81_FR_42109 81 FR 41985 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

81 FR 41985 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)

Page Range41985-41986
FR Document2016-15288

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41985-41986]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15288]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-ES-2016-N105; FXES11130700000-167-FF07C00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 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 permit to conduct activities 
intended to enhance the survival of endangered species. Federal law 
prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is 
obtained.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
July 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods. 
You may also use one of the following methods to request more 
information or hard copies or a CD-ROM of the documents.
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to Permit Number 
TE-99138B in the subject line of the message.
     U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 361, 1011 
East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Crane, Endangered Species 
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (907) 781-3323 (phone); 
[email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened 
species unless the activities have been authorized by a Federal permit. 
The Act and its implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such 
permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation 
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that 
it facilitates 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.

Application Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to 
comment on the following application. Documents and other information 
the applicant has submitted with the application are available for 
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit Application Number TE-99138B

    Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.
    The applicant requests a permit to collect genetic material from 
Aleutian shield ferns (Polystichum aleuticum) in Alaska for the purpose 
of enhancing the species' survival.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The proposed activities in the requested permit qualify as 
categorical exclusions under the National

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Environmental Policy Act, as provided by Department of the Interior 
implementing regulations in part 46 of title 43 of the CFR (43 CFR 
46.205, 46.210, and 46.215).

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to this notice 
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal 
business hours at the address listed above in ADDRESSES.
    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: June 20, 2016.
Mary Colligan,
Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-15288 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 28, 2016 / Notices 41985 Reasons: Secured Area Status: Excess 99138B in the subject line of the Florida GSA Number: 4–B–PA–0835AA message. Bldg. 5008 AAFES Shoppette Directions: Land Holding Agency: Energy; • U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Disposal Agency: GSA Service, MS 361, 1011 East Tudor Road, 6901 Hwy 98 Comments: public access denied and no Tyndall AFB FL alternative method to gain access without Anchorage, AK 99503. Landholding Agency: Air Force compromising national security. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Property Number: 18201620045 Reasons: Secured Area Drew Crane, Endangered Species Status: Unutilized Coordinator, Ecological Services, (907) Comments: property located within military Rhode Island 3 Buildings 781–3323 (phone); permitsR7ES@ airfield. Reasons: Within airport runway clear zone Naval Station Newport fws.gov (email). Bldg. 5007 AAFES Storage Newport RI 02871 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 6903 Hwy 98 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77201620030 Background Tyndall AFB FL 32403 Landholding Agency: Air Force Status: Excess The Endangered Species Act of 1973, Property Number: 18201620046 Directions: Building P30, P60 & 49 as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Status: Unutilized Comments: public access denied and no prohibits certain activities with Comments: property located in military alternative method to gain access without compromising national security. endangered and threatened species airfield. unless the activities have been Reasons: Secured Area Reasons: Within airport runway clear zone authorized by a Federal permit. The Act Virginia New Jersey and its implementing regulations in part Tract 02–175 Machinery Storage Shed 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Building 603 226 Claven Lane 3 Miles from the entrance of the park inside Regulations (CFR) provide for the Middletown VA 22645 of lot D issuance of such permits and require Landholding Agency: Interior Highlands NJ 07732 that we invite public comment before Property Number: 61201620015 Landholding Agency: Interior Status: Excess issuing permits for activities involving Property Number: 61201620012 Comments: documented deficiencies: endangered species. Status: Excess documentation provided represents a A permit granted by us under section Comments: property located within floodway clear threat to personal physical safety; which has not been correct or contained. 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the poor condition & structurally unsound. permittee to conduct activities with U.S. Documented deficiencies: structural Reasons: Extensive deterioration damage due to Superstorm Sandy; endangered or threatened species for unsound foundation; clear threat to [FR Doc. 2016–15267 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] scientific purposes, enhancement of physical safety. BILLING CODE 4210–67–P propagation or survival, or interstate Reasons: Extensive deterioration; Floodway commerce (the latter only in the event New Mexico that it facilitates scientific purposes or Bldg. 202 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR enhancement of propagation or 207 Phoenix Ave. survival). Our regulations implementing Cannon AFB NM Fish and Wildlife Service section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act for these Landholding Agency: Air Force [FWS–R7–ES–2016–N105; permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for Property Number: 18201620047 FXES11130700000–167–FF07C00000] endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR Status: Unutilized Comments: public access denied and no 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, alternative to gain access without compromising national security. and Plants; Recovery Permit and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant Reasons: Secured Area Application species. Bldg. 772 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Application Available for Review and 109 E Albright Ave. Interior. Cannon AFB NM Comment ACTION: Notice of availability; request Landholding Agency: Air Force We invite local, State, and Federal Property Number: 18201620048 for comments. agencies and the public to comment on Status: Unutilized SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and the following application. Documents Comments: public access denied and no and other information the applicant has alternative without compromising national Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application submitted with the application are security. Reasons: Secured Area for a permit to conduct activities available for review, subject to the intended to enhance the survival of requirements of the Privacy Act (5 Bldg. 211 108 N. Aderholt Loop endangered species. Federal law U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Cannon AFB NM prohibits certain activities with Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Landholding Agency: Air Force endangered species unless a permit is Permit Application Number TE–99138B Property Number: 18201620049 obtained. Status: Unutilized Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife DATES: To ensure consideration, please Service, Anchorage, AK. Comments: public access denied and no alternative method to gain access without send your written comments by July 28, The applicant requests a permit to 2016. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES compromising national security. collect genetic material from Aleutian Reasons: Secured Area ADDRESSES: You may submit comments shield ferns (Polystichum aleuticum) in Pennsylvania by either of the following methods. You Alaska for the purpose of enhancing the National Energy Technology may also use one of the following species’ survival. 626 Cochrans Mills Road methods to request more information or hard copies or a CD–ROM of the National Environmental Policy Act PO Box 10940 Pittsburgh PA 15236 documents. 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41986 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 28, 2016 / Notices Environmental Policy Act, as provided permits. We announce the availability of withhold your personal information by Department of the Interior and request public comment on a draft from public review; however, we cannot implementing regulations in part 46 of revision of our joint Habitat guarantee that we will be able to do so. title 43 of the CFR (43 CFR 46.205, Conservation Plan (HCP) Handbook, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 46.210, and 46.215). which describes requirements, Trish Adams, USFWS (phone: 703–358– procedures, and guidance for permit 2120; email: trish_adams@fws.gov), or Public Availability of Comments issuance and conservation-plan Heather Coll, NMFS (phone: 301–427– All comments and materials we development. The HCP Handbook 8455; email: heather.coll@noaa.gov). receive in response to this notice will be initially was released in 1996, and Persons who use a Telecommunications available for public inspection, by revised by addendum in July 2000. Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the appointment, during normal business DATES: To ensure consideration, written Federal Information Relay Service hours at the address listed above in comments on the draft HCP Handbook (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a ADDRESSES. must be received or postmarked on or day, 7 days a week. Before including your address, phone before August 29, 2016. Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the number, email address, or other submitted electronically using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) personal identifying information in your Federal eRulemaking Portal (see and the National Marine Fisheries comment, you should be aware that ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 Service (NMFS), issue Endangered your entire comment—including your p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. Species Act section 10(a)(1)(B) personal identifying information—may Any comments that we receive after the incidental take permits and help be made publicly available at any time. closing date may not be considered. applicants develop conservation plans While you can ask us in your comment as a prerequisite to obtaining those ADDRESSES: to withhold your personal identifying permits. With this notice, we announce information from public review, we Availability of Documents the availability of and request public cannot guarantee that we will be able to Internet: You may obtain copies of all comment on a draft revision of our joint do so. of the documents at: http:// Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) Authority www.regulations.gov/. Handbook, which describes Comment submission: You may requirements, procedures, and guidance We provide this notice under section submit written comments on the draft for section 10(a)(1)(B) permit issuance 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). joint HCP Handbook by one of the and conservation-plan development. Dated: June 20, 2016. following methods: The joint HCP Handbook initially was Mary Colligan, • Electronically: Go to the Federal e- announced via a Federal Register notice Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region. Rulemaking Portal: http:// on December 2, 1996 (61 FR 63854), and [FR Doc. 2016–15288 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, was revised by addendum, effective July BILLING CODE 4333–15–P enter FWS–HQ–ES–2016–0004, or 3, 2000 (65 FR 35242; June 1, 2000). The NOAA–NMFS–2016–0004, which is the new, revised draft of the joint HCP docket number for this notice. On the Handbook we are announcing via this DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR left side of the screen, under the notice is intended to be more Document Type heading, click on the streamlined and user-friendly. It follows Fish and Wildlife Service Notices link to locate this document, the HCP process from start to finish and [FWS–HQ–ES–2016–0004] complete the required fields, and enter incorporates feedback we have received or attach your comment. about the program. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE • By hard copy: Submit comments by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Background National Oceanic and Atmospheric Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ– The purpose of the Endangered Administration ES–2016–0004, or NOAA–NMFS–2016– Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 0004; Division of Policy, Performance, U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), is to protect [RIN 0648–XE423] and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and recover threatened and endangered and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 species and the ecosystems upon which Notice of Availability and Request for Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041– they depend. Section 9 of the ESA Public Comment on the Joint U.S. Fish 3803. prohibits take of any fish or wildlife and Wildlife Service and National Instructions: We request that you send species listed as endangered, and take of Marine Fisheries Service Habitat comments by only the methods many species listed as threatened is Conservation Planning Handbook described above. Comments sent by any prohibited by regulation. ‘‘Take’’ is AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, other method, to any other address or defined in section 3 as ‘‘to harass, harm, Interior; National Marine Fisheries individual, or received after the end of pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the comment period, may not be capture, or collect, or to attempt to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), considered by the Services. engage in any such conduct.’’ Before Commerce. All comments received will be a part 1982, the ESA had a mechanism for ACTION: Notice of availability; request of the public record and will generally exempting Federal actions (section 7) be posted for public viewing on from the prohibition on take, but it did asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES for public comment. www.regulations.gov without change. not have one for non-Federal activities, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and All personal identifying information except for permits to authorize take Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the (e.g., name, address), confidential from scientific research or certain other National Marine Fisheries Service business information, or otherwise conservation actions. Thus, non-Federal (NMFS), issue Endangered Species Act sensitive information submitted parties engaging in activities that incidental take permits and help voluntarily by the sender will be resulted in take of listed species risked applicants develop conservation plans publicly accessible. You may request at violating ESA section 9 take as a prerequisite to obtaining those the top of your document that we prohibitions. Congress recognized the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jun 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1


Document Created: 2016-06-28 00:53:47
Document Modified: 2016-06-28 00:53:47
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 28, 2016.
ContactDrew Crane, Endangered Species Coordinator, Ecological Services, (907) 781-3323 (phone); [email protected] (email).
FR Citation81 FR 41985 
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