82_FR_60659 82 FR 60416 - Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the Desert Tortoise and Mohave Ground Squirrel and Draft Environmental Assessment; Hinkley Groundwater Remediation Project; San Bernardino County, California

82 FR 60416 - Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the Desert Tortoise and Mohave Ground Squirrel and Draft Environmental Assessment; Hinkley Groundwater Remediation Project; San Bernardino County, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 243 (December 20, 2017)

Page Range60416-60417
FR Document2017-27440

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the receipt and availability of a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and draft environmental assessment (EA), which evaluates the impacts of, and alternatives to, the proposed Hinkley Groundwater Remediation Project. The Hinkley HCP was submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in support of an application under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for a permit authorizing the incidental take of covered species resulting from covered activities. PG&E's application is for a 50-year incidental take permit to cover groundwater remediation activities within a plan area of approximately 29,927 acres in and around Hinkley, California. We request review and comment on the Hinkley HCP and the draft EA from local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the public.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60416-60417]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2017-N148]; [FXES11140800000-178-FF08E00000]


Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the Desert Tortoise and 
Mohave Ground Squirrel and Draft Environmental Assessment; Hinkley 
Groundwater Remediation Project; San Bernardino County, California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the receipt 
and availability of a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and draft 
environmental assessment (EA), which evaluates the impacts of, and 
alternatives to, the proposed Hinkley Groundwater Remediation Project. 
The Hinkley HCP was submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) 
in support of an application under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended, for a permit authorizing the incidental take of covered 
species resulting from covered activities. PG&E's application is for a 
50-year incidental take permit to cover groundwater remediation 
activities within a plan area of approximately 29,927 acres in and 
around Hinkley, California. We request review and comment on the 
Hinkley HCP and the draft EA from local, State, and Federal agencies; 
Tribes; and the public.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
January 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents:
     Internet: You may obtain copies of the Hinkley HCP and 
draft EA on the Hinkley Groundwater Remediation website at https://www.hinkleygroundwater.com.
     U.S. Mail: A limited number of CD-ROM and printed copies 
of the Hinkley HCP and draft EA and are available, by request, from the 
Palm Springs Fish and Wildlife Office at 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, 
Suite 208, Palm Springs, CA 92262; by mail at the Hinkley Independent 
Review Panel (IRP) Manager Office, 36236 Serra Rd., Hinkley, CA 92347; 
by phone at (714) 338-1800; or by email at [email protected]. 
Please specify that your request is about the Hinkley HCP.
     In-Person: Copies of the Hinkley HCP and draft EA are also 
available for public inspection and review at the following locations, 
by appointment and written request only, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
    [cir] Hinkley IRP Manager Office, 36236 Serra Rd., Hinkley, CA 
92347.
    [cir] PG&E Public Outreach Office, 22999 Community Blvd., Hinkley, 
CA 92347.
    [cir] Barstow Library, 304 E Buena Vista St, Barstow, CA 92311.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods:
    [cir] Email: [email protected]; please include ``Hinkley 
HCP'' in the subject line.
    [cir] U.S. Mail: Kennon A. Corey, Palm Springs Fish and Wildlife 
Office, Attn: Hinkley HCP, 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 208, 
Palm Springs, CA 92262, Attn: Hinkley HCP.
    [cir] Telephone: Kennon A. Corey, Palm Springs Fish and Wildlife 
Office, (760) 322-2070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoffmann, by mail at the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 208, 
Palm Springs, CA 92262; or by phone at (760) 322-2070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), announce the receipt and availability of a draft Habitat 
Conservation Plan (HCP) and draft environmental assessment (EA), which 
evaluates the impacts of, and alternatives to, the proposed Hinkley 
Groundwater Remediation Project. The Hinkley HCP was submitted by the 
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in support of an application 
under section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(ESA), for a permit authorizing the incidental take of covered species 
resulting from covered activities. The proposed Hinkley HCP area 
encompasses approximately 29,927 acres in the southeastern portion of 
San Bernardino County, within the State of California.

Introduction

    Under section 10(c) of the ESA and under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), this notice advises the public of the 
receipt and availability for public review of the draft Hinkley HCP and 
draft EA, which evaluates the impacts of, and alternatives to, the 
Hinkley HCP, submitted with an application for a permit to authorize 
the incidental take of federally listed covered species resulting from 
covered activities within the plan area. The Service is the Lead Agency 
pursuant to NEPA. The proposed Federal action is issuance to PG&E of an 
incidental take permit (ITP) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA.

Background

    Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ``take'' of fish and wildlife 
species listed as endangered under section 4 (16 U.S.C. 1538, 1533, 
respectively). Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides for the issuance 
of a permit for the taking of listed fish and wildlife species that is 
incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise 
lawful activity (``incidental take''). The ESA implementing regulations 
extend, under certain circumstances, the prohibition of take to 
threatened species (50 CFR 17.31). Regulations governing permits for 
endangered and threatened species are at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32. For 
more about the HCP program, go to http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/hcp.pdf.
    Under section 10(a) of the ESA, the Service may issue permits to 
authorize incidental take of listed fish and wildlife species. Section 
10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA contains criteria for issuing ITPs to non-
Federal entities for the take of endangered and threatened species, 
provided the following criteria are met:
     The taking will be incidental;
     The applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, 
minimize and mitigate the impact of such taking;
     The applicant will develop an HCP and ensure that adequate 
funding for the plan will be provided;
     The taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of 
the survival and recovery of the species in the wild; and
     The applicant will carry out any other measures that the 
Secretary may require as being necessary or appropriate for the 
purposes of the HCP.
    The purpose of issuing an ITP to PG&E would be to permit incidental 
take of the covered species resulting from groundwater remediation 
activities conducted by PG&E and conditioned on PG&E's minimization and 
mitigation of the impacts of such take in accordance with an approved 
Hinkley HCP. Implementation of the Hinkley HCP is intended to maximize 
the benefits of conservation measures for covered species and eliminate 
expensive and time-consuming efforts associated with processing 
individual ITPs for each groundwater remediation project within PG&E's 
plan area.
    The proposed Hinkley HCP includes measures intended to minimize and 
mitigate the impacts of the taking to the maximum extent practicable 
from groundwater remediation activities within the plan area.

Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the issuance of an ITP by the Service to 
PG&E for the

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incidental take of covered species from groundwater remediation 
activities, including the avoidance, minimization, and mitigation of 
impacts to covered species within the 29,927-acre plan area for 50 
years. The proposed Hinkley HCP is a conservation plan for two species, 
the desert tortoise (federally listed as threatened) and the Mohave 
ground squirrel (not currently listed). The groundwater remediation 
activities that will be covered by the ITP include groundwater 
monitoring, freshwater injection into the water table, operation of 
agricultural units for bioremediation, below- and above-ground 
treatments, access road construction, structure demolition, and 
emergency repair of infrastructure. Potential impacts to covered 
species include disruption of normal behavior by covered activities, 
movement of animals away from work areas, and injury or death due to 
construction activities. The Hinkley HCP would provide a comprehensive 
approach to the protection and management of these species and their 
habitat within the plan area.
    The plan area is approximately 29,927 acres, and includes all areas 
within which PG&E is proposing to conduct groundwater remediation 
activities. The plan area is common to both alternatives analyzed in 
the EA, and represents the surface area above the projected maximum 
spatial extent of contaminated groundwater. The plan area also defines 
the maximum spatial extent of surface areas within which PG&E may 
implement groundwater remediation activities, and the maximum spatial 
extent of potential groundwater effects such as drawdown or 
accumulation of remediation byproducts.

Alternatives

    We considered two alternatives in the EA: (1) The Proposed Action 
as described in the HCP, and (2) the No Action alternative. Two other 
alternatives, discussed in the HCP as alternatives considered but not 
utilized, were not carried forward for analysis in the EA. The No 
Action alternative is based on PG&E's continued implementation of 
groundwater remediation activities, consistent with current laws and 
regulations, in areas where take of listed species would be avoided; 
under this alternative we would not issue an ITP.

Request for Comments

    Consistent with section 10(c) of the ESA, we invite your submission 
of written comments, data, or arguments with respect to PG&E's permit 
application, the Hinkley HCP, and proposed permitting decision.

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 may 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.

Next Steps

    Issuance of an incidental take permit is a Federal proposed action 
subject to compliance with NEPA. We will evaluate the application, 
associated documents, and any public comments we receive to determine 
whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the 
ESA. If we determine that those requirements are met, we will issue a 
permit to the applicant for the incidental take of the covered species. 
We will make our final permit decision no sooner than 30 days after the 
public comment period closes.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32) 
and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 
CFR 1506.6).

G. Mendel Stewart,
Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, Carlsbad, 
California.
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                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              following locations, by appointment and               Background
                                                                                                        written request only, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:               Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ‘‘take’’
                                                Fish and Wildlife Service                                 Æ Hinkley IRP Manager Office, 36236                 of fish and wildlife species listed as
                                                                                                        Serra Rd., Hinkley, CA 92347.                         endangered under section 4 (16 U.S.C.
                                                [FWS–R8–ES–2017–N148];                                    Æ PG&E Public Outreach Office,
                                                [FXES11140800000–178–FF08E00000]                                                                              1538, 1533, respectively). Section
                                                                                                        22999 Community Blvd., Hinkley, CA
                                                                                                                                                              10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides for the
                                                                                                        92347.
                                                Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the                   Æ Barstow Library, 304 E Buena Vista                issuance of a permit for the taking of
                                                Desert Tortoise and Mohave Ground                       St, Barstow, CA 92311.                                listed fish and wildlife species that is
                                                Squirrel and Draft Environmental                          Submitting Comments: You may                        incidental to, and not the purpose of,
                                                Assessment; Hinkley Groundwater                         submit comments by one of the                         the carrying out of an otherwise lawful
                                                Remediation Project; San Bernardino                     following methods:                                    activity (‘‘incidental take’’). The ESA
                                                County, California                                        Æ Email: fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov;                   implementing regulations extend, under
                                                                                                        please include ‘‘Hinkley HCP’’ in the                 certain circumstances, the prohibition of
                                                AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                                                                          take to threatened species (50 CFR
                                                Interior.                                               subject line.
                                                                                                          Æ U.S. Mail: Kennon A. Corey, Palm                  17.31). Regulations governing permits
                                                ACTION: Notice of availability; request                 Springs Fish and Wildlife Office, Attn:               for endangered and threatened species
                                                for public comment.                                     Hinkley HCP, 777 East Tahquitz Canyon                 are at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32. For more
                                                                                                        Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs, CA                      about the HCP program, go to http://
                                                SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                                                                              www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/
                                                Wildlife Service, announce the receipt                  92262, Attn: Hinkley HCP.
                                                                                                          Æ Telephone: Kennon A. Corey, Palm                  pdf/hcp.pdf.
                                                and availability of a draft Habitat                                                                              Under section 10(a) of the ESA, the
                                                                                                        Springs Fish and Wildlife Office, (760)
                                                Conservation Plan (HCP) and draft                                                                             Service may issue permits to authorize
                                                                                                        322–2070.
                                                environmental assessment (EA), which                                                                          incidental take of listed fish and
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                evaluates the impacts of, and                                                                                 wildlife species. Section 10(a)(2)(B) of
                                                alternatives to, the proposed Hinkley                   Scott Hoffmann, by mail at the U.S. Fish
                                                                                                        and Wildlife Service, 777 East Tahquitz               the ESA contains criteria for issuing
                                                Groundwater Remediation Project. The                                                                          ITPs to non-Federal entities for the take
                                                Hinkley HCP was submitted by Pacific                    Canyon Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs,
                                                                                                        CA 92262; or by phone at (760) 322–                   of endangered and threatened species,
                                                Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in                                                                              provided the following criteria are met:
                                                                                                        2070.
                                                support of an application under the                                                                              • The taking will be incidental;
                                                Endangered Species Act of 1973, as                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the                       • The applicant will, to the maximum
                                                amended, for a permit authorizing the                   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),             extent practicable, minimize and
                                                incidental take of covered species                      announce the receipt and availability of              mitigate the impact of such taking;
                                                resulting from covered activities.                      a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)                  • The applicant will develop an HCP
                                                PG&E’s application is for a 50-year                     and draft environmental assessment                    and ensure that adequate funding for the
                                                incidental take permit to cover                         (EA), which evaluates the impacts of,                 plan will be provided;
                                                groundwater remediation activities                      and alternatives to, the proposed                        • The taking will not appreciably
                                                within a plan area of approximately                     Hinkley Groundwater Remediation                       reduce the likelihood of the survival
                                                29,927 acres in and around Hinkley,                     Project. The Hinkley HCP was                          and recovery of the species in the wild;
                                                California. We request review and                       submitted by the Pacific Gas & Electric               and
                                                comment on the Hinkley HCP and the                      Company (PG&E) in support of an                          • The applicant will carry out any
                                                draft EA from local, State, and Federal                 application under section 10 of the                   other measures that the Secretary may
                                                agencies; Tribes; and the public.                       Endangered Species Act of 1973, as                    require as being necessary or
                                                DATES: To ensure consideration, please
                                                                                                        amended (ESA), for a permit authorizing               appropriate for the purposes of the HCP.
                                                                                                        the incidental take of covered species                   The purpose of issuing an ITP to
                                                send your written comments by January
                                                                                                        resulting from covered activities. The                PG&E would be to permit incidental
                                                19, 2018.
                                                                                                        proposed Hinkley HCP area                             take of the covered species resulting
                                                ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents:                         encompasses approximately 29,927                      from groundwater remediation activities
                                                   • Internet: You may obtain copies of                 acres in the southeastern portion of San              conducted by PG&E and conditioned on
                                                the Hinkley HCP and draft EA on the                     Bernardino County, within the State of                PG&E’s minimization and mitigation of
                                                Hinkley Groundwater Remediation                         California.                                           the impacts of such take in accordance
                                                website at https://www.hinkley                                                                                with an approved Hinkley HCP.
                                                groundwater.com.                                        Introduction
                                                                                                                                                              Implementation of the Hinkley HCP is
                                                   • U.S. Mail: A limited number of CD–                    Under section 10(c) of the ESA and                 intended to maximize the benefits of
                                                ROM and printed copies of the Hinkley                   under the National Environmental                      conservation measures for covered
                                                HCP and draft EA and are available, by                  Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), this notice                species and eliminate expensive and
                                                request, from the Palm Springs Fish and                 advises the public of the receipt and                 time-consuming efforts associated with
                                                Wildlife Office at 777 East Tahquitz                    availability for public review of the draft           processing individual ITPs for each
                                                Canyon Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs,                    Hinkley HCP and draft EA, which                       groundwater remediation project within
                                                CA 92262; by mail at the Hinkley                        evaluates the impacts of, and                         PG&E’s plan area.
                                                Independent Review Panel (IRP)                          alternatives to, the Hinkley HCP,                        The proposed Hinkley HCP includes
                                                Manager Office, 36236 Serra Rd.,                        submitted with an application for a                   measures intended to minimize and
                                                Hinkley, CA 92347; by phone at (714)                    permit to authorize the incidental take
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                                                                                                                                                              mitigate the impacts of the taking to the
                                                338–1800; or by email at info@                          of federally listed covered species                   maximum extent practicable from
                                                projectnagivator.com. Please specify                    resulting from covered activities within              groundwater remediation activities
                                                that your request is about the Hinkley                  the plan area. The Service is the Lead                within the plan area.
                                                HCP.                                                    Agency pursuant to NEPA. The
                                                   • In-Person: Copies of the Hinkley                   proposed Federal action is issuance to                Proposed Action
                                                HCP and draft EA are also available for                 PG&E of an incidental take permit (ITP)                 The proposed action is the issuance of
                                                public inspection and review at the                     under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA.                 an ITP by the Service to PG&E for the


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                                                incidental take of covered species from                 application, the Hinkley HCP, and                     ACTION:   Notice of realty action.
                                                groundwater remediation activities,                     proposed permitting decision.
                                                including the avoidance, minimization,                                                                        SUMMARY:   The Bureau of Land
                                                                                                        Public Availability of Comments                       Management (BLM) is proposing to sell
                                                and mitigation of impacts to covered
                                                species within the 29,927-acre plan area                  Written comments we receive become                  5.93 acres of public land to resolve an
                                                for 50 years. The proposed Hinkley HCP                  part of the public record associated with             unauthorized use and occupancy in
                                                is a conservation plan for two species,                 this action. Before including your                    Santa Barbara County, California, to Arc
                                                the desert tortoise (federally listed as                address, phone number, email address,                 Vineyards, LLC, under the Federal Land
                                                threatened) and the Mohave ground                       or other personal identifying                         Policy and Management Act of 1976
                                                squirrel (not currently listed). The                    information in your comment, you                      (FLPMA), as amended, at not less than
                                                groundwater remediation activities that                 should be aware that your entire                      the fair market value of $19,500.
                                                will be covered by the ITP include                      comment—including your personal                       DATES: Submit written comments to the
                                                groundwater monitoring, freshwater                      identifying information—may be made                   BLM at the address below. Comments
                                                injection into the water table, operation               publicly available at any time. While                 must be received by the BLM on or
                                                of agricultural units for bioremediation,               you may request in your comment that                  before February 5, 2018.
                                                below- and above-ground treatments,                     we withhold your personal identifying                 ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land
                                                access road construction, structure                     information from public review, we                    Management, Bakersfield Field Office,
                                                demolition, and emergency repair of                     cannot guarantee that we will be able to              4801 Pegasus Dr., Bakersfield, CA
                                                infrastructure. Potential impacts to                    do so. All submissions from                           93308. Attn: Gabriel Garcia, Field
                                                covered species include disruption of                   organizations or businesses, and from                 Manager.
                                                normal behavior by covered activities,                  individuals identifying themselves as
                                                                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                movement of animals away from work                      representatives or officials of
                                                                                                                                                              Maria Soto, Realty Specialist, 661–391–
                                                areas, and injury or death due to                       organizations or businesses, will be
                                                                                                                                                              6023, at the above address or email to
                                                construction activities. The Hinkley                    made available for public disclosure in
                                                                                                                                                              msoto@blm.gov. Persons who use a
                                                HCP would provide a comprehensive                       their entirety.
                                                                                                                                                              telecommunication device for the deaf
                                                approach to the protection and                          Next Steps                                            (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
                                                management of these species and their                                                                         Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
                                                                                                           Issuance of an incidental take permit
                                                habitat within the plan area.                                                                                 leave a message or question for the
                                                                                                        is a Federal proposed action subject to
                                                   The plan area is approximately 29,927                compliance with NEPA. We will                         above individual. FRS is available 24
                                                acres, and includes all areas within                    evaluate the application, associated                  hours a day, 7 days a week. Replies are
                                                which PG&E is proposing to conduct                      documents, and any public comments                    provided during normal business hours.
                                                groundwater remediation activities. The                 we receive to determine whether the                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                plan area is common to both alternatives                application meets the requirements of                 following described land located in
                                                analyzed in the EA, and represents the                  section 10(a) of the ESA. If we                       Santa Barbara County, California, is
                                                surface area above the projected                        determine that those requirements are                 proposed for direct sale under the
                                                maximum spatial extent of                               met, we will issue a permit to the                    authority of Section 203 of FLPMA (43
                                                contaminated groundwater. The plan                      applicant for the incidental take of the              U.S.C. 1713).
                                                area also defines the maximum spatial                   covered species. We will make our final               San Bernardino Meridian, California
                                                extent of surface areas within which                    permit decision no sooner than 30 days
                                                PG&E may implement groundwater                                                                                T. 9 N, R. 33 W,
                                                                                                        after the public comment period closes.               Sec. 20, lot 1.
                                                remediation activities, and the
                                                maximum spatial extent of potential                     Authority                                                The area described contains 5.93
                                                groundwater effects such as drawdown                      We provide this notice under section                acres.
                                                or accumulation of remediation                          10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)                The BLM determined the land is no
                                                byproducts.                                             and its implementing regulations (50                  longer required for any other Federal
                                                Alternatives                                            CFR 17.22 and 17.32) and NEPA (42                     purpose. A direct sale of this parcel is
                                                                                                        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its                          in conformance with the 1997 Caliente
                                                   We considered two alternatives in the                implementing regulations (40 CFR                      Resource Management Plan (RMP), as
                                                EA: (1) The Proposed Action as                          1506.6).                                              amended by Environmental Assessment
                                                described in the HCP, and (2) the No                                                                          DOI–BLM–CA–C060–2012–0021
                                                Action alternative. Two other                           G. Mendel Stewart,                                    Decision Record signed on July 2, 2014.
                                                alternatives, discussed in the HCP as                   Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife          Subsequently, the 2014 Bakersfield RMP
                                                alternatives considered but not utilized,               Office, Carlsbad, California.                         replaced the Caliente RMP. The parcel
                                                were not carried forward for analysis in                [FR Doc. 2017–27440 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]          was identified as suitable for disposal
                                                the EA. The No Action alternative is                    BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                and sale under Section 203 of FLPMA
                                                based on PG&E’s continued                                                                                     and is limited to the smallest acreage
                                                implementation of groundwater                                                                                 necessary to resolve the unauthorized
                                                remediation activities, consistent with                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            use and occupancy. The BLM found no
                                                current laws and regulations, in areas                  Bureau of Land Management                             significant biological or cultural
                                                where take of listed species would be                                                                         resource values on the lands and
                                                avoided; under this alternative we                      [LLCAC06000 L14400000 EU0000 17X                      expects no impacts to resource values
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                                                would not issue an ITP.                                 L1109AF; CACA 52759]                                  from this action. An Environmental Site
                                                                                                                                                              Assessment has been performed and is
                                                Request for Comments                                    Notice of Realty Action: Proposed
                                                                                                                                                              available for review. The sale would
                                                                                                        Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public
                                                  Consistent with section 10(c) of the                                                                        dispose of an isolated public land parcel
                                                                                                        Land in Santa Barbara County, CA
                                                ESA, we invite your submission of                                                                             that is difficult to manage because it is
                                                written comments, data, or arguments                    AGENCY:     Bureau of Land Management,                completely surrounded by private land
                                                with respect to PG&E’s permit                           Interior.                                             and there is no legal access, would


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for public comment.
DatesTo ensure consideration, please send your written comments by January 19, 2018.
ContactScott Hoffmann, by mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs, CA 92262; or by phone at (760) 322-2070.
FR Citation82 FR 60416 

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