83 FR 54370 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Wayne County, Utah, Incidental Take Permit Application; Range-Wide General Conservation Plan for Utah Prairie Dog
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 54370-54371] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23566] [[Page 54370]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2018-0075; FF06E23000-189-FXES11140600000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Wayne County, Utah, Incidental Take Permit Application; Range-Wide General Conservation Plan for Utah Prairie Dog AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of several documents related to an incidental take permit (ITP) application under the Endangered Species Act. If approved, the permit would authorize Wayne County, Utah, to incidentally take Utah Prairie Dogs through under an existing Range-wide General Conservation Plan for Utah Prairie Dogs (GCP). We provide this notice to seek comments from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments. DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before November 28, 2018. Comments submitted electronically using regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents:Internet: You may obtain copies of the application and related documents, as well as any comments and other materials that we receive, in Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2018-0075 at http://www.regulations.gov. U.S. Mail: Copies of the application and related documents are available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Utah Ecological Services Field Office, 2369 W Orton Circle, #50, West Valley City, UT 84119. Please note that your request is in reference to the ``Wayne County, UT, ITP.'' In-person: Copies of the application and related documents will also be available for public inspection by appointment (call 801- 975-3330) during normal business hours at the Utah Ecological Services Field Office (address above). Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the following methods. Please specify that your comments are regarding the ``Wayne County, UT, ITP.'' Online: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2018-0075. U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2018-0075; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We request that you send comments by only the methods described above. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide (see Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Romin, 801-975-3330, ext. 142 (phone), or [email protected] (email). If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech disabled, please call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit application from Wayne County, Utah. The permit would allow Wayne County to be a master permit holder under the Service's Utah prairie dog General Conservation Plan (GCP) (see Background). The Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), provide for the issuance of such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving endangered or threatened species. Background Section 9 of the ESA and its implementing regulations prohibit take of fish and wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under section 3 of the ESA, the term ``take'' means to ``harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct'' (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). Under section 10(a) of the ESA, the Service may issue permits to authorize incidental take of listed fish and wildlife species. ``Incidental take'' is defined by the ESA as take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA contains provisions for issuing incidental take permits to non-Federal entities for the incidental take of endangered and threatened species, provided in part that a conservation plan is developed and implemented. Regulations governing permits for listed fish and wildlife species are at 50 CFR 17.22. In April 2018, the Service completed a GCP to provide a streamlined mechanism for authorizing incidental take of Utah prairie dogs that may result from residential and commercial development activities across the range of the species in central and southwest Utah. The GCP fulfilled requirements of the ESA for issuing permits to authorize take of Utah prairie dogs incidental to development activities. The GCP includes measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the take; these measures include prairie dog translocations, habitat and plague management at translocation sites, and the protection of occupied Utah prairie dog habitats, all of which are consistent with our recovery objectives for this species. The GCP operates under either of two permitting structures: (1) Master permits and (2) individual permits. Wayne County's permit application is for a master permit. Under the master permit structure, project proponents would contact Wayne County (i.e., master permit holder) for a certificate of inclusion. Wayne County would provide take authorization for Utah prairie dogs through the certificates of inclusion to project proponents who agree to adhere to the conditions of the GCP and the county's master permit. We previously issued master permits under the GCP to Iron, Beaver, and Garfield Counties. We propose, at this time, to issue a 10-year master permit for incidental take of the Utah prairie dog in Wayne County, if Wayne County's application demonstrates commitments to implement the requirements of the GCP, thereby meeting all ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit issuance criteria. Public Comments We request information, views, and opinions from the public specifically on our proposed Federal action, the issuance of a master incidental take permit to Wayne County. Written comments received 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 [[Page 54371]] 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 section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations for incidental take permits (50 CFR 17.22). Dated: August 9, 2018. Laura Romin, Utah Deputy Field Supervisor, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Salt Lake City, Utah. [FR Doc. 2018-23566 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comments on Docket No. FWS–R6–ES– fish and wildlife species are at 50 CFR
2018–0075. 17.22.
Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public In April 2018, the Service completed
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. a GCP to provide a streamlined
[Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2018–0075;
FF06E23000–189–FXES11140600000] FWS–R6–ES–2018–0075; U.S. Fish and mechanism for authorizing incidental
Wildlife Service; MS: BPHC; 5275 take of Utah prairie dogs that may result
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– from residential and commercial
and Plants; Wayne County, Utah, 3803. development activities across the range
Incidental Take Permit Application; We request that you send comments of the species in central and southwest
Range-Wide General Conservation by only the methods described above. Utah. The GCP fulfilled requirements of
Plan for Utah Prairie Dog We will post all comments on http:// the ESA for issuing permits to authorize
www.regulations.gov. This generally take of Utah prairie dogs incidental to
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, means that we will post any personal development activities. The GCP
Interior. information you provide (see Public includes measures to minimize and
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY mitigate the impacts of the take; these
for public comments. INFORMATION). measures include prairie dog
translocations, habitat and plague
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
management at translocation sites, and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the Laura Romin, 801–975–3330, ext. 142
the protection of occupied Utah prairie
availability of several documents related (phone), or laura_romin@fws.gov
dog habitats, all of which are consistent
to an incidental take permit (ITP) (email). If you use a telecommunications
with our recovery objectives for this
application under the Endangered device for the deaf, hard-of-hearing, or
species.
Species Act. If approved, the permit speech disabled, please call the Federal The GCP operates under either of two
would authorize Wayne County, Utah, Relay Service at 800–877–8339. permitting structures: (1) Master permits
to incidentally take Utah Prairie Dogs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the and (2) individual permits. Wayne
through under an existing Range-wide U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), County’s permit application is for a
General Conservation Plan for Utah announce the availability of an master permit. Under the master permit
Prairie Dogs (GCP). We provide this incidental take permit application from structure, project proponents would
notice to seek comments from the public Wayne County, Utah. The permit would contact Wayne County (i.e., master
and Federal, Tribal, State, and local allow Wayne County to be a master permit holder) for a certificate of
governments. permit holder under the Service’s Utah inclusion. Wayne County would
prairie dog General Conservation Plan provide take authorization for Utah
DATES: We will accept comments (GCP) (see Background). The prairie dogs through the certificates of
received or postmarked on or before Endangered Species Act, as amended inclusion to project proponents who
November 28, 2018. Comments (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our agree to adhere to the conditions of the
submitted electronically using implementing regulations in part 17 of GCP and the county’s master permit.
regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES) must be title 50 of the Code of Federal We previously issued master permits
received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Regulations (CFR), provide for the under the GCP to Iron, Beaver, and
the closing date. issuance of such permits and require Garfield Counties. We propose, at this
ADDRESSES: that we invite public comment before time, to issue a 10-year master permit
Obtaining Documents: issuing permits for activities involving for incidental take of the Utah prairie
• Internet: You may obtain copies of endangered or threatened species. dog in Wayne County, if Wayne
the application and related documents, County’s application demonstrates
as well as any comments and other Background
commitments to implement the
materials that we receive, in Docket No. Section 9 of the ESA and its requirements of the GCP, thereby
FWS–R6–ES–2018–0075 at http:// implementing regulations prohibit take meeting all ESA section 10(a)(1)(B)
www.regulations.gov. of fish and wildlife species listed as permit issuance criteria.
• U.S. Mail: Copies of the application endangered or threatened (16 U.S.C.
and related documents are available 1538). Under section 3 of the ESA, the Public Comments
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, term ‘‘take’’ means to ‘‘harass, harm, We request information, views, and
Utah Ecological Services Field Office, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, opinions from the public specifically on
2369 W Orton Circle, #50, West Valley capture, or collect, or attempt to engage our proposed Federal action, the
City, UT 84119. Please note that your in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. issuance of a master incidental take
request is in reference to the ‘‘Wayne 1532(19)). permit to Wayne County. Written
County, UT, ITP.’’ Under section 10(a) of the ESA, the comments received become part of the
• In-person: Copies of the application Service may issue permits to authorize public record associated with this
and related documents will also be incidental take of listed fish and action. Before including your address,
available for public inspection by wildlife species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is phone number, email address, or other
appointment (call 801–975–3330) defined by the ESA as take that is personal identifying information in your
during normal business hours at the incidental to, and not the purpose of, comment, you should be aware that
Utah Ecological Services Field Office carrying out an otherwise lawful your entire comment—including your
(address above). activity. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA personal identifying information—may
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Submitting Comments: You may contains provisions for issuing be made publicly available at any time.
submit comments by one of the incidental take permits to non-Federal While you may request in your
following methods. Please specify that entities for the incidental take of comment that we withhold your
your comments are regarding the endangered and threatened species, personal identifying information from
‘‘Wayne County, UT, ITP.’’ provided in part that a conservation public review, we cannot guarantee that
• Online: http://www.regulations.gov. plan is developed and implemented. we will be able to do so. All
Follow the instructions for submitting Regulations governing permits for listed submissions from organizations or
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businesses and from individuals minimizing the economic, ecological, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
identifying themselves as and human health impacts that invasive
representatives or officials of species cause. The NISC is co-chaired SUMMARY: In accordance with the
organizations or businesses will be by the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Land Policy and Management
made available for public disclosure in Secretary of Agriculture, and the Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
their entirety. Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
NISC is to provide national leadership Department of the Interior, the Bureau
Authority of Land Management (BLM), Arizona
regarding invasive species issues.
We provide this notice under section The purpose of the meeting on Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Tuesday, November 13, 2018 via meet in Phoenix, Arizona, as indicated
and its implementing regulations for teleconference, in lieu of physical below.
incidental take permits (50 CFR 17.22). travel, is to convene the full ISAC to DATES: The Arizona RAC will hold a
Dated: August 9, 2018. plan for the final project and in-person public meeting on Tuesday, December
Laura Romin, meeting for ISAC Class 9. 11, and Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
Utah Deputy Field Supervisor, Mountain-
Members of the public are welcome to The meeting will include an
Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, participate by accessing the informational, working-group day on
Salt Lake City, Utah. teleconference. Other than during the December 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
[FR Doc. 2018–23566 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] public comment period, public p.m., and an official business day on
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
participation is in an observer capacity. December 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The toll-free conference phone number The Recreation RAC subcommittee will
and access code can be obtained by hold a 20-minute public-comment
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR calling 202–208–4122, or visiting the period related to the Forest Service
NISC Secretariat’s website, (USFS) fee proposals starting at 1:45
Office of the Secretary www.invasivespecies.gov. p.m. on December 12. The general RAC
Accommodation is also being made for will hold a 30-minute comment period
[18XD4523WS/DWSN00000.000000/
DS61500000/DP.61501] the public to join the teleconference at for BLM-related topics starting at 2:30
the U.S. Department of the Interior p.m. on December 12.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Stuart Udall Building in Washington, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
Public Meeting DC. the 8th floor conference room at the
Note: The maximum capacity of the BLM Arizona State Office, One North
AGENCY: Policy and International Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix,
teleconference is 100 participants. For record
Affairs, Interior. keeping purposes, participants will be Arizona, 85004.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the required to provide their name and contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Invasive Species Advisory Committee. information to the operator before being Dolores Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist,
connected.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of at the Bureau of Land Management,
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Availability of Comments Arizona State Office, One North Central
notice is hereby given of a meeting of Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona,
the Invasive Species Advisory Before including your address, phone 85004–4427, telephone: 602–417–9500
Committee. number, email address, or other or email: dagarcia@blm.gov. Persons
personal identifying information in your who use a telecommunications device
DATES: Teleconference Meeting of the comment, you should be aware that for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Invasive Species Advisory Committee your entire comment—including your Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
(ISAC) will be held on Tuesday, personal identifying information—may to contact the above individual during
November 13, 2018; 1:00–3:00 p.m. be made publicly available at any time. normal business hours. The FRS is
(EDT). While you can ask us in your comment available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of the to withhold your personal identifying to leave a message or question with the
Interior, Stuart Udall Building (MIB), information from public review, we above individual. You will receive a
1849 C Street NW, Kiowa Room cannot guarantee that we will be able to reply during normal business hours.
(basement), Washington, DC 20240. All do so. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-
visiting members of the public must be Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. member Council advises the Secretary
cleared through building security prior of the Interior, through the BLM, on a
to being escorted to the meeting Stanley W. Burgiel,
variety of planning and management
location. At least 48 hours prior to the Assistant Director, National Invasive Species
Council Secretariat.
issues associated with public land
meeting, please call the number listed in management in Arizona. All meetings
this notice for pre-clearance. [FR Doc. 2018–23587 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am]
are open to the public in their entirety.
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Planned agenda items at the meeting
Kelsey Brantley, Coordinator for include a BLM overview and member
National Invasive Species Council orientation, overview of Department of
(NISC) and ISAC Operations, (202) 208– DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
the Interior priorities and Secretary’s
4122; Fax: (202) 208–4118, email: Bureau of Land Management Orders, and Division and District
kelsey_brantley@ios.doi.gov. updates.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [LLAZ910000.L12100000.XP0000 19X Under the Federal Lands Recreation
purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice 6100.241A] Enhancement Act, the RAC has been
to the NISC, as authorized by Executive designated as the Recreation RAC and
State of Arizona Resource Advisory
Orders 13112 and 13751, on a broad has the authority to review all BLM and
Council Meeting
array of issues related to preventing the the USFS recreation fee proposals in
introduction of invasive species and AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Arizona. The Recreation RAC will
providing for their control and Interior. review three USFS Forest Service fee
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