81 FR 22302 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-08725

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing such permits.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct 
activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered 
species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 
prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal 
permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing such permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
May 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Program Manager, Restoration and Endangered Species 
Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181. 
Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address, or by telephone (503-231-6131) or fax 
(503-231-6243).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with 
respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit 
allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for 
certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits for endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or 
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened 
species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 
species.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to 
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit 
number for the application when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by request from the Program Manager for 
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552).

Permit Number: TE-041672

Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Eugene, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture, 
and release) the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) 
in conjunction with monitoring and habitat restoration activities, and 
to remove/reduce to possession Erigeron decumbens (Willamette daisy) 
and Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's desert parsley) in conjunction with 
population augmentation in Lane County, Oregon, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-66384A

Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal with changes to take 
(capture, collect eggs, sample fin rays, tag, sacrifice, cull, and 
release) the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in 
conjunction with spawning, recruitment, monitoring, and population 
studies in Idaho and Montana, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Number: TE-84876A

Applicant: Andersen Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture, 
monitor nests, collect tissue samples, tag, and release) green sea 
turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys 
imbricata) in conjunction with scientific research, and to remove/
reduce to possession the following plants: Eugenia bryanii (no common 
name), Heritiera longipetiolata (Ufa halumtanu, Ufa halom tano), 
Psychotria malaspinae (Aplokating palaoan), Serianthes nelsonii (Hayun 
lagu), Solanum guamense (Biringenas halumtanu, Birengenas halom tano), 
and Tinospora homosepala (no common name), in conjunction with captive 
propagation and outplanting on the island of Guam for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-91851B

Applicant: Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, radio-collar, 
release, and monitor) gray wolves (Canis lupus) in conjunction with 
scientific research in Okanogan and Kittitas Counties, Washington, for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-210255

Applicant: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Libby, Montana.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal with changes to take 
(capture,

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hold, mark, passive-integrated-transponder (PIT) and sonic tag, collect 
blood and biological samples, and release) the Kootenai River white 
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in conjunction with scientific 
research in the Kootenai River, Lincoln County, Montana, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-22353B

Applicant: Center for Natural Lands Management, Temecula, California.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (conduct habitat 
restoration activities, survey, and monitor) the Taylor's checkerspot 
butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) in Oregon and Washington for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to this request 
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal 
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    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

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).

    Dated: April 5, 2016.
Theresa E Rabot,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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If you submit a comment via http:// invite public comment before issuing The applicant requests a permit
www.regulations.gov, your entire such permits. amendment to take (survey, capture,
comment—including any personal DATES: To ensure consideration, please and release) the Fender’s blue butterfly
identifying information—will be posted send your written comments by May 16, (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in
on the Web site. We will post all 2016. conjunction with monitoring and
hardcopy comments on http:// ADDRESSES: Program Manager, habitat restoration activities, and to
www.regulations.gov as well. If you Restoration and Endangered Species remove/reduce to possession Erigeron
submit a hardcopy comment that Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. decumbens (Willamette daisy) and
includes personal identifying Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw’s
information, you may request at the top Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, desert parsley) in conjunction with
of your document that we withhold this Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer population augmentation in Lane
information from public review. to the permit number for the application County, Oregon, for the purpose of
However, we cannot guarantee that we when submitting comments. enhancing the species’ survival.
will be able to do so. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments and materials we receive, Permit Number: TE–66384A
Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
as well as documents associated with Biologist, at the above address, or by Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish
the notice, will be available for public telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503– and Game, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
inspection on http:// 231–6243). The applicant requests a permit
www.regulations.gov at Docket No. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: renewal with changes to take (capture,
FWS–R3–ES–2015–0033, or by collect eggs, sample fin rays, tag,
appointment, during normal business Background sacrifice, cull, and release) the Kootenai
hours, at the Service’s Midwest Regional The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) River white sturgeon (Acipenser
Office in Bloomington, Minnesota. You prohibits certain activities with respect transmontanus) in conjunction with
may obtain copies of the documents on to endangered and threatened species spawning, recruitment, monitoring, and
the Internet at: http://www.midwest unless a Federal permit allows such population studies in Idaho and
windenergyhcpeis.org, or from the activity. Along with our implementing Montana, for the purpose of enhancing
Midwest Regional Office. regulations in the Code of Federal the species’ survival.
Authority Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act
Permit Number: TE–84876A
provides for certain permits, and
We provide this notice under section requires that we invite public comment Applicant: Andersen Air Force Base,
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) before issuing these permits for Yigo, Guam.
and it’s implementing regulations (50 endangered species. The applicant requests a permit
CFR 17.22), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 A permit granted by us under section amendment to take (survey, capture,
et seq.) and it’s implementing 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the monitor nests, collect tissue samples,
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part permittee to conduct activities tag, and release) green sea turtles
46). (including take or interstate commerce) (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea
Dated: March 16, 2016. with respect to U.S. endangered or turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in
Lynn M. Lewis, threatened species for scientific conjunction with scientific research,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological purposes or enhancement of and to remove/reduce to possession the
Services, Midwest Region. propagation or survival. Our regulations following plants: Eugenia bryanii (no
[FR Doc. 2016–08449 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the common name), Heritiera longipetiolata
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Act for these permits are found at 50 (Ufa halumtanu, Ufa halom tano),
CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife Psychotria malaspinae (Aplokating
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened palaoan), Serianthes nelsonii (Hayun
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for lagu), Solanum guamense (Biringenas
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR halumtanu, Birengenas halom tano), and
Fish and Wildlife Service 17.72 for threatened plant species. Tinospora homosepala (no common
[FWS–R1–ES–2016–N064; Applications Available for Review and name), in conjunction with captive
FXES11130100000–167–FF01E00000] Comment propagation and outplanting on the
island of Guam for the purpose of
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit We invite local, State, and Federal
enhancing the species’ survival.
Applications agencies and the public to comment on
the following applications. Please refer Permit Number: TE–91851B
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, to the permit number for the application Applicant: Washington State University,
Interior. when submitting comments. Pullman, Washington.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Documents and other information
for comments. submitted with these applications are The applicant requests a permit to
available for review by request from the take (capture, radio-collar, release, and
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Program Manager for Restoration and monitor) gray wolves (Canis lupus) in
Wildlife Service, invite the public to Endangered Species Classification at the conjunction with scientific research in
comment on the following applications Okanogan and Kittitas Counties,
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address listed in the ADDRESSES section
for recovery permits to conduct of this notice, subject to the Washington, for the purpose of
activities with the purpose of enhancing requirements of the Privacy Act (5 enhancing the species’ survival.
the survival of endangered species. The U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Permit Number: TE–210255
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
amended (Act), prohibits certain Applicant: Montana Fish, Wildlife and
activities with endangered species Permit Number: TE–041672 Parks, Libby, Montana.
unless a Federal permit allows such Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of The applicant requests a permit
activity. The Act also requires that we Engineers, Eugene, Oregon. renewal with changes to take (capture,

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hold, mark, passive-integrated- (Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan environmental justice. Provisions of the
transponder (PIT) and sonic tag, collect builds on the Department’s 2012–2017 MOU call on each Federal agency to
blood and biological samples, and Environmental Justice Strategic Plan review and update existing
release) the Kootenai River white and will guide the Department’s actions environmental justice strategic plans
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in regarding environmental justice for the where applicable and as appropriate. At
conjunction with scientific research in upcoming years. Updates to Federal that time, the Department published a
the Kootenai River, Lincoln County, agencies’ environmental justice strategic 2012–2017 Environmental Strategic
Montana, for the purpose of enhancing plans are conducted periodically to Plan to meet this provision to update
the species’ survival. increase interagency cooperation and Federal agency strategic plans.
participation opportunities for minority, The Department’s 2012–2017
Permit Number: TE–22353B Environmental Justice Strategic Plan set
low-income, American Indian and
Applicant: Center for Natural Lands Alaska Native Communities, and Tribal forth five major goals that continue to
Management, Temecula, California. governments. guide the Department in its pursuit of
The applicant requests a permit DATES: Consideration will be given to all environmental justice:
amendment to take (conduct habitat comments received or postmarked by (1) Ensure responsible officials are
restoration activities, survey, and May 16, 2016. aware of the provisions of EO 12898 and
monitor) the Taylor’s checkerspot are able to identify and amend
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) in programs, policies, and activities under
comments by one of the following
Oregon and Washington for the purpose their purview that may have
methods:
of enhancing the species’ survival. 1. By email to: Environmental_ disproportionately high and adverse
Justice@ios.doi.gov. human health or environmental effects
Public Availability of Comments on minority, low-income, or tribal
2. By hard-copy to: Environmental
All comments and materials we Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, populations;
receive in response to this request will Office of Environmental Policy and (2) Ensure minority, low-income, and
be available for public inspection, by Compliance (MS–2462), 1849 C Street tribal populations are provided with the
appointment, during normal business NW., Washington, DC 20240 opportunity to engage in meaningful
hours at the address listed in the involvement in the Department’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
ADDRESSES section. decision making processes;
Before including your address, phone Cheryl L. Kelly at the above street (3) The Department will, on its own
number, email address, or other address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202– or in collaboration with partners,
personal identifying information in your 208–7565, or by email at cheryl_kelly@ identify and address environmental
comment, you should be aware that ios.doi.gov. impacts that may result in
your entire comment—including your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: disproportionately high and adverse
personal identifying information—may I. Background human health or environmental effects
be made publicly available at any time. on minority, low-income, or tribal
While you can ask us in your comment In 1994, President Clinton signed populations;
to withhold your personal identifying Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions (4) Use existing grant programs,
information from public review, we to Address Environmental Justice in training, and educational opportunities
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Minority Populations and Low-income as available to aid and empower
do so. Populations, which outlined a mandate minority, low-income, and tribal
for Federal agencies to ‘‘make achieving populations in their efforts to build and
Authority environmental justice part of its mission sustain environmentally and
We provide this notice under section by identifying and addressing, as economically sound communities; and
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). appropriate, disproportionately high (5) Integrate the Department’s
and adverse human health or environmental justice strategies with its
Dated: April 5, 2016.
environmental effects of its programs, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
Theresa E Rabot, policies, and activities on minority enforcement responsibilities to improve
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish populations and low-income
and Wildlife Service.
efficiencies while preserving the
populations in the United States and its integrity of Title VI and environmental
[FR Doc. 2016–08725 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] territories and possessions, the District justice activities.
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Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of process to update the Department’s
the Mariana Islands.’’ Environmental 2012–2017 Environmental Justice
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR justice is often defined as meeting the Strategic Plan by evaluating actions the
needs of underserved communities by Department could implement to meet
Office of the Secretary
reducing disparate environmental the five goals. The update to the
[167D0102DM DS61100000 burdens, removing barriers to strategic plan is based on input and
DLSN00000.000000 DX61101] participation in decision making, and review by the Department’s bureaus and
increasing access to environmental offices and meets the goal of the 2011
Draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice benefits that help make all communities MOU to periodically evaluate and
Strategic Plan safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live
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update strategic plans.
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. and work.
In August 2011, the Department II. General Information
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments. joined with other Federal agencies in You may access the Department’s
the signing of a Memorandum of draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
SUMMARY: This notice announces the Understanding on Environmental Strategic Plan at the Department’s
availability of the Department of the Justice and Executive Order 12898 Environmental Justice Web site at:
Interior’s (Department) draft 2016–2020 (MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan Federal government’s commitment to environmental-justice. Please let us

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FR Citation		81 FR 22302

81 FR 22302 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service