81_FR_61411 81 FR 61239 - Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Law Enforcement

81 FR 61239 - Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Law Enforcement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 172 (September 6, 2016)

Page Range61239-61241
FR Document2016-21336

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61239-61241]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21336]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FW-HQ-LE-2016-N150; FF09L00200-FX-LE18110900000]


Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit 
Applications and Reports--Law Enforcement

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this

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opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on 
December 31, 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by November 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-0092'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Tina Campbell at [email protected] (email) 
or 703-358-2676 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it 
unlawful to import or export fish, wildlife, or plants without 
obtaining prior permission as deemed necessary for enforcing the ESA or 
upholding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
(CITES) (see 16 U.S.C. 1538(e)). This information collection includes 
the following permit/license application forms:
    (1) FWS Form 3-200-2 (Designated Port Exception Permit). Under 50 
CFR 14.11, it is unlawful to import or export wildlife or wildlife 
products at ports other than those designated in 50 CFR 14.12 unless 
you qualify for an exception. These exceptions allow qualified 
individuals, businesses, or scientific organizations to import or 
export wildlife or wildlife products at a nondesignated port:
    (a) When the wildlife or wildlife products will be used as 
scientific specimens.
    (b) To minimize deterioration or loss.
    (c) To relieve economic hardship.
    To request an import or export of wildlife or wildlife products at 
nondesignated ports, applicants must complete FWS Form 3-200-2. 
Designated port exception permits are valid for 2 years. We may require 
a permittee to file a report on activities conducted under authority of 
the permit.
    (2) FWS Form 3-200-3 (Import/Export License). It is unlawful to 
import or export wildlife or wildlife products for commercial purposes 
without first obtaining an import/export license (50 CFR 14.91). 
Applicants must complete FWS Form 3-200-3 to request this license. We 
use the information that we collect on the application as an 
enforcement tool and management aid to (a) monitor the international 
wildlife market and (b) detect trends and changes in the commercial 
trade of wildlife and wildlife products. Import/export licenses are 
valid for 1 year. We may require a licensee to file a report on 
activities conducted under authority of the import/export license.
    Permittees and licensees must maintain records that accurately 
describe each importation or exportation of wildlife or wildlife 
products made under the license, and any additional sale or transfer of 
the wildlife or wildlife products. In addition, licensees must make 
these records and the corresponding inventory of wildlife or wildlife 
products available for our inspection at reasonable times, subject to 
applicable limitations of law. We believe the burden associated with 
these recordkeeping requirements is minimal because the records already 
exist. Importers and exporters must complete FWS Form 3-177 
(Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife) for 
all imports or exports of wildlife or wildlife products. This form 
provides an accurate description of the imports and exports. OMB has 
approved the information collection for FWS Form 3-177 and assigned OMB 
Control Number 1018-0012. Normal business practices should produce 
records (e.g., invoices or bills of sale) needed to document additional 
sales or transfers of the wildlife or wildlife products.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0092.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Law Enforcement, 50 CFR 13 and 14.
    Service Form Number: 3-200-2 and 3-200-3.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, businesses, scientific 
institutions, and State, local, or tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                     Number of       Number of       time per      Total annual
                    Activity                        respondents      responses       response     burden hours *
                                                                                      (hours)
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3-200-2: application and recordkeeping..........           1,398           1,398            1.25           1,748
3-200-2: report.................................               5               5               1               5
3-200-3: application and recordkeeping..........           9,351           9,351            1.25          11,689
3-200-3: report.................................               5               5               1               5
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals......................................          10,759          10,759  ..............          13,447
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* rounded.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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

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to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: August 31, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21336 Filed 9-2-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  986 Doyle Street                                        Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44511–2345
                                                  ORANGEBURG, SC 29115–6087                                 COUNSELING                                          Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Amount Awarded: $16,115.00                              COUNSELING
                                                    COUNSELING                                            UNIVERSAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT                         Amount Awarded: $19,585.00
                                                  Amount Awarded: $16,868.00                                CORPORATION                                         YOUTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN
                                                  SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY                           301 E 3rd St                                            SOULARD
                                                  200 N 11th St                                           Russellville, AR 72801–5109                           1901 S 11th St
                                                  Springfield, IL 62703–1004                              Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Saint Louis, MO 63104–3915
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                                 COUNSELING                                          Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE
                                                    COUNSELING                                            Amount Awarded: $21,549.00                              COUNSELING
                                                  Amount Awarded: $12,730.00                              UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY—FAMILY LIFE                     Amount Awarded: $21,901.00
                                                  STATESVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY                             CENTER—HFC
                                                  110 W Allison St                                        493 N 700 E                                           Appendix B—List of FY 2016 Awardees
                                                  Statesville, NC 28677–6616                              Logan, UT 84321–4231                                  for the FY 2016–2017 Housing
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Counseling Training NOFA
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING
                                                  Amount Awarded: $16,575.00                              Amount Awarded: $25,889.00                            Intermediary Organizations (4)
                                                  STRYCKER’S BAY NEIGHBORHOOD                             WACO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT                            NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
                                                    COUNCIL, INC.                                           CORPORATION                                           COALITION, INC.
                                                  696 Amsterdam Avenue                                    1624 Colcord Ave                                      727 15th St NW
                                                  NEW YORK, NY 10025–6901                                 Waco, TX 76707–2246                                   Washington, DC 20005–2168
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Grant Type: TRAINING
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING                                          Amount Awarded: $457,778.00
                                                  Amount Awarded: $13,106.00                              Amount Awarded: $20,337.00                            NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA
                                                  SUMMECH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT                           WEST PALM BEACH HOUSING                               1126 16th Street, NW., Suite 600
                                                    CORPORATION, INC.                                       AUTHORITY                                           Raul Yzaguirre Building
                                                  633 Pryor Street                                        1715 Division Ave                                     WASHINGTON, DC 20036–4845
                                                  ATLANTA, GA 30312–2738                                  West Palm Beach, FL 33407–6284                        Grant Type: TRAINING
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Amount Awarded: $607,948.00
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING                                          NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP.
                                                  Amount Awarded: $20,856.00                              Amount Awarded: $20,713.00                              DBA NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
                                                  TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY                                     WESTERN PIEDMONT COUNCIL OF                           999 North Capital Street NE
                                                    DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                                 GOVERNMENTS                                         Suite 900
                                                  2139 NE Coachman Rd                                     1880 2nd Ave NW                                       WASHINGTON, DC 20002–4684
                                                  Clearwater, FL 33765–2612                               HICKORY, NC 28601–5766                                Grant Type: TRAINING
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Amount Awarded: $757,995.00
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING                                          RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
                                                  Amount Awarded: $22,385.00                              Amount Awarded: $28,772.00                              CORPORATION
                                                  TENANT RESOURCE CENTER                                  WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY ACTION                         3120 Freeboard Drive
                                                  1202 Williamson St Ste 102                              226 S Maple Ave                                       Suite 201
                                                  MADISON, WI 53703–4806                                  Greensburg, PA 15601–3234                             WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691–5039
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Grant Type: TRAINING
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING                                          Amount Awarded: $387,625.00
                                                  Amount Awarded: $20,964.00                              Amount Awarded: $15,823.00                            [FR Doc. 2016–21230 Filed 9–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING                                  WILL COUNTY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY                      BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                    CORPORATION OF MARION, INDIANA                          CONCERNS
                                                  812 S Washington St                                     2455 Glenwood Ave
                                                  Marion, IN 46953–1967                                   Joliet, IL 60435–5464
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING
                                                  Amount Awarded: $23,890.00                              Amount Awarded: $28,713.00                            Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                  THE AGRICULTURE AND LABOR                               WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS                              [FW–HQ–LE–2016–N150; FF09L00200–FX–
                                                    PROGRAM, INC.                                         1814 Dreman Ave                                       LE18110900000]
                                                  300 Lynchburg Road                                      Cincinnati, OH 45223–2319
                                                  LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850–2576                              Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             Proposed Information Collection;
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                                 COUNSELING
                                                                                                                                                                Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit
                                                    COUNSELING                                            Amount Awarded: $21,173.00
                                                  Amount Awarded: $15,363.00                                                                                    Applications and Reports—Law
                                                                                                          WSOS COMMUNITY ACTION
                                                                                                            COMMISSION, INC.
                                                                                                                                                                Enforcement
                                                  TOTAL RESOURCE COMMUNITY
                                                    DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION                              109 S Front St                                        AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                                  1415 West 104th Street                                  FREMONT, OH 43420–3021                                Interior.
                                                  CHICAGO, IL 60643–2962                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                                 COUNSELING                                          ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
                                                    COUNSELING                                            Amount Awarded: $24,892.00
                                                                                                                                                                SUMMARY:   We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                                  Amount Awarded: $19,835.00                              YOUNGSTOWN METROPOLITAN                               Service) will ask the Office of
                                                  TWIN RIVERS OPPORTUNITIES, INC.                           HOUSING AUTHORITY
                                                                                                                                                                Management and Budget (OMB) to
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                                                  318 Craven St.                                          131 W Boardman St
                                                  NEW BERN, NC 28560–4909                                 Youngstown, OH 44503–1337                             approve the information collection (IC)
                                                  Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                               Grant Type: COMPREHENSIVE                             described below. As required by the
                                                    COUNSELING                                              COUNSELING                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
                                                  Amount Awarded: $21,549.00                              Amount Awarded: $20,713.00                            as part of our continuing efforts to
                                                  UNITED NEIGHBORS, INC.                                  YOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD                               reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                  808 Harrison Street                                       DEVELOPMENT CORP.                                   burden, we invite the general public and
                                                  DAVENPORT, IA 52803–5000                                820 Canfield Road                                     other Federal agencies to take this


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                                                  opportunity to comment on this IC. This                                   other than those designated in 50 CFR                           products made under the license, and
                                                  IC is scheduled to expire on December                                     14.12 unless you qualify for an                                 any additional sale or transfer of the
                                                  31, 2016. We may not conduct or                                           exception. These exceptions allow                               wildlife or wildlife products. In
                                                  sponsor and a person is not required to                                   qualified individuals, businesses, or                           addition, licensees must make these
                                                  respond to a collection of information                                    scientific organizations to import or                           records and the corresponding
                                                  unless it displays a currently valid OMB                                  export wildlife or wildlife products at a                       inventory of wildlife or wildlife
                                                  control number.                                                           nondesignated port:                                             products available for our inspection at
                                                  DATES: To ensure that we are able to                                         (a) When the wildlife or wildlife                            reasonable times, subject to applicable
                                                  consider your comments on this IC, we                                     products will be used as scientific                             limitations of law. We believe the
                                                  must receive them by November 7,                                          specimens.                                                      burden associated with these
                                                  2016.                                                                        (b) To minimize deterioration or loss.                       recordkeeping requirements is minimal
                                                                                                                               (c) To relieve economic hardship.                            because the records already exist.
                                                  ADDRESSES:   Send your comments on the                                       To request an import or export of                            Importers and exporters must complete
                                                  IC to the Information Collection                                          wildlife or wildlife products at                                FWS Form 3–177 (Declaration for
                                                  Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and                                          nondesignated ports, applicants must                            Importation or Exportation of Fish or
                                                  Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275                                           complete FWS Form 3–200–2.                                      Wildlife) for all imports or exports of
                                                  Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–                                    Designated port exception permits are                           wildlife or wildlife products. This form
                                                  3803 (mail); or tina_campbell@fws.gov                                     valid for 2 years. We may require a                             provides an accurate description of the
                                                  (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0092’’ in                                  permittee to file a report on activities                        imports and exports. OMB has approved
                                                  the subject line of your comments.                                        conducted under authority of the                                the information collection for FWS
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                                       permit.                                                         Form 3–177 and assigned OMB Control
                                                  request additional information about                                         (2) FWS Form 3–200–3 (Import/                                Number 1018–0012. Normal business
                                                  this IC, contact Tina Campbell at tina_                                   Export License). It is unlawful to import                       practices should produce records (e.g.,
                                                  campbell@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–                                      or export wildlife or wildlife products                         invoices or bills of sale) needed to
                                                  2676 (telephone).                                                         for commercial purposes without first                           document additional sales or transfers
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                obtaining an import/export license (50                          of the wildlife or wildlife products.
                                                                                                                            CFR 14.91). Applicants must complete
                                                  I. Abstract                                                                                                                               II. Data
                                                                                                                            FWS Form 3–200–3 to request this
                                                    The Endangered Species Act (ESA)                                        license. We use the information that we                           OMB Control Number: 1018–0092.
                                                  (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it                                         collect on the application as an                                  Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife
                                                  unlawful to import or export fish,                                        enforcement tool and management aid                             Permit Applications and Reports—Law
                                                  wildlife, or plants without obtaining                                     to (a) monitor the international wildlife                       Enforcement, 50 CFR 13 and 14.
                                                  prior permission as deemed necessary                                      market and (b) detect trends and                                  Service Form Number: 3–200–2 and
                                                  for enforcing the ESA or upholding the                                    changes in the commercial trade of                              3–200–3.
                                                  Convention on International Trade in                                      wildlife and wildlife products. Import/                           Type of Request: Extension of a
                                                  Endangered Species (CITES) (see 16                                        export licenses are valid for 1 year. We                        currently approved collection.
                                                  U.S.C. 1538(e)). This information                                         may require a licensee to file a report on                        Description of Respondents:
                                                  collection includes the following                                         activities conducted under authority of                         Individuals, businesses, scientific
                                                  permit/license application forms:                                         the import/export license.                                      institutions, and State, local, or tribal
                                                    (1) FWS Form 3–200–2 (Designated                                           Permittees and licensees must                                governments.
                                                  Port Exception Permit). Under 50 CFR                                      maintain records that accurately                                  Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                                  14.11, it is unlawful to import or export                                 describe each importation or                                    obtain or retain a benefit.
                                                  wildlife or wildlife products at ports                                    exportation of wildlife or wildlife                               Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Completion
                                                                                                                                                                          Number of         Number of             time per                Total annual
                                                                                                     Activity                                                            respondents        responses            response                burden hours *
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (hours)

                                                  3–200–2:     application and recordkeeping ........................................................                             1,398              1,398                    1.25               1,748
                                                  3–200–2:     report ...............................................................................................                 5                  5                       1                   5
                                                  3–200–3:     application and recordkeeping ........................................................                             9,351              9,351                    1.25              11,689
                                                  3–200–3:     report ...............................................................................................                 5                  5                       1                   5

                                                       Totals ........................................................................................................           10,759          10,759       ........................          13,447
                                                     * rounded.


                                                    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden                                           • The accuracy of our estimate of the                         public record. We will include or
                                                  Cost: None.                                                               burden for this collection of                                   summarize each comment in our request
                                                                                                                            information;                                                    to OMB to approve this IC. Before
                                                  III. Comments
                                                                                                                              • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,                       including your address, phone number,
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                                                    We invite comments concerning this                                      and clarity of the information to be                            email address, or other personal
                                                  information collection on:                                                collected; and                                                  identifying information in your
                                                    • Whether or not the collection of                                        • Ways to minimize the burden of the                          comment, you should be aware that
                                                                                                                            collection of information on                                    your entire comment, including your
                                                  information is necessary, including
                                                                                                                            respondents.                                                    personal identifying information, may
                                                  whether or not the information will
                                                                                                                              Comments that you submit in                                   be made publicly available at any time.
                                                  have practical utility;
                                                                                                                            response to this notice are a matter of                         While you can ask us in your comment


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                                                  to withhold your personal identifying                   office, or by telephone at (831) 768–                 other specific criteria, actions
                                                  information from public review, we                      7794.                                                 undertaken through implementation of
                                                  cannot guarantee that we will be able to                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      We have               the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
                                                  do so.                                                  received an application from the County               must not jeopardize the continued
                                                    Dated: August 31, 2016.                               of Santa Cruz for an 11-year incidental               existence of federally listed animal or
                                                  Tina A. Campbell,                                       take permit under the Act. The                        plant species.
                                                  Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and             application addresses the potential for               Applicant’s Proposal
                                                  Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife             ‘‘take’’ of the federally endangered
                                                  Service.                                                Mount Hermon June beetle (Polyphylla                     The County of Santa Cruz (hereafter,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21336 Filed 9–2–16; 8:45 am]              barbata) likely to occur incidental to the            the applicant) has submitted a Low-
                                                                                                          construction of a multi-use facility and              Effect HCP in support of their
                                                  BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                                                                                          associated infrastructure at the existing             application for an incidental take permit
                                                                                                          juvenile detention center, at the County              (ITP) to address take of the Mount
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              of Santa Cruz Juvenile Hall, 3650                     Hermon June beetle that is likely to
                                                                                                          Graham Hill Road (APN: 061–371–16),                   occur as the result of direct impacts on
                                                  Fish and Wildlife Service                               Felton, Santa Cruz County, California.                up to 0.189-acre (ac) (8,225 square feet
                                                                                                          We invite comments from the public on                 (sf)) of degraded sandhills habitat
                                                  [FWS–R8–ES–2016–N122;
                                                  FXES11120800000–156–FF08EVEN00]                         the application package, which includes               occupied by the species. Take would be
                                                                                                          the Low-Effect Habitat Conservation                   associated with the construction of a
                                                  Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan                    Plan for the Mount Hermon June Beetle.                multi-use facility on an existing parcel
                                                  for the Mount Hermon June Beetle,                       This proposed action has been                         legally described as Assessor Parcel
                                                  Santa Cruz County, California                           determined to be eligible for a                       Number: 061–371–16. The current site
                                                                                                          Categorical Exclusion under the                       address is 3650 Graham Hill Road in
                                                  AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                                                                          Felton, Santa Cruz County, California.
                                                                                                          National Environmental Policy Act of
                                                  Interior.                                                                                                     The applicant is requesting a permit for
                                                                                                          1969, as amended.
                                                  ACTION: Notice of availability; request                                                                       take of Mount Hermon June beetle that
                                                  for comment.                                            Background                                            would result from ‘‘covered activities’’
                                                                                                             The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                 that are related to the construction of
                                                  SUMMARY:     We, the U.S. Fish and                                                                            the multi-use facility and associated
                                                                                                          (Service) listed the Mount Hermon June
                                                  Wildlife Service, have received an                                                                            infrastructure.
                                                                                                          beetle as endangered on January 24,
                                                  application from the County of Santa
                                                                                                          1997 (62 FR 3616). Section 9 of the Act                  The applicant proposes to avoid,
                                                  Cruz for an 11-year incidental take
                                                                                                          (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its                      minimize, and mitigate take of Mount
                                                  permit under the Endangered Species
                                                                                                          implementing regulations prohibit the                 Hermon June beetle associated with the
                                                  Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The
                                                                                                          take of fish or wildlife species listed as            covered activities by fully implementing
                                                  application addresses the potential for
                                                                                                          endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is                 the HCP. The following measures will
                                                  ‘‘take’’ of the federally endangered
                                                                                                          defined under the Act to include the                  be implemented: (1) Temporary fencing
                                                  Mount Hermon June beetle likely to
                                                                                                          following activities: ‘‘to harass, harm,              and signs will be installed to clearly
                                                  occur incidental to the construction of
                                                                                                          pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,               delineate the boundaries of the project;
                                                  a multi-use facility and associated
                                                                                                          capture, or collect, or to attempt to                 (2) if construction occurs during the
                                                  infrastructure at the existing juvenile
                                                                                                          engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C.               flight season (considered to be between
                                                  detention center in Felton, Santa Cruz
                                                                                                          1532); however, under section                         May and October, annually), exposed
                                                  County, California. We invite comments
                                                                                                          10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, we may issue                  soils will be covered with erosion
                                                  from the public on the application
                                                                                                          permits to authorize incidental take of               control fabric or other impervious
                                                  package, which includes a Low-Effect
                                                                                                          listed species. The Act defines                       materials to prevent any dispersing
                                                  Habitat Conservation Plan for the Mount
                                                                                                          ‘‘Incidental Take’’ as take that is not the           Mount Hermon June beetles from
                                                  Hermon June Beetle.
                                                                                                          purpose of carrying out of an otherwise               burrowing into exposed soil at the
                                                  DATES: To ensure consideration, please                  lawful activity. Regulations governing                construction site; (3) employment of a
                                                  send your written comments by October                   incidental take permits for threatened                Service-approved entomologist to
                                                  6, 2016.                                                and endangered species are provided at                capture and relocate into suitable
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may download a copy                      50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively.                 habitat and out of harm’s way any
                                                  of the Habitat Conservation Plan, draft                 Issuance of an incidental take permit                 Mount Hermon June beetle larvae
                                                  Environmental Action Statement and                      must not jeopardize the existence of                  unearthed during construction
                                                  Low-Effect Screening Form, and related                  federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant             activities; (4) all new outdoor night
                                                  documents on the Internet at http://                    species.                                              lighting will use light bulbs certified not
                                                  www.fws.gov/ventura/, or you may                           Take of listed plants is not prohibited            to attract nocturnally active insects, in
                                                  request copies of the documents by U.S.                 under the Act unless such take would                  order to minimize disruption of Mount
                                                  mail to our Ventura office or by phone                  violate State law. As such, take of plants            Hermon June beetle breeding behavior
                                                  (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).                  cannot be authorized under an                         during the adult flight season; and (5)
                                                  Please address written comments to                      incidental take permit. Plant species                 Option 1: Enhance 4.3 ac (187,308 sf) of
                                                  Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor,                     may be included on a permit in                        habitat on site for a 10-year period; or,
                                                  Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S.                  recognition of the conservation benefits              Option 2: Secure off-site mitigation at a
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                                                  Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola                 provided them under a habitat                         ratio of 1:1 to mitigate for permanent
                                                  Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. You                   conservation plan. All species,                       habitat impacts through the acquisition
                                                  may alternatively send comments by                      including plants, covered by the                      of 0.189 ac (8,225 sf) of conservation
                                                  facsimile to (805) 644–3958.                            incidental take permit receive                        credits at the Zayante Sandhills
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’                 Conservation Bank. The applicant will
                                                  Chad Mitcham, Fish and Wildlife                         regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and                   fund up to $81,995 to ensure
                                                  Biologist, by U.S. mail to the Ventura                  17.32(b)(5)). In addition to meeting                  implementation of all minimization


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Document Created: 2018-02-09 12:04:21
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 12:04:21
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesTo ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by November 7, 2016.
ContactTo request additional information about this IC, contact Tina Campbell at [email protected] (email) or 703-358-2676 (telephone).
FR Citation81 FR 61239 

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