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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–R–2017–N183;
FXRS85110900000–XXX–FF09R40000]
Draft Long-Range Transportation
Plans for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lands in Regions 2, 6, and 8
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of three draft long-range
transportation plans for public review
and comment. These draft long-range
transportation plans outline strategies
for improving and maintaining
transportation assets that provide access
to Service-managed lands in Region 2
(Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and
Texas), Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah, and Wyoming), and Region 8
(California and Nevada) over the next 20
years.
DATES: We must receive written
comments on or before August 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Document Review: If you
wish to review these draft plans, you
may obtain copies by visiting the
following websites:
• Region 2: https://ecos.fws.gov/
ServCat/Reference/Profile/87706
• Region 6: https://ecos.fws.gov/
ServCat/Reference/Profile/87709
• Region 8: https://ecos.fws.gov/
ServCat/Reference/Profile/87710
Alternatively, you may contact Laura
Whorton, Acting Transportation Branch
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City Hall, 3015 Bellmead Drive, Bellmead, TX 76705.
City Hall, 1115 Wilbanks Drive, Hallsburg, TX 76705.
Planning and Community Development, 103 North Hewitt Drive, Suite
E, Hewitt, TX 76643.
City Hall, 501 East Craven Avenue, Lacy-Lakeview, TX 76705.
City Hall, 10 East Commerce Street, Leroy, TX 76654.
City Hall, 104 North Highway 6, Riesel, TX 76682.
City Hall, 111 West Lyndale Drive, Robinson, TX 76706.
Ross City Hall, 1557 Ross Road, Elm Mott, TX 76640.
Dr. Mae Jackson Development Center, 401 Franklin Avenue, Waco,
TX 76701.
City Hall, 110 North Reagan Street, West, TX 76691.
McLennan County Records Building, 215 North 5th Street, Room 130,
Waco, TX 76701.
Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA
22041 (phone: 703–358–1752).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment on any or all of the plans, you
may submit your comments in writing
by any one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail: Acting Transportation
Branch Chief, at the above address.
• Hand-delivery: Acting
Transportation Branch Chief Analyst, at
the above address.
• Fax: 703–358–1752.
• Email: laura_whorton@fws.gov.
For additional information about
submitting comments, see the Public
Availability of Comments section
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Whorton, at the above address,
phone number, or email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we make the draft
long-range transportation plans (LRTPs)
for Regions 2, 6, and 8 of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service available for public
review and comment. When finalized,
the LRTPs will apply to Servicemanaged lands in Region 2 (Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas),
Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas, Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming), and Region 8 (California and
Nevada).
Background
The Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–
94) requires that all Federal land
management agencies conduct longrange transportation planning in a
manner that is consistent with
metropolitan planning organizations
and State departments of transportation
planning. We initiated these LRTPs to
bring the Service into compliance with
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the FAST Act and to achieve the
following goals:
• Establish a defensible structure for
sound transportation planning and
decision-making;
• Establish a vision, mission, goals,
and objectives for transportation
planning in each of these three Service
Regions;
• Implement coordinated and
cooperative transportation partnerships
in an effort to improve the Service’s
transportation infrastructure;
• Integrate transportation planning
and funding for national wildlife refuges
and national fish hatcheries into
existing and future Service management
plans and strategies;
• Increase awareness of alternative
transportation systems and associated
benefits;
• Develop best management practices
for transportation improvements on
Service lands; and
• Serve as a pilot project for the
implementation of a region-level
transportation planning process within
the Service.
LRTP Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Through a collaborative effort, the
National Wildlife Refuge System and
the Fish and Aquatic Conservation
Program, in cooperation with the
planning and visitor services programs
within these three Regions, have
contributed to defining the mission,
goals, and objectives presented in this
document. The resulting mission, goals,
and objectives are intended to provide
a systematic approach to guide the
process for evaluating and selecting
transportation improvement programs
for the Service lands in these Regions.
These guiding principles have shaped
the development, conclusions, and
recommendations of these LRTPs. While
each Region’s specific mission, vision,
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goals, and objectives differ slightly, they
are substantively similar.
Mission: To support the Service’s
mission by connecting people to fish,
wildlife, and their habitats through
strategic implementation of
transportation programs.
Goals and Objectives: Each of these
long-range transportation plans has six
substantively similar goals: Safety;
access, mobility, and connectivity; asset
management; environmental protection;
visitor experience; and partnership.
Region 8 has an additional seventh goal:
Planning. Under each goal, each Region
presents distinct objectives that move
the Service to the goal. Please see the
individual draft LRTPs for more
information.
Next Steps
After the comment period ends, the
Service will analyze the comments
received and consider them in
preparation of final LRTPs.
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 review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Gregory J. Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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189–FF08E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the
Southern California Distinct Population
Segment of the Mountain Yellowlegged Frog (Rana muscosa)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of the Draft Recovery Plan
for the Southern California Distinct
Population Segment of the Mountain
Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) for
public review and comment. The draft
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recovery plan includes objective,
measurable criteria, and site-specific
management actions as may be
necessary to reclassify the species from
endangered to threatened and also for
removal from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
DATES: We must receive any comments
on the draft recovery plan on or before
September 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: You
may obtain a copy of the recovery plan
from our website at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/species/recoveryplans.html. Alternatively, you may
contact the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad,
California 92008 (telephone 760–431–
9440).
Comment submission: If you wish to
comment on the draft recovery plan,
you may submit your comments in
writing by any one of the following
methods:
• U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, at the
above address;
• Hand-delivery: Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, at the above address; or
• Email: fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov.
For additional information about
submitting comments, see the ‘‘Public
Comments Solicited’’ section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mendel Stewart, Field Supervisor, at the
above street address or telephone
number (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Recovery of endangered or threatened
animals and plants to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program and the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). Recovery means
improvement of the status of listed
species to the point at which listing is
no longer necessary under the criteria
specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Pursuant to section 4(f) of the Act, a
recovery plan must, to the maximum
extent practicable, include (1) A
description of site-specific management
actions as may be necessary to achieve
the plan’s goals for the conservation and
survival of the species; (2) objective,
measurable criteria which, when met,
would support a determination under
section 4(a)(1) that the species should be
removed from the List of Endangered
and Threatened Species; and (3)
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estimates of the time and costs required
to carry out those measures needed to
achieve the plan’s goal and to achieve
intermediate steps toward that goal.
The Service has revised its approach
to recovery planning; the revised
process is called Recovery Planning and
Implementation (RPI). The RPI process
is intended to reduce the time needed
to develop and implement recovery
plans, increase recovery plan relevancy
over a longer timeframe, and add
flexibility to recovery plans so they can
be adjusted to new information or
circumstances. Under RPI, a recovery
plan will include statutorily required
elements (objective, measurable criteria,
site-specific management actions, and
estimates of time and costs), along with
a concise introduction and our strategy
for how we plan to achieve species
recovery. The RPI recovery plan is
supported by a separate Species Status
Assessment, or in cases such as this one,
a species biological report that provides
the background information and threat
assessment, which are key to recovery
plan development. The essential
component to flexible implementation
under RPI is producing a separate
working document called the Recovery
Implementation Strategy
(implementation strategy). The
implementation strategy steps down
from the more general description of
actions described in the recovery plan to
detail the specific, near-term activities
needed to implement the recovery plan.
The implementation strategy will be
adaptable by being able to incorporate
new information without having to
concurrently revise the recovery plan,
unless changes to statutory elements are
required.
The Service listed the southern
California distinct population segment
of mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana
muscosa) (hereafter ‘‘southern R.
muscosa’’) as endangered in 2002 (67
FR 44382, July 2, 2002), and critical
habitat was designated for the species in
2006 (71 FR 54344, September 14,
2006). Historically, southern R. muscosa
was widely distributed in at least 166
known populations in watersheds
across four mountain ranges in southern
California. Currently, the species is
restricted to 10 small, isolated
populations in the headwaters of
streams or tributaries within the San
Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San
Jacinto Mountains. Primary habitat for
the southern R. muscosa includes
streams with permanent (perennial)
water that have steep gradients with
numerous pools, rapids, and small
waterfalls. The smallest creeks are likely
not inhabited by southern R. muscosa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2017-N183; FXRS85110900000-XXX-FF09R40000]
Draft Long-Range Transportation Plans for U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Lands in Regions 2, 6, and 8
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), announce the
availability of three draft long-range transportation plans for public
review and comment. These draft long-range transportation plans outline
strategies for improving and maintaining transportation assets that
provide access to Service-managed lands in Region 2 (Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas, Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming), and Region 8
(California and Nevada) over the next 20 years.
DATES: We must receive written comments on or before August 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Document Review: If you wish to review these draft plans,
you may obtain copies by visiting the following websites:
Region 2: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/87706
Region 6: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/87709
Region 8: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/87710
Alternatively, you may contact Laura Whorton, Acting Transportation
Branch Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041 (phone: 703-
358-1752).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment on any or all of the
plans, you may submit your comments in writing by any one of the
following methods:
U.S. mail: Acting Transportation Branch Chief, at the
above address.
Hand-delivery: Acting Transportation Branch Chief Analyst,
at the above address.
Fax: 703-358-1752.
Email: [email protected].
For additional information about submitting comments, see the
Public Availability of Comments section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Whorton, at the above address,
phone number, or email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we make the draft long-range transportation plans
(LRTPs) for Regions 2, 6, and 8 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
available for public review and comment. When finalized, the LRTPs will
apply to Service-managed lands in Region 2 (Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, and Texas), Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming), and Region 8 (California and
Nevada).
Background
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L.
114-94) requires that all Federal land management agencies conduct
long-range transportation planning in a manner that is consistent with
metropolitan planning organizations and State departments of
transportation planning. We initiated these LRTPs to bring the Service
into compliance with the FAST Act and to achieve the following goals:
Establish a defensible structure for sound transportation
planning and decision-making;
Establish a vision, mission, goals, and objectives for
transportation planning in each of these three Service Regions;
Implement coordinated and cooperative transportation
partnerships in an effort to improve the Service's transportation
infrastructure;
Integrate transportation planning and funding for national
wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries into existing and future
Service management plans and strategies;
Increase awareness of alternative transportation systems
and associated benefits;
Develop best management practices for transportation
improvements on Service lands; and
Serve as a pilot project for the implementation of a
region-level transportation planning process within the Service.
LRTP Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Through a collaborative effort, the National Wildlife Refuge System
and the Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program, in cooperation with the
planning and visitor services programs within these three Regions, have
contributed to defining the mission, goals, and objectives presented in
this document. The resulting mission, goals, and objectives are
intended to provide a systematic approach to guide the process for
evaluating and selecting transportation improvement programs for the
Service lands in these Regions. These guiding principles have shaped
the development, conclusions, and recommendations of these LRTPs. While
each Region's specific mission, vision,
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goals, and objectives differ slightly, they are substantively similar.
Mission: To support the Service's mission by connecting people to
fish, wildlife, and their habitats through strategic implementation of
transportation programs.
Goals and Objectives: Each of these long-range transportation plans
has six substantively similar goals: Safety; access, mobility, and
connectivity; asset management; environmental protection; visitor
experience; and partnership. Region 8 has an additional seventh goal:
Planning. Under each goal, each Region presents distinct objectives
that move the Service to the goal. Please see the individual draft
LRTPs for more information.
Next Steps
After the comment period ends, the Service will analyze the
comments received and consider them in preparation of final LRTPs.
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 review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Gregory J. Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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