Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit; Construction and Operation of Kaheawa II Wind Energy Generation Facility, Maui, HI; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment, 6811-6812 [2011-2691]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2011 / Notices [FR Doc. 2011–2759 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5415–C–23A] Notice of Availability: Notice of Technical Correction to the Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year 2010 Transformation Initiative: Homeless Families Demonstration Small Grant Research Program Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice of Technical Correction. AGENCY: On January 3, 2011, HUD posted on https://www.Grants.gov, a Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year 2010 Transformation Initiative: Homeless Families Demonstration Small Grant Research Program. On January 31, 2011, HUD posted to https://www.Grants.gov a technical correction to that notice. The technical correction adds an additional $125,000 in FY2010 funding to the previous amount of approximately $150,000 for a new total of $275,000. Funding for this effort is made available by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–117 approved December 16, 2009). This program is undertaken by HUD’s research authority under the Transformation Initiative Fund. This Technical Correction also extends the pre-application due from Friday, February 18, 2011 to a new preapplication deadline date of March 1, 2011. Applicants do not need to download a new application or resubmit their applications as a result of this notice. The technical correction notice can be found using the Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the Grants.gov/Find Web site at https:// www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at https:// www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this program is 14.525. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in the program NOFA. Program staff will not be available to provide guidance on how to prepare the application. Questions regarding the 2010 General Section srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Feb 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 6811 should be directed to the Office of Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708–0667 or the NOFA Information Center at 800–HUD–8929 (toll free). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 800–877– 8339. comments by facsimile to (808) 792– 9580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Greenlee, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see ADDRESSES above), telephone (808) 792–9400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: February 1, 2011. Barbara S. Dorf, Director, Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. Public Comments Solicited On November 9, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 68821) a notice announcing our receipt of an application from KWP II for an incidental take permit under section 10(a) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)). KWP II is requesting an incidental take permit under the ESA to authorize take of the federally endangered Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), endangered Hawaiian goose (nene, Branta sandvicensis), endangered Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), and the threatened Newell’s (Townsend’s) shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelli) (collectively these four species are hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Covered Species’’). Incidental take of the Covered Species may be caused by the construction and operation of the KWP II wind energy facility on the island of Maui. The permit application includes a draft HCP that describes the actions and the measures that KWP II will implement to minimize, mitigate, and monitor incidental take of the Covered Species, and a draft IA. A draft EA has been prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The public comment period on the aforementioned documents closed on December 9, 2010. In response to a request from the general public, we are reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days. We specifically request comments from the public on whether the application meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for issuing a permit, and identification of any aspects of the human environment that should be analyzed in the draft EA. We are also soliciting comments on: The adequacy of the HCP to minimize, mitigate, and monitor the proposed incidental take of the Covered Species; adequacy of the funding being provided to implement the proposed mitigation program and any appropriate responses to changed circumstances; adequacy of the adaptive management program; and certainty that mitigation will occur. We are seeking comments on the adequacy of the HCP relative to the permit issuance criteria found in section 10(a) of the ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1539(a), and 50 CFR 13.21, 17.22, and 17.32. For [FR Doc. 2011–2653 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–ES–2011–N008; 10120–1112– 0000–F2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit; Construction and Operation of Kaheawa II Wind Energy Generation Facility, Maui, HI; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of comment period. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), recently announced our receipt of an application from Kaheawa Wind Power II, LLC (KWP II) for an incidental take permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). KWP II is requesting an incidental take permit under the ESA to authorize take of three federally endangered and one threatened bird species. We are reopening the comment period on this permit application and the associated Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), Draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), and proposed Implementation Agreement (IA). Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they have been incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in the final decision on the permit application. DATES: All comments from interested parties must be received on or before March 10, 2011. ADDRESSES: Please address written comments to Loyal Mehrhoff, Project Leader, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI 96850. You may also send SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1 6812 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2011 / Notices information on how to access the HCP, EA, and IA, and to submit comments, along with additional background information on the permit application package, please refer to the previous Federal Register Notice (75 FR 68821), which was published on November 9, 2010. Authority This notice is provided under section 10(c) 16 U.S.C. 1539(c) of the ESA and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). The public process for the proposed Federal permit action will be completed after the public comment period, at which time we will evaluate the permit application, the HCP, and associated documents (including the EA), as well as comments submitted, to determine whether or not the proposed action meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA and has been adequately evaluated under NEPA. Dated: January 18, 2011. Richard Hannan, Deputy Regional Director. [FR Doc. 2011–2691 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–2010–N260; 1112–0000–81420– F2] Proposed Shiloh III Wind Plant Project, Solano County, CA; Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from enXco and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) (applicants) for a 36-year incidental take permit for one species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The application addresses the potential for ‘‘take’’ of one Federally listed animal, the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) (tiger salamander). The applicants would implement a conservation program to minimize and mitigate the project activities, as described in the applicants’ Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan). We request comments on the Plan and the associated draft Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Feb 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 We must receive written comments on or before March 25, 2011. ADDRESSES: Please address written comments to Sheila Larsen, Conservation Planning Branch, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, W–2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. Alternatively, you may send comments by facsimile to (916) 414– 6713. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Larsen or Mike Thomas, Chief, Conservation Planning, at the address shown above or at (916) 414–6600 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Availability of Documents You may obtain copies of the Plan and EA from the individuals in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Copies of these documents are available for public inspection, by appointment, during regular business hours, at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (SEE ADDRESSES). These documents are also available electronically for review on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Web site at https://www.fws.gov/ sacramento/. Background Information Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing Federal regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is defined under the Act to include the following activities: To harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect listed animal species, or to attempt to engage in such conduct. However, under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, we 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 endangered and threatened species, respectively, are in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32. All species included in the incidental take permit would receive assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)). The Shiloh III Wind Plant Project would be constructed within an approximately 4,600-acre project area in the Collinsville–Montezuma Hills Wind Resources Area, immediately south of State Route 12 in Solano County, California (Plan Area). The Plan Area is adjacent to existing energy-producing facilities, most notably wind turbine PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 generators in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District project area, the High Winds LLC project area, the enXco V (formerly U.S. Windpower) project area, and the Shiloh I and Shiloh II project areas. The applicants propose to develop a wind energy facility that would deliver renewable energy to the PG&E/ California Independent System Operator power grid. Up to 59 wind turbines would be built in the Plan Area. The project would be constructed in a location that supports suitable habitat for tiger salamander, a species listed as threatened under the Act. The tiger salamander is the only proposed ‘‘Covered Species.’’ The ‘‘Covered Activities’’ included in the Plan include the construction and installation of wind turbines and associated facilities and access roads, maintenance of the wind turbines and associated facilities, and decommissioning of the site. Seventeen of the 59 turbines are located within tiger salamander grassland habitat, and 42 of the turbines are located in cultivated agricultural lands. The project is expected to result in permanent loss of 15 acres of grasslands. The project is expected to result in temporary loss of 70 acres of grasslands (65 acres during construction and up to 5 acres for maintenance activities) and would be restored within 1 year of impact. The applicants propose to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the effects to the tiger salamander associated with the Covered Activities by fully implementing the Plan. The following mitigation measures will be implemented as part of the Plan: minimize impact area; avoid injury of tiger salamanders during implementation of Covered Activities; minimize habitat impacts associated with erosion and sedimentation generated by Covered Activities; minimize the risk of project-related toxic spills that could adversely affect tiger salamanders or their habitat; restore all temporarily disturbed tiger salamander habitat in the Plan Area to pre-project conditions within 1 year of disturbance; ensure implementation of the conservation measures; and mitigate permanent and temporary loss of tiger salamander habitat through the purchase of 50.5 acres of tiger salamander credits at a Service and California Department of Fish and Game-approved conservation bank. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Our EA analyzes the effects of the proposed action and the No Action E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2011-N008; 10120-1112-0000-F2]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit; 
Construction and Operation of Kaheawa II Wind Energy Generation 
Facility, Maui, HI; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft 
Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), recently 
announced our receipt of an application from Kaheawa Wind Power II, LLC 
(KWP II) for an incidental take permit (permit) under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). KWP II is requesting an 
incidental take permit under the ESA to authorize take of three 
federally endangered and one threatened bird species. We are reopening 
the comment period on this permit application and the associated Draft 
Environmental Assessment (EA), Draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), 
and proposed Implementation Agreement (IA). Comments previously 
submitted need not be resubmitted as they have been incorporated into 
the public record and will be fully considered in the final decision on 
the permit application.

DATES: All comments from interested parties must be received on or 
before March 10, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please address written comments to Loyal Mehrhoff, Project 
Leader, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 
96850. You may also send comments by facsimile to (808) 792-9580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Greenlee, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see ADDRESSES above), 
telephone (808) 792-9400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Solicited

    On November 9, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 
68821) a notice announcing our receipt of an application from KWP II 
for an incidental take permit under section 10(a) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 
1539(a)). KWP II is requesting an incidental take permit under the ESA 
to authorize take of the federally endangered Hawaiian petrel 
(Pterodroma sandwichensis), endangered Hawaiian goose (nene, Branta 
sandvicensis), endangered Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus 
semotus), and the threatened Newell's (Townsend's) shearwater (Puffinus 
auricularis newelli) (collectively these four species are hereafter 
referred to as the ``Covered Species''). Incidental take of the Covered 
Species may be caused by the construction and operation of the KWP II 
wind energy facility on the island of Maui. The permit application 
includes a draft HCP that describes the actions and the measures that 
KWP II will implement to minimize, mitigate, and monitor incidental 
take of the Covered Species, and a draft IA. A draft EA has been 
prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
    The public comment period on the aforementioned documents closed on 
December 9, 2010. In response to a request from the general public, we 
are reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days. We 
specifically request comments from the public on whether the 
application meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for issuing 
a permit, and identification of any aspects of the human environment 
that should be analyzed in the draft EA. We are also soliciting 
comments on: The adequacy of the HCP to minimize, mitigate, and monitor 
the proposed incidental take of the Covered Species; adequacy of the 
funding being provided to implement the proposed mitigation program and 
any appropriate responses to changed circumstances; adequacy of the 
adaptive management program; and certainty that mitigation will occur. 
We are seeking comments on the adequacy of the HCP relative to the 
permit issuance criteria found in section 10(a) of the ESA, 16 U.S.C. 
1539(a), and 50 CFR 13.21, 17.22, and 17.32. For

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information on how to access the HCP, EA, and IA, and to submit 
comments, along with additional background information on the permit 
application package, please refer to the previous Federal Register 
Notice (75 FR 68821), which was published on November 9, 2010.

Authority

    This notice is provided under section 10(c) 16 U.S.C. 1539(c) of 
the ESA and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). The public process for 
the proposed Federal permit action will be completed after the public 
comment period, at which time we will evaluate the permit application, 
the HCP, and associated documents (including the EA), as well as 
comments submitted, to determine whether or not the proposed action 
meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA and has been 
adequately evaluated under NEPA.

    Dated: January 18, 2011.
Richard Hannan,
Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-2691 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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