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and Federal agencies and the public on scientific research on San Miguel Island, listed in the ADDRESSES section of this the following permit requests. Santa Rosa Island, and Santa Cruz notice. Island, Ventura County, California, for Before including your address, phone Applicant the purpose of enhancing the species’ number, email address, or other Permit No. TE–062121 survival. personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that Applicant: Ryan R. Young, Wrightwood, Permit No. TE–815537 California. your entire comment—including your The applicant requests a permit Applicant: Swaim Biological, personal identifying information—may renewal to take (harass by survey and Incorporated, San Francisco, be made publicly available at any time. locate and monitor nests) the California. While you can ask us in your comment southwestern willow flycatcher The applicant requests a permit to withhold your personal identifying (Empidonax traillii extimus) in renewal to take (harass by survey, information from public review, we conjunction with survey and population capture, handle, mark, collect tissue, cannot guarantee that we will be able to monitoring activities throughout the insert passive integrated transponder do so. (PIT) tags, and release) the San range of the species in California, Dated: September 13, 2013. Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and take (harass by Larry Rabin, Utah, and Colorado for the purpose of Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest enhancing the species’ survival. survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Region, Sacramento, California. Permit No. TE–205609 Barbara County DPS and Sonoma [FR Doc. 2013–22776 Filed 9–18–13; 8:45 am] Applicant: Lawrence P. Kobernus, San County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Francisco, California. in conjunction with survey activities The applicant requests a permit and scientific research throughout the renewal and amendment to take (harass range of each species in California for DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR by survey, capture, handle, and release) the purpose of enhancing the species’ Fish and Wildlife Service the callippe silverspot butterfly survival. (Speyeria callippe callippe) and [FWS–R8–ES–2013–N167; FF08ESMF– Permit No. TE–075898 California tiger salamander (Santa FXES11120800000–134] Barbara County DPS) (Ambystoma Applicant: Sue Orloff, San Rafael, californiense) in conjunction with California. Habitat Conservation Plan for the survey activities throughout the range of The applicant requests a permit Community of Los Osos, San Luis each species within the jurisdictional renewal to take (harass by survey, Obispo County, CA; Notice of Intent capture, handle, mark, and release) the area of the Sacramento Field Office of AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, California tiger salamander (Santa the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Interior. California for the purpose of enhancing Barbara County DPS and Sonoma ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public the species’ survival. County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with survey activities scoping meeting; request for comments. Permit No. TE–022183 throughout the range of the species in SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Applicant: Los Angeles World Airports, California for the purpose of enhancing Wildlife Service, intend to prepare Los Angeles, California. the species’ survival. either an Environmental Assessment The applicant requests a permit (EA) or an Environmental Impact renewal to take (harass by survey and Permit No. TE–053598–4 Statement (EIS) under the National conduct maintenance, restoration, and Applicant: Nicole M. Kimball, Spring Environmental Policy Act, as amended habitat enhancement activities) the El Valley, California. (NEPA), for the proposed Los Osos Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes The applicant requests a permit Community-wide Habitat Conservation battoides allyni) in conjunction with renewal to take (survey by pursuit) the Plan (LOHCP or plan). The LOHCP is restoration and habitat enhancement Quino checkerspot butterfly being prepared by the County of San activities on lands owned and operated (Euphydryas editha quino) and take Luis Obispo (County or applicant) in by the Los Angeles World Airport, Los (capture, collect, and collect vouchers) support of its application for an Angeles County, California, for the the Conservancy fairy shrimp incidental take permit under the purpose of enhancing the species’ (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn Endangered Species Act of 1973, as survival. fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp amended (Act). The decision to prepare Permit No. TE–086267 (Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego an EA or EIS will be, in part, contingent Applicant: Channel Islands National fairy shrimp (Branchinecta on the complexity of issues identified Park, Ventura, California. sandiegonensis), and vernal pool during, and following, the scoping The applicant requests a permit tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in phase of the NEPA process. The renewal to take (survey, capture, handle, conjunction with survey activities proposed permit would authorize the measure, determine sex, insert passive throughout the range of each species in incidental take of threatened and integrated transponder (PIT) tags, radio- California for the purpose of enhancing endangered wildlife species that could collar, vaccinate, collect biological the species’ survival. result from the activities covered under samples, conduct veterinary care, the LOHCP and would include transport, and release to the wild) the Public Comments conservation measures to an endangered San Miguel Island fox (Urocyon We invite public review and comment plant species that would also be covered littoralis littoralis), Santa Rosa Island on each of these recovery permit under the plan. We announce meetings fox (Urocyon littoralis santarosae), and applications. Comments and materials and invite comments from other Santa Cruz Island fox (Urocyon littoralis we receive will be available for public agencies, Tribes, and the public. santacruzae) in conjunction with inspection, by appointment, during DATES: To ensure consideration of any surveys, population monitoring, and normal business hours at the address written comments, please send by

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November 4, 2013. Two public scoping threatened. The Act defines the term separating suburban and rural land uses meetings will be held on Tuesday, ‘‘take’’ as to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, in the region, within which land use is October 8, 2013; the first from 3:30 to shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or guided by the Estero Area Plan. The 5:30 p.m., and the second from 7 to 9 collect listed wildlife species, or to plan area borders the Morro Bay Estuary p.m. For the public meeting address, see attempt to engage in any such conduct. to the west, Morro Bay State Park to the ‘‘Scoping Meetings’’ below. Harm includes significant habitat north, Los Osos Creek to the east, and ADDRESSES: To request further modifications or degradation where it Montana de Oro State Park to the south. information or submit written actually kills or injures wildlife by This area includes suitable habitat for comments, please use one of the significantly impairing essential the covered species that is anticipated to following methods and note that your behavior patterns, including breeding, be impacted by the activities covered in information request or comment is in feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3(c)). the LOHCP. Pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the reference to the Los Osos Community- Covered Activities wide Habitat Conservation Plan. Act, we may issue permits to authorize • U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ‘‘incidental take’’ of listed wildlife Four main categories of covered Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by activities were identified through the Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, the Act as take that is incidental to, and outreach conducted by the County to Ventura, CA 93003. not the purpose of, carrying out an prepare the LOHCP: • • In Person Drop-off, Viewing, or otherwise lawful activity. Service Private development: Commercial Pick-Up: Call 805–644–1766 to make an regulations governing permits for and residential development and appointment during regular business endangered and threatened species are redevelopment (including remodels) on hours to drop off comments or view promulgated at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 privately owned parcels; • received comments at the U.S. mail CFR 17.32, respectively. Capital Projects: Public and private address above. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act contains utility company facility and • Facsimile: U.S. Fish and Wildlife provisions for issuing such ITPs to non- infrastructure development projects, Service, 805–644–3958, Attn: Julie M. Federal entities for the take of such as building or expanding roads, Vanderwier. endangered and threatened wildlife libraries, and parks; • Facilities Operations and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie species, provided the following criteria are met: Maintenance: Public and private utility M. Vanderwier, Senior Fish and • company activities to operate and Wildlife Biologist, or Douglass M. The taking will be incidental to an otherwise lawful activity; maintain, including repair and replace, Cooper, Deputy Assistant Field • existing facilities, such as roads, Supervisor, by phone at 805–644–1766 The applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize and drainage basins, and water systems; and or by U.S. mail at the above address. If • Conservation Strategy you use a telecommunications device mitigate the impact of such taking; • The applicant will develop a Implementation: Activities conducted to for the deaf, please call the Federal proposed habitat conservation plan implement the LOHCP conservation Information Relay Service at 800–977– (HCP) and ensure that adequate funding strategy, including restoration, 8339. for the plan is provided; management, maintenance, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the • The taking will not appreciably monitoring of conservation lands used U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), reduce the likelihood of the survival to mitigate the effects of the other publish this notice under the National and recovery of the species in the wild; covered activities. Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as and As the permittee, the County would amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; • The applicant will carry out any have the ability to issue certificates of NEPA), and its implementing other measures that the Service may inclusion to confer take coverage to regulations in the Code of Federal deem necessary or appropriate for landowners and other entities for Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 1506.6, as purposes of implementing the HCP. covered species and activities. well as in compliance with section 10(c) Thus, the purpose of the proposed ITP The LOHCP will include measures of the Act. We intend to prepare either is to authorize the County of San Luis necessary to avoid, minimize, and a draft EA or EIS, hereafter referred to Obispo to incidentally take covered mitigate the effects of the taking for as the NEPA document, to evaluate the wildlife species associated with three wildlife species covered by the impacts of several alternatives related to development and other covered plan that result from private the potential issuance of an incidental activities within the Los Osos plan area development, capital projects, facilities take permit (ITP) to the applicant, as provided such take is minimized and operation and maintenance, and well as impacts of the proposed Los mitigated through an HCP (the LOHCP) implementation of the conservation Osos Community-wide Habitat that meets the requirements of the Act. strategy within plan area. The LOHCP Conservation Plan. Implementation of an HCP for multiple will also include measures to conserve The LOHCP is a comprehensive plan species can maximize the benefits of one endangered plant species covered designed to provide long-term conservation measures and eliminate by the plan. conservation and management of expensive and time-consuming efforts Covered Species sensitive species and the habitats upon associated with processing of individual which those species depend within the species ITPs. The Service expects the We anticipate that four federally Los Osos plan area, while County will request a permit term of 25 listed species will be included as accommodating other important land years. covered species in the proposed uses. LOHCP: Morro Bay kangaroo rat Plan Area (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis; Background The LOHCP plan area includes federally endangered), Morro Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 approximately 3,560 acres in the shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta et seq.) and its implementing unincorporated community of Los Osos. walkeriana; federally endangered), regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of It is largely coterminous with the Los Indian Knob mountainbalm (Eriodictyon wildlife species listed as endangered or Osos Urban Reserve Line—the boundary altissimum; federally endangered), and

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Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos Public Comments times of the meetings. The purpose of morroensis; federally threatened). We request data, comments, new scoping meetings is to provide the ‘‘Take’’ under the Act does not apply information, and suggestions from the public with a general understanding of to listed plant species. Consequently, public, other concerned governmental the background of the proposed LOHCP the Act does not prohibit take of listed agencies, the scientific community, and activities it would cover, alternative plant species, and take of listed plant Tribes, industry, or any other party on proposals under consideration for the species cannot be authorized under an this notice. We will consider these draft EA or EIS, and the Service’s role ITP. The LOCHP proposes to include a comments in developing a draft NEPA and steps to be taken to develop the listed plant species on the permit in document and in the development of draft NEPA document for the proposed recognition of the conservation benefits the LOCHP and ITP. We particularly LOHCP; and also to solicit suggestions provided for them under the LOHCP. seek comments on the following: and information on the scope of issues and alternatives for the Service to Additionally, inclusion of protections 1. Biological information concerning consider when drafting the EA or EIS. for federally listed plant species in an the species proposed to be covered in Written comments will be accepted at HCP assists us in meeting our regulatory the LOHCP, including information on the meetings. Comments can also be obligations under section 7(a)(2) of the range, distribution, population sizes, submitted by the methods listed in the Act. and population trends; 2. Relevant information concerning ADDRESSES section. Once the draft The applicant would receive impacts of proposed covered activities NEPA document and proposed LOCHP assurances under the Service’s ‘‘No on these species; are complete and made available for Surprises’’ regulations found in 50 CFR 3. Information on other current or public review, there will be additional 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5) for all planned activities in the plan area and opportunity for public comments on the species included on the ITP. their possible impacts on the species; content of these documents. Environmental Assessment or 4. The presence of archaeological Scoping Meetings Location Environmental Impact Statement sites, buildings and structures, historic Accommodations events, sacred and traditional areas, and Persons needing reasonable Before deciding whether or not to other historic preservation concerns, accommodation in order to attend and issue the requested ITP, the Service will which must be considered in project participate in the public meetings prepare a draft NEPA document to planning by the National Historic should contact Julie M. Vanderwier at analyze the environmental impacts Preservation Act; 805–664–1766 as soon as possible. In associated with issuance of this permit. 5. A range of alternatives to be order to allow sufficient time to process In this document, we will consider the included in the NEPA document; and requests, a request should be submitted following alternatives: (1) The proposed 6. Any other environmental issues no later than 1 week before the public action, which includes the issuance of that should be considered with regard to meetings. take authorizations consistent with the the proposed development and permit proposed LOHCP under section action. Authority 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act; (2) no-action (no You may submit your comments and We provide this notice under section permit issuance); and (3) a reasonable materials by any one of the methods 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) range of alternatives that could include listed in the ADDRESSES section. and NEPA implementing regulations (40 variations in impacts, conservation, Comments and materials we receive, CFR 1501.7, 40 CFR 1506.6, and 40 CFR permit duration, covered species, as well as supporting documentation we 1508.22). covered activities, permit area, or a use in preparing the draft NEPA combination of these elements. document, will be available for public Dated: September 13, 2013. inspection by appointment, during Alexandra Pitts, The NEPA document will identify Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest and analyze potentially significant normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the Service’s Region, Sacramento, CA. direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts [FR Doc. 2013–22778 Filed 9–18–13; 8:45 am] of permit issuance and the Ventura address (see ADDRESSES). Please BILLING CODE 4310–55–P implementation of the proposed LOHCP note that all comments and materials we on biological resources, land uses, receive, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative utilities, air quality, water resources, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR cultural resources, socioeconomics and record and may be released to the environmental justice, recreation, public. Before including your address, Geological Survey phone number, email address, or other aesthetics, climate change and [GX13LR000F60100] greenhouse gases, and other personal identifying information in your environmental issues that could occur comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your Agency Information Collection with the implementation of each personal identifying information—may Activities: Comment Request for the alternative. The Service will also be made publicly available at any time. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty identify measures to avoid or minimize While you can ask us in your comment (1 Form) any significant effects of the proposed to withhold your personal identifying action on the quality of the human AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), information from public review, we environment. Interior. cannot guarantee that we will be able to ACTION: Notice of an extension of a Following completion of the do so. currently approved information environmental review, the Service will collection (1028–0059). publish a notice of availability and a Scoping Meetings request for comment on the draft NEPA The scoping meeting will be held at SUMMARY: We (the USGS) will ask the document and the applicant’s permit the South Bay Community Center, Office of Management and Budget application (which will include the located at 2180 Palisades Avenue, Los (OMB) to approve the information proposed LOHCP.) Osos, CA; see DATES for the dates and collection request (ICR) described

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