North Dakota Petroleum Council, North Dakota; Multi-Project Habitat Conservation Plan for the Dakota Skipper, Draft Environmental Assessment
§ 01 Summary
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces availability of the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s application for a 30-year Endangered Species Act incidental take permit covering Dakota skipper impacts from above-ground oil and gas development activities in North Dakota. The notice opens public comment on the revised habitat conservation plan and FWS draft environmental assessment but does not issue the permit or impose permit conditions yet.
§ 02 Why this matters
The notice only requests comment on an ITP application, HCP, and draft environmental assessment; it does not grant incidental take authorization or impose mitigation, monitoring, or reporting conditions. Any compliance obligations for covered oil and gas activities would arise if FWS later issues the permit.
§ 03 Topics
§ 04 Affected entities
- agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- agency: Department of the Interior
- other: North Dakota Petroleum Council
- industry: oil-and-gas-operators
- jurisdiction: North Dakota
- statute: Endangered Species Act
- statute: National Environmental Policy Act
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§ 06 Source document
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Type: Notice Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service Citation: 91 FR 32994 Title: North Dakota Petroleum Council, North Dakota; Multi-Project Habitat Conservation Plan for the Dakota Skipper, Draft Environmental Assessment Abstract: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of documents related to an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) is applying for a permit associated with incidental take of the Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) during above-ground activities associated with the development of oil and gas projects in North Dakota. NDPC has submitted a new application for a 30-year ITP, including the Dakota Skipper Multi-Project Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and associated documents and appendices. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant's revised HCP and the Service's draft environmental assessment, prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. The Service provides this notice to seek comments from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments.
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