47244 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 11, 2017 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

an application from Mr. Robert 

Campbell 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 Campbell 

Home Ranch 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 Mr. Robert 

Campbell (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 Campbell Home Ranch 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. 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 installation and 

operation of vineyard, berries and other 

agricultural development activities and/ 

or construction of a residential 

development including one singlefamily residence. The HCP includes 

avoidance and minimization measures 

for the covered species and mitigation 

for unavoidable loss of occupied upland 

habitat through establishment of a 

conservation easement on applicantowned land. 

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: September 27, 2017. 

Stephen P. Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office Ventura, California. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM004000 L54200000.FR0000 

LVDIG17ZGKP0 17X] 

Notice of Application for a Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest: Harris County, 

Texas 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) received an 

application for a Recordable Disclaimer 

of Interest (RDI) from RKE–2 Real Estate, 

LLC, a Texas limited liability company, 

pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and the 

implementing regulations for certain 

surface land located in Harris County, 

Texas. This Notice is intended to inform 

the public of the pending application, 

give notice of BLM’s intention to grant 

the requested DRI, and provide a public 

comment period for the proposed 

Disclaimer of Interest. 

DATES: Comments on this action should 

be received by January 9, 2018. Absent 

any valid objection, this Notice will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior and an RDI 

may be issued January 9, 2018. 


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ADDRESSES: Additional information 

pertaining to this application can be 

reviewed in case file TXNM136311 

located in the BLM Oklahoma Field 

Office, 201 Stephenson Parkway, Room 

1200, Norman, OK 73072–2037. Written 

comments must be sent to the Deputy 

State Director, Lands and Resources, 

BLM, New Mexico State Office, P.O. 

Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502–0115. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Ledbetter, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Oklahoma Field Office, (405) 579–7172, 

jledbetter@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The Service is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RKE–2 

Real Estate, LLC, submitted an 

application for a Disclaimer of Interest 

pursuant to Section 315 of the FLPMA, 

as amended, and the implementing 

regulations in 43 CFR subpart 1864. The 

purpose of this Disclaimer is to remove 

a cloud on the title of the surface estate 

of a parcel of land situated in Harris 

County, Texas. 

By deed dated October 6, 1936, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

obtained multiple tracts of land in 

Harris County, Texas. In describing the 

acquired land, the acquisition deed first 

cited the legal description as ‘‘Lots 1 to 

16 inclusive of Block 18 of Highland 

Farms,’’ as well as multiple other tracts. 

Following this initial description of the 

lots and blocks, the deed continued by 

restating the description of the same 

area as ‘‘more particularly described by 

metes and bounds,’’ and went on to cite 

a lengthy metes and bounds description. 

On January 1, 1944, the United States 

disposed of these acquired properties, 

except and reserving to the United 

States three-quarters of the oil, gas, coal, 

and other mineral rights. The resulting 

quitclaim deed cited the same metes 

and bounds description that was used in 

the 1936 acquisition deed, omitting the 

lots and blocks description. Thereafter, 

certain subsequent deeds, purporting to 

convey this same property, cited the lots 

and blocks descriptions included in the 

1936 deed. It was apparently unknown 

at the time and did not become known 

until sometime later that these two 

descriptions of the same land from the 

1936 deed did not match exactly. Due 

to the 1936 deed legal description 

inconsistency, the 1944 deed and other 

subsequent deeds were plagued with the 

same inconsistency in the description. 

The historical evidence provided by the 

applicant in the form of deeds and 

correctional documents demonstrate 

and support that the two descriptions 

used in the 1936 acquisition deed were 

not identical. This inconsistency 

remains to date and causes a cloud on 

the title. 

The BLM New Mexico State Office 

Cadastral Survey Program has reviewed 

and compared the legal land 

descriptions of the 1936 and 1944 

deeds. According to the Land Surveyor 

Report dated September 26, 2016, the 

land description in the two deeds do not 

appear to be identical. However, since 

the subdivision plat is lacking in detail, 

and the two descriptions purport to 

describe the same property, the metes 

and bounds description must be either 

based on a survey the BLM does not 

have access to, or is the wrong 

interpretation of the plat. The 

discrepancy in descriptions manifests 

itself as a 0.2813-acre triangular parcel 

within Lot 16, Block 18, Highland 

Farms, and creates a cloud on the title. 

The BLM believes that the intent of the 

1944 disposition deed was to dispose of 

the entire surface estate of the lot 

acquired in 1936, and not to reserve this 

triangular parcel. Therefore, in order to 

remove the cloud on the title to the lot, 

the BLM intends to disclaim the land 

described as: 

Harris, Texas 

All of Lot 16, Block 18, Highland 

Farms according to the plat or map 

recorded in Volume 7, Page 60 of the 

Map Records of Harris County, Texas 

(surface estate only). 

This proposed RDI does not address 

any mineral interest that may still be 

vested with the United States of 

America. 

The public is hereby notified that 

comments may be submitted to the 

Deputy State Director, Lands and 

Resources at the address shown above 

within the comment period identified in 

the notice. Any adverse comments will 

be evaluated by the State Director who 

may modify or vacate this action and 

issue a final determination. 

In the absence of any valid objection, 

this Notice will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior and a RDI may be issued 90 

days from publication of this Notice. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of commenters, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

New Mexico State Office (see address 

above), during regular business hours, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 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 review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1864.2(a). 

Melanie Barnes, 

Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWYR01000 L14400000.ER0000 17X; 

WYW–165353] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project, Big 

Horn County, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), through the 

Worland Field Office, Worland, 

Wyoming, intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed Alkali Creek Reservoir 

Project (Project). The BLM, through this 

Notice, is announcing the beginning of 

the scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted in 

writing until November 13, 2017. In 

order to be included in the analysis, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 

days after the last public meeting, 

whichever is later. The BLM will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation, as appropriate. The 

dates and locations of any scoping 

meetings will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through the local news 

media, newspapers, and the BLM 

ePlanning Web site at: http://rebrand.ly/ 

AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: BLM_WY_

AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 307–347–5128. 


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