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Kelley-McDonough Low-Effect Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Morro
Shoulderband Snail, Community of
Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County,
California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application from John Kelley and
Denise McDonough for a 10-year
incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. The application addresses the
potential for ‘‘take’’ of the federally
endangered Morro shoulderband snail
that is likely to occur incidental to the
construction, maintenance, and
occupation of a single-family residence
on an existing legal single-family-zoned
parcel in the unincorporated
community of Los Osos, San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
applicants would implement a
conservation program to minimize and
mitigate project activities that are likely
to result in take of the Morro
shoulderband snail as described in their
plan. We invite comments from the
public on the application package that
includes the Kelley-McDonough LowEffect Habitat Conservation Plan for the
Morro Shoulderband Snail. This
proposed action has been determined to
be eligible for a Categorical Exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA).
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by April 5,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy
of the habitat conservation plan, draft
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, and related
documents on the Internet at https://
www.fws.gov/ventura/, or you may
request copies of the documents by U.S.
mail or phone (see below). Please
address written comments to Diane K.
Noda, Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish
and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B, Ventura, California 93003. You
may alternatively send comments by
facsimile to 805–644–3958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
M. Vanderwier, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address or by
calling 805–644–1766.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Morro shoulderband snail
(=banded dune snail; Helminthoglypta
walkeriana) was listed by the Service as
endangered on December 15, 1994 (59
FR 64613). Section 9 of the Act and its
implementing regulations (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) 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, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532); 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 not the purpose of
carrying out of an otherwise lawful
activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species are provided in
the Code of Federal Regulations at 50
CFR 17.32 and 17.22. Issuance of an
incidental take permit must not
jeopardize the existence of federally
listed fish, wildlife, or plant species.
John Kelley and Denise McDonough
(hereafter, the applicants) have
submitted a low-effect habitat
conservation plan (HCP) in support of
their application for an incidental take
permit (ITP) to address take of Morro
shoulderband snail that is likely to
occur as the result of direct impacts to
up to 0.18 acre (8,000 square feet) of
highly disturbed habitat invaded by
nonnative species that is occupied by
the species. Take would be associated
with the construction, maintenance, and
occupation of a single-family residence
on an existing parcel legally described
as County of San Luis Obispo Assessor
Parcel Number 074–471–002 and
located at 2285 Bay Vista Lane in
western portion of Los Osos, an
unincorporated community of San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
applicants are requesting a permit for
take of Morro shoulderband snail that
would result from HCP ‘‘covered
activities,’’ which include the
construction, maintenance, and
occupation of a single-family residence
and associated landscaping/
infrastructure.
The applicants propose to minimize
and mitigate take of Morro
shoulderband snail associated with the
covered activities by fully implementing
the HCP. The following measures would
be implemented to minimize the effects
of the taking: (1) Pre-construction and
concurrent construction monitoring
surveys for Morro shoulderband snail
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would be conducted, (2) all identified
individuals of any life stage of Morro
shoulderband snail would be captured
and moved out of harm’s way to a
Service-approved receptor site by an
individual in possession of a current
valid recovery permit for the species,
and (3) a contractor and employee
training program for Morro
shoulderband snail would be developed
and presented. To mitigate for
unavoidable take, the applicants would
contribute $4,000 to an impact-directed
environmental account held and
administered by the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation. These funds
would be used to implement recovery
tasks identified in the Recovery Plan for
the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four
Plants from Western San Luis Obispo
County, California (USFWS 1998). The
applicants would fund up to $4,000, as
needed, to ensure implementation of all
of the minimization measures and
reporting requirements identified in the
HCP.
In the proposed HCP, the applicants
consider two alternatives to the
proposed action: ‘‘No Action’’ and
‘‘Project Design.’’ Under the ‘‘No
Action’’ alternative, an ITP for the
Kelley-McDonough single-family
residence would not be issued. The
Kelly-McDonough single-family
residence would not be built, and a
contribution of in-lieu fees would not be
provided to effect recovery actions for
the Morro shoulderband snail. Since the
property is privately owned, there are
ongoing economic considerations
associated with continued ownership
without use, including payment of
associated taxes. The sale of this
property for purposes other than the
identified activity is not considered
economically feasible. Because of
economic considerations and because
the proposed action results in a net
benefit for the covered species, Morro
shoulderband snail, the No Action
Alternative has been rejected.
Under the ‘‘Project Redesign’’
alternative, the project would be
redesigned to avoid or further reduce
take of Morro shoulderband snail. The
onsite habitats occupied by Morro
shoulderband snail are highly degraded
in nature, and the parcel is not of
sufficient size to accommodate a
redesign that would substantially
improve the conservation benefit to the
species beyond what would be achieved
in the proposed project. For these
reasons, the alternate design alternative
has also been rejected.
We are requesting comments on our
preliminary determination that the
applicants’ proposal will have a minor
or negligible effect on the Morro
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shoulderband snail and that the plan
qualifies as a low-effect HCP as defined
by our Habitat Conservation Planning
Handbook (November 1996). We base
our determinations on three criteria: (1)
Implementation of the proposed project
as described in the HCP would result in
minor or negligible effects on federally
listed, proposed, and/or candidate
species and their habitats; (2)
implementation of the HCP would result
in minor negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) HCP impacts, considered together
with those of other past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable future projects,
would not result in cumulatively
significant effects. In our analysis of
these criteria, we have made a
preliminary determination that the
approval of the HCP and issuance of an
ITP qualify for categorical exclusion
under the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
as provided by the Department of
Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 2
and 516 DM 8); however, based upon
our review of public comments that we
receive in response to this notice, this
preliminary determination may be
revised.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
applications, plans, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods in
ADDRESSES.
Next Steps
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We will evaluate the permit
application, including the plan and
comments we receive, to determine
whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the Act. We will also evaluate whether
issuance of the ITP would comply with
section 7(a)(2) of the Act by conducting
an intra-Service Section 7 consultation.
Public Review
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Act and the NEPA public
involvement regulations (40 CFR
1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6). We
are requesting comments on our
determination that the applicants’
proposal will have a minor or neglible
effect on the Morro shoulderband snail
and that the plan qualifies as a loweffect HCP. We will evaluate the permit
application, including the plan and
comments we receive, to determine
whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the Act. We will use the results of our
internal Service consultation, in
combination with the above findings, in
our final analysis to determine whether
to issue the permits. If the requirements
are met, we will issue an ITP to the
applicants for the incidental take of
Morro shoulderband snail. We will
make the final permit decision no
sooner than 30 days after the date of this
notice.
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Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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 view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Diane K. Noda,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office. Ventura, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N049; 1112-0000-81440-F2]
Kelley-McDonough Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the
Morro Shoulderband Snail, Community of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo
County, California
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have
received an application from John Kelley and Denise McDonough for a 10-
year incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended. The application addresses the potential for ``take'' of the
federally endangered Morro shoulderband snail that is likely to occur
incidental to the construction, maintenance, and occupation of a
single-family residence on an existing legal single-family-zoned parcel
in the unincorporated community of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County,
California. The applicants would implement a conservation program to
minimize and mitigate project activities that are likely to result in
take of the Morro shoulderband snail as described in their plan. We
invite comments from the public on the application package that
includes the Kelley-McDonough Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for
the Morro Shoulderband Snail. This proposed action has been determined
to be eligible for a Categorical Exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA).
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
April 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy of the habitat conservation plan,
draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, and
related documents on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/ventura/, or
you may request copies of the documents by U.S. mail or phone (see
below). Please address written comments to Diane K. Noda, Field
Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 93003. You may
alternatively send comments by facsimile to 805-644-3958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie M. Vanderwier, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address or by calling 805-644-1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Morro shoulderband snail (=banded dune snail; Helminthoglypta
walkeriana) was listed by the Service as endangered on December 15,
1994 (59 FR 64613). Section 9 of the Act and its implementing
regulations (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 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, or
to attempt to engage in any such conduct'' (16 U.S.C. 1532); 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 not the purpose of carrying out of an otherwise
lawful activity. Regulations governing incidental take permits for
threatened and endangered species are provided in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22. Issuance of an incidental take
permit must not jeopardize the existence of federally listed fish,
wildlife, or plant species.
John Kelley and Denise McDonough (hereafter, the applicants) have
submitted a low-effect habitat conservation plan (HCP) in support of
their application for an incidental take permit (ITP) to address take
of Morro shoulderband snail that is likely to occur as the result of
direct impacts to up to 0.18 acre (8,000 square feet) of highly
disturbed habitat invaded by nonnative species that is occupied by the
species. Take would be associated with the construction, maintenance,
and occupation of a single-family residence on an existing parcel
legally described as County of San Luis Obispo Assessor Parcel Number
074-471-002 and located at 2285 Bay Vista Lane in western portion of
Los Osos, an unincorporated community of San Luis Obispo County,
California. The applicants are requesting a permit for take of Morro
shoulderband snail that would result from HCP ``covered activities,''
which include the construction, maintenance, and occupation of a
single-family residence and associated landscaping/infrastructure.
The applicants propose to minimize and mitigate take of Morro
shoulderband snail associated with the covered activities by fully
implementing the HCP. The following measures would be implemented to
minimize the effects of the taking: (1) Pre-construction and concurrent
construction monitoring surveys for Morro shoulderband snail
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would be conducted, (2) all identified individuals of any life stage of
Morro shoulderband snail would be captured and moved out of harm's way
to a Service-approved receptor site by an individual in possession of a
current valid recovery permit for the species, and (3) a contractor and
employee training program for Morro shoulderband snail would be
developed and presented. To mitigate for unavoidable take, the
applicants would contribute $4,000 to an impact-directed environmental
account held and administered by the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation. These funds would be used to implement recovery tasks
identified in the Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and
Four Plants from Western San Luis Obispo County, California (USFWS
1998). The applicants would fund up to $4,000, as needed, to ensure
implementation of all of the minimization measures and reporting
requirements identified in the HCP.
In the proposed HCP, the applicants consider two alternatives to
the proposed action: ``No Action'' and ``Project Design.'' Under the
``No Action'' alternative, an ITP for the Kelley-McDonough single-
family residence would not be issued. The Kelly-McDonough single-family
residence would not be built, and a contribution of in-lieu fees would
not be provided to effect recovery actions for the Morro shoulderband
snail. Since the property is privately owned, there are ongoing
economic considerations associated with continued ownership without
use, including payment of associated taxes. The sale of this property
for purposes other than the identified activity is not considered
economically feasible. Because of economic considerations and because
the proposed action results in a net benefit for the covered species,
Morro shoulderband snail, the No Action Alternative has been rejected.
Under the ``Project Redesign'' alternative, the project would be
redesigned to avoid or further reduce take of Morro shoulderband snail.
The onsite habitats occupied by Morro shoulderband snail are highly
degraded in nature, and the parcel is not of sufficient size to
accommodate a redesign that would substantially improve the
conservation benefit to the species beyond what would be achieved in
the proposed project. For these reasons, the alternate design
alternative has also been rejected.
We are requesting comments on our preliminary determination that
the applicants' proposal will have a minor or negligible effect on the
Morro shoulderband snail and that the plan qualifies as a low-effect
HCP as defined by our Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook (November
1996). We base our determinations on three criteria: (1) Implementation
of the proposed project as described in the HCP would result in minor
or negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and/or candidate
species and their habitats; (2) implementation of the HCP would result
in minor negligible effects on other environmental values or resources;
and (3) HCP impacts, considered together with those of other past,
present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would not result
in cumulatively significant effects. In our analysis of these criteria,
we have made a preliminary determination that the approval of the HCP
and issuance of an ITP qualify for categorical exclusion under the NEPA
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by the Department of Interior
Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 2 and 516 DM 8); however, based upon our
review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice,
this preliminary determination may be revised.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the permit application, including the plan and
comments we receive, to determine whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will also evaluate
whether issuance of the ITP would comply with section 7(a)(2) of the
Act by conducting an intra-Service Section 7 consultation.
Public Review
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act and the NEPA
public involvement regulations (40 CFR 1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and
1506.6). We are requesting comments on our determination that the
applicants' proposal will have a minor or neglible effect on the Morro
shoulderband snail and that the plan qualifies as a low-effect HCP. We
will evaluate the permit application, including the plan and comments
we receive, to determine whether the application meets the requirements
of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will use the results of our
internal Service consultation, in combination with the above findings,
in our final analysis to determine whether to issue the permits. If the
requirements are met, we will issue an ITP to the applicants for the
incidental take of Morro shoulderband snail. We will make the final
permit decision no sooner than 30 days after the date of this notice.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit applications, plans, and
associated documents, you may submit comments by any one of the methods
in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email 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 view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Diane K. Noda,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office. Ventura,
California.
[FR Doc. 2013-05237 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am]
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