83 FR 53496 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 205 (October 23, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 205 (October 23, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-23104 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 53496-53497] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23104] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2018-N124; FXES11130600000-189-FF01E00000] Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit application; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation and survival of an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on this application. Before issuing the requested permit, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for a copy of the application and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name and application number (i.e., U.S. Geological Survey TE-003483-33):Email: [email protected]. U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, 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). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an application for a permit under section [[Page 53497]] 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permit would allow the applicant to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of a species that is listed as endangered under the ESA. Background With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing. A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species. Permit Application Available for Review and Comment We issued permit TE-003483-32 to the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center in June 2018; that entity now requests an amendment to the permit. Proposed activities in the following permit request are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing this permit. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to this application. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant, city, Permit Application No. state Species Location Take activity action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE-003483-33................. U.S. Geological Add the Guam......... Capture, handle, Amend. Survey, Pacific following hold, band, Island species to the attach radio Ecosystems current permit: transmitter, Research Mariana gray biosample, Center, swiftlet release, Honolulu, HI. (Aerodramus survey, monitor vanikorensis nests, and bartschi). salvage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Availability of Comments Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety. Next Steps If we decide to issue a permit to the applicant listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. Authority We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Rolland White, Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2018-23104 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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For more about submitting (4) Threat status and trends in relation of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
information, see Request for Information to the five listing factors (as defined in seq.).
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); and Dated: October 10, 2018.
section. (5) Other new information, data, or
Mary Colligan,
corrections, including but not limited to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region.
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
Kevin Foley, Anchorage Fish and identification of erroneous information [FR Doc. 2018–23078 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am]
Wildlife Conservation Office, by contained in the List, and improved BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
telephone at 907–271–2788. Individuals analytical methods.
who are hearing impaired or speech Any new information will be
impaired may call the Federal Relay considered during the 5-year review and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY will also be useful in evaluating the
assistance. Fish and Wildlife Service
ongoing recovery programs for the
species. [FWS–R1–ES–2018–N124;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the FXES11130600000–189–FF01E00000]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Species Under Review
are initiating a 5-year status review of Entity listed: Wood bison (Bison bison Endangered Species; Receipt of
the wood bison (Bison bison athabascae). Recovery Permit Application
athabascae) under the Endangered Where listed: Wherever found.
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; Classification: Threatened. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). A 5-year status Date listed (publication date for final Interior.
review is based on the best scientific listing rule): June 2, 1970. ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit
and commercial data available at the Federal Register citation for final application; request for comments.
time of the review; therefore, we are listing rule: 35 FR 8491.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
requesting submission of any new Request for Information Wildlife Service, have received an
information on this species that has application for a permit to conduct
become available since the species was To ensure that a 5-year review is
complete and based on the best activities intended to enhance the
reclassified under the ESA as threatened propagation and survival of an
throughout its range, in 2012. available scientific and commercial
information, we request new endangered species under the
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews? information from all sources. See What Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
Information Do We Consider in Our amended. We invite the public and
Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
Review? for specific criteria. If you
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to comment on this application. Before
submit information, please support it
and Plants (which we collectively refer issuing the requested permit, we will
with documentation such as maps,
to as the List) in the Code of Federal take into consideration any information
bibliographic references, methods used
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for that we receive during the public
to gather and analyze the data, and/or
animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section comment period.
copies of any pertinent publications,
4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to DATES: We must receive your written
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
review each listed species’ status at least comments on or before November 23,
sources. If you submit purported
once every 5 years. Further, our sightings of the species, please also 2018.
regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require provide supporting documentation in
that we publish a notice in the Federal ADDRESSES: Document availability and
any form to the extent that it is comment submission: Submit requests
Register announcing those species available.
under active review. For additional for a copy of the application and related
information about 5-year reviews, go to Public Availability of Comments documents and submit any comments
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what- by one of the following methods. All
Before including your address, phone
we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll requests and comments should specify
number, email address, or other
down to ‘‘Learn More about 5-Year the applicant name and application
personal identifying information in your
Reviews,’’ and click on the ‘‘5-Year number (i.e., U.S. Geological Survey
comments, you should be aware that
Reviews’’ link. TE–003483–33):
your entire comment—including your • Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov.
What information do we consider in personal identifying information—may • U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Program
our review? be made publicly available at any time. Manager, Restoration and Endangered
While you can ask us in your comment Species Classification, Ecological
In conducting these reviews, we to withhold your personal identifying Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
consider the best scientific and information from public review, we Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th
commercial data that have become cannot guarantee that we will be able to Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181.
available since the listing determination do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
or most recent status review, such as:
Completed and Active Reviews Colleen Henson, Recovery Permit
(1) The biology of the species, Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503)
including but not limited to population A list of all completed and currently
active 5-year reviews addressing species 231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@
trends, distribution, abundance, fws.gov (email). Individuals who are
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
demographics, and genetics; for which the Alaskan Region of the
Service has lead responsibility is hearing or speech impaired may call the
(2) Habitat conditions, including but available at http://www.fws.gov/alaska/ Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
not limited to amount, distribution, and fisheries/endangered/reviews.htm. 8339 for TTY assistance.
suitability; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
(3) Conservation measures that have Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
been implemented that benefit the This document is published under the the public to comment on an
species; authority of the Endangered Species Act application for a permit under section
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10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species activities with endangered or threatened Island Ecosystems Research Center in
Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 species for scientific purposes that June 2018; that entity now requests an
et seq.). The requested permit would promote recovery or for enhancement of amendment to the permit. Proposed
allow the applicant to conduct activities propagation or survival of the species. activities in the following permit
intended to promote recovery of a These activities often include such request are for the recovery and
species that is listed as endangered prohibited actions as capture and enhancement of propagation or survival
under the ESA. collection. Our regulations of the species in the wild. The ESA
Background implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for requires that we invite public comment
these permits are found in the Code of before issuing this permit. Accordingly,
With some exceptions, the ESA Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
prohibits activities that constitute take we invite local, State, Tribal, and
endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR Federal agencies and the public to
of listed species unless a Federal permit
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 submit written data, views, or
is issued that allows such activity. The
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, arguments with respect to this
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant application. The comments and
activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting in species. recommendations that will be most
addition to hunting, shooting, harming, Permit Application Available for useful and likely to influence agency
wounding, or killing. Review and Comment decisions are those supported by
A recovery permit issued by us under quantitative information or studies.
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA We issued permit TE–003483–32 to
authorizes the permittee to conduct the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific
Permit
Application No. Applicant, city, state Species Location Take activity action
TE–003483–33 .................... U.S. Geological Survey, Pa- Add the following species to Guam ..... Capture, handle, hold, Amend.
cific Island Ecosystems the current permit: band, attach radio trans-
Research Center, Hono- Mariana gray swiftlet mitter, biosample, re-
lulu, HI. (Aerodramus vanikorensis lease, survey, monitor
bartschi). nests, and salvage.
Public Availability of Comments 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Public Lands Center, 2465 S. Townsend
seq.). Ave., Montrose, CO 81401. The March
Written comments we receive become 8, 2019, meeting will be held at the
part of the administrative record Rolland White,
Dolores Public Lands Center, 29211
associated with this action. Before Assistant Regional Director—Ecological Hwy. 184, Dolores, CO 81323.
including your address, phone number, Services, Pacific Region.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
email address, or other personal [FR Doc. 2018–23104 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am]
Stephanie Connolly, Acting Public
identifying information in your BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Affairs Specialist, Southwest District,
comment, you should be aware that BLM Grand Junction Field Office, 2815
your entire comment—including your H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
personal identifying information—may Phone: (970) 240–5315. Email:
be made publicly available at any time. Bureau of Land Management sconnolly@blm.gov. Persons who use a
While you can request in your comment telecommunications device for the deaf
that we withhold your personal [LLCOS00000–L11100000.DF0000–18X] (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
identifying information from public Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
review, we cannot guarantee that we Resource Advisory Council, Colorado contact the above individual during
will be able to do so. All submissions normal business hours.
from organizations or businesses, and AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, The FRS is available 24 hours a day,
from individuals identifying themselves Interior. seven days a week, to leave a message
as representatives or officials of ACTION: Notice. or question with the above individual.
organizations or businesses, will be You will receive a reply during normal
SUMMARY: In accordance with the business hours.
made available for public disclosure in Federal Land Policy and Management
their entirety. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-
Act of 1976, and the Federal Advisory
member RAC advises the Secretary of
Next Steps Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
variety of public land issues in the
If we decide to issue a permit to the Land Management (BLM) Southwest
Southwest District, which includes the
applicant listed in this notice, we will Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is
Grand Junction, Uncompahgre and Tres
publish a notice in the Federal Register. scheduled to meet as indicated below.
Rios field offices, as well as Canyons of
DATES: The meetings will be held on the Ancients National Monument in
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Authority
January 11, 2019 and March 8, 2019 Colorado. Agenda items for the January
We publish this notice under section from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A public comment 2019 meeting include recreation fee
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of period regarding matters on the agenda proposals, the close-out of the
will be held at 11:30 a.m. at each Dominguez-Escalante Advisory Council,
meeting. and forming a subcommittee dedicated
ADDRESSES: The January 11, 2019, to partnership-based trail construction
meeting will be held at the Montrose in the Grand Junction area. A training
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| Contact | Colleen Henson, Recovery Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone); [email protected] (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. | |
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