Habitat Conservation Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail; Kroll Parcel, Community of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, 30483-30485 [2015-12849]
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alternatively send comments by
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Habitat Conservation Plan for the
Morro Shoulderband Snail; Kroll
Parcel, Community of Los Osos, San
Luis Obispo County, California
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 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 likely to
result incidental to the construction of
a single-family residence, barn, septic
system, and improved residential
access; management of an existing open
space area; and implementation of a
conservation strategy. We invite
comments from the public on the
application package, which includes a
habitat conservation plan (HCP) for the
Morro shoulderband snail.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by June 29,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy
of the draft HCP and draft low-effect
screening form and environmental
action statement 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 Stephen P.
Henry, Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish
and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. You may
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Julie
M. Vanderwier, Senior Fish and
Wildlife Biologist, at the above address
or by phone at (805) 644–1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have
received an application from James and
Sharon Kroll for an incidental take
permit (ITP) pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The
application addresses take of the
federally endangered Morro
shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta
walkeriana) likely to occur incidental to
the construction and maintenance of a
single-family residence, barn, septic
system, and improved road access;
management of an existing open space
area; and implementation of a
conservation strategy on 3.09 acres
within an existing legal 5.08-acre parcel
located in western San Luis Obispo
County, California. The requested
permit term is 10 years. We invite
comments from the public on the
application package. Issuance of an ITP
pursuant to this HCP has been
determined to be eligible for a
categorical exclusion under National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Background
The Morro shoulderband snail was
listed 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. Under the
Act, ‘‘take’’ is defined 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). Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Act, we may issue permits to authorize
take of listed species if it is incidental
to other lawful activities and not the
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purpose of carrying out that activity.
The Code of Federal Regulations
provides those regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species at 50 CFR 17.32
and 17.22. Issuance of an incidental take
permit must not jeopardize the
existence of any federally listed fish,
wildlife or plant species.
The Applicants’ Proposed Project
James and Sharon Kroll (hereafter, the
applicants) own a 5.08-acre residential
suburban-zoned parcel legally described
as County of San Luis Obispo Assessor
Parcel Number 074–022–041 and
located at 302/304 Madera Street in the
western portion of Los Osos, an
unincorporated community of San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
applicants have submitted a HCP in
support of their application for an ITP
to address take of Morro shoulderband
snail likely to occur as the result of
project activities that would occur
within a 3.09-acre permit area within
the larger parcel area. Proposed covered
activities include direct impacts to up to
0.63 acre of predominantly nonnative
grassland habitat associated with the
construction and maintenance of a
single-family residence, barn, septic
system, and improved residential
access; maintenance of a 0.93-acre open
space area; and the restoration,
monitoring, and management of 1.1
acres of habitat for Morro shoulderband
snail.
The applicants propose to minimize
and mitigate take of Morro
shoulderband snail associated with the
covered activities by fully implementing
the HCP. The following minimization
measures would be implemented: (1)
Development and delivery of an
environmental training program for
Morro shoulderband snail to all
personnel working onsite, (2) preconstruction and concurrent
construction monitoring surveys for
Morro shoulderband snail, (3) capture
and moving out of harm’s way all
identified individuals of any life stage of
Morro shoulderband snail to a Serviceapproved receptor site by an individual
in possession of a current valid recovery
permit for the species, (4) use of
temporary construction fencing to
prevent accidental egress into mitigation
areas; and (5) installation of permanent
fencing to separate use areas from
conservation areas. To mitigate for
unavoidable take of Morro
shoulderband snail, the applicants
would conserve and manage 1.1 acres of
habitat for Morro shoulderband snail.
This 1.1-acre area would be recorded
under a conservation easement with the
County of San Luis Obispo and restored
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to native coastal dune scrub following
control of non-native grasses and
removal of orchard plantings. The
applicants have committed to fund up
to $33,368 to ensure implementation of
all minimization, mitigation, and
reporting requirements identified in the
HCP.
In the proposed HCP, the applicants
consider two alternatives to the
proposed action: ‘‘No Action’’ and
‘‘Alternate Project Design.’’ Under the
‘‘No Action’’ alternative, the Service
would not issue an ITP, and the legal
construction of a single-family residence
and barn would not occur. Absent the
ITP, there would be no conservation and
restoration of habitat for the Morro
shoulderband snail that would, in
concert with nearby habitat, provide a
benefit to the species. Since the
property is privately owned, there are
ongoing economic considerations
associated with continued ownership
absent its ability to realize its intended
use upon purchase (e.g., payment of
associated taxes). The sale of this
property for other than the currently
zoned and identified purpose is not
considered biologically meaningful or
economically feasible. Because of
economic considerations and because
the proposed action results in a net
benefit for the Morro shoulderband
snail, the No Action Alternative has
been rejected.
Under the ‘‘Alternate Project Design’’
alternative, the residence and barn
would be located elsewhere within the
parcel. No other configuration would
result in a substantial increase in the net
benefit to the species or better achieve
the applicants’ needs. As such, the
Alternate Project Design alternative is
also rejected.
Our Preliminary Determination
We have determined the applicants’
proposal will have a minor or negligible
effect on the Morro shoulderband snail,
and the HCP qualifies for processing as
a low-effect plan consistent with our
Habitat Conservation Planning
Handbook (November 1996). Three
criteria form the basis for our
determination: (1) 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. It is our preliminary
determination that HCP approval and
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ITP issuance qualify for categorical
exclusion under the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), as provided by the
Department of the Interior Manual (516
DM 2 Appendix 2 and 516 DM 8);
however, we may revise our
determination based upon review of
public comments received in response
to this notice.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the permit
application, including the HCP and
comments we receive, to determine
whether it 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 intraService consultation pursuant to section
7(a)(2) of the Act.
Public Review
We request comments from the public
regarding 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. We will
evaluate the comments we receive and
make a final determination regarding
whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the Act. We will incorporate the results
of our intra-Service consultation, in
combination with the above findings, in
our final analysis to determine whether
to issue the ITP. If all of our
requirements are met, we will issue the
ITP to the applicants. Permit issuance
would not occur less than 30 days from
the date of this notice.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, HCP, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods provided 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(c) of the Act and the NEPA public
involvement regulations (40 CFR
1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6).
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Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit
Application for Participation in the Oil
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
for the American Burying Beetle in
Oklahoma
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
Under the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on an incidental
take permit application for take of the
federally listed American burying beetle
resulting from activities associated with
the geophysical exploration (seismic)
and construction, maintenance,
operation, repair, and decommissioning
of oil and gas well field infrastructure
within Oklahoma. If approved, the
permit would be issued under the
approved Oil and Gas Industry
Conservation Plan Associated with
Issuance of Endangered Species Act
Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
(ICP).
SUMMARY:
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
June 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of
all documents and submit comments on
the applicant’s ITP application by one of
the following methods. Please refer to
the permit number when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Endangered
Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306,
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
fws.gov.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box
1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM
87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
6651.
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Under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an
incidental take permit (ITP) application
for take of the federally listed American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) resulting from activities
associated with geophysical exploration
(seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning of oil and gas well
field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
approved, the permit would be issued to
the applicant under the Oil and Gas
Industry Conservation Plan Associated
with Issuance of Endangered Species
Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
(ICP). The ICP was made available for
comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR
21480), and approved on May 21, 2014
(publication of the FONSI notice was on
July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The ICP
and the associated environmental
assessment/finding of no significant
impact are available on the Web site at
https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
longer taking comments on these
documents.
Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following application
under the ICP, for incidental take of the
federally listed ABB. Please refer to the
appropriate permit number (TE–
54185B) when requesting application
documents and when submitting
comments. Documents and other
information the applicants have
submitted with this application are
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).
Permit TE–66049B
Applicant: Quartz Mountain Oil &
Gas, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK.
Applicant requests a new permit for
gas upstream and midstream
production, including geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning of gas well field
infrastructure, as well as construction,
maintenance, operation, repair,
decommissioning, and reclamation of
gas gathering, transmission, and
distribution pipeline infrastructure
within Oklahoma.
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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 the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: May 20, 2015.
Benjamin N. Tuggle,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Habitat Conservation Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail; Kroll
Parcel, 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 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 likely to result incidental to the construction of a
single-family residence, barn, septic system, and improved residential
access; management of an existing open space area; and implementation
of a conservation strategy. We invite comments from the public on the
application package, which includes a habitat conservation plan (HCP)
for the Morro shoulderband snail.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
June 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy of the draft HCP and draft low-
effect screening form and environmental action statement 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 Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. You may alternatively send comments by
facsimile to (805) 644-3958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie M. Vanderwier, Senior Fish and
Wildlife Biologist, at the above address or by phone at (805) 644-1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have received an application from James
and Sharon Kroll for an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.). The application addresses take of the federally endangered
Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) likely to occur
incidental to the construction and maintenance of a single-family
residence, barn, septic system, and improved road access; management of
an existing open space area; and implementation of a conservation
strategy on 3.09 acres within an existing legal 5.08-acre parcel
located in western San Luis Obispo County, California. The requested
permit term is 10 years. We invite comments from the public on the
application package. Issuance of an ITP pursuant to this HCP has been
determined to be eligible for a categorical exclusion under National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Background
The Morro shoulderband snail was listed 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. Under the Act,
``take'' is defined 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). Under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, we may issue permits to authorize take
of listed species if it is incidental to other lawful activities and
not the
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purpose of carrying out that activity. The Code of Federal Regulations
provides those regulations governing incidental take permits for
threatened and endangered species at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22. Issuance
of an incidental take permit must not jeopardize the existence of any
federally listed fish, wildlife or plant species.
The Applicants' Proposed Project
James and Sharon Kroll (hereafter, the applicants) own a 5.08-acre
residential suburban-zoned parcel legally described as County of San
Luis Obispo Assessor Parcel Number 074-022-041 and located at 302/304
Madera Street in the western portion of Los Osos, an unincorporated
community of San Luis Obispo County, California. The applicants have
submitted a HCP in support of their application for an ITP to address
take of Morro shoulderband snail likely to occur as the result of
project activities that would occur within a 3.09-acre permit area
within the larger parcel area. Proposed covered activities include
direct impacts to up to 0.63 acre of predominantly nonnative grassland
habitat associated with the construction and maintenance of a single-
family residence, barn, septic system, and improved residential access;
maintenance of a 0.93-acre open space area; and the restoration,
monitoring, and management of 1.1 acres of habitat for Morro
shoulderband snail.
The applicants propose to minimize and mitigate take of Morro
shoulderband snail associated with the covered activities by fully
implementing the HCP. The following minimization measures would be
implemented: (1) Development and delivery of an environmental training
program for Morro shoulderband snail to all personnel working onsite,
(2) pre-construction and concurrent construction monitoring surveys for
Morro shoulderband snail, (3) capture and moving out of harm's way all
identified individuals of any life stage of Morro shoulderband snail to
a Service-approved receptor site by an individual in possession of a
current valid recovery permit for the species, (4) use of temporary
construction fencing to prevent accidental egress into mitigation
areas; and (5) installation of permanent fencing to separate use areas
from conservation areas. To mitigate for unavoidable take of Morro
shoulderband snail, the applicants would conserve and manage 1.1 acres
of habitat for Morro shoulderband snail. This 1.1-acre area would be
recorded under a conservation easement with the County of San Luis
Obispo and restored to native coastal dune scrub following control of
non-native grasses and removal of orchard plantings. The applicants
have committed to fund up to $33,368 to ensure implementation of all
minimization, mitigation, and reporting requirements identified in the
HCP.
In the proposed HCP, the applicants consider two alternatives to
the proposed action: ``No Action'' and ``Alternate Project Design.''
Under the ``No Action'' alternative, the Service would not issue an
ITP, and the legal construction of a single-family residence and barn
would not occur. Absent the ITP, there would be no conservation and
restoration of habitat for the Morro shoulderband snail that would, in
concert with nearby habitat, provide a benefit to the species. Since
the property is privately owned, there are ongoing economic
considerations associated with continued ownership absent its ability
to realize its intended use upon purchase (e.g., payment of associated
taxes). The sale of this property for other than the currently zoned
and identified purpose is not considered biologically meaningful or
economically feasible. Because of economic considerations and because
the proposed action results in a net benefit for the Morro shoulderband
snail, the No Action Alternative has been rejected.
Under the ``Alternate Project Design'' alternative, the residence
and barn would be located elsewhere within the parcel. No other
configuration would result in a substantial increase in the net benefit
to the species or better achieve the applicants' needs. As such, the
Alternate Project Design alternative is also rejected.
Our Preliminary Determination
We have determined the applicants' proposal will have a minor or
negligible effect on the Morro shoulderband snail, and the HCP
qualifies for processing as a low-effect plan consistent with our
Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook (November 1996). Three criteria
form the basis for our determination: (1) 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. It is our preliminary determination
that HCP approval and ITP issuance qualify for categorical exclusion
under the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as provided by the Department
of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 2 and 516 DM 8); however, we
may revise our determination based upon review of public comments
received in response to this notice.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the permit application, including the HCP and
comments we receive, to determine whether it 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 consultation pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the Act.
Public Review
We request comments from the public regarding 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. We will evaluate the comments we receive
and make a final determination regarding whether the application meets
the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will incorporate
the results of our intra-Service consultation, in combination with the
above findings, in our final analysis to determine whether to issue the
ITP. If all of our requirements are met, we will issue the ITP to the
applicants. Permit issuance would not occur less than 30 days from the
date of this notice.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit application, HCP, and
associated documents, you may submit comments by any one of the methods
provided 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(c) of the Act and the NEPA
public involvement regulations (40 CFR 1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and
1506.6).
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Dated: May 21, 2015.
Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, Ventura,
California.
[FR Doc. 2015-12849 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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