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Lynn M. Lewis,
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Services, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
for recovery permits to conduct
activities with the purpose of enhancing
the survival of endangered species. The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), prohibits certain
activities with endangered species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. The Act also requires that we
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invite public comment before issuing
such permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by May 16,
2016.
ADDRESSES: 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. Please refer
to the permit number for the application
when submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address, or by
telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503–
231–6243).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits certain activities with respect
to endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. Along with our implementing
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act
provides for certain permits, and
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits for
endangered species.
A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
permittee to conduct activities
(including take or interstate commerce)
with respect to U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific
purposes or enhancement of
propagation or survival. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Act 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, and Federal
agencies and the public to comment on
the following applications. Please refer
to the permit number for the application
when submitting comments.
Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review by request from the
Program Manager for Restoration and
Endangered Species Classification at the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Number: TE–041672
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Eugene, Oregon.
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The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (survey, capture,
and release) the Fender’s blue butterfly
(Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in
conjunction with monitoring and
habitat restoration activities, and to
remove/reduce to possession Erigeron
decumbens (Willamette daisy) and
Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw’s
desert parsley) in conjunction with
population augmentation in Lane
County, Oregon, for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
Permit Number: TE–66384A
Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish
and Game, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal with changes to take (capture,
collect eggs, sample fin rays, tag,
sacrifice, cull, and release) the Kootenai
River white sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus) in conjunction with
spawning, recruitment, monitoring, and
population studies in Idaho and
Montana, for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit Number: TE–84876A
Applicant: Andersen Air Force Base,
Yigo, Guam.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (survey, capture,
monitor nests, collect tissue samples,
tag, and release) green sea turtles
(Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea
turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in
conjunction with scientific research,
and to remove/reduce to possession the
following plants: Eugenia bryanii (no
common name), Heritiera longipetiolata
(Ufa halumtanu, Ufa halom tano),
Psychotria malaspinae (Aplokating
palaoan), Serianthes nelsonii (Hayun
lagu), Solanum guamense (Biringenas
halumtanu, Birengenas halom tano), and
Tinospora homosepala (no common
name), in conjunction with captive
propagation and outplanting on the
island of Guam for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
Permit Number: TE–91851B
Applicant: Washington State University,
Pullman, Washington.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, radio-collar, release, and
monitor) gray wolves (Canis lupus) in
conjunction with scientific research in
Okanogan and Kittitas Counties,
Washington, for the purpose of
enhancing the species’ survival.
Permit Number: TE–210255
Applicant: Montana Fish, Wildlife and
Parks, Libby, Montana.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal with changes to take (capture,
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hold, mark, passive-integratedtransponder (PIT) and sonic tag, collect
blood and biological samples, and
release) the Kootenai River white
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in
conjunction with scientific research in
the Kootenai River, Lincoln County,
Montana, for the purpose of enhancing
the species’ survival.
Permit Number: TE–22353B
Applicant: Center for Natural Lands
Management, Temecula, California.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (conduct habitat
restoration activities, survey, and
monitor) the Taylor’s checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) in
Oregon and Washington for the purpose
of enhancing the species’ survival.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive in response to this request will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
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 Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Theresa E Rabot,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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Draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
availability of the Department of the
Interior’s (Department) draft 2016–2020
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
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(Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan
builds on the Department’s 2012–2017
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
and will guide the Department’s actions
regarding environmental justice for the
upcoming years. Updates to Federal
agencies’ environmental justice strategic
plans are conducted periodically to
increase interagency cooperation and
participation opportunities for minority,
low-income, American Indian and
Alaska Native Communities, and Tribal
governments.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received or postmarked by
May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by one of the following
methods:
1. By email to: Environmental_
Justice@ios.doi.gov.
2. By hard-copy to: Environmental
Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance (MS–2462), 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cheryl L. Kelly at the above street
address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202–
208–7565, or by email at cheryl_kelly@
ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1994, President Clinton signed
Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-income
Populations, which outlined a mandate
for Federal agencies to ‘‘make achieving
environmental justice part of its mission
by identifying and addressing, as
appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of its programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States and its
territories and possessions, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of
the Mariana Islands.’’ Environmental
justice is often defined as meeting the
needs of underserved communities by
reducing disparate environmental
burdens, removing barriers to
participation in decision making, and
increasing access to environmental
benefits that help make all communities
safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live
and work.
In August 2011, the Department
joined with other Federal agencies in
the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding on Environmental
Justice and Executive Order 12898
(MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the
Federal government’s commitment to
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environmental justice. Provisions of the
MOU call on each Federal agency to
review and update existing
environmental justice strategic plans
where applicable and as appropriate. At
that time, the Department published a
2012–2017 Environmental Strategic
Plan to meet this provision to update
Federal agency strategic plans.
The Department’s 2012–2017
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan set
forth five major goals that continue to
guide the Department in its pursuit of
environmental justice:
(1) Ensure responsible officials are
aware of the provisions of EO 12898 and
are able to identify and amend
programs, policies, and activities under
their purview that may have
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority, low-income, or tribal
populations;
(2) Ensure minority, low-income, and
tribal populations are provided with the
opportunity to engage in meaningful
involvement in the Department’s
decision making processes;
(3) The Department will, on its own
or in collaboration with partners,
identify and address environmental
impacts that may result in
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority, low-income, or tribal
populations;
(4) Use existing grant programs,
training, and educational opportunities
as available to aid and empower
minority, low-income, and tribal
populations in their efforts to build and
sustain environmentally and
economically sound communities; and
(5) Integrate the Department’s
environmental justice strategies with its
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
enforcement responsibilities to improve
efficiencies while preserving the
integrity of Title VI and environmental
justice activities.
In 2015, the Department began the
process to update the Department’s
2012–2017 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan by evaluating actions the
Department could implement to meet
the five goals. The update to the
strategic plan is based on input and
review by the Department’s bureaus and
offices and meets the goal of the 2011
MOU to periodically evaluate and
update strategic plans.
II. General Information
You may access the Department’s
draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan at the Department’s
Environmental Justice Web site at:
https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/
environmental-justice. Please let us
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct
activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered
species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite
public comment before issuing such permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: 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.
Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address, or by telephone (503-231-6131) or fax
(503-231-6243).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with
respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit
allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for
certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits for endangered species.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
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, and Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit
number for the application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review by request from the Program Manager for
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552).
Permit Number: TE-041672
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Eugene, Oregon.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture,
and release) the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi)
in conjunction with monitoring and habitat restoration activities, and
to remove/reduce to possession Erigeron decumbens (Willamette daisy)
and Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's desert parsley) in conjunction with
population augmentation in Lane County, Oregon, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Number: TE-66384A
Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
The applicant requests a permit renewal with changes to take
(capture, collect eggs, sample fin rays, tag, sacrifice, cull, and
release) the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in
conjunction with spawning, recruitment, monitoring, and population
studies in Idaho and Montana, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Number: TE-84876A
Applicant: Andersen Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture,
monitor nests, collect tissue samples, tag, and release) green sea
turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys
imbricata) in conjunction with scientific research, and to remove/
reduce to possession the following plants: Eugenia bryanii (no common
name), Heritiera longipetiolata (Ufa halumtanu, Ufa halom tano),
Psychotria malaspinae (Aplokating palaoan), Serianthes nelsonii (Hayun
lagu), Solanum guamense (Biringenas halumtanu, Birengenas halom tano),
and Tinospora homosepala (no common name), in conjunction with captive
propagation and outplanting on the island of Guam for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Number: TE-91851B
Applicant: Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, radio-collar,
release, and monitor) gray wolves (Canis lupus) in conjunction with
scientific research in Okanogan and Kittitas Counties, Washington, for
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Number: TE-210255
Applicant: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Libby, Montana.
The applicant requests a permit renewal with changes to take
(capture,
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hold, mark, passive-integrated-transponder (PIT) and sonic tag, collect
blood and biological samples, and release) the Kootenai River white
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in conjunction with scientific
research in the Kootenai River, Lincoln County, Montana, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Number: TE-22353B
Applicant: Center for Natural Lands Management, Temecula, California.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (conduct habitat
restoration activities, survey, and monitor) the Taylor's checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) in Oregon and Washington for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to this request
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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 Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Theresa E Rabot,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08725 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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