[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17191-17192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7731]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Between February 22, 2000, and February 16, 2001, Region 1 of 
the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) approved 19 Habitat 
Conservation Plans (Plans) and issued 38 permits, transferred 2 
permits, and amended 1 permit for the incidental take of threatened and 
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Service also issued one Safe 
Harbor Agreement permit and one Candidate Conservation Agreement permit 
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act. The Service also returned 
two permit applications and denied two permit applications.
    Copies of the permits and associated decision documents are 
available upon request. Charges for copying (10 cents per page), plus 
shipping and handling may apply.

ADDRESSES: If you would like copies of any of the above documents, 
please contact the Fish and Wildlife Reference Service, 5430 Grosvenor 
Lane, Suite 110, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone (800) 582-3421.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hollis, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon; telephone (503) 
231-6241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the 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 February 22, 2000, and February 16, 2001, Region 1 of the 
Service issued the following permits for incidental take of threatened 
and endangered species, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) and section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act. We issued each permit after making the 
following determinations: 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 
listed 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, their accompanying Plans, and associated 
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. Associated documents may also include 
an Implementing Agreement, Assumption Agreement, Environmental 
Assessment, or Environmental Impact Statement, as applicable.

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      Approved plan/permit             Permit No.         Issuance date
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Habitat Conservation Plans:
    Tulare Irrigation District.  TE022815-0                     02/22/00
    Weyerhaeuser Venture--       TE023095-0                     03/31/00
     Tributary Point.
    Union Pacific Railroad.....  TE023739-0                     04/04/00
    City of Seattle, Cedar       TE020907-0                     04/21/00
     River Watershed.
    MFS Globenet, Inc..........  TE021702-0                     04/26/00
    Pacific Bay Properties.....  TE024042-0                     05/08/00
    Van Daele..................  TE025437-0                     05/24/00
    Cornerstone Homes, Railroad  TE026003-0                     06/08/00
     Canyon.
    Regency Realty, Prairie      TE026908-0                     06/15/00
     City Crossing.
    California Department of     TE028154-0                     06/23/00
     Fish and Game.
    Simpson Timber, NW           TE032463-0                     10/13/00
     Operations.
    Plum Creek Native Fish.....  TE034609-0                     10/24/00
    High Desert Power Project..  TE021703-0                     10/26/00
    Clark County and others....  TE034927-0                     11/01/00
    City of Anaheim............  TE036082-0                     11/20/00
    Westwood Tributary Point...  TE034909-0                     11/27/00
    County of San Diego partial  TE037338-0                     12/22/00
     transfer.
Assessment District 161 (12
 permits):
    Metropolitan Water District  TE030490-0                     12/04/00
    OBED Properties, Inc.......  TE030495-0                     12/04/00
    Parcel Five, Inc...........  TE030497-0                     12/04/00
    Winchester 700, LLC........  TE030499-0                     12/04/00
    Crown Meadows..............  TE030500-0                     12/04/00
    Hill County, S.A. Ltd......  TE030501-0                     12/04/00
    Murrieta Valley Unified      TE030502-0                     12/04/00
     School District.
    Rancho California Water      TE030503-0                     12/04/00
     District.
    SDI Communities, LLC.......  TE030504-0                     12/04/00
    Butterfield Development      TE030505-0                     12/04/00
     Company, Inc.
    Pulte Home Corp............  TE030506-0                     12/04/00
    Buie Communities, LLC......  TE303507-0                     12/04/00
    Granite Homes/Lake Elsinore  TE036074-0                     12/29/00
    Evergreen Nursery..........  TE023022-0                     02/09/01

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Ocean Trails:
    Amendment and transfer.....  TE032423-1                     01/06/01
    City of Rancho Palos Verdes  TE037483-0                     01/06/01
Reichel et al. (4 permits):
    John J. Reichel............  TE036465-0                     02/16/01
    Serenata, LLC..............  TE036467-0                     02/16/01
    Richard and Brigitta Steidl  TE036469-0                     02/16/01
    West San Bernardino County   TE036470-0                     02/16/01
     Water District.
Safe Harbor Agreements:
    Bob and Peggy Mack.........  TE030508-0                     09/18/00
Candidate Conservation
 Agreements:
    Oregon Department of Fish    TE034590-0                     10/11/00
     and Wildlife.
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    In addition to issuing the above permits, the Service took action 
on four other applications that had been noticed in the Federal 
Register for public comment. The Service returned an application 
submitted by Weyerhaeuser Company for the Willamette Valley Plan 
because both the Service and Weyerhaeuser Company agreed to discontinue 
negotiations. The Service returned an application submitted by Boise 
Cascade Corporation for the Walker Creek Plan when the northern spotted 
owl that was the subject of the application died. The Service denied 
two permit applications submitted during this time frame: an 
application submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Seiber for the Wiley Creek Plan 
and an application submitted by Coast Range Conifers for the Beaver 
Tract Plan. In both cases, the applicant failed to meet all of the 
statutory permit issuance criteria under section 10(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Act.

    Dated: March 20, 2001.
Rowan W. Gould,
Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, 
Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 01-7731 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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