[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20280-20281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10135]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take of Threatened Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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On February 9, 1995, a notice was published in the Federal Register
(60 FR 7785) that an application had been filed with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) by Heritage Arts Foundation, Inc., St.
George, Utah, for a permit to incidentally take, pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), threatened desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
in conjunction with operation of an access road to the Tuacahn School
and Performing Arts Center in Padre Canyon, town of Ivins, Washington
County, Utah, pursuant to an implementation agreement which implements
the Heritage Arts Foundation's Habitat Conservation Plan. Thirty-seven
comments were received. Thirty-six commenters expressed support for
issuance of the incidental take permit, and one commenter opposed
issuance of any incidental take permits in this area and questioned the
evaluation of alternatives to, and impacts of, the proposal. These
comments have been addressed and are incorporated into the final
environmental assessment.
Notice is hereby given that on March 31, 1995, as authorized by the
provisions of the Act, the Service issued an incidental take permit
(PRT-798634) to the above-named party subject to certain conditions set
forth therein. The permit was granted only after it was determined that
it was applied for in good faith, that by granting the permit it will
not be to the disadvantage of the threatened species, and that it will
be consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in the Act, as
amended.
Additional information on this permit action may be obtained by
contacting the Assistant Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 145 East 1300 South, Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,
telephone (801) 524-5001, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
weekdays.
[[Page 20281]] Dated: April 19, 1995.
Terry T. Terrell,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 95-10135 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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