82 FR 59642 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27045 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 59642-59643] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27045] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2017-N155; FXES11130300000-178-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained. DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before January 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437- 1458; or by electronic mail to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, (612) 713-5343. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained. Background The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened species unless the activities are specifically authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving endangered species. A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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. Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Documents and other information the applicants have submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act [[Page 59643]] (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Permit Applications Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE207180.............. Ohio Department of Karner blue butterfly Ohio................. Capture, Capture, handle, Amend. Natural Resources, (Lycaeides melissa propagation, hold, release. Columbus, OH. samuelis). monitoring. TE53616C.............. Illinois Natural Rusty patched bumble Illinois............. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle..... New. History Survey, bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys. Champaign, IL. TE41689C.............. Leif Richardson, Rusty patched bumble Illinois, Indiana, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Montpelier, VT. bee (Bombus affinis). Iowa, Maine, absence surveys. release. Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. TE54397C.............. Keifer Titus, Muncie, Indiana bat (Myotis Indiana.............. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. IN. sodalis), northern absence surveys and mist-net, radio- long-eared bat (M. winter hibernacula tag, band, wing septentrionalis). surveys, document biopsy, collect habitat use, hair and fungal conduct population lift tape samples, monitoring, swab, enter evaluate impacts. hibernacula, release, salvage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Availability of Comments We seek public review and comments on these permit applications. Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments and materials we receive in response to this notice are available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in ADDRESSES. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: November 13, 2017. Lori H. Nordstrom, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 2017-27045 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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beyond what is required for Form I–9 Action (Form I–797) for this re- with endangered species unless a permit
completion. Further, employers registration; and is obtained.
participating in E-Verify who receive an (4) A copy of your past or current DATES: We must receive any written
E-Verify case result of ‘‘Tentative Application for Temporary Protected comments on or before January 16,
Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) must promptly Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 2018.
inform employees of the TNC and give you received one from USCIS.
such employees an opportunity to Check with the government agency ADDRESSES: Send written comments by
contest the TNC. A TNC case result regarding which document(s) the agency U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
means that the information entered into will accept. Some benefit-granting Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
E-Verify from Form I–9 differs from agencies use the USCIS Systematic Service, Ecological Services, 5600
Federal or state government records. Alien Verification for Entitlements American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Employers may not terminate, (SAVE) program to confirm the current Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by
suspend, delay training, withhold pay, immigration status of applicants for electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
lower pay, or take any adverse action public benefits. In most cases, SAVE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
against an employee based on the provides an automated electronic Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343.
employee’s decision to contest a TNC or response to benefit-granting agencies
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
because the case is still pending with E- within seconds, but, occasionally,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) verification can be delayed. You can
the public to comment on the following
case result is received when E-Verify check the status of your SAVE
applications for a permit to conduct
cannot verify an employee’s verification by using CaseCheck at the
activities intended to enhance the
employment eligibility. An employer following link: https://save.uscis.gov/
survival of endangered or threatened
may terminate employment based on a casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check
species. Federal law prohibits certain
case result of FNC. Work-authorized Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free
activities with endangered species
employees who receive an FNC may call service that lets you follow the progress
unless a permit is obtained.
USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 of your SAVE verification using your
(TTY 877–875–6028). For more date of birth and one immigration Background
information about E-Verify-related identifier number. If an agency has
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
discrimination or to report an employer denied your application based solely or
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.;
for discrimination in the E-Verify in part on a SAVE response, the agency
ESA), prohibits certain activities with
process based on citizenship, must offer you the opportunity to appeal
endangered and threatened species
immigration status, or national origin, the decision in accordance with the
unless the activities are specifically
contact IER’s Worker Hotline at 800– agency’s procedures. If the agency has
authorized by a Federal permit. The
255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515). received and acted upon or will act
ESA and our implementing regulations
Additional information about proper upon a SAVE verification and you do
in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of
nondiscriminatory Form I–9 and E- not believe the response is correct, you
Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for
Verify procedures is available on the may make an InfoPass appointment for
the issuance of such permits and require
IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ an in-person interview at a local USCIS
that we invite public comment before
ier and the USCIS website at http:// office. Detailed information on how to
issuing permits for activities involving
www.dhs.gov/E-verify. make corrections, make an appointment,
endangered species.
or submit a written request to correct
Note Regarding Federal, State, and records under the Freedom of A permit granted by us under section
Local Government Agencies (Such as Information Act can be found on the 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the
Departments of Motor Vehicles) SAVE website at http://www.uscis.gov/ permittee to conduct activities with U.S.
save. endangered or threatened species for
While Federal Government agencies scientific purposes, enhancement of
must follow the guidelines laid out by [FR Doc. 2017–27141 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] propagation or survival, or interstate
the Federal Government, state and local BILLING CODE 9111–97–P commerce (the latter only in the event
government agencies establish their own that it facilitates scientific purposes or
rules and guidelines when granting enhancement of propagation or
certain benefits. Each state may have DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR survival). Our regulations implementing
different laws, requirements, and section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for these
determinations about what documents Fish and Wildlife Service permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for
you need to provide to prove eligibility [FWS–R3–ES–2017–N155; FXES endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
for certain benefits. Whether you are 11130300000–178–FF03E00000] 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
applying for a Federal, state, or local CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
government benefit, you may need to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
provide the government agency with and Plants; Permit Applications species.
documents that show you are a TPS AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
beneficiary and/or show you are Applications Available for Review and
Interior. Comment
authorized to work based on TPS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Examples of such documents are: We invite local, State, Tribal, and
for comments.
(1) Your current EAD; Federal agencies and the public to
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(2) A copy of your Form I–797C for SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and comment on the following applications.
your application to renew your current Wildlife Service, invite the public to Please refer to the permit number when
EAD providing an automatic extension comment on the following applications you submit comments. Documents and
of your currently expired or expiring for a permit to conduct activities other information the applicants have
EAD; intended to enhance the survival of submitted with the applications are
(3) A copy of your Application for endangered or threatened species. available for review, subject to the
Temporary Protected Status Notice of Federal law prohibits certain activities requirements of the Privacy Act
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(5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Permit Applications enhancement of survival of the species
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Proposed activities in the following in the wild.
permit requests are for the recovery and
Permit
Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take action
TE207180 ....... Ohio Department of Nat- Karner blue butterfly Ohio ................................ Capture, propagation, Capture, handle, hold, Amend.
ural Resources, Co- (Lycaeides melissa monitoring. release.
lumbus, OH. samuelis).
TE53616C ....... Illinois Natural History Rusty patched bumble Illinois ............................. Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle ............. New.
Survey, Champaign, IL. bee (Bombus affinis). sence surveys.
TE41689C ....... Leif Richardson, Montpe- Rusty patched bumble Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, release New.
lier, VT. bee (Bombus affinis). Maine, Maryland, Mas- sence surveys.
sachusetts, Minnesota,
New Jersey, North
Carolina, Ohio, Penn-
sylvania, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wis-
consin.
TE54397C ....... Keifer Titus, Muncie, IN Indiana bat (Myotis Indiana ........................... Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, mist- New.
sodalis), northern long- sence surveys and net, radio-tag, band,
eared bat (M. winter hibernacula sur- wing biopsy, collect
septentrionalis). veys, document habi- hair and fungal lift tape
tat use, conduct popu- samples, swab, enter
lation monitoring, hibernacula, release,
evaluate impacts. salvage.
Public Availability of Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted
December 7, 2017, for Group 1169 NM.
We seek public review and comments Bureau of Land Management
on these permit applications. Please Indian Meridian, Oklahoma (OK)
refer to the permit number when you [LLNM950000L13400000.BX0000]
The plat representing the dependent
submit comments. Comments and
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New resurvey and survey in Township 7
materials we receive in response to this
Mexico North, Range 9 West, of the Indian
notice are available for public
Meridian, accepted December 4, 2017,
inspection, by appointment, during AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, for Group 233 OK.
normal business hours at the address Interior.
listed in ADDRESSES. These plats are scheduled for official
ACTION: Notice of filing of Plats of
filing 30 days from this notice of
Before including your address, phone Survey.
publication in the Federal Register, as
number, email address, or other
SUMMARY: The plats of survey described provided for in the BLM Manual,
personal identifying information in your
below are scheduled to be officially Section 2097—Opening Orders. If a
comment, you should be aware that
filed in the New Mexico State Office, protest against a survey, in accordance
your entire comment—including your
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with 43 CFR 4.450–2, of any of the
personal identifying information—may
Santa Fe, New Mexico, thirty (30) above plats is received prior to the date
be made publicly available at any time.
calendar days from the date of this of official filing, the filing will be stayed
While you can ask us in your comment
publication. pending consideration of the protest. A
to withhold your personal identifying
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: plat will not be officially filed until the
information from public review, we
These plats will be available for day after all protests have been
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
inspection in the New Mexico State dismissed and become final or appeals
do so.
Office, Bureau of Land Management, from the dismissal affirmed. A person or
Authority 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New party who wishes to protest against any
Mexico. Copies may be obtained from of these surveys must file a written
We provide this notice under section protest with the New Mexico State
this office upon payment. Contact
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Carlos Martinez at 505–954–2096, or by Director, Bureau of Land Management,
Dated: November 13, 2017. email at cjjmarti@blm.gov, for stating that they wish to protest.
Lori H. Nordstrom, assistance. Persons who use a A statement of reasons for a protest
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological telecommunications device for the deaf may be filed with the Notice of Protest
Services, Midwest Region. (TDD) may call the Federal Information to the State Director or the statement of
[FR Doc. 2017–27045 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am]
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 reasons must be filed with the State
to contact the above individual during
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Director within thirty (30) days after the
normal business hours.
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protest is filed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 11, 2017.
New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Charles I. Doman,
Mexico (NM)
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for New Mexico.
The plat representing the dependent [FR Doc. 2017–27047 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am]
resurvey and survey, in Townships 13 BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P
South, Range 11 West, of the New
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