83 FR 97 pgs. 23291-23295 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits January 2, 2017 Through December 29, 2017
Type: NOTICEVolume: 83Number: 97Pages: 23291 - 23295
Pages: 23291, 23292, 23293, 23294, 23295Docket number: [FWS-HQ-ES-2018-N063; FF09E42000 178 FXES11130900000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-10670 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2018-N063; FF09E42000 178 FXES11130900000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits January 2, 2017 Through December 29, 2017
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in accordance with section 10(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as amended, provide a list to the public of the permits issued under sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes the taking or is exempted through section 7 of the ESA. Under section 10(a)(1)(A), we issue enhancement of survival permits in conjunction with candidate conservation agreements with assurances (CCAA) and safe harbor agreements (SHA). Section 10(a)(1)(A) also authorizes recovery permits, but this notice is limited to permits issued with CCAAs and SHAs; issued recovery permits will be summarized in a separate notice. Section 10(a)(1)(B) permits authorize take of endangered and threatened species incidental to otherwise lawful activities associated with habitat conservation plans. We provide this list to the public as a summary of our permit issuances for calendar year 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general information about the ESA permit process, contact Karen Anderson, 703-358-2301, karen_anderson@fws.gov. For information on specific permits, see the contact information below in Permits Issued.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), we have issued permits to conduct activities that provide a conservation benefit for endangered or threatened species, or for unlisted species should they become listed in the future, in response to permit applications that we received in conjunction with a CCAA or SHA.
Under section 10(a)(1)(B), we may issue permits for any taking otherwise prohibited by section 9 if such taking is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity (known as an incidental take permit (ITP)) and the permit applicant submits a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that meets the permit issuance criteria under section 10(a)(2)(B). Typically, applicants seek an ITP to conduct activities such as residential and commercial development, infrastructure development or maintenance, and energy development projects that range in scale from small to landscape-level planning efforts.
[top] We issued the permits listed below between January 17 and December 27, 2017. Under section 10(a)(1)(A), we issued each permit only after we determined that it was applied for in good faith, that granting the permit
Permits Issued
Region 1 (Pacific Region: Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon (except for the Klamath Basin), Washington, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Pacific Trust Territories)
The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 1. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the field office that issued the permit by telephone at:
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (OR), 503-231-6179
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (WA), 360-753-9440
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type/field office | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE28451C-0 | HCP/OR | Oregon Department of Transportation | 3/31/2017 |
| TE38529C-0 | HCP/OR | Port of Portland | 6/21/2017 |
| TE33852C-0 | HCP/WA | Cedar River Timberlands, LLC | 5/16/2017 |
| TE40744C-0 | HCP/WA | Steve McLain | 9/15/2017 |
| TE15888C-0 | HCP/WA | Weyerhaueser Co | 2/13/2017 |
| TE93256B-1 | SHA/OR | Oregon Department of Forestry | 11/15/2017 |
| TE84825B-1, TE84826B-1 | SHA/OR | Roseburg Resources Company, Oxbow Timber I, LLC | 11/15/2017 |
| TE05794C-1 | SHA/OR | Roseburg Resources Company | 11/15/2017 |
| TE85855B-1 | SHA/OR | Weyerhaeuser Company | 11/15/2017 |
Region 2 (Southwest Region: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 2. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the HCP, CCAA, or SHA Permit Coordinator by email at FW2_HCP_Permits@fws.gov or by telephone at 505-248-6651.
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type/field office | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE38803C-0 | HCP | Antioch Operating, LLC | 10/6/2017 |
| TE97022B-0 | HCP | Calyx Energy III, LLC | 8/5/2017 |
| TE38404B-2 | HCP | Canyon Creek Energy Operating | 5/3/2017 |
| TE13632C-0 | HCP | The Center of Excellence | 10/13/2017 |
| TE33336C-0 | HCP | Corterra Energy Operating, LLC | 7/27/2017 |
| TE29847C-0 | HCP | Council Oak Resources, LLC | 7/27/2017 |
| TE19776C-0 | HCP | MV Purchasing | 7/5/2017 |
| TE35998C-0 | HCP | NGPL Pipe Co., LLC | 10/6/2017 |
| TE24128C-0 | HCP | Paragon Geophysical Services, Inc | 7/5/2017 |
| TE11120C-0 | HCP | Performance Petroleum Co | 1/30/2017 |
| TE41500C-0 | HCP | Plains All America Pipeline | 10/11/2017 |
| TE086834-2 | HCP | Sears, Peter John | 3/20/2017 |
| TE23848C-0 | HCP | Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC | 7/7/2017 |
| TE23851C-0 | HCP | Targa South OK/NGL Pipeline, LLC | 7/7/2017 |
| TE25117C-0 | HCP | Tenaska, Inc | 7/5/2017 |
| TE024619-2 | HCP | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | 7/12/2017 |
| TE22132C-0 | HCP | TPL Arkoma, Inc | 7/5/2017 |
| TE22139C-0 | HCP | TPL Arkoma, Midstream | 7/7/2017 |
| TE49745B-2 | HCP | Trinity Operating USG, LLC (AKA PetroQuest | 1/20/2017 |
| TE35997C-0 | HCP | Wildhorse Terminal, LLC | 7/30/2017 |
| TE22080C-0 | SHA | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | 7/12/2017 |
| TE43603C-0 | CCAA | New Mexico State Land Office | 10/6/2017 |
| TE06522C-0 | CCAA | The Center of Excellence | 10/6/2017 |
Region 3 (Midwest Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
[top] The following permit was applied for and issued in Region 3. For more information about the permit, contact the field office that issued the permit by telephone at: Illinois-Iowa Ecological Services Field Office, 309-757-5800.
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type/field office | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE54252C-0 | HCP | Hoopeston Wind, LLC | 10/5/17 |
Region 4 (Southeast Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 4. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the HCP or CCAA Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR4ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 404-679-7140.
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| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE11183C-0 | HCP | Baker, Duane A | 1/17/2017 |
| TE160194-1 | HCP | Barnette, Joe And Mary | 9/15/2017 |
| TE089051-1 | HCP | Calandruccio, Peter C | 7/21/2017 |
| TE218326-1 | HCP | Cline, Brent A | 12/18/2017 |
| TE11182C-0 | HCP | Colich, Joe | 3/1/2017 |
| TE15009C-0 | HCP | Coral Reef Retail, LLC, Coral Reef RESI PH1, LLC, University of Miami | 12/5/2017 |
| TE18547C-0 | HCP | Covington, Thomas R | 3/24/2017 |
| TE23539C-0 | HCP | Cummans, George D | 3/10/2017 |
| TE76592B-1 | HCP | Cummins, Betty | 9/22/2017 |
| TE24111C-0 | HCP | Dean, Russell Edward | 4/3/2017 |
| TE14819C-0 | HCP | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 5/23/2017 |
| TE151089-2 | HCP | Eber Cove Investments, LLC | 7/7/2017 |
| TE42764C-0 | HCP | Elle Fish Design, LLC | 8/2/2017 |
| TE86572B-1 | HCP | Englebert, Donald D | 9/22/2017 |
| TE101841-1 | HCP | Fennell, James Greg | 11/17/2017 |
| TE24770C-0 | HCP | Finn, Matthew David | 4/6/2017 |
| TE97201B-0 | HCP | Florida Department of Transportation | 7/28/2017 |
| TE88370B-0 | HCP | Francis, Conrad H | 9/27/2017 |
| TE101842-2 | HCP | Gable, Anthony Kent | 3/20/2017 |
| TE22698C-0 | HCP | Grant, Rodrick E | 3/24/2017 |
| TE32251C-0 | HCP | Hanover Capital Partners, LLC | 12/1/2017 |
| TE56970C-0 | HCP | Harrison, William Gary | 10/13/2017 |
| TE23538C-0 | HCP | Hulsart, Bruce W | 3/20/2017 |
| TE12514C-0 | HCP | Ira Innovations, LLC | 2/6/2017 |
| TE25021C-0 | HCP | Jellison, Peter S | 4/19/2017 |
| TE11097C-0 | HCP | Jones, Charles L | 1/17/2017 |
| TE18546C-1 | HCP | Leasure, Anthony M | 2/17/2017 |
| TE84215B-1 | HCP | Little Lagoon Cottages, LLC | 8/22/2017 |
| TE42765C-0 | HCP | Lottaland, Inc | 9/8/2017 |
| TE135281-1 | HCP | Lowe, Edward Dewayne | 7/21/2017 |
| TE156573-1 | HCP | Manning, Ryan H | 11/17/2017 |
| TE087068-1 | HCP | Marion, Troy Lee | 9/8/2017 |
| TE14817C-0 | HCP | Mattamy Orlando, LLC | 4/25/2017 |
| TE14818C-0 | HCP | Mattamy Orlando, LLC | 4/25/2017 |
| TE58959C-0 | HCP | Maxwell, Stephen R | 11/2/2017 |
| TE24376C-0 | HCP | Micco Road Investments, LLC, and Atlantic Coast Paladin Estates, LLC | 8/21/2017 |
| TE22684C-0 | HCP | Midway Coastal Investments | 3/13/2017 |
| TE101843-1 | HCP | Nelson Holdings, LLC | 3/13/2017 |
| TE19759C-0 | HCP | New Beginnings of Central Florida, Inc | 5/11/2017 |
| TE218224-2 | HCP | Nickles, Joel A | 8/1/2017 |
| TE39111C-0 | HCP | Orange Dale Venture, LLC | 12/27/2017 |
| TE32252C-0 | HCP | Palmetto Babson Park-scenic Hwy 17, LLC | 11/17/2017 |
| TE078721-1 | HCP | Perrino, Ralph | 7/21/2017 |
| TE54007C-1 | HCP | RFC, LLC | 12/15/2017 |
| TE078829-1 | HCP | Ryder, Jeffery A | 5/12/2017 |
| TE42792C-0 | HCP | Saint Gemma Properties | 9/8/2017 |
| TE14814C-1 | HCP | Salvant, Paul P | 10/13/2017 |
| TE218362-1 | HCP | Samson, Scott | 2/15/2017 |
| TE22682C-0 | HCP | Saverio Vacation Rentals, LLC | 5/8/2017 |
| TE42767C-0 | HCP | Scruggs, John E | 7/24/2017 |
| TE11085C-0 | HCP | Sedrak Partners Ltd | 1/27/2017 |
| TE218277-2 | HCP | Smith, David Edward | 2/1/2017 |
| TE42768C-0 | HCP | Smith, Joseph James | 8/2/2017 |
| TE218248-1 | HCP | Stender, William H | 5/15/2017 |
| TE070602-1 | HCP | Valentine, Jeff P | 1/20/2017 |
| TE218288-1 | HCP | Wales, Jason R | 7/21/2017 |
| TE131058-1 | HCP | Whitfield, Nancy E | 11/2/2017 |
| TE32249C-0 | HCP | 17-92, LLC | 12/1/2017 |
| TE72196B | CCAA | Florida Armory Board | 2/1/2017 |
Region 5 (Northeast Region: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia)
The following permit was applied for and issued in Region 5. For more information about the permit, contact the HCP Permit Coordinator by email at martin_miller@fws.gov or by telephone at 413-253-8615.
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE13435C | HCP | Slack Chemical Company | 1/26/2017 |
Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)
The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 6. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the HCP or CCAA Permit Coordinator by email at amelia_orton-palmer@fws.gov or by telephone at 303-236-4211.
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE070004-2 | HCP | Stimson Lumber Company | 10/25/2017 |
| TE034609-3 | HCP | Weyerhaeuser Company | 10/25/2017 |
| TE95812B-0 | CCAA | Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association | 3/1/2017 |
Region 7 (Alaska Region)
No ITPs or enhancement of survival permits for CCAAs or SHAs were applied for in Region 7.
Region 8 (Pacific Southwest Region: California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin Portion of Oregon)
The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 8. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the HCP Permit Coordinator by email at dan_cox@fws.gov.
| Permit No. | Plan or agreement type | Permittee | Date issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE57028C-0 | HCP | BAE Systems, Platforms and Services | 9/2/17 |
| TE62704C-0 | HCP | Betteravia Ranches, LLC | 11/27/17 |
| TE29065C-0 | HCP | Broadway 11, LLC | 8/3/17 |
| TE42935C-0 | HCP | California Flats Solar 130, LLC | 10/10/17 |
| TE62355C-0 | HCP | Campbell, Robert C | 11/27/17 |
| TE50775C-0 | HCP | CED Lost Hills Solar, LLC | 11/8/17 |
| TE62701C-0 | HCP | Highlands at Double R, LLC | 12/1/2017 |
| TE16913C-0 | HCP | Laguna County Sanitation District | 8/22/2017 |
| TE16901-C | HCP | Mammen, Kurt D | 1/19/17 |
| TE32842C-0 | HCP | Orange County Transportation Authority | 6/19/17 |
| TE56826C-0 | HCP | Pacific Gas and Electric | 10/2/2017 |
| TE52396C-0 | HCP | Phillips 66 (300) Pipeline, LLC | 12/15/17 |
| TE23515C-0 | HCP | Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC | 6/1/17 |
| TE61313C-0 | HCP | Protek Investments, LLC | 11/27/17 |
| TE844722-0 | HCP | RMC Pacific Materials, LLC | 4/11/2017 |
| TE27152C-0 | HCP | Rothman, Phillip and Pamela | 9/19/17 |
| TE26660C-0 | HCP | San Diego Gas and Electric Company | 3/15/17 |
| TE58263C-0 | HCP | San Lorenzo Valley Water District | 10/18/17 |
| TE34995C-0 | HCP | Scotts Valley Unified School District | 6/8/17 |
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Availability of Documents
The Federal Register documents publishing the receipt of applications for these permits may be viewed here: https://www.fws.gov/policy/frsystem/default.cfm. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents. For detailed information regarding a particular permit, please contact the Region that issued the permit.
Authority
We provide this notice under the authority of section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ).
Dated: March 30, 2018.
Lisa Ellis,
Chief, Branch of Recovery, Conservation Planning, and Communication.
[FR Doc. 2018-10670 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
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