81_FR_50690 81 FR 50543 - Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma

81 FR 50543 - 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 147 (August 1, 2016)

Page Range50543-50544
FR Document2016-18184

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).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50543-50544]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18184]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2016-N120; 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.

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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 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 August 31, 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,

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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 applications 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 their 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 TE51880B

    Applicant: LINN Operating, Inc., Oklahoma City, 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 TE54740B

    Applicant: Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc., 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.

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. 2016-18184 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 147 / Monday, August 1, 2016 / Notices 50543 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for release) Puerto Rican nightjar the public to comment on incidental enhancement of propagation and (Caprimulgus noctitherus) and yellow- take permit applications for take of the survival of the species. shouldered blackbird (Agelaius federally listed American burying beetle xanthomus) for presence/absence resulting from activities associated with Permit Application Number: TE surveys and to mark birds for future the geophysical exploration (seismic) 31141A–2 and construction, maintenance, population monitoring purposes. Applicant: Tennessee Wildlife operation, repair, and decommissioning Resources Agency, Nashville, TN. Permit Application Number: TE of oil and gas well field infrastructure The applicant requests renewal of the 33465A–1 within Oklahoma. If approved, the current permit to continue take (humane Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, permits would be issued under the euthanasia) of gray bats (Myotis Montgomery, AL. approved Amended Oil and Gas grisescens) and Indiana bats (Myotis The applicant requests renewal of the Industry Conservation Plan Associated sodalis) for white-nose syndrome current permit to continue take with Issuance of Endangered Species surveillance and testing purposes. (construct and monitor nest cavities and Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the restrictors, capture, band, and American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma Permit Application Number: TE translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (ICP). 009638–11 (Picoides borealis) on national forests in DATES: To ensure consideration, written Applicant: Appalachian Technical the State of Alabama and as directed by comments must be received on or before Services, Inc., Wise, VA. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for August 31, 2016. The permittee requests amendment of enhancement of propagation and their current permit to add ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of survival of the species. authorization to take (capture, handle, all documents and submit comments on identify, mark, and release) Big Sandy Permit Application Number: TE the applicant’s ITP application by one of crayfish (Cambarus callainus), 824723–9 the following methods. Please refer to Guyandotte crayfish (Cambarus Applicant: Reed Bowman, Archbold the permit number when requesting veteranus), clubshell (Pleurobema Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL. documents or submitting comments. The applicant requests renewal of the Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife clava), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta current permit to continue take Service, Division of Endangered atropurpurea), fluted kidneyshell (construct and monitor nest cavities and Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, (Ptychobranchus subtentum), sheepnose restrictors, capture, band, draw blood, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), slabside salvage nonviable eggs, and translocate) fws.gov. pearlymussel (Pleuronaia red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides dolabelloides), orangefoot pimpleback borealis), take (capture, band, radio-tag, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Plethobasus cooperianus), fat draw blood, take feathers, treat with Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. pocketbook (Potamilus capax), purple Ivermectin) Florida scrub jays mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, cat’s paw (Epioblasma obliquata (Aphelocoma coerulescens), and take Environmental Review Division, P.O. obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula (capture, band, draw blood, salvage Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, cylindrica ssp. cylindrica), northern unhatched eggs) Florida grasshopper NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum 6651. rangiana), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), floridanus) in Florida for scientific SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Cumberlandian combshell research purposes. Introduction (Epioblasma brevidens) and take Dated: July 22, 2016. (capture via seining and Under the Endangered Species Act, as Steven Bekkerus, amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), electroshocking, handle, identify, and Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director, release) Kentucky arrow darter we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. invite the public to comment on (Etheostoma sagitta spilotum) for [FR Doc. 2016–18180 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] presence/absence surveys in Kentucky, incidental take permit (ITP) applications Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P for take of the federally listed American burying beetle (Nicrophorus Permit Application Number: TE americanus) resulting from activities 42183A–1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR associated with geophysical exploration Applicant: Eglin Air Force Base, (seismic) and construction, Fish and Wildlife Service Niceville, FL. maintenance, operation, repair, and The applicant requests renewal of the [FWS–R2–ES–2016–N120; decommissioning of oil and gas well current permit to continue continue take FXES11120200000–167–FF02ENEH00] field infrastructure, as well as (construct and monitor nest cavities and construction, maintenance, operation, Receipt of Incidental Take Permit repair, decommissioning, and restrictors, capture, band, and Applications for Participation in the reclamation of oil and gas gathering, translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers Amended Oil and Gas Industry transmission, and distribution pipeline (Picoides borealis) at Eglin Air Force Conservation Plan for the American infrastructure within Oklahoma. If Base and as directed by the U.S. Fish Burying Beetle in Oklahoma approved, the permit would be issued to and Wildlife Service for enhancement of the applicant under the Amended Oil sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES propagation and survival of the species. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Permit Application Number: TE Associated with Issuance of Endangered 00868C–0 ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits Applicant: Fred C. Shaffner, for the American Burying Beetle in University of Turabo, Gurabo, PR. SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Oklahoma (ICP). The original ICP was The applicant requests a permit to Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the approved on May 21, 2014 (publication take (capture with mist-nets, band, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite of the FONSI notice was on July 25, VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:16 Jul 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1

50544 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 147 / Monday, August 1, 2016 / Notices 2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended should be aware that your entire impaired persons can obtain ICP was made available for comment on comment—including your personal information on this matter by contacting March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and identifying information—may be made the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– approved on April 13, 2016. The ICP publicly available at any time. While 205–1810. Persons with mobility and the associated environmental you can request in your comment that impairments who will need special assessment/finding of no significant we withhold your personal identifying assistance in gaining access to the impact are available on the Web site at information from public review, we Commission should contact the Office http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ cannot guarantee that we will be able to of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no do so. We will not consider anonymous General information concerning the longer taking comments on these comments. All submissions from Commission may also be obtained by finalized, approved documents. organizations or businesses, and from accessing its internet server (http:// individuals identifying themselves as www.usitc.gov). The public record for Applications Available for Review and representatives or officials of this proceeding may be viewed on the Comment organizations or businesses, will be Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) We invite local, State, Tribal, and made available for public disclosure in at http://edis.usitc.gov. Federal agencies, and the public to their entirety. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment on the following applications Background: On May 25, 2000, the under the ICP, for incidental take of the Authority Department of Commerce (Commerce) federally listed ABB. Please refer to the We provide this notice under section issued antidumping duty orders on appropriate permit number (e.g., TE– 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imports of certain polyester staple fiber 123456) when requesting application and its implementing regulations (50 from Korea and Taiwan (65 FR 33807). documents and when submitting CFR 17.22) and the National Following first five-year reviews by comments. Documents and other Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. Commerce and the Commission, information the applicants have 4321 et seq.) and its implementing effective April 3, 2006, Commerce submitted with their applications are regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). issued a continuation of the available for review, subject to the Joy E. Nicholopoulos, antidumping duty orders on imports of requirements of the Privacy Act (5 certain polyester staple fiber from Korea Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of and Taiwan (71 FR 16558). Following [FR Doc. 2016–18184 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). second five-year reviews by Commerce BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Permit TE51880B and the Commission, effective September 30, 2011, Commerce issued a Applicant: LINN Operating, Inc., INTERNATIONAL TRADE continuation of antidumping duty Oklahoma City, OK. Applicant requests an amended COMMISSION orders on imports of certain polyester permit for oil and gas upstream and staple fiber from Korea and Taiwan (76 [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–825–826 (Third FR 60802). The Commission is now midstream production, including Review)] geophysical exploration (seismic) and conducting third reviews pursuant to construction, maintenance, operation, section 751(c) of the Act, as amended Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From repair, and decommissioning of oil and (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine Korea and Taiwan: Institution of Five- gas well field infrastructure, as well as whether revocation of the orders would Year Reviews construction, maintenance, operation, be likely to lead to continuation or repair, decommissioning, and AGENCY: United States International recurrence of material injury to the reclamation of oil and gas gathering, Trade Commission. domestic industry within a reasonably transmission, and distribution pipeline ACTION: Notice. foreseeable time. Provisions concerning infrastructure within Oklahoma. the conduct of this proceeding may be SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives found in the Commission’s Rules of Permit TE54740B notice that it has instituted reviews Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the 201, subparts A and B and 19 CFR part Applicant: Newfield Exploration Mid- Act’’), as amended, to determine 207, subparts A and F. The Commission Continent, Inc., Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests an amended whether revocation of the antidumping will assess the adequacy of interested permit for oil and gas upstream and duty orders on certain polyester staple party responses to this notice of midstream production, including fiber from Korea and Taiwan would be institution to determine whether to geophysical exploration (seismic) and likely to lead to continuation or conduct full or expedited reviews. The construction, maintenance, operation, recurrence of material injury. Pursuant Commission’s determinations in any repair, and decommissioning of oil and to the Act, interested parties are expedited reviews will be based on the gas well field infrastructure, as well as requested to respond to this notice by facts available, which may include construction, maintenance, operation, submitting the information specified information provided in response to this repair, decommissioning, and below to the Commission. notice. reclamation of oil and gas gathering, DATES: Effective August 1, 2016. To be Definitions: The following definitions transmission, and distribution pipeline assured of consideration, the deadline apply to these reviews: infrastructure within Oklahoma. for responses is August 31, 2016. (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or Comments on the adequacy of responses kind of merchandise that is within the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Public Availability of Comments may be filed with the Commission by scope of the five-year reviews, as Written comments we receive become October 14, 2016. defined by the Department of part of the public record associated with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce. this action. Before including your Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of (2) The Subject Countries in these address, phone number, email address, Investigations, U.S. International Trade reviews are Korea and Taiwan. or other personal identifying Commission, 500 E Street SW., (3) The Domestic Like Product is the information in your comment, you Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- domestically produced product or VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:16 Jul 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for public comments.
DatesTo ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before August 31, 2016.
ContactMarty 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.
FR Citation81 FR 50543 
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