[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1540]
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[Federal Register: January 24, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit
for the Proposed Lake Pointe Development, Austin, Travis County, TX
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared an
Environmental Assessment for issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B) permit
for the incidental take of the Federally endangered golden-cheeked
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) during construction and operation of a
496 acre mixed residential and commercial development known as Lake
Pointe in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Proposed Action
The proposed action is the issuance of a permit under section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act to authorize the incidental
take of the golden-cheeked warbler.
The Applicant plans to build 850 single-family residences, a 10-
acre commercial site, an elementary school, and associated streets and
utility corridors in southwest Travis County, Texas. The development
will occupy approximately 354 acres with the remaining 142 acres for
open space, conducting golden-cheeked warbler monitoring studies,
providing $90,000 to fund the acquisition of golden-cheeked warbler
habitat preserves, and constructing and maintaining a fence between the
proposed development and the areas of open space set aside for the
golden-cheeked warbler. Details of the mitigation are provided in the
Lake Pointe Habitat Conservation Plan. Guarantees for implementation
are provided in the Agreement and the Management Agreement.
These conservation plan actions ensure that the criteria
established for issuance of an incidental take permit will be fully
satisfied.
Alternatives Considered
1. No action,
2. Proposed action,
3. Alternate project location,
4. Reduce the proposed project, and
5. Wait for the completion of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation
Plan Section 10(a) permit.
Determination
Based upon information contained in the Environmental Assessment
and the Habitat Conservation Plan, the Service has determined that this
action is not a major Federal action which would significantly affect
the quality of the human environment within the meaning of section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Accordingly, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on
the proposed action is not required.
It is my decision to approve the issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) permit for the construction of the 496 acre mixed
residential/commercial development known as Lake Pointe Development in
Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Dated: January 12, 1994.
John G. Rogers,
Regional Director, Southwest Region (2), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 94-1540 Filed 1-21-94; 10:00 am]
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