81 FR 39946 - Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 118 (June 20, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 118 (June 20, 2016)
| Page Range | 39946-39947 | |
| FR Document | 2016-14621 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 39946-39947] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14621] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; FXRS12610800000-167-FF08R00000] Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice availability; extension of public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice, and now extend it to accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered. DATES: The comment period for the document published in the Federal Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) is extended. To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by August 4, 2016. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the documents in the following places:Internet: http://www.regulations.gov (Docket Number FWS- R8-NWRS-2016-0063). In Person: [cir] Klamath Refuge Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, 4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134. [cir] The following libraries: For the location of libraries with a copy of this document, see Public Availability of Documents under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R8-NWRS-2016- 0063, which is the docket number for this notice. Then, on the right side of the screen, click ``Open Docket Folder'' to locate the documents and submit a comment. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We request that you send comments by only the methods described above. We will post all information received on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414-6464 (phone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice (81 FR 27468), and now extend it to accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered. Public Availability of Documents In addition to any methods in ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain documents at the following locations: Public Libraries: The table below lists the libraries where the document can be found during regular library hours. [[Page 39947]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Library Address Phone No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klamath County Main........... 126 South Third (541) 882-8894 Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. Keno Branch................... 15555 Hwy 66, #1, (541) 273-0750 Keno, OR 97627. Malin Branch.................. 2307 Front Street, (541) 723-5210 Malin, OR 97632. Merrill Branch................ 365 Front Street, (541) 798-5393 Merrill, OR 97633. S. Suburban Branch............ 3625 Summers Lane, (541) 273-3679 Klamath Falls, OR 97603. Tulelake Branch............... 451 Main Street, (530) 667-2291 Tulelake, CA 96134. Butte Valley Branch........... 800 West Third Street, (530) 397-4932 Dorris, CA 96023. Redding....................... 1100 Parkview Ave., (530) 245-7250 Redding, CA 96001. Multnomah Co. Central......... 801 SW 10th Ave, (530) 988-5123 Portland, OR 97205. Sacramento Public Central 828 I St., Sacramento, (916) 264-2700 Branch. CA 95814. Medford....................... 205 S. Central Ave, (541) 774-8689 Medford, OR 95701. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Comments We request that you send comments only by one of the methods described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials we receive, as well as documents associated with the notice, will be available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063. Public Meetings The locations, dates, and times of public meetings will be listed in a planning update distributed to the project mailing list and posted on the refuge planning Web site at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tule_Lake/what_we_do/conservation.html. Environmental Protection Agency Comments To view comments on the draft CCP/EIS from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), go to https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/action/eis/search. Ren Lohoefener, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2016-14621 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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pastures to vineyards is a current threat Authority Æ Klamath Refuge Basin National
of high magnitude. Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters,
We developed our recovery plan
under the authority of section 4(f) of the 4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134.
Recovery Plan Goals
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this Æ The following libraries: For the
The purpose of a recovery plan is to notice under section 4(f) of the location of libraries with a copy of this
provide a framework for the recovery of Endangered Species Act of 1973, as document, see Public Availability of
species so that protection under the Act amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Documents under SUPPLEMENTARY
is no longer necessary. A recovery plan INFORMATION.
includes scientific information about Dated: May 31, 2016.
the species and provides criteria that Ren Lohoefener, Submitting Comments: You may
enable us to gauge whether downlisting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. submit written comments by one of the
or delisting the species is warranted. [FR Doc. 2016–14456 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] following methods:
Furthermore, recovery plans help guide BILLING CODE 4333–15–P • Electronically: Go to the Federal
our recovery efforts by describing eRulemaking Portal: http://
actions we consider necessary for each www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
species’ conservation and by estimating DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR enter FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063,
time and costs for implementing needed which is the docket number for this
recovery measures. Fish and Wildlife Service notice. Then, on the right side of the
The ultimate goal of this recovery screen, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ to
plan is to recover Blennosperma bakeri [FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063; locate the documents and submit a
(Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei FXRS12610800000–167–FF08R00000] comment.
(Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes
Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail
vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam),
Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley or hand-delivery to: Public Comments
and California Tiger Salamander
National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–NWRS–
Sonoma County Distinct Population
County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc 2016–0063; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Segment (Ambystoma californiense) so
Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275
that they can be delisted. To meet the
recovery goals, the following objectives Conservation Plan/Environmental Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
have been identified: Impact Statement 3803.
1. Restore habitat conditions to AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, We request that you send comments
sustain viable (meta) populations of Interior. by only the methods described above.
species to support self-sufficiency in We will post all information received on
ACTION: Notice availability; extension of
perpetuity. http://www.regulations.gov. This
public comment period. generally means that we will post any
2. Maintain the current geographic,
elevational, and ecological distribution SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife personal information you provide us
of each listed species. Service (Service), announce the (see the Public Comments under
extension of the public comment period SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more
3. Maintain the genetic structure and
diversity of existing populations. on the Draft Comprehensive information).
4. Protect and manage sufficient Conservation Plan (CCP) and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
habitat to ensure that the listed entity is Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414–
able to adapt to unforeseen or unknown for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule 6464 (phone).
threats, such as climate change. Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley
5. Reintroduce individuals to National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
successfully establish new populations opened the comment period on May 6, announce the extension of the public
in historically occupied areas. 2016, via a Federal Register notice, and comment period on the Draft
6. Minimize the contribution of extant now extend it to accommodate public Comprehensive Conservation Plan
or potential threats. requests. If you have already submitted (CCP) and Environmental Impact
comments, you do not need to resubmit Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath,
7. Monitor species population trends
them. They will be considered. Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath,
across multiple years (and varied
DATES: The comment period for the and Bear Valley National Wildlife
climatic conditions) to determine
document published in the Federal Refuges (Refuges). We opened the
whether abundances are sustainable.
Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) comment period on May 6, 2016, via a
8. Manage occurrences on a case-by- Federal Register notice (81 FR 27468),
case basis during consultation, with an is extended. To ensure consideration,
we must receive your written comments and now extend it to accommodate
emphasis on protections to identified public requests. If you have already
core areas. by August 4, 2016. Comments submitted
electronically using the Federal submitted comments, you do not need
As Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma to resubmit them. They will be
sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES)
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern considered.
goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans
(Sebastopol meadowfoam), and Time on the closing date. Public Availability of Documents
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
California Tiger Salamander Sonoma ADDRESSES:
County Distinct Population Segment Document Availability: You may In addition to any methods in
(Ambystoma californiense) meet obtain copies of the documents in the ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain
reclassification and recovery criteria, we following places: documents at the following locations:
will review their status and consider • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov • Public Libraries: The table below
them for removal from the Federal Lists (Docket Number FWS–R8–NWRS– lists the libraries where the document
of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 2016–0063). can be found during regular library
and Plants. • In Person: hours.
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Library Address Phone No.
Klamath County Main .............................. 126 South Third Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 ................................................... (541) 882–8894
Keno Branch ............................................ 15555 Hwy 66, #1, Keno, OR 97627 ........................................................................ (541) 273–0750
Malin Branch ............................................ 2307 Front Street, Malin, OR 97632 ......................................................................... (541) 723–5210
Merrill Branch .......................................... 365 Front Street, Merrill, OR 97633 .......................................................................... (541) 798–5393
S. Suburban Branch ................................ 3625 Summers Lane, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 ...................................................... (541) 273–3679
Tulelake Branch ....................................... 451 Main Street, Tulelake, CA 96134 ....................................................................... (530) 667–2291
Butte Valley Branch ................................. 800 West Third Street, Dorris, CA 96023 ................................................................. (530) 397–4932
Redding ................................................... 1100 Parkview Ave., Redding, CA 96001 ................................................................. (530) 245–7250
Multnomah Co. Central ........................... 801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205 .................................................................... (530) 988–5123
Sacramento Public Central Branch ......... 828 I St., Sacramento, CA 95814 ............................................................................. (916) 264–2700
Medford .................................................... 205 S. Central Ave, Medford, OR 95701 .................................................................. (541) 774–8689
Public Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/
permits/hcp/wildcat/.
We request that you send comments Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Mail: You can obtain the
only by one of the methods described in documents by mail from the Indiana
ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via [FWS–R3–ES–2016–N089; FF03E00000– Ecological Services Field Office (see FOR
http://www.regulations.gov, your entire FXES11120300000–167] FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
comment—including your personal • In-Person: To view hard copies of
identifying information—will be posted Draft Environmental Assessment, Draft the documents in person, go to one of
on the Web site. We will post all Habitat Conservation Plan, and Draft the Ecological Services Offices (8 a.m. to
hardcopy comments on http:// Implementing Agreement; Receipt of 4 p.m.) listed under FOR FURTHER
www.regulations.gov as well. If you an Application for an Incidental Take INFORMATION CONTACT.
submit a hardcopy comment that Permit, Wildcat Wind Farm, Madison Comment submission: In your
includes personal identifying and Tipton Counties, Indiana comment, please specify whether your
information, you may request at the top comment addresses the draft HCP, draft
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, EA, or draft IA, or any combination of
of your document that we withhold this Interior. the aforementioned documents, or other
information from public review.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request supporting documents. You may submit
However, we cannot guarantee that we for comments. written comments by one of the
will be able to do so. Comments and following methods:
materials we receive, as well as SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and • Electronically: Submit by email to
documents associated with the notice, Wildlife Service (Service), have received CommentBFO@fws.gov.
will be available for public inspection an application from Wildcat Wind Farm • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail
on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket I, LLC (applicant), for an incidental take or hand-delivery to U.S. Fish and
No. FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063. permit (ITP) under the Endangered Wildlife Service; Bloomington
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), Ecological Services Field Office; 620 S.
Public Meetings for its Wildcat Wind Farm (Wildcat) Walker Street; Bloomington, IN 47403.
The locations, dates, and times of (project). If approved, the ITP would be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
public meetings will be listed in a for a 28-year period and would Scott Pruitt, Field Supervisor,
planning update distributed to the authorize the incidental take of an Bloomington, Indiana, Ecological
endangered species, the Indiana bat, and Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
project mailing list and posted on the
a threatened species, the northern long- Wildlife Service, 620 South Walker
refuge planning Web site at http://
eared bat. The applicant has prepared a Street, Bloomington, IN 47403;
www.fws.gov/refuge/Tule_Lake/what_
draft habitat conservation plan (HCP) telephone: 812–334–4261, extension
we_do/conservation.html. that describes the actions and measures 214.
Environmental Protection Agency that the applicant would implement to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have
Comments avoid, minimize, and mitigate
incidental take of the Indiana bat and received an application from Wildcat
To view comments on the draft CCP/ northern long-eared bat. The ITP Wind Farm I LLC (WWF) for an
EIS from the Environmental Protection application also includes a draft incidental take permit under the ESA
Agency (EPA), go to https:// implementing agreement (IA). We also (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If approved, the
announce the availability of a draft ITP would be for a 28-year period and
cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/
Environmental Assessment (DEA), would authorize incidental take of the
action/eis/search.
which has been prepared in response to endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
Ren Lohoefener, the permit application in accordance and the threatened northern long-eared
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, with the requirements of the National bat (Myotis septentrionalis).
Sacramento, California. The applicant has prepared a draft
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We
HCP that covers the operation of the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
[FR Doc. 2016–14621 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] request public comment on the
Wildcat Wind Farm (Wildcat). The
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P application and associated documents.
project consists of a wind-powered
DATES: We will accept comments electric generation facility located in an
received or postmarked on or before approximately 24,434-acre area in
August 4, 2016. Madison and Tipton Counties, Indiana.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: The draft HCP describes the following:
• Internet: You may obtain copies of (1) Biological goals and objectives of the
the documents on the Internet at http:// HCP; (2) covered activities; (3) permit
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| Dates | The comment period for the document published in the Federal Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) is extended. To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by August 4, 2016. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal | |
| Contact | Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414-6464 (phone). | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 39946 |
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