83 FR 40327 - 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 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17502 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40327-40328] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17502] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2018-N065; 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) [[Page 40328]] applications. The applicants anticipate American burying-beetle take as a result of impacts to Oklahoma habitat the species uses for breeding, feeding, and sheltering. 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 September 13, 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.Email: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov. U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 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 Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 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 website 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 proposed permit number (TE84779C, TE84778C, or TE84781C) 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 TE84779C Applicant: Midship Pipeline Company, LLC, Houston, 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 TE84778C Applicant: Blue Water Resources, LLC, Tulsa, OK. Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma. Permit TE84781C Applicant: VM ARKOMA Stack, LLC, Oklahoma City, 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: May 14, 2018. Amy L. Lueders, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2018-17502 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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is issued, the applicant would receive 2. Any threats to the Indiana bat and or other supporting documents by one
assurances under the Service’s No the northern long-eared bat that may of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We
Surprises policy, as codified at 50 CFR influence their populations over the life request that you send comments by only
17.22(b)(5). of the ITP that are not addressed in the one of the methods described in
The applicant proposes to operate a draft HCP or draft EA; ADDRESSES.
maximum of 100 wind turbines and 3. Any new information on white- Comments and materials we receive,
associated facilities (described below) nose syndrome effects on the Indiana
as well as documents associated with
for a period of 27 years in Randolph bat and the northern long-eared bat; and
the notice, will be available for public
County, Indiana. The project consists of 4. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed inspection by appointment, during
wind turbines, associated access roads, normal business hours, at the Indiana
an underground and aboveground action on the Indiana bat and the
northern long-eared bat. Ecological Services Field Office in
electrical collector system, one Bloomington, Indiana (see FOR FURTHER
substation containing transformers that Alternatives in the Draft EA INFORMATION CONTACT). Before including
feed electricity into an existing 345- your address, phone number, email
kilovolt (kV) electrical tie-in line, a 10- The DEA contains an analysis of four
alternatives: (1) No Action alternative, address, or other personal identifying
mile generator lead line, three information in your comment, you
permanent meteorological towers, and in which all 100 turbines would be
feathered from 1⁄2 hour before sunset to should be aware that your entire
an operations and maintenance 1⁄2 hour after sunrise up to 5.0 meters comment—including your personal
building. Project facilities and
per second (m/s) from March 15 through identifying information—may be made
infrastructure are placed on private land
May 15 and up to 6.9 m/s from August publicly available at any time. While
via long-term easement agreements
1 through October 15. In addition, 10 you can ask us in you comment to
between the applicant and respective
turbines within 1,000 feet of suitable withhold your personal identifying
landowners.
habitat would be feathered up to 6.9 m/ information from public review, we
The draft HCP describes the impacts cannot guarantee that we will be able to
of take associated with the operation of s with the rest of the turbines feathered
up to manufacturer’s cut-in speed (3.0 do so.
the Headwaters Wind Farm and
includes measures to avoid, minimize, m/s) from May 16 through July 31. This Authority
mitigate, and monitor the impacts of curtailment regime would occur each
incidental take on the Indiana bat and year during the operational life (27 We provide this notice under section
the northern long-eared bat. The years) of Headwaters; (2) the 5.0 m/s 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
applicant will mitigate for take and Cut-In Speed (feathered) Alternative and its implementing regulations (50
associated impacts through protection including implementation of the HCP CFR 17.22) and the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
and restoration of maternity colony and issuance of a 27-year ITP; (3) the 6.5 4371 et seq.) and its implementing
habitat and/or swarming habitat, and m/s Cut-In Speed (feathered) regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part
gating of an Indiana bat hibernacula. Alternative, including implementation 46).
Habitat mitigation, including any of the HCP and issuance of a 27-year
Dated: April 18, 2018.
restored habitat, will occur on private ITP; and (4) the 4.0 m/s Cut-In Speed
(feathered) Alternative, including Lori H. Nordstrom,
land and be permanently protected by
implementation of the HCP and Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
restrictive covenants approved by the Services, Midwest Region.
Service. Chapter 5 of the HCP describes issuance of a 27-year ITP. The DEA
the Conservation Program, including considers the direct, indirect, and [FR Doc. 2018–17485 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
details of avoidance and minimization cumulative effects of the alternatives, BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
measures, compensatory mitigation, and including any measures under the
adaptive management that will limit Proposed Action alternative intended to
and mitigate for the take of Indiana bats minimize and mitigate such impacts. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
and northern long-eared bats. The DEA also identifies two additional
alternatives that were considered but Fish and Wildlife Service
The Service is soliciting information
were eliminated from analysis as
regarding the adequacy of the HCP to
detailed in Section 3.4 of the DEA. [FWS–R2–ES–2018–N065;
avoid, minimize, mitigate, and monitor
The Service invites comments and FXES11140200000–189–FF02ENEH00]
the proposed incidental take of the
suggestions from all interested parties
covered species and to provide for
on the content of the DEA. In particular, Incidental Take Permit Applications
adaptive management. In compliance
information and comments regarding Received To Participate in the
with section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C.
the following topics are requested: American Burying-Beetle Amended Oil
1539(c)), the Service is making the ITP 1. The direct, indirect, or cumulative and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in
application materials available for effects that implementation of any Oklahoma
public review and comment as alternative could have on the human
described above. environment; AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
We invite comments and suggestions 2. Whether or not the significance of Interior.
from all interested parties on the draft the impact on various aspects of the
documents associated with the ITP human environment has been ACTION: Notice of availability; request
application (HCP and HCP Appendices), adequately analyzed; and for public comments.
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and request that comments be as 3. Any other information pertinent to
specific as possible. In particular, we evaluating the effects of the proposed SUMMARY: Under the Endangered
request information and comments on action on the human environment. Species Act (ESA), as amended, we, the
the following topics: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
1. Whether adaptive management and Public Comments the public to comment on Federally-
monitoring provisions in the Proposed You may submit your comments and listed American burying-beetle
Action alternative are sufficient; materials related to the draft HCP, DEA, incidental take permit (ITP)
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applications. The applicants anticipate published in the Federal Register on production, including oil and gas well
American burying-beetle take as a result July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43504). The draft field infrastructure geophysical
of impacts to Oklahoma habitat the amended ICP was made available for exploration (seismic) and construction,
species uses for breeding, feeding, and comment on March 8, 2016 (81 FR maintenance, operation, repair, and
sheltering. The take would be incidental 12113), and approved on April 13, 2016. decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
to the applicants’ activities associated The ICP and the associated gathering, transmission, and
with oil and gas well field and pipeline environmental assessment/finding of no distribution pipeline infrastructure
infrastructure (gathering, transmission, significant impact are available on our construction, maintenance, operation,
and distribution), including geophysical website at http://www.fws.gov/ repair, decommissioning, and
exploration (seismic), construction, southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP. reclamation in Oklahoma.
maintenance, operation, repair, However, we are no longer taking
comments on these finalized, approved Public Availability of Comments
decommissioning, and reclamation. If
approved, the permits would be issued documents. Written comments we receive become
under the approved American Burying part of the public record associated with
Applications Available for Review and this action. Before including your
Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Comment
Conservation Plan (ICP) Endangered address, phone number, email address,
Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit We invite local, state, Tribal, and or other personal identifying
Issuance in Oklahoma. Federal agencies, and the public to information in your comment, you
comment on the following applications should be aware that your entire
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
under the ICP, for incidentally taking comment—including your personal
comments must be received on or before
the Federally-listed American burying- identifying information—may be made
September 13, 2018.
beetle. Please refer to the appropriate publicly available at any time. While
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of proposed permit number (TE84779C, you can request in your comment that
all documents and submit comments on TE84778C, or TE84781C) when we withhold your personal identifying
the applicants’ ITP applications by one requesting application documents and information from public review, we
of the following methods. Please refer to when submitting comments. Documents cannot guarantee that we will be able to
the proposed permit number when and other information the applicants do so. All submissions from
requesting documents or submitting have submitted are available for review, organizations or businesses, and from
comments. subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
• Email: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov. individuals identifying themselves as
and Freedom of Information Act (5 representatives or officials of
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife U.S.C. 552) requirements.
Service, Endangered Species—HCP organizations or businesses, will be
Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093, Permit TE84779C made available for public disclosure in
Albuquerque, NM 87103. their entirety.
Applicant: Midship Pipeline Company,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LLC, Houston, TX. Authority
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. Applicant requests a permit for oil We provide this notice under the
mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and gas upstream and midstream ESA, section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
Environmental Review Division, P.O. production, including oil and gas well seq.) and its implementing regulations
Box 1306, Room 6078, Albuquerque, field infrastructure geophysical (50 CFR 17.22) and the National
NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– exploration (seismic) and construction, Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
6651. maintenance, operation, repair, and 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: decommissioning, as well as oil and gas regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
gathering, transmission, and
Introduction distribution pipeline infrastructure Dated: May 14, 2018.
Under the Endangered Species Act construction, maintenance, operation, Amy L. Lueders,
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we, the repair, decommissioning, and Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite reclamation in Oklahoma. Fish and Wildlife Service.
the public to comment on ITP [FR Doc. 2018–17502 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
applications to take the Federally-listed Permit TE84778C BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
American burying-beetle (Nicrophorus Applicant: Blue Water Resources, LLC,
americanus) during oil and gas well Tulsa, OK.
field infrastructure geophysical Applicant requests a permit for oil DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
exploration (seismic) and construction, and gas upstream and midstream
Bureau of Land Management
maintenance, operation, repair, and production, including oil and gas well
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas field infrastructure geophysical [LLNVL03000 L58480000.EU0000 241A; 14–
gathering, transmission, and exploration (seismic) and construction, 08807; MO #4500116369; TAS: 14X1109]
distribution pipeline infrastructure maintenance, operation, repair, and
construction, maintenance, operation, decommissioning, as well as oil and gas Notice of Realty Action: Competitive
repair, decommissioning, and gathering, transmission, and Sale of Nine Parcels of Public Land in
reclamation in Oklahoma. distribution pipeline infrastructure Lincoln County, NV
If approved, the permits would be construction, maintenance, operation, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
issued to the applicants under the repair, decommissioning, and Interior.
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American Burying Beetle Amended Oil reclamation in Oklahoma. ACTION: Notice of realty action.
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
(ICP) Endangered Species Act Section Permit TE84781C SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in Applicant: VM ARKOMA Stack, LLC, Management (BLM) proposes to offer by
Oklahoma. The original ICP was Oklahoma City, OK. competitive sale 9 parcels of public land
approved on May 21, 2014, and the ‘‘no Applicant requests a permit for oil totaling 296.09 acres in Lincoln County,
significant impact’’ finding notice was and gas upstream and midstream Nevada, pursuant to the Lincoln County
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