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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N168;
FXES11140200000–190–FF02ENEH00]
Draft Environmental Assessment and
Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; Davis
Ranch, Bexar County, Texas
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), make
available the draft environmental
assessment and habitat conservation
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Town Hall, 212 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093.
Town Office, 312 Mineral Avenue, Mineral, VA 23117.
Louisa County Administration Building, 1 Woolfolk Avenue, Louisa, VA
23093.
plan for development of a 724-acre
property in Bexar County, Texas. The
Davis McCrary Property Trust has
applied to the Service for an incidental
take permit (ITP) under the Endangered
Species Act. The requested ITP would
authorize incidental take of the federally
endangered golden-cheeked warbler that
could result from activities associated
with otherwise lawful activities,
including commercial and residential
development on the property as a result
of vegetation clearing, earth-moving
activities, and construction of
structures.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received or
postmarked on or before April 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Accessing Documents:
Internet: dEA, HCP, and ITP
application: You may obtain electronic
copies of all three of the documents on
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the Service’s website at https://
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
AustinTexas/.
U.S. Mail: You may obtain the
documents at the following addresses.
In your request for documents, please
reference Davis Ranch HCP.
• dEA and HCP: A limited number of
CD–ROM and printed copies of the dEA
and HCP are available, by request, from
Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Austin Ecological
Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet
Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758–
4460; telephone 512–490–0057; fax
512–490–0974.
• ITP application: The ITP
application is available by mail from the
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Room
6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
In-Person: dEA and HCP: Copies of
the dEA and HCP are available for
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public inspection and review, by
appointment (telephone 512–490–0057)
and written request only, between the
hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
following locations:
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500
Gold Avenue SW, Room 6034,
Albuquerque.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin,
TX 78758; via phone at 512–490–0057;
or via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
make available the draft Environmental
Assessment (dEA) and the Davis Ranch
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for
development of the 724-acre property in
Bexar County, Texas (permit area). The
Davis McCrary Property Trust
(applicant) has applied to the Service
for an incidental take permit (ITP; TE
204410 under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The requested ITP, which would be in
effect for a period of 30 years, if granted,
would authorize incidental take of the
federally endangered golden-cheeked
warbler (Setophaga (=Dendroica)
chrysoparia) (covered species). The
proposed incidental take would result
from activities associated with
otherwise lawful activities, including
commercial and residential
development on the 724-acre ranch in
Bexar County, Texas, as a result of
clearing of vegetation, earth-moving
activities, and construction of structures
(covered activities).
We make available the dEA for the
Davis Ranch HCP and the associated
HCP. In accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we
advise the public that:
1. We have gathered the information
necessary to determine impacts and
formulate alternatives for the dEA
related to potential issuance of an ITP
to the applicant; and
2. The applicant has developed a HCP
as part of the application for an ITP,
which describes the measures the
applicant has agreed to take to minimize
and mitigate the impacts of incidental
take of the covered species to the
maximum extent practicable pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA.
The applicant has applied for an ITP
that would be in effect for 30 years, if
granted, and would authorize incidental
take of the federally endangered goldencheeked warbler. As described in the
HCP, the proposed incidental take
would result from activities associated
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with otherwise lawful activities,
including commercial and residential
development on the 724-acre ranch in
Bexar County, Texas, as a result of
covered activities. The dEA considers
the direct, indirect, and cumulative
effects of implementation of the HCP,
including the measures that will be
implemented to minimize and mitigate,
to the maximum extent practicable, the
impacts of the incidental take of the
covered species.
Proposed Action
The proposed action involves the
issuance of an ITP by the Service for the
covered activities in the permit area,
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Act. The ITP would cover incidental
take of the covered species associated
with construction of commercial and
residential development within the
permit area.
The requested term of the permit is 30
years. To meet the requirements of a
section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP, the applicant
has developed and proposes to
implement its HCP. The HCP describes
the conservation measures the applicant
has agreed to undertake to minimize
and mitigate, to the maximum extent
practicable, the impacts of the
incidental take of the covered species,
and ensures that incidental take will not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of the
survival and recovery of the covered
species in the wild.
At full implementation, the applicant
would mitigate up to approximately
1,176 acres in an approved goldencheeked warbler habitat conservation
bank.
Alternatives
We are considering one alternative to
the proposed action as part of this
process:
No Action: No ITP would be issued.
Under a No Action alternative, the
Service would not issue the requested
ITP, and the applicant would either not
construct the development or would
construct the development avoiding all
impacts to the golden-cheeked warbler.
Therefore, the applicant would not
implement the conservation measures
described in the HCP.
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 (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your PII—may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can request in your comment
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that we withhold your PII 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.),
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22), and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
it’s implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Little River Band Trust
Acquisition and Casino Project,
Township of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Michigan
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Reopening of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is reopening the public comment
period for the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Little River
Band Trust Acquisition and Casino
Project, Township of Fruitport,
Muskegon County, Michigan (DEIS).
DATES: BIA will consider all comments
submitted or postmarked by April 17,
2019. Comments submitted to BIA
concerning the DEIS prior to this
announcement do not need to be
resubmitted.
You may mail or handdeliver written comments to Mr.
Timothy LaPointe, Acting Midwest
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe
II Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN
55347. Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ‘‘DEIS
Comments, Little River Band Trust
Acquisition and Casino Project,’’ on the
first page of your written comments.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2018-N168; FXES11140200000-190-FF02ENEH00]
Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Habitat Conservation
Plan; Davis Ranch, Bexar County, Texas
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), make
available the draft environmental assessment and habitat conservation
plan for development of a 724-acre property in Bexar County, Texas. The
Davis McCrary Property Trust has applied to the Service for an
incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The
requested ITP would authorize incidental take of the federally
endangered golden-cheeked warbler that could result from activities
associated with otherwise lawful activities, including commercial and
residential development on the property as a result of vegetation
clearing, earth-moving activities, and construction of structures.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received or
postmarked on or before April 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Accessing Documents:
Internet: dEA, HCP, and ITP application: You may obtain electronic
copies of all three of the documents on the Service's website at https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/AustinTexas/.
U.S. Mail: You may obtain the documents at the following addresses.
In your request for documents, please reference Davis Ranch HCP.
dEA and HCP: A limited number of CD-ROM and printed copies
of the dEA and HCP are available, by request, from Mr. Adam Zerrenner,
Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200,
Austin, TX 78758-4460; telephone 512-490-0057; fax 512-490-0974.
ITP application: The ITP application is available by mail
from the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
In-Person: dEA and HCP: Copies of the dEA and HCP are available for
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public inspection and review, by appointment (telephone 512-490-0057)
and written request only, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the following locations:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Avenue SW, Room
6034, Albuquerque.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite
200, Austin, TX 78758; via phone at 512-490-0057; or via the Federal
Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), make available the draft Environmental Assessment (dEA) and
the Davis Ranch Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for development of the
724-acre property in Bexar County, Texas (permit area). The Davis
McCrary Property Trust (applicant) has applied to the Service for an
incidental take permit (ITP; TE 204410 under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). The requested ITP, which would be in effect for a period of 30
years, if granted, would authorize incidental take of the federally
endangered golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga (=Dendroica) chrysoparia)
(covered species). The proposed incidental take would result from
activities associated with otherwise lawful activities, including
commercial and residential development on the 724-acre ranch in Bexar
County, Texas, as a result of clearing of vegetation, earth-moving
activities, and construction of structures (covered activities).
We make available the dEA for the Davis Ranch HCP and the
associated HCP. In accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we
advise the public that:
1. We have gathered the information necessary to determine impacts
and formulate alternatives for the dEA related to potential issuance of
an ITP to the applicant; and
2. The applicant has developed a HCP as part of the application for
an ITP, which describes the measures the applicant has agreed to take
to minimize and mitigate the impacts of incidental take of the covered
species to the maximum extent practicable pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA.
The applicant has applied for an ITP that would be in effect for 30
years, if granted, and would authorize incidental take of the federally
endangered golden-cheeked warbler. As described in the HCP, the
proposed incidental take would result from activities associated with
otherwise lawful activities, including commercial and residential
development on the 724-acre ranch in Bexar County, Texas, as a result
of covered activities. The dEA considers the direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects of implementation of the HCP, including the measures
that will be implemented to minimize and mitigate, to the maximum
extent practicable, the impacts of the incidental take of the covered
species.
Proposed Action
The proposed action involves the issuance of an ITP by the Service
for the covered activities in the permit area, pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The ITP would cover incidental take of the
covered species associated with construction of commercial and
residential development within the permit area.
The requested term of the permit is 30 years. To meet the
requirements of a section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP, the applicant has developed
and proposes to implement its HCP. The HCP describes the conservation
measures the applicant has agreed to undertake to minimize and
mitigate, to the maximum extent practicable, the impacts of the
incidental take of the covered species, and ensures that incidental
take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and
recovery of the covered species in the wild.
At full implementation, the applicant would mitigate up to
approximately 1,176 acres in an approved golden-cheeked warbler habitat
conservation bank.
Alternatives
We are considering one alternative to the proposed action as part
of this process:
No Action: No ITP would be issued. Under a No Action alternative,
the Service would not issue the requested ITP, and the applicant would
either not construct the development or would construct the development
avoiding all impacts to the golden-cheeked warbler. Therefore, the
applicant would not implement the conservation measures described in
the HCP.
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 (PII)
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you can request in your comment that we withhold your PII 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.), its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and the
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and it's
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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