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acre would consist of restoration and 

the other acre would consist of 

enhancement. Restoration actions 

include removal of woody vegetation 

encroachment, removal of 

infrastructure, and conversion of 

cropland to grasslands. Enhancement 

efforts primarily include actions to 

maintain or enhance the quality of 

existing LEPC habitat, such as 

prescribed burning, prescribed grazing, 

and chemical and mechanical 

manipulation of the vegetative 

community. Implementation of the 

proposed LEPC habitat conservation 

measures are projected to result in no 

net loss of LEPC habitat. The ITP would 

authorize incidental take that may result 

from the implementation of the 

proposed conservation measures, 

including activities occurring on 

mitigation parcels that, while providing 

a long-term benefit to LEPC, may have 

temporary impacts to the species. 

The HCP, including the proposed 

conservation measures, was developed 

in coordination with the Service. 

Implementation of the HCP 

requirements, including the 

conservation measures, would be 

required for all participants in the HCP 

regardless of the listing status of the 

LEPC. The proposed conservation 

measures, once implemented, would 

fully offset impacts to the LEPC 

associated with habitat loss and 

fragmentation resulting from 

implementation of the covered 

activities. 

Alternatives 

We are considering two alternatives to 

the proposed action as part of this 

process: Issue an ESP for a CCAA, and 

a No Action Alternative. 

1. Issue an Enhancement of Survival 

Permit for a Candidate Conservation 

Agreement With Assurances 

Under this alternative, instead of 

approving the HCP and issuing an ITP, 

the Service would issue an ESP 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

ESA, supported by a CCAA, to the 

applicant for incidental take associated 

with the covered activities in the CCAA. 

The proposed covered activities in the 

CCAA would be the same as those 

proposed in the HCP. The permit term 

for the ESP would be 30 years. Under 

this alternative, it is assumed the 

applicant (in the role of CCAA 

administrator) would require enrolled 

projects to implement all the avoidance, 

minimization, mitigation, monitoring, 

adaptive management, and reporting 

processes described in the HCP as part 

of the CCAA. It is anticipated that a 

similar level of oil and gas development 

within the permit area would occur 

under an HCP or a CCAA for each 

project. However, the enrollment of 

projects under the CCAA would end on 

the future date of a possible listing of 

the covered species, whereas the HCP 

enrollment would continue for the 

duration of the permit. We anticipate 

that this alternative would result in the 

same level of potential impacts to LEPC 

and the same level of LEPC conservation 

as what is proposed in the HCP for those 

enrolled prior to listing; however, 

projects after a potential listing would 

need to develop their own HCPs or find 

an alternative coverage for incidental 

take. This action would be consistent 

with existing Service guidance for 

conservation actions of unlisted species. 

2. No Action Alternative 

Under this alternative, the Service 

would not issue an ITP or an ESP, and 

therefore this programmatic permitting 

structure would not be available for 

willing participants. While the LEPC 

remains unlisted, potentially 

participating entities (i.e., oil and gas 

companies) would have little economic 

or legal incentive to voluntarily initiate 

the conservation or management 

activities that are proposed in the HCP 

to benefit the LEPC. Therefore, unless 

potentially participating entities 

voluntarily participate in another 

programmatic permitting option, should 

one be available, or voluntarily develop 

their own standalone permitting option, 

conservation measures above and 

beyond those directed by existing 

Federal, State, and local laws, policies, 

or regulations likely would not be 

implemented, and the LEPC would not 

gain additional protections and 

conservation benefits over what 

currently exist. On private lands, where 

the State or Federal government has no 

authority to protect or direct the 

management of LEPC habitat, LEPC 

conservation programs would be 

implemented entirely at the discretion 

of the landowners and private 

developers. 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate the permit 

application, HCP, associated 

documents, and comments we receive to 

determine whether the ITP application 

meets the requirements of ESA, NEPA, 

and implementing regulations, or 

whether the issuance of an ESP should 

be considered. If we determine that all 

requirements are met, we will approve 

the HCP and issue the ITP under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) to the applicant in accordance 

with the terms of the HCP and specific 

terms and conditions of the authorizing 

ITP. Alternatively, we could approve 

this plan as a CCAA and issue an ESP 

under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and 

applicable regulations if we determine 

that all requirements of the ESA, NEPA, 

and implementing regulations are met. 

We will consider comments on both the 

alternative and the denial of issuing a 

permit in our final decision. We will not 

make our final decision until after the 

30-day comment period ends, and we 

have fully considered all comments 

received during the public comment 

period. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments we receive become part 

of the public record associated with this 

action. Requests for copies of comments 

will be handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, NEPA, and 

Service and Department of the Interior 

policies and procedures. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under the 

authority of section 10(c) of the ESA and 

its implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32) and NEPA (42 

U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

Amy L. Lueders, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033383; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

Anniston, AL; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 


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ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Anniston Museum of 

Natural History has corrected an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, published 

in a Notice of Inventory Completion in 

the Federal Register on August 10, 

2018. This notice corrects the cultural 

affiliation. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

to the Anniston Museum of Natural 

History. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the lineal descendants, Indian 

Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice by March 14, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel D. Spaulding, Anniston Museum 

of Natural History, 800 Museum Drive, 

Anniston, AL 36206, telephone (256) 

237–6766, email dspaulding@

annistonmuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

Anniston, AL. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Moundville in 

Tuscaloosa County, AL. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the cultural 

affiliation published in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 39776–39777, August 

10, 2018). Transfer of control of the 

items in this correction notice has not 

occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 39776, 

August 10, 2018), column 3, sentence 1 

under the heading ‘‘Summary’’ is 

corrected by substituting the following 

sentence: 

The Anniston Museum of Natural History 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and 

has determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and present-day 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 39777, 

August 10, 2018), column 1, paragraph 

4, under the heading ‘‘Determinations 

Made by the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History,’’ is corrected by 

substituting the following paragraph: 

Officials of the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 10 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed with 

or near individual human remains at the time 

of death or later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a 

relationship of shared group identity that can 

be reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and associated 

funerary objects and the Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribe of Texas [previously listed as AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas]; Coushatta Tribe 

of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Seminole Tribe of Florida [previously listed 

as Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 

Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & Tampa 

Reservations)]; The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation; and The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Daniel D. Spaulding, 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

800 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 

36206, telephone (256) 237–6766, email 

dspaulding@annistonmuseum.org, by 

March 14, 2022. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

The Anniston Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; 

and The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033385; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area 

Office, Oklahoma City, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, 

Oklahoma-Texas Area Office 

(Reclamation), has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and present-day Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to Reclamation. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Reclamation at the 

address in this notice by March 14, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Ellison, Archeologist, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area 

Office, 5924 NW 2nd Street, Suite 200, 

Oklahoma City, OK 73127, telephone 


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