Service their spread by boaters and anglers; The Council was formed in January • An update on Tribal fish and [FWS–HQ–FAC–2015–N153; FF09F42300– 1993 to advise the Secretary of the wildlife conservation programs as they FVWF97920900000–XXX] Interior, through the Director of the pertain to priorities of the Sport Fishing Service, on aquatic conservation Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership and Boating Partnership Council; endeavors that benefit recreational Council fishery resources and recreational • An update on the Council’s boating and that encourage partnerships assessment of the Recreational Boating AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, among industry, the public, and and Fishing Foundation’s Interior. government. The Council represents the implementation of the National ACTION: Notice of meeting. Outreach and Communication Program interests of the public and private SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and sectors of the recreational fishing, (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Wildlife Service (Service), announce a boating, and conservation communities number 15.653); public meeting of the Sport Fishing and and is organized to enhance • Other miscellaneous Council Boating Partnership Council (Council). partnerships among industry, business. A Federal advisory committee, the constituency groups, and government. The final agenda will be posted on the Council was created in part to foster The 18-member Council, appointed by Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for public comments.
DatesTo ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before October 5, 2015.
ContactMarty 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 Citation80 FR 53557 
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