United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2018-10-24 article Notices D09002ee1c7f118fa D09002ee1c7f1195e United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), received an application from Mr. Steven McLain (applicant) for an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The applicant requests an ITP that would authorize "take" of the threatened Olympia subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher incidental to otherwise lawful construction of a single-family home in Thurston County, Washington. The application includes a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) with measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the taking on the covered species. We have also prepared a draft Environmental Action Statement (EAS) for our preliminary determination that the HCP and permit decision may be eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We invite comments from all interested parties regarding the permit application, draft HCP, and the draft EAS. 82 FR 37896 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-14/2017-17082 2017-17082 fr14au17-60 4333-15-P FWS-R1-ES-2017-N097 FXES11140100000-178-FF01E00000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-14/2017-17082 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-14/html/2017-17082.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-14/pdf/2017-17082.pdf 3 p. 37896 37898 82 FR 37896 Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Olympia Subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher, Thurston County, Washington; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue NOTICE 2017-17082 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2017-09-13 FWS-R1-ES-2017-N097 FXES11140100000-178-FF01E00000 4333-15-P 2017-17082 Notice of availability; request for comments.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), received an application from Mr. Steven McLain (applicant) for an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The applicant requests an ITP that would authorize "take" of the threatened Olympia subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher incidental to otherwise lawful construction of a single-family home in Thurston County, Washington. The application includes a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) with measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the taking on the covered species. We have also prepared a draft Environmental Action Statement (EAS) for our preliminary determination that the HCP and permit decision may be eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We invite comments from all interested parties regarding the permit application, draft HCP, and the draft EAS.

To ensure consideration, please submit written comments by September 13, 2017. Tim Romanski, Conservation Planning and Hydropower Branch Manager, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Olympia Subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher, Thurston County, WA , wfwocomments@fws.gov http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/ Vol. 82, no. 155 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-08-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 793 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-14 P0b002ee19d78da8b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14au17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-14/pdf/FR-2017-08-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-14/xml/FR-2017-08-14.xml fdlp 37805 38589 DGPO 2018-10-24 2024-06-01 FR-2017-08-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-08-14 82 155