81 FR 61713 - Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application 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 173 (September 7, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 173 (September 7, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 61713] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21408] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2016-N140; FXES11120200000-167-FF02ENEH00] Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit Application 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 an incidental take permit application 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 permit 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 October 7, 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 proposed 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 an incidental take permit (ITP) application 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 TE04297C Applicant: Rose Rock Midstream Crude, Limited Partnership, 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. 2016-21408 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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the agency, including whether the ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of federally listed ABB. Please refer to the
information will have practical utility; all documents and submit comments on appropriate permit number (e.g., TE–
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s the applicant’s ITP application by one of 123456) when requesting application
estimate of the burden of the proposed the following methods. Please refer to documents and when submitting
collection of information the proposed permit number when comments. Documents and other
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, requesting documents or submitting information the applicants have
utility, and clarity of the information to comments. submitted with this application are
be collected; and Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife available for review, subject to the
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of Service, Division of Endangered requirements of the Privacy Act (5
the collection of information on those Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
who are to respond; including through Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
the use of appropriate automated Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
collection techniques or other forms of fws.gov. Permit TE04297C
information technology, e.g., permitting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
electronic submission of responses. Applicant: Rose Rock Midstream
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
HUD encourages interested parties to Crude, Limited Partnership, Tulsa, OK.
mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
submit comment in response to these Environmental Review Division, P.O. Applicant requests an amended
questions. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, permit for oil and gas upstream and
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– midstream production, including
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 6651. geophysical exploration (seismic) and
Dated: August 31, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: construction, maintenance, operation,
Anna P. Guido, repair, and decommissioning of oil and
Introduction gas well field infrastructure, as well as
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer. Under the Endangered Species Act, as construction, maintenance, operation,
[FR Doc. 2016–21480 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), repair, decommissioning, and
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
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invite the public to comment on an transmission, and distribution pipeline
incidental take permit (ITP) application infrastructure within Oklahoma.
for take of the federally listed American
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR burying beetle (Nicrophorus Public Availability of Comments
americanus) resulting from activities
Fish and Wildlife Service Written comments we receive become
associated with geophysical exploration
part of the public record associated with
[FWS–R2–ES–2016–N140; (seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and this action. Before including your
FXES11120200000–167–FF02ENEH00]
decommissioning of oil and gas well address, phone number, email address,
Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit field infrastructure, as well as or other personal identifying
Application for Participation in the construction, maintenance, operation, information in your comment, you
Amended Oil and Gas Industry repair, decommissioning, and should be aware that your entire
Conservation Plan for the American reclamation of oil and gas gathering, comment—including your personal
Burying Beetle in Oklahoma transmission, and distribution pipeline identifying information—may be made
infrastructure within Oklahoma. If publicly available at any time. While
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, you can request in your comment that
approved, the permit would be issued to
Interior. we withhold your personal identifying
the applicant under the Amended Oil
ACTION: Notice of availability; request and Gas Industry Conservation Plan information from public review, we
for public comments. Associated with Issuance of Endangered cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits do so. We will not consider anonymous
SUMMARY: Under the Endangered
for the American Burying Beetle in comments. All submissions from
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
Oklahoma (ICP). The original ICP was organizations or businesses, and from
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
approved on May 21, 2014 (publication individuals identifying themselves as
the public to comment on an incidental
of the FONSI notice was on July 25, representatives or officials of
take permit application for take of the
2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended organizations or businesses, will be
federally listed American burying beetle
ICP was made available for comment on made available for public disclosure in
resulting from activities associated with
March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and their entirety.
the geophysical exploration (seismic)
approved on April 13, 2016. The ICP
and construction, maintenance, Authority
and the associated environmental
operation, repair, and decommissioning
assessment/finding of no significant
of oil and gas well field infrastructure We provide this notice under section
impact are available on the Web site at
within Oklahoma. If approved, the 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
permit would be issued under the and its implementing regulations (50
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
approved Amended Oil and Gas CFR 17.22) and the National
longer taking comments on these
Industry Conservation Plan Associated Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
finalized, approved documents.
with Issuance of Endangered Species 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the Applications Available for Review and regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma Comment
(ICP). We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
DATES:To ensure consideration, written Federal agencies, and the public to Acting, Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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| Dates | To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before October 7, 2016. | |
| 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. | |
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