82 FR 23288 - Incidental Take Permit Application Received To Participate in American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in Oklahoma
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-10417 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23288-23289] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10417] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2017-N047; FXES11140200000-178-FF02ENEH00] Incidental Take Permit Application Received To Participate in American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan 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 federally listed American burying beetle incidental take permit applications. The applicants anticipate American burying beetle take as a result of impacts to habitat the species uses for breeding, feeding, and sheltering in Oklahoma. The take would be incidental to the applicants' activities associated with oil and gas well field and pipeline infrastructure (gathering, transmission, and distribution), including geophysical exploration (seismic), construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation. If approved, the permit would be issued under the approved American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan (ICP) Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in Oklahoma. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before June 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of all documents and submit comments on the applicants' incidental take permit (ITP) applications 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 incidental take permit (ITP) applications to take the federally listed American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) during oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. If approved, the permits would be issued to the applicants under the American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan (ICP) Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in Oklahoma. The original ICP was approved on May 21, 2014, and the ``no significant impact'' finding notice was published in the Federal Register 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 applications under the ICP, for incidentally taking the federally listed American burying beetle. 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 Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requirements. Permit TE23851C Applicant: Targa SouthOK NGL Pipeline, LLC, Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure [[Page 23289]] construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE23848C Applicant: Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC, Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit 19776C Applicant: MV Purchasing, LLC, Wichita, KS. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE22132C Applicant: TPL Arkoma, Inc, Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE22139C Applicant: TPL Arkoma Midstream, LLC, Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE24128C Applicant: Paragon Geophysical Services, Inc, Wichita, KS. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE25117C Applicant: Tenaska, Inc, Omaha, NE. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in 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 the Act, Section 10(c) (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. Nicholopolous, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2017-10417 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Hourly
Number of Frequency Responses Burden hour Annual
Information collection cost per Annual cost
respondents of response per annum per response burden hours response
Survey of RAD tenants ......... 400 One time ....... 1 0.50 400 $12.73 $2,546.00
Interviews with PHA staff ..... 24 One time ....... 1 1.50 36 $54.24 1,952.64
Total ............................... 424 ....................... ........................ ........................ 500 .................... $4,498.64
B. Solicitation of Public Comment listed American burying beetle decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
This notice is soliciting comments incidental take permit applications. The gathering, transmission, and
from members of the public and affected applicants anticipate American burying distribution pipeline infrastructure
parties concerning the collection of beetle take as a result of impacts to construction, maintenance, operation,
information described in Section A on habitat the species uses for breeding, repair, decommissioning, and
the following: feeding, and sheltering in Oklahoma. reclamation in Oklahoma.
The take would be incidental to the If approved, the permits would be
(1) Whether the proposed collection
applicants’ activities associated with oil issued to the applicants under the
of information is necessary for the
and gas well field and pipeline American Burying Beetle Amended Oil
proper performance of the functions of
infrastructure (gathering, transmission, and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
the agency, including whether the
and distribution), including geophysical (ICP) Endangered Species Act Section
information will have practical utility;
exploration (seismic), construction, 10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
maintenance, operation, repair, Oklahoma. The original ICP was
estimate of the burden of the proposed
decommissioning, and reclamation. If approved on May 21, 2014, and the ‘‘no
collection of information;
approved, the permit would be issued significant impact’’ finding notice was
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
under the approved American Burying published in the Federal Register on
utility, and clarity of the information to
Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43504). The draft
be collected; and
Conservation Plan (ICP) Endangered amended ICP was made available for
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit comment on March 8, 2016 (81 FR
the collection of information on those
Issuance in Oklahoma. 12113), and approved on April 13, 2016.
who are to respond; including using
DATES: To ensure consideration, written The ICP and the associated
appropriate automated collection
comments must be received on or before environmental assessment/finding of no
techniques or other forms of information
June 21, 2017. significant impact are available on the
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of
Web site at http://www.fws.gov/
submission of responses.
all documents and submit comments on southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP.
HUD encourages interested parties to
the applicants’ incidental take permit However, we are no longer taking
submit comment in response to these
(ITP) applications by one of the comments on these finalized, approved
questions.
following methods. Please refer to the documents.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. proposed permit number when Applications Available for Review and
requesting documents or submitting Comment
Dated: May 15, 2017.
comments. We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Anna P. Guido, Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Department Reports Management Officer, Federal agencies, and the public to
Service, Division of Endangered comment on the following applications
Office of the Chief Information Officer. Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306,
[FR Doc. 2017–10362 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] under the ICP, for incidentally taking
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. the federally listed American burying
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
beetle. Please refer to the appropriate
fws.gov.
permit number (e.g., TE–123456) when
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requesting application documents and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. when submitting comments. Documents
Fish and Wildlife Service mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other information the applicants
Environmental Review Division, P.O. have submitted with this application are
[FWS–R2–ES–2017–N047; Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, available for review, subject to Privacy
FXES11140200000–178–FF02ENEH00] NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
6651. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
Incidental Take Permit Application
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requirements.
Received To Participate in American
Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Introduction Permit TE23851C
Industry Conservation Plan in Applicant: Targa SouthOK NGL
Under the Endangered Species Act, as
Oklahoma Pipeline, LLC, Tulsa, OK.
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Applicant requests a permit for oil
Interior. invite the public to comment on and gas upstream and midstream
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ACTION: Notice of availability; request incidental take permit (ITP) applications production, including oil and gas well
for public comments. to take the federally listed American field infrastructure geophysical
burying beetle (Nicrophorus exploration (seismic) and construction,
SUMMARY: Under the Endangered americanus) during oil and gas well maintenance, operation, repair, and
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the field infrastructure geophysical decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite exploration (seismic) and construction, gathering, transmission, and
the public to comment on federally maintenance, operation, repair, and distribution pipeline infrastructure
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construction, maintenance, operation, Permit TE24128C DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
repair, decommissioning, and Applicant: Paragon Geophysical
reclamation in Oklahoma. Services, Inc, Wichita, KS. Bureau of Land Management
Permit TE23848C Applicant requests a permit for oil [LLCA930000 L1440000.ET0000 17X; CACA
and gas upstream and midstream 35558]
Applicant: Targa Pipeline Mid- production, including oil and gas well
Continent, LLC, Tulsa, OK. field infrastructure geophysical Public Land Order No. 7862; Extension
Applicant requests a permit for oil exploration (seismic) and construction, of Public Land Order No. 7260, Red
and gas upstream and midstream maintenance, operation, repair, and Rock Canyon State Park; California
production, including oil and gas well decommissioning, as well as oil and gas AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
field infrastructure geophysical gathering, transmission, and Interior.
exploration (seismic) and construction, distribution pipeline infrastructure
construction, maintenance, operation, ACTION: Public Land Order (PLO).
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas repair, decommissioning, and SUMMARY: This PLO extends the
gathering, transmission, and reclamation in Oklahoma. duration of the withdrawal created by
distribution pipeline infrastructure Permit TE25117C PLO No. 7260, which would otherwise
construction, maintenance, operation, expire on May 12, 2017, for an
repair, decommissioning, and Applicant: Tenaska, Inc, Omaha, NE.
additional 20-year period. This
reclamation in Oklahoma. Applicant requests a permit for oil
extension is necessary to continue to
and gas upstream and midstream
Permit 19776C protect the remaining 830.07 acres until
production, including oil and gas well
the lands can be conveyed to the State
field infrastructure geophysical
Applicant: MV Purchasing, LLC, of California for inclusion in Red Rock
exploration (seismic) and construction,
Wichita, KS. Canyon State Park.
maintenance, operation, repair, and
Applicant requests a permit for oil decommissioning, as well as oil and gas DATES: This PLO is effective on May 12,
and gas upstream and midstream gathering, transmission, and 2017.
production, including oil and gas well distribution pipeline infrastructure FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
field infrastructure geophysical construction, maintenance, operation, Deanne Kidd, BLM California State
exploration (seismic) and construction, repair, decommissioning, and Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
maintenance, operation, repair, and reclamation in Oklahoma. California 95825; dykidd@blm.gov; 916–
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas 978–4337. Persons who use a
Public Availability of Comments
gathering, transmission, and telecommunications device for the deaf
distribution pipeline infrastructure Written comments we receive become (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
construction, maintenance, operation, part of the public record associated with Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
repair, decommissioning, and this action. Before including your reach the above individual. The FRS is
reclamation in Oklahoma. address, phone number, email address, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
or other personal identifying to leave a message or question with the
Permit TE22132C information in your comment, you above individual. You will receive a
Applicant: TPL Arkoma, Inc, Tulsa, OK. should be aware that your entire reply during normal business hours.
comment—including your personal SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: PLO No.
Applicant requests a permit for oil identifying information—may be made
and gas upstream and midstream 7260 withdrew 8,896 acres of public
publicly available at any time. While
production, including oil and gas well lands from all public land and mineral
you can request in your comment that
field infrastructure geophysical laws, except conveyances under Section
we withhold your personal identifying
exploration (seismic) and construction, 701 of the California Desert Protection
information from public review, we
maintenance, operation, repair, and Act (CDPA) of 1994, to protect the lands
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas until they can be conveyed to the State
do so. We will not consider anonymous
gathering, transmission, and of California for inclusion in Red Rock
comments. All submissions from
distribution pipeline infrastructure Canyon State Park. All of the lands
organizations or businesses, and from
construction, maintenance, operation, except the 830.07 acres in this PLO have
individuals identifying themselves as
repair, decommissioning, and been conveyed to the State of California.
representatives or officials of
reclamation in Oklahoma. The purpose for which the withdrawal
organizations or businesses, will be
was first made requires this extension in
Permit TE22139C made available for public disclosure in
order to continue to protect the
their entirety.
remaining lands until they can be
Applicant: TPL Arkoma Midstream,
Authority conveyed.
LLC, Tulsa, OK.
We provide this notice under the Act, Order
Applicant requests a permit for oil Section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and gas upstream and midstream and its implementing regulations (50 By virtue of the authority vested in
production, including oil and gas well CFR 17.22) and the National the Secretary of the Interior by Section
field infrastructure geophysical Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 204 of the Federal Land Policy and
exploration (seismic) and construction, Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
maintenance, operation, repair, and regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 1714, it is ordered as follows:
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas 1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO
gathering, transmission, and Joy E. Nicholopolous, No. 7260 (62 FR 26324 (1997)), which
distribution pipeline infrastructure Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, withdrew public lands from settlement,
construction, maintenance, operation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. sale, location, or entry under the general
repair, decommissioning, and [FR Doc. 2017–10417 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] land laws, including the United States
reclamation in Oklahoma. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P mining laws and the mineral leasing
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| 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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