95-4299. Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit for the Proposed Canyon Ridge, Phase A, Section 3 Development, Austin, Travis County, TX

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4299]



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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 Canyon Ridge, Phase A, Section 3 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/Habitat Conservation Plan for issuance of a 
section 10(a)(1)(B) permit amendment for the incidental take of the 
Federally endangered golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) 
during the construction and operation of a residential development in 
northwest Travis County, Texas.

Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the issuance of a permit amendment under 
Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act to authorize the 
incidental take of the golden-cheeked warbler during construction and 
operation of the Canyon Ridge development on the 24-acre site.
    The Applicant plans to construct single-family and multi-family 
residences in northwest Travis County, Texas. The proposed development 
will comply with all local, State, and Federal environmental 
regulations addressing environmental impacts associated with this type 
of development. Details of the mitigation are provided in the Canyon 
Ridge, Phase A, Section 3 Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation 
Plan. Guarantees for implementation are provided in the Implementing 
Agreement. These conservation plan actions ensure that the criteria 
established for issuance of an incidental take permit amendment will be 
fully satisfied.

Alternatives Considered

    1. No action,
    2. Proposed action,
    3. Alternate site location,
    4. Alternate site design,
    5. Wait for issuance of a regional Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit.
    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 amendment 
for the construction and operation of the Canyon Ridge, Phase A, 
Section 3 development in northwest Travis County, Texas.
John G. Rogers,
Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 95-4299 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
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