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ESA, protections for federally listed 

plants differ from the protections 

afforded to federally listed animals. 

Issuance of an incidental take permit 

also must not jeopardize the existence of 

federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant 

species. All species included in the 

incidental take permit would receive 

assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’ 

regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 

17.32(b)(5)). 

Applicant’s Proposed Activities 

The applicant has applied for a permit 

for incidental take of the California tiger 

salamander. The potential take will 

occur in association with activities 

necessary for the implementation of the 

installation of a 3 acre solar array 

project. The site includes suitable 

upland habitat for the California tiger 

salamander. The HCP includes 

avoidance and minimization measures 

for the covered species. As mitigation 

for unavoidable loss of occupied upland 

habitat the applicant is supporting 

recovery goals for the California tiger 

salamander by facilitating and funding 

survey work to detect the presence of 

invasive barred tiger salamanders in the 

area. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that issuance of the 

incidental take permit is neither a major 

Federal action that will significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment within the meaning of 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.; NEPA), nor will it 

individually or cumulatively have more 

than a negligible effect on the species 

covered in the HCP. Therefore, the 

permit qualifies for a categorical 

exclusion under NEPA. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, draft HCP, and associated 

documents, you may submit comments 

by one of the methods in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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 in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: October 4, 2017. 

Stephen P. Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Ventura, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2017–N134; 

FXES11130800000–178–FF08EVEN00] 

Receipt of Application for Incidental 

Take Permit; Draft Low-Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the California 

Tiger Salamander; Rice Ranch 

Development Project, Santa Barbara 

County, California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

an application from John Scardino of 

Highlands at Double R, LLC for an 

incidental take permit under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. The permit would authorize 

take of the federally endangered 

California tiger salamander (Santa 

Barbara distinct population segment), 

incidental to otherwise lawful activities 

associated with the Rice Ranch 

Development Project draft low-effect 

habitat conservation plan. We invite 

public comment. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 13, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain documents: You 

may download a copy of the draft 

habitat conservation plan and draft loweffect screening form and environmental 

action statement at http://www.fws.gov/ 

ventura/, or you may request copies of 

the documents by sending U.S. mail to 

our Ventura office, or by phone (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

To submit written comments: Please 

send us your written comments using 

one of the following methods: 

• U.S. mail: Send your comments to: 

Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. 

• Facsimile: Fax your comments to 

805–644–3958. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, 805–677–3312 (phone), or at 

the Ventura address in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have 

received an application from John 

Scardino of Highlands at Double R, LLC 

(applicant) for an incidental take permit 

under the Endangered Species Act of 

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

seq.; ESA). The applicant has agreed to 

follow all of the conditions in the draft 

habitat conservation plan for the project. 

The permit would authorize take of the 

Santa Barbara distinct population 

segment of the federally endangered 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) incidental to otherwise 

lawful activities associated with the 

draft Rice Ranch Development Habitat 

Conservation Plan (HCP). We invite 

public comment on the application, the 

draft HCP, draft low-effect screening 

form, and environmental action 

statement. 

Background 

The Santa Barbara distinct population 

segment (DPS) of the California tiger 

salamander was listed by the Service as 

endangered on September 21, 2000 (65 

FR 57242). Section 9 of the ESA and its 

implementing regulations prohibit the 

‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species listed 

as endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is 

defined under the ESA to include the 

following activities: ‘‘[T]o harass, harm, 

pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 

capture, or collect, or to attempt to 

engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 

1532); however, under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, we may issue 

permits to authorize incidental take of 

listed species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is 

defined by the ESA as take that is 

incidental to, and not the purpose of, 

carrying out of an otherwise lawful 

activity. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for threatened 

and endangered species are in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

17.32 and 17.22, respectively. Under the 

ESA, protections for federally listed 

plants differ from the protections 

afforded to federally listed animals. 

Issuance of an incidental take permit 

also must not jeopardize the existence of 

federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant 

species. The permittee would receive 

assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’ 

regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 

17.32(b)(5)) regarding conservation 

activities for the California tiger 

salamander. 

Applicant’s Proposed Activities 

The applicant has applied for a permit 

for incidental take of the California tiger 

salamander. The potential take will 


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occur in association with activities 

necessary for the construction of the 

residential development. The site 

includes approximately 180 acres of 

suitable upland habitat for the 

California tiger salamander. The HCP 

includes avoidance and minimization 

measures for the covered species and 

mitigation for unavoidable loss of 

occupied upland habitat through the 

purchase of mitigation credits at a 

Service-approved conservation bank. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that issuance of the 

incidental take permit is neither a major 

Federal action that will significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment within the meaning of 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.; NEPA), nor will it 

individually or cumulatively have more 

than a negligible effect on the species 

covered in the HCP. The Service 

considers the impacts of the project on 

the California tiger salamander to be 

minor as the affected habitat is moderate 

to low quality and does not provide 

connectivity between breeding ponds. 

Therefore, the permit qualifies for a 

categorical exclusion under NEPA. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the permit 

application, draft HCP, and associated 

documents, you may submit comments 

by one of the methods in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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 in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Stephen P. Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Ventura, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDC00000.17XL1109AF.L16200000.MG0

000.241A0; 4500110251] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Coeur 

d’Alene District Resource Advisory 

Council, Idaho 

October 27, 2017 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, and the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 

2004, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Coeur d’Alene District Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The Coeur d’Alene District RAC 

will hold a public meeting on Thursday, 

October 19, 2017. The meeting will 

begin at 9:00 a.m. and end no later than 

3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the BLM Coeur d’Alene District Office, 

3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, 

Idaho 83815. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Endsley, Coeur d’Alene 

District, Idaho, 3815 Schreiber Way, 

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815, (208) 769– 

5004. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may contact Ms. Endsley by 

calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 

at (800) 877–8339. The FRS is available 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave 

a message or question with Ms. Endsley. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member RAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the Bureau of Land 

Management, on a variety of planning 

and management issues associated with 

public land management in Idaho. The 

meeting agenda will include updates 

from the Cottonwood and Coeur d’Alene 

Field Offices; presentations from the 

Nez Perce/Clearwater and the Idaho 

Panhandle National Forests regarding 

potential new recreation fees and/or 

increased fee rates; information on 

vegetation treatment projects and 

recreation enhancements. Additional 

agenda topics or changes to the agenda 

will be announced in local news 

releases. More information is available 

at http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/get_

involved/resource_advisory/coeur_d_

alene_district.html. RAC meetings are 

open to the public. A public comment 

period will be available on October 19 

from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. during the 

meeting. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to comment and time 

available, the time for individual oral 

comments may be limited. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, please be aware that your 

entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation, should contact 

the BLM as provided above. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. 

Linda Clark, 

BLM Coeur d’Alene District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22047 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0006; DS63644000 

DR2000000.CH7000 189D0102R2; OMB 

Control Number 1012–0009] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; OCS Net Profit Share 

Payment Reporting 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we, the Office of Natural 

Resources Revenue (ONRR), are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

written comments on this information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior by 

email to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov; or via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806. Please mail a copy of your 

comments to Mr. Armand Southall, 

Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box 

25165, MS 64400, Denver, Colorado 

80225–0165, or by email to 


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