Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for Restoration and Management of the Linden H. Chandler Preserve, City of Rolling Hills Estates, County of Los Angeles, CA, 47209-47210 [E8-18685]
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The applicant requests a permit to
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give policy, management, and technical
input concerning Trinity River
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This notice announces a TAMWG
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2008–N0202; 81430–1112–
0000–F2]
Proposed Low Effect Habitat
Conservation Plan for Restoration and
Management of the Linden H. Chandler
Preserve, City of Rolling Hills Estates,
County of Los Angeles, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Palos Verdes Peninsula
Land Conservancy (applicant) has
applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) for a 25-year incidental
take permit for one covered species
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The application
addresses the potential for ‘‘take’’ of the
endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly
(Glaucopsyche lygdamus
palosverdesensis, ‘‘PVB’’) associated
with restoration and management of the
Linden H. Chandler Preserve
(‘‘Preserve’’) in the City of Rolling Hills
Estates, Los Angeles County, California.
Following reintroduction of PVB to the
Preserve, measures to minimize impacts
to PVB would be implemented as
described in the proposed Restoration
and Management of the Linden H.
Chandler Preserve Low Effect Habitat
Conservation Plan (proposed HCP),
which would be implemented by the
applicant.
We are requesting comments on the
permit application and on the
preliminary determination that the
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effect’’ Habitat Conservation Plan,
eligible for a categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The basis
for this determination is discussed in
the Environmental Action Statement
(EAS) and the associated Low Effect
Screening Form, which are also
available for public review.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 12,
2008.
Comments should be
addressed to the Field Supervisor, Fish
and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley
Road, Carlsbad, California 92011.
Written comments may be sent by
facsimile to (760) 918–0638.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Karen Goebel, Assistant Field
Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: (760)
431–9440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Availability of Documents
Individuals wishing copies of the
application, proposed HCP, and EAS
should immediately contact the Service
by telephone at (760) 431–9440 or by
letter to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office. Copies of the proposed HCP and
EAS also are available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office [see ADDRESSES].
Background
Section 9 of the Act and its
implementing Federal regulations
prohibit the take of animal species listed
as endangered or threatened. Take is
defined under the Act as to harass,
harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,
trap, capture or collect listed animal
species, or attempt to engage in such
conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). However,
under section 10(a) of the Act, the
Service may issue permits to authorize
incidental take of listed species.
‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by the Act
as take that is incidental to, and not the
purpose of, carrying out an otherwise
lawful activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species, respectively,
are found in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR
17.32.
The applicant is seeking a permit for
take of the Palos Verdes blue butterfly
during the life of the permit. This
species is referred to as the ‘‘PVB’’ in
the proposed HCP. The PVB is restricted
to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los
Angeles County, California.
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The applicant initiated native habitat
restoration activities within the Preserve
in 1999 and proposes to reintroduce
PVB once suitable habitat for the species
is established. Following reintroduction
of PVB, the applicant will continue to
maintain native plant cover and
eliminate invasive species on up to 28.5
acres within the Preserve. Restoration
and management activities may include
irrigation system installation and repair,
mechanical weed removal, application
of herbicides, planting, seeding,
mechanical weeding, and removal of
organic debris as necessary to enhance
habitat for PVB.
The applicant proposes to minimize
the effects to PVB associated with the
proposed restoration activities by
restricting certain activities during the
flight season (February 15 to June 15),
and avoiding disturbance to host plants
and surrounding soil. The applicant will
also conduct surveys for PVB for the
first five years following reintroduction
and a minimum of every three years
thereafter to track peak abundance and
patterns of occupancy within the
Preserve. Restoration activities have the
potential to result in take of a small
number of PVB pupae if host plants and
surrounding soil are incidentally
disturbed. Surveys for PVB during the
flight season have the potential to take
a small number of adults if they are
flushed from the site and not able to
successfully reproduce. The project will
result in an increase in the quality and
quantity of habitat for PVB within the
Preserve; therefore, no additional
mitigation is proposed.
The Proposed Action consists of the
issuance of an incidental take permit
and implementation of the proposed
HCP, which includes measures to
minimize impacts of the project on PVB.
One alternative to the taking of the
listed species under the Proposed
Action is considered in the proposed
HCP. Under the No Action Alternative,
no permit would be issued, and
reintroduction of PVB to the Preserve
would not occur. Management and
restoration efforts would continue in the
Preserve; however, the threat of
extinction of PVB in the wild would
remain high.
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that approval of the
proposed HCP qualifies as a categorical
exclusion under NEPA, as provided by
the Department of the Interior Manual
(516 DM8) and as a ‘‘low-effect’’ plan as
defined by the Habitat Conservation
Planning Handbook (November 1996).
Determination of Low-effect Habitat
Conservation Plans is based on the
following three criteria: (1)
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would result in minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
Implementation of the proposed HCP
would result in minor or negligible
effects on other environmental values or
resources; and (3) Impacts of the
proposed HCP, considered together with
the impacts of other past, present and
reasonably foreseeable similarly situated
projects, would not result, over time, in
cumulative effects to environmental
values or resources which would be
considered significant.
Based upon this preliminary
determination, we do not intend to
prepare further NEPA documentation.
We will consider public comments in
making the final determination on
whether to prepare such additional
documentation.
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 can 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(c) of the Act. We will
evaluate the permit application, the
proposed HCP, and comments
submitted thereon to determine whether
the application meets the requirements
of section 10(a) of the Act. If the
requirements are met, we will issue a
permit to Palos Verdes Peninsula Land
Conservancy for the incidental take of
the Palos Verdes blue butterfly from
restoration and management of the
Linden H. Chandler Preserve in the City
of Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles
County, California.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Jim A. Bartel,
Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office, Carlsbad, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Metlakatla Indian Community Alcohol
Possession Code
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
(Code), Alcohol Possession, for the
Metlakatla Indian Community of the
Annette Island Reserve. The amendment
regulates and controls the possession
and consumption of liquor within the
tribal lands. The tribal lands are located
in Indian Country and this amended
Code allows for possession of alcoholic
beverages within their boundaries. This
Code will increase the ability of the
tribal government to control liquor
possession and consumption by the
community’s members.
Effective Date: This Code is
effective on August 13, 2008.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betty Scissons, Tribal Government
Services Officer, Northwest Regional
Office, 911 NE 11th Ave., 8th Floor,
Portland, OR 97232, Telephone: (503)
231–6723, Fax (503) 231–2189; or
Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Indian
Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop
4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240,
Telephone: (202) 513–7640.
Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall
certify and publish in the Federal
Register notice of adopted liquor
ordinances for the purpose of regulating
liquor transactions in Indian Country.
The Metlakatla Indian Community,
Council, Annette Islands Reserve,
amended the Alcohol Possession section
of its Law and Order Code by Resolution
No. 07–49 on November 13, 2007. The
purpose of this Ordinance is to govern
the possession of alcohol within tribal
lands of the Tribe.
This notice is published in
accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I
certify that this Alcohol Possession
Code of the Metlakatla Indian
Community was duly adopted by the
Council, Annette Island Reserve on
November 13, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 31, 2008.
George Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Policy
and Economic Development.
The Metlakatla Indian Community
Alcohol Possession Code reads as
follows:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes an
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0202; 81430-1112-0000-F2]
Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for Restoration and
Management of the Linden H. Chandler Preserve, City of Rolling Hills
Estates, County of Los Angeles, CA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (applicant) has
applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for a 25-year
incidental take permit for one covered species pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The application addresses the potential for ``take'' of the endangered
Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis,
``PVB'') associated with restoration and management of the Linden H.
Chandler Preserve (``Preserve'') in the City of Rolling Hills Estates,
Los Angeles County, California. Following reintroduction of PVB to the
Preserve, measures to minimize impacts to PVB would be implemented as
described in the proposed Restoration and Management of the Linden H.
Chandler Preserve Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan (proposed HCP),
which would be implemented by the applicant.
We are requesting comments on the permit application and on the
preliminary determination that the proposed HCP qualifies as a ``Low-
effect'' Habitat Conservation Plan, eligible for a categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969,
as amended. The basis for this determination is discussed in the
Environmental Action Statement (EAS) and the associated Low Effect
Screening Form, which are also available for public review.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 12,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Field Supervisor, Fish
and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden
Valley Road, Carlsbad, California 92011. Written comments may be sent
by facsimile to (760) 918-0638.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Goebel, Assistant Field
Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: (760) 431-9440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
Individuals wishing copies of the application, proposed HCP, and
EAS should immediately contact the Service by telephone at (760) 431-
9440 or by letter to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office. Copies of
the proposed HCP and EAS also are available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office
[see ADDRESSES].
Background
Section 9 of the Act and its implementing Federal regulations
prohibit the take of animal species listed as endangered or threatened.
Take is defined under the Act as to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture or collect listed animal species, or attempt
to engage in such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). However, under section
10(a) of the Act, the Service may issue permits to authorize incidental
take of listed species. ``Incidental take'' is defined by the Act as
take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an
otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing incidental take
permits for threatened and endangered species, respectively, are found
in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32.
The applicant is seeking a permit for take of the Palos Verdes blue
butterfly during the life of the permit. This species is referred to as
the ``PVB'' in the proposed HCP. The PVB is restricted to the Palos
Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California.
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The applicant initiated native habitat restoration activities
within the Preserve in 1999 and proposes to reintroduce PVB once
suitable habitat for the species is established. Following
reintroduction of PVB, the applicant will continue to maintain native
plant cover and eliminate invasive species on up to 28.5 acres within
the Preserve. Restoration and management activities may include
irrigation system installation and repair, mechanical weed removal,
application of herbicides, planting, seeding, mechanical weeding, and
removal of organic debris as necessary to enhance habitat for PVB.
The applicant proposes to minimize the effects to PVB associated
with the proposed restoration activities by restricting certain
activities during the flight season (February 15 to June 15), and
avoiding disturbance to host plants and surrounding soil. The applicant
will also conduct surveys for PVB for the first five years following
reintroduction and a minimum of every three years thereafter to track
peak abundance and patterns of occupancy within the Preserve.
Restoration activities have the potential to result in take of a small
number of PVB pupae if host plants and surrounding soil are
incidentally disturbed. Surveys for PVB during the flight season have
the potential to take a small number of adults if they are flushed from
the site and not able to successfully reproduce. The project will
result in an increase in the quality and quantity of habitat for PVB
within the Preserve; therefore, no additional mitigation is proposed.
The Proposed Action consists of the issuance of an incidental take
permit and implementation of the proposed HCP, which includes measures
to minimize impacts of the project on PVB. One alternative to the
taking of the listed species under the Proposed Action is considered in
the proposed HCP. Under the No Action Alternative, no permit would be
issued, and reintroduction of PVB to the Preserve would not occur.
Management and restoration efforts would continue in the Preserve;
however, the threat of extinction of PVB in the wild would remain high.
The Service has made a preliminary determination that approval of
the proposed HCP qualifies as a categorical exclusion under NEPA, as
provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM8) and as a
``low-effect'' plan as defined by the Habitat Conservation Planning
Handbook (November 1996). Determination of Low-effect Habitat
Conservation Plans is based on the following three criteria: (1)
Implementation of the proposed HCP would result in minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species and their
habitats; (2) Implementation of the proposed HCP would result in minor
or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources; and
(3) Impacts of the proposed HCP, considered together with the impacts
of other past, present and reasonably foreseeable similarly situated
projects, would not result, over time, in cumulative effects to
environmental values or resources which would be considered
significant.
Based upon this preliminary determination, we do not intend to
prepare further NEPA documentation. We will consider public comments in
making the final determination on whether to prepare such additional
documentation.
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 can
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(c) of the Act. We
will evaluate the permit application, the proposed HCP, and comments
submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a) of the Act. If the requirements are met,
we will issue a permit to Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for
the incidental take of the Palos Verdes blue butterfly from restoration
and management of the Linden H. Chandler Preserve in the City of
Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County, California.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Jim A. Bartel,
Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, Carlsbad,
California.
[FR Doc. E8-18685 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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