Habitat Conservation Plan for the Interior Least Tern and Application To Renew Incidental Take Permit; Gibson County, Indiana, 40781-40782 [2018-17664]
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Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
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8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Multifamily Financial Management
Template.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0551.
Type of Request: Reinstatement,
without change, of previously approved
collection expiring. (OMB Expiration
Date: September 30, 2018).
Form Number: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: Owners
of certain HUD-insured and HUDassisted properties are required to
submit annual financial statements to
HUD via the internet in the HUDprescribed format and chart of accounts,
and in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Most owners of multifamily housing
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annual financial statements to HUD. In
accordance with the Department’s
Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
(UFRS) regulation, 24 CFR part 5,
owners of certain HUD-insured and
HUD-assisted properties are required to
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
26,995.
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26,995.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Average Hours per Response: 14.
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This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
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the following:
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the agency, including whether the
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estimate of the burden of the proposed
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utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: July 25, 2018.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2017–N155;
FXES11140300000–189–FF03E00000]
Habitat Conservation Plan for the
Interior Least Tern and Application To
Renew Incidental Take Permit; Gibson
County, Indiana
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit
application; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on an application to conduct
certain activities with endangered
species. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits
activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before September 17,
2018.
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
Submitting Comments: Send written
comments by U.S. Mail to the Regional
Director, Attn: Phil Delphey, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West,
Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437–
1458; or via email to permitsR3ES@
fws.gov. Specify that your comments
pertain to TE016724.
Obtaining Documents: For
information on obtaining documents for
review, see Public Comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil
Delphey, 612–713–5318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Section 9 of the ESA and our
implementing regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17 prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or
wildlife species listed as endangered or
threatened. Take of listed fish or
wildlife is defined under the ESA as ‘‘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(19)).
However, under limited circumstances,
we issue permits to authorize incidental
take, i.e., take that is incidental to, and
not the purpose of, the carrying out of
an otherwise lawful activity.
We invite public comment on permit
renewal application TE016724, for
certain activities with endangered
species authorized by section
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10(a)(2)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.) and our regulations governing
the taking of endangered species in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR 17. Submit your written data,
comments, or request for a copy of the
complete application and Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) to either
address shown in ADDRESSES.
Background
In 1986, a single pair of endangered
Interior least terns (Sterna antillarum)
nested at Cinergy Corporation’s
(Cinergy) Gibson Generating Station in
Gibson County, Indiana. Since that time,
the least tern colony at the facility has
grown. During the 1990s, Cinergy
worked cooperatively with the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
and the Service to maintain favorable
conditions for successful tern
production at the Gibson Generating
Station. Between 1986 and 1999, the
largest number of terns recorded in a
single year (1998) included an estimated
85 adult terns, 63 nests, and 72 fledged
young. In the late 1990s, Cinergy
worked cooperatively with the IDNR
and the Service to develop a Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) regarding
continued operation of the facility, and,
in late 1999, the Service issued an
Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to Cinergy.
In 2005, the ITP was renewed.
Management of the facility under the
HCP has promoted the continued
growth of the tern colony. In 2010, an
estimated 150 adults, 110 nests, and 165
fledged young were recorded. In
addition to the growth in numbers, the
tern colony has expanded to areas
beyond the original location along a
splitter dike adjacent to a cooling pond.
Nesting has now been documented on
the splitter dike, adjacent to ash ponds,
a coal combustion waste landfill,
construction areas, and station access
roads. The expansion of the tern nesting
area presents management challenges
for the generating station and associated
facilities.
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Applicant’s Proposal
Duke Power Company purchased and
merged with Cinergy Corp. to form Duke
Energy Corporation (Duke) in 2006.
Duke has continued to operate the
facility in accordance with the HCP and
the ITP. Duke has applied to the Service
for renewal of its ITP number TE016724.
An HCP accompanies this renewal
application. The HCP describes
management activities in and around
the Gibson Generating Station,
including water management, predator
control, and minimization of human
disturbance due to recreational use.
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Proactive management over the past
25 years has resulted in an increase in
the Interior least tern population nesting
at Gibson Generating Station and
surrounding areas. However, no
incidental take of least terns has
occurred during that time. Actions that
may result in take include human
disturbance during management and
operations, including foot traffic,
vehicle or construction equipment, ash
placement, waste disposal, and
harassment due to the presence of
people and equipment.
Duke proposes to continue to manage
its property to protect least terns. In
addition, Duke has committed to
monitor the result of its activities and
the effect on the population of least
terns at Gibson Generating Station and
the surrounding state and Federal lands.
Public Comments
We seek public review and comments
on this permit application. Please refer
to permit number TE016724 when you
submit comments. The Habitat
Conservation Plan, Incidental Take
Permit renewal application, and NEPA
determination are available for public
inspection on the Midwest Region
website at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
endangered/permits/hcp/r3hcps.html.
In addition, the documents are available
for public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours (8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Midwest Regional Office, 5600
American Blvd., West, 10th Floor,
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437–1458,
(612–713–5194) and at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
Field Office, 620 South Walker Street,
Bloomington, Indiana 47403 (812–334–
4261).
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative 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. 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.
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Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR
46.305).
Dated: May 29, 2018.
Sean O. Marsan,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Receipt of Application Incidental Take
Permit; Draft Low-Effect Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Morro
Shoulderband Snail; Phillips SingleFamily Residence, Community of Los
Osos, San Luis Obispo County,
California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application from Richard Phillips for
an incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. The permit would authorize
take of the federally endangered Morro
shoulderband snail that would occur
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
associated with the construction and
maintenance of a single-family
residence and associated uses addressed
in the draft low-effect habitat
conservation plan prepared for the
project. We invite public comment.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES: To obtain documents: You
may download a copy of the draft
habitat conservation plan and draft loweffect screening form and environmental
action statement at https://www.fws.gov/
ventura/, or you may request copies of
the documents by sending U.S. mail to
our Ventura office, or by phone (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
To submit written comments: Please
send us your written comments using
one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail: Send your comments to:
Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor,
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2017-N155; FXES11140300000-189-FF03E00000]
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Interior Least Tern and
Application To Renew Incidental Take Permit; Gibson County, Indiana
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit application; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on an application to conduct certain activities with endangered
species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a
Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before September 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Submitting Comments: Send written comments by U.S. Mail to the
Regional Director, Attn: Phil Delphey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington,
MN 55437-1458; or via email to [email protected]. Specify that your
comments pertain to TE016724.
Obtaining Documents: For information on obtaining documents for
review, see Public Comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Delphey, 612-713-5318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Section 9 of the ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17 prohibit the ``take'' of
fish or wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. Take of
listed fish or wildlife is defined under the ESA as ``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(19)). However,
under limited circumstances, we issue permits to authorize incidental
take, i.e., take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the
carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity.
We invite public comment on permit renewal application TE016724,
for certain activities with endangered species authorized by section
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10(a)(2)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. Submit your written data, comments, or
request for a copy of the complete application and Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) to either address shown in ADDRESSES.
Background
In 1986, a single pair of endangered Interior least terns (Sterna
antillarum) nested at Cinergy Corporation's (Cinergy) Gibson Generating
Station in Gibson County, Indiana. Since that time, the least tern
colony at the facility has grown. During the 1990s, Cinergy worked
cooperatively with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
and the Service to maintain favorable conditions for successful tern
production at the Gibson Generating Station. Between 1986 and 1999, the
largest number of terns recorded in a single year (1998) included an
estimated 85 adult terns, 63 nests, and 72 fledged young. In the late
1990s, Cinergy worked cooperatively with the IDNR and the Service to
develop a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) regarding continued operation
of the facility, and, in late 1999, the Service issued an Incidental
Take Permit (ITP) to Cinergy. In 2005, the ITP was renewed. Management
of the facility under the HCP has promoted the continued growth of the
tern colony. In 2010, an estimated 150 adults, 110 nests, and 165
fledged young were recorded. In addition to the growth in numbers, the
tern colony has expanded to areas beyond the original location along a
splitter dike adjacent to a cooling pond. Nesting has now been
documented on the splitter dike, adjacent to ash ponds, a coal
combustion waste landfill, construction areas, and station access
roads. The expansion of the tern nesting area presents management
challenges for the generating station and associated facilities.
Applicant's Proposal
Duke Power Company purchased and merged with Cinergy Corp. to form
Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) in 2006. Duke has continued to operate
the facility in accordance with the HCP and the ITP. Duke has applied
to the Service for renewal of its ITP number TE016724. An HCP
accompanies this renewal application. The HCP describes management
activities in and around the Gibson Generating Station, including water
management, predator control, and minimization of human disturbance due
to recreational use.
Proactive management over the past 25 years has resulted in an
increase in the Interior least tern population nesting at Gibson
Generating Station and surrounding areas. However, no incidental take
of least terns has occurred during that time. Actions that may result
in take include human disturbance during management and operations,
including foot traffic, vehicle or construction equipment, ash
placement, waste disposal, and harassment due to the presence of people
and equipment.
Duke proposes to continue to manage its property to protect least
terns. In addition, Duke has committed to monitor the result of its
activities and the effect on the population of least terns at Gibson
Generating Station and the surrounding state and Federal lands.
Public Comments
We seek public review and comments on this permit application.
Please refer to permit number TE016724 when you submit comments. The
Habitat Conservation Plan, Incidental Take Permit renewal application,
and NEPA determination are available for public inspection on the
Midwest Region website at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/permits/hcp/r3hcps.html. In addition, the documents are available for
public inspection by appointment during normal business hours (8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwest Regional
Office, 5600 American Blvd., West, 10th Floor, Bloomington, Minnesota
55437-1458, (612-713-5194) and at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services Field Office, 620 South Walker Street, Bloomington,
Indiana 47403 (812-334-4261).
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
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. 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 ESA (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22) and NEPA
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305).
Dated: May 29, 2018.
Sean O. Marsan,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest
Region.
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