94-24667. Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit for the Proposed Cedar Park Waterline in Travis County, TX

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit 
for the Proposed Cedar Park Waterline in 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 the construction and operation 
of a water pipeline in 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 construct a 20,193-foot long water supply 
pipeline from Lake Travis eastward to the Williamson County line. The 
Applicant proposed to preserve documented perch trees for the warbler 
along the route, limit clearing to 35 feet wide along the route and two 
100-feet by 100-feet staging areas in non-habitat; schedule work during 
the season when the warblers are absent from the area (August 1 through 
March 1); and the purchase and dedication of 33 acres of occupied 
warbler habitat to a conservation organization approved by the Service. 
Details of the mitigation are provided in the Cedar Park Waterline 
Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan. Guarantees for 
implementation are provided in the 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 route,
    4. Additional alternate project route,
    5. Wait for issuance of a Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit.

Determination

    Based upon information contained in the Environmental Assessment/
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 warranted.
    It is my decision to issue the Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for the 
construction and operation of the Cedar Park Water System Improvement 
Pipeline in northwest Travis County, Texas.
John G. Rogers,
Regional Director, Southwest Region (2), U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 94-24667 Filed 10-4-94; 8:45 am]
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