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organizations involved with or affected
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Dated: September 20, 2006.
Mitchell A. Luxenberg,
Deputy Director, Management and Budget,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Notice of Availability of a Final Record
of Decision on the Issuance of Permits
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which describes the measures to
minimize and mitigate the effects of the
incidental take of federally listed
species to the maximum extent
practicable. The notice of availability for
the draft EIS, draft Forest Practices HCP,
and draft Implementing Agreement was
published in the Federal Register on
February 11, 2005 (70 FR 7245), and the
notice of availability for the Final EIS,
Final Forest Practices HCP, and
Implementing Agreement was published
in the Federal Register on January 27,
2006 (71 FR 4609). Copies of the Record
of Decision, which was signed on June
5, 2006, are available from the Services.
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
for contact information).
Dated: September 19, 2006.
David Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), Interior; National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Final
Record of Decision and issuance of
permits.
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (Services) announce
the availability of a Final Record of
Decision on the issuance of incidental
take permits to the state of Washington
under section 10 of the Endangered
Species Act for the Washington Forest
Practices Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP). The two incidental take permits
(one from each of the Services)
authorize incidental take of aquatic
species (16 listed fish species, 54
unlisted fish species, and 7 unlisted
amphibian species) from covered forest
practices implemented under the HCP.
These forest practices affect
approximately 9 million acres of nonFederal and non-tribal lands in
Washington State. The permits were
issued on June 5, 2006, and will remain
in effect for 50 years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, or to receive copies
of the documents, please contact Sally
Butts, Project Manager, FWS, (360) 753–
5832; or Laura Hamilton, Project
Manager, NMFS, (360) 753–5820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice advises the public that the
Services gathered the information
necessary to; (1) determine impacts and
formulate alternatives for the EIS related
to the issuance of incidental take
permits to the state of Washington; and
(2) develop and implement the HCP,
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General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposal to conduct
experimental fishing; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Administrator, Northeast
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator)
has made a preliminary determination
that the subject exempted fishing permit
(EFP) application submitted by the Gulf
of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
contains all the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Regional Administrator has also made a
preliminary determination that the
activities authorized under the EFP
would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and
the Northeast Multispecies FMP.
However, further review and
consultation may be necessary before a
final determination is made to issue the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082106A]
Notice of Availability of a Final Record of Decision on the
Issuance of Permits
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Interior; National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Record of Decision and
issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (Services) announce the availability of a Final
Record of Decision on the issuance of incidental take permits to the
state of Washington under section 10 of the Endangered Species Act for
the Washington Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The
two incidental take permits (one from each of the Services) authorize
incidental take of aquatic species (16 listed fish species, 54 unlisted
fish species, and 7 unlisted amphibian species) from covered forest
practices implemented under the HCP. These forest practices affect
approximately 9 million acres of non-Federal and non-tribal lands in
Washington State. The permits were issued on June 5, 2006, and will
remain in effect for 50 years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to
receive copies of the documents, please contact Sally Butts, Project
Manager, FWS, (360) 753-5832; or Laura Hamilton, Project Manager, NMFS,
(360) 753-5820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice advises the public that the
Services gathered the information necessary to; (1) determine impacts
and formulate alternatives for the EIS related to the issuance of
incidental take permits to the state of Washington; and (2) develop and
implement the HCP, which describes the measures to minimize and
mitigate the effects of the incidental take of federally listed species
to the maximum extent practicable. The notice of availability for the
draft EIS, draft Forest Practices HCP, and draft Implementing Agreement
was published in the Federal Register on February 11, 2005 (70 FR
7245), and the notice of availability for the Final EIS, Final Forest
Practices HCP, and Implementing Agreement was published in the Federal
Register on January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4609). Copies of the Record of
Decision, which was signed on June 5, 2006, are available from the
Services. (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for contact
information).
Dated: September 19, 2006.
David Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1,
Portland, Oregon
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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