83 FR 22510 - Habitat Conservation Plan for South Sacramento County, California; Final Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22510-22512] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10306] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2018-N016; FF08ESMF00-FXES11140800000-189] Habitat Conservation Plan for South Sacramento County, California; Final Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/EIR) that evaluates the effects of issuing a 50- year incidental take permit (ITP or Permit) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for 28 species covered under the final South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan (SSHCP, or Plan). The final EIS/EIR and the final SSHCP documents reflect changes resulting from comments received during a 90-day public review of the draft EIS/EIR and the draft SSHCP. This notice provides an opportunity for the public to review the responses to comments and review the final documents. DATES: A Record of Decision on the ITP application will be signed no sooner than 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency's notice in the Federal Register announcing receipt of this final EIS/EIR. We will accept written comments on the final EIS/EIR or the final SSHCP documents that are received or postmarked on or before June 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may obtain the final documents by one of the following methods:Internet: You may download electronic copies of the final EIS/EIR and the final HCP document from the SSHCP website at http://www.southsachcp.com, or from the Sacramento County Project Viewer website at https://planningdocuments.saccounty.net/ [[Page 22511]] ViewProjectDetails.aspx?ControlNum=2003-0637. U.S. Mail: CD-ROMs of the final EIR/EIS and the final SSHCP are available, by request, from the County Environmental Coordinator, at the County of Sacramento, Office of Planning and Environmental Review, 827 7th Street, Room 225, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by email at [email protected]; or by phone at (916) 874-6141. Please note that your request is in reference to the SSHCP. In-Person: Hardbound copies of the final EIR/EIS and the final SSHCP documents are also available for public inspection and review at the following locations, during normal business hours: [cir] Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento CA 95825. [cir] County of Sacramento, 827 7th Street, Room 225, Sacramento, CA 95814. [cir] Sacramento Public Library, Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. You may submit written comments on the final documents by one of the following methods: Electronically: Submit via email to: [email protected], and include ``Final SSHCP'' in the subject line, By hard copy: (1) Submit by U.S. mail to: County Environmental Coordinator, at the County of Sacramento address above, or call (916) 874-6141 to make an appointment during regular business hours to drop off written comments at that location; or (2) submit by U.S. mail to Jan C. Knight, Deputy Field Supervisor, at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office address above, or by facsimile to (916) 414- 6714, or call (916) 414-6700 to make an appointment during regular business hours to drop off written comments at that location. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) Contact Nina Bicknese, Endangered Species Division, or Jan C. Knight, Deputy Field Supervisor, at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office address shown above, or at (916) 414-6700 (telephone) for information on the SSHCP EIS/EIR. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf, please call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339, or (2) contact Marianne Biner, Senior Planner, at the County of Sacramento address shown above, or at (916) 874-6141 for information on the final SSHCP EIS/EIR.; or (3) Kim Hudson, Senior Planner, at the County of Sacramento address shown above, or at (916) 874-5849 for information on the final SSHCP and associated documents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of the final SSHCP, prepared by the Permit Applicants in compliance with section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531- 1544; ESA). This notice also announces the availability of the final EIS/EIR for the SSHCP (final EIS/EIR or final SSHCP EIS/EIR), prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), and also prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). We have prepared a joint EIS/EIR due to the combined local, State, and Federal discretionary actions and permits that are associated with the SSHCP. The co-lead agencies for the final SSHCP EIS/EIR are Sacramento County, pursuant to CEQA, and the Service, pursuant to NEPA. The cooperating agencies for the EIS/EIR are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. With this notice, we continue the NEPA process, which included a notice in the Federal Register on June 2, 2017 (82 FR 25612), in which we announced the availability of the draft EIS/EIR and the draft SSHCP for public comment. Background Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, the Service may issue permits to authorize ``incidental take'' of listed animal species, which the ESA defines as take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of otherwise lawful activities. Take of listed fish and wildlife is defined under the ESA as to ``harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct'' (16 U.S.C. 1538). Harm includes significant habitat modification or degradation that results in death or injury to listed wildlife species by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). In addition to meeting other criteria, activities covered by an incidental take permit must not jeopardize the continued existence in the wild of federally listed wildlife or plants. Although take of listed plant species is not prohibited under the ESA, plant species may be included on an incidental take permit in recognition of the conservation benefits provided to them by a habitat conservation plan. All species included on an incidental take permit would receive assurances under the Service's ``No Surprises'' regulation [50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)]. For more about the Federal HCP program, go to https://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/hcp-overview.html. Regulations governing incidental take permits for threatened and endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively. We propose to issue a 50-year permit for the incidental take of 28 covered species caused by future urban development, transportation, and infrastructure projects described in the General Plans of Sacramento County, the City of Rancho Cordova, and City of Galt, and would be permitted or authorized by the County of Sacramento, the City of Galt, the City of Rancho Cordova, the Sacramento County Water Agency, or the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority (together, the Permit Applicants. The Permit Applicants are also forming a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to be named the South Sacramento Conservation Agency, which would implement the SSHCP after it is approved and permitted. Following the formation of the South Sacramento Conservation Agency JPA, we anticipate that the Permit Applicants will submit an application to the Service to add the JPA to the incidental take permit. The proposed SSHCP is a regional strategy that would assure the permanent conservation of 28 covered species and their habitats within a 317,656-acre Plan Area, and would provide a comprehensive approach to the protection and long-term management of the relatively undisturbed vernal pool ecosystems that remain in the Plan Area. The SSHCP covered species include the federally endangered vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the threatened vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), the threatened Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus), the threatened California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), the threatened giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), the endangered Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida), the threatened slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis), as well as 21 unlisted species that have potential to become listed during the proposed permit term. Incidental take authorization for an unlisted SSHCP covered species would become effective concurrent with its listing under the ESA, should listing occur during the permit term. The proposed SSHCP would also provide a more streamlined and a more predictable process for Federal and State permitting of urban development and infrastructure covered activities within the SSHCP Plan Area. All SSHCP [[Page 22512]] covered activities would incorporate measures that avoid or minimize the impacts of the incidental take to the maximum extent practicable. In total, the proposed SSHCP covered activities could result in the development and unavoidable loss of up to 33,639 acres of natural landcovers and species habitat present within the Plan Area. These losses would be mitigated by implementation of the SSHCP conservation strategy, which includes the establishment of a minimum 34,494-acre interconnected preserve system in south Sacramento County, and the re- establishment or establishment of at least 1,787 acres of aquatic habitat, to provide a total SSHCP Preserve System of 36,281 acres. The entire SSHCP Preserve System would be preserved, monitored, and managed in perpetuity for the benefit of the covered species and their natural habitats. The issuance of the ITP is conditioned on the final SSHCP meeting all criteria in section 10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance We published an initial notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a draft SSHCP EIS/EIR in the Federal Register on Wednesday, June 10, 2008 (73 FR 32729), published a revised NOI on November 4, 2013 (78 FR 66058), and we published the notice of availability (NOA) of the draft SSHCP EIS/EIR on June 2, 2017 (82 FR 25612), which included a 90-day public comment period. The final SSHCP EIS/EIR studies three alternatives: The No Action Alternative, the Proposed Action Alternative, and the Reduced Permit Term Alternative. The Service has identified the Proposed Action Alternative as the preferred alternative. We received 26 comment letters on the draft EIS/EIR and the draft SSHCP. A response to each comment received in these letters has been included in the final EIS/ EIR document. Minor revisions to the final EIS/EIR or to the final SSHCP have been made to address the comments received on the draft documents. The descriptions and analysis of the three SSHCP alternatives studied in the final EIS/EIR generally remain the same as presented in the draft EIS/EIR. Public Review Copies of the final EIS/EIR and the final SSHCP documents are available (see ADDRESSES) for a 30-day public review period (see DATES). If you wish to comment on the final documents, you may submit your comments to the address provided in ADDRESSES. 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Next Steps We will evaluate the incidental take permit application, the associated documents, and any public comments submitted during the final EIS/EIR review period to determine whether the permit application meets all requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA. The Service will then prepare a concise public record of our decision (the Record of Decision). Our permit decision will be made no sooner than 30 days after the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's notice of this final EIS/EIR in the Federal Register. After they are completed and signed, the Record of Decision and the incidental take permit will be available on our web page at https://www.fws.gov/sacramento. Michael Long, Acting Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2018-10306 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs
ICR is an application to OIRA seeking online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
the approval, extension, or renewal of a do/PRAMain after the comment period DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Coast Guard collection of information for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action
(Collection). The ICR contains on each ICR will become available via Fish and Wildlife Service
information describing the Collection’s a hyperlink in the OMB Control
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden [FWS–R8–ES–2018–N016; FF08ESMF00–
Number: 1625–0068. FXES11140800000–189]
on the affected public, an explanation of
the necessity of the Collection, and Previous Request for Comments
Habitat Conservation Plan for South
other important information describing This request provides a 30-day Sacramento County, California; Final
the Collection. There is one ICR for each comment period required by OIRA. The Joint Environmental Impact Statement/
Collection. The Coast Guard invites Coast Guard published the 60-day Environmental Impact Report
comments on whether this ICR should notice (83 FR 9012, March 2, 2018)
be granted based on the Collection being required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
necessary for the proper performance of Notice elicited no comments. Interior.
Departmental functions. In particular, Accordingly, no changes have been ACTION: Notice of availability.
the Coast Guard would appreciate made to the Collection.
comments addressing: (1) The practical SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy Information Collection Request Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
of the estimated burden of the Title: State Access to the Oil Spill availability of a final Environmental
Collection; (3) ways to enhance the Liability Trust Fund for removal costs Impact Report/Environmental Impact
quality, utility, and clarity of under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Statement (EIS/EIR) that evaluates the
information subject to the Collection; OMB Control Number: 1625–0068. effects of issuing a 50-year incidental
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Summary: This information collection take permit (ITP or Permit) under the
the Collection on respondents, is the mechanism for a Governor, or Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
including the use of automated their designated representative, of a amended, for 28 species covered under
collection techniques or other forms of state to make a request for payment from the final South Sacramento Habitat
information technology. These Conservation Plan (SSHCP, or Plan).
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
comments will help OIRA determine The final EIS/EIR and the final SSHCP
(OSLTF) in an amount not to exceed
whether to approve the ICR referred to documents reflect changes resulting
$250,000 for removal cost consistent
in this Notice. from comments received during a 90-
We encourage you to respond to this with the National Contingency Plan
required for the immediate removal of a day public review of the draft EIS/EIR
request by submitting comments and and the draft SSHCP. This notice
related materials. Comments to Coast discharge, or the mitigation or
prevention of a substantial threat of provides an opportunity for the public
Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB to review the responses to comments
Control Number of the ICR. They must discharge, of oil.
Need: This information collection is and review the final documents.
also contain the docket number of this
required by, 33 CFR part 133, for DATES: A Record of Decision on the ITP
request, [USCG–2018–0135], and must
be received by June 14, 2018. implementing 33 U.S.C. 2712 (d) (1) of application will be signed no sooner
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). than 30 days after the Environmental
Submitting Comments The information provided by the state to Protection Agency’s notice in the
We encourage you to submit the NPFC is used to determine whether Federal Register announcing receipt of
comments through the Federal expenditures submitted by the state to this final EIS/EIR. We will accept
eRulemaking Portal at http:// the OSLTF are compensable, and, where written comments on the final EIS/EIR
www.regulations.gov. If your material compensable, to ensure the correct or the final SSHCP documents that are
cannot be submitted using http:// amount of reimbursement is made by received or postmarked on or before
www.regulations.gov, contact the person the OSLTF to the state. If the June 14, 2018.
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION information is not collected, the Coast ADDRESSES: You may obtain the final
CONTACT section of this document for Guard and the National Pollution Funds documents by one of the following
alternate instructions. Documents Center will be unable to justify the methods:
mentioned in this notice, and all public resulting expenditures, and thus be • Internet: You may download
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comments, are in our online docket at unable to recover costs from the parties electronic copies of the final EIS/EIR
http://www.regulations.gov and can be responsible for the spill when they can and the final HCP document from the
viewed by following that website’s be identified. SSHCP website at http://
instructions. Additionally, if you go to Forms: None. www.southsachcp.com, or from the
the online docket and sign up for email Respondents: Governor of a state or Sacramento County Project Viewer
alerts, you will be notified when their designated representative. website at https://
comments are posted. Frequency: On occasion. planningdocuments.saccounty.net/
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ViewProjectDetails.aspx?ControlNum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This more about the Federal HCP program, go
=2003-0637. notice announces the availability of the to https://www.fws.gov/endangered/
• U.S. Mail: CD–ROMs of the final final SSHCP, prepared by the Permit what-we-do/hcp-overview.html.
EIR/EIS and the final SSHCP are Applicants in compliance with section Regulations governing incidental take
available, by request, from the County 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of permits for threatened and endangered
Environmental Coordinator, at the 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–1544; ESA). This species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22,
County of Sacramento, Office of notice also announces the availability of respectively.
Planning and Environmental Review, the final EIS/EIR for the SSHCP (final We propose to issue a 50-year permit
827 7th Street, Room 225, Sacramento, EIS/EIR or final SSHCP EIS/EIR), for the incidental take of 28 covered
CA 95814; or by email at SSHCP@ prepared pursuant to the National species caused by future urban
saccounty.net; or by phone at (916) 874– Environmental Policy Act of 1970 as development, transportation, and
6141. Please note that your request is in amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA) infrastructure projects described in the
reference to the SSHCP. and its implementing regulations (40 General Plans of Sacramento County,
• In-Person: Hardbound copies of the CFR 1500–1508), and also prepared the City of Rancho Cordova, and City of
final EIR/EIS and the final SSHCP pursuant to the California Galt, and would be permitted or
documents are also available for public Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). We authorized by the County of
inspection and review at the following have prepared a joint EIS/EIR due to the Sacramento, the City of Galt, the City of
locations, during normal business combined local, State, and Federal Rancho Cordova, the Sacramento
hours: discretionary actions and permits that County Water Agency, or the Capital
Æ Sacramento Fish and Wildlife are associated with the SSHCP. The co- SouthEast Connector Joint Powers
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W– lead agencies for the final SSHCP EIS/ Authority (together, the Permit
2605, Sacramento CA 95825. EIR are Sacramento County, pursuant to Applicants. The Permit Applicants are
Æ County of Sacramento, 827 7th CEQA, and the Service, pursuant to also forming a Joint Powers Authority
Street, Room 225, Sacramento, CA NEPA. The cooperating agencies for the (JPA) to be named the South Sacramento
95814. EIS/EIR are the U.S. Army Corps of Conservation Agency, which would
Æ Sacramento Public Library, Central Engineers, the U.S. Environmental implement the SSHCP after it is
Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA Protection Agency, and the California approved and permitted. Following the
95814. Department of Fish and Wildlife. With formation of the South Sacramento
You may submit written comments on this notice, we continue the NEPA Conservation Agency JPA, we anticipate
the final documents by one of the process, which included a notice in the that the Permit Applicants will submit
following methods: Federal Register on June 2, 2017 (82 FR an application to the Service to add the
• Electronically: Submit via email to: 25612), in which we announced the JPA to the incidental take permit.
availability of the draft EIS/EIR and the The proposed SSHCP is a regional
SSHCP@saccounty.net, and include
draft SSHCP for public comment. strategy that would assure the
‘‘Final SSHCP’’ in the subject line,
permanent conservation of 28 covered
• By hard copy: (1) Submit by U.S. Background species and their habitats within a
mail to: County Environmental
Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, 317,656-acre Plan Area, and would
Coordinator, at the County of
the Service may issue permits to provide a comprehensive approach to
Sacramento address above, or call (916)
authorize ‘‘incidental take’’ of listed the protection and long-term
874–6141 to make an appointment animal species, which the ESA defines management of the relatively
during regular business hours to drop as take that is incidental to, and not the undisturbed vernal pool ecosystems that
off written comments at that location; or purpose of, the carrying out of otherwise remain in the Plan Area. The SSHCP
(2) submit by U.S. mail to Jan C. Knight, lawful activities. Take of listed fish and covered species include the federally
Deputy Field Supervisor, at the wildlife is defined under the ESA as to endangered vernal pool tadpole shrimp
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office ‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, (Lepidurus packardi), the threatened
address above, or by facsimile to (916) wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
414–6714, or call (916) 414–6700 to to attempt to engage in any such lynchi), the threatened Valley elderberry
make an appointment during regular conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1538). Harm longhorn beetle (Desmocerus
business hours to drop off written includes significant habitat modification californicus dimorphus), the threatened
comments at that location. or degradation that results in death or California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) injury to listed wildlife species by californiense), the threatened giant
Contact Nina Bicknese, Endangered significantly impairing essential garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), the
Species Division, or Jan C. Knight, behavioral patterns, including breeding, endangered Sacramento Orcutt grass
Deputy Field Supervisor, at the feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). (Orcuttia viscida), the threatened
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office In addition to meeting other criteria, slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis), as
address shown above, or at (916) 414– activities covered by an incidental take well as 21 unlisted species that have
6700 (telephone) for information on the permit must not jeopardize the potential to become listed during the
SSHCP EIS/EIR. If you use a continued existence in the wild of proposed permit term. Incidental take
telecommunications device for the deaf, federally listed wildlife or plants. authorization for an unlisted SSHCP
please call the Federal Relay Service at Although take of listed plant species is covered species would become effective
(800) 877–8339, or (2) contact Marianne not prohibited under the ESA, plant concurrent with its listing under the
Biner, Senior Planner, at the County of species may be included on an ESA, should listing occur during the
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Sacramento address shown above, or at incidental take permit in recognition of permit term.
(916) 874–6141 for information on the the conservation benefits provided to The proposed SSHCP would also
final SSHCP EIS/EIR.; or (3) Kim them by a habitat conservation plan. All provide a more streamlined and a more
Hudson, Senior Planner, at the County species included on an incidental take predictable process for Federal and
of Sacramento address shown above, or permit would receive assurances under State permitting of urban development
at (916) 874–5849 for information on the the Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulation and infrastructure covered activities
final SSHCP and associated documents. [50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)]. For within the SSHCP Plan Area. All SSHCP
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covered activities would incorporate including your address, phone number, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,
measures that avoid or minimize the email address, or other personal Wyoming 82003.
impacts of the incidental take to the identifying information in your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
maximum extent practicable. In total, comment, you should be aware that Sonja Sparks, BLM Wyoming Acting
the proposed SSHCP covered activities your entire comment—including your Chief Cadastral Surveyor at 307–775–
could result in the development and personal identifying information—may 6225 or s75spark@blm.gov. Persons who
unavoidable loss of up to 33,639 acres be made publicly available at any time. use a telecommunications device for the
of natural landcovers and species While you may ask us in your comment deaf may call the Federal Relay Service
habitat present within the Plan Area. to withhold your personal identifying at 1–800–877–8339 to contact this office
These losses would be mitigated by information from public review, we during normal business hours. The
implementation of the SSHCP cannot guarantee that we will be able to Service is available 24 hours a day, 7
conservation strategy, which includes do so. days a week, to leave a message or
the establishment of a minimum 34,494- question with this office. You will
acre interconnected preserve system in Next Steps
receive a reply during normal business
south Sacramento County, and the re- We will evaluate the incidental take hours.
establishment or establishment of at permit application, the associated
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands
least 1,787 acres of aquatic habitat, to documents, and any public comments
surveyed are: The plat and field notes
provide a total SSHCP Preserve System submitted during the final EIS/EIR
representing the dependent resurvey of
of 36,281 acres. The entire SSHCP review period to determine whether the
portions of the west boundary of the
Preserve System would be preserved, permit application meets all
Winnebago Indian Reservation, the
monitored, and managed in perpetuity requirements of section 10(a) of the
subdivisional lines and the subdivision
for the benefit of the covered species ESA. The Service will then prepare a
and their natural habitats. The issuance of section lines, and the survey of the
concise public record of our decision
of the ITP is conditioned on the final subdivision of certain sections,
(the Record of Decision). Our permit
SSHCP meeting all criteria in section Township 26 North, Range 5 East, Sixth
decision will be made no sooner than 30
10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA. Principal Meridian, Nebraska, Group
days after the publication of the
No. 186, was accepted January 25, 2018.
National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Protection Agency’s The plat and field notes representing
Compliance notice of this final EIS/EIR in the the dependent resurvey of portions of
Federal Register. After they are the east and north boundaries, portions
We published an initial notice of completed and signed, the Record of
intent (NOI) to prepare a draft SSHCP of the subdivisional lines, and the
Decision and the incidental take permit survey of the subdivision of certain
EIS/EIR in the Federal Register on will be available on our web page at
Wednesday, June 10, 2008 (73 FR sections, Township 51 North, Range 66
https://www.fws.gov/sacramento. West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
32729), published a revised NOI on
November 4, 2013 (78 FR 66058), and Michael Long, Wyoming, Group No. 934, was accepted
we published the notice of availability Acting Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish January 25, 2018.
(NOA) of the draft SSHCP EIS/EIR on and Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest The plat and field notes representing
June 2, 2017 (82 FR 25612), which Region, Sacramento, California. the dependent resurvey of a portion of
included a 90-day public comment [FR Doc. 2018–10306 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] the subdivisional lines and the survey of
period. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P the subdivision of section 26, Township
The final SSHCP EIS/EIR studies 18 North, Range 84 West, Sixth
three alternatives: The No Action Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
Alternative, the Proposed Action DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR No. 965, was accepted January 25, 2018.
Alternative, and the Reduced Permit The plat and field notes representing
Term Alternative. The Service has Bureau of Land Management the dependent resurvey of portions of
identified the Proposed Action [LLWY–957000–18–L13100000–PP0000] the subdivisional lines and the survey of
Alternative as the preferred alternative. the subdivision of sections 23 and 27,
We received 26 comment letters on the Filing of Plats of Survey, Nebraska and Township 42 North, Range 83 West,
draft EIS/EIR and the draft SSHCP. A Wyoming Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming,
response to each comment received in Group No. 966, was accepted January
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 25, 2018.
these letters has been included in the
Interior. The plat and field notes representing
final EIS/EIR document. Minor revisions
to the final EIS/EIR or to the final ACTION: Notice of official filing. the dependent resurvey of a portion of
SSHCP have been made to address the the subdivisional lines and the
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land subdivision of Section 26, and the
comments received on the draft Management (BLM) is scheduled to file
documents. The descriptions and metes-and-bounds survey of Parcels A
plats of survey 30 calendar days from and B, section 26, Township 20 North,
analysis of the three SSHCP alternatives the date of this publication in the BLM
studied in the final EIS/EIR generally Range 94 West, Sixth Principal
Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 968,
remain the same as presented in the Wyoming. The surveys, which were
draft EIS/EIR. was accepted January 25, 2018.
executed at the request of the Bureau of A person or party who wishes to
Public Review Indian Affairs, and the BLM, are protest one or more plats of survey
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Copies of the final EIS/EIR and the necessary for the management of these identified above must file a written
final SSHCP documents are available lands. notice of protest within 30 calendar
(see ADDRESSES) for a 30-day public DATES: Protests must be received by the days from the date of this publication
review period (see DATES). If you wish BLM by June 14, 2018. with the Wyoming State Director at the
to comment on the final documents, you ADDRESSES: You may submit written above address. Any notice of protest
may submit your comments to the protests to the Wyoming State Director received after the scheduled date of
address provided in ADDRESSES. Before at WY957, Bureau of Land Management, official filing will be untimely and will
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