Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), 19525-19526 [E8-7570]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidential Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.) R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. E8–7594 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–10–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Residential Construction in Charlotte County, FL Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). Peter Mosel (applicant) requests an ITP pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant anticipates taking about 0.23 acre of Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to lot preparation for the construction of a single-family residence and supporting infrastructure in Charlotte County, Florida (project). The applicant’s HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the project on the scrub-jay. DATES: We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and HCP on or before May 12, 2008. ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for information on how to submit your comments on the ITP application and HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP application and HCP by writing the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit number TE172415– 0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Apr 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. In addition, we will make the ITP application and HCP available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: (772) 562–3909, ext. 232. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the ITP application and HCP, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please reference permit number TE172415–0 in such comments. 1. Mail or hand-deliver comments to our South Florida Ecological Services Office address (see ADDRESSES). 2. E-mail comments to trish_adams@fws.gov. If you do not receive a confirmation that we have received your e-mail message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 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. Single-family residential construction for the applicant’s HCP will take place within Section 15, Township 40, Range 23, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, at 27422 San Marco Drive. This lot is within scrub-jay-occupied habitat. The lot encompasses about 0.23 acre, and the footprint of the single-family residence, infrastructure, and landscaping preclude retention of scrubjay habitat on this lot. In order to minimize take on site, the applicant proposes to mitigate for the loss of 0.23 acre of scrub-jay habitat by purchasing 0.46 acre of Service approved mitigation land, purchasing 0.46 acre of credit at a Service approved scrub-jay conservation bank, or contributing $12,190 to the Florida Scrub-jay Conservation Fund administered by The Nature Conservancy. Funds in this account are earmarked for use in the conservation and recovery of scrub-jays and may include habitat acquisition, restoration, and/or management. We have determined that the applicant’s proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will have a minor or PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19525 negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). Low-effect HCPs are those involving (1) minor or negligible effects on federally listed or candidate species and their habitats and (2) minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources. Based on our review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice, we may revise this preliminary determination. We will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the application meets the requirements, we will issue the ITP for incidental take of the scrub-jay. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. We will use the results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Authority: We provide this notice pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: March 7, 2008. Paul Souza, Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. E8–7564 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0046; 30120–1113– 0000 D3] Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) (Monitoring Plan). The status of the Distinct Population Segment (DPS) will be monitored over a 5-year period from E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 19526 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 2007 through 2012, through annual evaluation of information collected by three states, other partners, and the Service. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Monitoring Plan are available by request from the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4101 E. 80th St., Bloomington, MN (telephone 612–725–3548; fax; 612– 725–3609). This Monitoring Plan is also available on the World Wide Web at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/pdm/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Delphey, at the above Bloomington, MN address, or at phil_delphey@fws.gov, or at 612–725–3548, extension 206. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 4(g) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) instructs the Secretary to implement a system in cooperation with the states to monitor effectively for not less than five years the status of any species that is delisted due to recovery. The intent of this monitoring is to determine whether the species should be proposed for relisting under the normal listing procedures, relisted under the emergency listing authority of the Act, or kept off of the list because it remains neither threatened nor endangered. For the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf [71 FR15266; (March 27, 2006)], the Monitoring Plan focuses on reviewing and evaluating (1) Population characteristics of the DPS, (2) threats to the DPS, and (3) implementation of legal and management commitments that are important in reducing threats to the DPS or maintaining threats at sufficiently low levels. For the delisted DPS, focusing the Monitoring Plan on these three aspects is necessary and sufficient to ensure that the DPS does not decrease to the point of again meeting the definition of threatened or endangered without an appropriate and timely response from the Service. Winter and late-winter estimates of wolf populations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan have demonstrated that wolves in the DPS have surpassed their numerical recovery criteria for a sufficient period due to a reduction in threats over the last 25 years. The protection and management of wolves by states, tribes, and federal land management agencies will be critical in conserving the DPS. Since delisting, state and tribal laws and regulations have become the primary mechanism to protect wolves from their primary former threat—excessive human-caused mortality. The Monitoring Plan for the DPS will be focused within the borders of VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Apr 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan, where wolf populations have attained the numerical recovery criteria specified in the Recovery Plan for the Eastern Timber Wolf. The delisting of the DPS was based on wolf recovery in those states. Therefore, it is not necessary to conduct intensive monitoring in other parts of the DPS. The Service is interested, however, in reviewing any data regarding the existence of individual wolves or wolf populations outside of the core recovery areas, especially in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Additionally, the Service is interested in obtaining disease and parasite data from wolves found in other portions of the DPS that may suggest a new or increasing threat that may impact wolves in the core recovery areas. On June 4, 2007, the Service announced the availability of its draft plan to monitor the WGLDPS of the Gray Wolf for public review and comment (72 FR 30819). After the comment period closed on July 5, 2007, the Service reviewed each comment received and prepared responses to substantive comments. The Service posted those comments and its responses on the internet—see https:// www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/pdm/. Author The primary author of this notice of document availability is Phil Delphey (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: February 26, 2008. Charlie Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. E8–7570 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AA–6709–B, AA–6709–E, AA–6709–G, AA– 6709–A2, AA–6709–B2; AK–964–1410–KC– P] Alaska Native Claims Selection Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance. AGENCY: SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Ounalashka Corporation. The PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 lands are in the vicinity of Unalaska, Alaska, and are located in: U.S. Survey No. 8426, Alaska. Containing 109.95 acres. Seward Meridian, Alaska T. 74 S., R. 116 W., Secs. 4, 5, and 8; Secs. 9, 16, and 17; Secs. 20, 28 and 29. Containing approximately 2,470 acres. T. 72 S., R. 118 W., Sec. 19. Containing approximately 637 acres. T. 72 S., R. 119 W., Secs. 3, 4, and 9; Secs. 10, 15, and 16; Secs. 22, 23, and 24. Containing approximately 5,464 acres. T. 73 S., R. 120 W., Secs. 4 to 7, inclusive; Secs. 9, 16, 21, and 28; Secs. 31, 32, and 33. Containing approximately 6,955 acres. T. 74 S., R. 120 W., Sec. 6, 7, and 18. Containing approximately 1,855 acres. Aggregating approximately 17,491 acres. The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to The Aleut Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Ounalashka Corporation. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Dutch Harbor Fisherman. The time limits for filing an appeal are: 1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until May 12, 2008 to file an appeal. 2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail shall have 30 days from the date of receipt to file an appeal. DATES: Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights. A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504. ADDRESSES: The Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19525-19526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7570]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0046; 30120-1113-0000 D3]


Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes 
Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
availability of the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western 
Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) 
(Monitoring Plan). The status of the Distinct Population Segment (DPS) 
will be monitored over a 5-year period from

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2007 through 2012, through annual evaluation of information collected 
by three states, other partners, and the Service.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Monitoring Plan are available by request from 
the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4101 E. 80th St., 
Bloomington, MN (telephone 612-725-3548; fax; 612-725-3609). This 
Monitoring Plan is also available on the World Wide Web at https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/pdm/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Delphey, at the above 
Bloomington, MN address, or at phil_delphey@fws.gov, or at 612-725-
3548, extension 206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 4(g) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) instructs the 
Secretary to implement a system in cooperation with the states to 
monitor effectively for not less than five years the status of any 
species that is delisted due to recovery. The intent of this monitoring 
is to determine whether the species should be proposed for relisting 
under the normal listing procedures, relisted under the emergency 
listing authority of the Act, or kept off of the list because it 
remains neither threatened nor endangered. For the Western Great Lakes 
Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf [71 FR15266; (March 27, 
2006)], the Monitoring Plan focuses on reviewing and evaluating (1) 
Population characteristics of the DPS, (2) threats to the DPS, and (3) 
implementation of legal and management commitments that are important 
in reducing threats to the DPS or maintaining threats at sufficiently 
low levels.
    For the delisted DPS, focusing the Monitoring Plan on these three 
aspects is necessary and sufficient to ensure that the DPS does not 
decrease to the point of again meeting the definition of threatened or 
endangered without an appropriate and timely response from the Service. 
Winter and late-winter estimates of wolf populations in Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, and Michigan have demonstrated that wolves in the DPS have 
surpassed their numerical recovery criteria for a sufficient period due 
to a reduction in threats over the last 25 years. The protection and 
management of wolves by states, tribes, and federal land management 
agencies will be critical in conserving the DPS. Since delisting, state 
and tribal laws and regulations have become the primary mechanism to 
protect wolves from their primary former threat--excessive human-caused 
mortality.
    The Monitoring Plan for the DPS will be focused within the borders 
of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan, 
where wolf populations have attained the numerical recovery criteria 
specified in the Recovery Plan for the Eastern Timber Wolf. The 
delisting of the DPS was based on wolf recovery in those states. 
Therefore, it is not necessary to conduct intensive monitoring in other 
parts of the DPS. The Service is interested, however, in reviewing any 
data regarding the existence of individual wolves or wolf populations 
outside of the core recovery areas, especially in the Northern Lower 
Peninsula of Michigan. Additionally, the Service is interested in 
obtaining disease and parasite data from wolves found in other portions 
of the DPS that may suggest a new or increasing threat that may impact 
wolves in the core recovery areas.
    On June 4, 2007, the Service announced the availability of its 
draft plan to monitor the WGLDPS of the Gray Wolf for public review and 
comment (72 FR 30819). After the comment period closed on July 5, 2007, 
the Service reviewed each comment received and prepared responses to 
substantive comments. The Service posted those comments and its 
responses on the internet--see https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/pdm/.

Author

    The primary author of this notice of document availability is Phil 
Delphey (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).

    Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: February 26, 2008.
Charlie Wooley,
Deputy Regional Director, Midwest Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-7570 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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