82 FR 57465 - Incidental Take Permit Applications Received To Participate in the 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 232 (December 5, 2017)

Page Range		57465-57466
FR Document		2017-26187

Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as amended, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on federally listed American burying-beetle incidental take permit (ITP) 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 permits 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2017-N144; FXES11140200000-189-FF02ENEH00]


Incidental Take Permit Applications Received To Participate in 
the 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.

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SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as amended, we, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on 
federally listed American burying-beetle incidental take permit (ITP) 
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 
permits 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 January 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of all documents and submit comments 
on the applicants' 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, Endangered 
Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093, 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 6078, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 
505-248-6651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction

    Under the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), we, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on 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 our 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 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 TE50985C

    Applicant: XTO Energy, Inc., Fort Worth, TX.
    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 TE52852C

    Applicant: Tall Oak Woodford, LLC., Edmond, 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.

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. 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 ESA, 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).

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Joy E. Nicholopoulus,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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CBPL No. ASTM Title

27–04 .............. D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
27–05 .............. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
27–06 .............. D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27–07 .............. D4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration.
27–08 .............. D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products.
27–09 .............. D4953 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxgenate Blends (Dry Method).
27–11 .............. D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27–13 .............. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27–14 .............. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (X-Ray Spectrographic Methods).
27–33 .............. D5 Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials.
27–46 .............. D5002 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer.
27–48 .............. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27–50 .............. D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27–53 .............. D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.
27–58 .............. D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method).

Anyone wishing to employ this entity (Co-management Council). For the representing the Upper Copper River
to conduct laboratory analyses and Upper Copper River region, the Copper region has been the Copper River Native
gauger services should request and River Native Association has elected to Association (CRNA). However, CRNA
receive written assurances from the step down, and the Co-management notified the Service, by letter dated
entity that it is accredited or approved Council is replacing that partner with August 11, 2017, of its request to cease
by the U.S. Customs and Border the Ahtna Intertribal Resource the present regional partnership with
Protection to conduct the specific test or Commission. This action will ensure the Co-management Council, and
gauger service requested. Alternatively, continuity of the Co-management recommended that the Ahtna Intertribal
inquiries regarding the specific test or Council’s operations. Resource Commission could potentially
gauger service this entity is accredited DATES: The change in representation on be a good replacement. A phone poll
or approved to perform may be directed the Co-management Council took effect was conducted of the Co-management
to the U.S. Customs and Border October 1, 2017. Council on August 16, 2017, and they
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: unanimously selected the Ahtna
The inquiry may also be sent to Donna Dewhurst, (907) 786–3499, U.S. Intertribal Resource Commission as
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. their replacement partner.
reference the Web site listed below for Tudor Road, Mail Stop 201, Anchorage, The new Co-management Council
a complete listing of CBP approved AK 99503; donna_dewhurst@fws.gov. partner organization will ensure
gaugers and accredited laboratories. continuity of communication with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- subsistence users of their regions to
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) establish and maintain local
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-
regulates the subsistence take of representation on their regional
laboratories.
migratory birds in Alaska through management bodies. Partners are also
Dated: November 27, 2017. regulations in title 50 of the Code of responsible for coordinating meetings
Ira S. Reese, Federal Regulations in part 92. The within their regions, soliciting
Executive Director, Laboratories and Service published a notice of decision proposals, and keeping the villages
Scientific Services Directorate. in the Federal Register on March 28, informed.
[FR Doc. 2017–26144 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] 2000 (65 FR 16405), that established
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P regional management bodies in Alaska Dated: November 1, 2017.
to develop recommendations related to Gregory E. Siekaniec
subsistence harvest. The notice of Regional Director, Anchorage, Alaska.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR decision also established a single [FR Doc. 2017–26169 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am]
statewide management body consisting BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Fish and Wildlife Service of representatives from each of the
regions and one representative each
[FWS–R7–MB–2017–N141; from the Service and the Alaska DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FXMB12610700000–178–FF07M01000] Department of Fish and Game. In a final
rule of July 21, 2003 (68 FR 43010), we Fish and Wildlife Service
Change in Regional Partners for Upper
Copper River Region for the Alaska announced that, of the 12 geographic [FWS–R2–ES–2017–N144;
Migratory Bird Co-Management regions that represent common FXES11140200000–189–FF02ENEH00]
Council subsistence resource use patterns in
Alaska, 11 regional bodies elected to Incidental Take Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, participate in the statewide management Received To Participate in the
American Burying-Beetle Amended Oil
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Interior. body. Membership on the 11 regional
ACTION: Notice. bodies comprises subsistence users from and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in
each of the active regions. The Service Oklahoma
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife contracted with 11 partner organizations AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Service announces a change in a to organize and support the regional Interior.
regional partner, representing the Upper bodies. ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Copper River region, on the Alaska Since 2000, the Co-management
for public comments.
Migratory Bird Co-management Council Council partner organization

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SUMMARY: Under the Endangered If approved, the permits would be repair, decommissioning, and
Species Act (ESA), as amended, we, the issued to the applicants under the reclamation in Oklahoma.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite American Burying Beetle Amended Oil
Public Availability of Comments
the public to comment on federally and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
listed American burying-beetle (ICP) Endangered Species Act Section Written comments we receive become
incidental take permit (ITP) 10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in part of the public record associated with
applications. The applicants anticipate Oklahoma. The original ICP was this action. Before including your
American burying-beetle take as a result approved on May 21, 2014, and the ‘‘no address, phone number, email address,
of impacts to habitat the species uses for significant impact’’ finding notice was or other personal identifying
breeding, feeding, and sheltering in published in the Federal Register on information in your comment, you
Oklahoma. The take would be July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43504). The draft should be aware that your entire
incidental to the applicants’ activities amended ICP was made available for comment—including your personal
associated with oil and gas well field comment on March 8, 2016 (81 FR identifying information—may be made
and pipeline infrastructure (gathering, 12113), and approved on April 13, 2016. publicly available at any time. While
transmission, and distribution), The ICP and the associated you can request in your comment that
including geophysical exploration environmental assessment/finding of no we withhold your personal identifying
(seismic), construction, maintenance, significant impact are available on our information from public review, we
operation, repair, decommissioning, and Web site at http://www.fws.gov/ cannot guarantee that we will be able to
reclamation. If approved, the permits southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP. do so. All submissions from
would be issued under the approved However, we are no longer taking organizations or businesses, and from
American Burying Beetle Amended Oil comments on these finalized, approved individuals identifying themselves as
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan documents. representatives or officials of
(ICP) Endangered Species Act Section organizations or businesses, will be
Applications Available for Review and
10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in made available for public disclosure in
Comment
Oklahoma. their entirety.
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
DATES: To ensure consideration, written Federal agencies, and the public to Authority
comments must be received on or before comment on the following applications We provide this notice under the
January 4, 2018. under the ICP, for incidentally taking ESA, section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of the federally-listed American burying- seq.) and its implementing regulations
all documents and submit comments on beetle. Please refer to the appropriate (50 CFR 17.22) and the National
the applicants’ ITP applications by one permit number (e.g., TE–123456) when Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
of the following methods. Please refer to requesting application documents and 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
the proposed permit number when when submitting comments. Documents regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
requesting documents or submitting and other information the applicants Dated: October 4, 2017.
comments. have submitted are available for review, Joy E. Nicholopoulus,
Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
Service, Endangered Species—HCP Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region,
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093, U.S.C. 552) requirements.
[FR Doc. 2017–26187 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am]
Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ Permit TE50985C BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

fws.gov. Applicant: XTO Energy, Inc., Fort
Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Applicant requests a permit for oil
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. and gas upstream and midstream
mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, production, including oil and gas well Geological Survey
Environmental Review Division, P.O. field infrastructure geophysical [GX17RN00FUJ3; OMB Control Number
Box 1306, Room 6078, Albuquerque, exploration (seismic) and construction, 1028–0048]
NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– maintenance, operation, repair, and
6651. decommissioning, as well as oil and gas Agency Information Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: gathering, transmission, and Activities; Did You Feel It? Earthquake
distribution pipeline infrastructure Questionnaire
Introduction
construction, maintenance, operation, AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Under the ESA, as amended (16 repair, decommissioning, and
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), we, the U.S. Interior.
reclamation in Oklahoma.
Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the ACTION: Notice.
public to comment on ITP applications Permit TE52852C
to take the federally-listed American SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Applicant: Tall Oak Woodford, LLC.,
burying-beetle (Nicrophorus Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Edmond, OK.
americanus) during oil and gas well Applicant requests a permit for oil USGS is proposing to renew an
field infrastructure geophysical and gas upstream and midstream information collection (IC).
exploration (seismic) and construction, production, including oil and gas well DATES: Interested persons are invited to
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

maintenance, operation, repair, and field infrastructure geophysical submit comments on or before February
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas exploration (seismic) and construction, 5, 2018.
gathering, transmission, and maintenance, operation, repair, and ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
distribution pipeline infrastructure decommissioning, as well as oil and gas information collection request (ICR) by
construction, maintenance, operation, gathering, transmission, and mail to the U.S. Geological Survey,
repair, decommissioning, and distribution pipeline infrastructure Information Collections Clearance
reclamation in Oklahoma. construction, maintenance, operation, Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; request for public comments.
Dates		To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before January 4, 2018.
Contact		Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Review Division, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6078, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6651.
FR Citation		82 FR 57465

82 FR 57465 - Incidental Take Permit Applications Received To Participate in the American Burying-Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 232 (December 5, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service