Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications; Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management, 44038-44039 [2016-15963]

Download as PDF 44038 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 6, 2016 / Notices U.S. Mail: Kaua‘i National Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 1128, ¯ Kılauea, HI 96754. In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call (808) 828–1413 to make an appointment during regular business hours at the ¯ Kılauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, ¯ ¯ 3500 Kılauea Road, Kılauea, HI 96754. For more information on locations for viewing documents, see ‘‘Public Availability of Documents’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Mitchell, Acting Project Leader, Kaua‘i National Wildlife Refuge ¯ Complex, P.O. Box 1128, Kılauea, HI 96754; phone (808) 828–1413 and fax (808) 828–6381. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we finalize the CCP process for the Refuge. We started this process through a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 49399; September 28, 2009). For more information about the history of the Refuge, see that notice. We also released the draft CCP/EA to the public and requested comments through a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 7876; February 12, 2015). We announce our decision and the availability of the FONSI and the final CCP in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1506.6(b)) requirements. We completed an analysis of impacts on the human environment in the draft CCP/EA. The CCP will guide management of the Refuge for 15 years, or until it is revised, and actions will be implemented as funding becomes available. We selected a slightly modified Alternative D for implementation. We made changes and clarifications to the final CCP, where appropriate, to address public comments we received on the draft CCP/EA. A summary of the public comments is included in the final CCP with our responses. ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Background The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) (Refuge Administration Act), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and our policies. In addition to outlining broad management VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:04 Jul 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, CCPs identify compatible wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public. We will review and update the CCP at least every 15 years in accordance with the Refuge Administration Act. Selected Alternative Under the selected alternative, we will expand long-term protections and population and habitat enhancements for migratory seabirds and the ¯ ¯ endangered nene (Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis). We will restore native coastal plant communities. Priority research, inventories, monitoring, and other scientific assessments will increase. The majority of public use activities offered at the Refuge will continue to revolve around wildlife observation and photography, environmental education, ¯ and interpretation located on Kılauea ¯ Point proper (Point) or at the Kılauea Road terminus (Overlook). We will offer guided interpretive hikes on Crater Hill, and our outreach, environmental education, and volunteer programs will be expanded. To address transportation issues at the Point and Overlook, we will implement short-, medium-, and long-term strategies in a phased manner. The ¯ Kahili Quarry area will continue to be open 24 hours a day to some wildlifedependent uses (fishing, wildlife observation, and photography) and as public access to off-Refuge areas ¯ ¯ ¯ (Kılauea River, Kılauea Bay, and Kahili Beach) for boating and other stream, beach, and ocean uses. Traditional cultural practices, such as native ¯ Hawaiian fishing at Kılauea (East) Cove, will remain open. The Refuge will maintain current infrastructure; however, a step-down Master Site Plan will be developed to evaluate and detail building use and remodeling/maintenance needs. We will develop a new maintenance baseyard (e.g., storage sheds, bays, pole barns, and nursery) off-Refuge. Public Availability of Documents You can view documents at the following libraries: • Princeville Public Library, 4343 Emmalani Dr., Princeville, HI 96722 ¯ • Lıhu‘e Public Library, 4344 Hardy St., ¯ Lıhu‘e, HI 96766 • Kapa‘a Public Library, 4–1464 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa‘a, HI 96746 • Koloa Public Library, 3451 Poipu Rd., Koloa, HI 96756 • Hanapepe Public Library, 4490 Kona Rd., Hanapepe, HI 96716 • Waimea Public Library, 9750 Kaumualii Hwy., Waimea, HI 96796 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: June 6, 2016. Robyn Thorson, Regional Director, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2016–15876 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R6–ES–2016–N075; FXES1115XPSAGEG–167–FF06E13000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications; Greater SageGrouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received applications for enhancement of survival permits (EOS permits) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), pursuant to the Greater Sage-grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management (Umbrella CCAA). The permit applications, if approved, would authorize incidental take associated with implementation of specified individual Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (individual CCAAs) developed in accordance with the Umbrella CCAA. We invite the public to comment on the EOS permit applications described below. The Act requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. SUMMARY: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by August 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: Send written comments by one of the following methods. Please specify the permit(s) you are commenting on by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE– XXXXXX). • U.S. mail: Tyler Abbott, Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office (ESFO), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Suite 308A, Cheyenne, WY 82009. • Email: tyler_abbott@fws.gov. • Fax: Tyler Abbott, (307) 772–2358. Reviewing Documents: You may review copies of the enhancement of survival permit applications during DATES: E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 6, 2016 / Notices regular business hours at the Wyoming ESFO (see address above). You may also request hard copies by telephone at (307) 772–2374, ext. 231, or by letter to the Wyoming ESFO. Please specify the permit(s) you are interested in by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE– XXXXXX). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Abbott, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (307) 772–2374, ext. 231 (phone); tyler_abbott@fws.gov (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Background A Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances is an agreement with the Service in which private and other non-Federal landowners voluntarily agree to undertake management activities and conservation efforts on their properties to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat to benefit species that are proposed for listing under the Act, that are candidates for listing, or that may become candidates. The Service and several State, Federal, and local partners developed the Umbrella CCAA (available at https://www.fws.gov/ wyominges) to provide Wyoming ranchers with the opportunity to voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse and its habitat while carrying out their ranching activities. The Umbrella CCAA was made available for public review and comment on February 7, 2013 (see 78 FR 9066), and was executed by the Service on November 8, 2013. Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an EOS permit under the Act by agreeing to implement certain conservation measures for the greater sage-grouse on their properties. These conservation measures are specified in individual CCAAs for their properties, which are developed in accordance with the Umbrella CCAA and are subject to the terms and conditions stated in that agreement. Landowners consult with the Service and other participating agencies to develop an individual CCAA for their property, and submit it to the Service for approval with their EOS permit application. If we approve the individual CCAA and EOS permit application, we will issue an EOS permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), that authorizes incidental take of greater sage-grouse that results from activities covered by the individual CCAA, should the species become listed. Through the Umbrella CCAA and the individual CCAA and EOS permit, we also provide assurances to participating landowners that, if the greater sagegrouse is listed, and so long as they are VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:04 Jul 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 properly implementing their individual CCAA, we will not require any conservation measures with respect to greater sage-grouse in addition to those provided in the individual CCAA or impose additional land, water, or financial commitments or restrictions on land, water, or resource use in connection with the species. The EOS permit would become effective on the effective date of listing of the greater sage-grouse as endangered or threatened, and would continue through the end of the individual CCAA’s 20year term. Regulatory requirements and issuance criteria for EOS permits through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR 17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR part 13. Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to comment on the following EOS permit applications. The Umbrella CCAA, as well as the individual CCAAs submitted with the permit applications, are also 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). The following applicants request approval of EOS permits for the greater sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. 44039 Permit Application Number TE58909B–1 Applicant: Blake Sheep Co., Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming. Public Availability of Comments All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests will become part of the public record, and will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)). Dated: June 17, 2016. Michael G. Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2016–15963 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Permit Application Number TE88360B–0 Applicant: Sommers Ranch LLC, Sublette County, Wyoming. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Permit Application Number TE88361B–0 [167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A501010.999900] Applicant: S. Robert Leaver Family Limited Partnership, Sublette County, Wyoming. Indian Gaming; Approval of Amendment to Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact in the State of Oregon Permit Application Number TE88365B–0 Permit Application Number TE88366B–0 Permit Application Number TE88362B–0 Applicant: Piney Creeks Ranch, Sublette County, Wyoming. Permit Application Number TE88363B–0 Applicant: Hi Allen Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming. Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Klamath Tribes and State of Oregon entered into an amendment to an existing Tribal-State compact governing Class III gaming; this notice announces approval of the amendment. DATES: Effective July 6, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the Federal SUMMARY: Applicant: Chrisman Land Company, Inc., Sublette and Lincoln Counties, Wyoming. PO 00000 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Applicant: Grindstone Cattle Company, Sublette County, Wyoming. E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44038-44039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15963]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2016-N075; FXES1115XPSAGEG-167-FF06E13000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of 
Survival Permit Applications; Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella Candidate 
Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have 
received applications for enhancement of survival permits (EOS permits) 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), pursuant to 
the Greater Sage-grouse Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement with 
Assurances for Wyoming Ranch Management (Umbrella CCAA). The permit 
applications, if approved, would authorize incidental take associated 
with implementation of specified individual Candidate Conservation 
Agreements with Assurances (individual CCAAs) developed in accordance 
with the Umbrella CCAA. We invite the public to comment on the EOS 
permit applications described below. The Act requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
August 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: Send written comments by one of the 
following methods. Please specify the permit(s) you are commenting on 
by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX).
     U.S. mail: Tyler Abbott, Wyoming Ecological Services Field 
Office (ESFO), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 
Suite 308A, Cheyenne, WY 82009.
     Email: tyler_abbott@fws.gov.
     Fax: Tyler Abbott, (307) 772-2358.
    Reviewing Documents: You may review copies of the enhancement of 
survival permit applications during

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regular business hours at the Wyoming ESFO (see address above). You may 
also request hard copies by telephone at (307) 772-2374, ext. 231, or 
by letter to the Wyoming ESFO. Please specify the permit(s) you are 
interested in by relevant number(s) (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Abbott, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, (307) 772-2374, ext. 231 (phone); tyler_abbott@fws.gov 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    A Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances is an agreement 
with the Service in which private and other non-Federal landowners 
voluntarily agree to undertake management activities and conservation 
efforts on their properties to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat to 
benefit species that are proposed for listing under the Act, that are 
candidates for listing, or that may become candidates. The Service and 
several State, Federal, and local partners developed the Umbrella CCAA 
(available at https://www.fws.gov/wyominges) to provide Wyoming ranchers 
with the opportunity to voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse and 
its habitat while carrying out their ranching activities. The Umbrella 
CCAA was made available for public review and comment on February 7, 
2013 (see 78 FR 9066), and was executed by the Service on November 8, 
2013.
    Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an 
EOS permit under the Act by agreeing to implement certain conservation 
measures for the greater sage-grouse on their properties. These 
conservation measures are specified in individual CCAAs for their 
properties, which are developed in accordance with the Umbrella CCAA 
and are subject to the terms and conditions stated in that agreement. 
Landowners consult with the Service and other participating agencies to 
develop an individual CCAA for their property, and submit it to the 
Service for approval with their EOS permit application. If we approve 
the individual CCAA and EOS permit application, we will issue an EOS 
permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
that authorizes incidental take of greater sage-grouse that results 
from activities covered by the individual CCAA, should the species 
become listed. Through the Umbrella CCAA and the individual CCAA and 
EOS permit, we also provide assurances to participating landowners 
that, if the greater sage-grouse is listed, and so long as they are 
properly implementing their individual CCAA, we will not require any 
conservation measures with respect to greater sage-grouse in addition 
to those provided in the individual CCAA or impose additional land, 
water, or financial commitments or restrictions on land, water, or 
resource use in connection with the species. The EOS permit would 
become effective on the effective date of listing of the greater sage-
grouse as endangered or threatened, and would continue through the end 
of the individual CCAA's 20-year term. Regulatory requirements and 
issuance criteria for EOS permits through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR 
17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR part 13.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to 
comment on the following EOS permit applications. The Umbrella CCAA, as 
well as the individual CCAAs submitted with the permit applications, 
are also 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). The following applicants request approval of EOS permits for the 
greater sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number TE88360B-0

    Applicant: Sommers Ranch LLC, Sublette County, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE88361B-0

    Applicant: S. Robert Leaver Family Limited Partnership, Sublette 
County, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE88365B-0

    Applicant: Grindstone Cattle Company, Sublette County, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE88366B-0

    Applicant: Chrisman Land Company, Inc., Sublette and Lincoln 
Counties, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE88362B-0

    Applicant: Piney Creeks Ranch, Sublette County, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE88363B-0

    Applicant: Hi Allen Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming.

Permit Application Number TE58909B-1

    Applicant: Blake Sheep Co., Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, 
Wyoming.

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests 
will become part of the public record, and will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    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 review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1539(c)).

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-15963 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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