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scoping, public review, and comment
period.
The Service coordinated closely with
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and
Tribes that were potentially affected by
the proposal. CSKT expressed their
strong support for the project. The
Service also reached out to the county
commissioners for Lincoln and Flathead
counties and received a letter of support
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In early 2021, the Service released the
final EA and land protection plan to
authorize easement purchases from
willing sellers within the LTCA. In
developing the plan, the Service
consulted with CSKT on prioritizing
important wildlife habitat and its
connection to their conserved lands, as
well as with the State of Montana to
connect landscape-level conservation
efforts. Permanent easements on up to
100,000 acres may be added within the
project boundary.
Based on the documentation
contained in the EA, a finding of no
significant impact was signed on
November 20, 2020, for the authority to
establish the LTCA.
Authorities
The acquisition authorities for
easement lands within the proposed
LTCA boundary are the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715a–r), the
Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C.
718a–k), the Refuge Recreation Act (16
U.S.C. 460k–460k–4), the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(54 U.S.C. 200301–200310), the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742a–j), and the National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act (16
U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
Anna Mun˜oz,
Deputy Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
Region.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Proposed Amendment to
Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement
and Candidate Conservation
Agreement With Assurances for
Kansas Aquatic Species
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Individuals outside the United States
Wildlife Service (Service), are
should use the relay services offered
announcing the availability of
within their country to make
documents associated with an
international calls to the point-ofapplication to amend an enhancement
contact in the United States.
of survival permit (permit) under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Endangered Species Act. The Kansas
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
Department of Wildlife and Parks has
have received an application from the
applied to amend the existing
Kansas Department of Wildlife and
Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement
Parks (KDWP, applicant) to amend their
and Candidate Conservation Agreement
existing 50-year enhancement of
with Assurances for 14 Aquatic Species
survival permit (permit) under the
in Kansas (SHA/CCAA) by adding one
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
additional covered species, the western
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti). The
The amendment requests the addition of
documents available for review and
1 species, the western fanshell, which is
comment are the applicant’s proposed
currently proposed for Federal listing as
amended programmatic SHA/CCAA,
a threatened species, to the 14 species
which is part of the permit amendment
that are already covered by the
application, and our draft
applicant’s existing approved
environmental action statement and
programmatic safe harbor agreement
low-effect screening form, which
(SHA) and candidate conservation
support a categorical exclusion for the
agreement with assurances (CCAA) on
amendment under the National
non-Federal lands in the State of
Environmental Policy Act. We invite
Kansas. The documents available for
comments from the public and Federal,
review and comment are the applicant’s
Tribal, State, and local governments.
proposed amended programmatic SHA/
DATES: We will accept comments
CCAA, which is part of the permit
received or postmarked on or before
amendment application, and our draft
November 14, 2022. Comments
environmental action statement and
submitted online at https://
low-effect screening form for the
www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES)
amendment request, which support a
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
categorical exclusion under the National
Time on November 14, 2022.
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
ADDRESSES:
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) We invite comments
Obtaining Documents: The documents on documents from the public and
this notice announces, as well as any
Federal, Tribal, State, and local
comments and other materials that we
governments.
receive, will be available for public
Background
inspection online in Docket No. FWS–
R6–ES–2014–0048 at https://
Via a Federal Register notice
www.regulations.gov.
published on September 15, 2021 (86 FR
Submitting Comments: To submit
51366), we announced the availability
written comments, please use one of the of KDWP’s original application for an
following methods, and note that your
enhancement of survival permit with a
information request or comments are in
50-year term, which included a
reference to the Kansas Aquatic SHA/
proposed programmatic SHA/CCAA for
CCAA amendment.
14 aquatic species in Kansas, and our
• Online: https://
draft environmental action statement
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
and low-effect screening form, which
instructions for submitting comments
supported a categorical exclusion under
on Docket Number FWS–R6–ES–2014–
NEPA. The comment period was open
0048.
until October 15, 2021. After
• U.S. Mail: Public Comments
considering the application and
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R6–
associated materials, we issued the
ES–2014–0048; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
requested permit. To provide
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
background information, we have made
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
the original 2021 proposed
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programmatic SHA and CCAA, along
with related documents and comments,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gibran Suleiman, by phone at 785–539– available for review in https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
3474, extension 114, or by email at
FWS–R6–ES–2021–0056; however, we
gibran_suleiman@fws.gov. Individuals
will not be taking further comments on
in the United States who are deaf,
those documents.
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
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Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements With
Assurances
A SHA is an agreement between the
Service, partners, and landowners for
voluntary management of non-Federal
lands to contribute towards recovery of
ESA-listed species in a manner that is
consistent with the Service’s policy on
SHAs (64 FR 32717, June 17, 1999) and
applicable regulations. A CCAA is an
agreement between the Service,
partners, and landowners for voluntary
management of non-Federal lands to
remove or reduce key threats to species
that may become listed under the ESA,
in a manner that is consistent with the
Service’s policy on CCAAs (81 FR
95164, December 27, 2016) and
applicable regulations. In return for
implementing conservation measures in
a SHA/CCAA, the Service gives
participants assurances that the Service
will not impose land, water, or resource
use restrictions or conservation
requirements on ESA-listed species, or
those that may become listed, beyond
those agreed to in the SHA/CCAA.
Species name
Applicant’s Proposed Amendment to
Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement/
Candidate Conservation Agreement
With Assurances
KDWP’s purpose in amending its
programmatic SHA/CCAA is to include
the western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti),
in order to facilitate the reintroduction
and implementation of conservation
measures for the species on non-Federal
lands in Kansas. The documents
available for review and comment are
the proposed amended programmatic
SHA/CCAA, which is part of the permit
application, and our draft
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, which
support a categorical exclusion under
NEPA.
To enroll in the programmatic SHA/
CCAA, a non-Federal landowner would
enter into a landowner agreement with
KDWP to enroll all or a portion of their
property under the SHA and/or CCAA.
Upon signature by both parties, KDWP
would issue a certificate of inclusion to
the non-Federal landowner, extending
assurances and take authorization to the
Scientific name
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participating landowner for the
appropriate covered species. The
requested permit duration is for 50 years
from December 15, 2021 (the date of
original permit issuance). Proposed
conservation measures include the
introduction, reintroduction,
augmentation (release of individuals to
supplement an existing population), or
translocation of the covered species, and
protection or enhancement of aquatic,
wetland, riparian, or adjacent upland
habitats for the covered species.
Conservation measures would be site
specific, and would be developed by the
participating landowner and KDWP.
Incidental take of covered species may
occur as a result of the implementation
of conservation measures or ongoing
land management activities on the
enrolled lands.
Covered Species
The addition of the western fanshell
to the 14 species in the existing
agreement would bring the total number
of species covered under the CCAA/
SHA to 15. All 15 species are in the
table below.
Federal listing status
Federal Register listing citation
Safe Harbor Agreement Covered Species
Fishes:
Arkansas River shiner ...........
Neosho madtom ....................
Neosho mucket .....................
Peppered chub ......................
Topeka shiner .......................
Clams:
Rabbitsfoot ............................
Notropis girardi ............................
Noturus placidus .........................
Lampsilis rafinesqueana .............
Macrhybopsis tetranema .............
Notropis topeka ...........................
Threatened ..................................
Threatened ..................................
Endangered .................................
Endangered .................................
Endangered .................................
63
55
78
87
63
FR
FR
FR
FR
FR
64772;
21148;
57076;
11188;
69008;
November 13, 1998.
May 22, 1990.
September 17, 2013.
February 28, 2022.
December 15, 1998.
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica .....
Threatened ..................................
78 FR 57076; September 17, 2013.
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances Covered Species
Reptiles:
Alligator snapping turtle ........
Fishes:
Hornyhead chub ....................
Plains minnow .......................
Silver chub ............................
Clams:
Butterfly mussel .....................
Cylindrical papershell ............
Flat floater .............................
Fluted shell ............................
Western fanshell ...................
Macrochelys temminckii ..............
Proposed Threatened .................
N/A.
Nocomis biguttatus ......................
Hybognathus placitus ..................
Macrhybopsis storeriana .............
Unlisted .......................................
Unlisted .......................................
Unlisted .......................................
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
Ellipsaria lineolata .......................
Anodontoides ferussacianus .......
Anodonta suborbiculata ..............
Lasmigona costata ......................
Cyprogenia aberti ........................
Unlisted .......................................
Unlisted .......................................
Unlisted .......................................
Unlisted .......................................
Proposed Threatened .................
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2021-0056; FF06E21000 234 FXES11140600000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Amendment
to Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement and Candidate Conservation
Agreement With Assurances for Kansas Aquatic Species
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), are
announcing the availability of documents associated with an application
to amend an enhancement of survival permit (permit) under the
Endangered Species Act. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has
applied to amend the existing Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement and
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for 14 Aquatic Species
in Kansas (SHA/CCAA) by adding one additional covered species, the
western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti). The documents available for
review and comment are the applicant's proposed amended programmatic
SHA/CCAA, which is part of the permit amendment application, and our
draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form,
which support a categorical exclusion for the amendment 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
November 14, 2022. Comments submitted online at https://www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on November 14, 2022.
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-2014-0048 at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: To submit written comments, please use one of
the following methods, and note that your information request or
comments are in reference to the Kansas Aquatic SHA/CCAA amendment.
Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on Docket Number FWS-R6-ES-2014-
0048.
U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R6-ES-2014-0048; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gibran Suleiman, by phone at 785-539-
3474, extension 114, or by email at [email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), have received an application from the Kansas Department of
Wildlife and Parks (KDWP, applicant) to amend their existing 50-year
enhancement of survival permit (permit) under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The amendment
requests the addition of 1 species, the western fanshell, which is
currently proposed for Federal listing as a threatened species, to the
14 species that are already covered by the applicant's existing
approved programmatic safe harbor agreement (SHA) and candidate
conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) on non-Federal lands in
the State of Kansas. The documents available for review and comment are
the applicant's proposed amended programmatic SHA/CCAA, which is part
of the permit amendment application, and our draft environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form for the amendment request,
which support a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) We invite comments on
documents from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local
governments.
Background
Via a Federal Register notice published on September 15, 2021 (86
FR 51366), we announced the availability of KDWP's original application
for an enhancement of survival permit with a 50-year term, which
included a proposed programmatic SHA/CCAA for 14 aquatic species in
Kansas, and our draft environmental action statement and low-effect
screening form, which supported a categorical exclusion under NEPA. The
comment period was open until October 15, 2021. After considering the
application and associated materials, we issued the requested permit.
To provide background information, we have made the original 2021
proposed programmatic SHA and CCAA, along with related documents and
comments, available for review in https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2021-0056; however, we will not be taking further
comments on those documents.
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Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements With
Assurances
A SHA is an agreement between the Service, partners, and landowners
for voluntary management of non-Federal lands to contribute towards
recovery of ESA-listed species in a manner that is consistent with the
Service's policy on SHAs (64 FR 32717, June 17, 1999) and applicable
regulations. A CCAA is an agreement between the Service, partners, and
landowners for voluntary management of non-Federal lands to remove or
reduce key threats to species that may become listed under the ESA, in
a manner that is consistent with the Service's policy on CCAAs (81 FR
95164, December 27, 2016) and applicable regulations. In return for
implementing conservation measures in a SHA/CCAA, the Service gives
participants assurances that the Service will not impose land, water,
or resource use restrictions or conservation requirements on ESA-listed
species, or those that may become listed, beyond those agreed to in the
SHA/CCAA.
Applicant's Proposed Amendment to Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement/
Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances
KDWP's purpose in amending its programmatic SHA/CCAA is to include
the western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti), in order to facilitate the
reintroduction and implementation of conservation measures for the
species on non-Federal lands in Kansas. The documents available for
review and comment are the proposed amended programmatic SHA/CCAA,
which is part of the permit application, and our draft environmental
action statement and low-effect screening form, which support a
categorical exclusion under NEPA.
To enroll in the programmatic SHA/CCAA, a non-Federal landowner
would enter into a landowner agreement with KDWP to enroll all or a
portion of their property under the SHA and/or CCAA. Upon signature by
both parties, KDWP would issue a certificate of inclusion to the non-
Federal landowner, extending assurances and take authorization to the
participating landowner for the appropriate covered species. The
requested permit duration is for 50 years from December 15, 2021 (the
date of original permit issuance). Proposed conservation measures
include the introduction, reintroduction, augmentation (release of
individuals to supplement an existing population), or translocation of
the covered species, and protection or enhancement of aquatic, wetland,
riparian, or adjacent upland habitats for the covered species.
Conservation measures would be site specific, and would be developed by
the participating landowner and KDWP. Incidental take of covered
species may occur as a result of the implementation of conservation
measures or ongoing land management activities on the enrolled lands.
Covered Species
The addition of the western fanshell to the 14 species in the
existing agreement would bring the total number of species covered
under the CCAA/SHA to 15. All 15 species are in the table below.
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Species name Scientific name Federal listing status listing citation
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Safe Harbor Agreement Covered Species
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Fishes:
Arkansas River shiner............ Notropis girardi....... Threatened............. 63 FR 64772; November
13, 1998.
Neosho madtom.................... Noturus placidus....... Threatened............. 55 FR 21148; May 22,
1990.
Neosho mucket.................... Lampsilis rafinesqueana Endangered............. 78 FR 57076; September
17, 2013.
Peppered chub.................... Macrhybopsis tetranema. Endangered............. 87 FR 11188; February
28, 2022.
Topeka shiner.................... Notropis topeka........ Endangered............. 63 FR 69008; December
15, 1998.
Clams:
Rabbitsfoot...................... Quadrula cylindrica Threatened............. 78 FR 57076; September
cylindrica. 17, 2013.
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Reptiles:
Alligator snapping turtle........ Macrochelys temminckii. Proposed Threatened.... N/A.
Fishes:
Hornyhead chub................... Nocomis biguttatus..... Unlisted............... N/A.
Plains minnow.................... Hybognathus placitus... Unlisted............... N/A.
Silver chub...................... Macrhybopsis storeriana Unlisted............... N/A.
Clams:
Butterfly mussel................. Ellipsaria lineolata... Unlisted............... N/A.
Cylindrical papershell........... Anodontoides Unlisted............... N/A.
ferussacianus.
Flat floater..................... Anodonta suborbiculata. Unlisted............... N/A.
Fluted shell..................... Lasmigona costata...... Unlisted............... N/A.
Western fanshell................. Cyprogenia aberti...... Proposed Threatened.... N/A.
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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 17.32)
and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
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implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46).
Drue DeBerry,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Mountain-
Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-22249 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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