98-16621. Notice of Decision and Availability of Decision Documents on the Issuance of Permits for Incidental Take of Threatened and Endangered Species

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34192-34193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16621]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Decision and Availability of Decision Documents on the 
Issuance of Permits for Incidental Take of Threatened and Endangered 
Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that between August 20, 1997, 
and June 1, 1998, Region 1 of the Fish and Wildlife Service issued the 
following permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered 
species, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973, as amended (Act). Each permit was granted only after the 
Service determined that the application had been submitted in good 
faith; that all permit issuance criteria were met, including the 
requirement that granting the permit will not jeopardize the continued 
existence of the species; and that the permit was consistent with the 
Act and applicable regulations, including a thorough review of the 
environmental effects of the action and alternatives, pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Copies of these permits and 
associated decision documents are available upon request. Decision 
documents for each permit include a Findings and Recommendations; a 
Biological Opinion; and either a Finding of No Significant Impact, a 
Record of Decision, or an Environmental Action Statement.

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                                                               Issuance 
               Name of permittee                 Permit No.      date   
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Kern Water Bank Authority.....................       828086      10/2/97
Contra Costa County Public Works Department...       833486      10/6/97
Kern County Waste Management Department.......       830963     10/24/97
John Laing Homes (California), Incorporated...       835424     10/29/97
City of Sacramento............................       823773     12/31/97
SunCal Companies..............................       839428      2/13/98
E.L. Yeager Construction Company..............       839580      2/23/98
San Diego County..............................       840414      3/16/98
LAMCO, Incorporated...........................       842272       5/6/98
Corrections Corporation of America............       842781      5/17/98
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ADDRESSES: Individuals wishing copies of any of the above permits and 
associated decision documents should contact the Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 
11th Avenue, 4th Floor East, Portland, Oregon 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hill, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address; telephone [phone].

    Dated: June 8, 1998.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-16621 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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