80 FR 8684 - Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications 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 32 (February 18, 2015)

Page Range		8684-8685
FR Document		2015-03292

Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on incidental take permit applications 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 permits 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).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N014; FXES11130200000-156-FF02ENEH00]


Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications 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 
incidental take permit applications 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 permits 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 March 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of all documents and submit comments 
on the applicant's ITP applications by one of the following methods. 
Please refer to the specific 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: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov.

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 incidental take permit (ITP) applications 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 permits would be issued to the applicants 
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 applications under the ICP, for 
incidental take of the federally listed ABB. Please refer to the 
appropriate permit number (TE-123456), listed below, when requesting 
application documents and when submitting comments. Documents and other 
information the applicants have submitted with these applications 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-55184B

Applicant: TOMPC, LLC, Edmond, OK
    Applicant requests a new permit for oil and gas midstream 
production, including construction, maintenance, operation, repair, 
decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, 
transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma.

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Permit TE-55794B

Applicant: ONE GAS, Inc., Tulsa, OK
    Applicant requests a new permit for oil and gas midstream 
production, including construction, maintenance, operation, repair, 
decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, 
transmission, and 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: February 9, 2015.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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conducting presence/absence surveys documenting habitat use, white nose 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM
and white-nose syndrome surveillance detection and surveillance, and 87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
and research-related activities. evaluating the effectiveness of acoustic 6651.
identification methods throughout the
Permit Application Number: TE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
species’ respective ranges.
38906B–0
Dated: February 10, 2015. Introduction
Applicant: Ian Lundgren, National
Leopoldo Miranda,
Park Service, Christiansted, Virgin Under the Endangered Species Act, as
Islands Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
Services, Southeast Region. amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
The applicant requests authorization we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
to take (relocate nests; excavate hatched [FR Doc. 2015–03314 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
invite the public to comment on
nests; collect tissue, blood, and carapace BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
incidental take permit (ITP) applications
samples; and attach satellite, acoustic, for take of the federally listed American
flipper, and PIT tags) hawksbill sea burying beetle (Nicrophorus
turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), green DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
americanus) resulting from activities
sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), Fish and Wildlife Service associated with geophysical exploration
leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys (seismic) and construction,
coriacea), and loggerhead sea turtles [FWS–R2–ES–2015–N014;
FXES11130200000–156–FF02ENEH00] maintenance, operation, repair, and
(Caretta caretta) within Buck Island
decommissioning of oil and gas well
Reef National Monument boundaries,
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
for inventory, monitoring, and research
Applications for Participation in the Oil approved, the permits would be issued
activities.
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan to the applicants under the Oil and Gas
Permit Application Number: TE for the American Burying Beetle in Industry Conservation Plan Associated
14102A–1 Oklahoma with Issuance of Endangered Species
Applicant: Carl Dick, Western AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Interior. American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
Kentucky (ICP). The ICP was made available for
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
The applicant requests an amendment comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR
for public comments.
to the current permit to take (capture 21480), and approved on May 21, 2014
with mist nets or harp traps, handle, SUMMARY: Under the Endangered (publication of the FONSI notice was on
identify, and collect ectoparasites) Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The ICP
northern long-eared bats (Myotis U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite and the associated environmental
septentrionalis) throughout the range of the public to comment on incidental assessment/finding of no significant
the species. take permit applications for take of the impact are available on the Web site at
federally listed American burying beetle http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
Permit Application Number: TE
resulting from activities associated with oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
56028B–0
the geophysical exploration (seismic) longer taking comments on these
Applicant: Terry Hopkins, Eagleville, and construction, maintenance, documents.
Tennessee operation, repair, and decommissioning
The applicant requests authorization of oil and gas well field infrastructure Applications Available for Review and
to take (enter hibernacula or maternity within Oklahoma. If approved, the Comment
roost caves, capture with mist nets or permits would be issued under the
harp traps, handle, and identify) Indiana We invite local, State, Tribal, and
approved Oil and Gas Industry Federal agencies, and the public to
bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis Conservation Plan Associated with
grisescens), and northern long-eared bat comment on the following applications
Issuance of Endangered Species Act under the ICP, for incidental take of the
(Myotis septentrionalis) for purposes of Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
conducting presence/absence surveys, federally listed ABB. Please refer to the
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
documenting habitat use, and evaluating appropriate permit number (TE–
(ICP).
potential impacts of industrial, 123456), listed below, when requesting
DATES: To ensure consideration, written application documents and when
commercial, and military activities
comments must be received on or before submitting comments. Documents and
throughout the species’ respective
March 20, 2015. other information the applicants have
ranges.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of submitted with these applications are
Permit Application Number: TE all documents and submit comments on available for review, subject to the
56430B–0 the applicant’s ITP applications by one requirements of the Privacy Act (5
Applicant: Jonathan Hootman, of the following methods. Please refer to U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Whitesburg, Kentucky the specific permit number when Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
The applicant requests authorization requesting documents or submitting
to take (enter hibernacula, salvage dead comments. Permit TE–55184B
bats, capture with mist nests or harp Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Applicant: TOMPC, LLC, Edmond, OK
Service, Division of Endangered
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traps, handle, take measurements,
collect hair samples and fecal material, Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Applicant requests a new permit for
fungal lift tape, swab, wing-punch, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. oil and gas midstream production,
band, light-tag, radio-tag, pit-tag, and Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ including construction, maintenance,
release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and fws.gov. operation, repair, decommissioning, and
northern long-eared bat (Myotis FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
septentrionalis) for purposes of Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. transmission, and distribution pipeline
conducting presence/absence surveys, mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box infrastructure within Oklahoma.

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Permit TE–55794B Durham, North Carolina. A supplement of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
to the complaint was filed on January in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
Applicant: ONE GAS, Inc., Tulsa, OK of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
29, 2015. The complaint alleges
Applicant requests a new permit for violations of section 337 based upon the (2014).
oil and gas midstream production, importation into the United States, the Scope of Investigation: Having
including construction, maintenance, sale for importation, and the sale within considered the complaint, the U.S.
operation, repair, decommissioning, and the United States after importation of International Trade Commission, on
reclamation of oil and gas gathering, certain light-emitting diode products February 11, 2015, ordered that—
transmission, and distribution pipeline and components thereof by reason of (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
infrastructure within Oklahoma. infringement of certain claims of U.S. section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Patent No. 6,657,236 (‘‘the ’236 patent’’); amended, an investigation be instituted
Public Availability of Comments
U.S. Patent No. 6,885,036 (‘‘the ’036 to determine:
Written comments we receive become patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 6,614,056 (‘‘the (a) whether there is a violation of
part of the public record associated with ’056 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,312,474 subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the
this action. Before including your (‘‘the ’474 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. importation into the United States, the
address, phone number, email address, 7,976,187 (‘‘the ’187 patent’’); U.S. sale for importation, or the sale within
or other personal identifying Patent No. 8,766,298 (‘‘the ’298 patent’’); the United States after importation of
information in your comment, you U.S. Patent No. 8,596,819 (‘‘the ’819 certain light-emitting diode products
should be aware that your entire patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 8,628,214 and components thereof by reason of
comment—including your personal (‘‘the ’214 patent’’), and that an industry infringement of one or more of claims 1,
identifying information—may be made in the United States exists as required 2, 4–6, 8, 11, 12, 14–16, 20, 23–26, 28,
publicly available at any time. While by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The and 32 of the ’236 patent; claims 1–7,
you can request in your comment that complaint further alleges violations of 9–11, and 13 of the ’036 patent; claims
we withhold your personal identifying section 337 based upon the importation 1–4, 6, and 10 of the ’056 patent; claims
information from public review, we into the United States, the sale for 1–3, 6, 7, and 15–21 of the ’474 patent;
cannot guarantee that we will be able to importation into the United States, and claims 1–6 and 26–30 of the ’187 patent;
do so. We will not consider anonymous the sale within the United States after claims 1–5 of the ’298 patent; claims 1–
comments. All submissions from importation, of certain light-emitting 4, 6–12, 19, 22–28, and 52–59 of the
organizations or businesses, and from diodes and components thereof by ’819 patent; and claims 7, 8, 14, 15–19,
individuals identifying themselves as reason of false advertising, the threat or 24, and 25 of the ’214 patent, and
representatives or officials of effect of which is to destroy or whether an industry in the United
organizations or businesses, will be substantially injure an industry in the States exists as required by subsection
made available for public disclosure in United States. (a)(2) of section 337;
their entirety. The complainant requests that the (b) whether there is a violation of
Commission institute an investigation subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 337 in the
Authority
and, after the investigation, issue a importation into the United States, or
We provide this notice under section limited exclusion order and cease and the sale of certain light-emitting diode
10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) desist orders. products and components thereof by
and its implementing regulations (50 ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for reason of false advertising, the threat or
CFR 17.22) and the National any confidential information contained effect of which is to destroy or
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. therein, is available for inspection substantially injure an industry in the
4321 et seq.) and its implementing during official business hours (8:45 a.m. United States;
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the (2) For the purpose of the
Dated: February 9, 2015. Secretary, U.S. International Trade investigation so instituted, the following
Joy E. Nicholopoulos, Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room are hereby named as parties upon which
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone this notice of investigation shall be
[FR Doc. 2015–03292 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired served:
individuals are advised that information (a) The complainant is: Cree, Inc.,
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on this matter can be obtained by 4600 Silicon Drive, Durham, NC 27703.
contacting the Commission’s TDD (b) The respondents are the following
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons entities alleged to be in violation of
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
with mobility impairments who will section 337, and are the parties upon
COMMISSION
need special assistance in gaining access which the complaint is to be served:
[Investigation No. 337–TA–947] to the Commission should contact the Feit Electric Company, Inc., 4901 Gregg
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– Road, Pico Rivera, CA 90660.
Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products 2000. General information concerning Feit Electric Company, Inc., Zone B, 2/
and Components Thereof Institution of the Commission may also be obtained F, Xinyu Building, No. 17, Huoju
Investigation by accessing its internet server at East Road, Huli District, Xiamen,
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade http://www.usitc.gov. The public record China.
Commission. for this investigation may be viewed on Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd., 10th
the Commission’s electronic docket
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ACTION: Notice.
Floor, No. 88–8, Sec. 1, Guangfu
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. Road, Sanchong District, New
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Taipei City 241, Taiwan.
complaint was filed with the U.S. Office of Unfair Import Investigations, Unity Microelectronics, Inc., 1501
International Trade Commission on U.S. International Trade Commission, Summit Ave., Suite 10, Plano,
January 12, 2015, under section 337 of telephone (202) 205–2560. Texas 75074.
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 Authority: The authority for institution of (c) The Office of Unfair Import
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Cree, Inc. of this investigation is contained in section 337 Investigations, U.S. International Trade

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; request for public comments.
Dates		To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before March 20, 2015.
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.
FR Citation		80 FR 8684

80 FR 8684 - Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service