Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 39946-39947 [2016-14621]

Download as PDF 39946 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2016 / Notices pastures to vineyards is a current threat of high magnitude. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Recovery Plan Goals The purpose of a recovery plan is to provide a framework for the recovery of species so that protection under the Act is no longer necessary. A recovery plan includes scientific information about the species and provides criteria that enable us to gauge whether downlisting or delisting the species is warranted. Furthermore, recovery plans help guide our recovery efforts by describing actions we consider necessary for each species’ conservation and by estimating time and costs for implementing needed recovery measures. The ultimate goal of this recovery plan is to recover Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), and California Tiger Salamander Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (Ambystoma californiense) so that they can be delisted. To meet the recovery goals, the following objectives have been identified: 1. Restore habitat conditions to sustain viable (meta) populations of species to support self-sufficiency in perpetuity. 2. Maintain the current geographic, elevational, and ecological distribution of each listed species. 3. Maintain the genetic structure and diversity of existing populations. 4. Protect and manage sufficient habitat to ensure that the listed entity is able to adapt to unforeseen or unknown threats, such as climate change. 5. Reintroduce individuals to successfully establish new populations in historically occupied areas. 6. Minimize the contribution of extant or potential threats. 7. Monitor species population trends across multiple years (and varied climatic conditions) to determine whether abundances are sustainable. 8. Manage occurrences on a case-bycase basis during consultation, with an emphasis on protections to identified core areas. As Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), and California Tiger Salamander Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (Ambystoma californiense) meet reclassification and recovery criteria, we will review their status and consider them for removal from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Jun 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 Authority We developed our recovery plan under the authority of section 4(f) of the Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this notice under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: May 31, 2016. Ren Lohoefener, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. [FR Doc. 2016–14456 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063; FXRS12610800000–167–FF08R00000] Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice availability; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice, and now extend it to accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered. DATES: The comment period for the document published in the Federal Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) is extended. To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by August 4, 2016. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the documents in the following places: • Internet: https://www.regulations.gov (Docket Number FWS–R8–NWRS– 2016–0063). • In Person: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Æ Klamath Refuge Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, 4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134. Æ The following libraries: For the location of libraries with a copy of this document, see Public Availability of Documents under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: • Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063, which is the docket number for this notice. Then, on the right side of the screen, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ to locate the documents and submit a comment. • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–NWRS– 2016–0063; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, 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 information received on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414– 6464 (phone). We announce the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice (81 FR 27468), and now extend it to accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Availability of Documents In addition to any methods in you can view or obtain documents at the following locations: • Public Libraries: The table below lists the libraries where the document can be found during regular library hours. ADDRESSES, E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 39947 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2016 / Notices Library Address Klamath County Main .............................. Keno Branch ............................................ Malin Branch ............................................ Merrill Branch .......................................... S. Suburban Branch ................................ Tulelake Branch ....................................... Butte Valley Branch ................................. Redding ................................................... Multnomah Co. Central ........................... Sacramento Public Central Branch ......... Medford .................................................... 126 South Third Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 ................................................... 15555 Hwy 66, #1, Keno, OR 97627 ........................................................................ 2307 Front Street, Malin, OR 97632 ......................................................................... 365 Front Street, Merrill, OR 97633 .......................................................................... 3625 Summers Lane, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 ...................................................... 451 Main Street, Tulelake, CA 96134 ....................................................................... 800 West Third Street, Dorris, CA 96023 ................................................................. 1100 Parkview Ave., Redding, CA 96001 ................................................................. 801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205 .................................................................... 828 I St., Sacramento, CA 95814 ............................................................................. 205 S. Central Ave, Medford, OR 95701 .................................................................. Public Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR We request that you send comments only by one of the methods described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via https://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—will be posted on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on https:// www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials we receive, as well as documents associated with the notice, will be available for public inspection on https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Meetings The locations, dates, and times of public meetings will be listed in a planning update distributed to the project mailing list and posted on the refuge planning Web site at https:// www.fws.gov/refuge/Tule_Lake/what_ we_do/conservation.html. Environmental Protection Agency Comments asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES To view comments on the draft CCP/ EIS from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), go to https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. Ren Lohoefener, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2016–14621 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Jun 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 [FWS–R3–ES–2016–N089; FF03E00000– FXES11120300000–167] Draft Environmental Assessment, Draft Habitat Conservation Plan, and Draft Implementing Agreement; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit, Wildcat Wind Farm, Madison and Tipton Counties, Indiana Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC (applicant), for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for its Wildcat Wind Farm (Wildcat) (project). If approved, the ITP would be for a 28-year period and would authorize the incidental take of an endangered species, the Indiana bat, and a threatened species, the northern longeared bat. The applicant has prepared a draft habitat conservation plan (HCP) that describes the actions and measures that the applicant would implement to avoid, minimize, and mitigate incidental take of the Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat. The ITP application also includes a draft implementing agreement (IA). We also announce the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (DEA), which has been prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We request public comment on the application and associated documents. DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before August 4, 2016. ADDRESSES: Document availability: • Internet: You may obtain copies of the documents on the Internet at https:// SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Phone No. (541) (541) (541) (541) (541) (530) (530) (530) (530) (916) (541) 882–8894 273–0750 723–5210 798–5393 273–3679 667–2291 397–4932 245–7250 988–5123 264–2700 774–8689 www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/ permits/hcp/wildcat/. • U.S. Mail: You can obtain the documents by mail from the Indiana Ecological Services Field Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). • In-Person: To view hard copies of the documents in person, go to one of the Ecological Services Offices (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comment submission: In your comment, please specify whether your comment addresses the draft HCP, draft EA, or draft IA, or any combination of the aforementioned documents, or other supporting documents. You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: • Electronically: Submit by email to CommentBFO@fws.gov. • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Bloomington Ecological Services Field Office; 620 S. Walker Street; Bloomington, IN 47403. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Pruitt, Field Supervisor, Bloomington, Indiana, Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 620 South Walker Street, Bloomington, IN 47403; telephone: 812–334–4261, extension 214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have received an application from Wildcat Wind Farm I LLC (WWF) for an incidental take permit under the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If approved, the ITP would be for a 28-year period and would authorize incidental take of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and the threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant has prepared a draft HCP that covers the operation of the Wildcat Wind Farm (Wildcat). The project consists of a wind-powered electric generation facility located in an approximately 24,434-acre area in Madison and Tipton Counties, Indiana. The draft HCP describes the following: (1) Biological goals and objectives of the HCP; (2) covered activities; (3) permit E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39946-39947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14621]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; FXRS12610800000-167-FF08R00000]


Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear 
Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and 
Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice availability; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive 
Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley 
National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on 
May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice, and now extend it to 
accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments, 
you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered.

DATES: The comment period for the document published in the Federal 
Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) is extended. To ensure 
consideration, we must receive your written comments by August 4, 2016. 
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the 
closing date.

ADDRESSES:
    Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the documents in 
the following places:
     Internet: https://www.regulations.gov (Docket Number FWS-
R8-NWRS-2016-0063).
     In Person:
    [cir] Klamath Refuge Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex 
Headquarters, 4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134.
    [cir] The following libraries: For the location of libraries with a 
copy of this document, see Public Availability of Documents under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the 
following methods:
     Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-
0063, which is the docket number for this notice. Then, on the right 
side of the screen, click ``Open Docket Folder'' to locate the 
documents and submit a comment.
     By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: 
Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service Headquarters, 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 information received on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any 
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414-6464 
(phone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the extension of the public 
comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, 
Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges 
(Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal 
Register notice (81 FR 27468), and now extend it to accommodate public 
requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to 
resubmit them. They will be considered.

Public Availability of Documents

    In addition to any methods in ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain 
documents at the following locations:
     Public Libraries: The table below lists the libraries 
where the document can be found during regular library hours.

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            Library                     Address             Phone No.
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Klamath County Main...........  126 South Third           (541) 882-8894
                                 Street, Klamath
                                 Falls, OR 97601.
Keno Branch...................  15555 Hwy 66, #1,         (541) 273-0750
                                 Keno, OR 97627.
Malin Branch..................  2307 Front Street,        (541) 723-5210
                                 Malin, OR 97632.
Merrill Branch................  365 Front Street,         (541) 798-5393
                                 Merrill, OR 97633.
S. Suburban Branch............  3625 Summers Lane,        (541) 273-3679
                                 Klamath Falls, OR
                                 97603.
Tulelake Branch...............  451 Main Street,          (530) 667-2291
                                 Tulelake, CA 96134.
Butte Valley Branch...........  800 West Third Street,    (530) 397-4932
                                 Dorris, CA 96023.
Redding.......................  1100 Parkview Ave.,       (530) 245-7250
                                 Redding, CA 96001.
Multnomah Co. Central.........  801 SW 10th Ave,          (530) 988-5123
                                 Portland, OR 97205.
Sacramento Public Central       828 I St., Sacramento,    (916) 264-2700
 Branch.                         CA 95814.
Medford.......................  205 S. Central Ave,       (541) 774-8689
                                 Medford, OR 95701.
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Public Comments

    We request that you send comments only by one of the methods 
described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via https://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--will be posted on the Web site. We will post 
all hardcopy comments on https://www.regulations.gov as well. If you 
submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying 
information, you may request at the top of your document that we 
withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials we 
receive, as well as documents associated with the notice, will be 
available for public inspection on https://www.regulations.gov at Docket 
No. FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063.

Public Meetings

    The locations, dates, and times of public meetings will be listed 
in a planning update distributed to the project mailing list and posted 
on the refuge planning Web site at https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tule_Lake/what_we_do/conservation.html.

Environmental Protection Agency Comments

    To view comments on the draft CCP/EIS from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), go to https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

Ren Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2016-14621 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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