80 FR 65238 - Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment, Meier Group LLC, Thurston County, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range		65238-65240
FR Document		2015-27149

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from The Meier Group, LLC (applicant) for an incidental take permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The applicant requests a permit with a 5-year term that would authorize ``take'' of the threatened Olympia pocket gopher incidental to otherwise lawful land development in Thurston County, Washington. The application includes the applicant's draft habitat conservation plan (HCP), which describes the actions the applicant will implement to minimize and mitigate the impacts of incidental take caused by covered activities. The Service also announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) that has been prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We are making the permit application, including the draft HCP and the draft EA, available for public review and comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2015-N191; FXES11120100000-156-FF01E00000]


Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental 
Assessment, Meier Group LLC, Thurston County, Washington

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have 
received an application from The Meier Group, LLC (applicant) for an 
incidental take permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (ESA). The applicant requests a permit with a 5-year 
term that would authorize ``take'' of the threatened Olympia pocket 
gopher incidental to otherwise lawful land development in Thurston 
County, Washington. The application includes the applicant's draft 
habitat conservation plan (HCP), which describes the actions the 
applicant will implement to minimize and mitigate the impacts of 
incidental take caused by covered activities. The Service also 
announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) 
that has been prepared in response to the permit application in 
accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA). We are making the permit application, including the draft HCP 
and the draft EA, available for public review and comment.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit written comments by 
December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To request further information or submit written comments, 
please use one of the following methods, and note that your information 
request or comments are in reference to the ``Meier HCP/EA'':
     Internet: You may view or download copies of the draft HCP 
and draft EA and obtain additional information on the Internet at 
http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/.
     Email: www.wfwocomments@fws.gov. Include ``Meier HCP/EA'' 
in the subject line of the message.
     U.S. Mail: Tim Romanski, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive SE., Suite 102, 
Lacey, Washington 98503.
     In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call 360-753-5823 
to make an appointment (necessary for viewing or picking up documents 
only) during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive SE., 
Suite 102, Lacey, Washington 98503. Written comments can be dropped off 
during regular business hours at the above address on or before the 
closing date of the public comment period (see DATES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Romanski, Conservation Planning 
and Hydropower Branch Chief, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (see 
ADDRESSES), telephone: 360-753-5823. If you use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf, please call the Federal Information Relay Service 
at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ``take'' of fish and wildlife 
species listed as endangered or threatened. Under the ESA, the term 
``take'' means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 
capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct (16 
U.S.C. 1532(19)). The term ``harm,'' as defined in our regulations, 
includes significant habitat modification or degradation that results 
in death or injury to listed species by significantly impairing 
essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or 
sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term ``harass'' is defined in our 
regulations as an intentional or negligent act or omission which 
creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an 
extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral patterns, which 
include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 
CFR 17.3).
    Under specified circumstances, the Service may issue permits that 
authorize take of federally listed species, provided the take is 
incidental to, but not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity. 
Regulations governing permits for endangered and threatened species are 
at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act 
contains provisions that authorize the Service to issue permits to non-
Federal entities for the take of endangered and threatened species, 
provided the following criteria are met:
    (1) The taking will be incidental;
    (2) The applicant will prepare a conservation plan that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, minimize and mitigate the impact of such 
taking;
    (3) The applicant will ensure that adequate funding for the plan 
will be provided;
    (4) The taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the 
survival and recovery of the species in the wild; and
    (5) The applicant will carry out any other measures that the 
Service may require as being necessary or appropriate for the purposes 
of the plan.
    We have received an application from the Meier Group, LLC 
(applicant) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). 
The applicant requests a permit with a 5-year term that would authorize 
``take'' of the threatened Olympia pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama 
pugetensis) incidental to otherwise lawful land development and habitat 
conservation activities on land they own in Thurston County, 
Washington. The application includes a draft HCP, which describes the 
actions the applicant will take to minimize and mitigate the impacts of 
the take on the covered species. The Service also announces the 
availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) addressing the 
draft HCP and proposed permit. We invite comments from all interested 
parties regarding the permit application, including the draft HCP and 
the draft EA.

Proposed Action

    The applicant proposes to develop an approximately 6.4-acre 
property in the City of Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, over the 
course of the next 5 years. The proposed project would entail clearing 
most of the 6.4-acre property of trees and other vegetation, including 
the invasive non-native Scot's broom (Cytisus scoparius), in 
preparation for construction of a two-story commercial office building 
and associated facilities. The proposed office building, paved 
surfaces, and parking areas would cover all of the property except an 
approximately 0.7-acre area that would be avoided to prevent impacts to 
guy-wires associated with overhead electric transmission lines.

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    Approximately 2.7 acres of the 6.4-acre property is occupied by and 
provides habitat for the Olympia pocket gopher. Periodic mowing of the 
transmission line right-of-way keeps invasive vegetation controlled, 
which likely maintains habitat suitability for the pocket gopher. About 
2.0 acres of the approximately 2.7 acres of potential pocket gopher 
habitat on the project site would be lost due to site preparation and 
construction activities under the proposed project. Olympia pocket 
gophers and their habitat would not be expected to persist in this area 
upon completion of the proposed project. Approximately 0.7 acre of the 
degraded grassland area beneath the transmission lines would remain 
undisturbed. Any pocket gophers in the remnant habitat patch may be 
able to survive for some period of time after project completion; 
however, the fragmentation, loss of foraging habitat, and reproductive 
isolation of remaining individuals makes long-term persistence of a 
viable population in this area unlikely.
    The applicant's draft HCP identifies measures intended to minimize 
and mitigate for the incidental take of the covered species. The draft 
HCP's mitigation measures consist of a conservation program that 
includes dedication of an off-site 2.5-acre permanent conservation land 
area at a location known as Bush Prairie Farm, that would be managed 
for the benefit of the Olympia pocket gopher. The proposed HCP would 
establish a conservation easement on Bush Prairie Farm that removes the 
threat of future development on the conservation site, and provide 
funding to ensure that the conservation site is managed to maintain 
long-term habitat suitability for the covered species. The Bush Prairie 
Farm 2.5-acre conservation site is approximately 1,000 feet away from 
the only designated critical habitat for the Olympia pocket gopher. The 
conservation site is separated by a highway from the 676 acres of 
designated critical habitat that is located on the Olympia Regional 
Airport property. The conservation site is also adjacent to other sites 
proposed for long-term management for the listed species. Securing 
long-term protection and management of the proposed conservation site 
could expand priority conservation areas that may contribute to 
recovery of this species.
    The Service proposes to issue the requested permit with a 5-year 
term based on the applicant's commitment to implement the draft HCP, if 
permit issuance criteria are met. Covered activities include 
construction, land development, and conservation of covered species. 
The area covered under the draft HCP consists of a project development 
site totaling 6.4 acres and a conservation site totaling 2.5 acres. 
Take would occur primarily on the already fragmented project 
development site and be mitigated for by managing a higher quality 
block of habitat for the covered species on the conservation site. A 
conservation easement with associated funding assurances would be 
executed by the applicant to ensure ongoing management of the 
conservation site.

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

    The proposed issuance of a permit is a Federal action that triggers 
the need for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA). Pursuant to NEPA, we 
have prepared a draft EA to analyze the environmental impacts of three 
alternatives related to the issuance of the requested permit and 
implementation of the conservation program under the proposed HCP. The 
three alternatives analyzed in the EA are a no-action alternative, the 
proposed action, and an avoidance alternative.
    No-action alternative: Under the no-action alternative, no 
construction or development would occur on the proposed project site. 
Because no impacts to listed species are expected under this 
alternative, no HCP would be needed and no permit would be issued.
    Proposed action alternative: The proposed action alternative is the 
implementation of the proposed HCP and issuance of the requested 5-year 
permit as described above.
    Avoidance alternative: The avoidance alternative would limit 
construction and development on the project site to areas where impacts 
to listed species could be avoided. Because no impacts to listed 
species are expected under this alternative, no HCP would be needed and 
no permit would be issued.

Public Comments

    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods 
listed in the ADDRESSES section. We specifically request information, 
views, and recommendations from interested parties regarding our 
proposed Federal action, including identification of any other aspects 
of the human environment not already identified in the draft EA 
pursuant to NEPA regulations at 40 CFR 1506.6. Further, we specifically 
solicit information regarding the adequacy of the applicant's draft HCP 
pursuant to the requirements for permits at 50 CFR parts 13 and 17.

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive become part of the public 
record associated with this action. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire 
comment--including your personally identifiable information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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. Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting 
documentation we use in preparing the EA, will be available for public 
inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at our 
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES).

Next Steps

    We will evaluate the permit application, associated documents, and 
any comments we receive, to determine whether the permit application 
meets the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. We will also 
evaluate whether issuance of the requested section 10(a)(1)(B) permit 
would comply with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service 
section 7 consultation on anticipated permit actions. After completion 
of the EA based on consideration of public comments, we will determine 
whether the proposed action warrants a finding of no significant impact 
or whether an environmental impact statement should be prepared. The 
final NEPA and permit determinations will not be completed until after 
the end of the 30-day comment period and will fully consider all 
comments received during the comment period. If we determine that all 
requirements are met, we will issue an incidental take permit under 
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA to the applicants for the take of 
covered species, incidental to otherwise lawful covered activities.

Authority

    We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of 
section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) and their

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implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 40 CFR 1506.6, 
respectively).

Richard Hannan,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Portland, Oregon.
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examination and assessment. TSA • Internet: You may view or endangered and threatened species are
estimates that there will be 600 download copies of the draft HCP and at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.
respondents annually. draft EA and obtain additional Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act contains
It will take each respondent information on the Internet at http:// provisions that authorize the Service to
approximately one hour to complete the www.fws.gov/wafwo/. issue permits to non-Federal entities for
certification form for a total annual hour • Email: the take of endangered and threatened
burden of 600 hours. www.wfwocomments@fws.gov. Include species, provided the following criteria
Dated: October 19, 2015. ‘‘Meier HCP/EA’’ in the subject line of are met:
Christina A. Walsh, the message. (1) The taking will be incidental;
• U.S. Mail: Tim Romanski, U.S. Fish (2) The applicant will prepare a
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology. and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish conservation plan that, to the maximum
and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive extent practicable, minimize and
[FR Doc. 2015–27094 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
SE., Suite 102, Lacey, Washington mitigate the impact of such taking;
BILLING CODE 9910–05–P
98503. (3) The applicant will ensure that
• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or adequate funding for the plan will be
Pickup: Call 360–753–5823 to make an provided;
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR appointment (necessary for viewing or (4) The taking will not appreciably
picking up documents only) during reduce the likelihood of the survival
Fish and Wildlife Service
normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and recovery of the species in the wild;
[FWS–R1–ES–2015–N191; and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and
FXES11120100000–156–FF01E00000] and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive (5) The applicant will carry out any
SE., Suite 102, Lacey, Washington other measures that the Service may
Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and 98503. Written comments can be
Draft Environmental Assessment, require as being necessary or
dropped off during regular business appropriate for the purposes of the plan.
Meier Group LLC, Thurston County, hours at the above address on or before
Washington We have received an application from
the closing date of the public comment the Meier Group, LLC (applicant) for an
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, period (see DATES). incidental take permit pursuant to
Interior. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Romanski, Conservation Planning and Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
for comments. Hydropower Branch Chief, Washington The applicant requests a permit with a
Fish and Wildlife Office (see 5-year term that would authorize ‘‘take’’
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and ADDRESSES), telephone: 360–753–5823. of the threatened Olympia pocket
Wildlife Service (Service), have received If you use a telecommunications device gopher (Thomomys mazama pugetensis)
an application from The Meier Group, for the deaf, please call the Federal incidental to otherwise lawful land
LLC (applicant) for an incidental take Information Relay Service at 800–877– development and habitat conservation
permit (permit) under the Endangered 8339. activities on land they own in Thurston
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: County, Washington. The application
The applicant requests a permit with a
includes a draft HCP, which describes
5-year term that would authorize ‘‘take’’ Background the actions the applicant will take to
of the threatened Olympia pocket
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ‘‘take’’ minimize and mitigate the impacts of
gopher incidental to otherwise lawful
of fish and wildlife species listed as the take on the covered species. The
land development in Thurston County,
endangered or threatened. Under the Service also announces the availability
Washington. The application includes
ESA, the term ‘‘take’’ means to harass, of a draft environmental assessment
the applicant’s draft habitat
harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, (EA) addressing the draft HCP and
conservation plan (HCP), which
trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to proposed permit. We invite comments
describes the actions the applicant will
engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. from all interested parties regarding the
implement to minimize and mitigate the
1532(19)). The term ‘‘harm,’’ as defined permit application, including the draft
impacts of incidental take caused by
in our regulations, includes significant HCP and the draft EA.
covered activities. The Service also
habitat modification or degradation that
announces the availability of a draft Proposed Action
results in death or injury to listed
environmental assessment (EA) that has The applicant proposes to develop an
species by significantly impairing
been prepared in response to the permit approximately 6.4-acre property in the
essential behavioral patterns, including
application in accordance with City of Tumwater, Thurston County,
breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR
requirements of the National Washington, over the course of the next
17.3). The term ‘‘harass’’ is defined in
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We 5 years. The proposed project would
our regulations as an intentional or
are making the permit application, entail clearing most of the 6.4-acre
negligent act or omission which creates
including the draft HCP and the draft property of trees and other vegetation,
the likelihood of injury to wildlife by
EA, available for public review and including the invasive non-native Scot’s
annoying it to such an extent as to
comment. broom (Cytisus scoparius), in
significantly disrupt normal behavioral
DATES: To ensure consideration, please patterns, which include, but are not preparation for construction of a two-
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

submit written comments by December limited to, breeding, feeding, or story commercial office building and
28, 2015. sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). associated facilities. The proposed office
ADDRESSES: To request further Under specified circumstances, the building, paved surfaces, and parking
information or submit written Service may issue permits that authorize areas would cover all of the property
comments, please use one of the take of federally listed species, provided except an approximately 0.7-acre area
following methods, and note that your the take is incidental to, but not the that would be avoided to prevent
information request or comments are in purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity. impacts to guy-wires associated with
reference to the ‘‘Meier HCP/EA’’: Regulations governing permits for overhead electric transmission lines.

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implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 Title: National Survey of Fishing, We conduct the survey about every 5
and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively). Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated years. The 2016 FHWAR will be the
Recreation (FHWAR). 12th conducted since 1955. We sponsor
Richard Hannan,
Service Form Number: None. the survey at the States’ request, which
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Type of Request: Reinstatement with is made through the Association of Fish
Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. change of a previously approved and Wildlife Agencies. We contract with
[FR Doc. 2015–27149 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] collection. the Census Bureau, which collects the
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Description of Respondents: information using computer-assisted
Individuals and households. telephone or in-person interviews. The
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Census Bureau will select a sample of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Frequency of Collection: Pre-screener sportspersons and wildlife watchers
internet/paper questionnaire data from a household screen and conduct
Fish and Wildlife Service collection will be conducted in January three detailed interviews during the
2016. Household screen interviews and survey year. The survey collects
[FWS–HQ–WSFR–2015– the first detailed sportsperson and information on the number of days of
N195;FVWF97820900000–XXX–FF09W13000 wildlife-watcher interviews will be participation, species of animals sought,
and FVWF54200900000–XXX–FFO9W13000] conducted April–June 2016. The second and expenditures for trips and
detailed interviews will be conducted equipment. Information on the
Information Collection Request Sent to September–October 2016. The third and
the Office of Management and Budget characteristics of participants includes
last detailed interviews will be age, income, sex, education, race, and
(OMB) for Approval; National Survey of conducted January–March 2017.
Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife- State of residence.
Estimated Number of Annual Federal and State agencies use
Associated Recreation (FHWAR) Responses: 29,179. information from the survey to make
Estimated Completion Time per policy decisions related to fish and
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Response: Varies from 5 to 35 minutes.
Interior. wildlife restoration and management.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Participation patterns and trend
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Hours: 6,355.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden information help identify present and
SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Cost: None. future needs and demands. Land
Service) have sent an Information Abstract: The information collected managing agencies use the data on
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for for the National Survey of Fishing, expenditures and participation to assess
review and approval. We summarize the Hunting and Wildlife-Associated the value of wildlife-related recreational
ICR below and describe the nature of the Recreation (FHWAR) assists the Fish uses of natural resources. Wildlife-
collection and the estimated burden and and Wildlife Service in administering related recreation expenditure
cost. We may not conduct or sponsor the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration information is used to estimate the
and a person is not required to respond grant programs. The 2016 FHWAR will economic impact on the economy and to
to a collection of information unless it provide up-to-date information on the support the dedication of tax revenues
displays a currently valid OMB control uses and demands for wildlife-related for fish and wildlife restoration
number. recreation resources, trends in uses of programs.
DATES: You must submit comments on
those resources, and a basis for Comments Received and Our Responses
or before November 25, 2015. developing and evaluating programs
and projects to meet existing and future Comments: On February 18, 2015, we
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and needs. published in the Federal Register (80
suggestions on this information We collect the information in FR 8681) a notice of our intent to
collection to the Desk Officer for the conjunction with carrying out our request that OMB approve this
Department of the Interior at OMB– responsibilities under the Federal Aid information collection. In that notice,
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_ in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. we solicited comments for 60 days,
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email). 777–777m), commonly referred to as the ending on April 20, 2015. We received
Please provide a copy of your comments Dingell-Johnson Act, and the Federal two comments, both from the same
to the Service Information Collection Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 individual. This individual was
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and U.S.C. 669–669i), commonly referred to concerned that the survey estimates are
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 as the Pittman-Robertson Act. Under presented as aggregations of wildlife
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– these acts, as amended, we provide watching, hunting, and fishing data,
3803 (mail), or hope_grey@fws.gov approximately $1 billion in grants suggesting this biases the results toward
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0088’’ in annually to States for projects that hunting and fishing and away from
the subject line of your comments. support sport fish and wildlife wildlife watching. The Census Bureau
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To management and restoration, including: draws scientifically designed separate
request additional information about • Improvement of fish and wildlife samples of wildlife watchers and
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_ habitats, sportspersons. These samples are
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482 • Fishing and boating access, interviewed independently, and
• Fish stocking, and estimates of each activity are tabulated
(telephone). You may view the ICR • Hunting and fishing opportunities.
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online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow separately in the Survey reports. We did
We also provide grants for aquatic not make any changes to the survey
the instructions to view Department of education and hunter education,
the Interior collections under review by based on these comments.
maintenance of completed projects, and
OMB. research into problems affecting fish Request for Public Comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and wildlife resources. These projects We again invite comments concerning
help to ensure that the American people this information collection on:
Information Collection Request
have adequate opportunities for fish and • Whether or not the collection of
OMB Control Number: 1018–0088. wildlife recreation. information is necessary, including

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80 FR 65238 - Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment, Meier Group LLC, Thurston County, Washington

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