Application for Right of Way Permit for an Ethane Pipeline and Approved Compatibility Determination; San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, 391-392 [2017-28385]
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Application No.
Applicant
TE35518B ......
Jeremy
Sheets,
Plymouth,
IN.
TE85232B ......
Zachary Kaiser, Independence,
MO.
TE38769A ......
Sarah Bradley, Salem,
MO.
TE106220 ......
Brianne Walters, Indiana
State University Bat
Center,
Terre
Haute, IN.
Species
Location
Activity
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M. grisescens),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus).
Add gray bat (Myotis
grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat
(M. sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M. grisescens),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis).
Rangewide ........
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat
use, conduct population
monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Add new activity—band—to
Amend, renew.
existing authorized activities: Capture, handle,
mist-net, radio-tag, release.
Rangewide ........
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat
use, conduct population
monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, mist-net,
radio-tag, light-tag, band,
wing biopsy, collect tissue
and hair samples, release,
salvage.
Amend.
Missouri .............
Capture, handle, mist-net,
harp trap, radio-tag, band,
release, enter hibernacula.
Renew.
Add gray bat (Myotis
grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat
(M. sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Rangewide ........
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat
use, conduct population
monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Research, conduct presence/absence surveys,
document habitat use,
conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Add new activities—harp
trap, wing biopsy, collect
tissue and hair samples,
salvage, and enter
hibernac-ula—to existing
authorized activities: Capture, handle, mist-net,
radio-tag, band, release.
Amend, renew.
Public Availability of Comments
Next Steps
We seek public review and comments
on these permit applications. Please
refer to the permit number when you
submit comments. Comments and
materials we receive in response to this
notice are available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours at the address
listed in ADDRESSES.
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.
If the Service decides to issue permits
to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register.
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Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible. Please confine your
comments to issues for which we seek
comments in this notice, and explain
the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
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Authority
Section 10 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Dated: December 1, 2017.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–R–2017–N138];
FXRS12610200000–189–FF02RTTM00]
Application for Right of Way Permit for
an Ethane Pipeline and Approved
Compatibility Determination; San
Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received an
application for a 30-year right-of-way
(ROW) permit under the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act from Lavaca Pipeline
Company. The applicant wishes to
install, own, and operate a natural gas
pipeline within an existing ROW
easement crossing 203 feet on San
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Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in
Brazoria County, Texas. We request
public comment on the permit
application.
We must receive any written
comments regarding the permit
application on or before February 2,
2018.
DATES:
If you wish to review
documents and submit comments, you
may request documents by U.S. mail,
email, or phone (see below). Documents
are also available for public inspection
by appointment during normal business
hours at the Texas Mid-coast Complex
office below (open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Send your comments or requests by any
one of the following methods.
• Email: jennifer_sanchez@fws.gov
(use ‘‘Lavaca ROW’’ as your message
subject line).
• Fax: 979–964–4021 (‘‘Lavaca ROW’’
subject line).
• U.S. mail: Project Leader, Texas
Mid-coast Complex, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2547 County Road 316,
Brazoria, TX 77422.
• In-person drop-off: You may drop
off information during regular business
hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the above
office address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Sanchez, 979–964–4011
(phone), or jennifer_sanchez@fws.gov
(email).
ADDRESSES:
There is
also an approved compatibility
determination available for review.
Comments regarding the compatibility
determination will be received and
filed, but we will not be amending the
document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Applicant’s Proposal
Lavaca Pipeline Company has
requested to purchase a 30-foot-wide
pipeline easement across a 203-foot-long
section of the San Bernard National
Wildlife Refuge NWR in Brazoria
County, Texas. The (ROW) permit
would enable the applicant to install,
own, and operate a 16-inch-diameter
steel pipeline to transport ethane gas.
The requested ROW overlies an existing
ROW easement, and the pipeline would
be laid parallel to an already existing
pipeline. The applicant’s pipeline
would be installed by means of a
conventional bore technique under
refuge land; therefore, the process
would not require trenching on refuge
lands. No additional easement
boundaries beyond the existing ROW
are required. The bore holes will be
located 300 feet outside the refuge
property line on adjacent private lands.
Background
Lavaca Pipeline Company is
constructing a 16-inch-diameter
pipeline for the transportation of ethane
through Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda,
and Wharton Counties in Southeast
Texas. Lavaca Pipeline is making efforts
to co-locate the pipeline within existing
pipeline ROW corridors. Lavaca
Pipeline has requested to cross the San
Bernard NWR along an existing ROW.
Although a new ROW is being
requested, an existing ROW and
pipeline are already in place. The
existing pipeline ROW is not an
exclusive easement; therefore,
additional ROWs and pipelines can be
installed within the same cleared
corridor. The requested permit would
allow for the pipeline to cross a narrow
(203-foot-wide) strip of refuge that
connects two larger parcels and is
commonly referred to as the Sulfur
Ditch.
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Compatibility Determination
In our compatibility determination,
which was approved on July 26, 2017,
we determined that placing the pipeline
across this narrow (203-foot-wide) strip
would minimize the impact to other
refuge lands. Several options were
evaluated, but it was determined that
they would have resulted in greater
impact than this proposal.
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
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identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may 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 the
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 715d).
Dated: November 6, 2017.
Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Temporary Closure on Public
Lands for the Annual King of the
Hammers Race, San Bernardino
County, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.
AGENCY:
As authorized under the
provisions of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is giving notice that
certain public lands located near
Johnson Valley, California, within the
Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area, will be temporarily
closed to all public use to enhance
public safety during Hammerking
Productions’ annual King of the
Hammers desert race authorized under
a Special Recreation Permit (SRP). This
action is in effect for King of the
Hammers, which takes place annually,
during a 9-day period.
DATES: This Notice is effective from
February 2, 2018, through February 10,
2018. The Hammerking Productions
SRP for this event is valid until
February 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The BLM will post the
temporary closure notice and a map of
the temporary closure area on the BLM
website at: https://www.blm.gov/
SUMMARY:
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california; and at the following BLM
offices: California Desert District Office,
22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, CA 92553; and Barstow
Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road,
Barstow, CA 92311. Notice of the 9-day
temporary closure period for subsequent
races will be published in annual news
releases and posted on the BLM website
at least 30-days in advance of the event.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
Ransel, District Manager, California
Desert District, telephone: 951–697–
5200, email: bransel@blm.gov; or
Katrina Symons, Barstow Field
Manager, telephone: 760–252–6004,
email: ksymons@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact
the above individuals during normal
business hours. The Service is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave
a message or question with the above
individuals. You will receive a reply
during normal hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The dates
for King of the Hammers, the dates of
the temporary closure, and a map of the
closure area will be posted at the
California Desert District Office, the
Barstow Field Office, and on the BLM
website at the addresses provided above
every year at least 30 days prior to the
event. The dates are also available upon
request.
This temporary closure applies to all
public use, including pedestrian use
and vehicles. The BLM will also post
the temporary closure notice and map of
the temporary closure area at the main
entry points into the Johnson Valley OffHighway Vehicle Recreation Area. The
annual temporary closure will comply
with the management plan for the area,
ensuring that when the annual
temporary closure period includes a
Saturday or Sunday, a minimum of
three staging areas within the Johnson
Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area will remain open to the public on
those weekend days.
Exclusive Use: The area will be for
exclusive use of King of the Hammers
participants, registered spectators for
the King of the Hammers, and other
authorized users with an authorized
SRP valid for activities within the
temporary closure area. For the
temporary closure area, anyone without
a SRP authorizing use within the
temporary closure area during the
temporary closure period is prohibited
from using the area.
Exceptions: Temporary closure
restrictions do not apply to medical and
rescue personnel in the performance of
their official duties; official United
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-R-2017-N138]; FXRS12610200000-189-FF02RTTM00]
Application for Right of Way Permit for an Ethane Pipeline and
Approved Compatibility Determination; San Bernard National Wildlife
Refuge
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, have received an
application for a 30-year right-of-way (ROW) permit under the Migratory
Bird Conservation Act from Lavaca Pipeline Company. The applicant
wishes to install, own, and operate a natural gas pipeline within an
existing ROW easement crossing 203 feet on San Bernard National
Wildlife Refuge in Brazoria County, Texas. We request public comment on
the permit application.
DATES: We must receive any written comments regarding the permit
application on or before February 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to review documents and submit comments, you may
request documents by U.S. mail, email, or phone (see below). Documents
are also available for public inspection by appointment during normal
business hours at the Texas Mid-coast Complex office below (open 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.). Send your comments or requests by any one of the
following methods.
Email: [email protected] (use ``Lavaca ROW'' as
your message subject line).
Fax: 979-964-4021 (``Lavaca ROW'' subject line).
U.S. mail: Project Leader, Texas Mid-coast Complex, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 2547 County Road 316, Brazoria, TX 77422.
In-person drop-off: You may drop off information during
regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the above office
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Sanchez, 979-964-4011
(phone), or [email protected] (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is also an approved compatibility
determination available for review. Comments regarding the
compatibility determination will be received and filed, but we will not
be amending the document.
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Applicant's Proposal
Lavaca Pipeline Company has requested to purchase a 30-foot-wide
pipeline easement across a 203-foot-long section of the San Bernard
National Wildlife Refuge NWR in Brazoria County, Texas. The (ROW)
permit would enable the applicant to install, own, and operate a 16-
inch-diameter steel pipeline to transport ethane gas. The requested ROW
overlies an existing ROW easement, and the pipeline would be laid
parallel to an already existing pipeline. The applicant's pipeline
would be installed by means of a conventional bore technique under
refuge land; therefore, the process would not require trenching on
refuge lands. No additional easement boundaries beyond the existing ROW
are required. The bore holes will be located 300 feet outside the
refuge property line on adjacent private lands.
Background
Lavaca Pipeline Company is constructing a 16-inch-diameter pipeline
for the transportation of ethane through Galveston, Brazoria,
Matagorda, and Wharton Counties in Southeast Texas. Lavaca Pipeline is
making efforts to co-locate the pipeline within existing pipeline ROW
corridors. Lavaca Pipeline has requested to cross the San Bernard NWR
along an existing ROW. Although a new ROW is being requested, an
existing ROW and pipeline are already in place. The existing pipeline
ROW is not an exclusive easement; therefore, additional ROWs and
pipelines can be installed within the same cleared corridor. The
requested permit would allow for the pipeline to cross a narrow (203-
foot-wide) strip of refuge that connects two larger parcels and is
commonly referred to as the Sulfur Ditch.
Compatibility Determination
In our compatibility determination, which was approved on July 26,
2017, we determined that placing the pipeline across this narrow (203-
foot-wide) strip would minimize the impact to other refuge lands.
Several options were evaluated, but it was determined that they would
have resulted in greater impact than this proposal.
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 may 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 the Migratory Bird Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 715d).
Dated: November 6, 2017.
Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-28385 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
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