Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Tempe Reach of the Rio Salado Environmental Restoration Project, 55007 [06-8006]
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Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and
Application for an Enhancement of
Survival Permit for the Tempe Reach of
the Rio Salado Environmental
Restoration Project
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of
application; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The City of Tempe
(Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service) for an
enhancement of survival permit. The
requested permit, which is for a period
of 50 years, would authorize incidental
take of Yuma clapper rail (Rallus
longirostris yumanensis), southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus), and bald eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus) as a result of operation
and maintenance activities associated
with the Rio Salado Project. We invite
public comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
October 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review
the application, draft Safe Harbor
Agreement (SHA), or other related
documents may obtain a copy by
written or telephone request to the Field
Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Arizona Ecological Services
Office, 2321 West Royal Palm Road,
Suite 103, Phoenix, Arizona 85021–
4951 (602/242–0210). Electronic copies
of these documents will also be
available for review on the Arizona
Ecological Services Office Web site,
https://www.fws.gov/arizonaes/. The
application and related documents will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment only, during normal
business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at
the Service’s Phoenix office. Comments
concerning the application, draft SHA,
or other related documents should be
submitted in writing to the Field
Supervisor (address above) or by fax to
(602) 242–2513. Please refer to permit
number TE–133286–0 when submitting
comments. All comments received,
including names and addresses, will
become a part of the official
administrative record and may be made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Martinez at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2321 West Royal Palm
Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, Arizona
85021–4951, 602/242–0210 x224, or by
email at Mike_Martinez@fws.gov.
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Applicant has applied to the Service for
an enhancement of survival permit
pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act (Act), as
amended.
The Applicant plans to conduct
operation and maintenance activities
associated with the Rio Salado Project,
including maintenance of habitat
vegetation; reintroduction of non-listed
species into created habitat;
maintenance and operation of urban
park and landscaping; maintenance of
trails, paths, and service roads;
maintenance of water quality and flood
control capability within the Salt River,
Indian Bend Wash, and Tempe Town
Lake; the planning, development, and
operation of urban (public and private)
development adjacent to the Tempe
Town Lake; and operation of events on
Tempe Town Lake and within the linear
park adjacent to Tempe Town Lake. The
Rio Salado Project is a cooperative
project between the Applicant and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore,
enhance, and maintain 182 acres of
native riparian and wetland vegetation
along the Salt River from McClintock
Drive to Priest Drive (excluding Tempe
Town Lake) and Indian Bend Wash from
McKellips Road to the confluence with
the Salt River.
A final rule to delist the cactus
ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium
brasilianum cactorum) was published in
the Federal Register on April 14, 2006
(71 FR 19452). As a non-listed species,
the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl
cannot be a covered species in the SHA.
However, the Applicant intended that
the species be covered in the SHA and
will continue to provide the same
conservation measures originally
described in the agreement.
Section 9 of the Act prohibits take of
threatened or endangered species.
However, the Service, under limited
circumstances, may issue permits to
take threatened and endangered wildlife
species incidental to, and not the
purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Act (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.
4371 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Christopher Todd Jones,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of
Survival Permit for the Tempe Reach of the Rio Salado Environmental
Restoration Project
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The City of Tempe (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit. The
requested permit, which is for a period of 50 years, would authorize
incidental take of Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis),
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), and bald
eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as a result of operation and
maintenance activities associated with the Rio Salado Project. We
invite public comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before October 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application, draft Safe Harbor
Agreement (SHA), or other related documents may obtain a copy by
written or telephone request to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 2321 West Royal
Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, Arizona 85021-4951 (602/242-0210).
Electronic copies of these documents will also be available for review
on the Arizona Ecological Services Office Web site, https://www.fws.gov/
arizonaes/. The application and related documents will be available for
public inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours (8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the Service's Phoenix office. Comments concerning
the application, draft SHA, or other related documents should be
submitted in writing to the Field Supervisor (address above) or by fax
to (602) 242-2513. Please refer to permit number TE-133286-0 when
submitting comments. All comments received, including names and
addresses, will become a part of the official administrative record and
may be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Martinez at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix,
Arizona 85021-4951, 602/242-0210 x224, or by email at Mike--
Martinez@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Applicant has applied to the Service for
an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act (Act), as amended.
The Applicant plans to conduct operation and maintenance activities
associated with the Rio Salado Project, including maintenance of
habitat vegetation; reintroduction of non-listed species into created
habitat; maintenance and operation of urban park and landscaping;
maintenance of trails, paths, and service roads; maintenance of water
quality and flood control capability within the Salt River, Indian Bend
Wash, and Tempe Town Lake; the planning, development, and operation of
urban (public and private) development adjacent to the Tempe Town Lake;
and operation of events on Tempe Town Lake and within the linear park
adjacent to Tempe Town Lake. The Rio Salado Project is a cooperative
project between the Applicant and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
restore, enhance, and maintain 182 acres of native riparian and wetland
vegetation along the Salt River from McClintock Drive to Priest Drive
(excluding Tempe Town Lake) and Indian Bend Wash from McKellips Road to
the confluence with the Salt River.
A final rule to delist the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium
brasilianum cactorum) was published in the Federal Register on April
14, 2006 (71 FR 19452). As a non-listed species, the cactus ferruginous
pygmy-owl cannot be a covered species in the SHA. However, the
Applicant intended that the species be covered in the SHA and will
continue to provide the same conservation measures originally described
in the agreement.
Section 9 of the Act prohibits take of threatened or endangered
species. However, the Service, under limited circumstances, may issue
permits to take threatened and endangered wildlife species incidental
to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (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. 4371 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Christopher Todd Jones,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 06-8006 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
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