80 FR 63244 - 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 201 (October 19, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 63244-63245] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26444] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2015-N172; FXHC1122XPSAGEG-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 November 18, 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: tyler_abbott@fws.gov. 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); tyler_abbott@fws.gov (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 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 TE73336B-0 Applicant: Heward's 7E Ranch LLC, Carbon and Albany Counties, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73339B-0 Applicant: Spring Gulch Cattle Co., Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73341B-0 Applicant: Garrett Ranch Co., Natrona County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73342B-0 Applicant: Madeleine S. Murdock, Sublette County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73343B-0 Applicant: William Matthew Harber, Sublette County, Wyoming. [[Page 63245]] Permit Application Number TE40463B-1 Applicant: HIP Investments LLC, Johnson County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73344B-0 Applicant: Huish Outdoors, Sublette County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73357B-0 Applicant: M and D Land Company, Natrona County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73359B-0 Applicant: Merle Jay Clark, Crook County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE73361B-0 Applicant: Charles R. Firnekas, Natrona, Johnson, and Washakie Counties, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE74947B-0 Applicant: Flitner Ranch Limited Partnership, Big Horn 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: September 16, 2015. Michael G. Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2015-26444 Filed 10-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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(7) An estimate of the total public Yellowstone Road, Suite 308A, covered by the individual CCAA,
burden (in cost) associated with the Cheyenne, WY 82009. should the species become listed.
collection: The estimated total annual • Email: tyler_abbott@fws.gov. Through the Umbrella CCAA and the
cost burden associated with this • Fax: Tyler Abbott, (307) 772–2358. individual CCAA and EOS permit, we
collection of information is $0. Reviewing Documents: You may also provide assurances to participating
Dated: October 13, 2015. review copies of the enhancement of landowners that, if the greater sage-
survival permit applications during grouse is listed, and so long as they are
Laura Dawkins,
regular business hours at the Wyoming properly implementing their individual
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
ESFO (see address above). You may also CCAA, we will not require any
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of request hard copies by telephone at conservation measures with respect to
Homeland Security. (307) 772–2374, ext. 231, or by letter to greater sage-grouse in addition to those
[FR Doc. 2015–26414 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
the Wyoming ESFO. Please specify the provided in the individual CCAA or
permit(s) you are interested in by impose additional land, water, or
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relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE– financial commitments or restrictions
XXXXXX). on land, water, or resource use in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: connection with the species. The EOS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Tyler Abbott, U.S. Fish and Wildlife permit would become effective on the
Fish and Wildlife Service Service, (307) 772–2374, ext. 231 effective date of listing of the greater
(phone); tyler_abbott@fws.gov (email). sage-grouse as endangered or
[FWS–R6–ES–2015–N172; FXHC1122 threatened, and would continue through
XPSAGEG–156–FF06E13000] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the end of the individual CCAA’s 20-
Background year term. Regulatory requirements and
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Enhancement of Survival A Candidate Conservation Agreement issuance criteria for EOS permits
Permit Applications; Greater Sage- with Assurances is an agreement with through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR
Grouse Umbrella Candidate the Service in which private and other 17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR
Conservation Agreement With non-Federal landowners voluntarily part 13.
Assurances for Wyoming Ranch agree to undertake management Applications Available for Review and
Management activities and conservation efforts on Comment
their properties to enhance, restore, or
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, maintain habitat to benefit species that We invite local, State, and Federal
Interior. are proposed for listing under the Act, agencies and the public to comment on
ACTION: Notice of availability; request that are candidates for listing, or that the following EOS permit applications.
for comments. may become candidates. The Service The Umbrella CCAA, as well as the
and several State, Federal, and local individual CCAAs submitted with the
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and partners developed the Umbrella CCAA permit applications, are also available
Wildlife Service (Service), have received (available at http://www.fws.gov/ for review, subject to the requirements
applications for enhancement of wyominges) to provide Wyoming of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
survival permits (EOS permits) under ranchers with the opportunity to Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse 552). The following applicants request
amended (Act), pursuant to the Greater and its habitat while carrying out their approval of EOS permits for the greater
Sage-grouse Umbrella Candidate ranching activities. The Umbrella CCAA sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella
Conservation Agreement with was made available for public review CCAA, for the purpose of enhancing the
Assurances for Wyoming Ranch and comment on February 7, 2013 (see species’ survival.
Management (Umbrella CCAA). The 78 FR 9066), and was executed by the
permit applications, if approved, would Permit Application Number
Service on November 8, 2013. TE73336B–0
authorize incidental take associated Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA,
with implementation of specified Applicant: Heward’s 7E Ranch LLC,
ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an
individual Candidate Conservation Carbon and Albany Counties,
EOS permit under the Act by agreeing
Agreements with Assurances Wyoming.
to implement certain conservation
(individual CCAAs) developed in measures for the greater sage-grouse on Permit Application Number
accordance with the Umbrella CCAA. their properties. These conservation TE73339B–0
We invite the public to comment on the measures are specified in individual
EOS permit applications described Applicant: Spring Gulch Cattle Co., Hot
CCAAs for their properties, which are Springs County, Wyoming.
below. The Act requires that we invite developed in accordance with the
public comment before issuing these Umbrella CCAA and are subject to the Permit Application Number
permits. terms and conditions stated in that TE73341B–0
DATES: To ensure consideration, please agreement. Landowners consult with Applicant: Garrett Ranch Co., Natrona
send your written comments by the Service and other participating County, Wyoming.
November 18, 2015. agencies to develop an individual CCAA
ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: for their property, and submit it to the Permit Application Number
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Send written comments by one of the Service for approval with their EOS TE73342B–0
following methods. Please specify the permit application. If we approve the Applicant: Madeleine S. Murdock,
permit(s) you are commenting on by individual CCAA and EOS permit Sublette County, Wyoming.
relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE– application, we will issue an EOS
XXXXXX). permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Permit Application Number
• U.S. mail: Tyler Abbott, Wyoming Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), that TE73343B–0
Ecological Services Field Office (ESFO), authorizes incidental take of greater Applicant: William Matthew Harber,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5353 sage-grouse that results from activities Sublette County, Wyoming.
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Permit Application Number DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR that describes the nominee’s
TE40463B–1 qualifications in enough detail to enable
U.S. Geological Survey us to make an informed decision
Applicant: HIP Investments LLC, regarding meeting the membership
[GX16EN05ESB0500]
Johnson County, Wyoming. requirements of the Committee and to
Permit Application Number Opening of Nomination Period for contact a potential member. Additional
TE73344B–0 Members of the Advisory Committee information will be requested from
on Climate Change and Natural those selected for final review before
Applicant: Huish Outdoors, Sublette Resource Science appointment. Members selected for
County, Wyoming. appointment may identify an alternate
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, who can participate in their stead;
Permit Application Number Department of the Interior. names of proposed alternates need not
TE73357B–0 ACTION: Notice of opening of nomination be submitted at this time.
period. The Department of the Interior is
Applicant: M and D Land Company, soliciting members for ACCCNRS to
Natrona County, Wyoming. SUMMARY: The Department of the represent the following interests: (1)
Interior is inviting nominations for State and local governments, including
Permit Application Number membership on the Advisory Committee
TE73359B–0 state membership entities; (2)
on Climate Change and Natural Nongovernmental organizations,
Applicant: Merle Jay Clark, Crook Resource Science. This Federal Register including those whose primary mission
County, Wyoming. Notice opens the nomination period is professional and scientific and those
from the date of publication until whose primary mission is conservation
Permit Application Number January 15, 2016 and related scientific and advocacy
TE73361B–0 DATES: Written nominations must be activities; (3) American Indian tribes
received by January 15, 2016. and other Native American entities; (4)
Applicant: Charles R. Firnekas, Natrona,
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Robin Academia; (5) Landowners, businesses,
Johnson, and Washakie Counties,
O’Malley, National Climate Change and and organizations representing
Wyoming.
Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological landowners or businesses.
Permit Application Number Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, In 2016 and later, the Committee will
TE74947B–0 Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, meet approximately 2 times annually,
nccwsc@usgs.gov. and at such times as designated by the
Applicant: Flitner Ranch Limited FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. DFO. The Secretary of the Interior will
Partnership, Big Horn County, Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal appoint members to the Committee.
Wyoming. Officer for ACCCNRS, Policy and Members appointed as special
Partnership Coordinator, National Government employees are required to
Public Availability of Comments
Climate Change and Wildlife Science file on an annual basis a confidential
All comments and materials we Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 financial disclosure report. No
receive in response to these requests Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, individual who is currently registered as
will become part of the public record, Reston, VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, a Federal lobbyist is eligible to serve as
and will be available for public (703) 648–4086. a member of the Committee.
inspection, by appointment, during SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Statement
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notice. (ACCCNRS) was chartered in 2013.
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (Public
Before including your address, phone Twenty-five members were appointed to
Law 92–463 Sec. 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat.
number, email address, or other the committee to provide advice on
770.)
personal identifying information in your matters and actions relating to the
operations of the U.S. Geological Survey Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000E–16.
comment, you should be aware that
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your entire comment, including your
Science Center and the Department of collected for the purpose of vetting
personal identifying information, may
the Interior (DOI) Climate Science nominees and evaluating qualifications
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While you can ask us in your comment found at: https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ Advisory on Climate Change and
to withhold your personal identifying acccnrs. Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS.)
information from public review, we In May 2016, membership terms for Routine Use: Personally identifiable
cannot guarantee that we will be able to several committee members will expire, information will be collected by secure
do so. creating approximately 12 membership fax, phone, or U.S. mail, will be kept in
Authority openings. The Department of the a secure location, and purged from files
Interior is inviting nominations for at the conclusion of the vetting process.
We provide this notice under section individuals to be considered for these Selection of committee members is
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10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)). membership openings. Only made based on the FACA’s
Dated: September 16, 2015.
nominations in response to this notice requirements and the potential
will be considered. Existing ACCCNRS member’s background and
Michael G. Thabault, members, whose terms are expiring, qualifications. Final selection is made
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie must be re-nominated during this open by the president or heads of
Region. nomination period to be considered. departments or agencies.
[FR Doc. 2015–26444 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am] Self-nominations will be accepted. Disclosure Is Voluntary: If the
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