82 FR 48525 - U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 200 (October 18, 2017)

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an application for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48525-48526]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22566]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2017-N117; FXES11130100000-178-FF01E00000]


U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on an application for a permit to conduct activities intended 
to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species. With some 
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain 
activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal 
permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA also requires that 
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments 
by November 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 
    Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies of the 
application or public comments on the application in this notice may be 
obtained by any party who submits a written request to the following 
office within 30 days of the date of publication 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): 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.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods. Please specify the applicant name(s) and permit 
number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TE-XXXXXX).
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Application No. TE-XXXXXX) in the subject line of 
your email message.
     U.S. Mail: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Recovery Permits 
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone); 
[email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), invite the public to comment on an application for a permit 
to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of endangered 
species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.; ESA) prohibits certain activities with endangered species 
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires 
that we invite public comment before issuing this permit.

Background

    The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of 
permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving endangered species. A recovery permit 
issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the 
permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species 
for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species. Our regulations implementing 
section 10(a)(1)(A) 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.

Permit Application Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public 
to comment on the following application.

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         Application No.               Applicant             Species              Location             Activity           Type of take     Permit action
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TE-09155B.......................  Renee Robinette Ha,  Mariana crow         Island of Rota,      Survey, monitor,     Collection of        Amend.
                                   University of        (Corvus kubaryi).    Commonwealth of      research.            ectoparasites,
                                   Washington,                               the Northern                              passive recording
                                   Seattle,                                  Mariana Islands.                          of nesting birds
                                   Washington.                                                                         using audio
                                                                                                                       recording units.
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Public Availability of Comments

    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. If you submit 
a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you 
may request at the top of your document that we withhold this 
information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

Contents of Public Comments

    Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine 
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and 
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information to 
allow us to authenticate any scientific or commercial data you include.
    The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and 
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by 
quantitative information or studies; and (2) those that include 
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
    If the Service decides to issue a permit to the applicant listed in 
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Authority

    Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: August 9, 2017.
Theresa E. Rabot,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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