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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Recovery Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
receipt of applications.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of
applications to conduct certain
activities pertaining to enhancement of
survival of endangered species.
DATES: Written comments on these
permit applications must be received by
June 12, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments
should be submitted to the Assistant
Regional Director—Ecological Services,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0486; facsimile 303–
236–0027. Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act [5 U.S.C. 552A] and
Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C.
552], by any party who submits a
request for a copy of such documents
within 20 days of the date of publication
of this notice to Kris Olsen, by mail or
by telephone at 303–236–4256. All
comments received from individuals
become part of the official public
record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following applicants have requested
issuance of enhancement of survival
permits to conduct certain activities
with endangered species pursuant to
Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Applicant: Larval Fish Laboratory,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado, TE–046795. The applicant
requests a renewed permit to take
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus
lucius) and razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus) in conjunction
with recovery activities throughout the
species’ range for the purpose of
enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicant: Jeff Hagener, Montana
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks,
Helena, Montana, TE–047250. The
applicant requests a permit amendment
to add surveys for Interior least tern
(Sterna antillarum athalassos) and
piping plover (Charadrius melodus) in
conjunction with recovery activities
throughout the species’ range for the
purpose of enhancing their survival and
recovery.
Applicant: Bradley Preheim,
Vermillion Basin Water Development
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District, Centerville, South Dakota, TE–
124861. The applicant requests a permit
to take Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)
in conjunction with recovery activities
throughout the species’ range for the
purpose of enhancing its survival and
recovery.
Applicant: Sam Stukel, South Dakota
Game, Fish and Parks, Yankton, South
Dakota, TE–124904. The applicant
requests a permit to take pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction
with recovery activities throughout the
species’ range for the purpose of
enhancing its survival and recovery.
Dated: April 18, 2006.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Two Applications for
Incidental Take Permits for
Construction of Single-Family Homes
in Brevard County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Debra Jorden and Edward
Webster (Applicants) each request an
incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The Applicants anticipate taking a total
of about 0.48 acre of Florida scrub-jay
(Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay)
foraging habitat incidental to lot
preparation for the construction of two
single-family homes and supporting
infrastructure, each over a one-year
term, in Brevard County, Florida
(Projects). The destruction of 0.48 acre
of foraging habitat is expected to result
in the take of two families of scrub-jays.
The Applicants’ Habitat Conservation
Plans (HCP) describe the mitigation and
minimization measures proposed to
address the effects of the Projects to the
Florida scrub-jay. These measures are
outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments on the ITP
applications and HCPs should be sent to
the Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES) and should be received on
or before June 12, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review
the applications and HCPs may obtain a
copy by writing the Service’s Southeast
Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia. Please
reference permit number TE111878–0
for Jorden, and permit number
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TE111877–0 for Webster, in such
requests. Documents will also be
available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business
hours at the Regional Office, 1875
Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered
Species Permits), or Field Supervisor,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310,
Jacksonville, Florida 32216–0912.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Dell, Regional HCP Coordinator,
(see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/
679–7313, facsimile: (404) 679–7081; or
Ms. Paula Sisson, General Biologist,
Jacksonville Field Office, Jacksonville,
Florida (see ADDRESSES above),
telephone: 904/232–2580, ext. 126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of several
methods. Please reference permit
number TE111878–0 for Jorden, and
permit number TE111877–0 for
Webster, in such comments. You may
mail comments to the Service’s Regional
Office (see ADDRESSES). You may also
comment via the Internet to
david_dell@fws.gov. Please also include
your name and return address in your
Internet message. If you do not receive
a confirmation from us that we have
received your internet message, contact
us directly at either telephone number
listed below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally, you may
hand deliver comments to either Service
office listed below (see ADDRESSES). Our
practice is to make comments, including
names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from
the administrative record. We will
honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be
other circumstances in which we would
withhold from the administrative record
a respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. If you wish us to withhold your
name and address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will not, however,
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is
geographically isolated from other
species of scrub-jays found in Mexico
and the western United States. The
scrub-jay is found exclusively in
peninsular Florida and is restricted to
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xeric uplands (predominately in oakdominated scrub). Increasing urban and
agricultural development has resulted in
habitat loss and fragmentation which
has adversely affected the distribution
and numbers of scrub-jays. The total
estimated population is between 7,000
and 11,000 individuals.
The decline in the number and
distribution of scrub-jays in east-central
Florida has been exacerbated by
tremendous urban growth in the past 50
years. Much of the historic commercial
and residential development has
occurred on the dry soils which
previously supported scrub-jay habitat.
Residential construction for Debra
Jorden is proposed within Section 05,
Township 29 South, Range 37 East,
Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida. Lot
8, Block 339, is within 438 feet of
locations where scrub-jays were sighted
during surveys for this species from
1999 to 2002. Residential construction
for Edward Webster is proposed within
Section 16, Township 29 South, Range
37 East, Palm Bay, Brevard County,
Florida. Lot 16, Block 765, is within 438
feet of locations where scrub-jays were
sighted during surveys for this species
from 1999–2000.
Construction of the Applicants’
infrastructure and facilities will result
in harm to scrub-jays, incidental to the
carrying out of these otherwise lawful
activities. Habitat alteration associated
with the proposed residential
construction projects will reduce the
availability of foraging habitat for two
families of scrub-jays. On-site
minimization measures are not
practicable as the footprint of the two
homes; infrastructure and landscaping
will utilize all the available land area.
The two lots encompass about 0.48 acre.
Retention of scrub-jay habitat on these
two sites may not be a biologically
viable alternative due to increasing
negative demographic effects caused by
urbanization.
The Applicants propose to mitigate
for the loss of 0.48 acre of scrub-jay
habitat by contributing a total of $6,736
to the Florida Scrub-jay Conservation
Fund administered by the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation. Funds in this
account are ear-marked for use in the
conservation and recovery of scrub-jays
and may include habitat acquisition,
restoration, and/or management. The
$6,736 is sufficient to acquire and
perpetually manage 0.96 acre of suitable
occupied scrub-jay habitat based on a
replacement ratio of two mitigation
acres per one impact acre.
The Service has determined that the
Applicants’ proposal, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, will individually and
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cumulatively have a minor or negligible
effect on the species covered in the
HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies as a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy effect’’ project
and qualifies as a categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the
Department of Interior Manual (516 DM
2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6, Appendix
1). This preliminary information may be
revised based on our review of public
comments that we receive in response to
this notice. Low-effect HCPs are those
involving: (1) Minor or negligible effects
on Federally listed or candidate species
and their habitats, and (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources. The
Applicants’ HCP qualifies for the
following reasons:
1. Approval of the HCPs would result
in minor or negligible effects on the
Florida scrub-jay population as a whole.
We do not anticipate significant direct
or cumulative effects to the Florida
scrub-jay population as a result of the
construction projects.
2. Approval of the HCPs would not
have adverse effects on known unique
geographic, historic or cultural sites, or
involve unique or unknown
environmental risks.
3. Approval of the HCPs would not
result in any significant adverse effects
on public health or safety.
4. The projects do not require
compliance with Executive Order 11988
(Floodplain Management), Executive
Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), or
the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,
nor do they threaten to violate a Federal,
State, local or tribal law or requirement
imposed for the protection of the
environment.
5. Approval of the Plans would not
establish a precedent for future action or
represent a decision in principle about
future actions with potentially
significant environmental effects.
The Service will evaluate the HCP
and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If it
is determined that those requirements
are met, the ITP will be issued for
incidental take of the Florida scrub-jay.
The Service will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP
complies with section 7 of the Act by
conducting an intra-Service section 7
consultation. The results of this
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, will be used in the final
analysis to determine whether or not to
issue the ITP. This notice is provided
pursuant to section 10 of the
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Endangered Species Act and NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Two Applications for Incidental Take Permits for
Construction of Single-Family Homes in Brevard County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Debra Jorden and Edward Webster (Applicants) each request an
incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicants
anticipate taking a total of about 0.48 acre of Florida scrub-jay
(Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging habitat incidental to
lot preparation for the construction of two single-family homes and
supporting infrastructure, each over a one-year term, in Brevard
County, Florida (Projects). The destruction of 0.48 acre of foraging
habitat is expected to result in the take of two families of scrub-
jays. The Applicants' Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) describe the
mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of
the Projects to the Florida scrub-jay. These measures are outlined in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments on the ITP applications and HCPs should be sent
to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) and should be received
on or before June 12, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the applications and HCPs may
obtain a copy by writing the Service's Southeast Regional Office,
Atlanta, Georgia. Please reference permit number TE111878-0 for Jorden,
and permit number TE111877-0 for Webster, in such requests. Documents
will also be available for public inspection by appointment during
normal business hours at the Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard,
Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered Species Permits),
or Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620 Southpoint
Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida 32216-0912.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dell, Regional HCP
Coordinator, (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/679-7313, facsimile:
(404) 679-7081; or Ms. Paula Sisson, General Biologist, Jacksonville
Field Office, Jacksonville, Florida (see ADDRESSES above), telephone:
904/232-2580, ext. 126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of several methods. Please reference permit number
TE111878-0 for Jorden, and permit number TE111877-0 for Webster, in
such comments. You may mail comments to the Service's Regional Office
(see ADDRESSES). You may also comment via the Internet to david_
dell@fws.gov. Please also include your name and return address in your
Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we
have received your internet message, contact us directly at either
telephone number listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Finally, you may hand deliver comments to either Service office listed
below (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make comments, including
names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will
honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be
other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative
record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. We will not, however, consider anonymous
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is geographically isolated from
other species of scrub-jays found in Mexico and the western United
States. The scrub-jay is found exclusively in peninsular Florida and is
restricted to
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xeric uplands (predominately in oak-dominated scrub). Increasing urban
and agricultural development has resulted in habitat loss and
fragmentation which has adversely affected the distribution and numbers
of scrub-jays. The total estimated population is between 7,000 and
11,000 individuals.
The decline in the number and distribution of scrub-jays in east-
central Florida has been exacerbated by tremendous urban growth in the
past 50 years. Much of the historic commercial and residential
development has occurred on the dry soils which previously supported
scrub-jay habitat.
Residential construction for Debra Jorden is proposed within
Section 05, Township 29 South, Range 37 East, Palm Bay, Brevard County,
Florida. Lot 8, Block 339, is within 438 feet of locations where scrub-
jays were sighted during surveys for this species from 1999 to 2002.
Residential construction for Edward Webster is proposed within Section
16, Township 29 South, Range 37 East, Palm Bay, Brevard County,
Florida. Lot 16, Block 765, is within 438 feet of locations where
scrub-jays were sighted during surveys for this species from 1999-2000.
Construction of the Applicants' infrastructure and facilities will
result in harm to scrub-jays, incidental to the carrying out of these
otherwise lawful activities. Habitat alteration associated with the
proposed residential construction projects will reduce the availability
of foraging habitat for two families of scrub-jays. On-site
minimization measures are not practicable as the footprint of the two
homes; infrastructure and landscaping will utilize all the available
land area. The two lots encompass about 0.48 acre. Retention of scrub-
jay habitat on these two sites may not be a biologically viable
alternative due to increasing negative demographic effects caused by
urbanization.
The Applicants propose to mitigate for the loss of 0.48 acre of
scrub-jay habitat by contributing a total of $6,736 to the Florida
Scrub-jay Conservation Fund administered by the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation. Funds in this account are ear-marked for use in
the conservation and recovery of scrub-jays and may include habitat
acquisition, restoration, and/or management. The $6,736 is sufficient
to acquire and perpetually manage 0.96 acre of suitable occupied scrub-
jay habitat based on a replacement ratio of two mitigation acres per
one impact acre.
The Service has determined that the Applicants' proposal, including
the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will individually
and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species
covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ``low-effect'' project and
qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy effect'' project and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the
Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6,
Appendix 1). This preliminary information may be revised based on our
review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice.
Low-effect HCPs are those involving: (1) Minor or negligible effects on
Federally listed or candidate species and their habitats, and (2) minor
or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources. The
Applicants' HCP qualifies for the following reasons:
1. Approval of the HCPs would result in minor or negligible effects
on the Florida scrub-jay population as a whole. We do not anticipate
significant direct or cumulative effects to the Florida scrub-jay
population as a result of the construction projects.
2. Approval of the HCPs would not have adverse effects on known
unique geographic, historic or cultural sites, or involve unique or
unknown environmental risks.
3. Approval of the HCPs would not result in any significant adverse
effects on public health or safety.
4. The projects do not require compliance with Executive Order
11988 (Floodplain Management), Executive Order 11990 (Protection of
Wetlands), or the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, nor do they
threaten to violate a Federal, State, local or tribal law or
requirement imposed for the protection of the environment.
5. Approval of the Plans would not establish a precedent for future
action or represent a decision in principle about future actions with
potentially significant environmental effects.
The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application meets the requirements of section
10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If it is determined that
those requirements are met, the ITP will be issued for incidental take
of the Florida scrub-jay. The Service will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the
Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results
of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be
used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the
ITP. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10 of the Endangered
Species Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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