81_FR_36690 81 FR 36581 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Application

81 FR 36581 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Application

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 109 (June 7, 2016)

Page Range36581-36582
FR Document2016-13370

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application for a recovery permit 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2016-N090; FXES11130100000-167-FF01E00000]


Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Application

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 application for a recovery permit 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 
July 7, 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

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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.

Application Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to 
comment on the following application. Please refer to the permit number 
for the application when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information submitted with this application 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-054395

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Medford, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove and reduce to 
possession from Federal lands Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner's 
fritillary) and Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium) in conjunction with 
recovery efforts in Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon and Siskiyou 
County, California 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: May 27, 2016.
Theresa E Rabot,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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                                                    Affordable Housing Act. The documents                   who are to respond; including through                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    that are the subject of this notice are                 the use of appropriate automated
                                                    those used by applicants applying to                    collection techniques or other forms of                Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                    participate in this program.                            information technology, e.g., permitting               [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N090;
                                                    DATES: Comments Due Date: August 8,                     electronic submission of responses.                    FXES11130100000–167–FF01E00000]
                                                    2016.
                                                                                                            II. Description of Proposed Information                Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
                                                    ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                                                                            Collection                                             Application
                                                    invited to submit comments regarding
                                                    this proposal. Comments should refer to                   Title of Information Collection:                     AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                                    the proposal by name and/or OMB                         Budget-Neutral Demonstration Program                   Interior.
                                                    Control Number and should be sent to:                   for Energy and Water Conservation                      ACTION: Notice of availability; request
                                                    Colette Pollard, Reports Management                     Improvements at Multifamily Housing                    for comments.
                                                    Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing                    Residential Units (Pay for Success
                                                    and Urban Development, 451 7th Street                   Pilot).                                                SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and
                                                    SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC                                                                                 Wildlife Service, invite the public to
                                                    20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400                        Description of the need for the
                                                                                                                                                                   comment on the following application
                                                    (this is not a toll-free number) or email               information and proposed use: The Pay
                                                                                                                                                                   for a recovery permit to conduct
                                                    at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of                for Success (PFS) Pilot authorizes HUD                 activities with the purpose of enhancing
                                                    the proposed forms or other available                   to establish a competitive process for                 the survival of endangered species. The
                                                    information. Persons with hearing or                    selecting one or more qualified                        Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
                                                    speech impairments may access this                      intermediaries who will, per agreements                amended (Act), prohibits certain
                                                    number through TTY by calling the toll-                 with HUD, be responsible for initiating                activities with endangered species
                                                    free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–                and managing an energy and water                       unless a Federal permit allows such
                                                    8339.                                                   conservation retrofit program at select                activity. The Act also requires that we
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        assisted multifamily housing properties.               invite public comment before issuing
                                                    Mark Kudlowitz, Director, Program                       Participation in the program is                        such permits.
                                                    Administration Office, Department of                    voluntary. Participating applicants are                DATES: To ensure consideration, please
                                                    Housing and Urban Development, 451                      required to submit application                         send your written comments by July 7,
                                                    7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;                   information for the purpose of putting                 2016.
                                                    email at Mark.A.Kudlowitz@hud.gov or                    together a proposal for evaluation.                    ADDRESSES: Program Manager,
                                                    telephone (202) 402–3372. This is not a                 Through this application information,                  Restoration and Endangered Species
                                                    toll-free number. Persons with hearing                  HUD evaluates whether applicants have                  Classification, Ecological Services, U.S.
                                                    or speech impairments may access this                   met all of the requirements necessary to               Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
                                                    number through TTY by calling the toll-                 apply and be selected to participate in                Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
                                                    free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–                the PFS Pilot.                                         Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer
                                                    8339. Copies of available documents
                                                                                                              OMB Approval Number: N/A.                            to the permit number for the application
                                                    submitted to OMB may be obtained
                                                                                                                                                                   when submitting comments.
                                                    from Ms. Pollard.                                         Type of Request: New information
                                                                                                            collection request.                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                    notice informs the public that HUD is                                                                          Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
                                                                                                              Form Number: N/A.                                    Biologist, at the above address, or by
                                                    seeking approval from OMB for the
                                                                                                              Respondents (i.e. affected public):                  telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503–
                                                    information collection described in
                                                    Section A.                                              Businesses or other for-profits, nonprofit             231–6243).
                                                                                                            organizations, and State, Local, or Tribal             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    I. Evaluation of Proposed Information                   Government entities.
                                                    Collection                                                                                                     Background
                                                                                                              Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                       HUD will submit the proposed                         15.                                                       The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
                                                    information collection to OMB for                                                                              prohibits certain activities with respect
                                                                                                              Estimated Number of Responses: 15.                   to endangered and threatened species
                                                    review, as required by the Paperwork
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.                          Frequency of Response: Once.                         unless a Federal permit allows such
                                                    Chapter 35, as amended). This notice is                   Average Hours per Response: 20.                      activity. Along with our implementing
                                                    soliciting comments from members of                                                                            regulations in the Code of Federal
                                                                                                              Total Estimated Burden: 300 hours.                   Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act
                                                    the public and affected parties
                                                    concerning the collection of proposed                     HUD encourages interested parties to                 provides for certain permits, and
                                                    information on the following:                           submit comment in response to these                    requires that we invite public comment
                                                       (1) Whether the proposed collection                  questions.                                             before issuing these permits for
                                                    of information is necessary for the                       Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
                                                                                                                                                                   endangered species.
                                                    proper performance of the functions of                  Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
                                                                                                                                                                      A permit granted by us under section
                                                    the agency, including whether the                                                                              10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
                                                                                                              Dated: June 1, 2016.                                 permittee to conduct activities
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                                                    information will have practical utility;
                                                       (2) The accuracy of the agency’s                     Janet M. Golrick,                                      (including take or interstate commerce)
                                                    estimate of the burden of the proposed                  Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary           with respect to U.S. endangered or
                                                    collection of information;                              for Housing-Associate Deputy Federal                   threatened species for scientific
                                                       (3) Ways to enhance the quality,                     Housing Commissioner.                                  purposes or enhancement of
                                                    utility, and clarity of the information to              [FR Doc. 2016–13427 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am]             propagation or survival. Our regulations
                                                    be collected; and                                       BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                                                                                   implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
                                                       (4) Ways to minimize the burden of                                                                          Act for these permits are found at 50
                                                    the collection of information on those                                                                         CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife


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                                                    species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for                                                                             Suzanne Endsley, RAC Coordinator,
                                                    endangered plant species, and 50 CFR                    Bureau of Land Management                              Coeur d’Alene District, 3815 Schreiber
                                                    17.72 for threatened plant species.                     [LLIDC000000.16XL1109AF.L11200000                      Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
                                                                                                            .MR0000.241A.00; 4500093609]                           Telephone: (208) 769–5004. Email:
                                                    Application Available for Review and
                                                                                                                                                                   sendsley@blm.gov.
                                                    Comment
                                                                                                            Notice of Public Meeting, Coeur                          Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
                                                      We invite local, State, and Federal                   d’Alene District Resource Advisory
                                                                                                            Council, Idaho                                           Dated: May 26, 2016.
                                                    agencies and the public to comment on
                                                                                                                                                                   Linda Clark,
                                                    the following application. Please refer to              AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,
                                                    the permit number for the application                                                                          BLM Coeur d’Alene District Manager.
                                                                                                            Interior.                                              [FR Doc. 2016–13371 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    when submitting comments.                               ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
                                                                                                                                                                   BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P
                                                      Documents and other information
                                                    submitted with this application are                     SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                    available for review by request from the                Federal Land Policy and Management
                                                    Program Manager for Restoration and                     Act (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory                      INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                    Endangered Species Classification at the                Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), and the                  COMMISSION
                                                    address listed in the ADDRESSES section                 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
                                                                                                                                                                   [Investigation No. 337–TA–953]
                                                    of this notice, subject to the                          Act of 2004 (FLREA), the U.S.
                                                    requirements of the Privacy Act (5                      Department of the Interior, Bureau of                  Certain Wireless Standard Compliant
                                                    U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of                         Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene                    Electronic Devices, Including
                                                    Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).                         District Resource Advisory Council                     Communication Devices and Tablet
                                                                                                            (RAC) will meet as indicated below.                    Computers, Commission
                                                    Permit Number: TE–054395                                DATES: The Coeur d’Alene District RAC                  Determination Not To Review an Initial
                                                    Applicant: Bureau of Land                               will meet July 7, 2016, at the Coeur                   Determination Granting a Joint Motion
                                                    Management, Medford, Oregon.                            d’Alene District Office, 3815 Schreiber                To Terminate the Investigation on the
                                                                                                            Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815. The                      Basis of Settlement; Termination of
                                                      The applicant requests a permit                       meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end                Investigation
                                                    renewal to remove and reduce to                         no later than 4:00 p.m. The public
                                                    possession from Federal lands Fritillaria               comment period will take place from                    AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                    gentneri (Gentner’s fritillary) and                     1:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.                              Commission.
                                                    Lomatium cookii (Cook’s lomatium) in                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       ACTION: Notice.
                                                    conjunction with recovery efforts in                    Suzanne Endsley, Coeur d’Alene
                                                    Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon                  District, Idaho, 3815 Schreiber Way,                   SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that
                                                    and Siskiyou County, California for the                 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815, (208) 769–                 the U.S. International Trade
                                                    purpose of enhancing the species’                       5004.                                                  Commission has determined not to
                                                    survival.                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-
                                                                                                                                                                   review the presiding administrative law
                                                                                                            member RAC advises the Secretary of                    judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determination
                                                    Public Availability of Comments
                                                                                                            the Interior, through the Bureau of Land               (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 48) granting the joint
                                                      All comments and materials we                         Management, on a variety of planning                   motion of complainants Ericsson Inc. of
                                                    receive in response to this request will                and management issues associated with                  Plano, Texas, and Telefonaktiebolaget
                                                    be available for public inspection, by                  public land management in Idaho. The                   LM Ericsson of Stockholm, Sweden
                                                    appointment, during normal business                     meeting agenda will include updates                    (collectively, ‘‘Ericsson’’) and
                                                    hours at the address listed in the                      from the Cottonwood and Coeur d’Alene                  respondent Apple Inc. of Cupertino,
                                                    ADDRESSES section.                                      Field Offices; presentations on                        California (‘‘Apple’’) to terminate the
                                                                                                            hazardous fuels reduction and forestry                 above-referenced investigation on the
                                                      Before including your address, phone
                                                                                                            projects; overviews of improvements                    basis of a settlement agreement. The
                                                    number, email address, or other
                                                                                                            planned at various recreation sites and                investigation is terminated.
                                                    personal identifying information in your
                                                    comment, you should be aware that                       general district project information.                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    your entire comment—including your                      Additional agenda topics or changes to                 Megan M. Valentine, Office of the
                                                    personal identifying information—may                    the agenda will be announced in local                  General Counsel, U.S. International
                                                    be made publicly available at any time.                 press releases. More information is                    Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                    While you can ask us in your comment                    available at http://www.blm.gov/id/st/                 Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
                                                    to withhold your personal identifying                   en/get_involved/resource_advisory/                     708–2301. Copies of non-confidential
                                                    information from public review, we                      coeur_d_alene_district.htmlRAC                         documents filed in connection with this
                                                    cannot guarantee that we will be able to                meetings are open to the public. The                   investigation are or will be available for
                                                    do so.                                                  public may present written comments to                 inspection during official business
                                                                                                            the Council. Each formal Council                       hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
                                                    Authority                                               meeting will also have time allocated for              Office of the Secretary, U.S.
                                                                                                            hearing public comments. Depending on                  International Trade Commission, 500 E
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                                                      We provide this notice under section
                                                    10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).                 the number of persons wishing to                       Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
                                                                                                            comment and time available, the time                   telephone (202) 205–2000. General
                                                      Dated: May 27, 2016.                                  for individual oral comments may be                    information concerning the Commission
                                                    Theresa E Rabot,                                        limited. Individuals who plan to attend                may also be obtained by accessing its
                                                    Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S.          and need special assistance, such as                   Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov.
                                                    Fish and Wildlife Service.                              sign language interpretation or other                  The public record for this investigation
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–13370 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am]              reasonable accommodations, should                      may be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                    BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                  contact the BLM as provided below.                     electronic docket (EDIS) at http://


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesTo ensure consideration, please send your written comments by July 7, 2016.
ContactColleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
FR Citation81 FR 36581 

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