95-11626. Finding of No Significant Impact for Incidental Take Permits for the Construction of Single Family Residences at the Specific Site Locations Indicted Below in Travis County, Texas

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25246-25247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11626]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Finding of No Significant Impact for Incidental Take Permits for 
the Construction of Single Family Residences at the Specific Site 
Locations Indicted Below in Travis County, Texas

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared 
Environmental Assessments for issuance of Section 10(a)(1)(B) permits 
for the incidental take of the Federally endangered golden-cheeked 
warbler Dendroica chrysoparia) during the construction and operation of 
single-family residences in Travis County, Texas.

Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the issuance of permits under Section 
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act to authorize the incidental 
take of the golden-cheeked warbler.
    The Applicant (Rex B. Rivers) plans to construct a single-family 
residence at the specific site indicated as Lot 4, Critter Canyon 
Subdivision (6.65 acre lot) aka 8402 Critter Canyon, Austin, Travis 
County, Texas (PRT-799945).
    The Applicant (Wayne Bell) plans to construct a single-family 
residence at the site indicated as Lot 22, Blue Hills Estates (3.95 
acres) aka 6500 Distant View, Austin, Travis County, Texas (PRT-
799946).
    The proposed construction and operation of the single-family 
residences 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 
individual Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plans. These 
conservation plan actions ensure that the criteria established for 
issuance incidental take permits will be fully satisfied.

Alternatives Considered

    1. Proposed action,
    2. Alternate site locations,
    3. Alternative site designs,
    4. Wait for issuance of a regional Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit,
    5. No action. [[Page 25247]] 

Determination

    Based upon information contained in the Environmental Assessment/
Habitat Conservation Plans, the Service has determined that these 
actions are not major Federal actions 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 Environmental Impact Statements on the 
proposed action is not warranted.
    It is my decision to issue the section 10(a)(1)(B) permits for the 
construction and operation of the single-family residences at the sites 
specified above in Travis County, Texas.
John E. Cross,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 95-11626 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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