Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, 1456-1457 [05-337]

Download as PDF 1456 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2005 / Notices conduct certain activities with endangered marine mammals. The application was submitted to satisfy requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.) and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), and the regulations governing endangered species (50 CFR part 17) and/or marine mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director. Applicant: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, FL, PRT–096527. The applicant requests a permit to acquire blood samples and whisker clippings from two captive-held Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a one-year period. Permit No. 082594 094332 093991 094213 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the Division of Management Authority is forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. Dated: December 17, 2004. Lisa J. Lierheimer, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 05–299 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Issuance of Permits Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and marine mammals. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The following permits were issued. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, ADDRESSES: subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358–2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone (703) 358–2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service issued the requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, the Service found that (1) the application was filed in good faith, (2) the granted permit would not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) the granted permit would be consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in Section 2 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Endangered Species Receipt of application Federal Register notice Applicant Los Angeles Zoo ............................................. Arizona State University ................................. Scott L. Sutherland ......................................... Gordon L. Blaser ............................................. 69 69 69 69 FR FR FR FR 33651; 61261; 65213; 65213; June 16, 2004 .......................... October 15, 2004 ..................... November 10, 2004 ................. November 10, 2004 ................. Permit issuance date November November December December 19, 2004. 29, 2004. 9, 2004. 9, 2004. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice 092677 ......................... Gregory S. Williamson .................................... 69 FR 55445; September 14, 2004 ................ Dated: December 24, 2004. Monica Farris, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 05–300 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:03 Jan 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 Notice of receipt of permit applications. Permit issuance date December 7, 2004. Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered SUMMARY: The following applicants have Species, Ecological Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232– applied for a scientific research permit 4181 (fax: 503–231–6243). Please refer to conduct certain activities with to the respective permit number for each endangered species pursuant to section application when submitting comments. 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species All comments received, including Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. names and addresses, will become part Fish and Wildlife Service (Awe’’) of the official administrative record and solicits review and comment from the may be made available to the public. public, and from local, State and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal agencies on the following Documents and other information permit requests. submitted with these applications are DATES: Comments on these permit available for review, subject to the applications must be received on or requirements of the Privacy Act and before February 7, 2005. Freedom of Information Act, by any ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2005 / Notices party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to the address above (telephone: 503–231–2063). Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when requesting copies of documents. Environmental Analysis and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting Related to the San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. Notice of intent; notice of public scoping meeting. ACTION: Permit No. TE–094808 Applicant: Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Pago Pago, American Samoa. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, tag, collect biological samples, and salvage) the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in conjunction with nest monitoring and scientific research on and near the islands of American Samoa for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE–096741 Applicant: Pacific Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The applicant requests a permit to take remove/reduce to possession (collect) Abutilon menziesii (ko’oloa’oula), Abutilon sandwicense (no common name), Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata (round-leaved chaff-flower), Alectryon macrococcus var. macrococcus (mahoe), Bonamia menziesii (no common name), Chamaesyce kuwaleana (’akoko), Chamaesysce skottsbergii var. kalaeloana (’Ewa Plains ’akoko), Cyperus trachysanthos (pu’uke’a), Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame), Hedyotis parvula (no common name), Lepidium arbuscula (’anaunau), Lipochaeta lobtata var. leptophylla (nehe), Lobelia niihauensis (no common name), Marsilea villosa (ihi’ihi), Neraudia angulata (no common name), Nototrichium humile (kulu’i), Schiedea hookeri (no common name), and Viola chamissoniana ssp. chamissoniana (pamakani) in conjunction with propagation activities on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing their survival. We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit application. Dated: December 8, 2004. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 05–337 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 20:44 Jan 06, 2005 Fish and Wildlife Service AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Jkt 205001 SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) advises the public that we intend to gather information necessary to prepare a NEPA document and determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) that is being prepared by the Rio Grande Water Conservation District (District) on behalf of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties (five counties). The proposed HCP is being prepared in support of an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The District intends to apply for an ITP, through development and implementation of the San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), as required by the ESA. The HCP will provide measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the proposed actions, which might result in take of federally listed species. We provide this notice to: (1) Advise other Federal and State agencies, affected tribes, and the public of our intent to prepare a NEPA document; (2) Announce the initiation of a public scoping period; and (3) Obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues and alternatives to be considered in the scoping process. DATES: Oral and written comments will be accepted at a public scoping meeting held on Thursday, January 13, 2005, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Written comments from all interested parties must be postmarked by January 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Alamosa County Courthouse at 702 4th Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Information, written comments, or questions related to the preparation of the EA or EIS and the NEPA process should be submitted to Mr. Allan Pfister, Western Colorado Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 764 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1457 Horizon Drive, Building B, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506–3946; or FAX (970) 245–6933. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Ireland at the above Grand Junction address, or at (970) 243–2778. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reasonable Accommodation Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and participate in the public meeting should contact Terry Ireland of the Grand Junction Field Office at (970) 243–2778 as soon as possible. In order to allow sufficient time to process requests, please call no later than 1 week before the public meeting. Information regarding this proposed action is available in alternative formats upon request. Background Federal agencies are required to conduct NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) analyses of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may affect the human environment. The Service anticipates that the District will request an ITP. Therefore, we are seeking public input on the scope of NEPA analysis required, including the range of reasonable alternatives and the associated impacts of those alternatives. Section 9 of the ESA and its implementing Federal regulations prohibit ‘‘take’’ of species listed as threatened and endangered. Take is defined under the ESA to include actions that harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). Harm includes significant habitat modifications or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing behavioral patterns such as breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3(c)). Under limited circumstances, the Service may issue permits to take listed species incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out otherwise lawful activities. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and regulations at 50 CFR 17.32 contain provisions for issuing ITPs to nonFederal entities for the take of listed species, provided the Service determines the following criteria are met: 1. The taking will be incidental; 2. The applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize and mitigate the impacts of such take; 3. The applicant will develop an HCP and ensure that adequate funding for the HCP will be provided; 4. The take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1456-1457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-337]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Awe'') 
solicits review and comment from the public, and from local, State and 
Federal agencies on the following permit requests.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before February 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered Species, Ecological 
Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (fax: 503-
231-6243). Please refer to the respective permit number for each 
application when submitting comments. All comments received, including 
names and addresses, will become part of the official administrative 
record and may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by 
any

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party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 
30 days of the date of publication of this notice to the address above 
(telephone: 503-231-2063). Please refer to the respective permit number 
for each application when requesting copies of documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Permit No. TE-094808

    Applicant: Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Pago Pago, 
American Samoa. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, tag, 
collect biological samples, and salvage) the hawksbill turtle 
(Eretmochelys imbricata) in conjunction with nest monitoring and 
scientific research on and near the islands of American Samoa for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-096741

    Applicant: Pacific Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
    The applicant requests a permit to take remove/reduce to possession 
(collect) Abutilon menziesii (ko'oloa'oula), Abutilon sandwicense (no 
common name), Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata (round-leaved chaff-
flower), Alectryon macrococcus var. macrococcus (mahoe), Bonamia 
menziesii (no common name), Chamaesyce kuwaleana ('akoko), Chamaesysce 
skottsbergii var. kalaeloana ('Ewa Plains 'akoko), Cyperus 
trachysanthos (pu'uke'a), Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame), Hedyotis 
parvula (no common name), Lepidium arbuscula ('anaunau), Lipochaeta 
lobtata var. leptophylla (nehe), Lobelia niihauensis (no common name), 
Marsilea villosa (ihi'ihi), Neraudia angulata (no common name), 
Nototrichium humile (kulu'i), Schiedea hookeri (no common name), and 
Viola chamissoniana ssp. chamissoniana (pamakani) in conjunction with 
propagation activities on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, for the purpose 
of enhancing their survival.
    We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit 
application.

    Dated: December 8, 2004.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-337 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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