Incidental Take Permit Application To Participate in American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in Oklahoma, 32777-32778 [2019-14546]
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or not it meets the RBPS 12(iv) standard.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2019–N076;
FXES11140200000–190–FF02ENEH00]
Incidental Take Permit Application To
Participate in American Burying Beetle
Amended Oil and Gas Industry
Conservation Plan in Oklahoma
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
Under the Endangered
Species Act, we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on a federally listed American
burying beetle incidental take permit
(ITP) application. The applicant
anticipates American burying beetle
take as a result of impacts to Oklahoma
habitat the species uses for breeding,
feeding, and sheltering. The take would
be incidental to the applicant’s activities
associated with oil and gas well field
and pipeline infrastructure (gathering,
transmission, and distribution),
including geophysical exploration
(seismic), construction, maintenance,
operation, repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation. If approved, the permit
would be issued under the approved
American Burying Beetle Amended Oil
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
(ICP) Endangered Species Act Section
10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in
Oklahoma.
SUMMARY:
To ensure consideration, we
must receive written comments on or
before August 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of
all documents and submit comments on
the applicant’s ITP application by one of
the following methods. Please refer to
the proposed permit number when
requesting documents or submitting
comments.
• Email: fw2_hcp_permits@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Endangered Species—HCP
Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093,
Albuquerque, NM 87103.
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DATES:
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Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Environmental Review Division, P.O.
Box 1306, Room 6078, Albuquerque,
NM 87103; by telephone at 505–248–
6651; or via the Federal Relay Service at
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an
incidental take permit (ITP) application
to take the federally listed American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) during oil and gas well
field infrastructure geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
gathering, transmission, and
distribution pipeline infrastructure
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation in Oklahoma.
If approved, the permit would be
issued to the applicant under the
American Burying Beetle Amended Oil
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
(ICP) Endangered Species Act Section
10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in
Oklahoma. The original ICP was
approved on May 21, 2014, and the ‘‘no
significant impact’’ finding notice was
published in the Federal Register on
July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43504). The second
draft amendment to the ICP was made
available for public comment via
publication in the Federal Register on
March 14, 2019 (84 FR 9371), with a
comment period end of April 15, 2019.
It was approved on May 24, 2019. The
original ICP of 2014 and the associated
environmental assessment/finding of no
significant impact and the amended ICP
of 2019 are available on our website at
https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
longer taking comments on these
finalized, approved documents.
Application Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, state, Tribal, and
Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following application
under the ICP for incidentally taking the
federally listed American burying
beetle. Please refer to the proposed
permit number (TE41861D–0) when
requesting application documents and
when submitting comments. Documents
and other information the applicant
submitted are available for review,
subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
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and Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552) requirements.
Permit No. T41861D–0
Applicant: Tallgrass MLP Operations,
LLC—Seahorse LLC, Lakewood, KS.
Applicant requests a permit for oil
and gas upstream and midstream
production, including oil and gas well
field infrastructure geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
gathering, transmission, and
distribution pipeline infrastructure
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation in Oklahoma.
Permit No. T45547D–0
Applicant: Navigator Energy Services,
Oklahoma City, OK.
Applicant requests a permit for oil
and gas upstream and midstream
production, including oil and gas well
field infrastructure geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas
gathering, transmission, and
distribution pipeline infrastructure
construction, maintenance, operation,
repair, decommissioning, and
reclamation in Oklahoma.
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 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.),
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22), and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
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its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0028266;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology at the
address in this notice by August 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@fas.harvard
.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from Shawnee Island,
Smithfield Township, Monroe County,
PA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1878, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Shawnee Island,
Smithfield Township, Monroe County,
PA, by Charles C. Abbott during a
Peabody Museum-sponsored expedition
and were sent to the Peabody Museum
in July 1878. No known individuals
were identified. The four associated
funerary objects are one white clay
tobacco pipe, two blue glass beads, and
one lot of wampum beads. All of the
associated funerary objects with the
exception of the pipe were also sent to
the Peabody Museum in July 1878; the
pipe was sent to the Museum in October
1878.
Abbott described the collection
location for the human remains and
objects as ‘‘big Shawnee Island 4 ms.
above Delaware Water Gap’’ in New
Jersey. The island Abbott references is
likely Shawnee Island, which is located
on the Pennsylvania side of the
Delaware River in the Delaware Water
Gap region in Smithfield Township,
Monroe County. Abbott may have been
unaware of the location of Shawnee
Island in relation to the state line and
consequently misattributed it to New
Jersey. Shawnee Island has been
documented by variants of that name
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since its first purchase in 1727,
including ‘‘Shawna Island,’’ ‘‘Great
Shawna,’’ and ‘‘Shawano.’’
Osteological characteristics indicate
that this individual is Native American.
This interment likely dates to the
Contact Period (post A.D. 1640), based
on the date ranges of the associated
funerary objects. The white clay tobacco
pipe is Dutch in form and resembles
Friederich’s Dutch pipe index type 9166
of group 1, with a date range of 1640–
1655. This pipe very closely resembles
pipes produced by Edward Bird, whose
pipes were manufactured from
approximately 1638 until 1665. The
pipe’s bore diameter is 8⁄64″, a diameter
typically dated to 1620–1650 but
extending to 1680. The pipe’s shape,
bore size, and maker’s mark suggest that
it was manufactured by Edward Bird
between 1640 and 1655. The two glass
beads are of Kidd and Kidd type IIIa12,
consisting of tubular drawn, compound
beads with a bright blue exterior and
core and an opaque white layer in
between, and are common on Native
sites from the 1640s through the 1650s.
The white clay tobacco pipe and two
glass beads support a Contact Period
date range of A.D. 1640–1659.
Archeological evidence, historical
documentation, and oral histories
indicate that the identifiable earlier
group for the human remains and
associated funerary objects is the
Munsee-speaking Lenape people, also
known as the Minisink or Munsee. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were collected from an area of
the Delaware Water Gap considered to
be part of the aboriginal homelands and
traditional burial areas of the Munseespeaking Lenape people. Although the
Shawnee briefly occupied a portion of
the Delaware River Valley from 1694
until 1728, there is insufficient
archeological, anthropological,
linguistic, and historical evidence to
place the Shawnee settlement in the
area of Shawnee Island. As the Munseespeaking Lenape migrated west, they
joined communities at Stockbridge and
further west, including Unami-speaking
Lenape (Delaware) communities, and
established present-day communities in
Oklahoma, Ontario, and Wisconsin. The
descendants of the Munsee-speaking
Lenape are found among the presentday Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2019-N076; FXES11140200000-190-FF02ENEH00]
Incidental Take Permit Application To Participate in American
Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan in
Oklahoma
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Species Act, we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on a federally listed
American burying beetle incidental take permit (ITP) application. The
applicant anticipates American burying beetle take as a result of
impacts to Oklahoma habitat the species uses for breeding, feeding, and
sheltering. The take would be incidental to the applicant's activities
associated with oil and gas well field and pipeline infrastructure
(gathering, transmission, and distribution), including geophysical
exploration (seismic), construction, maintenance, operation, repair,
decommissioning, and reclamation. If approved, the permit would be
issued under the approved American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas
Industry Conservation Plan (ICP) Endangered Species Act Section
10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in Oklahoma.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive written comments on or
before August 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of all documents and submit comments
on the applicant's ITP application by one of the following methods.
Please refer to the proposed permit number when requesting documents or
submitting comments.
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered
Species--HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Room 6093, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Review Division,
P.O. Box 1306, Room 6078, Albuquerque, NM 87103; by telephone at 505-
248-6651; or via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on an incidental take permit (ITP) application to take the
federally listed American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
during oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical exploration
(seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission, and
distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance,
operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma.
If approved, the permit would be issued to the applicant under the
American Burying Beetle Amended Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
(ICP) Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit Issuance in
Oklahoma. The original ICP was approved on May 21, 2014, and the ``no
significant impact'' finding notice was published in the Federal
Register on July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43504). The second draft amendment to
the ICP was made available for public comment via publication in the
Federal Register on March 14, 2019 (84 FR 9371), with a comment period
end of April 15, 2019. It was approved on May 24, 2019. The original
ICP of 2014 and the associated environmental assessment/finding of no
significant impact and the amended ICP of 2019 are available on our
website at https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we
are no longer taking comments on these finalized, approved documents.
Application Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, state, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and the
public to comment on the following application under the ICP for
incidentally taking the federally listed American burying beetle.
Please refer to the proposed permit number (TE41861D-0) when requesting
application documents and when submitting comments. Documents and other
information the applicant submitted are available for review, subject
to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) requirements.
Permit No. T41861D-0
Applicant: Tallgrass MLP Operations, LLC--Seahorse LLC, Lakewood,
KS.
Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream
production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair,
and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission,
and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance,
operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma.
Permit No. T45547D-0
Applicant: Navigator Energy Services, Oklahoma City, OK.
Applicant requests a permit for oil and gas upstream and midstream
production, including oil and gas well field infrastructure geophysical
exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair,
and decommissioning, as well as oil and gas gathering, transmission,
and distribution pipeline infrastructure construction, maintenance,
operation, repair, decommissioning, and reclamation in Oklahoma.
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 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.), its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and the
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
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its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-14546 Filed 7-8-19; 8:45 am]
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