Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Transfer of Permits, 49534-49535 [2014-19796]

Agencies

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49534-49535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2014-N163] [FXES11130200000-145-FF02ENEH00]


Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Transfer of 
Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received two 
applications for transfer of permits associated with two habitat 
conservation plans issued under the Endangered Species Act (Act). The 
new landowners have agreed to assume the responsibilities of, and to be 
bound by, the terms and conditions of the original permits. We intend 
to transfer these permits as long as the applicants meet issuance 
criteria under the Act and all other requirements for holding a permit.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments on the transfer of 
permits must be received on or before September 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of these applications and submit 
comments by one of the following methods. Please refer to the 
respective permit number for each application when requesting documents 
or submitting comments. You may also request copies of the habitat 
conservation plans and environmental assessments on the Web site 
ecos.fws.gov, but we are not accepting comments on these final, 
approved documents.
     U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 
Endangered Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, 
NM 87103.
     Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, 
Environmental Review, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103; 
505-248-6651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), this notice advises the public 
that we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have analyzed 
the impacts to

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the human environment related to the transfer of incidental take 
permits (ITPs) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to applicants who agree to fully 
implement the respective approved habitat conservation plans (HCPs) and 
be bound by the conditions in the original permits associated with 
those HCPs.

Applications Available for Review

    Please refer to the appropriate permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-
123456) when requesting application documents and when submitting 
comments. Applications and other information the applicants have 
submitted is available for review, subject to the requirements of the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 
552).
    Original environmental assessments (EAs)/HCPs are available for 
review at ecos.fws.gov. However, we are not accepting comments on these 
final approved documents.

Permit TE-024619

Applicant: Solidago, Austin, TX.

    Applicant requests transfer of the permit issued to The Crossings 
on July 27, 2000, for incidental take of the endangered golden-cheeked 
warbler (Setophaga [=Dendroica] chrysoparia) associated with the 
Environmental Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plan for Issuance of 
an Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit for the Incidental 
Take of the Golden-cheeked Warbler during Construction and Operation of 
a Mixed-use Development on a Portion of the Crossings Property, Austin, 
Travis County, Texas.

Permit TE-005497

Applicant: Kendel Martin, Austin, TX.

    Applicant requests transfer of the permit issued to Ralph J. Lake, 
Jr. (originally issued to Mark A. and Brenda J. Hogan--February 26, 
1999, and transferred to Ralph Lake, Jr., on February 21, 2006) for 
incidental take of the endangered golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga 
[=Dendroica] chrysoparia) associated with the Environmental Assessment/
Habitat Conservation Plan for Issuance of an Endangered Species Section 
10(a)(1)(B) Permit for the Incidental Take of the Golden-cheeked 
Warbler during Construction of a Single Family Residence on 10.117 
acres (Tax parcel ID 013427) on City Park Road, Travis County, Texas. A 
conservation easement on the balance of the property guarantees 
preservation of habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler in perpetuity.

Public Availability of Comments

    Written comments we receive become part of the public record 
associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will not consider anonymous 
comments. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from 
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
disclosure in their entirety.

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 NEPA 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 
1506.6).

    Dated: August 5, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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