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Appendix A-1 Notice of Intent 85250 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 227 / Friday, November 25, 2016 / Notices

Dated: November 17, 2016. difficult due to size/type; poor conditions; Oklahoma Brian P. Fitzmaurice, contact Army for more info. 2 Buildings Director, Division of Community Assistance, Minnesota Hwy 9 East & Hwy 9 North Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs. 2 Buildings Stigler OK 74462 Rusk County Veterans Memorial Landholding Agency: COE TITLE V, FEDERAL SURPLUS Property Number: 31201640017 PROPERTY PROGRAM FEDERAL Ladysmith MN 54848 Landholding Agency: Army Status: Unutilized REGISTER REPORT FOR 11/25/2016 Property Number: 21201640010 Directions: NLC01; NLNC06 Comments: documented deficiencies: Suitable/Available Properties Status: Excess Directions: DY001–16,257 sq. ft. (225300); significant damage to structures; clear threat to physical safety. Building DY002–2,280 sq. ft. (225301) Reasons: Extensive deterioration Alabama Comments: off-site removal only; relocation 4735; RPUID: 186113 extremely difficult due to size/type; fair/ Tennessee Fort Rucker poor conditions; contact Army for more 5 Buildings Ft. Rucker AL 36362 info. on a specific property listed above. Fort Campbell Landholding Agency: Army Virginia Ft. Campbell TN 42223 Property Number: 21201640006 Landholding Agency: Army 1201; RPUID: 572697 Status: Unutilized Property Number: 21201640014 Fort A.P. Hill Comments: off-site removal only; no future Status: Unutilized Ft. A.P. Hill VA 22427 agency need; 106 sq. ft.; relocation difficult Directions: 00712–610380; 03710–587231; Landholding Agency: Army due to type; 48+ months vacant; contact A7156–617910; 00176–567327; 00711– Army for accessibility and conditions. Property Number: 21201640008 606990 Status: Underutilized Colorado Comments: public access denied and no Comments: off-site removal only; no future alternative method to gain access without 09301 agency need; relocation extremely difficult Fort Carson compromising national security. due to size/type; airfield ops. bldg.; fair/ Reasons: Secured Area Ft. Carson CO 80913 poor conditions; contact Army for more Landholding Agency: Army info. Texas Property Number: 21201640001 Wisconsin Building 11107 Status: Underutilized Biggs Army Airfield Flight line Comments: off-site removal only; 2,680 sq. 5 Buildings Fort Bliss TX 79916 ft.; relocation extremely difficult due to Milwaukee USARC/AMSA #49 Landholding Agency: Army size/type; Administrative; 2+ months Milwaukee WI 53218 Property Number: 21201640012 vacant; maintenance/repair needed; Landholding Agency: Army Status: Excess contact Army for more info. Property Number: 21201640011 Comments: public access denied and no Louisiana Status: Unutilized alternative method to gain access without Directions: 00312–3,216 sq. ft. (968290); 00426; RPUID: 190313 compromising national security. Fort Polk 00308–14,903 sq. ft. (968288); 00307–9,657 Reasons: Secured Area sq. ft. (968287); 00316–54 sq. ft. (587956); Ft. Polk LA 71459 Vermont Landholding Agency: Army 00314–136 sq. ft. (621067) Property Number: 21201640002 Comments: off-site removal only; no future 2 Buildings Status: Underutilized agency need; relocation extremely difficult Ethan Allen AFB Comments: off-site removal only; no future for some due to size/type; poor conditions; Colchester VT 05446 agency need; 3,083 sq. ft.; relocation contact Army for more info. on a specific Landholding Agency: Army extremely difficult due to size/type; property listed above. Property Number: 21201640009 Status: Underutilized lodging; poor conditions; contact Army for Unsuitable Properties more info. Directions: 02415 (370592); 02425 (370594) 00425; RPUID: 292914 Building Comments: documented deficiencies: holes Fort Polk Nevada in roof; cracks in walls; mostly likely to collapse; unsound foundation; clear threat Ft. Polk LA 71459 10139; RPUID: 330786 Landholding Agency: Army to physical safety. Hawthorne Army Depot Reasons: Extensive deterioration Property Number: 21201640003 Hawthorne NV 89415 Status: Underutilized [FR Doc. 2016–28133 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am] Landholding Agency: Army Comments: off-site removal only; no future Property Number: 21201640007 BILLING CODE 4210–67–P agency need; 960 sq. ft.; relocation difficult Status: Unutilized due to type; lodging; poor conditions; Comments: public access denied and no contact Army for more info. alternative method to gain access without DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 03603; RPUID: 293084 compromising national security. Fort Polk Reasons: Secured Area Ft. Polk LA 71459 Fish and Wildlife Service Landholding Agency: Army North Carolina Property Number: 21201640004 9 Buildings [Docket No. FWS–R5–ES–2016–0135; Status: Underutilized Fort Bragg FXES11120500000–167–FF05E00000] Comments: off-site removal only; no future Ft Bragg NC 28310 agency need; 1,932 sq. ft.; relocation Landholding Agency: Army Proposed Oil & Gas Coalition Multi- difficult due to size/type; admin. office; Property Number: 21201640013 State Habitat Conservation Plan for contact Army for more info. Status: Unutilized Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia 03602; RPUID: 293083 Directions: M1650–306646; M1750–298672; AGENCY: Fort Polk M2148–296765; 13151–608821; 86606– Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Polk LA 71459 577995; 87006–604470; A2875–576093; Interior. Landholding Agency: Army D2612–600085; H5748–620204 ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Property Number: 21201640005 Comments: public access denied and no environmental impact statement; notice Status: Underutilized alternative method to gain access without of public scoping meetings; request for Comments: off-site removal only; no future compromising national security. comments. agency need; 1,932 sq. ft.; relocation Reasons: Secured Area

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Pike, ABHC–PPM; Falls Church, VA We publish this notice under the Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 22041–3803. authority of the National Environmental intent to prepare a draft environmental At the scoping meetings: You will Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA; impact statement (EIS) for proposed have the opportunity to submit 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), its implementing issuance of an incidental take permit comments either electronically or in regulations in the Code of Federal (ITP) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the hard copy format at five public scoping Regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7, 1506.6, Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the meetings. The addresses for the and 1508.22 and the Department of the draft Oil & Gas Coalition Multi-State meetings are set forth below in Interior’s NEPA implementing Habitat Conservation Plan (O&G HCP). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION under regulations at 43 CFR 46.235, and The O&G HCP is being developed to Scoping Meetings. Comment forms and pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. We streamline environmental permitting a computer station will be available for intend to prepare a draft EIS to evaluate and compliance with the ESA for nine use at the meeting venues. the impacts to the human environment companies in conjunction with their We request that you send comments associated with the companies’ respective midstream and upstream oil by only one of the methods described anticipated permit application and draft and gas exploration, production, and above. We will post all information O&G HCP and several alternatives. In maintenance activities in Ohio, received in the docket at http:// advance of receiving the companies’ ITP Pennsylvania, and West Virginia over a www.regulations.gov. This generally application, the Service is providing 50-year period. We announce a public means that we will post any personal this notice to request information from scoping period during which we invite information you provide us (see the other agencies, Tribes, and the public on input regarding development of the Public Comments section below for the scope of the Service’s review as well draft EIS, which will evaluate the more information). impacts to the human environment as issues to consider in the NEPA associated with issuance of an ITP and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: analysis. The primary purpose of the implementation of the O&G HCP, and Pamela R. Shellenberger, by mail at U.S. scoping process is to allow the public, alternatives. We will hold public Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 Radnor Tribes, and other agencies to provide informational meetings and request Rd, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801, input to the Service for development of comments during this public scoping or by telephone at (814) 234–4090, the draft EIS by identifying important period. extension 7459. If you use a issues and alternatives related to the telecommunications device for the deaf, Service’s proposed action (issuance of DATES: Comment submission: We will please call the Federal Relay Service at an ITP based on the companies’ accept comments received or (800) 877–8339. anticipated application and draft O&G postmarked on or before December 27, 2016. Comments submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The O&G HCP). electronically using the Federal HCP is being developed by a coalition Project Summary eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) of nine companies (collectively called must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern ‘‘the companies’’) that individually The companies’ draft HCP is being Time on the closing date. conduct upstream and/or midstream oil prepared to streamline environmental Public meetings: The Service will host and gas activities within the three-State permitting and compliance with the five public information and scoping plan area. The coalition members are: ESA in conjunction with their meetings, as well as an informational Antero Resources Corporation; Ascent respective midstream and upstream oil webinar. Information about the scoping Resources, LLC; Chesapeake Energy and gas exploration, production, and meetings and webinar is provided below Corporation; EnLink Midstream L.P.; maintenance activities in Ohio, in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION under EQT Corporation; MarkWest Energy Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The Scoping Meetings and also on the Partners, L.P., MPLX L.P., and Marathon geographic extent of the companies’ Service’s project Web page: Petroleum Corporation (all part of same activities within the three-State O&G www.fws.gov/northeast/ corporate enterprise); Rice Energy, Inc.; HCP plan area over the requested 50- ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html. Southwestern Energy Company; and year permit term will in part be Please note that the scoping meetings The Williams Companies, Inc. The informed by predictive modeling. will be hosted by the Service in an open companies, which will be co-permittees, house format from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. intend to seek ITP coverage because Midstream and upstream oil and gas Eastern Time, with a presentation their respective oil and gas exploration, exploration, production, and provided from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern production, and maintenance activities maintenance activities will potentially Time. have the potential to incidentally take affect covered species (see Covered Species, below) in the plan area. A ADDRESSES: You may submit written species that are known to occur in the model of the proposed covered activities comments by one of the following three-State plan area and that are methods: protected by the Endangered Species will be used to estimate potential Electronically: Go to the Federal Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 impacts to the covered species by eRulemaking Portal Web site at: http:// U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Therefore, the overlaying the predicted covered www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, companies’ ITP application will include activity implementation (including the enter FWS–R5–ES–2016–0135, which is a draft HCP that addresses these type and location of infrastructure the docket number for this notice. Click activities. The companies have build-out) on the covered species’ on the appropriate link to locate this indicated that they intend to request ITP habitats. The draft HCP will include document and submit a comment. coverage for five bat species: The measures to ensure that impacts from By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), incidental take of covered species and hand-delivery to Public Comments the threatened northern long-eared bat impacts to those species’ habitats Processing, Attn: FWS–R5–ES–2016– (Myotis septentrionalis), the little brown associated with the covered activities 0135, Division of Policy, Performance, bat (Myotis lucifugus), the eastern small- (see Covered Activities, below) will be and Management Programs; U.S. Fish footed bat (Myotis leibii), and the tri- minimized and mitigated to the and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). maximum extent practicable.

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Background might be affected by covered activities vegetation maintenance, road Section 9 of the ESA prohibits ‘‘take’’ can be adequately assessed at a regional maintenance, etc.). D Decommissioning and reclamation of fish and wildlife species listed as scale and that sufficient mitigation activities, including those associated endangered under section 4 (16 U.S.C. opportunities are available. The with vehicle traffic, land/tree clearing, 1538, 1533, respectively). The ESA companies intend that any resulting land excavation/backfilling, vegetation implementing regulations extend, under permit will cover their activities restoration, and well plugging. certain circumstances, the prohibition of wherever they may occur within the three-State area, though the draft plan • Midstream (Pipeline) Development take to threatened species (50 CFR Activities 17.31). Under section 3 of the ESA, the may identify a subset of that area where certain activities may or may not occur. D Construction of gathering, term ‘‘take’’ means to ‘‘harass, harm, transmission, and distribution pipelines pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, Covered Activities and associated activities, including but capture, or collect, or attempt to engage The companies intend to develop an not limited to access road construction, in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532 staging area establishment, pipe storage/ (19)). The term ‘‘harm’’ is defined by HCP to address their oil and gas exploration, production, and laydown area establishment, stream and regulation as an act which actually kills water crossing construction, road or injures wildlife. Such act may maintenance activities that will occur in the plan area over a proposed 50-year boring, surveying/staking, land/tree include significant habitat modification clearing, stormwater and erosion and or degradation where it actually kills or ITP term. Their specific midstream and upstream oil and gas activities that are sediment control, grading, trenching/ injures wildlife by significantly boring, stockpiling, pipeline assembly, impairing essential behavioral patterns, proposed for coverage in the HCP include the following: trench backfilling, vehicle traffic, including breeding, feeding, or • revegetation, and surface impact sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term Upstream (Well) Development Activities: reclamation. ‘‘harass’’ is defined in the regulations as D D Development activities, including Construction of surface features, an intentional or negligent act or including but not limited to access omission which creates the likelihood of those associated with access roads, staging areas, and seismic operations, as roads, staging areas, and storage yards; injury to wildlife by annoying it to such booster, compressor, and pump stations an extent as to significantly disrupt well as geophysical exploration, which includes surveying/staking, land/tree and related facilities; meter stations; normal behavioral patterns which mainline valves; pig launcher/receiver include, but are not limited to, breeding, clearing, explosives use, boring, and vehicle traffic. facilities; regular facilities; facilities to feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). process, refine, stabilize, and store D Well field development activities, Pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the natural gas and/or other hydrocarbons; including those associated with ESA, the Secretary of the Interior may communication towers; electric production wells, well pads, drilling issue permits to authorize ‘‘incidental distribution lines; electric substations; rigs, pump/well heads, reserve pits, take’’ of listed species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ capacitor stations; transformer stations; storage tanks, fuel tanks, water tanks, is defined by the ESA as take that is office/control/utility/storage/ electric equipment, drilling pipe incidental to, and not the purpose of, maintenance structures incidental to storage, water wells, waterlines, surface carrying out an otherwise lawful specific projects; parking areas; cathodic water intakes, disposal wells, water activity. Service regulations governing protection facilities; and storage tanks. impoundments, borrow pits, reserve permits for endangered species and D Operation and maintenance of pits, electric distribution lines, and threatened species, respectively, appear pipeline and surface facilities and communication towers. at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32. Section related activities, including but not D 10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA contains Construction activities associated limited to vehicle traffic, equipment provisions for issuing an ITP to a non- with well pads, ancillary features, and upgrades, inspections and repairs/ Federal entity for the take of endangered onsite components, including but not replacements, leak detection, pigging, and threatened species, provided the limited to surveying/staking; land/tree painting, minor amounts of soil following criteria are met: clearing; grading; stormwater and disturbance, vegetation maintenance to • The taking will be incidental; erosion and sediment control; wetland, preserve the right of way, road • The applicant will, to the maximum stream, and sensitive area mitigation/ maintenance, and odor reduction. extent practicable, minimize and protection; trenching/boring; surface D Installation of new culverts/ditches, mitigate the impact of such taking; water pumping; spoil/debris placement; gas flaring, blow downs, and hydrostatic • The applicant will develop an HCP vegetation pile placement, vehicle testing and discharge. and ensure that adequate funding for the traffic, drilling/well pad development D Decommissioning and reclamation plan will be provided; and completion activities; and office, of pipeline and surface facilities and • The taking will not appreciably control, utility, storage, and related activities, including but not reduce the likelihood of survival and maintenance structure construction or limited to vehicle traffic, land recovery of the species in the wild; and placement incidental to specific excavation/backfilling, and vegetative • The applicant will carry out any projects. restoration. other measures that the Secretary may D Production and operations require as being necessary or activities, including those related to Covered Species appropriate for the purposes of the HCP. access roads, production, gas flaring, The companies intend to seek vehicle traffic, post-construction incidental take coverage for five species Plan Area stormwater management, maintenance of bats: The Indiana bat, northern long- The companies’ oil and gas of well pads and ancillary features and eared bat, little brown bat, eastern development activities will be components (supporting infrastructure small-footed bat, and tri-colored bat. conducted within a three-State plan area installation, repair and replacement, The Indiana bat is listed as an of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West equipment upgrades, inspections and endangered species, and the northern Virginia. This plan area was developed repairs, workovers and recompletions, long-eared bat is listed as threatened to ensure that the natural resources that minor amounts of soil disturbance, under the ESA. A rule issued under

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section 4(d) of the ESA for northern human environment. The draft EIS will (5) Information about measures that long-eared bats (81 FR 1900, January 14, also include analysis of a reasonable can be implemented to avoid, minimize, 2016) prohibits certain actions that do range of alternatives to the proposed and mitigate impacts to the covered not include the incidental take of action. Alternatives to be analyzed in species. northern long-eared bats resulting from the draft EIS may include, but are not (6) Other possible alternatives to the most otherwise lawful activities, limited to, measures such as: Variations proposed action that the Service should including take due to the removal of in the permit term or permit structure; consider. habitat and disturbance from human the quantity of take permitted; the (7) Whether there are connected, activities, and intentional take caused amount, location, and/or type of similar, or reasonably foreseeable by human activities in most areas. The conservation, monitoring, or mitigation cumulative actions (i.e., current or companies anticipate that they may provided in the O&G HCP; the scope of planned activities) and their potential include northern long-eared bats in the covered activities; or a combination of impacts on covered species or other O&G HCP, so that the species could be these factors. Additionally, a no-action federally listed species in the plan area. covered under the ITP should the alternative (i.e., no permit issuance) will (8) The presence of archaeological section 4(d) rule be rescinded or be evaluated in the draft EIS. sites, buildings and structures, historic amended or if the species were to be The draft EIS will identify and events, sacred and traditional areas, and uplisted to endangered under the ESA describe direct, indirect, and cumulative other historic preservation concerns during the permit term. The little brown impacts on the human environment, within the plan area that are required to bat, eastern small-footed bat, and tri- which may include biological resources, be considered in project planning by the colored bat are included as covered land use, air quality, water quality, National Historic Preservation Act. (9) Any other environmental issues species under the HCP so that the water resources, socioeconomics, that should be considered with regard to species are addressed in the event that climate, and other environmental the proposed HCP and potential permit any or all were to be listed under the resources that could occur with the issuance. ESA within the term of the proposed implementation of the proposed action permit. You may submit your comments and and alternatives. Following scoping for materials by one of the methods listed the draft EIS, and after receipt of the Permit Term in ADDRESSES. companies’ permit application, The companies anticipate requesting a The Service will post all public including the proposed O&G HCP, the 50-year ITP term. Their reasoning for comments and information received Service will publish a notice of their request includes the following: Oil electronically or via hardcopy in the availability, which will request and gas infrastructure has a long docket at: http://regulations.gov. All comments on the application and on the production and economic life; the comments received, including names Service’s draft EIS. extensive oil and gas resources in the and addresses, will become part of the plan area are expected to be developed Public Comments administrative record and will be over the long term; preliminary available to the public. Before including We request data, comments, information indicates that ongoing your address, phone number, electronic information, and suggestions from the operations and maintenance and mail address, or other personal public, other concerned governmental decommissioning may result in identifying information in your agencies, the scientific community, incidental take after facility comment, you should be aware that Tribes, industry, and any other construction; and facility construction your entire comment—including your interested party regarding the scope of schedules are responsive to dynamic personal identifying information—will our NEPA analysis, and impacts to the market pressures. The Service will be publicly available. If you submit a human environment resulting from the determine the permit term consistent hardcopy comment that includes proposed action and alternatives. We with applicable legal requirements. personal identifying information, you will consider these comments when may request at the top of your document Environmental Impact Statement developing the draft EIS. We that we withhold this information from The NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) particularly seek comments on the public review. However, we cannot requires that Federal agencies conduct following: guarantee that we will be able to do so. an environmental analysis of their (1) Aspects of the human environment proposed actions to determine if the that warrant examination (e.g., Scoping Meetings actions may significantly affect the biological resources, land use, air The purpose of the scoping meetings human environment. Based on 40 CFR quality, water quality, water resources, will be to provide the public with 1508.27 and 1508.8, we have socioeconomics, climate, and other information regarding the anticipated determined that the proposed action environmental resources, etc.) and any application, draft HCP, and the Service’s (i.e., issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B) baseline information that could inform permitting process, and its associated permit (ITP) to the companies for the analyses. environmental review. The Service will implementation of the proposed O&G (2) Information concerning the range, provide information on the scope of HCP) may have significant effects on the distribution, population size, and issues and alternatives that may be human environment. Therefore, before population trends concerning the initially considered. The companies’ deciding whether to issue an ITP to the covered species in the plan area. HCP contractor will also be available to companies, the Service intends to (3) Additional biological information answer questions about the draft HCP prepare an EIS to analyze the impacts concerning the covered species or other under development. Written comments associated with that action and federally listed species that occur in the will be accepted at the meeting. alternatives to it. We will first develop plan area. Comments can also be submitted by a draft EIS, which will be subject to (4) Direct, indirect, and/or cumulative methods listed in ADDRESSES. Once the public review, before finalizing the EIS impacts that implementation of the draft EIS and draft HCP are complete and making a permit decision. proposed action (i.e., covered activities) and made available for review, there The draft EIS will consider the will have on the covered species or will be additional opportunity for impacts of the proposed action on the other federally listed species. public comment on the content of these

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documents through an additional public Dated: November 15, 2016. seq.), prohibits certain activities with comment period. Paul Phifer, endangered and threatened species The scoping meetings will be held Assistant Regional Director, Ecological unless the activities are specifically from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time at Services, Northeast Region. authorized by a Federal permit. The the following locations on the following [FR Doc. 2016–28336 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am] ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of dates: BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for 1. Chartiers Township Community the issuance of such permits and require Center (Banquet Room; 2013 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR that we invite public comment before Community Center Drive, Houston, PA issuing permits for activities involving 15342) on Monday, December 12, 2016. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species. 2. Southgate Hotel (Banquet Rooms 1 [FWS–R3–ES–2016–N190; A permit granted by us under section and 2; 2248 Southgate Parkway, FXES11130300000–178–FF03E00000] 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the Cambridge, OH 43725) on Tuesday, permittee to conduct activities with U.S. December 13, 2016. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife endangered or threatened species for and Plants; Permit Applications scientific purposes, enhancement of 3. Beni Kedem Temple (Ballroom; 100 propagation or survival, or interstate AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301) commerce (the latter only in the event Interior. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. that it facilitates scientific purposes or ACTION: Notice of availability; request 4. Village Square Conference Center enhancement of propagation or for comments. (Ballroom A; Rt. 19 South/1489 Milford survival). Our regulations implementing Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301) on SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for these Thursday, December 15, 2016. Wildlife Service, invite the public to permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 5. Genetti Hotel (Washington Room; comment on the following applications 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 200 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, PA 17701) on Friday, December 16, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 2016. endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain activities species. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, with endangered species unless a permit Applications Available for Review and December 20, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern is obtained. Comment Time. Registration and log-in DATES: We must receive any written We invite local, State, Tribal, and information for the webinar is available comments on or before December 27, Federal agencies and the public to on the Service’s project Web page: 2016. www.fws.gov/northeast/ comment on the following applications. ADDRESSES: ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html. Send written comments by Please refer to the permit number when U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: you submit comments. Documents and Persons needing reasonable Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife other information the applicants have accommodations to attend and Service, Ecological Services, 5600 submitted with the applications are participate in the public meetings American Blvd. West, Suite 990, available for review, subject to the should contact Pam Shellenberger at Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by requirements of the Privacy Act (5 814–234–4090, extension 7459, as soon electronic mail to [email protected]. U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of as possible. To allow sufficient time to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). process requests, please call at least 1 Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343. Permit Applications week before the public meetings. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information regarding this proposed Proposed activities in the following action is available in alternative formats Background permit requests are for the recovery and upon request. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 enhancement of survival of the species (ESA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et in the wild.

Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action

TE38856A ...... Skelly & Loy, Inc ...... Indiana bat (Myotis Rangewide ...... Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, radio- Amend, renew. sodalis), northern sence surveys, docu- tag, release. long-eared bat ment habitat use, (Myotis conduct population septentrionalis), Vir- monitoring, evaluate ginia big eared bat impacts. (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus).

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 28, 2016

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service welcomes comments on Endangered Species Act permit for future oil and gas activities in OH, PA, WV Information meetings and webinar to be held mid-December

A coalition of nine oil and gas companies will be requesting an incidental take permit to cover effects to five bat species from their oil and gas exploration, production and maintenance activities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting public input as we begin an environmental review process to determine the potential impacts of issuing a permit for these activities.

The coalition is developing a habitat conservation plan to avoid, minimize and offset (mitigate) for effects to the declining bat species. The Service will develop an environmental impact statement before making a decision on whether the agency can issue the permit.

Individuals may submit comments and materials through December 27, 2016. During the 30-day public comment period, public meetings will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time at the following locations:

 December 12 – Houston, Pennsylvania. Chartiers Township Community Center  December 13 - Cambridge, Ohio. Southgate Hotel  December 14 – Charleston, West Virginia. Beni Kedem Temple (Shriners Temple)  December 15 - Clarksurg, West Virginia. Village Square Conference Center  December 16 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Genetti Hotel

The first hour of each meeting will be an informal open house, followed by a brief presentation from approximately 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. After the presentation, the informal open house will resume.

The Service also will host an online public meeting (webinar) on December 20 at 6 p.m.

For the Federal Register notice, frequently asked questions, and more information on the scoping meetings and the webinar, go to https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html

The coalition includes nine companies that individually conduct oil and gas activities in the three states: Antero Resources Corporation; Ascent Resources, LLC; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; EnLink Midstream L.P.; EQT Corporation; MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., MPLX L.P., and Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Rice Energy, Inc., Southwestern Energy Company; and The Williams Companies, Inc.

The conservation plan will address incidental take of the endangered Indiana bat, the threatened northern long- eared bat, the little brown bat, eastern small-footed bat, and tri-colored bat. Habitat conservation plans are agreements between a private landowner or a non-federal company or group and the Service, allowing permit applicants to undertake otherwise lawful activities on their property that may result in the incidental death, injury or harassment of covered species; the applicant agrees to conservation measures designed to minimize and mitigate the impact of those actions.

Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R5-ES-2016-0135, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, ABHC-PPM; Falls Church, VA 22041- 3803. Electronically: Visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. In the search box enter (Docket Number FWS-R5-ES- 2016-0135).

Additional opportunities for public comment during development of the environmental impact statement will be provided when the draft statement is released for public comment, which is anticipated for late 2017.

Media Notification List

State Media Market Organization Last Name First Name Title Email Address Ohio Akron/Canton Akron Beacon Journal [email protected] Ohio Akron/Canton The Repository Brown Scott Managing Editor [email protected] Ohio Akron/Canton WKSU Radio [email protected] Ohio Cambridge The Daily Jeffersonian newsroom@daily‐jeff.com Ohio Cambridge AVC Communications (group of Cambridge stations) [email protected] Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer Kilian Michael News Director [email protected] Ohio Cincinnati WVXU and WMUB Radio [email protected] Ohio Cleveland The Plain Dealer [email protected] Ohio Cleveland WCPN Radio [email protected] Ohio Columbus The Columbus Dispatch [email protected] Ohio Columbus WCBE Radio [email protected] Ohio Columbus WOSU Radio Thompson Mike Chief Content Director [email protected] Ohio Dayton Dayton Daily News [email protected] Ohio Dayton WYSO Radio [email protected] Ohio Toledo The Blade Murray Dave Managing Editor [email protected] Ohio Toledo WGTE Radio [email protected] Ohio Youngstown The Vindicator [email protected] Ohio Youngstown WYSU Radio [email protected] Ohio Zanesville Zanesville Times Recorder [email protected] Ohio Zanesville WOUB Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Allentown WDIY Radio info@wdiy.org Pennsylvania Erie Erie Times News Branton Fiona [email protected] Pennsylvania Harrisburg WITF Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York The Patriot‐News [email protected] Pennsylvania Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York LNP [email protected] Pennsylvania Johnstown/Altoona/State College Centre Daily Times Boogert John Editor [email protected] Pennsylvania Johnstown/Altoona/State College Altoona Mirror Rudel Neil Managing Editor [email protected] Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia Daily News [email protected] Pennsylvania Philadelphia WHYY Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Philadelphia WXPN Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette localnews@post‐gazette.com Pennsylvania Pittsburgh WESA Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Scranton WVIA Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania State College WPSU Radio [email protected] Pennsylvania Washington/Canonsburg/Houston Observer‐Reporter Jones Corwin Lucy Northrop lucyn@observer‐reporter.com Pennsylvania Wilkes‐Barre Times Leader Martin Dotty Managing Editor [email protected] Pennsylvania Williamsport Sun‐Gazette [email protected] Pennsylvania Williamsport WRAK Radio [email protected] West Virginia Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill The Register Herald rhnews@register‐herald.com West Virginia Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill WABY Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill WVBL Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Charleston/Huntington Charleston Gazette‐Mail Leann Ray News Editor [email protected] West Virginia Charleston/Huntington The Herald‐Dispatch news@herald‐dispatch.com West Virginia Charleston/Huntington WVPB Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Charleston/Huntington WVWV Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Clarksburg/Weston The Exponent‐Telegram [email protected] West Virginia Clarksburg/Weston WVPW Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Fairmont Times West Virginian [email protected] Media Notification List West Virginia Morgantown The Dominion Post [email protected] West Virginia Morgantown WVPM Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Parkersburg The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Estep Terry News Editor [email protected] West Virginia Parkersburg WVPG Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Petersburg WVDS Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] West Virginia Wheeling The Intelligencer and Wheeling News‐Register McCabe John Managing Editor [email protected] West Virginia Wheeling WVNP Radio Wright Jesse News Director [email protected] Appendix A-3 Stakeholder Notification

From: Oilandgas_HCP_EIS, FW5 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:40 PM To: FW5 Oilandgas_HCP_EIS Subject: Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS; request for comments for the draft Oil & Gas Coalition Multi- State Habitat Conservation Plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce our intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for proposed issuance of an incidental take permit (ITP) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the draft Oil & Gas Coalition Multi-State Habitat Conservation Plan (O&G HCP). The O&G HCP is being developed to streamline environmental permitting and compliance with the ESA for nine companies in conjunction with their respective midstream and upstream oil and gas exploration, production, and maintenance activities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia over a 50-year period.

We announce a public scoping period between November 25, 2016 and December 27, 2016, during which we invite input regarding development of the draft EIS, which will evaluate the impacts to the human environment associated with issuance of an ITP and implementation of the O&G HCP, and alternatives.

The companies have indicated that they intend to request ITP coverage for five bat species: the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), the threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), the eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii), and the tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).

The public comment period will open on Friday, November 25, 2016 and comments should be submitted to www.regulations.gov for the Service’s review.

Comments must be received by December 27, 2016.

The Federal Register notice can be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/25/2016-28346/endangered-and- threatened-species-permit-applications

More information on this project can be found at https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html

Stakeholder Notification List

State Group Type Agency Name Last Name First Name Email National Federal Agency EPA Region 5 ‐ NEPA Implementation Section Kowal Kathleen [email protected] National Federal Agency EPA Region 5 Pelloso Liz [email protected]

National Federal Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Bose Kimberly Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Turpin Terry [email protected] National Federal Agency USACE Werner Glenn [email protected] National Federal Agency USFWS Midwest Regional Office [email protected] National Federal Agency USFWS Region 3 Regional Office (MN) Magnuson Tom [email protected] National Federal Agency USFWS Region 3 Regional Office (MN) Shull Alisa [email protected] National Federal Agency USFS Eastern Regional Office Cindy Sandeno [email protected] Ohio Federal Agency National Park Service Sholly Cam [email protected] Ohio Federal Agency USDA NRCS OH State Office Cosby Terry [email protected] Ohio Federal Agency USACE, Great Lakes & Ohio River Division [email protected]

OH & PA Federal Agency USACE, Buffalo District (NY) Kornacki Andrew [email protected] Ohio Federal Agency USFWS, Ohio Field Office Everson Dan [email protected] Ohio Federal Agency USFWS, Ohio Field Office Boyer Angela [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Reardon Nathan [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Parsons Kate [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Petering Ray [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Schraner Terrel Amanda [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Powers Barbara [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Logan Burt [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Pfister Mariangela [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Epstein Mark [email protected] Ohio State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Hirsch Mary Beth [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Department of Transportation Barnhart Terri [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Department of Transportation Hill Timothy [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Butler Craig [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Factor Laura [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ‐ Drinking and Ground Waters Baker Mike [email protected] Ohio State Agency Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ‐ Surface Waters Kavalec Tiffani [email protected] PA & WV Federal Agency National Park Service Caldwell Mike [email protected] Pennsylvania Federal Agency USDA NRCS PA State Office Coleman Denise [email protected] PA & OH & WV Federal Agency USACE, Pittsburgh District [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Pennsylvania Federal Agency USACE, Philadelphia District [email protected]

Pennsylvania Federal Agency US DOI, Philadelphia Office Nelson Lindy [email protected] Pennsylvania Federal Agency US DOI, Philadelphia Office Darby Valincia [email protected] Stakeholder Notification List

Pennsylvania Federal Agency U.S. Forest Service ‐ Allegheny National Forest Tune Sherry [email protected] Pennsylvania Federal Agency National Park Service Colwell Sheila [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Shultzabarger Ellen [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Game Commission Taucher John [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Game Commission Libranda Mumma Tracey [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Urban Chris [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Smiles Heather [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Department of Environmental Protection Ziadeh Ramez [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program Wagner Jeff [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office Vaughn James [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office MacDonald Andrea [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania State University Grace James [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Richards Leslie [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Ames Drew [email protected]

Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Perry Scott [email protected]

Pennsylvania NGO Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Aunkst Dana [email protected] Pennsylvania State Agency Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Klapkowski Kurt [email protected] West Virginia Federal Agency USDA NRCS WV State Office Asprey Louis [email protected] West Virginia State Agency West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Brown Cliff [email protected] West Virginia State Agency West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Bennett Danny [email protected] West Virginia State Agency West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Stihler Craig [email protected] West Virginia State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Gray Belinda [email protected] West Virginia State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Kender Carolyn [email protected] West Virginia State Agency State Historic Preservation Office Pierce Susan [email protected] West Virginia State Agency West Virginia Department of Transportation Mattox Paul [email protected]

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ‐ Bureau of Oil and Gas West Virginia State Agency Planning and Program Management Martin Jr. James [email protected] West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ‐ Environmental Quality West Virginia State Agency Board Coleman Kathy [email protected] West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ‐ Division of Water and West Virginia State Agency Waste Management Campbell Patrick [email protected] West Virginia State Agency West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Huffman Randy [email protected]

WV & OH Federal Agency USACE Huntington District [email protected] WV & PA Federal Agency USACE Baltimore District Bachur Beth [email protected] Tribal Contacts Notification List

State Tribe Name Email OH, PA, WV Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma [email protected] [email protected], [email protected], WV, PA Catawba Indian Nation [email protected], [email protected] PA Cayuga Nation [email protected] WV Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma sheila‐[email protected], bill‐[email protected] OH Chippewa Tribe Indians No contact identified. OH Delaware Nation No contact identified. [email protected], [email protected], OH, PA, WV Delaware Nation of Oklahoma [email protected] [email protected], [email protected], WV, PA Delaware Tribe of Indians [email protected] chieflambert@nc‐cherokee.com, russtown@nc‐cherokee.com, WV Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians mirapant@nc‐cherokee.com OH, PA, WV Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma [email protected], [email protected] OH Forest County Potawatomi Community lena.shawano@fcpotawatomi‐nsn.gov OH Hannahville Indian Community [email protected] OH Miami Tribe of Oklahoma [email protected] PA Oneida Indian Nation of New York info@oneida‐nation.org, chill@oneida‐nation.org [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], PA Oneida Nation of Wisconsin [email protected], [email protected], PA Onondaga Nation [email protected], [email protected] OH Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma [email protected] OH Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma [email protected] OH Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas [email protected] abero@srmt‐nsn.gov, ken.jock@srmt‐nsn.gov, les.benedict@srmt‐ Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe PA nsn.gov, arnold.printup@srmt‐nsn.gov [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Seneca Nation of Indians PA, WV [email protected] PA, WV Seneca‐Cayuga Nation [email protected], [email protected] shawneetribe@shawnee‐tribe.com, [email protected], OH, PA, WV Shawnee Tribe Kim.jumper@shawnee‐tribe.com Shannon.holsey@mohican‐nsn.gov, sherry.white@mohican‐nsn.gov, PA Stockbridge‐Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation bonney.hartley@mohican‐nsn.gov OH The Osage Nation gstandingbear@osagenation‐nsn.gov PA, WV Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York No contact identified. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians [email protected] PA, WV Tuscarora Indian Nation [email protected], [email protected] WV United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma ukbthpo‐[email protected], eoosahwee‐[email protected] OH Wyandotte Nation No contact identified. From: Oilandgas_HCP_EIS, FW5 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 7:54 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; wenonahh@ccppc rafts.com; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; sheila- [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] m; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; chieflam [email protected]; [email protected]; mirapant@nc- cherokee.com; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Informational Outreach to Tribes Regarding O&G HCP

Dear Tribal Leaders,

Greetings from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The purpose of this message is to offer information concerning a draft Oil and Gas Coalition Multi-State Habitat Conservation Plan (O&G HCP) that is currently in preparation. Nine oil and gas companies (the Coalition) are planning their environmental permitting and compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for anticipated oil and gas exploration, production, and maintenance activities in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia over the next 50 years. These future activities have the potential to affect wildlife species that are protected under the ESA. The objective of the draft O&G HCP is to guide environmental permitting and compliance with the ESA for the anticipated oil and gas activities, and to conserve the ecosystems upon which listed species depend, ultimately contributing to their recovery.

On November 28, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced its intent to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed issuance of an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the draft O&G HCP, under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. The Coalition has indicated that they intend to request ITP coverage for five bat species: the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), the threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), the eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii), and the tri- colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).

The Service has invited input from the public and from other interested parties regarding development of the draft Environmental Impact Statement, which will evaluate potential impacts to the human environment associated with issuance of an ITP and implementation of the O&G HCP, and its alternatives.

Please be aware that this activity is strictly programmatic at this time. There are no specific locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia where construction has been proposed or designed.

The Service understands that there are multiple federally recognized Tribes that may have ancestral and historical ties to lands within the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and/or West Virginia. The Service seeks to share information about the draft O&G HCP and its associated draft Environmental Impact Statement with those Tribes. The Service welcomes any comments or questions that you may have concerning the information provided in the Federal Register notice and the webpage for the O&G HCP (please see the web links provided below). Although no specific locations for future oil and gas construction have been proposed or identified yet, the Service would be interested to know whether your Tribe has a particular interest in specific regions or counties within the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia, so that this information can be incorporated into the Environmental Impact Statement.

The Federal Register notice can be found at:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/25/2016-28336/proposed-oil-and-gas- coalition-multi-state-habitat-conservation-plan-for-ohio-pennsylvania-and-west

More information can be found on the Oil & Gas Coalition Multi-State Habitat Conservation Plan webpage at:

https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service welcomes your comments. Please contact Pamela Shellenberger, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, by Email ([email protected]) or by telephone (814) 234-4090. If you have questions or comments, please let me know, but I kindly request that you do not 'reply all'. Thank you for your consideration.

Pamela Shellenberger

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office 110 Radnor Rd; Suite 101 State College, PA 16801 814 234-4090 x7459 http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pafo/

From: Oilandgas_HCP_EIS, FW5 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 8:03 AM To: [email protected]; chill@oneidanation.org; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; mtroge @oneidanation.org; [email protected]; [email protected]; admin@onondaganatio n.org; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; les.benedict@srmt- nsn.gov; arnold.printup@srmt- nsn.gov; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; wfisher @sctribe.com; [email protected]; shawneetribe@shawneetribe.com; [email protected]; [email protected]; Shannon.holsey@mohican- nsn.gov; [email protected]; bonney.hartley@mohican- nsn.gov; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; eoosahwee- [email protected] Subject: Informational Outreach to Tribes Regarding O&G HCP

Dear Tribal Leaders,

Please be aware that this activity is strictly programmatic at this time. There are no specific locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia where construction has been proposed or designed.

The Federal Register notice can be found at:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/25/2016-28336/proposed-oil-and-gas- coalition-multi-state-habitat-conservation-plan-for-ohio-pennsylvania-and-west

More information can be found on the Oil & Gas Coalition Multi-State Habitat Conservation Plan webpage at:

https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html

Pamela Shellenberger

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office 110 Radnor Rd; Suite 101 State College, PA 16801 814 234-4090 x7459 http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pafo/

From: Oilandgas_HCP_EIS, FW5 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 9:12 AM To: [email protected]; gstandingbear@osagenation- nsn.gov; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; ada [email protected]; [email protected]; lena.shawano@fcpotawatomi- nsn.gov; gus.frank@fcpotawatomi- nsn.gov; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; earlm [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; bfri [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Informational Outreach to Tribes Regarding O&G HCP

Dear Tribal Leaders,

Please be aware that this activity is strictly programmatic at this time. There are no specific locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia where construction has been proposed or designed. The Service understands that there are multiple federally recognized Tribes that may have ancestral and historical ties to lands within the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and/or West Virginia. The Service seeks to share information about the draft O&G HCP and its associated draft Environmental Impact Statement with those Tribes. The Service welcomes any comments or questions that you may have concerning the information provided in the Federal Register notice and the webpage for the O&G HCP (please see the web links provided below). Although no specific locations for future oil and gas construction have been proposed or identified yet, the Service would be interested to know whether your Tribe has a particular interest in specific regions or counties within the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia, so that this information can be incorporated into the Environmental Impact Statement.

The Federal Register notice can be found at:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/25/2016-28336/proposed-oil-and-gas- coalition-multi-state-habitat-conservation-plan-for-ohio-pennsylvania-and-west

More information can be found on the Oil & Gas Coalition Multi-State Habitat Conservation Plan webpage at:

https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/hcp/oghcp.html

Pamela Shellenberger

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office 110 Radnor Rd; Suite 101 State College, PA 16801 814 234-4090 x7459 http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pafo/