[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 37067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17710]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan, Environmental
Assessment, and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit
of Utah Prairie Dog Related to the Expansion of an Existing Warehouse
by the Coleman Company, Inc., Cedar City, Iron County, Utah
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coleman Company (Applicant) has applied to the Fish and
Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended.
The Applicant has been assigned Permit Number PRT-804404. The requested
permit, which is for a period not to exceed 2 years, would authorize
the incidental take of the threatened Utah prairie dog (Cynomys
parvidens). The proposed take would occur as a result of a 1.4 acre
expansion of an existing warehouse owned by The Coleman Company in
Cedar City, Iron County, Utah.
The Applicant has prepared a habitat conservation plan and an
environmental assessment for the incidental take permit application.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and
National Environmental Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
DATES: Written comments on the habitat conservation plan, permit
application, and environmental assessment must be received on or before
August 18, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Requests for any of the above documents and comments or
materials concerning them should be sent to the Assistant Field
Supervisor, Utah Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 145 East
1300 South, Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. The documents and
comments and materials received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above
address. Please refer to Permit Number PRT-804404 in all correspondence
regarding these documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert D. Williams, Assistant Field Supervisor (see ADDRESSES above)
(telephone (801) 524-5001 extension 124, facsimile (801) 524-5021).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act
(Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), prohibits the
``taking'' of any threatened or endangered species, including the Utah
prairie dog. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service, under limited
circumstances, may issue permits to take threatened and endangered
wildlife species if such taking is incidental to, and not the purpose
of, otherwise lawful activities. Regulations governing permits for
threatened and endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22.
The Coleman Company, a corporation, wishes to construct a 52,800
square foot addition to an existing warehouse in Cedar City, Iron
County, Utah. The construction will impact 1.4 acres of a 3.7 acre
vacant lot on the south side of the warehouse. The entire 3.7 acre lot
is known to be inhabited by the Utah prairie dog, a threatened species.
The Applicant considered a no-action alternative. There are no
other logistically suitable sites for warehouse expansion of the
Coleman property. The Applicant rejected the no-action alternative
because this would cause loss of use of the private property, resulting
in an economic loss.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
Dated: July 11, 1995.
Terry T. Terrell,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 95-17710 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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