80 FR 76567 - Programmatic Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Invasive Rodent and Mongoose Control and Eradication on U.S. Pacific Islands Within the National Wildlife Refuge System and in Native Ecosystems in Hawaii
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30976 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 76567] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30976] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2015-0026; FXES11120100000-167-FF01E00000] Programmatic Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Invasive Rodent and Mongoose Control and Eradication on U.S. Pacific Islands Within the National Wildlife Refuge System and in Native Ecosystems in Hawaii AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent; reopening of public scoping and comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in coordination with the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), announce the reopening of the public scoping process and comment period for the preparation of a Programmatic Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Invasive Rodent and Mongoose Control and Eradication on U.S. Pacific Islands within the National Wildlife Refuge System and in Native Ecosystems in Hawaii (PDEIS). We are reopening the public scoping process and comment period for an additional 120 days. DATES: Written Comments: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments on or before April 7, 2016 to ensure all relevant information and recommendations are considered during the PDEIS process. Public scoping meetings will be held at a later date. Meeting dates, locations, and times will be announced in a future notice and on the Service's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/nativerestoration/. ADDRESSES: Send your comments regarding the proposed action and the proposed PDEIS by one of the following methods:Electronically: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2015-0026. U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES- 2015-0026; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3803. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Abrams, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850; telephone 808- 792-9400). If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf, please call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice (80 FR 37286), in coordination with the State of Hawaii DLNR, DOFAW, announcing our intent to prepare a PDEIS. We originally opened a 120-day comment period from June 30, 2015, to October 28, 2015 (80 FR 37286). For background and more information, please see that notice. We are reopening the public comment period for an additional 120 days to be able to hold public scoping meetings in partnership with the DOFAW. At a later date, the DOFAW will be publishing their Environmental Impact Statement preparation notice, as defined by chapters 201N and 343 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and title 11, chapter 200 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules, in The Environmental Bulletin published by the Hawaii State Office of Environmental Quality Control. We are seeking comments, information, and suggestions from the public, interested government agencies, Native Hawaiian organizations, the scientific community, and other interested parties regarding the objectives, proposed action, and alternatives identified and described. If you have previously submitted comments, please do not resubmit them. We have already incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in the development of the PDEIS. 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. Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation we use in preparing the PDEIS, will be available for public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at our Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). Authority The environmental review of this project will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and other applicable Federal laws and regulations. This notice is being furnished in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of the NEPA regulations to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the PDEIS. Dated: November 13, 2015. Theresa E. Rabot, Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. 2015-30976 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and on U.S. Pacific Islands within the organizations, the scientific community,
the applicable component of the DHS National Wildlife Refuge System and in and other interested parties regarding
sponsoring the collection: No Agency Native Ecosystems in Hawaii (PDEIS). the objectives, proposed action, and
Form Number; USCIS. We are reopening the public scoping alternatives identified and described. If
(4) Affected public who will be asked process and comment period for an you have previously submitted
or required to respond, as well as a brief additional 120 days. comments, please do not resubmit them.
abstract: Primary: Individuals or DATES: Written Comments: To ensure We have already incorporated them in
households. The InfoPass system allows consideration, we must receive your the public record and will fully consider
an applicant or petitioner to schedule an written comments on or before April 7, them in the development of the PDEIS.
interview appointment with USCIS 2016 to ensure all relevant information Public Availability of Comments
through USCIS’ Internet Web site. and recommendations are considered
(5) An estimate of the total number of during the PDEIS process. Public All comments and materials we
respondents and the amount of time scoping meetings will be held at a later receive become part of the public record
estimated for an average respondent to date. Meeting dates, locations, and times associated with this action. Before
respond: The estimated total number of will be announced in a future notice including your address, phone number,
respondents for the information and on the Service’s Web site at http:// email address, or other personally
collection is 1,043,319 and the www.fws.gov/pacificislands/ identifiable information in your
estimated hour burden per response is nativerestoration/. comments, you should be aware that
.1 hours. ADDRESSES: Send your comments your entire comment—including your
(6) An estimate of the total public regarding the proposed action and the personally identifiable information—
burden (in hours) associated with the proposed PDEIS by one of the following may be made publicly available at any
collection: The total estimated annual methods: time. While you can ask us in your
hour burden associated with this • Electronically: comment to withhold your personally
collection is 104,332 hours. www.regulations.gov. Follow the identifiable information from public
(7) An estimate of the total public instructions for submitting comments review, we cannot guarantee that we
burden (in cost) associated with the on Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2015–0026. will be able to do so. Comments and
collection: There is no estimated total • U.S. Mail: Public Comments materials we receive, as well as
annual cost burden associated with this Processing, Attn: FWS–R1–ES–2015– supporting documentation we use in
collection of information. 0026; Division of Policy and Directives preparing the PDEIS, will be available
Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife for public inspection by appointment,
Dated: December 3, 2015.
Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, during normal business hours, at our
Samantha Deshommes, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office
Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination (see ADDRESSES).
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Mary Abrams, Field Supervisor, U.S. Authority
Department of Homeland Security. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
The environmental review of this
[FR Doc. 2015–30950 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am] Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300
project will be conducted in accordance
Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122,
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P with the requirements of NEPA of 1969,
Honolulu, HI 96850; telephone 808–
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
792–9400). If you use a
Council on Environmental Quality
telecommunications device for the deaf,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
please call the Federal Information
and other applicable Federal laws and
Fish and Wildlife Service Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
regulations. This notice is being
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June furnished in accordance with 40 CFR
[FWS–R1–ES–2015–0026; 30, 2015, we published a Federal
FXES11120100000–167–FF01E00000] 1501.7 of the NEPA regulations to
Register notice (80 FR 37286), in obtain suggestions and information from
coordination with the State of Hawaii other agencies and the public on the
Programmatic Draft Environmental
DLNR, DOFAW, announcing our intent scope of issues and alternatives to be
Impact Statement for Invasive Rodent
to prepare a PDEIS. We originally addressed in the PDEIS.
and Mongoose Control and Eradication
opened a 120-day comment period from
on U.S. Pacific Islands Within the Dated: November 13, 2015.
June 30, 2015, to October 28, 2015 (80
National Wildlife Refuge System and in Theresa E. Rabot,
FR 37286). For background and more
Native Ecosystems in Hawaii Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific
information, please see that notice. We
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, are reopening the public comment Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
period for an additional 120 days to be Portland, Oregon.
Interior.
able to hold public scoping meetings in [FR Doc. 2015–30976 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of intent; reopening of
public scoping and comment period. partnership with the DOFAW. At a later BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
date, the DOFAW will be publishing
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and their Environmental Impact Statement
Wildlife Service (Service), in preparation notice, as defined by DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
coordination with the State of Hawaii chapters 201N and 343 of the Hawaii Fish and Wildlife Service
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Department of Land and Natural Revised Statutes and title 11, chapter
Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry 200 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules, [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2015–0175;
and Wildlife (DOFAW), announce the in The Environmental Bulletin FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
reopening of the public scoping process published by the Hawaii State Office of
Endangered Species; Receipt of
and comment period for the preparation Environmental Quality Control. We are
Applications for Permit
of a Programmatic Draft Environmental seeking comments, information, and
Impact Statement for Invasive Rodent suggestions from the public, interested AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Mongoose Control and Eradication government agencies, Native Hawaiian Interior.
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| Action | Notice of intent; reopening of public scoping and comment period. | |
| Dates | Written Comments: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments on or before April 7, 2016 to ensure all relevant information and recommendations are considered during the PDEIS process. Public scoping meetings will be held at a later date. Meeting dates, locations, and times will be announced in a future notice and on the Service's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/ nativerestoration/. | |
| Contact | Mary Abrams, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850; telephone 808- 792-9400). If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf, please call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339. | |
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