[Federal Register: May 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 91)] [Notices] [Page 25513-25514] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12my99-110] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Decision and Availability of Decision Documents on the Issuance of Permits for Incidental Take of Threatened and Endangered Species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Between June 2, 1998, and March 10, 1999, Region 1 of the Fish and Wildlife Service issued 13 permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Of the 13 permits issued, 4 are associated with implementation of the regional Orange County Central/Coastal Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan (Central/Coastal Plan). On February 2, 1998, we also signed an assumption agreement for a previously issued permit (PRT- 810191) that changed the location of incorporation by the permittee. Copies of this assumption agreement, and the 13 permits and associated decision documents are available upon request. ADDRESSES: If you would like copies of any of the above documents, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Service Reference Service, 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, telephone (800) 582-3421; or the Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, 911 NE 11th Avenue, 4th Floor East, Portland, Oregon 97232. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Browning, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above Portland, Oregon, address; telephone (503) 231- 6241. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act and Federal regulation prohibit the take of wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened, respectively. Under the Act, the term ``take'' means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect listed wildlife, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. The Service may, under limited circumstances, issue permits to authorize take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for threatened and endangered species are found in 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22. Incidental Take Permits Issued Pursuant to the Central/Coastal Plan The Central/Coastal Plan fully anticipated that jurisdictions within the plan boundaries would sign the plan's Implementing Agreement as Participating Jurisdictions following approval of the plan and subsequently be issued an Incidental Take Permit. Provided that no plan revisions or additional impacts were determined to be associated with permit issuance, no revision to the Service's permit decision documents for the Central/Coastal Plan would be necessary. The Service determined that no plan revisions or additional impacts were associated with issuance of the following permits pursuant to the Central/Coastal Plan. Copies of these permits and associated decision documents are available upon request. Decision documents for each permit include Findings and Recommendations, a Biological Opinion, and the Record of Decision for the Central/Coastal Plan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of permittee Permit No. Issuance date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ City of Mission Viejo............. TE 005092-0......... 11/20/98 City of Irvine.................... TE 005089-0......... 11/20/98 City of Lake Forest............... TE 005791-0......... 12/21/98 City of Orange.................... TE 006661-0......... 01/08/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incidental Take Permits Not Associated With the Central/Coastal Plan Between June 2, 1998, and March 10, 1999, Region 1 of the Service issued the following permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Each permit was issued after the following determinations were made: the application had been submitted in good faith; all permit issuance criteria were met, including the requirement that granting the permit will not jeopardize the continued existence of the species; and the permit was consistent with the Act and applicable regulations, including a thorough review of the environmental effects of the action and alternatives, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Copies of these permits and associated decision documents are available upon request. Decision documents for each permit include Findings and Recommendations; a Biological Opinion; and either a Finding of No Significant Impact, a Record of Decision, or an Environmental Action Statement. [[Page 25514]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of permittee Permit No. Issuance date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graniterock Co. (Wilder Quarry)... PRT-842273.......... 06/19/98 Maxwell Irrigation District....... PRT-842926.......... 07/24/98 Los Osos Center, LLC.............. PRT-844723.......... 07/31/98 Seneca-Enron...................... TE 000955-0......... 08/14/98 Graniterock Co. (Quail Hollow PRT-830417, 8/31/98 Quarry). Amendment 08/31/ 98#1. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. TE 003250-0......... 11/24/98 (Metcalf-Edenvale). Edenvale) U.S. Borax, Inc., 1,940-Acre TE 837867-0......... 02/05/99 Project. Zanker Material Processing TE 006962-0......... 02/23/99 Facility. University of California, Davis... TE 008810-0......... 03/10/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assumption Agreement Associated With the Central/Coastal Plan In addition to issuing the incidental take permits listed above, we signed an assumption agreement, dated February 2, 1998, for incidental take permit PRT-810191 issued July 7, 1996. This agreement formally recognized the reincorporation of the permittee, The Irvine Company, from a Michigan corporation to a Delaware corporation. In signing the agreement, The Irvine Company-Delaware assumed the obligations of The Irvine Company-Michigan for implementation of the Central/Coastal Plan. Reincorporation did not result in a new analysis of effects or change the requirements of the original permit, habitat conservation plan, or implementing agreement. Copies of the executed assumption agreement are available upon request. Dated: April 29, 1999. Elizabeth H. Stevenson, Deputy Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 99-11340 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P