Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma, 29909-29910 [2016-11333]
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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 NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2016–N083;
FXES11120200000–167–FF02ENEH00]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Applications for Participation in the
Amended 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 incidental
take permit applications 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
permits would be issued under the
approved Amended 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).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
June 13, 2016.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
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mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Environmental Review Division, P.O.
Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque,
NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
6651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
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
incidental take permit (ITP) applications
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, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
approved, the permit would be issued to
the applicant under the Amended 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 original ICP was
approved on May 21, 2014 (publication
of the FONSI notice was on July 25,
2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended
ICP was made available for comment on
March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and
approved on April 13, 2016. 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
finalized, approved 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 (e.g., TE–
123456) 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).
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Permit TE48815B
Applicant: Enbridge Energy, Limited
Partnership, Duluth, MN.
Applicant requests an amended
permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including
geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, and decommissioning of oil and
gas well field infrastructure, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Permit TE49745B
Applicant: PetroQuest Energy, LLC,
Tulsa, OK.
Applicant requests an amended
permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including
geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, and decommissioning of oil and
gas well field infrastructure, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Permit TE48815B
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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).
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
Applicant: Enbridge Energy, Limited
Partnership, Duluth, MN.
Applicant requests an amended
permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including
geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, and decommissioning of oil and
gas well field infrastructure, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the public record associated with
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Waiver Comments, 1849 C Street NW.,
MS 3643, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Elizabeth K. Appel, Office of Regulatory
Affairs & Collaborative Action, (202)
273–4680, elizabeth.appel@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several
tribes own interests in trust land that are
subject to a lien held by the Department
under the Indian Land Consolidation
Act (Act). These tribes had participated
in the ILCP to acquire individually
owned interests and consolidate them
into tribal ownership. The ILCP is no
longer in operation, but the liens
remain, and the revenue proceeds
continue accruing to the Acquisition
Fund. Likewise, funds remain in
Acquisition Fund depository accounts.
The Department seeks to consult with
those Tribes that have ILCP liens and
requests their input on its proposal to:
(1) Remove existing liens on revenue
accruing from land interests that tribes
have purchased under the ILCP, and (2)
dispose of the proceeds on deposit
remaining in the Acquisition Fund by
transferring the funds (segregated by
tribe) to each impacted tribe’s trust
account, to be used by the tribe to
purchase additional on-reservation
fractionated interests in parcels.
Dated: May 5, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Applicant: Phillips 66 Pipeline Co.,
Houston, TX.
Applicant requests an amended
permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including
geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, and decommissioning of oil and
gas well field infrastructure, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Indian Land Consolidation Lien
Removal and Acquisition Fund
Disposition
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Department of the Interior
(Department) is hosting a tribal
consultation session regarding lien
removal and Acquisition Fund
disposition under the Indian Land
Consolidation Program (ILCP).
DATES: The tribal consultation session
will be held Thursday, June 9, 2016,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Written
comments must be received by June 17,
2016.
ADDRESSES: The tribal consultation
session will be held in the Little Crow
Room at Mystic Lake Casino-Hotel, 2400
Mystic Lake Blvd. NW., Prior Lake, MN
55372. Please address written comments
to consultation@bia.gov or to: ILCP
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Proposed Finding Against
Acknowledgment of the Georgia Tribe
of Eastern Cherokee, Inc.
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed finding.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Interior (Department) gives notice that
the Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs (AS–IA) proposes to determine
that the petitioner known as the Georgia
Tribe of Eastern Cherokee, Inc. is not an
Indian tribe within the meaning of
Federal law. This notice is based on a
determination that the petitioner has not
submitted sufficient evidence to satisfy
all seven of the criteria set forth in the
applicable regulations and, therefore,
does not meet the requirements for a
government-to-government relationship
with the United States.
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2016-11333]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2016-N083; FXES11120200000-167-FF02ENEH00]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation
in the Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American
Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on
incidental take permit applications 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 permits would be
issued under the approved Amended 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).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before June 13, 2016.
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.
[cir] U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Endangered Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque,
NM 87103.
[cir] Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Review Division,
P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at
505-248-6651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
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 incidental take permit (ITP) applications 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, as well as
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation of oil and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution
pipeline infrastructure within Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would
be issued to the applicant under the Amended 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 original ICP was approved on May 21, 2014 (publication of
the FONSI notice was on July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The draft amended
ICP was made available for comment on March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and
approved on April 13, 2016. 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 finalized, approved 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 (e.g., TE-123456) 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).
[[Page 29910]]
Permit TE48815B
Applicant: Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Duluth, MN.
Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of
oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil
and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Permit TE49745B
Applicant: PetroQuest Energy, LLC, Tulsa, OK.
Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of
oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil
and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Permit TE60264B
Applicant: Phillips 66 Pipeline Co., Houston, TX.
Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of
oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil
and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
Permit TE48815B
Applicant: Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Duluth, MN.
Applicant requests an amended permit for oil and gas upstream and
midstream production, including geophysical exploration (seismic) and
construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of
oil and gas well field infrastructure, as well as construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation of oil
and gas gathering, transmission, and distribution pipeline
infrastructure within Oklahoma.
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).
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-11333 Filed 5-12-16; 8:45 am]
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