Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat; Colorado, 62088 [2011-25771]
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Wildlife Service, Southern Edwards
Plateau Sub-Office (address above) or
Allison_Arnold@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the
assistance of the Service, the Applicant
proposes to implement conservation
measures for the dunes sagebrush lizard
(Sceloporus arenicolus) by removing
threats to the survival of the species and
protecting its habitat. The proposed
conservation plan would be in effect for
30 years in west and northwest Texas.
This area constitutes the TCP’s Planning
Area, with Covered Areas being private
lands and State trust lands that provide
suitable habitat or are being improved or
restored to provide suitable habitat for
the dunes sagebrush lizard. The
Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances (CCAA) is in addition to a
larger conservation effort for the dunes
sagebrush lizard across its range within
Texas and New Mexico. A combined
Candidate Conservation Agreement and
CCAA for the dunes sagebrush lizard,
also known as the sand dune lizard, and
the lesser prairie-chicken, among the
Service, the Bureau of Land
Management, and the Center of
Excellence for Hazardous Materials
Management, has been implemented to
address conservation measures on
Federal and non-Federal lands in New
Mexico, since its signature on December
8, 2008. The TCP addressing
conservation strategies across the dunes
sagebrush lizard’s range in Texas has
been developed as a CCAA in support
of a section 10(a)(1)(A) enhancement of
survival permit and includes provisions
to implement the TCP as an HCP in
support of a potential section 10(a)(1)(B)
incidental take permit should the
species become listed in the future and
a permit application is received under
these provisions.
If approved, participants who are
fully implementing the CCAA
provisions of the TCP and enhancement
of survival permit will be provided
assurances that, should the dunes
sagebrush lizard be listed, the Service
will not require them to provide
additional land, water, or financial
resources, nor will there be any further
restrictions to their land, water, or
financial resources than they committed
to under the CCAA provisions of the
TCP (50 CFR 17.22(d) and 17.32(d)).
Furthermore, if the dunes sagebrush
lizard is listed, participants would be
provided incidental take authorization
under the enhancement of survival
permit, through certificates of inclusion,
for the level of incidental take on the
enrolled lands consistent with the
activities under the CCAA provisions of
the TCP. Similar assurances would be
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provided through the HCP provisions of
the TCP for participants who are fully
implementing the HCP provisions and
are covered by a potential incidental
take permit and certificates of
participation, if applicable (50 CFR
17.22(b) and 17.32(b)).
Background
The dunes sagebrush lizard is native
to a small area of southeastern New
Mexico and west Texas. The species
only occurs in sand dune complexes
associated with shinnery oak. Oil and
gas development near dunal complexes,
along with shinnery oak removal for the
enhancement of forage production for
grazing, has increased fragmentation of
dunes sagebrush lizard habitat and gaps
in the species’ range. In 2001, the
Service determined that listing of the
dunes sagebrush lizard was warranted
but precluded because of other higher
priority species, and the species was
designated as a candidate for listing
under the Act.
The TCP was initiated in order to
facilitate conservation and restoration of
the dunes sagebrush lizard on private
and State trust lands in Texas.
Conservation benefits for the dunes
sagebrush lizard are expected in the
form of avoidance and minimization of
potential incidental take, habitat
enhancement and restoration, reduction
of threats to the species, and mitigation
of the effects of any incidental take, as
appropriate. The Applicant also
proposes to encourage creative
partnerships among public, private, and
government entities to conserve the
dunes sagebrush lizard and its habitat.
The Applicant has committed to guiding
the implementation of the TCP and
requests issuance of the enhancement of
survival permit in order to address the
take prohibitions of section 9 of the Act
should the species become listed in the
future.
The draft TCP Texas Conservation
Plan and application for the
enhancement of survival permit are not
eligible for categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969. A draft Environmental
Assessment has been prepared to further
analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative impacts of the TCP on the
quality of the human environment and
other natural resources.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22 and 17.32), and the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C
4371 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
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Public Availability of Comments
All comments we receive become part
of the public record. Requests for copies
of comments will be handled in
accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act, NEPA, and Service and
Department of the Interior policies and
procedures. 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 to withhold your
personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee we
will be able to do so.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO956000.L14200000 BJ0000]
Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat;
Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat.
AGENCY:
On Monday, August 8, 2011,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Colorado, published a Notice of Stay of
Filing of Plats, in the Federal Register
(76 FR 48174) declaring the intent to file
certain plats on September 30, 2011.
The BLM Colorado State Office is
publishing this notice to inform the
public that a stay has been placed on the
proposed filing of the plat and field
notes of the dependent resurvey and
surveys in Township 9 South, Range 93
West, Sixth Principal Meridian,
Colorado, accepted on August 5, 2010,
pending consideration of the protest
and/or appeal that was filed. A plat will
not be officially filed until after
disposition of protest and/or appeal.
ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office,
Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215–
7093.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor
for Colorado, (303) 239–3856.
SUMMARY:
Randy Bloom,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO956000.L14200000 BJ0000]
Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat.
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SUMMARY: On Monday, August 8, 2011, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Colorado, published a Notice of Stay of Filing of Plats, in the
Federal Register (76 FR 48174) declaring the intent to file certain
plats on September 30, 2011. The BLM Colorado State Office is
publishing this notice to inform the public that a stay has been placed
on the proposed filing of the plat and field notes of the dependent
resurvey and surveys in Township 9 South, Range 93 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Colorado, accepted on August 5, 2010, pending
consideration of the protest and/or appeal that was filed. A plat will
not be officially filed until after disposition of protest and/or
appeal.
ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office, Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor
for Colorado, (303) 239-3856.
Randy Bloom,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
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