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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices
The applicant requests a permit to
import two male and two female
captive-hatched horned guans
(Oreophasis derbianus) from Vida
Silvestre, Ixtapaluca, Mexico for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species.
Applicant: Lawrence J. Nolan, San
Francisco, CA, PRT–147954.
The applicant requests a permit to
import the sport-hunted trophy of one
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management
program of the Republic of South Africa,
for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Ximena Velez Zuazo, San
Juan, PR, PRT–140967.
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples from
hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys
imbricata) collected in the wild in the
Netherlands Antilles, for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a five-year period.
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on
the following application for a permit to
conduct certain activities with marine
mammals. The applications were
submitted to satisfy requirements of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing 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
Permit No.
appropriate. The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the
Director.
Applicant: Lance G. Barrett-Leonard,
Homer, AK, PRT–118442.
The applicant requests an amendment
to his permit application for additional
observation areas and animals to study
the vigilance behavior of northern sea
otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in
response to killer whales in Alaska
waters for the purpose of scientific
research. The original request was
published on July 26, 2006 (71 FR
42409).
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, the
Division of Management Authority is
forwarding copies of the above
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and the Committee of
Scientific Advisors for their review.
Applicant: Donald M. Beam, New
Albany, OH, PRT–147327.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Foxe Basin polar
bear population in Canada prior to
February 18, 1997, for personal,
noncommercial use.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. E7–5382 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Issuance of Permits
AGENCY:
Notice of issuance of permits for
endangered species and/or marine
mammals.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
The following permits were
issued.
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 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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
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.), and/
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Applicant
Receipt of application Federal Register notice
Permit issuance date
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. E7–5364 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Room W–2605, Sacramento, California
95825; facsimile 916–414–6713.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Bicknese, Senior Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, or Lori Rinek, Division Chief,
Conservation Planning and Recovery,
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,
telephone 916–414–6600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Availability of Documents
Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
Pacific Gas & Electric Company San
Joaquin Valley Operations and
Maintenance Program Habitat
Conservation Plan, San Joaquin
Valley, CA
Copies of the final EIS/EIR, the Plan,
and the IA may be obtained by
contacting Nina Bicknese [see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT].
Documents also will be available for
public review, by appointment, during
regular business hours at the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
[see ADDRESSES].
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
Background Information
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of the Pacific Gas & Electric
Company San Joaquin Valley
Operations and Maintenance Program
Final Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan),
Implementing Agreement (IA), and the
final Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for public review and comment. The
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is
considering the proposed action of
issuing a 30-year permit, pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA),
for take of 65 species (covered species)
in response to receipt of an application
from Pacific Gas & Electric Company
(PG&E). The proposed permit would
authorize take of individual members of
animal species listed under the ESA.
The permit is needed because take of
species could occur during routine
operations and maintenance activities
and minor construction on PG&E’s gas
and electrical distribution facilities, and
other activities associated with the
implementation of the final Plan. These
covered activities are to occur within a
12.1 million-acre planning area located
in the San Joaquin Valley, California.
The final Plan describes the actions and
the measures PG&E will implement to
minimize and mitigate take of the
covered species.
DATES: A permit decision will occur no
sooner than April 23, 2007. Written
comments on the final documents must
be received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
the final documents to Lori Rinek,
Division Chief, Conservation Planning
and Recovery Division, Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
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Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538)
and implementing regulations prohibit
the ‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife species
listed as endangered or threatened. The
term ‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA to
mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532). ‘‘Harm’’ is
defined by Service regulation to include
significant habitat modification or
degradation where it actually kills or
injures listed wildlife by significantly
impairing essential behavioral patterns,
including breeding, feeding, and
sheltering (50 CFR 17.3(c)). Under
limited circumstances, the Service may
issue permits to authorize ‘‘incidental
take’’ of listed species. Incidental take is
defined by the ESA as take that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
carrying out an otherwise lawful
activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species are found at 50
CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively.
Although take of listed plant species
is not prohibited under the ESA, and
therefore cannot be authorized under an
incidental take permit, plant species
may be included on a permit in
recognition of the conservation benefits
provided to them under a habitat
conservation plan. The applicant, PG&E,
would receive assurances under the
Services ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulation 50
CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5) for all
species, including plants, identified on
the incidental take permit.
PG&E seeks a 30-year permit for
incidental take, which may result from
specific PG&E activities (covered
activities) within a 12.1 million-acre
planning area covering portions of nine
counties in the California San Joaquin
Valley: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced,
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Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Madera,
and Tulare counties. However, the
majority of impacts are likely to occur
on approximately 276,000 acres. Annual
impacts to covered species and their
habitats are expected to be limited to
approximately 43 acres. Covered
activities are defined in the Plan to
include routine operations and
maintenance activities and minor
construction on PG&E’s gas and
electrical transmission and distribution
facilities, and the management and
monitoring of compensation lands.
PG&E has requested a take permit for 65
covered species, 31 of which are
currently listed as threatened or
endangered under the ESA and 34 that
are currently unlisted. Of these 65
species, PG&E requests a permit and
assurances for 23 animal species and
assurances for 42 plant species.
Covered species include 8 wildlife
species, currently listed as endangered
under the ESA [vernal pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), bluntnosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila),
Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus
relictus), riparian brush rabbit
(Sylvilagus bachmani riparius), riparian
(San Joaquin Valley) woodrat (Neotoma
fuscipes riparia), Tipton kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides),
giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens),
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis
mutica)], 10 plant species, currently
listed as endangered under the ESA
[large-flowered fiddleneck (Amsinckia
grandiflora), California jewelflower
(Caulanthus californicus), palmatebracted bird’s-beak (Cordylanthus
palmatus), Kern mallow (Eremalche
kernensis), San Joaquin woollythreads
(Monolopia [Lembertia] congdonii),
Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris
var. treleasei), hairy Orcutt grass
(Orcuttia pilosa), Hartweg’s golden
sunburst (Pseudobahia bahiifolia),
Keck’s checkerbloom (Sidalcea keckii),
and Greene’s tuctoria (Tuctoria
greenei)], and 6 wildlife species
currently listed as threatened under the
ESA [vernal pool fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta lynchi), Valley elderberry
longhorn beetle (Desmocerus
californicus dimorphus), California tiger
salamander (Ambystoma californiense),
California red-legged frog (Rana aurora
draytonii), giant garter snake
(Thamnophis gigas), bald eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)], 7 plant
species currently listed as threatened
under the ESA [Mariposa pussypaws
(Calyptridium pulchellum), succulent
owl’s-clover (Castilleja campestris ssp.
succulenta), Hoover’s spurge
(Chamaesyce hooveri), Springville
clarkia (Clarkia springvillensis), Colusa
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5364]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and/or
marine mammals.
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SUMMARY: The following permits were issued.
ADDRESSES: 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 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.), and/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.
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Receipt of application
Permit No. Applicant Federal Register notice Permit issuance date
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Endangered Species
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141372..................... Donna J. Schlattman.. 72 FR 2538; January 19, February 27, 2007.
2007.
142794..................... Craig P. Grilione.... 72 FR 2538; January 19, February 27, 2007.
2007.
142925..................... Joe Enriquez, Jr..... 72 FR 2538; January 19, February 27, 2007.
2007.
137759..................... Molly M. Hedgecock... 72 FR 2540; January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
141937..................... Thomas R. Lentz...... 72 FR 2540; January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
141476..................... Daniel M. Alegre, Sr. 72 FR 2540; January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
141388..................... Gary W. John......... 72 FR 2340; January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
140293..................... Raymond Moses........ 72 FR 2339; January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
138763..................... Louis B. Blanchard... 72 FR 2340, January 19, February 28, 2007.
2007.
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Marine Mammals
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142711..................... Christian E. Klar.... 72 FR 2539, January 19, February 21, 2007
2007.
142252..................... Gerald W. Schave..... 72 FR 2539, January 19, February 22, 2007
2007.
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Dated: March 2, 2007.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. E7-5364 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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