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)

Page Range		48525-48526
FR Document		2017-22566

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 Issue 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)

[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.
[FR Doc. 2017-22566 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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Public Availability of Comments the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Comments that you submit in
Before including your address, phone are proposing to renew an information response to this Notice are a matter of
number, email address, or other collection. public record. Before including your
personal identifying information in your DATES: Interested persons are invited to address, phone number, email address,
comment, you should be aware that submit comments on or before or other personal identifying
your entire comment—including your November 17, 2017. information in your comment, you
personal identifying information—may ADDRESSES: Send written comments on should be aware that your entire
be made publicly available at any time. this information collection request (ICR) comment—including your personal
If you submit a hardcopy comment that to the Office of Management and identifying information—may be made
includes personal identifying Budget’s Desk Officer for the publicly available at any time. While
information, you may request at the top Department of the Interior by email at you can ask us in your comment to
of your document that we withhold this OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov, or via withhold your personal identifying
information from public review; facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please information from public review, we
however, we cannot guarantee that we provide a copy of your comments to the cannot guarantee that we will be able to
will be able to do so. BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, do so.
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Abstract: The BLM is required by the
Contents of Public Comments Street NW., Room 2134LM, Washington, Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315–315r)
Please make your comments as DC 20240, Attention: Jean Sonneman; or and Subchapter IV of the Federal Land
specific as possible. Please confine your by email to jesonnem@blm.gov. Please Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C.
comments to issues for which we seek reference OMB Control Number 1004– 1751–1753) to manage domestic
comments in this notice, and explain 0041 in the subject line of your livestock grazing on public lands
the basis for your comments. Include comments. consistent with land use plans,
sufficient information to allow us to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To principles of multiple use and sustained
authenticate any scientific or request additional information about yield, and other relevant factors.
commercial data you include. this ICR, contact Maggie Marston by Compliance with these statutory
The comments and recommendations email at mmarston@blm.gov, or by provisions necessitates collection of
that will be most useful and likely to telephone at 202–912–7444. You may information on matters such as
influence agency decisions are: (1) also view the ICR at http:// permittee and lessee qualifications for a
Those supported by quantitative www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. grazing permit or lease, base property
information or studies; and (2) those SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
used in conjunction with public lands,
that include citations to, and analyses accordance with the Paperwork and the actual use of public lands for
of, the applicable laws and regulations. Reduction Act of 1995, the BLM domestic livestock grazing. Most
provides the general public and other permits and leases are in effect for 10
Next Steps
Federal agencies with an opportunity to years and are renewable if the BLM
If the Service decides to issue a determines that the terms and
comment on new, proposed, revised,
permit to the applicant listed in this conditions of the expiring permit or
and continuing collections of
notice, we will publish a notice in the lease are being met.
information. This helps us assess the
Federal Register. Title of Collection: Authorizing
impact of our information collection
Authority requirements and minimize the public’s Grazing Use.
reporting burden. It also helps the OMB Control Number: 1004–0041.
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Form Numbers: 4130–1, 4130–1a,
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the 4130–1b, 4130–3a, 4130–4, 4130–5.
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
requested data in the desired format. Type of Review: Extension of
Dated: August 9, 2017. A Federal Register Notice with a 60- currently approved collection.
Theresa E. Rabot, day public comment period soliciting Respondents/Affected Public: Any
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish comments on this collection of U.S. citizen or validly licensed business
and Wildlife Service. information was published on April 12, may apply for a BLM grazing permit or
[FR Doc. 2017–22566 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 2017 (82 FR 17863). The BLM received lease. The BLM administers nearly
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P one comment. The comment did not 18,000 permits and leases for grazing
address this collection of information. domestic livestock, at least part of the
Therefore, the BLM did not change the year on public lands.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR collection in response to the comment. Total Estimated Number of Annual
We are again soliciting comments on Respondents: 15,000.
Bureau of Land Management the proposed ICR that is described Total Estimated Number of Annual
[LLWO220000.L10200000.PK0000; OMB below. We are especially interested in Responses: 33,810.
Control Number 1004–0041] public comments addressing the Estimated Completion Time per
following issues: (1) Is the collection Response: Varies from 10 to 35 minutes,
Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the depending on the activity.
Activities; Submission to the Office of BLM; (2) will this information be Total Estimated Number of Annual
Management and Budget for Review processed and used in a timely manner; Burden Hours: 7,811.
and Approval; Authorizing Grazing Use (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, (4) how might the BLM enhance the obtain or retain a benefit.
Interior. quality, utility, and clarity of the Frequency of Collection: The BLM
ACTION: Notice of information collection; information to be collected; and (5) how collects the information on Forms 4130–
request for comment. might the BLM minimize the burden of 1, 4130–1a, 4130–1b, and 4130–4 on
this collection on the respondents, occasion. The BLM collects the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the including through the use of information on Forms 4130–3a and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, information technology. 4130–5 annually.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.
Dates		To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by November 17, 2017.
Contact		Colleen Henson, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone); [email protected] (email).
FR Citation		82 FR 48525

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service