82 FR 49751 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Textual Descriptions of Critical Habitat Boundaries for Plants on the Hawaiian Islands
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23399 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 49751-49763] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23399] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0009; 4500090023] RIN 1018-BA80 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Textual Descriptions of Critical Habitat Boundaries for Plants on the Hawaiian Islands AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries from those designations for plants on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Hawaii for which the maps have been determined to be sufficient to stand as the official delineation of critical habitat. For these entries, the boundaries of critical habitat as mapped or otherwise described will be the official delineation of the designation. The coordinates and/or plot points that we are removing from the Code of Federal Regulations will be available to the public at the lead field office of the Service responsible for the designation and online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal. This action does not increase, decrease, or otherwise change the boundaries of any critical habitat designation. We are taking this action in accordance with our May 1, 2012, revision of the regulations related to publishing textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries in the Code of Federal Regulations and as part of our response to Executive Order 13563 (January 18, 2011) directing Federal agencies to review their existing regulations and then to modify or streamline them in accordance with what they learned. DATES: This rule is effective November 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Supporting documentation used in the preparation of this rule will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Listing Policy and Support, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703- 358-2171; facsimile 703-358-1735. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carey Galst, U.S. Fish and Wildlife [[Page 49752]] Service, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-1954; facsimile 703-358-1735. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 1, 2012, we published a final rule (77 FR 25611) revising our regulations related to publishing textual descriptions of proposed and final critical habitat boundaries in the Federal Register for codification in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In the interest of making the process of designating critical habitat more user- friendly for affected parties and the public as a whole, as well as more efficient and cost effective, we maintained the publication of maps of proposed and final critical habitat designations, but made optional the inclusion of any textual description of the boundaries of the designation in the Federal Register for codification in the CFR. The boundaries of critical habitat as mapped or otherwise described in the Regulation Promulgation section of a rulemaking that is published in the Federal Register is the official delineation of the critical habitat designation. This approach began with rules published after the effective date of the final rule (May 31, 2012). Specifically, for critical habitat rules published after May 31, 2012, the map(s), as clarified or refined by any textual language within the rule, constitutes the definition of the boundaries of a critical habitat. Each critical habitat area is shown on a map, with more-detailed information discussed in the preamble of the rulemaking documents published in the Federal Register. The map published in the CFR is generated from the coordinates and/or plot points corresponding to the location of the boundaries. These coordinates and/or plot points are included in the administrative record for the designation, and are available to the public either online or at the Service field office responsible for the designation or both. In addition, if the Service concludes that additional tools or supporting information are appropriate and would help the public understand the official boundary map, we make the additional tools and supporting information available on our Internet site and at the Service field office responsible for the critical habitat designation. This Rule The preamble to the May 1, 2012, final rule (77 FR 25611) also explained how the Service would handle boundaries for critical habitat that had already been designated before May 31, 2012; the rule states that ``for existing critical habitat designations, we also intend to remove the textual descriptions of final critical habitat boundaries set forth in the CFR in order to save the annual reprinting cost, but we must do so in separate rulemakings to ensure that removing the textual descriptions does not change the existing boundaries of those designations'' (77 FR 25618). We have now begun applying this approach to critical habitat designations promulgated prior to May 31, 2012. This rule is the first in a series of rules based on our evaluation of the map(s) in each critical habitat designation at 50 CFR 17.95, 17.96, and 17.99 to determine whether or not the map(s) will be sufficient to inform the public of the boundaries of the designations and can therefore stand as the official delineation of the designation. In this rule, we are removing the textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries from those entries at 50 CFR 17.99 (plants on the Hawaiian Islands) where we have determined that the maps are sufficient to stand as the official delineation of the designation. Unlike 50 CFR 17.95, which is organized by wildlife group (e.g., mammals) and then by species, and 50 CFR 17.96, which is organized by plant family (e.g., Asteraceae) and then by species, 50 CFR 17.99 is organized geographically: By Hawaiian island and then, for the most part, by ecosystem on that island (e.g., montane wet ecosystem). As such, the criteria we use for evaluating the sufficiency of the maps set forth at 50 CFR 17.99 differ slightly from the criteria we use for evaluating the maps set forth at 50 CFR 17.95 and 17.96. For the maps at 50 CFR 17.99, we look for a combination of certain map elements, including, but not limited to, the unit name, a clear map key, and an appropriate map scale, to determine whether or not a map is sufficient to serve as the official delineation of the designation. We do not require that there be a State or County name on the map because each Hawaiian island has its own paragraph within 50 CFR 17.99: Critical habitat designations for Kauai are set forth at Sec. 17.99(a)(1); for Niihau, at Sec. 17.99(a)(2); for Molokai, at Sec. 17.99(c); for Maui, at Sec. 17.99(e)(1); for Kahoolawe, at Sec. 17.99(e)(2); for the northwestern Hawaiian islands (Nihoa, Necker, and Laysan), at Sec. 17.99(g); for Oahu, at Sec. 17.99(i); and for Hawaii (the big island), at Sec. 17.99(k). In addition, given that the designations at 50 CFR 17.99 are ecosystem-based, we do not require that there be a full listing of the species names on each map, because an ecosystem may have many species designated within it. In most entries, the text preceding the map gives a full listing of species within the designated critical habitat unit, and each island (or island group) also has a Table of Protected Species that lists the species occupied and unoccupied in each unit. Other entries, such as those for the islands of Kauai and Niihau, include the species name as part of the unit name. Our evaluation of the maps at 50 CFR 17.99 found that nearly every map meets our sufficiency criteria; the only maps that do not meet our criteria are those that we need to correct. Specifically, at 50 CFR 17.99(k), Maps 97, 100, 101, and 102 are either a duplicate of another unit map or labeled with the incorrect species name. We plan to make these map corrections in a future rulemaking, and in this rule we retain the textual descriptions of those units with maps that need correction. The only textual descriptions we are removing in this rule are those set forth for the islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Hawaii at 50 CFR 17.99(a)(1), (a)(2), and (k), respectively. All of the critical habitat designations for plants on the other Hawaiian Islands have been recently updated and/or do not include detailed textual descriptions. This rule does not increase, decrease, or in any other way change the critical habitat designations from which we are removing the textual descriptions of boundaries. This administrative action will save taxpayer resources. The Service spent $75,225 to reprint the critical habitat designations at 50 CFR 17.99 for the most-recent print edition of the CFR. Based on a review of the print edition of the CFR, we estimate that this rule will remove approximately 132 pages of the relevant CFR volumes, amounting to a savings of approximately $11,220 per year in printing costs for the Service. Over many years, eliminating the need to reprint Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate pairs at 50 CFR 17.99 will result in a considerable cumulative cost savings for the Service and the public as a whole. We will publish a series of rules, of which this is the first, to remove the textual descriptions from all of the critical habitat designations at 50 CFR 17.95, 17.96, and 17.99 that have map(s) sufficient to stand as the official delineation of the designation. [[Page 49753]] The detailed UTM coordinates or other textual descriptions we are removing in this rule will continue to be available online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) and at the lead field office responsible for the designation to assist the public in understanding the official boundary. We note that the Service never maintained that requiring detailed textual descriptions was legally necessary. Instead, the first critical habitat regulations required only that critical habitat designations be ``accompanied by maps and/or geographical descriptions'' (43 FR 870, 876; January 4, 1978). Although the Service subsequently added the requirement that critical habitat designations include textual descriptions describing the specific boundary limits of the critical habitat, there is nothing in the preamble to that rule indicating that the Service did so because the Act required it. Rather, it was in response to several commenters, who had opined that the proposed rule was not sufficiently clear in setting out the method by which critical habitat boundaries would be described (45 FR 13009, 13015; February 27, 1980). Removing these unnecessary textual descriptions will significantly reduce the length of some critical habitat designations, making each designation easier to locate in the CFR; will not weaken the effectiveness of the Act; and will not undermine the public's ability to identify the boundaries of critical habitat designations. The information printed in the CFR is the legally binding delineation of critical habitat. If there is ambiguity due to the scale of the map such that additional regulatory text is needed to ensure that the public has adequate notice of the boundaries, we provide additional regulation text. The only change to the CFR that we are making with this action is removing the detailed coordinate data of the boundaries of the specific areas designated as critical habitat (i.e., latitude-longitude and UTM coordinates). We still generate those data, and make them available at http://www.regulations.gov and at the lead field office of the Service responsible for the critical habitat designation. Neither the critical habitat designation nor the underlying data on which it is based can be changed without undergoing a further rulemaking. As stated earlier, the actions we are taking in this rule do not increase, decrease, or otherwise change the critical habitat boundaries or areas. For 50 CFR 17.99(a)(1), (a)(2), and (k), we are merely removing the reference points (i.e., UTM coordinates) of the textual descriptions from existing final critical habitat designations, and we are doing so only where we have determined that the existing maps are sufficient to inform the public of the boundaries of the designations and can therefore stand as the official delineation of critical habitat. However, we will continue to provide the reference points of the textual descriptions at http://www.regulations.gov and at the lead field office of the Service responsible for the critical habitat designation. The actions we are taking in this rule require that we also revise 50 CFR 17.94(b) to make clear which critical habitat designations have maps that stand as the official delineation of critical habitat and which do not. Our revisions to 50 CFR 17.94 also correct the inadvertent omission of a reference to critical habitat areas designated at ``Sec. 17.99 (plants on the Hawaiian Islands)'' from paragraph (a) and remove paragraphs (c) and (d). We are removing paragraph (c) because not all of our critical habitat designations include information in the CFR on the biological or physical constituent elements that are known to require special management considerations or protection in a designated area. Such information can still be found in the Federal Register publications proposing and finalizing individual critical habitat designations, as well as in the record for each critical habitat designation. This is also consistent with our regulations, which we recently updated to clarify the procedures for designating and revising critical habitat (81 FR 7414, February 11, 2016). We are removing paragraph (d) because not all of our critical habitat designations follow the sequence of species in the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife at 50 CFR 17.11 or the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants at 50 CFR 17.12 (e.g., one designation for several species, such as the designation for five Tennessee and Cumberland River Basin mussel species at 50 CFR 17.95(f), and the designations at 50 CFR 17.99 that are organized by Hawaiian island and ecosystem). We are publishing this final rule without a prior proposal because we find that there is good cause for doing so pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). The ``good cause'' exception applies when an agency finds ``that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' Publication of a proposed rule for this action is unnecessary because this is an administrative action that does not increase, decrease, or otherwise change critical habitat boundaries or areas. Therefore, this action will not affect any legal rights. Rather, it will merely reduce the publication length of some rules designating critical habitat, which will save taxpayer resources and make each designation easier to locate in the CFR. We find that it is in the best interest of the public to promulgate these administrative and technical changes to 50 CFR 17.99 and without undergoing procedures that are unnecessary. Required Determinations Regulatory Planning and Review--Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this rule is not significant. Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends. The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that regulations must be based on the best available science and that the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent with these requirements. Executive Order 13771 This rule is not an E.O. 13771 (``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'') (82 FR 9339, February 3, 2017) regulatory action because this rule is not significant under E.O. 12866. Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., whenever an agency is required to publish a notice of rulemaking for any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make available for public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the effects of the rule on small entities (i.e., small businesses, small organizations, and small government jurisdictions). However, no regulatory flexibility [[Page 49754]] analysis is required if the head of the agency certifies the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The SBREFA amended the RFA to require Federal agencies to provide a statement of the factual basis for certifying that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. According to the Small Business Administration, small entities include small organizations such as independent nonprofit organizations; small governmental jurisdictions, including school boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000 residents; and small businesses (13 CFR 121.201). Small businesses include such businesses as manufacturing and mining concerns with fewer than 500 employees, wholesale trade entities with fewer than 100 employees, and retail and service businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales. In general, the term ``significant economic impact'' is meant to apply to a typical small business firm's business operations. This rule will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities as defined under the RFA. This rule is an administrative action to remove the textual descriptions from critical habitat designations that have a map(s) sufficient to stand as the official delineation of critical habitat at 50 CFR 17.99(a)(1), (a)(2), and (k). This action does not increase, decrease, or in any other way alter the areas or boundaries of the critical habitat designations from which we are removing the textual descriptions of boundaries. This administrative action will save taxpayer resources. The Service spent $75,225 to reprint the critical habitat designations at 50 CFR 17.99 for the most-recent print edition of the CFR. Based on a review of the print edition of the CFR, we estimate that this rule will remove approximately 132 pages of the relevant CFR volumes, amounting to a savings of approximately $11,220 per year in printing costs paid by the Service. While over many years, eliminating the need to reprint Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate pairs at 50 CFR 17.99 will result in a considerable cumulative cost savings to the Service and the public as a whole, this rule will result in only a small annual savings to the Service and the public. Therefore, for the reasons above, we certify that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Services make the following findings: a. This rule will not produce a Federal mandate. In general, a Federal mandate is a provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector, and includes both ``Federal intergovernmental mandates'' and ``Federal private sector mandates.'' These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 658(5)-(7). ``Federal intergovernmental mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments'' with two exceptions: (1) ``a condition of Federal assistance'' or (2) ``a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program,'' unless the regulation ``relates to a then-existing Federal program under which $500,000,000 or more is provided annually to State, local, and tribal governments under entitlement authority''; the provision would either ``increase the stringency of conditions of assistance'' or ``place caps upon, or otherwise decrease, the Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding''; and the State, local, or tribal governments ``lack authority . . . to amend their financial or programmatic responsibilities to continue providing required services.'' At the time of enactment, these entitlement programs were: Medicaid; AFDC work programs; Child Nutrition; Food Stamps; Social Services Block Grants; Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants; Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Independent Living; Family Support Welfare Services; and Child Support Enforcement. ``Federal private sector mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose an enforceable duty upon the private sector, except (i) a condition of Federal assistance or (ii) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program.'' This rule does not produce a Federal mandate under either of these definitions. b. This rule will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments because the revisions to the regulations in this rule should make our critical habitat designations more reader-friendly and will make the process more cost-effective for the Service and the public as a whole. As such, we do not believe that a Small Government Agency Plan is required. Takings--Executive Order 12630 In accordance with Executive Order 12630 (``Government Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Private Property Rights''), we have evaluated this rule, and we have determined that this rule does not pose significant takings implications. The revisions to the regulations set forth in this rule do not involve individual property rights. Federalism--Executive Order 13132 In accordance with Executive Order 13132 (Federalism), the rule does not have significant Federalism effects. A federalism summary impact statement is not required. The revisions to the regulations addressed in this rule are intended to promote the usability of the regulations and make the process of designating critical habitat more cost-effective, and thus should not significantly affect or burden the authority of the States to govern themselves. Civil Justice Reform--Executive Order 12988 In accordance with Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), this rule follows the Civil Justice Reform principles for regulations that do not unduly burden the Federal judicial system, by meeting the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b) of the Executive Order. The revisions to the regulations addressed in this rule should not significantly affect or burden the judicial system. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This rule does not contain any new collections of information that require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This rule will not impose recordkeeping or reporting requirements on State or local governments, individuals, businesses, or organizations. An agency 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. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) We analyzed this rule in accordance with the criteria of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 43 CFR part 46, and 516 Departmental Manual (DM) 2 and 8. A categorical exclusion from NEPA documentation applies to policies, directives, regulations, and guidelines that are ``of an administrative, financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature'' [[Page 49755]] (43 CFR 46.210(i)). However, even if an individual Federal action falls within a categorical exclusion, the Service must still prepare environmental documents pursuant to NEPA if one of the 12 exceptions listed in 43 CFR 46.215 applies. We have reviewed each of the 12 exceptions and have found that because this rule is administrative in nature, none of the exceptions apply. Therefore, this action meets the requirements for a categorical exclusion from the NEPA process. Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, ``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments'' (59 FR 22951), Executive Order 13175 ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,'' and the Department of the Interior Manual at 512 DM 2, we readily acknowledge our responsibility to communicate meaningfully with recognized Native American Tribes on a government-to-government basis. We have evaluated the potential effects on federally recognized Tribes from these revisions to our regulations. We have determined that there are no potential effects to federally recognized Tribes, because the revisions to the regulations are intended to promote the usability of critical habitat designations and save taxpayer monies. However, we will continue to coordinate with Tribes as we promulgate critical habitat designations. Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use Executive Order 13211 (Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use) requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. ``Significant energy action'' means any action by an agency (normally published in the Federal Register) that promulgates or is expected to lead to the promulgation of a final rule or regulation, including notices of inquiry, advance notices of proposed rulemaking, and notices of proposed rulemaking that is a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 or any successor order, and is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy; or that is designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action. This rule does not qualify as a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866; will not have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy; and has not been designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action. Therefore, this action is not a significant energy action and no Statement of Energy Effects is required. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation. Regulation Promulgation Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as follows: PART 17--ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS 0 1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; 4201-4245, unless otherwise noted. 0 2. Revise Sec. 17.94 to read as follows: Sec. 17.94 Critical habitats. (a) The areas listed in Sec. 17.95 (fish and wildlife), Sec. 17.96 (plants), and Sec. 17.99 (plants on the Hawaiian Islands) and referred to in the lists at Sec. Sec. 17.11 and 17.12 have been determined by the Director to be critical habitat. All Federal agencies must insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by them is not likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of the constituent elements essential to the conservation of the listed species within these defined critical habitats. (See part 402 for rules concerning this prohibition; see also part 424 for rules concerning the determination of critical habitat). (b) Maps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If the critical habitat map appears in . . . Then . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) A critical habitat The map provided by the Secretary of the designation in Sec. 17.99, Interior, as clarified or refined by any or textual language within the rule, (2) A critical habitat constitutes the definition of the designation published and boundaries of a critical habitat. Each effective after May 31, critical habitat area will be shown on a 2012, map, with more-detailed information discussed in the preamble of the rulemaking documents published in the Federal Register and made available from the lead field office of the Service responsible for such designation. Each area will be referenced to the State(s), county(ies), or other local government units within which all or part of the critical habitat is located. General descriptions of the location and boundaries of each area may be provided to clarify or refine what is included within the boundaries depicted on the map, or to explain the exclusion of sites (e.g., paved roads, buildings) within the mapped area. Unless otherwise indicated within the critical habitat descriptions, the names of the State(s) and county(ies) are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute the boundaries of the area. (3) A critical habitat The map provided by the Secretary of the designation that Interior is for reference purposes to specifically states that the guide Federal agencies and other map(s) is for informational interested parties in locating the purposes only, or general boundaries of the critical (4) A critical habitat habitat. The map does not, unless designation published and otherwise indicated, constitute the effective on or prior to May definition of the boundaries of a 31, 2012, that is set forth critical habitat. Critical habitats are at Sec. 17.95 or Sec. described by reference to surveyable 17.96, landmarks found on standard topographic maps of the area and to the States and county(ies) within which all or part of the critical habitat is located. Unless otherwise indicated within the critical habitat description, the State and county(ies) names are provided for informational purposes only. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 17.99 [Amended] 0 3. Amend Sec. 17.99 in paragraphs (a) and (k) as demonstrated in the following tables: [[Page 49756]] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By removing and reserving By removing the second By removing the word Amend paragraph(s): By removing paragraph(s): sentence of paragraph: ``NOTE:'' from paragraph: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)(1)(ii).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(iii)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(iv).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(v)............................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(vi).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(vii)............................. (A) (a)(1)(viii)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(ix).............................. (A) (a)(1)(x)............................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xi).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xii)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xiii)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xiv)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xv).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xvi)............................. (A) (a)(1)(xvii)............................ (A) (a)(1)(xviii)........................... (A) (a)(1)(xix)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xx).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxi)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxii)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxiii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxiv)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxv)............................. (A) (a)(1)(xxvi)............................ (A) (a)(1)(xxvii)........................... (A) (a)(1)(xxviii).......................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxix)............................ (A) (a)(1)(xxx)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxi)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxiii).......................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxiv)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxv)............................ (A) (a)(1)(xxxvi)........................... (A) (a)(1)(xxxvii).......................... (A) (a)(1)(xxxviii)......................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xxxix)........................... (A) (a)(1)(xl).............................. (A) (a)(1)(xli)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xlii)............................ (A) (a)(1)(xliii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xliv)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xlv)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xlvi)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(xlvii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(xlviii).......................... (A) (a)(1)(xlix)............................ (A) (a)(1)(l)............................... (A) (a)(1)(li).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lii)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(liii)............................ (A) (a)(1)(liv)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lv).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lvi)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lvii)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(lviii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lix)............................. (A)(1) and (2) (B) (a)(1)(lx).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxi)............................. (A) (a)(1)(lxii)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxiii)........................... (A) (a)(1)(lxiv)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxv)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxvi)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxvii)........................... (A) (a)(1)(lxviii).......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxix)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxx)............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxi)............................ (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxii)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxiii).......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxiv)........................... (A) [[Page 49757]] (a)(1)(lxxv)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxxvi)........................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxvii).......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxviii)......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxix)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxx)............................ (A) (a)(1)(lxxxi)........................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxxii).......................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxxiii)......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxxiv).......................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxxv)........................... (A) (B) (a)(1)(lxxxvi).......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxxvii)......................... (A) (a)(1)(lxxxviii)........................ (A) (a)(1)(lxxxix).......................... (A) (a)(1)(xc).............................. (A) (B) (a)(1)(xci)............................. (A) (a)(1)(xcii)............................ 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(A) (B) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By removing and reserving By removing the word Amend paragraph(s): ``NOTE:'' from paragraph: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (k)(2).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(3).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(4).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(5).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(6).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(7).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(8).................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(9).................................................. 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(i) (ii) (k)(73)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(74)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(75)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(76)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(77)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(78)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(79)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(80)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(81)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(82)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(83)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(84)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(85)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(86)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(87)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(88)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(89)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(90)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(91)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(92)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(93)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(94)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(95)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(96)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(98)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(99)................................................. (i) (ii) (k)(103)................................................ (i) (ii) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: August 30, 2017. James W. 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amendment to the existing protective (c) Witness fees. Fees for attendance
order or confidentiality agreement. by a witness will include fees, expenses, 50 CFR Part 17
(b) If the General Counsel so and allowances prescribed by the [Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2015–0009;
determines, original Committee records court’s rules. If no such fees are 4500090023]
may be presented for examination in prescribed, witness fees will be
response to a demand or request, but determined based upon the rule of the RIN 1018–BA80
they are not to be presented as evidence Federal district court closest to the
or otherwise used in a manner by which Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
location where the witness will appear.
they could lose their identity as official and Plants; Removing Textual
Such fees will include cost of time spent
Committee records, and they are not to Descriptions of Critical Habitat
by the witness to prepare for testimony,
be marked or altered. In lieu of the Boundaries for Plants on the Hawaiian
travel time and expenses, and for
original records, certified copies will be Islands
attendance in the legal proceeding.
presented for evidentiary purposes. (d) Payment of fees. Witness fees for AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
current Committee employees and any Interior.
§ 51–11.12 Procedure when a decision is
not made prior to the time a response is records certification fees shall be paid ACTION: Final rule.
required. by check or money order presented to
the Committee made payable to the SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
If a response to a demand or request
United States Department of Treasury. Wildlife Service (Service), are removing
is required before the General Counsel
can make the determination previously Applicable fees for former Committee the textual descriptions of critical
referred to, the General Counsel when employees’ testimony must be paid habitat boundaries from those
necessary, will provide the court or directly to the former employee in designations for plants on the Hawaiian
other competent authority with a copy accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1821 or other Islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Hawaii for
of this part, inform the court or other applicable statutes. which the maps have been determined
competent authority that the demand or (e) Certification (authentication) of to be sufficient to stand as the official
request is being reviewed, and seek a copies of records. The Committee delineation of critical habitat. For these
stay of the demand or request pending Records Manager may certify that entries, the boundaries of critical habitat
a final determination. records are true copies in order to as mapped or otherwise described will
facilitate their use as evidence. be the official delineation of the
§ 51–11.13 Procedure in the event of an Certification requests require 45 designation. The coordinates and/or
adverse ruling. calendar days for processing and a fee plot points that we are removing from
If the court or other competent of $15.00 for each document certified. the Code of Federal Regulations will be
authority fails to stay the demand, the (f) Waiver or reduction of fees. The available to the public at the lead field
employee upon whom the demand or General Counsel, in his or her sole office of the Service responsible for the
request is made, unless otherwise discretion, may, upon a showing of designation and online at the Federal
advised by the General Counsel, will reasonable cause, waive or reduce any eRulemaking Portal. This action does
appear at the stated time and place, fees in connection with the testimony, not increase, decrease, or otherwise
produce a copy of this part, state that production, or certification of records. change the boundaries of any critical
the employee has not been authorized to (g) De minimis fees. Fees will not be habitat designation. We are taking this
provide the requested testimony or assessed if the total charge would be action in accordance with our May 1,
produce documents, and respectfully $10.00 or less. 2012, revision of the regulations related
decline to comply with the demand, to publishing textual descriptions of
citing United States ex rel. Touhy v. § 51–11.15 Penalties.
critical habitat boundaries in the Code
Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951). A written (a) An employee who discloses of Federal Regulations and as part of our
response may be offered to a request, or official records or information or gives response to Executive Order 13563
to a demand, if permitted by the court testimony relating to official (January 18, 2011) directing Federal
or other competent authority. information, except as expressly agencies to review their existing
authorized by the Committee, or as regulations and then to modify or
§ 51–11.14 Fees. ordered by a Federal court after the streamline them in accordance with
(a) Generally. The General Counsel Committee has had the opportunity to what they learned.
may condition the production of records be heard, may face the penalties
or appearance for testimony upon DATES: This rule is effective November
provided in 18 U.S.C. 641 and other 27, 2017.
advance payment of a reasonable applicable laws. Additionally, former
estimate of the costs to the Committee. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available
Committee employees are subject to the
(b) Fees for records. Fees for online at the Federal eRulemaking
restrictions and penalties of 18 U.S.C.
producing records will include fees for Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
207 and 216.
searching, reviewing, and duplicating (b) A current Committee employee Supporting documentation used in the
records, costs of attorney time spent in who testifies or produces official preparation of this rule will be available
reviewing the demand or request, and records and information in violation of for public inspection, by appointment,
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expenses generated by materials and this part may be subject to disciplinary during normal business hours at: U.S.
equipment used to search for, produce, action. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of
and copy the responsive information. Listing Policy and Support, MS: ES,
Costs for employee time will be Patricia Briscoe, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
calculated on the basis of the hourly pay Deputy Director, Business Operations (Pricing 22041–3803; telephone 703–358–2171;
of the employee (including all pay, and Information Management). facsimile 703–358–1735.
allowance, and benefits). Fees for [FR Doc. 2017–23388 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
duplication will be the same as those BILLING CODE 6353–01–P Carey Galst, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
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(43 CFR 46.210(i)). However, even if an continue to coordinate with Tribes as List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
individual Federal action falls within a we promulgate critical habitat Endangered and threatened species,
categorical exclusion, the Service must designations. Exports, Imports, Reporting and
still prepare environmental documents recordkeeping requirements,
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
pursuant to NEPA if one of the 12 Transportation.
exceptions listed in 43 CFR 46.215 Executive Order 13211 (Actions
applies. Concerning Regulations That Regulation Promulgation
We have reviewed each of the 12 Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Accordingly, we amend part 17,
exceptions and have found that because Distribution, or Use) requires agencies subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the
this rule is administrative in nature, to prepare Statements of Energy Effects Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
none of the exceptions apply. Therefore, when undertaking certain actions.
this action meets the requirements for a ‘‘Significant energy action’’ means any PART 17—ENDANGERED AND
categorical exclusion from the NEPA action by an agency (normally THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
process. published in the Federal Register) that
promulgates or is expected to lead to the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 17
Government-to-Government continues to read as follows:
promulgation of a final rule or
Relationship With Tribes
regulation, including notices of inquiry, Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531–
In accordance with the President’s advance notices of proposed 1544; 4201–4245, unless otherwise noted.
memorandum of April 29, 1994, rulemaking, and notices of proposed ■ 2. Revise § 17.94 to read as follows:
‘‘Government-to-Government Relations rulemaking that is a significant
with Native American Tribal regulatory action under Executive Order § 17.94 Critical habitats.
Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive 12866 or any successor order, and is (a) The areas listed in § 17.95 (fish
Order 13175 ‘‘Consultation and likely to have a significant adverse effect and wildlife), § 17.96 (plants), and
Coordination with Indian Tribal on the supply, distribution, or use of § 17.99 (plants on the Hawaiian Islands)
Governments,’’ and the Department of energy; or that is designated by the and referred to in the lists at §§ 17.11
the Interior Manual at 512 DM 2, we Administrator of the Office of and 17.12 have been determined by the
readily acknowledge our responsibility Information and Regulatory Affairs as a Director to be critical habitat. All
to communicate meaningfully with significant energy action. This rule does Federal agencies must insure that any
recognized Native American Tribes on a not qualify as a significant regulatory action authorized, funded, or carried out
government-to-government basis. We action under Executive Order 12866; by them is not likely to result in the
have evaluated the potential effects on will not have a significant adverse effect destruction or adverse modification of
federally recognized Tribes from these on the supply, distribution, or use of the constituent elements essential to the
revisions to our regulations. We have energy; and has not been designated by conservation of the listed species within
determined that there are no potential the Administrator of the Office of these defined critical habitats. (See part
effects to federally recognized Tribes, Information and Regulatory Affairs as a 402 for rules concerning this
because the revisions to the regulations significant energy action. Therefore, this prohibition; see also part 424 for rules
are intended to promote the usability of action is not a significant energy action concerning the determination of critical
critical habitat designations and save and no Statement of Energy Effects is habitat).
taxpayer monies. However, we will required. (b) Maps.
If the critical habitat map Then . . .
appears in . . .
(1) A critical habitat designa- The map provided by the Secretary of the Interior, as clarified or refined by any textual language within the rule,
tion in § 17.99, or constitutes the definition of the boundaries of a critical habitat. Each critical habitat area will be shown on a
(2) A critical habitat designa- map, with more-detailed information discussed in the preamble of the rulemaking documents published in the
tion published and effec- Federal Register and made available from the lead field office of the Service responsible for such designation.
tive after May 31, 2012, Each area will be referenced to the State(s), county(ies), or other local government units within which all or part
of the critical habitat is located. General descriptions of the location and boundaries of each area may be pro-
vided to clarify or refine what is included within the boundaries depicted on the map, or to explain the exclusion
of sites (e.g., paved roads, buildings) within the mapped area. Unless otherwise indicated within the critical
habitat descriptions, the names of the State(s) and county(ies) are provided for informational purposes only and
do not constitute the boundaries of the area.
(3) A critical habitat designa- The map provided by the Secretary of the Interior is for reference purposes to guide Federal agencies and other
tion that specifically states interested parties in locating the general boundaries of the critical habitat. The map does not, unless otherwise
that the map(s) is for infor- indicated, constitute the definition of the boundaries of a critical habitat. Critical habitats are described by ref-
mational purposes only, or erence to surveyable landmarks found on standard topographic maps of the area and to the States and coun-
(4) A critical habitat designa- ty(ies) within which all or part of the critical habitat is located. Unless otherwise indicated within the critical habi-
tion published and effec- tat description, the State and county(ies) names are provided for informational purposes only.
tive on or prior to May 31,
2012, that is set forth at
§ 17.95 or § 17.96,
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§ 17.99 [Amended]
■ 3. Amend § 17.99 in paragraphs (a)
and (k) as demonstrated in the following
tables:
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By removing and reserving By removing the word
Amend paragraph(s): ‘‘NOTE:’’ from paragraph:
(k)(51) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(52) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(57) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(58) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(59) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(60) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(61) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(62) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(63) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(64) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(65) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(66) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(67) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(68) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(69) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(70) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(71) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(72) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(73) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(74) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(75) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(76) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(77) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(78) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(79) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(80) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(81) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(82) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(83) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(84) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(85) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(86) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(87) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(88) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(89) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(90) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(91) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(92) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(93) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(94) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(95) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(96) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(98) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(99) .............................................................................................................................. (i) (ii)
(k)(103) ............................................................................................................................ (i) (ii)
Dated: August 30, 2017.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–23399 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | This rule is effective November 27, 2017. | |
| Contact | Carey Galst, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-1954; facsimile 703-358-1735. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 49751 | |
| RIN Number | 1018-BA80 | |
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