95-4541. Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit for the Proposed Barton Creek Property Development, Southwest of Austin, Travis County, TX

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10399-10400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4541]



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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 Barton Creek Property Development, Southwest of 
Austin, Travis County, TX

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

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 residential/commercial development in southwest Travis County, 
Texas.

Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the issuance of a permit under Section 
10(a)(1)(2) of the Endangered Species Act to authorize the incidental 
take of the golden-cheeked warbler.
    The Applicant plans to construct single-family, multi-family, and 
villa residences and commercial development on 4,684 acres southwest of 
Austin, Travis Country, 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 FM Properties Operating Company 
(Applicant) Barton Creek Property development Environmental Assessment/
Habitat Conservation Plan. Guarantees for implementation are provided 
in the Implementing Agreement and Habitat Maintenance Agreement. These 
conservation plan actions ensure that the criteria 
[[Page 10400]] established for issuance of an incidental take permit 
will be fully satisfied.

Alternatives Considered

1. Proposed action,
2. No action,
3. Alternate project design,
4. Wait for the City of Austin's Regional Conservation Plan.

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 with 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 Barton Creek Property development, 
southwest of Austin, Travis County, Texas.
John G. Rogers,
Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 95-4541 Filed 2-23-95; 8:45 am]
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