Fisher Family Residence Construction Project, Mendocino County, CA, 42105-42106 [E7-14888]
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e-mail 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 ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(a) of the Act and the
regulations for implementing NEPA, as
amended (40 CFR 1506.6). We will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted
thereon to determine whether the
application meets the requirements of
NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of
the Act. If we determine that those
requirements are met, we will issue a
permit to the Applicant for the
incidental take of the DSF. We will
make our final permit decision no
sooner than 60 days from the date of
this notice.
a single family residence, and
installation of related improvements
such as fencing and landscaping, on a
24.25 acre parcel near Point Arena,
Mendocino County, California. The
permit application includes a proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) that
describes the proposed action and the
measures that the Applicant will
undertake to minimize and mitigate take
of PAMB and BSSB.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before October 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ms. Amedee Brickey, ES Program
Manager, Fish and Wildlife Service,
1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California
95521. You also may send comments by
facsimile to (707) 822–8411.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amedee Brickey, (see ADDRESSES), (707)
822–7201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
Dated: July 25, 2007.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E7–14859 Filed 7–31–07; 8:45 am]
You may obtain copies of these
documents for review by contacting the
above office. Documents also will be
available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the above address.
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Background
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisher Family Residence Construction
Project, Mendocino County, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment (EA);
Receipt of an Application for Incidental
Take Permit.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce
that Denise and Andy Fisher (applicant)
have applied for an incidental take
permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the Endangered Species Act (Act) of
1973, as amended. We are considering
issuing an 80-year permit to the
application that would authorize take of
the federally endangered Point Arena
mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra;
‘‘PAMB’’) and the federally endangered
Behren’s silverspot butterfly (Speyeria
zerene behrensii; ‘‘BSSB’’). The
proposed permit would authorize the
take of 28 PAMB and 2 BSSB incidental
to otherwise lawful activities. The
applicant needs the permit because take
of PAMB and BSSB would occur as a
result of construction and occupation of
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Section 9 of the Act and Federal
regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish
and wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened. Take of
federally listed fish and wildlife is
defined under the Act to include
‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct.’’ We may, under limited
circumstances, issue permits to
authorize incidental take (i.e., take that
is incidental to, and not the purpose of,
the carrying out of an otherwise lawful
activity). Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species are found in 50
CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
The Applicant proposes to construct
and permanently occupy a 1,493 square
foot single-family residence on a 24.25
acre parcel in Mendocino County,
California. In addition to the
construction of the residence, the
applicant proposes to construct a
driveway and a fenced livestock
pasture, install power, water and septic
utilities, and plant vegetation.
Construction and occupation of the
single-family residence would directly
impact the PAMB by removing 0.39
acres of occupied PAMB habitat, and
10.25 acres of potential BSSB habitat on
the 24.25-acre parcel. The proposed
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development would result in the take of
28 PAMB and two BSSB.
To mitigate and offset the take of
PAMB and BSSN, the applicant
proposes to implement seasonal
disturbance restrictions, and to dedicate
two on-site conservation areas totaling
9.75 acres to be managed and preserved
in perpetuity.
Our Environmental Assessment
considers the environmental
consequences of three alternatives,
including: (1) The Proposed Project
Alternative that would result in the
development of the proposed project,
the issuance of an ITP and the
implementation of the measures in the
HCP, including conservation areas; (2)
an Alternative Project Layout
Alternative that would result in the
development of fewer acres, would not
take any listed species, and would not
include conservation areas; and (3) the
No Action Alternative that would result
in no development of the proposed
project, would not take any listed
species and would not include
conservation areas.
National Environmental Policy Act
Proposed permit issuance triggers the
need for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Accordingly, a draft NEPA document
has been prepared. We are the Lead
Agency responsible for compliance
under NEPA. As the NEPA lead agency,
we provide notice of the availability and
are making available for public review
the EA.
Public Review
We invite the public to review the
HCP and EA during a 60-day public
comment period (see DATES). Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail 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 ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
We provide this notice pursuant to
section 10(a) of the Act and the
regulations for implementing NEPA, as
amended (40 CFR 1506.6). We will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted
thereon to determine whether the
application meets the requirements of
NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of
the Act. If we determine that those
requirements are met, we will issue a
permit to the Applicant for the
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incidental take of PAMB and BSSB. We
will make our final permit decision no
sooner than 60 days from the date of
this notice.
Dated: July 25, 2007.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR part
1320, the National Park Service (NPS)
invites public comments on a revision
of a currently approved information
collection (OMB #1024–0038).
DATES: Public comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) will be accepted on or
before October 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: John
W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage
Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St.,
NW., (2256), Washington, DC 20240; via
fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at
John_Renaud@nps.gov. Also, please
send a copy of your comments to
Leonard Stowe, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, NPS, 1849 C St., NW.,
(2605), Washington, DC 20240, or by email at Leonard_Stowe@nps.gov. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage
Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St.,
NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or
via fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at
John_Renaud@nps.gov, or via telephone
at 202/354–2066. You are entitled to a
copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and
Local Government Historic Preservation
Programs; 36 CFR 61.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.
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OBM Number: 1024–0038.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Description of Need: This set of
information collections has an impact
on State, tribal, and local governments
that wish to participate formally in the
National Historic Preservation
Partnership (NHPP) Program, and State
and tribal governments that wish to
apply for Historic Preservation Fund
(HPF) grants. The NPS uses the
information collection to ensure
compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
470 et seq.), as well as the governmentwide grant requirements that OBM has
issued and the Department of the
Interior implements through 43 CFR
part 12. This information collection also
produces performance data that NPS
uses to assess its progress in meeting
goals set in Departmental and NPS
strategic plans created pursuant to the
1993 Government Performance and
Results Act, as amended. This request
for OMB approval includes local
government burden for information
collections associated with various
aspects of the Certified Local
Government (CLG) program; State
government burden for information
collections related to the CLG program,
the program-specific aspects of the
Historic Preservation Fund grants to
States, maintenance of a State inventory
of historic and prehistoric properties,
tracking State Historic Preservation
Office historic preservation consultation
with Federal agencies, reporting on
other State historic preservation
accomplishments, and the State role in
the State Program Review Process; and
tribal government burden for
information collections related to the
program-specific aspects of HPF grants
to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/
Offices (THPOs).
This request includes information
collections related to HPF grants to
States and to THPOs. NPS is seeking a
revision to reflect the increased number
of partners participating in the NHPP,
and consequently, in the previously
approved information collections. In
addition, a revision is needed because
some information collections had not
been recognized as such during
preparation for earlier OMB approvals.
Section 101(b) of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended, (16
U.S.C. 470a(b)), specifies the role of
States in the NHPP Program. Section
101(c), and section 301 of the Act (16
U.S.C. section 103(c), 470a(c), 16 U.S.C.
470c(c), and 16 U.S.C. 470w), specify
the role of local governments in the
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NHPP program. Section 101(d) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(d) specifies the role
of tribes in the NHPP Program. Section
108 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) created
the HPF to support activities that carry
out the purposes of the Act. Section
101(e)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e))
directs the Secretary of the Interior
through the NPS to ‘‘administer a
program of matching grants to the States
for the purposes of carrying out’’ the
Act. Similarly, sections 101(d) and
101(e) of the Act direct a program of
grants to THPOs for carrying out their
responsibilities under the Act. Each year
Congress directs the NPS to use part of
the annual appropriation from the HPF
for the State grant program and the
tribal grant program. The purpose of
both the HPF State grants program and
the HPF THPO grants program is to
assist States and tribes in carrying out
their statutory role in the national
historic preservation program. HPF
grants to States and THPOs are program
grants; i.e., each State/THPO selects its
own HPF-eligible activities and projects.
Each HPF grant to a State/THPO has two
years of fund availability. At the end of
the first year, NPS employs a ‘‘Use or
Lose’’ policy to ensure efficient and
effective use of the grant funds. All 59
States, territories, and the District of
Columbia participate in the NHPP
Program. Almost 1,600 local
governments have become Certified
Local Governments (CLGs) in order to
participate in the NHPP program.
Approximately 54 local governments
become CLGs each year. Fifty-seven
Federally-recognized tribes have joined
formally the NHPP and have established
THPOs and tribal historic preservation
offices. Typically, each year five to
seven tribes join the partnership. NPS
developed the information collections
associated with 36 CFR Part 61 in
consultation with State, Tribal, and
local government partners. The
obligation to respond is required to
provide information to evaluate whether
or not State governments meet
minimum standards and requirements
for participation in the National Historic
Preservation Program; and to meet
government-wide requirements for
Federal grant programs.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
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[FR Doc No: E7-14888]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisher Family Residence Construction Project, Mendocino County,
CA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment (EA);
Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permit.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce
that Denise and Andy Fisher (applicant) have applied for an incidental
take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. We are considering issuing an 80-year
permit to the application that would authorize take of the federally
endangered Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra;
``PAMB'') and the federally endangered Behren's silverspot butterfly
(Speyeria zerene behrensii; ``BSSB''). The proposed permit would
authorize the take of 28 PAMB and 2 BSSB incidental to otherwise lawful
activities. The applicant needs the permit because take of PAMB and
BSSB would occur as a result of construction and occupation of a single
family residence, and installation of related improvements such as
fencing and landscaping, on a 24.25 acre parcel near Point Arena,
Mendocino County, California. The permit application includes a
proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) that describes the proposed
action and the measures that the Applicant will undertake to minimize
and mitigate take of PAMB and BSSB.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before October 1,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Amedee Brickey, ES Program
Manager, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata,
California 95521. You also may send comments by facsimile to (707) 822-
8411.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amedee Brickey, (see ADDRESSES),
(707) 822-7201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
You may obtain copies of these documents for review by contacting
the above office. Documents also will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above
address.
Background
Section 9 of the Act and Federal regulations prohibit the ``take''
of fish and wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. Take
of federally listed fish and wildlife is defined under the Act to
include ``harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.'' We
may, under limited circumstances, issue permits to authorize incidental
take (i.e., take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the
carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity). Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened and endangered species are found
in 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
The Applicant proposes to construct and permanently occupy a 1,493
square foot single-family residence on a 24.25 acre parcel in Mendocino
County, California. In addition to the construction of the residence,
the applicant proposes to construct a driveway and a fenced livestock
pasture, install power, water and septic utilities, and plant
vegetation.
Construction and occupation of the single-family residence would
directly impact the PAMB by removing 0.39 acres of occupied PAMB
habitat, and 10.25 acres of potential BSSB habitat on the 24.25-acre
parcel. The proposed development would result in the take of 28 PAMB
and two BSSB.
To mitigate and offset the take of PAMB and BSSN, the applicant
proposes to implement seasonal disturbance restrictions, and to
dedicate two on-site conservation areas totaling 9.75 acres to be
managed and preserved in perpetuity.
Our Environmental Assessment considers the environmental
consequences of three alternatives, including: (1) The Proposed Project
Alternative that would result in the development of the proposed
project, the issuance of an ITP and the implementation of the measures
in the HCP, including conservation areas; (2) an Alternative Project
Layout Alternative that would result in the development of fewer acres,
would not take any listed species, and would not include conservation
areas; and (3) the No Action Alternative that would result in no
development of the proposed project, would not take any listed species
and would not include conservation areas.
National Environmental Policy Act
Proposed permit issuance triggers the need for compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Accordingly, a draft NEPA
document has been prepared. We are the Lead Agency responsible for
compliance under NEPA. As the NEPA lead agency, we provide notice of
the availability and are making available for public review the EA.
Public Review
We invite the public to review the HCP and EA during a 60-day
public comment period (see DATES). Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(a) of the Act and the
regulations for implementing NEPA, as amended (40 CFR 1506.6). We will
evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments submitted
thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of
NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of the Act. If we determine that
those requirements are met, we will issue a permit to the Applicant for
the
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incidental take of PAMB and BSSB. We will make our final permit
decision no sooner than 60 days from the date of this notice.
Dated: July 25, 2007.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. E7-14888 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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