Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice of Meeting, 48359 [2010-19616]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 10, 2010 / Notices
Dated: August 3, 2010.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Indiana Bat; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement on a Proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan and
Incidental Take Permit
Office of the Secretary
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Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice
of Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance
with Section 552b of Title 5, United
States Code, that a meeting of the John
H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor Commission
will be held on Thursday, September
16, 2010.
The Commission was established
pursuant to Public Law 99–647. The
purpose of the Commission is to assist
federal, state and local authorities in the
development and implementation of an
integrated resource management plan
for those lands and waters within the
Corridor.
The meeting will convene on
September 16, 2010 at 9 a.m. at Slater
Mill Historic Site located at 67
Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI for the
following reasons:
1. Approval of Minutes.
2. Chairman’s Report.
3. Executive Director’s Report.
4. Financial Budget.
5. Public Input.
It is anticipated that about thirty
people will be able to attend the session
in addition to the Commission
members.
Interested persons may make oral or
written presentations to the Commission
or file written statements. Such requests
should be made prior to the meeting to:
Jan H. Reitsma, Executive Director, John
H. Chafee, Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor Commission,
One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI
02895, Tel.: (401) 762–0250.
Further information concerning this
meeting may be obtained from Jan H.
Reitsma, Executive Director of the
Commission at the aforementioned
address.
Jan H. Reitsma,
Executive Director, BRVNHCC.
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Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) on a proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) and Incidental
Take Permit (ITP) for the Indiana Bat
(Myotis sodalis) at a wind power project
in Adair, Sullivan, and Putnam
Counties, Missouri (Project).
Construction and operation of the
Project has the potential to cause the
take of Indiana bat, an endangered
species, protected by the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). We provide this
notice to advise other agencies, tribes,
and the public of our intentions, and to
obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of review under NEPA
(National Environmental Policy Act), as
well as issues to consider during the
planning process.
DATES: We will consider comments we
receive on or before September 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Ms. Jane
Ledwin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite A,
Columbia, MO 65203.
E-mail: jane_ledwin@fws.gov.
Facsimile: (573) 234–2181 (Attention:
Jane Ledwin).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jane Ledwin, (573) 234–2132.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8337 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Public Comments
We request data, comments, new
information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental
agencies, the scientific community,
tribes, industry, or any other interested
party on this notice. We will consider
all comments we receive in complying
with the requirements of NEPA and in
the development of an HCP, NEPA
document, and potential ITP.
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You may submit your comments and
materials considering this notice by one
of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section.
Comments and materials we receive,
as well as supporting documentation we
use in preparing the NEPA document,
will be available for public inspection
by appointment, during normal business
hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services Missouri
Field Office (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section).
You may obtain copies of this notice
by mail from the Ecological Services
Missouri Field Office, or on the Internet
at: https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
Endangered/permits/hcp/r3hcps.html.
Background
The Indiana Bat was added to the list
of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants on March 11, 1967 (32 FR
4001). It is currently listed as an
endangered species under the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) The population has
declined as a result of pesticides,
agricultural development, and loss of
forest habitat affecting the summer
range. Impacts to caves used for
hibernation have also contributed to
population declines. White-nose
syndrome (Geomyces destructans), a
fungus causing infected bats to rouse
from hibernation early and attempt to
hunt for food, is now believed to be a
cause of death in Indiana bats.
The range of the Indiana bat extends
from eastern Vermont, western
Oklahoma, southern Wisconsin, and
northern Florida. Indiana bats migrate
between their summer forested ranges
and winter hibernacula, which typically
are climatically stable caves and mines.
During summer months, they forage for
insects along streams, in riparian forests
and floodplains, and in upland forests
and low open areas. Males roost
individually or in small groups
throughout the range, preferring areas
near hibernacula. Females, forming
larger maternity colonies of 50 to 100,
roost in dead or dying trees or living
trees with broken and flaking bark.
There are no known hibernacula in
the Project area or nearby. However,
maternity roosts and maternity colonies
have been identified proximate to and
within the Project area. The Service and
the Applicant have determined that the
development and operation of the
Project, in proximity to summer
maternity colonies and spring and fall
migratory flight paths, may affect the
Indiana bat and their habitat, possibly
resulting in the involuntary take of
Indiana bats.
Shuteye, LLC continues to develop an
HCP and plans to request issuance of an
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission:
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 552b of Title 5,
United States Code, that a meeting of the John H. Chafee Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission will be held on
Thursday, September 16, 2010.
The Commission was established pursuant to Public Law 99-647. The
purpose of the Commission is to assist federal, state and local
authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated
resource management plan for those lands and waters within the
Corridor.
The meeting will convene on September 16, 2010 at 9 a.m. at Slater
Mill Historic Site located at 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI for
the following reasons:
1. Approval of Minutes.
2. Chairman's Report.
3. Executive Director's Report.
4. Financial Budget.
5. Public Input.
It is anticipated that about thirty people will be able to attend
the session in addition to the Commission members.
Interested persons may make oral or written presentations to the
Commission or file written statements. Such requests should be made
prior to the meeting to: Jan H. Reitsma, Executive Director, John H.
Chafee, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission,
One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895, Tel.: (401) 762-0250.
Further information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
Jan H. Reitsma, Executive Director of the Commission at the
aforementioned address.
Jan H. Reitsma,
Executive Director, BRVNHCC.
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