83 FR 17672 - U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 78 (April 23, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 78 (April 23, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08347 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17672-17673] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08347] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2018-N047; FXES11130100000-189-FF01E00000] U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits certain activities affecting endangered and threatened species unless that activity is covered under a Federal permit authorizing take of the species or authorizing otherwise prohibited activities. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: We must receive your written comments by May 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability: Documents and other information submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES): 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 applicant name(s) and application 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 Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone); [email protected] (email). Background The Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities affecting endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit covers that activity. 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 issued by the Service 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 that promote recovery, enhancement of propagation or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancment of propagation of 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. Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to comment on the following applications: 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--might 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. [[Page 17673]] 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 with your comments 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 permits to any of the applicants 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.). Rolland G. White, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Endangered species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE-799558............... Idaho Power Company, Banbury Springs ID, OR Population surveys, Survey, capture, Amend, renew. Boise, ID. limpet (Lanx sp.), DNA analysis, and collect, identify, Snake River physa ecological research. transport, and snail (Physa release. natricina). TE-38768B............... Micronesian Mariana common GU, MP Conduct surveys..... Harass.............. Renew. Environmental moorhen (Gallinula Services, Saipan, MP. chloropus guami), Micronesian megapode (Megapodius laperouse), Nightingale reed- warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia). TE-19045C............... Hawaii Division of Add the following HI Captive propagation, Capture, handle, Amend. Forestry and species: Anthricinan genetic analyses, captive propagate, Wildlife, Honolulu, yellow-faced bee and release. release, and HI. (Hylaeus genetic analyses. anthracinus), Orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas). TE-69397C............... Seattle Aquarium, Hawksbill sea turtle OR, WA Rehabilitation and Handle, measure, New. Seattle, WA. (Eretmochelys transfer of weigh, biosample, imbricata), stranded sea mark, transfer, and Leatherback sea turtles. release. turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). TE-78405C............... Guam Plant Extinction Eugenia bryanii (no GU Population surveys, Remove/reduce to New. and Prevention common name (NCN)), captive possession from Program, University Hedyotis megalantha propagation, lands under Federal of Guam, Mangilao, (Paudedo), Heritiera outplanting, and jurisdiction. GU. longipetiolata recovery actions. (NCN), Phyllanthus saffordii (NCN), Psychotria malaspinae (Aplokating- palaoan), Serianthes nelsonii (Hayun lagu (=(Guam), Tronkon guafi (Rota)), Solanum guamense (NCN), Tinospora homosepala (NCN). TE-78730C............... Robert Wescom, Santa Heritiera GU Population surveys, Remove/reduce to New. Rita, GU. longipetiolata (NCN). captive possession from propagation, lands under Federal outplanting, and jurisdiction. recovery actions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2018-08347 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Copies of available documents Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork XXXXXX) in the subject line of your
submitted to OMB may be obtained Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. email message.
from Ms. Downs. Dated: April 6, 2018. • U.S. Mail: Program Manager,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Inez C. Downs, Restoration and Endangered Species
notice informs the public that HUD is Department Reports Management Officer, Classification, Ecological Services, U.S.
seeking approval from OMB for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
information collection described in [FR Doc. 2018–08414 Filed 4–20–18; 8:45 am] Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
Section A. BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Portland, OR 97232–4181.
The Federal Register notice that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
solicited public comment on the
Colleen Henson, Recovery Permit
information collection for a period of 60 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503)
days was published on January 16, 2018
231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@
83 FR 2169. Fish and Wildlife Service fws.gov (email).
A. Overview of Information Collection [FWS–R1–ES–2018–N047;
Background
Title of Information Collection: FXES11130100000–189–FF01E00000]
Budget Based Rent Increases. The Endangered Species Act, as
U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
OMB Approved Number: 2502–0324.
Type of Request: Extension. Recovery Permit Applications prohibits certain activities affecting
Form Number: HUD–92457–a. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, endangered and threatened species
Description of the need for the Interior. unless a Federal permit covers that
information and proposed use: Budget ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
activity. The ESA and our implementing
worksheet will be used by HUD Field applications; request for comments. regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
staff, along with other information Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
submitted by owners, as a tool for SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and provide for the issuance of such permits
determining the reasonableness of rent Wildlife Service (Service), invite the and require that we invite public
increases. The purposes of the public to comment on applications for comment before issuing permits for
worksheet and the collection of permits to conduct activities intended to activities involving endangered species.
budgetary information is to allow enhance the propagation or survival of A permit issued by the Service under
owners to plan for expected increases in endangered species. With some section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
expenditures. exceptions, the Endangered Species Act authorizes the permittee to conduct
Respondents (i.e., affected public): of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits activities with U.S. endangered or
Owners and project managers of HUD certain activities affecting endangered threatened species for scientific
subsidized Properties. and threatened species unless that purposes that promote recovery,
Estimated Number of Respondents: activity is covered under a Federal enhancement of propagation or survival,
974. permit authorizing take of the species or or interstate commerce (the latter only
Estimated Number of Responses: 974. authorizing otherwise prohibited in the event that it facilitates scientific
Frequency of Response: Annually. activities. The ESA also requires that we purposes or enhancment of propagation
Average Hours per Response: 5 hours invite public comment before issuing of survival). Our regulations
20 minutes. these permits. implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Total Estimated Burdens: 5,191. ESA for these permits are found at 50
DATES: We must receive your written
B. Solicitation of Public Comment comments by May 23, 2018. CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
This notice is soliciting comments ADDRESSES: Document availability: species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
from members of the public and affected Documents and other information wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
parties concerning the collection of submitted with the applications are endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
information described in Section A on available for review, subject to the 17.72 for threatened plant species.
the following: requirements of the Privacy Act (5 Permit Applications Available for
(1) Whether the proposed collection U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Review and Comment
of information is necessary for the Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any
proper performance of the functions of party who submits a written request for We invite local, State, and Federal
the agency, including whether the a copy of such documents to the agencies, Tribes, and the public to
information will have practical utility; following office within 30 days of the comment on the following applications:
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s date of publication of this notice (see Public Availability of Comments
estimate of the burden of the proposed DATES): Program Manager, Restoration
collection of information; and Endangered Species Classification, Before including your address, phone
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and number, email address, or other
utility, and clarity of the information to Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional personal identifying information in your
be collected; and Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, comment, you should be aware that
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of OR 97232–4181. your entire comment—including your
the collection of information on those Submitting Comments: You may personal identifying information—might
who are to respond: including through submit comments by one of the be made publicly available at any time.
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the use of appropriate automated following methods. Please specify If you submit a hardcopy comment that
collection techniques or other forms of applicant name(s) and application includes personal identifying
information technology, e.g., permitting number(s) to which your comments information, you may request at the top
electronic submission of responses. pertain (e.g., TE–XXXXXX). of your document that we withhold this
HUD encourages interested parties to • Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov. information from public review;
submit comment in response to these Please refer to the respective permit however, we cannot guarantee that we
questions. number (e.g., Application No. TE– will be able to do so.
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Contents of Public Comments The comments and recommendations notice, we will publish a notice in the
that will be most useful and likely to Federal Register.
Please make your comments as influence agency decisions are: (1)
specific as possible. Please confine your Authority
Those supported by quantitative
comments to issues for which we seek information or studies; and (2) Those Section 10(c) of the Endangered
comments in this notice, and explain that include citations to, and analyses Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
the basis for your comments. Include of, the applicable laws and regulations. U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
sufficient information with your
Next Steps Rolland G. White,
comments to allow us to authenticate
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
any scientific or commercial data you If the Service decides to issue permits Services, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and
include. to any of the applicants listed in this Wildlife Service.
Permit
Application No. Applicant Endangered species Location Activity Type of take action
TE–799558 .... Idaho Power Company, Banbury Springs limpet ID, OR Population surveys, Survey, capture, collect, Amend,
Boise, ID. (Lanx sp.), Snake DNA analysis, and identify, transport, renew.
River physa snail ecological research. and release.
(Physa natricina).
TE–38768B .... Micronesian Environ- Mariana common GU, MP Conduct surveys .......... Harass .......................... Renew.
mental Services, moorhen (Gallinula
Saipan, MP. chloropus guami), Mi-
cronesian megapode
(Megapodius
laperouse), Nightin-
gale reed-warbler
(Acrocephalus
luscinia).
TE–19045C .... Hawaii Division of For- Add the following spe- HI Captive propagation, Capture, handle, cap- Amend.
estry and Wildlife, cies: Anthricinan yel- genetic analyses, and tive propagate, re-
Honolulu, HI. low-faced bee release. lease, and genetic
(Hylaeus analyses.
anthracinus),
Orangeblack Hawai-
ian damselfly
(Megalagrion
xanthomelas).
TE–69397C .... Seattle Aquarium, Se- Hawksbill sea turtle OR, WA Rehabilitation and Handle, measure, New.
attle, WA. (Eretmochelys transfer of stranded weigh, biosample,
imbricata), sea turtles. mark, transfer, and
Leatherback sea tur- release.
tle (Dermochelys
coriacea), Logger-
head sea turtle
(Caretta caretta).
TE–78405C .... Guam Plant Extinction Eugenia bryanii (no GU Population surveys, Remove/reduce to pos- New.
and Prevention Pro- common name captive propagation, session from lands
gram, University of (NCN)), Hedyotis outplanting, and re- under Federal juris-
Guam, Mangilao, GU. megalantha covery actions. diction.
(Paudedo), Heritiera
longipetiolata (NCN),
Phyllanthus saffordii
(NCN), Psychotria
malaspinae
(Aplokating-palaoan),
Serianthes nelsonii
(Hayun lagu
(=(Guam), Tronkon
guafi (Rota)),
Solanum guamense
(NCN), Tinospora
homosepala (NCN).
TE–78730C .... Robert Wescom, Santa Heritiera longipetiolata GU Population surveys, Remove/reduce to pos- New.
Rita, GU. (NCN). captive propagation, session from lands
outplanting, and re- under Federal juris-
covery actions. diction.
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