Receipt of Applications for the Amendment of Incidental Take Permits for Residential Construction in Charlotte County, FL, 6303-6304 [E9-2554]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–R–2008–N0331; 60138–1265–
6CCP–S3]
Final Comprehensive Conservation
Plan for Nine Wetland Management
Districts, North Dakota
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces that the
Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) for nine Wetland Management
Districts (Districts) is available. This
final CCP describes how the Service
intends to manage the Districts for the
next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the CCP may be
obtained by writing to U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of Refuge
Planning, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite
300, Lakewood, Colorado 80228; or by
download from https://mountainprairie.fws.gov/planning.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Esperance, 303–236–4369 (phone); 303–
236–4792 (fax); or
john_esperance@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The nine
Districts are Devils Lake, Arrowwood,
Audubon, Chase Lake, Crosby, J. Clark
Salyer, Kulm, Lostwood, and Valley
City Wetland Management Districts.
The Districts are part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. The Districts were
started as part of the Small Wetlands
Acquisition Program in the 1950s to
save wetlands from various threats,
particularly drainage. The passage of
Public Law 85–585 in August, 1958,
amended the Migratory Bird Hunting
and Conservation Stamp Act of 1934,
allowing for the acquisition of
waterfowl production areas and
easements for waterfowl production.
All nine of the Districts have a
primary purpose to provide optimal
habitat conditions for the needs of a
suite of waterfowl and other migratory
birds, and, to a lesser extent native,
resident wildlife.
To achieve goals and objectives,
aggressive wetland and upland habitat
management must be conducted.
Wetland and upland habitats need to be
protected and enhanced through
management. Habitat protection needs
to be evaluated through a priority
system so that different means of
protection, either through fee title or
easements, can be evaluated.
The draft CCP/EA was made available
to the public for a 30-day review and
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comment period following the
announcement in the Federal Register
on August 19, 2008 (73 FR 48388). The
draft CCP/EA identified and evaluated
three alternatives for managing the
refuges for the next 15 years.
Alternative A, the No Action
alternative, promotes a continuation of
all aspects of the District’s current
management. Staff would conduct
monitoring, inventory, and research
activities at their current level (i.e.,
limited, issue-driven research and
limited avian and vegetative monitoring
and inventory). Funding and staff levels
would not change and programs would
follow the same direction, emphasis,
and intensity as they do at present. The
current management of wildlife habitat
and associated species on Districts
Wetland Productions Areas (WPAs) are
prioritized into high, medium, and low
areas. Currently, only high priority
Wetland Production Areas are receiving
consistent management. All
conservation easements are monitored
by Service personnel; however, only the
high priority easement violations are
consistently enforced. Currently public
use events and workshops with such
groups as school districts, youth groups,
and conservations groups are conducted
on a multiyear rotation among Districts.
Alternative B is the Service’s
proposed action and basis for the CCP.
This alternative will allow for enhanced
wetland and upland management where
warranted on District lands.
Management objectives for various
habitat types would be based on habitat
preferences of groups of target species,
such as waterfowl, migratory shore
birds, grassland bird species and
priority species. District staff will focus
on high priority tracts and medium
priority tracts. The District staff will
implement compatible production
enhancement techniques for targeted
migratory bird populations. The District
staff will maintain existing
environmental education and public use
programs, with additional waterfowl
emphases. The Service proposes, at a
future date, a new administration and
visitor center for Audubon and Kulm
WMD and additionally a new visitor
contact station for Lostwood, Valley
City, and Arrowwood Wetland
Management District.
In Alternative C, management by the
District staff would be more intensive
and widespread that targets native
prairie/wetland complexes. District staff
would seek out where restoration
projects were expanded and where
returning native grasslands to quality
native prairie was a priority. This
alternative would have the potential to
provide additional management options
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to address habitat requirements and
needs of specific groups of waterdependent birds (e.g., waterfowl and
shorebirds). The staff would develop
new environmental education and
public use programs. The Service
proposes, at a future date, a new
administration and visitor center for
Audubon and Kulm WMD and
additionally, a new visitor contact
station for Lostwood, Valley City, and
Arrowwood Wetland Management
District.
The Service is furnishing this notice
to advise other agencies and the public
of the availability of the final CCP, to
provide information on the desired
conditions for the refuges, and to detail
how the Service will implement
management strategies. Based on the
review and evaluation of the
information contained in the EA, the
Regional Director has determined that
implementation of the final CCP does
not constitute a major Federal action
that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment
within the meaning of Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act. Therefore, an Environmental
Impact Statement will not be prepared.
Future site-specific proposals discussed
in the final CCP will be addressed in
separate planning efforts with full
public involvement.
Dated: February 2, 2009.
Noreen E. Walsh,
Deputy Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2009–N0024; 40120–1112–
0000–F2]
Receipt of Applications for the
Amendment of Incidental Take Permits
for Residential Construction in
Charlotte County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
amendment application; request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) issued incidental take
permits (permits) (TE136149–0,
TE136150–0, TE136151–0, and
TE136153–0), pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended, for incidental
take of the threatened Florida scrub-jay
(Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay)
in Charlotte County, Florida to Peter
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Famulari (Applicant). The Applicant
has requested an amendment to the
permits that will change the mitigation
option from payment to the Florida
Scrub-jay Conservation Fund
administered by The Nature
Conservancy to providing the Charlotte
County conservation lands program an
option to purchase land that will result
in acquisition of 79 acres of suitable
scrub-jay habitat. The Applicant has
agreed to follow all other existing
habitat conservation plan (HCP)
conditions. If amended, no additional
take will be authorized.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on the permit amendments
on or before March 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for
information on how to submit your
comments on the permit amendments.
You may obtain a copy of the permit
amendment applications and the HCP
by writing to the South Florida
Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit
number TE136149–1/TE136153–1, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th
Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. In
addition, we will make the permit
amendment applications and HCP
available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business
hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological
Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: (772) 562–3909, ext. 232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment on the permit
amendments, you may submit
comments by any one of the following
methods. Please reference permit
number TE136149–1/TE136153–1 in
such comments.
1. Mail or hand-deliver comments to
our South Florida Ecological Services
Office address (see ADDRESSES).
2. E-mail comments to
trish_adams@fws.gov. If you do not
receive a confirmation that we have
received your e-mail message, contact
us directly at the telephone number
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, 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.
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Residential construction will take
place on six parcels in the vicinity of
latitude 27.013 and longitude ¥82.015
in Punta Gorda Isles, Punta Gorda,
Charlotte County, Florida. These parcels
are within scrub-jay occupied habitat.
The parcels encompass about 3.2 acres,
and the footprint of the structure,
infrastructure, and landscaping
precludes retention of scrub-jay habitat
on these parcels. More details on the
specific parcel locations are available in
the HCP (see ADDRESSES). The original
permits became effective on February
28, 2007. Opportunity for public review
of the original applications was
provided in 71 FR 65125 (November 7,
2006).
The Service has made preliminary
determinations that amendment of the
permits is neither a major Federal action
that will significantly affect the quality
of the human environment within the
meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), nor will they individually or
cumulatively have more than a
negligible effect on the species covered
in the HCP. Therefore, the permit
amendment qualifies as a categorical
exclusion under NEPA as provided by
the Department of Interior Manual (516
DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 8.5).
Authority: We provide this notice pursuant
to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: January 16, 2009.
Paul Souza,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0082).
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will submit to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
for ‘‘Bird Banding Lab (2 USGS forms).’’
This notice provides the public an
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this form.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before April 7, 2009.
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ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection directly to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; and identify your
submission with #1028–0082. Please
submit a copy of your comments to the
Phadrea Ponds, Information Collections,
U.S. Geological Survey, 2150–C Center
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail);
(970) 226–9230 (fax); or FAX:
pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Use
Information Collection Number 1028–
0082 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact David Smith at
davidasmith@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bird Banding Laboratory.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0082.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The USGS Bird Banding
Laboratory is responsible for monitoring
the trapping and marking of wild
migratory birds by persons holding
Federal permits. The Bird Banding
laboratory collects information using
two forms: (1) The Application for
Federal Bird Marking and Salvage
Permit; and (2) The Bird Banding
Recovery Report. This request does not
include the Bird Banding Schedule.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Responses are voluntary. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked.
Affected Public: General Public.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 85,550 Individuals
encountering a banded bird and
volunteer bird banders.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,525 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved ‘‘hour’’ burden for
this collection is 4,525 hours. We do not
expect the burden for each form to
change as a result of this request (30
minutes for Permit Application form; 3
minutes for Recovery Report form.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.
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[FR Doc No: E9-2554]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2009-N0024; 40120-1112-0000-F2]
Receipt of Applications for the Amendment of Incidental Take
Permits for Residential Construction in Charlotte County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit amendment application; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued incidental
take permits (permits) (TE136149-0, TE136150-0, TE136151-0, and
TE136153-0), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended, for incidental take of the threatened Florida
scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) in Charlotte County,
Florida to Peter
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Famulari (Applicant). The Applicant has requested an amendment to the
permits that will change the mitigation option from payment to the
Florida Scrub-jay Conservation Fund administered by The Nature
Conservancy to providing the Charlotte County conservation lands
program an option to purchase land that will result in acquisition of
79 acres of suitable scrub-jay habitat. The Applicant has agreed to
follow all other existing habitat conservation plan (HCP) conditions.
If amended, no additional take will be authorized.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on the permit amendments
on or before March 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for
information on how to submit your comments on the permit amendments.
You may obtain a copy of the permit amendment applications and the HCP
by writing to the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn:
Permit number TE136149-1/TE136153-1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559. In addition, we will make
the permit amendment applications and HCP available for public
inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: (772) 562-3909, ext. 232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the permit
amendments, you may submit comments by any one of the following
methods. Please reference permit number TE136149-1/TE136153-1 in such
comments.
1. Mail or hand-deliver comments to our South Florida Ecological
Services Office address (see ADDRESSES).
2. E-mail comments to trish_adams@fws.gov. If you do not receive a
confirmation that we have received your e-mail message, contact us
directly at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comments, 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.
Residential construction will take place on six parcels in the
vicinity of latitude 27.013 and longitude -82.015 in Punta Gorda Isles,
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida. These parcels are within scrub-
jay occupied habitat. The parcels encompass about 3.2 acres, and the
footprint of the structure, infrastructure, and landscaping precludes
retention of scrub-jay habitat on these parcels. More details on the
specific parcel locations are available in the HCP (see ADDRESSES). The
original permits became effective on February 28, 2007. Opportunity for
public review of the original applications was provided in 71 FR 65125
(November 7, 2006).
The Service has made preliminary determinations that amendment of
the permits is neither a major Federal action that will significantly
affect the quality of the human environment within the meaning of
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), nor
will they individually or cumulatively have more than a negligible
effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the permit
amendment qualifies as a categorical exclusion under NEPA as provided
by the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM
8.5).
Authority: We provide this notice pursuant to Section 10 of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: January 16, 2009.
Paul Souza,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Field Office.
[FR Doc. E9-2554 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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