[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5926]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit 
for the Construction and Operation of the Davenport Ranch Subdivision 
in Austin, Travis County, Texas

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared an 
Environmental Assessment for issuance of a Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit 
for the incidental take of the Federally endangered black-capped vireo 
(Vireo atricapillus) during the construction and operation of a 
residential development in western Travis County, Texas.

Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the issuance of a permit under Section 
10(a)(1)(2) of the Endangered Species Act to authorize the incidental 
take of the black-capped vireo.
    The Applicant plans to construct single-family residences on 
approximately 210 acres in western Travis County, Texas. The proposed 
development will comply with all local, State, and Federal 
environmental regulations addressing environmental impacts associated 
with this type of development. Details of the mitigation are provided 
in the Davenport Ranch Subdivision Environmental Assessment/Habitat 
Conservation Plan. Guarantees for implementation are provided in the 
Agreement. These conservation plan actions ensure that the criteria 
established for issuance of an incidental take permit will be fully 
satisfied.

Alternatives Considered

1. No action,
2. Development of the 107.8 acres of the 210-acre tract (Preferred 
Alternative),
3. A reduced development plan,
4. Alternative location, and
5. Wait for issuance of a Regional 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit.

Determination

    Based upon information contained in the Environmental Assessment/
Habitat Conservation Plan, the Service has determined that this action 
is not a major Federal action which would significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment with the meaning of Section 102(2)(c) 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Accordingly, the 
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed action 
is not warranted.
    It is my decision to issue the Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for the 
construction and operation of the Davenport Ranch Subdivision 
development in Travis County, Texas.
A. Robyn Thorson,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 95-5926 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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