82 FR 40594 - Foreign Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)
| Page Range | 40594-40595 | |
| FR Document | 2017-18038 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40594-40595] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18038] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2017-0046; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000] Foreign Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the application for each permit listed in this document, go to www.regulations.gov and search on the permit number provided in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Russell, (703) 358-2023 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); or [email protected] (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we issued requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, we found that (1) the application was filed in good faith, (2) the granted permit would not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) the granted permit would be consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Emergency Permit Issuances Permit numbers 19807C and 38670C were issued under emergency provisions, with waivers of the 30-day comment period, in accordance with 50 CFR 17.22. Permit number 19807C was issued for the import of diagnostic samples of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Sierra Leone due to a disease outbreak, because diagnosis of the disease is necessary to prevent future deaths of individuals of the species. Permit number 38670C was issued for the import of piping plover (Charadrius melodus) eggs that had been salvaged from an abandoned nest in the wild, in order to hatch the eggs in captivity and release fledged birds into the wild. In both cases, these permits were issued in emergency situations where the lives and health of endangered animals were threatened and no reasonable alternatives were available to the applicants. Permit number 14762C was issued in accordance with section 104(c)(3) of the MMPA, with a waiver of the full 30-day comment period, in order to authorize the U.S. National Park Service to conduct aerial surveys of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Glacier Bay, Alaska, a unique research opportunity that would be lost if permit issuance were to be delayed. [[Page 40595]] The current notice announces waiver of the 30-day comment period for each of these three permit applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receipt of application Permit No. Applicant Federal Register notice Permit issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Endangered Species ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04186C..................... Columbus Zoo & 81 FR 90863; December 15, May 3, 2017. Aquarium. 2016. 04257C..................... Columbus Zoo & 81 FR 86723; December 1, May 9, 2017. Aquarium. 2016. 06738C..................... Wildlife Conservation 81 FR 95628; December 28, May 25, 2017. Society. 2016. 19807C..................... University of Waived.................... May 19, 2017. Wisconsin-Madison. 38670C..................... U.S. Fish and Waived.................... June 6, 2017. Wildlife Service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marine Mammals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14762C..................... U.S. National Park 82 FR 24381; May 26, 2017. June 1, 2017. Service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce Russell, Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2017-18038 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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managers of service providers of Section with a median hourly wage of $46.41. Manager (11–3010), with a median
811 residents, we used Medical and For Public Housing Authority managers, hourly wage of $43.29.
Health Services Managers (11–9110), we used the Administrative Services
Occupation Median hourly
Respondent Occupation title SOC code wage rate
Section 811 Property Manager .................................... Property, Real Estate, and Community Association 11–9140 $27.42
Managers.
Service Provider Manager ............................................ Medical and Health Services Managers ...................... 11–9110 46.41
Public Housing Authority Manager ............................... Administrative Services Manager ................................. 11–3010 43.29
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
Section 811 PRA and PRAC the use of appropriate automated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
households participating in the Section collection techniques or other forms of Joyce Russell, (703) 358–2023
811 evaluation will range in information technology, e.g., permitting (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); or
employment position and earnings, but electronic submission of responses. DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
national data indicate the population HUD encourages interested parties to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
has very low incomes. According to submit comment in response to these dates below, as authorized by the
2016 HUD Picture of Subsidized questions. provisions of the ESA, as amended (16
Households Data (https:// Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and/or the Marine
www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as
assthsg.html), the average per person Dated: July 26, 2017. amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we
household income for Section 811 Anna P. Guido, issued requested permits subject to
PRAC residents in the six states where certain conditions set forth therein. For
Department Reports Management Officer,
the study is being conducted was Office of the Chief Information Officer. each permit for an endangered species,
$9,307.32, but only six percent of PRAC we found that (1) the application was
[FR Doc. 2017–18103 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
residents report wages as a major source filed in good faith, (2) the granted
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of household income (current data on permit would not operate to the
PRA participants is not yet available). disadvantage of the endangered species,
We estimated the hourly wage burden and (3) the granted permit would be
for Section 811 residents, at $9.29, the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
consistent with the purposes and policy
average expected prevailing minimum Fish and Wildlife Service set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
wage in the six states where the
evaluation is being conducted [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0046; Emergency Permit Issuances
[California—$10.50; Delaware—$8.25; FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] Permit numbers 19807C and 38670C
Louisiana—$7.25 (federal minimum were issued under emergency
Foreign Endangered Species; Marine provisions, with waivers of the 30-day
wage); Maryland—$8.75; Minnesota—
Mammals; Issuance of Permits
$9.50; Washington—$11.00]. We comment period, in accordance with 50
assumed an unweighted average as the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, CFR 17.22. Permit number 19807C was
survey sample will comprise of Interior. issued for the import of diagnostic
approximately 80 residents from each of ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. samples of wild chimpanzees (Pan
the six states. (Source: U.S. Department troglodytes) in Sierra Leone due to a
of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and disease outbreak, because diagnosis of
Minimum Wage Laws in the States— Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the disease is necessary to prevent
January 2017, https://www.dol.gov/whd/ the following permits to conduct certain future deaths of individuals of the
minwage/america.htm). activities with endangered species, species. Permit number 38670C was
marine mammals, or both. We issue issued for the import of piping plover
B. Solicitation of Public Comment these permits under the Endangered (Charadrius melodus) eggs that had
This notice is soliciting comments Species Act (ESA). been salvaged from an abandoned nest
from members of the public and affected ADDRESSES: Documents and other in the wild, in order to hatch the eggs
parties concerning the collection of information submitted with these in captivity and release fledged birds
information described in Section A on applications are available for review, into the wild. In both cases, these
the following: subject to the requirements of the permits were issued in emergency
(1) Whether the proposed collection Privacy Act and Freedom of Information situations where the lives and health of
of information is necessary for the Act, by any party who submits a written endangered animals were threatened
proper performance of the functions of request for a copy of such documents to and no reasonable alternatives were
the agency, including whether the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, available to the applicants.
information will have practical utility; Division of Management Authority, Permit number 14762C was issued in
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 accordance with section 104(c)(3) of the
estimate of the burden of the proposed Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; MMPA, with a waiver of the full 30-day
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collection of information; fax (703) 358–2281. To locate the comment period, in order to authorize
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Federal Register notice that announced the U.S. National Park Service to
utility, and clarity of the information to our receipt of the application for each conduct aerial surveys of northern sea
be collected; and permit listed in this document, go to otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of www.regulations.gov and search on the Glacier Bay, Alaska, a unique research
the collection of information on those permit number provided in opportunity that would be lost if permit
who are to respond; including through SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. issuance were to be delayed.
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The current notice announces waiver
of the 30-day comment period for each
of these three permit applications.
Permit issuance
Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice date
Endangered Species
04186C .............. Columbus Zoo & Aquarium ........ 81 FR 90863; December 15, 2016 ................................................. May 3, 2017.
04257C .............. Columbus Zoo & Aquarium ........ 81 FR 86723; December 1, 2016 ................................................... May 9, 2017.
06738C .............. Wildlife Conservation Society ..... 81 FR 95628; December 28, 2016 ................................................. May 25, 2017.
19807C .............. University of Wisconsin–Madison Waived ............................................................................................. May 19, 2017.
38670C .............. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... Waived ............................................................................................. June 6, 2017.
Marine Mammals
14762C .............. U.S. National Park Service ........ 82 FR 24381; May 26, 2017 ........................................................... June 1, 2017.
Joyce Russell, Seashore Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, 410– errata sheets that show factual
Government Information Specialist, Branch 629–6080. corrections to the text of the Draft GMP/
of Permits, Division of Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EIS or where the text has been revised
Authority. Deborah Darden, Assateague Island to reflect minor additions or changes
[FR Doc. 2017–18038 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] National Seashore, 410–629–6080, suggested by commenters.
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P deborah_darden@nps.gov As in the Draft GMP/EIS, the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS identifies
seashore was established in 1965 and is the NPS preferred alternative as
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR composed of more than 41,320 acres alternative 3—sustainable recreation
including 37-mile Assateague Island in and climate change adaptation.
National Park Service NPS decision makers considered the
Maryland and Virginia and the
[NPS–NER–ASIS–22489; PPNEASISS0, surrounding marine and estuarine information collected during scoping,
PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] waters up to one-half mile from the the results of the impact analysis, and
island’s shore. Within the seashore the seashore’s purpose and significance.
Abbreviated Final Environmental boundary are Assateague State Park Findings supported selection of
Impact Statement for the Assateague (owned by the state of Maryland and alternative 3 as the NPS preferred
Island National Seashore General managed by the Maryland Department alternative because it would provide the
Management Plan of Natural Resources) and Chincoteague highest degree of enhanced public use
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. National Wildlife Refuge (managed by and enjoyment of the seashore, would
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). The provide the highest degree of protection
ACTION: Notice of availability.
NPS owns 8,983 acres within the to the seashore’s fundamental and other
SUMMARY: The National Park Service seashore boundary, including land on important resources and values, would
(NPS) announces the availability of the Assateague Island in Maryland, the offer the greatest potential for enhanced
Abbreviated Final General Management Assateague Beach U.S. Coast Guard coastal resiliency, and would support
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement Station in Virginia, and its mainland the most effective organizational
(GMP/EIS) for Assateague Island Maryland headquarters complex and management for the seashore.
National Seashore (seashore), Maryland visitor center. The states of Maryland Dated: May 3, 2017.
and Virginia. The purpose of the plan is and Virginia own the submerged lands Joshua Laird,
to provide a framework for management within the seashore boundary, with
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
decision making that is consistent with ownership extending to mean high National Park Service.
the purposes for which the seashore was water in Maryland and mean low water
established by Congress as a unit of the in Virginia. Editorial Note: This document was
national park system and that protects Pursuant to the National received by the Office of the Federal Register
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 on August 21, 2017.
the seashore’s fundamental and other [FR Doc. 2017–18009 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
important resources and values. U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the NPS released a
Draft GMP/EIS on January 29, 2016 for BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DATES: The NPS will issue a final
a 90-day public review period. The Draft
decision on the Abbreviated Final GMP/ GMP/EIS evaluated four alternatives for
EIS no earlier than 30 days from the future seashore management. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
date the Environmental Protection Comments received on the Draft COMMISSION
Agency publishes its Notice of GMP/EIS resulted in minor changes to
Availability of the Abbreviated Final the text but did not significantly alter [Investigation No. 337–TA–1067]
GMP/EIS in the Federal Register.
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the alternatives or the impact analysis;
ADDRESSES: The Abbreviated Final thus, the NPS has prepared an Certain Road Milling Machines and
GMP/EIS is available electronically at Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS. The Components Thereof; Institution of
http://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/asis. Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS discusses Investigation
A limited number of printed copies will the public and agency comments AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
be available upon request by contacting received on the Draft GMP/EIS and Commission.
the Superintendent, Assateague Island provides NPS responses. The
ACTION: Notice.
National Seashore, 7206 National Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS contains
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