Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline 30 Year Right-of-Way Permit Application Crossing Land Owned by the Fish and Wildlife Service at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sacramento County, California, for Review and Comment, 5204-5205 [05-1810]
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applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,
Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone (703) 358–2104.
Notice is
hereby given that on the dates below, as
authorized by the provisions of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/
or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et
seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service
issued the requested permits subject to
certain conditions set forth therein. For
each permit for an endangered species,
the Service found that (1) the
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application was filed in good faith, (2)
the granted permit would not operate to
the disadvantage of the endangered
species, and (3) the granted permit
would be consistent with the purposes
and policy set forth in Section 2 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Permit
number
Applicant
Receipt of application Federal Register notice
095573 ......
096039 ......
095425 ......
Edward W. Johnson .............................................
Hugh Cropper III ...................................................
James A. Toth ......................................................
69 FR 68968; November 26, 2004 ......................
69 FR 68968; November 26, 2004 ......................
69 FR 68968; November 26, 2004 ......................
Permit issuance date
December 27, 2004.
December 27, 2004.
December 27, 2004.
ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE MAMMALS
Permit
number
Applicant
Receipt of application Federal Register notice
080580 ......
095238 ......
095768 ......
Nova Southeastern University ..............................
Edward A. Bell ......................................................
Sidney R. Wilhite ..................................................
69 FR 5569; February 5, 2004 ............................
69 FR 68968; November 26, 2004 ......................
69 FR 68968; November 26, 2004 ......................
Dated: January 14, 2005.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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The meeting will be held at
the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 101
Memorial Lane, Weaverville, CA 96001.
Telephone: (530) 623–3975.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Meeting of the Trinity
Adaptive Management Working Group
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a
meeting of the Trinity Adaptive
Management Working Group (TAMWG).
The TAMWG affords stakeholders the
opportunity to give policy, management,
and technical input concerning Trinity
River restoration efforts to the Trinity
Management Council. Primary
objectives of the meeting will include:
Introduce new members; historical
overview; program orientation; how to
make TAMWG more effective; TAMWG
organization, operations, and
effectiveness; and election of officers.
The agenda items are approximate and
are dependent on the amount of time
each item takes. The meeting could end
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The Trinity Adaptive
Management Working Group will meet
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March
1, 2005.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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early if the agenda has been completed.
The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Long of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office,
1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California
95521, (707) 822–7201. Mike Long is the
committee’s Designated Federal Official.
For
background information and questions
regarding the Trinity River Restoration
Program, please contact Douglas
Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity
River Restoration Program, P.O. Box
1300, 1313 South Main Street,
Weaverville, California 96093, (530)
623–1800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 20, 2005.
Paul Hanson,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office , Sacramento, CA.
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Permit issuance date
January 12, 2005.
January 10, 2005.
January 12, 2005.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline 30 Year
Right-of-Way Permit Application
Crossing Land Owned by the Fish and
Wildlife Service at Stone Lakes
National Wildlife Refuge, Sacramento
County, California, for Review and
Comment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior
ACTION: Notice for public comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that Longbow, LLC has applied for the
installation of one natural gas pipeline
for a 30 year right-of-way permit across
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) easement tract (37P) located at
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,
Sacramento County, California. The
pipeline would be underground and
would transport natural gas produced
from a well located approximately 800
feet east of the Refuge boundary, to a gas
sales point two miles to the southwest,
located off the Refuge boundary. The
applicant proposes to perpendicular
bore the pipeline 15–20 feet under the
ground. The portion of the Refuge the
pipeline would pass under is the rightof-way for the abandoned Southern
Pacific Railroad and associated borrow
channel. The pipeline would be bored
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and installed from private agricultural
land 800 feet east of the Refuge using
directional drilling equipment,
construction and operation of the
pipeline would not be detectable at the
surface of the Refuge and cause no
detectable ground surface disturbances
to terrestrial or aquatic habitats within
Stone Lakes NWR at any time during it’s
construction or operation. Therefore the
proposed use would not negatively
affect the purposes of Stone Lakes NWR
or the mission of the Service or impact
existing or potential wildlife-dependent
recreational uses.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 3, 2005 to
receive consideration by the Service.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to: Manager; California/
Nevada Operations Office, Attention
Realty Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2800 Cottage Way, W–2610,
Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Realty Specialist Steve Lay at the above
California/Nevada Operations Office
address, (916) 414–6447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this Notice is to inform the
public that the Service will be
proceeding with the processing of this
application, the compatibility
determination, and the approval
processing which includes the
preparation of the terms and conditions
of the permit. The purpose of the
natural gas pipeline is to provide
reliable and cost effective energy to the
residential, commercial, and industrial
customers within Sacramento and
adjacent counties. The total width of the
subsurface right-of-way is twenty feet to
be located ten feet on either side of the
centerline. The total length of the rightof-way is 170.85 feet . Therefore the
total area of the subsurface right-of-way
would comprise approximately 3,417
square feet or 0.0784 acres. The depth
of the subsurface right-of-way would be
approximately 15–20 feet underground.
The pipeline itself is six inches in
diameter Schedule 20 ERW carbon steel
API 5L Grade B or Grade x 42 steel pipe
and will be inserted into a slightly larger
diameter (7 inches) hole. An
Environmental Action Statement has
been prepared by the Stone Lakes NWR
Refuge Manager stating the relevant
categorical exclusion pertaining to this
proposed right-of-way. A Compatibility
Determination has been written and has
concluded that the proposed use would
not negatively affect the purposes of
Stone Lakes NWR or the mission of the
Service or impact existing or potential
wildlife-dependent recreational uses.
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Authority: Right-of-way applications for
pipelines are to be filed in accordance with
Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
(41 Stat. 449; 30 U.S.C. 185 amended by Pub
L. 93–153).
Dated: January 26, 2005.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service and
Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribal Governments Sign Annual
Funding Agreement
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On December 15, 2004, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service
or we) signed an annual funding
agreement (AFA or Agreement) with the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal
Governments (CSKT) under the Tribal
Self-Governance Act of 1994. The action
was taken at the discretion of the
Service. The decision reflects review
and consideration of concerns, issues,
and comments received during a 90-day
public comment period which began on
July 14, 2004, and ended on October 12,
2004. The public comment period was
reopened for an additional 15 days on
October 20, 2004, and closed on
November 4, 2004. The Agreement was
re-negotiated and slightly re-worded
following the public comment period.
The Agreement provides for the CSKT
to perform certain programs, services,
functions, and activities (Activities) for
the National Bison Range and ancillary
properties (Northwest Montana Wetland
Management District, Pablo, and
Ninepipe NWRs) during an 18-month
period. The Regional Director for the
Service in Denver, Colorado, signed the
agreement December 15, 2004. The
Secretary of the Interior immediately
endorsed the Agreement, and forwarded
it to the U.S. Congress for a 90-day
review period.
DATES: The agreement period is March
15, 2005, through September 30, 2006.
As provided by the Tribal SelfGovernance Regulations at 25 CFR
1000.146, and subject to applicable laws
and regulations, the Service and the
CSKT may agree in writing to extend to
a date after September 30, 2006, the
term for performing any Activity
covered by the AFA. All of the terms
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and conditions of the AFA will apply
during any extension of the term of the
AFA. The Service and CSKT may
modify the Activities covered by the
AFA or the consideration paid by the
Service to the CSKT for performing an
Activity only by amending the AFA as
provided in section 20.A of the AFA.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain the final
agreement and supporting
documentation at:
1. Montana—National Bison Range
Headquarters, 132 Bison Range Road,
Moiese, Montana 59824;
2. Denver—U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Regional Office, National
Wildlife Refuge System—MountainPrairie Region, P.O. Box 25486, DFC,
Denver, Colorado 80225;
3. Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana
59855; or
4. Internet—https://mountainprairie.fws.gov/cskt-fws-negotiation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Kallin, Refuge Manager, (406)
644–2211, extension 204.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What is the National Bison Range
Complex? The National Bison Range
Complex (NBRC), part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), and
consists of the National Bison Range,
Swan Lake, Lost Trail, Pablo, and
Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuges, and
the Northwest Montana Wetland
Management District. Established in
1908 to conserve the American bison,
the Bison Range and ancillary properties
provide important habitat for a variety
of species such as elk, pronghorn
antelope, and migratory birds.
How Did the Service Develop the
Agreement? The Service and the CKST
carried out negotiations in accordance
with regulations in 25 CFR part 1000.
What Events Led to This Action? In
spring 2003, the CSKT submitted a
formal request to reinitiate negotiations
related to compacting of activities at the
National Bison Range and ancillary
properties (Northwest Montana Wetland
Management District, Pablo, and
Ninepipe NWRs) pursuant to the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). In
response to this request, negotiations
between CSKT and the Service on an
AFA for that portion of the National
Bison Range Complex within the
Flathead Indian Reservation began in
the summer of 2003.
What is the Tribal Self-Governance
Act? The Tribal Self-Governance Act of
1994 was enacted as an amendment to
Public Law 93–638 and incorporated as
Title IV of that Act. The SelfGovernance Act allows qualifying self-
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline 30 Year Right-of-Way Permit
Application Crossing Land Owned by the Fish and Wildlife Service at
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sacramento County, California,
for Review and Comment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior
ACTION: Notice for public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that Longbow, LLC has applied
for the installation of one natural gas pipeline for a 30 year right-
of-way permit across the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
easement tract (37P) located at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,
Sacramento County, California. The pipeline would be underground and
would transport natural gas produced from a well located approximately
800 feet east of the Refuge boundary, to a gas sales point two miles to
the southwest, located off the Refuge boundary. The applicant proposes
to perpendicular bore the pipeline 15-20 feet under the ground. The
portion of the Refuge the pipeline would pass under is the right-of-way
for the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad and associated borrow
channel. The pipeline would be bored
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and installed from private agricultural land 800 feet east of the
Refuge using directional drilling equipment, construction and operation
of the pipeline would not be detectable at the surface of the Refuge
and cause no detectable ground surface disturbances to terrestrial or
aquatic habitats within Stone Lakes NWR at any time during it's
construction or operation. Therefore the proposed use would not
negatively affect the purposes of Stone Lakes NWR or the mission of the
Service or impact existing or potential wildlife-dependent recreational
uses.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 3, 2005
to receive consideration by the Service.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Manager; California/Nevada
Operations Office, Attention Realty Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2800 Cottage Way, W-2610, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Realty Specialist Steve Lay at the
above California/Nevada Operations Office address, (916) 414-6447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this Notice is to inform the
public that the Service will be proceeding with the processing of this
application, the compatibility determination, and the approval
processing which includes the preparation of the terms and conditions
of the permit. The purpose of the natural gas pipeline is to provide
reliable and cost effective energy to the residential, commercial, and
industrial customers within Sacramento and adjacent counties. The total
width of the subsurface right-of-way is twenty feet to be located ten
feet on either side of the centerline. The total length of the right-
of-way is 170.85 feet . Therefore the total area of the subsurface
right-of-way would comprise approximately 3,417 square feet or 0.0784
acres. The depth of the subsurface right-of-way would be approximately
15-20 feet underground. The pipeline itself is six inches in diameter
Schedule 20 ERW carbon steel API 5L Grade B or Grade x 42 steel pipe
and will be inserted into a slightly larger diameter (7 inches) hole.
An Environmental Action Statement has been prepared by the Stone Lakes
NWR Refuge Manager stating the relevant categorical exclusion
pertaining to this proposed right-of-way. A Compatibility Determination
has been written and has concluded that the proposed use would not
negatively affect the purposes of Stone Lakes NWR or the mission of the
Service or impact existing or potential wildlife-dependent recreational
uses.
Authority: Right-of-way applications for pipelines are to be
filed in accordance with Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920 (41 Stat. 449; 30 U.S.C. 185 amended by Pub L. 93-153).
Dated: January 26, 2005.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento,
California.
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