Endangered [and Threatened] Wildlife and Plants; Permit(s); Land Clearing Associated With Phosphate Mining in Manatee County, FL, 4581-4582 [2010-1730]

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) application and habitat conservation plan (HCP). Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (applicant) requests a 24year ITP under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant anticipates taking approximately 100 acres (ac) of Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)— occupied habitat incidental to land clearing and phosphate mining in Manatee County, Florida (project). The applicant’s HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures the applicant proposes to address the effects of the project to the Florida scrub-jay. DATES: We must receive any written comments on the ITP application and HCP on or before March 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the application and HCP, you may write the Field Supervisor at our Jacksonville Field Office, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or make an appointment to visit during normal business hours. If you wish to comment, you may mail or hand deliver comments to the Jacksonville Field Office, or you may e-mail comments to paula_sisson@fws.gov. For more information on reviewing documents and public comments and submitting comments, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 904/731–3134. PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4581 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Availability of Comments 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. Please reference permit number TE236128–0 for Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC in all requests or comments. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we have received your e-mail message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Background The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is found exclusively in peninsular Florida and is restricted to xeric upland communities (predominately in oakdominated scrub with open canopies) of the interior and Atlantic coast sand ridges. Increasing urban and agricultural development has resulted in habitat loss and fragmentation, which have adversely affected the distribution and numbers of scrub-jays. Remaining habitat is largely degraded due to the exclusion of fire, which is needed to maintain xeric uplands in conditions suitable for scrub-jays. The total estimated population is between 7,000 and 11,000 individuals. Applicant’s Proposal The applicant is requesting take of approximately 100 ac of occupied Florida scrub-jay habitat incidental to the project. The 4,345-ac project is located on the Texaco Tract in Sections 22–27, 34, and portions of Section 13, Township 34 South, Range 22 East, in Manatee County, Florida. The proposed project includes land clearing activities associated with phosphate mining which will result in the take of 100 ac of occupied scrub-jay habitat, including four scrub-jay families. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of the sand skink at a ratio of 2:1 based on Service Mitigation Guidelines. The applicant proposes to mitigate for 100 ac of impacts by establishing a conservation easement capturing 200 ac of scrub-jay within the Mosaic Wellfield. We have determined that the applicant’s proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would have minor or E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1 4582 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 18 / Thursday, January 28, 2010 / Notices negligible effects on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, we are making a preliminary determination that the ITP is a ‘‘low-effect’’ project and qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). We may revise this preliminary determination based on our review of public comments we receive in response to this notice. A low-effect HCP is one 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. We will evaluate the HCP and comments we receive to determine whether the ITP application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the application meets those requirements, we will issue the ITP for incidental take of the sand skink. We 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. We will use the results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, in our final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Authority We provide this notice under Section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 1506.6. Dated: January 12, 2010. David L. Hankla, Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office. [FR Doc. 2010–1730 Filed 1–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNV952000 L14200000.BJ0000; 10–08807; MO#4500011812; TAS: 14X1109] Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada. DATES: Effective Dates: Filing is effective at 10 a.m. on the dates indicated below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David D. Morlan, Chief, Branch of VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:16 Jan 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 775–861–6541. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. The Supplemental Plat of Survey of the following described lands was officially filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on October 15, 2009: The supplemental plat, showing a subdivision of original lots 6 and 7, section 6, Township 16 North, Range 64 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was accepted October 13, 2009. This supplemental plat was prepared to meet certain administrative needs of the Bureau of Land Management. 2. The Supplemental Plat of Survey of the following described lands was officially filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on November 5, 2009. The supplemental plat, showing a subdivision of lot 14, section 17, Township 19 South, Range 60 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was accepted November 3, 2009. This supplemental plat was prepared to meet certain administrative needs of the Bureau of Land Management. 3. The Plat of Survey of the following described lands was officially filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on December 8, 2009: The plat, representing the dependent resurvey of the Fourth Standard Parallel North through a portion of Range 32 East, the east and west boundaries, and a portion of the subdivisional lines of Township 21 North, Range 32 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 862, was accepted December 8, 2009. This survey was executed to meet certain administrative needs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 4. The Supplemental Plats of Survey of the following lands were officially filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on December 11, 2009: The plat, showing the subdivision of lots 8, 13, 14, 15 and 20, section 5, Township 33 North, Range 55 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was accepted December 10, 2009. The supplemental plat, showing the subdivision of lots 22 and 23, section 6, Township 33 North, Range 55 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was accepted December 10, 2009. These supplemental plats were prepared to meet certain administrative needs of the Bureau of Land Management. 5. The above-listed surveys are now the basic record for describing the lands for all authorized purposes. These PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 surveys have been placed in the open files in the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office and are available to the public as a matter of information. Copies of the surveys and related field notes may be furnished to the public upon payment of the appropriate fees. Dated: January 21, 2010. David D. Morlan, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada. [FR Doc. 2010–1727 Filed 1–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNV912000 L16400000.PH0000.LXSS006F0000 261A; MO#4500011785; 10–08807; TAS: 14X1109] Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Meetings, Nevada AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will hold three meetings in Nevada in fiscal year 2010. All meetings are open to the public. DATES AND TIMES: February 18, Las Vegas; March 24–25, Las Vegas; and August 26, Ely. Each meeting will include a public comment period, where the public may submit oral or written comments to the RAC. Each public comment period will begin at approximately 8:15 a.m., Thursday, unless otherwise listed in each specific, final meeting agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hanefeld, (775) 289–1842, E-mail: chris_hanefeld@nv.blm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in Nevada. Meeting locations and topics for discussion include, but are not limited to: • February 18, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas: Renewable Energy, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area fees. • March 24–25, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2009-N269; 41910-1112-0000-F2]


Endangered [and Threatened] Wildlife and Plants; Permit(s); Land 
Clearing Associated With Phosphate Mining in Manatee County, FL

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for an incidental take permit 
(ITP); availability of proposed low-effect habitat conservation plans 
(HCP); request for comment/information.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) application and habitat 
conservation plan (HCP). Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (applicant) requests a 
24-year ITP under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 
The applicant anticipates taking approximately 100 acres (ac) of 
Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)--occupied habitat 
incidental to land clearing and phosphate mining in Manatee County, 
Florida (project). The applicant's HCP describes the mitigation and 
minimization measures the applicant proposes to address the effects of 
the project to the Florida scrub-jay.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on the ITP application and 
HCP on or before March 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the application and HCP, you may write 
the Field Supervisor at our Jacksonville Field Office, 7915 Baymeadows 
Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or make an appointment to visit 
during normal business hours. If you wish to comment, you may mail or 
hand deliver comments to the Jacksonville Field Office, or you may e-
mail comments to paula_sisson@fws.gov. For more information on 
reviewing documents and public comments and submitting comments, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 904/
731-3134.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Availability of Comments

    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.
    Please reference permit number TE236128-0 for Mosaic Fertilizer, 
LLC in all requests or comments. If you do not receive a confirmation 
from us that we have received your e-mail message, contact us directly 
at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Background

    The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is found exclusively in 
peninsular Florida and is restricted to xeric upland communities 
(predominately in oak-dominated scrub with open canopies) of the 
interior and Atlantic coast sand ridges. Increasing urban and 
agricultural development has resulted in habitat loss and 
fragmentation, which have adversely affected the distribution and 
numbers of scrub-jays. Remaining habitat is largely degraded due to the 
exclusion of fire, which is needed to maintain xeric uplands in 
conditions suitable for scrub-jays. The total estimated population is 
between 7,000 and 11,000 individuals.

Applicant's Proposal

    The applicant is requesting take of approximately 100 ac of 
occupied Florida scrub-jay habitat incidental to the project. The 
4,345-ac project is located on the Texaco Tract in Sections 22-27, 34, 
and portions of Section 13, Township 34 South, Range 22 East, in 
Manatee County, Florida. The proposed project includes land clearing 
activities associated with phosphate mining which will result in the 
take of 100 ac of occupied scrub-jay habitat, including four scrub-jay 
families. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of the sand 
skink at a ratio of 2:1 based on Service Mitigation Guidelines. The 
applicant proposes to mitigate for 100 ac of impacts by establishing a 
conservation easement capturing 200 ac of scrub-jay within the Mosaic 
Wellfield.
    We have determined that the applicant's proposal, including the 
proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would have minor or

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negligible effects on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, we are 
making a preliminary determination that the ITP is a ``low-effect'' 
project and qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by 
the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 
Appendix 1). We may revise this preliminary determination based on our 
review of public comments we receive in response to this notice. A low-
effect HCP is one 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.
    We will evaluate the HCP and comments we receive to determine 
whether the ITP application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of 
the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the application 
meets those requirements, we will issue the ITP for incidental take of 
the sand skink. We 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. We will use the results of this 
consultation, in combination with the above findings, in our final 
analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP.

Authority

    We provide this notice under Section 10 of the Act and NEPA 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 1506.6.

    Dated: January 12, 2010.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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