81 FR 83863 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

Page Range		83863-83864
FR Document		2016-28055

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for recovery permits to conduct activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. With some exceptions, 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 these permits.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2016-N195; FXES11130100000-178-FF01E00000]


Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on applications for recovery permits to conduct activities with 
the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. With some 
exceptions, 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 these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
December 22, 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.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

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

Permit Number: TE-08598C

Applicant: The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, 
California

    The applicant requests a new permit to take (survey, monitor, 
capture, handle, band, collect bio-samples, attach transmitters, and 
release) Friendly ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi) in conjunction with 
research, survey, and population monitoring activities in American 
Samoa, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-04236C

Applicant: James W. Gore, Paragould, Arizona

    The applicant requests a new permit to take (survey, monitor, 
identify roosts, capture, handle, measure, band, attach transmitters, 
and release) Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) in 
conjunction with research, survey, and population monitoring activities 
in Hawai`I, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-146777

Applicant: Arleone Dibben-Young, Kaunakakai, Hawaii

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (mark with leg 
flags, collect blood and feather samples) the ae`o or Hawaiian stilt 
(Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) on the island of Molokai, Hawai`i, for 
the purposes of scientific research and 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.).

Theresa E Rabot,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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DATES: To ensure consideration, written listed ABB take. Please refer to the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
comments must be received on or before appropriate permit number (e.g., TE–
December 22, 2016. 123456) when requesting application Fish and Wildlife Service
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of documents and when submitting [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N195;
all documents and submit comments on comments. Documents and other FXES11130100000–178–FF01E00000]
the applicant’s ITP application by one of information the applicants have
the following methods. Please refer to submitted with this application are Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
the proposed permit number when available for review, subject to Privacy Applications
requesting documents or submitting Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
comments. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Interior.
requirements.
Service, Division of Endangered ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, Permit TE11102C applications; request for comment.
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Applicant: Performance Petroleum SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ Company, Barnsdall, OK Wildlife Service, invite the public to
fws.gov.
comment on applications for recovery
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicant requests an amended permits to conduct activities with the
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. permit for oil and gas upstream and purpose of enhancing the survival of
mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, midstream production, including oil endangered species. With some
Environmental Review Division, P.O. and gas well field infrastructure exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, geophysical exploration (seismic) and of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits
NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– construction, maintenance, operation, certain activities with endangered
6651. repair, and decommissioning, as well as species unless a Federal permit allows
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of oil and gas gathering, transmission such activity. The Act also requires that
and distribution pipeline infrastructure we invite public comment before
Introduction construction, maintenance, operation, issuing these permits.
Under the Endangered Species Act, as repair, decommissioning, and DATES: To ensure consideration, please
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), reclamation in Oklahoma. send your written comments by
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, December 22, 2016.
Comments Publically Available
invite the public to comment on an
ADDRESSES: Program Manager,
incidental take permit (ITP) application Written comments we receive become
for federally listed ABB (Nicrophorus Restoration and Endangered Species
part of the public record associated with Classification, Ecological Services, U.S.
americanus) take resulting from oil and this action. Before including your
gas well field infrastructure geophysical Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
address, phone number, email address, Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
exploration (seismic) and construction, or other personal identifying
maintenance, operation, repair, and Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer
information in your comment, you to the permit number for the application
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas should be aware that your entire
gathering, transmission and distribution when submitting comments.
comment—including your personal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
pipeline infrastructure construction, identifying information—may be made
maintenance, operation, repair, Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
publicly available at any time. While Biologist, at the above address, or by
decommissioning, and reclamation in you can request in your comment that
Oklahoma. If approved, the permit telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503–
we withhold your personal identifying 231–6243).
would be issued to the applicant under information from public review, we
the Amended Oil and Gas Industry SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Conservation Plan (ICP) Associated with
do so. We will not consider anonymous Background
Issuing Endangered Species Act Section
comments. All submissions from The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
10(a)(1)(B) American Burying Beetle
organizations or businesses, and from prohibits certain activities with respect
Permits Oklahoma. The original ICP was
individuals identifying themselves as to endangered and threatened species
approved on May 21, 2014 (FONSI
representatives or officials of unless a Federal permit allows such
notice publication was on July 25, 2014;
organizations or businesses, will be activity. Along with our implementing
79 FR 43504). The draft amended ICP
made available for public disclosure in regulations in the Code of Federal
was made available for comment on
their entirety. Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act
March 8, 2016 (81 FR 12113), and
approved on April 13, 2016. The ICP Authority provides for certain permits, and
and the associated environmental requires that we invite public comment
assessment/finding of no significant We provide this notice under the Act before issuing these permits for
impact are available on the Web site at (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) section 10(c) endangered species.
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ and its implementing regulations (50 A permit granted by us under section
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no CFR 17.22) and the National 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
longer taking comments on these Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. permittee to conduct activities
4321 et seq.) and its implementing (including take or interstate commerce)
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finalized, approved documents.
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). with respect to U.S. endangered or
Applications Available for Review and threatened species for scientific
Comment Joy E. Nicholopoulos, purposes or enhancement of
We invite local, State, Tribal, and Acting, Regional Director, Southwest Region, propagation or survival. Our regulations
Federal agencies, and the public to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
comment on the following application [FR Doc. 2016–28057 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am] Act for these permits are found at 50
under the ICP, for incidental federally BILLING CODE 4333–15–P CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife

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species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened hours at the address listed in the interested parties no later than January
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for ADDRESSES section. 6, 2017.
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR Before including your address, phone ADDRESSES: To request further
17.72 for threatened plant species. number, email address, or other information or submit written
personal identifying information in your comments, please use one of the
Applications Available for Review and comment, you should be aware that
Comment following methods, and note that your
your entire comment—including your information request or comments are in
We invite local, State, and Federal personal identifying information—may reference to the ‘‘Port of Portland HCP.’’
agencies and the public to comment on be made publicly available at any time. • Internet: Documents may be viewed
the following applications. Please refer While you can ask us in your comment on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/
to the permit number for the application to withhold your personal identifying oregonfwo/.
when submitting comments. information from public review, we • Email: PDXHCPcomments@fws.gov.
Documents and other information cannot guarantee that we will be able to Include ‘‘Port of Portland HCP’’ in the
submitted with these applications are do so. subject line of the message or
available for review by request from the comments.
Program Manager for Restoration and Authority
• U.S. Mail: State Supervisor, Oregon
Endangered Species Classification at the We provide this notice under section Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and
address listed in the ADDRESSES section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Wildlife Service; 2600 SE 98th Avenue,
of this notice, subject to the Suite 100; Portland, OR 97266.
Theresa E Rabot,
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 • Fax: 503–231–6195, Attn: Port of
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S.
U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Portland HCP.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
[FR Doc. 2016–28055 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]
Permit Number: TE–08598C BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Pickup: Comments and materials
received will be available for public
Applicant: The Institute for Bird inspection, by appointment (necessary
Populations, Point Reyes Station, for viewing or picking up documents
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
California only), during normal business hours at
The applicant requests a new permit Fish and Wildlife Service the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office,
to take (survey, monitor, capture, [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N171]; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 2600 SE
handle, band, collect bio-samples, [FXES11120100000–167–FF01E00000] 98th Avenue, Suite 100; Portland, OR
attach transmitters, and release) 97266; telephone 503–231–6179.
Friendly ground-dove (Gallicolumba Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan Written comments can be dropped off
stairi) in conjunction with research, and Draft Environmental Assessment during regular business hours at the
survey, and population monitoring for Streaked Horned Lark; Port of above address on or before the closing
activities in American Samoa, for the Portland Properties, Portland, Oregon date of the public comment period (see
purpose of enhancing the species’ DATES).
survival. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit Number: TE–04236C Richard Szlemp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of
Service (see ADDRESSES); telephone:
Applicant: James W. Gore, Paragould, permit application; request for
comments. 503–231–6179; facsimile: 503–231–
Arizona 6195. If you use a telecommunications
The applicant requests a new permit SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and device for the deaf, please call the
to take (survey, monitor, identify roosts, Wildlife Service, have received an Federal Information Relay Service at
capture, handle, measure, band, attach incidental take permit application from 800–877–8339.
transmitters, and release) Hawaiian the Port of Portland pursuant to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have
hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) in Endangered Species Act of 1973, as received an incidental take permit
conjunction with research, survey, and amended (ESA). The requested permit application from the Port of Portland
population monitoring activities in would authorize the take of the streaked pursuant to the Endangered Species Act
Hawai‘I, for the purpose of enhancing horned lark. The permit application of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
the species’ survival. includes a proposed habitat seq.; ESA). The requested permit would
conservation plan (HCP) that describes authorize the take of the streaked
Permit Number: TE–146777
the activities that would result in the horned lark (Eremophila alpestris
Applicant: Arleone Dibben-Young, incidental taking, and the measures the strigata). The permit application
Kaunakakai, Hawaii applicant will take to minimize and includes a proposed habitat
The applicant requests a permit mitigate for the potential adverse conservation plan (HCP) that describes
amendment to take (mark with leg flags, impacts to streaked horned larks. We the activities that would result in the
collect blood and feather samples) the also announce the availability of a draft incidental taking, and the measures the
ae‘o or Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus environmental assessment (EA) that has applicant will take to minimize and
mexicanus knudseni) on the island of been prepared to evaluate the permit mitigate for the potential adverse
Molokai, Hawai‘i, for the purposes of application in accordance with the impacts to streaked horned larks. We
requirements of the National also announce the availability of a draft
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scientific research and enhancing the
species’ survival. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 environmental assessment (EA) that has
(NEPA). We are making the permit been prepared to evaluate the permit
Public Availability of Comments application package, including the HCP, application in accordance with the
All comments and materials we and draft EA available for public review requirements of the National
receive in response to this request will and comment. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
be available for public inspection, by DATES: To ensure consideration, written U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA). We are
appointment, during normal business comments must be received from making the permit application package,

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
Dates		To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by December 22, 2016.
Contact		Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
FR Citation		81 FR 83863

81 FR 83863 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

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