[Federal Register: March 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 50)] [Notices] [Page 13788-13790] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14mr00-87] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 of decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Between March 11, 1999 and February 11, 2000, Region 1 of the Fish and Wildlife Service issued 14 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 14 permits issued, 3 are associated with implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly, in the City of Rialto, California, and one was for the City of Laguna Woods, California, in association with the Orange County Central/Coastal Natural Community Conservation Plan (Central/Coastal Plan). We also transferred two previously issued permits due to changes in land ownership. One transfer was associated with the Central/Coastal Plan and one was associated with The Bluffs Habitat Conservation Plan. In addition, on March 1, 1999, we issued a permit to the Pacific Lumber Corporation. This permit notice was inadvertently left out of our last Notice on the issuance of permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered species. [[Page 13789]] Copies of the 14 permits, 2 transferred 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 N.E. 11th Avenue, 4th Floor East, Portland, Oregon 97232. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hollis, 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. Between March 11, 1999, and February 11, 2000, 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of permittee Permit No. Issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALCO Headwaters............................... TE828950-0 03/01/99 North Peak Partners, LP........................ TE012768-0 06/07/99 City of The Dalles............................. TE004366-0 07/01/99 RMC Lonestar, Bonny Doon Quarries.............. TE844722-0 08/05/99 E-Z Mix, Inc................................... TE015985-0 08/27/99 Antoninni Trust................................ TE015986-0 08/27/99 Angelus Block Co., Inc......................... TE015987-0 08/27/99 Hanson Aggregates.............................. TE013227-0 09/03/99 Hord........................................... TE003250-0 09/30/99 Nuevo/Torch.................................... TE019489-0 11/17/99 Teichart, Esparto Mining Project............... TE019954-0 12/20/99 Plum Creek I-90 Permit Modification............ PRT-808398 12/23/99 Ox Yoke Road Development....................... TE021326-0 02/11/00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permit Transfer Associated With the Bluffs Habitat Conservation Plan In addition to issuing the incidental take permits listed above, we approved an assumption agreement, dated May 21, 1999, to transfer incidental take permit TE003795-0 issued October 19, 1998. This agreement formally recognized the transfer of title from East County Investors and Greenbriar Land Company to Warmington Livermore Associates, LP. In signing the agreement, Warmington Livermore Associates, LP assumed the obligations of The Bluffs Habitat Conservation Plan and the Assumption Agreement with Respect to the Bluffs Habitat Conservation Plan. The assumption by Warmington Livermore Associates, LP 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 and transferred permit are available upon request. Incidental Take Permits Associated With the Central/Coastal Plan On January 21, 2000, we approved an assumption agreement to transfer incidental take permit PRT-810581 (issued July 17, 1996) from Chandis Securities Company to the Headlands Reserve, LLC. This agreement formally recognized transfer of title of land and obligations of the two parties with respect to this permit pursuant to the Central/ Coastal Plan. In addition, on November 3, 1999 we issued an incidental take permit to the City of Laguna Woods in association with its participation in 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 assumption agreement are available upon request. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of permittee Permit No. Issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of Laguna Woods........................... TE019204-0 11/03/99 Permit Transfer from Chandis Securities to TE810581-1 01/21/00 Headlands Reserve. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 13790]] Dated: March 7, 2000. Thomas Dwyer, Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. 00-6152 Filed 3-13-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-U