81 FR 35037 - Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 35037-35038] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12856] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2016-N087; FXES11120200000-167-FF02ENEH00] Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the Amended 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Amended 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 July 1, 2016. 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Review Division, 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, as well as construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would be issued to the applicant under the Amended 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 original ICP was approved on May 21, 2014 (publication of the FONSI notice was on July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended ICP was made available for comment on March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and approved on April 13, 2016. 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 finalized, approved 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 (e.g., TE-123456) 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 TE40328B Applicant: ScissorTail Energy, LLC & Subsidiaries, Lakewood, CO Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. Permit TE43609B Applicant: ONEOK, LP, Tulsa, OK Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. Permit TE97011B Applicant: Marketlink, LLC, Houston, TX Applicant requests a new permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. Permit TE97022B Applicant: Calyx Energy III, LLC, Tulsa, OK Applicant requests a new permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, [[Page 35038]] maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. Permit TE49749B Applicant: MarkWest Oklahoma Gas Company, LLC Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as 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). Joy E. Nicholopoulos, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. [FR Doc. 2016-12856 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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and LPP from further consideration. The ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of under the ICP, for incidental take of the
FWS and NPS will continue to support all documents and submit comments on federally listed ABB. Please refer to the
locally driven conservation efforts along the applicant’s ITP application by one of appropriate permit number (e.g., TE–
the Missouri River in northeast the following methods. Please refer to 123456) when requesting application
Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. the permit number when requesting documents and when submitting
The FWS and NPS will continue to documents or submitting comments. comments. Documents and other
work with interested landowners on information the applicants have
other conservation options in the area. Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife submitted with this application are
Authority: We provide this notice in Service, Division of Endangered available for review, subject to the
accordance with the requirements of NEPA Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, requirements of the Privacy Act (5
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
implementing regulations set forth by the Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
1500 et seq.), the Department of Interior’s fws.gov. Permit TE40328B
NEPA implementing regulations (43 CFR part Applicant: ScissorTail Energy, LLC &
46) and other appropriate Federal laws, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. Subsidiaries, Lakewood, CO
regulations and administrative materials.
mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Applicant requests an amended
Dated: May 6, 2016.
Environmental Review Division, P.O. permit for oil and gas upstream and
Matt Hogan, Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, midstream production, including
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– geophysical exploration (seismic) and
Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 6651. construction, maintenance, operation,
Dated: May 16, 2016. repair, and decommissioning of oil and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Cameron H. Sholly gas well field infrastructure, as well as
Regional Director, Midwest Region, National Introduction construction, maintenance, operation,
Park Service. Under the Endangered Species Act, as repair, decommissioning, and
[FR Doc. 2016–12799 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am] amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, transmission, and distribution pipeline
invite the public to comment on infrastructure within Oklahoma.
incidental take permit (ITP) applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Permit TE43609B
for take of the federally listed American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus Applicant: ONEOK, LP, Tulsa, OK
Fish and Wildlife Service americanus) resulting from activities Applicant requests an amended
[FWS–R2–ES–2016–N087; associated with geophysical exploration permit for oil and gas upstream and
FXES11120200000–167–FF02ENEH00] (seismic) and construction, midstream production, including
maintenance, operation, repair, and geophysical exploration (seismic) and
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit decommissioning of oil and gas well construction, maintenance, operation,
Applications for Participation in the field infrastructure, as well as repair, and decommissioning of oil and
Amended Oil and Gas Industry construction, maintenance, operation, gas well field infrastructure, as well as
Conservation Plan for the American repair, decommissioning, and construction, maintenance, operation,
Burying Beetle in Oklahoma reclamation of oil and gas gathering, repair, decommissioning, and
transmission, and distribution pipeline reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
Interior. transmission, and distribution pipeline
approved, the permit would be issued to infrastructure within Oklahoma.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request the applicant under the Amended Oil
for public comments. and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Permit TE97011B
Associated with Issuance of Endangered Applicant: Marketlink, LLC, Houston,
SUMMARY: Under the Endangered
Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits TX
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
for the American Burying Beetle in
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite Applicant requests a new permit for
Oklahoma (ICP). The original ICP was
the public to comment on incidental oil and gas upstream and midstream
approved on May 21, 2014 (publication
take permit applications for take of the production, including geophysical
of the FONSI notice was on July 25,
federally listed American burying beetle exploration (seismic) and construction,
2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended
resulting from activities associated with maintenance, operation, repair, and
ICP was made available for comment on
the geophysical exploration (seismic) decommissioning of oil and gas well
March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and
and construction, maintenance, field infrastructure, as well as
approved on April 13, 2016. The ICP
operation, repair, and decommissioning construction, maintenance, operation,
and the associated environmental
of oil and gas well field infrastructure repair, decommissioning, and
assessment/finding of no significant
within Oklahoma. If approved, the reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
impact are available on the Web site at
permits would be issued under the transmission, and distribution pipeline
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
approved Amended Oil and Gas infrastructure within Oklahoma.
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
Industry Conservation Plan Associated
longer taking comments on these
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with Issuance of Endangered Species Permit TE97022B
finalized, approved documents.
Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the Applicant: Calyx Energy III, LLC, Tulsa,
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma Applications Available for Review and OK
(ICP). Comment Applicant requests a new permit for
DATES: To ensure consideration, written We invite local, State, Tribal, and oil and gas upstream and midstream
comments must be received on or before Federal agencies, and the public to production, including geophysical
July 1, 2016. comment on the following application exploration (seismic) and construction,
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maintenance, operation, repair, and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
decommissioning of oil and gas well Jenna Whitlock,
field infrastructure, as well as Bureau of Land Management
Acting State Director.
construction, maintenance, operation, [16X L1109AF LLUT980300– [FR Doc. 2016–12863 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]
repair, decommissioning, and L01000000.XZ0000–24–1A] BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline Utah Resource Advisory Council
infrastructure within Oklahoma. Meeting/Conference Call DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Permit TE49749B AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior. Bureau of Land Management
Applicant: MarkWest Oklahoma Gas ACTION: Notice of meeting/conference [LLORW00000.L16100000.DF0000.
Company, LLC call. LXSSH1080000.16XL1109AF. HAG16–0145]
Applicant requests an amended SUMMARY: In accordance with the Notice of Public Meeting for the San
permit for oil and gas upstream and Federal Land Policy and Management Juan Islands National Monument
midstream production, including Act and the Federal Advisory Advisory Committee
geophysical exploration (seismic) and Committee Act, the Bureau of Land AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
construction, maintenance, operation, Management’s (BLM) Utah Resource Interior.
repair, and decommissioning of oil and Advisory Council (RAC) will host a
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
gas well field infrastructure, as well as meeting/conference call.
construction, maintenance, operation, DATES: The BLM-Utah RAC will host a SUMMARY: In accordance with the
repair, decommissioning, and meeting/conference call on Wednesday, Federal Land Policy and Management
reclamation of oil and gas gathering, June 29, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.–noon, Act and the Federal Advisory
transmission, and distribution pipeline Mountain Daylight Time. Committee Act, the Bureau of Land
infrastructure within Oklahoma. ADDRESSES: Those attending in person Management’s (BLM) San Juan Islands
must meet at the BLM-Utah State Office, National Monument Advisory
Public Availability of Comments Committee (MAC) will meet as
Monument Conference Room, 440 West
Written comments we receive become 200 South, Fifth Floor, Salt Lake City, indicated below.
part of the public record associated with Utah 84101. DATES: The MAC will meet on Friday,
this action. Before including your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If June 10th, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
address, phone number, email address, you wish to listen to the teleconference, p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152
or other personal identifying orally present material during the N 1st Street, Friday Harbor, Washington
information in your comment, you teleconference, or submit written 98250. Meeting topics include a
should be aware that your entire material for the RAC to consider during question and answer session, discussion
the teleconference, please notify Lola of the analysis of the management
comment—including your personal
Bird, Public Affairs Specialist, Bureau of situation, and a report out on how
identifying information—may be made
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