[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 37067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17710]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service


Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan, Environmental 
Assessment, and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit 
of Utah Prairie Dog Related to the Expansion of an Existing Warehouse 
by the Coleman Company, Inc., Cedar City, Iron County, Utah

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coleman Company (Applicant) has applied to the Fish and 
Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. 
The Applicant has been assigned Permit Number PRT-804404. The requested 
permit, which is for a period not to exceed 2 years, would authorize 
the incidental take of the threatened Utah prairie dog (Cynomys 
parvidens). The proposed take would occur as a result of a 1.4 acre 
expansion of an existing warehouse owned by The Coleman Company in 
Cedar City, Iron County, Utah.
    The Applicant has prepared a habitat conservation plan and an 
environmental assessment for the incidental take permit application. 
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and 
National Environmental Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the habitat conservation plan, permit 
application, and environmental assessment must be received on or before 
August 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Requests for any of the above documents and comments or 
materials concerning them should be sent to the Assistant Field 
Supervisor, Utah Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 145 East 
1300 South, Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. The documents and 
comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above 
address. Please refer to Permit Number PRT-804404 in all correspondence 
regarding these documents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert D. Williams, Assistant Field Supervisor (see ADDRESSES above) 
(telephone (801) 524-5001 extension 124, facsimile (801) 524-5021).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act 
(Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), prohibits the 
``taking'' of any threatened or endangered species, including the Utah 
prairie dog. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service, under limited 
circumstances, may issue permits to take threatened and endangered 
wildlife species if such taking is incidental to, and not the purpose 
of, otherwise lawful activities. Regulations governing permits for 
threatened and endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22.
    The Coleman Company, a corporation, wishes to construct a 52,800 
square foot addition to an existing warehouse in Cedar City, Iron 
County, Utah. The construction will impact 1.4 acres of a 3.7 acre 
vacant lot on the south side of the warehouse. The entire 3.7 acre lot 
is known to be inhabited by the Utah prairie dog, a threatened species.
    The Applicant considered a no-action alternative. There are no 
other logistically suitable sites for warehouse expansion of the 
Coleman property. The Applicant rejected the no-action alternative 
because this would cause loss of use of the private property, resulting 
in an economic loss.

    Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.).

    Dated: July 11, 1995.
Terry T. Terrell,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 95-17710 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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