Incidental Take Permit Application; Habitat Conservation Plan and Categorical Exclusion for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse; Gunnison County, Colorado, 24656 [2021-09651]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 87 / Friday, May 7, 2021 / Notices
Dated: May 3, 2021.
Aswathi Zachariah,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021–09619 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2020–0120;
FF06E24000–212–FXES11140600000]
Incidental Take Permit Application;
Habitat Conservation Plan and
Categorical Exclusion for the
Gunnison Sage-Grouse; Gunnison
County, Colorado
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
documents; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of documents related to an
application for an incidental take permit
(permit) under the Endangered Species
Act. The City of Gunnison, Colorado,
has applied for a permit, which, if
granted, would authorize take of the
federally threatened Gunnison sagegrouse that is likely to occur incidental
to proposed residential and commercial
development. The documents available
for review and comment are the
applicant’s habitat conservation plan,
which is part of the permit application,
and our draft environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
which support a categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act. We invite comments from
the public and Federal, Tribal, State,
and local governments.
DATES: We will accept comments
received or postmarked on or before
June 7, 2021. Comments submitted
online at Regulations.gov (see
ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
documents this notice announces, as
well as any comments and other
materials that we receive, will be
available for public inspection online in
Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2020–0120 at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments by one of the
following methods:
• Online: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–
2020–0120.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R6–
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Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
We request that you send comments
by only one of the methods described
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terry Ireland, by phone at 970–628–
7188, by email at Terry_Ireland@
fws.gov, or via the Federal Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received an application from the
City of Gunnison for a 20-year
incidental take permit (permit) under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The application addresses the potential
for take of the federally threatened
Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus
minimus) that is likely to occur
incidental to proposed residential and
commercial development.
The documents available for review
and comment are the applicant’s habitat
conservation plan (HCP), which is part
of the permit application, and our draft
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form. These
documents helped inform our
conclusion that the activities proposed
by the permit application will have a
low effect on the species and the human
environment. Accordingly, our issuance
of a permit qualifies for a categorical
exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Applicant’s Habitat Conservation Plan
The City of Gunnison has submitted
a low-effect HCP in support of an
application for a permit to address take
of the species that is likely to occur as
the result of proposed residential and
commercial development (covered
activities) of approximately 637 acres
(ac) in Gunnison County, Colorado. The
covered activities are anticipated to
affect 597 ac of Gunnison sage-grouse
habitat. The requested permit duration
is for 20 years from permit issuance.
The covered activities are within
Gunnison sage-grouse habitat in the
Gunnison Basin population. The
biological goals and objectives are to
maintain higher quality and more
productive Gunnison sage-grouse
habitat within the Gunnison Basin
population and minimize impacts from
development on the Gunnison sagegrouse. The proposed mitigation and
minimization measures include
protection of approximately 885 ac of
Gunnison sage-grouse habitat, reduction
of impacts from grazing, reduction of
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disturbance from construction and
recreation via seasonal restrictions, and
the creation and distribution of
educational materials and signage to
reduce impacts.
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the decision file 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 17.32) and under NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR
46.305).
Stephen Small,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior Regions 5 and 7.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2020-0120; FF06E24000-212-FXES11140600000]
Incidental Take Permit Application; Habitat Conservation Plan and
Categorical Exclusion for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse; Gunnison County,
Colorado
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of documents; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of documents related to an application for an incidental
take permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act. The City of
Gunnison, Colorado, has applied for a permit, which, if granted, would
authorize take of the federally threatened Gunnison sage-grouse that is
likely to occur incidental to proposed residential and commercial
development. The documents available for review and comment are the
applicant's habitat conservation plan, which is part of the permit
application, and our draft environmental action statement and low-
effect screening form, which support a categorical exclusion under the
National Environmental Policy Act. We invite comments from the public
and Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments.
DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before June
7, 2021. Comments submitted online at Regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES)
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The documents this notice announces, as
well as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be
available for public inspection online in Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2020-
0120 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2020-0120.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R6-ES-2020-0120; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
We request that you send comments by only one of the methods
described above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Ireland, by phone at 970-628-
7188, by email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay
Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), have received an application from the City of Gunnison for a
20-year incidental take permit (permit) under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The application
addresses the potential for take of the federally threatened Gunnison
sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) that is likely to occur incidental
to proposed residential and commercial development.
The documents available for review and comment are the applicant's
habitat conservation plan (HCP), which is part of the permit
application, and our draft environmental action statement and low-
effect screening form. These documents helped inform our conclusion
that the activities proposed by the permit application will have a low
effect on the species and the human environment. Accordingly, our
issuance of a permit qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan
The City of Gunnison has submitted a low-effect HCP in support of
an application for a permit to address take of the species that is
likely to occur as the result of proposed residential and commercial
development (covered activities) of approximately 637 acres (ac) in
Gunnison County, Colorado. The covered activities are anticipated to
affect 597 ac of Gunnison sage-grouse habitat. The requested permit
duration is for 20 years from permit issuance. The covered activities
are within Gunnison sage-grouse habitat in the Gunnison Basin
population. The biological goals and objectives are to maintain higher
quality and more productive Gunnison sage-grouse habitat within the
Gunnison Basin population and minimize impacts from development on the
Gunnison sage-grouse. The proposed mitigation and minimization measures
include protection of approximately 885 ac of Gunnison sage-grouse
habitat, reduction of impacts from grazing, reduction of disturbance
from construction and recreation via seasonal restrictions, and the
creation and distribution of educational materials and signage to
reduce impacts.
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the decision file
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 17.32) and under
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305).
Stephen Small,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Interior Regions 5 and 7.
[FR Doc. 2021-09651 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
