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withdrawal is approved prior to that

date.

Dated: February 28, 1995.

Herman L. Kast,

Deputy State Director, Resource Planning, Use

& Protection Division.

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Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications and Amendment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Amendment of Blanket Permit

PRT–778102 to remove the Arctic

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus

tundrius); add the Aleutian shield fern

(Polystichum aleuticum) and the

Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri); and

change the permittee and principal

officer from the Regional Director to the

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services.

The following applicant has applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with an endangered species and a

proposed threatened species, if listed,

and requested removal of a delisted

species from the blanket permit. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.):

Permit No. PRT–778102

Applicant: Assistant Regional

Director, Ecological Services,

Anchorage, Alaska.

The applicant requests amendment to

their current permit to remove the

Arctic peregrine falcon (Falco

peregrinus tundrius) from the Regional

Blanket Permit No. PRT–778102.

Effective October 5, 1994, this species

was delisted (59 FR 50796).

The applicant also requests

amendment to their current permit to

add the endangered Aleutian shield fern

(Polystichum aleuticum) to the blanket

permit in order to conduct certain

research activities. Activities will

benefit the recovery of the species and

include scientific research and

enhancing propagation and survival of

the species as prescribed by Fish and

Wildlife Service recovery documents.

The applicant also requests the addition

of the Steller’s eider (Polystichum

stelleri) if and when it becomes

federally listed as endangered or

threatened under the Endangered

Species Act. All activities for the

Aleutian shield fern and Steller’s eider

will be in compliance with the general

permit conditions included under

Permit Number PRT–778102.

The applicant also requests

amendment to their current permit to

change the permit applicant and

principal officer from the Regional

Director to the Assistant Regional

Director, Ecological Services. This

proposed change is consistent with the

delegation of Native Endangered and

Threatened Species Take and Interstate

Commerce Recovery Permits from the

Director to Regional Directors on May

16, 1994.

Written data or comments in regard to

the application should be sent to the

address provided below. Documents

and other information submitted in

conjunction with this application are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Assistant

Regional Director, Ecological Services,

1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage,

Alaska 99503. Phone (907) 786–3544 or

FAX (907) 786–3306.

Dated: February 28, 1995.

Janet E. Hohn,

Regional Director, Region 7, Fish and Wildlife

Service.

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Finding of No Significant Impact for an

Incidental Take Permit for the

Construction and Operation of the

Davenport Ranch Subdivision in

Austin, Travis County, Texas

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) has prepared an

Environmental Assessment for issuance

of a Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for the

incidental take of the Federally

endangered black-capped vireo (Vireo

atricapillus) during the construction

and operation of a residential

development in western Travis County,

Texas.

Proposed Action

The proposed action is the issuance of

a permit under Section 10(a)(1)(2) of the

Endangered Species Act to authorize the

incidental take of the black-capped

vireo.

The Applicant plans to construct

single-family residences on

approximately 210 acres in western

Travis County, Texas. The proposed

development 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 Davenport Ranch

Subdivision Environmental

Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan.

Guarantees for implementation are

provided in the Agreement. These

conservation plan actions ensure that

the criteria established for issuance of

an incidental take permit will be fully

satisfied.

Alternatives Considered

1. No action,

2. Development of the 107.8 acres of the

210-acre tract (Preferred

Alternative),

3. A reduced development plan,

4. Alternative location, and

5. Wait for issuance of a Regional

10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit.

Determination

Based upon information contained in

the Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan, the Service has

determined that this action is not a

major Federal action 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 an

Environmental Impact Statement on the

proposed action is not warranted.

It is my decision to issue the Section

10(a)(1)(B) permit for the construction

and operation of the Davenport Ranch

Subdivision development in Travis

County, Texas.

A. Robyn Thorson,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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