Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Three Draft Habitat Conservation Plans and Associated Draft Categorical Exclusions for Development of Single-Family Residences; Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA, 58603-58604 [2023-18480]
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Authority
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Lourdes Mena,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2023–0124;
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Three Draft Habitat
Conservation Plans and Associated
Draft Categorical Exclusions for
Development of Single-Family
Residences; Los Osos, San Luis
Obispo County, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
three applications for incidental take
permits (ITPs) for the federally
threatened Morro shoulderband snail
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended. Each of three
applicants submitted a permit
application which, if issued, would
authorize take of the Morro
shoulderband snail incidental to
activities associated with development
of a single-family residence in Los Osos,
San Luis Obispo County, California. As
part of the application for an ITP, each
applicant submitted a draft habitat
conservation plan for their respective
project. For each proect, The Service
prepared a draft low-effect screening
form and environmental action
statement in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing an ITP to each
applicant for their project. We invite the
public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies to comment on these
documents.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 27,
2023.
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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–R8–ES–2023–0124 at
https://www.regulations.gov. Submitting
Written Comments: Please send us your
written comments using one of the
following methods:
• Online: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2023–0124.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing; Attn: FWS–R8–ES–2023–
0124; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, by email at rachel_henry@
fws.gov or via phone at (805) 448–7484.
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-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received three applications for
incidental take permits (ITPs) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The applicants have developed draft
habitat conservation plans (HCPs) for
the respective projects that include
measures to mitigate and avoid/
minimize impacts to the federally
threatened Morro shoulderband snail
(Helminthoglypta walkeriana). Each of
the permits, if granted, would authorize
take of the Morro shoulderband snail
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
associated with construction of singlefamily residences within the community
of Los Osos in San Luis Obispo County,
California. In addition, two of the HCPs
anticipate impacts to the federally
threatened Morro manzanita
(Arctostaphylos morroensis). The
Service prepared three draft screening
forms in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing the ITPs and
implementing the draft HCPs, in order
to determine if the actions fit within the
criteria for categorical exclusions under
NEPA. We invite public comment on all
of these documents.
ADDRESSES:
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Background
The Service listed the Morro
manzanita as threatened on December
15, 1994 (59 FR 64613), and listed the
Morro shoulderband snail as
endangered on December 15, 1994 (65
FR 64613), and reclassified the Morro
shoulderband snail from endangered to
threatened on February 3, 2022 (87 FR
6063). Section 9 of the ESA prohibits
‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife species listed
as endangered (16 U.S.C. 1538), where
take is defined to include the following
activities: ‘‘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). The
take prohibitions of section 9 are
extended to species listed as threatened
at the discretion of the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior, and were
extended to Morro shoulderband snail
with exceptions. The Service published
a 4(d) rule that includes exceptions to
incidental take associated with native
habitat enhancement and fire reduction
activities (87 FR 6063).
Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA
(16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), we may issue
permits to authorize take of listed fish
and wildlife species that is incidental
to, and not the purpose of, carrying out
an otherwise lawful activity.
Regulations governing incidental take
permits for endangered and threatened
species are in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22 and
17.32, respectively. Issuance of an ITP
also must not jeopardize the existence of
federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant
species, pursuant to section 7 of the
ESA and 50 CFR 402.02. The permittee
would receive assurances under our
‘‘No Surprises’’ regulations (50 CFR
17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)).
Proposed Activities
Each applicant has applied for a
permit for incidental take of the Morro
shoulderband snail. The take would
occur in association with activities
associated with development of singlefamily residences and ancillary features
on lots zoned for residential use within
the community of Los Osos in San Luis
Obispo County, California.
The respective HCPs include
avoidance and minimization measures
for the Morro shoulderband snail and
mitigation for unavoidable loss of
habitat that is occupied by the species.
As mitigation for the loss of suitable
habitat, the applicants propose
mitigation that will support the recovery
goals of the species such as restoration
and protection of habitat.
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Public Availability of Comments
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 ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22
and 17.32) and National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Stephen Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Gilcrease Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Clark, Garland,
Lafayette, Miller, Ouachita, and Union
Counties, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease
Museum, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK
74104, telephone (918) 596–2747, email
laura-bryant@utulsa.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Gilcrease
Museum. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice. Additional information
on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related
records held by the Gilcrease Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Clark County, AR. In December of
1938, avocational archeologists Harry J.
Lemley and S.D. Dickinson excavated
these human remains at the Kirkham
Place (3CL29). The 27 associated
funerary objects are 20 lots consisting of
sherds; one lot consisting of faunal
remains, including antlers; two lots
consisting of faunal bone tools; two lots
consisting of lithic tools, including
projectile points, scrapers, flakes, and
knives; one lot consisting of pipe
fragments; and one lot consisting of
celts.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Garland County, AR. In 1929,
Reverend O.N. Wehunt removed these
human remains from the Jim
Williamson Place, and at an unknown
date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them
from Wehunt. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. In
1900, H.A. McCants removed these
human remains from the Joe Russell
Place (3LA91, 3LA245, 3LA246), and at
an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley
acquired them. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Lafayette County, AR. Sometime in
the early 20th century, Gamel Smith
removed these human remains from
Lester’s Brother’s Place (3LA38, 3LA48),
and at an unknown date, Harry J.
Lemley acquired them. The one
associated funerary object is a ceramic
vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR.
During the early 20th century, various
individuals, including Dan Jenkins,
removed items from the Battle Place/
William Handy Place (3LA0001), and at
different times during the early-to-mid20th century, Harry J. Lemley acquired
them. The five associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of sherds,
one lot consisting of faunal remains, two
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lots consisting of lithic tools, and one
ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1935, Harry
J. Lemley removed these human remains
from the Crenshaw Place (3MI6). No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1955, the Gilcrease Foundation
purchased the human remains and
associated funerary objects listed above
from Harry J. Lemley. In 1963–1964, the
Foundation transferred this collection to
the City of Tulsa.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1967,
Gregory Perino, a curator at Gilcrease
Museum at the time, removed these
human remains from the Haley Place
(3MI11). The three associated funerary
objects are two ceramic vessels and one
ceramic pipe bowl.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects listed below were part
of Frank and Norma Soday’s collection.
In 1982, the Thomas Gilcrease Museum
Association purchased this collection
and gifted it to the Gilcrease Museum.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950,
Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human
remains from Carroll Givens Mound
(3OU27, Soday site 380). No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. Sometime
between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from
Hindman Mound (Soday site 306). The
two associated funerary objects are two
lots consisting of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In
1949, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Bacon Mound #3
(3OU131, Soday site 360). The four
associated funerary objects are one lot
consisting of lithic tools, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds, one lot
consisting of faunal remains, and one lot
consisting of daub.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, seven individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In
1950, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Freo Island (Soday
site 371). The eight associated funerary
objects are three lots consisting of faunal
remains, one lot consisting of pottery
sherds and daub, one lot consisting of
shell beads and lithics, one ceramic
vessel, one lot consisting of lithic tools,
and one lot consisting of antlers.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2023-0124; FXES11140800000-234-FF08EVEN00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Three Draft
Habitat Conservation Plans and Associated Draft Categorical Exclusions
for Development of Single-Family Residences; Los Osos, San Luis Obispo
County, CA
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), have
received three applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) for the
federally threatened Morro shoulderband snail under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. Each of three applicants submitted a
permit application which, if issued, would authorize take of the Morro
shoulderband snail incidental to activities associated with development
of a single-family residence in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County,
California. As part of the application for an ITP, each applicant
submitted a draft habitat conservation plan for their respective
project. For each proect, The Service prepared a draft low-effect
screening form and environmental action statement in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act to evaluate the potential effects
to the natural and human environment resulting from issuing an ITP to
each applicant for their project. We invite the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these documents.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 27,
2023.
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-R8-ES-2023-
0124 at https://www.regulations.gov. Submitting Written Comments:
Please send us your written comments using one of the following
methods:
Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2023-0124.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing; Attn: FWS-R8-ES-
2023-0124; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg
Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, by email at [email protected] or via phone at (805) 448-
7484. 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 three applications for incidental take permits
(ITPs) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicants have developed draft habitat
conservation plans (HCPs) for the respective projects that include
measures to mitigate and avoid/minimize impacts to the federally
threatened Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana). Each
of the permits, if granted, would authorize take of the Morro
shoulderband snail incidental to otherwise lawful activities associated
with construction of single-family residences within the community of
Los Osos in San Luis Obispo County, California. In addition, two of the
HCPs anticipate impacts to the federally threatened Morro manzanita
(Arctostaphylos morroensis). The Service prepared three draft screening
forms in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment resulting from issuing the ITPs and
implementing the draft HCPs, in order to determine if the actions fit
within the criteria for categorical exclusions under NEPA. We invite
public comment on all of these documents.
Background
The Service listed the Morro manzanita as threatened on December
15, 1994 (59 FR 64613), and listed the Morro shoulderband snail as
endangered on December 15, 1994 (65 FR 64613), and reclassified the
Morro shoulderband snail from endangered to threatened on February 3,
2022 (87 FR 6063). Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ``take'' of fish and
wildlife species listed as endangered (16 U.S.C. 1538), where take is
defined to include the following activities: ``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). The take prohibitions of
section 9 are extended to species listed as threatened at the
discretion of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, and were
extended to Morro shoulderband snail with exceptions. The Service
published a 4(d) rule that includes exceptions to incidental take
associated with native habitat enhancement and fire reduction
activities (87 FR 6063).
Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), we
may issue permits to authorize take of listed fish and wildlife species
that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an
otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing incidental take
permits for endangered and threatened species are in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.
Issuance of an ITP also must not jeopardize the existence of federally
listed fish, wildlife, or plant species, pursuant to section 7 of the
ESA and 50 CFR 402.02. The permittee would receive assurances under our
``No Surprises'' regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)).
Proposed Activities
Each applicant has applied for a permit for incidental take of the
Morro shoulderband snail. The take would occur in association with
activities associated with development of single-family residences and
ancillary features on lots zoned for residential use within the
community of Los Osos in San Luis Obispo County, California.
The respective HCPs include avoidance and minimization measures for
the Morro shoulderband snail and mitigation for unavoidable loss of
habitat that is occupied by the species. As mitigation for the loss of
suitable habitat, the applicants propose mitigation that will support
the recovery goals of the species such as restoration and protection of
habitat.
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Public Availability of Comments
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
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations
(50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32) and National Environmental Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Stephen Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, Ventura,
California.
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