[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08250]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2015-N058; FXES11120100000-156-FF01E00000]


Draft Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances, Receipt 
of Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Greater 
Sage-Grouse on Oregon Department of State Lands, and Draft 
Environmental Assessment; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
reopening the comment period for an application from the Oregon 
Department of State Lands (DSL) for an enhancement of survival (EOS) 
permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The 
documents available for review are a draft candidate conservation 
agreement with assurances (CCAA) for the greater sage-grouse, 
addressing rangeland management activities on Oregon State Trust Lands 
administered by DSL, and a draft environmental assessment (EA) pursuant 
to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). If you have previously 
submitted comments, please do not resubmit them because we have already 
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in 
our final decision.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received from 
interested parties no later than May 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To request further information or submit written comments, 
please use one of the following methods, and note that your information 
request or comments are in reference to the DSL CCAA.
     Internet: Documents may be viewed on the Internet at 
http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``DSL CCAA'' in the 
subject line of the message.
     U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and 
Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Ave., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266.
     Fax: 503-231-6195, Attn: DSL CCAA.
     In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Documents will be available 
for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 
2600 SE 98th Ave., Suite 100, Portland, OR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Everett or Jennifer Siani, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (see 
ADDRESSES), telephone: 503-231-6179. If you use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf, please call the Federal Information Relay Service 
at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 23, 2015, we published a Federal 
Register notice (80 FR 9475) announcing the availability of the draft 
CCAA and EA for a 30-day review and comment period. We are providing 
interested parties more time to review these documents by reopening the 
comment period for another 30 days. We are doing this because technical 
difficulties delayed internet posting of the draft CCAA and EA during 
the first 30-day comment period.
    For background and more information on the draft CCAA and EA, see 
our February 23, 2015, notice (80 FR 9475). For information on where to 
view the documents and how to submit comments, please see the ADDRESSES 
section above.

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive become part of the public 
record associated with this action. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information (PII) in your comments, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your PII--may be made publicly available at 
any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII 
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation 
we use in preparing the EA, will be available for public inspection by 
appointment, during normal business hours, at our Oregon Fish and 
Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES).

Authority

    We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of 
section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) and their implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and 40 
CFR 1506.6, respectively).

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
Richard Hannan,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 2015-08250 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
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