Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Beautiful Shiner, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Huachuca Water Umbel, Yaqui Catfish, Yaqui Chub, and Yaqui Topminnow in Cochise County, Arizona, 19868-19869 [E8-7690]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 19868 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 71 / Friday, April 11, 2008 / Notices (6) Wildlife Without Borders Programs - Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Russia. OMB has approved the information collection associated with the above grants and assigned control number 1018–0123. We have asked OMB to approve our proposed information collection associated with the Africa Grant Program, which will be our newest area of focus under the Wildlife Without Borders programs. Africa’s magnificent wildlife resources are under increasing pressure from human activities. The proposed Africa grant initiative aims to provide training opportunities for African conservationists, educators, and policymakers to strengthen wildlife management in and around protected areas. For the purpose of this fund, protected areas are defined as sites that are publicly or privately owned with recognized legal status accorded by national, provincial, or local government, containing primarily unmodified natural systems managed for long-term protection. Examples include: national parks, forest reserves, buffer zones, community reserves, and privately held land conservancies. Of particular interest are projects that provide training to: (1) Raise capacity in and around protected areas to mitigate the impact of extractive industries, climate change, human /wildlife conflict, illegal trade in bushmeat, and/or wildlife disease. (2) Strengthen the administrative capacity (human resource management, financial management, vehicle and facility maintenance, grant writing and project implementation, community outreach and education, conflict resolution, and coalition building) of protected areas. (3) Strengthen university, college, and other conservation training programs that address protected area management. (4) Strengthen decisionmakers’ knowledge of concepts relevant to protected area legislation, policy, and finance and the importance of harmonizing these with other national sectoral policies. By providing wildlife professionals with opportunities for training, we can help empower a generation of local people to address key conservation issues such as the threat to wildlife from extractive industries, illegal hunting, human/wildlife conflict, and wildlife disease. Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to Notices of Funding Availability that we will publish on Grants.gov. We plan to collect the following information: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:21 Apr 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 (1) Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3–2338). (2) Project summary and narrative. (3) Letter of appropriate government endorsement. (4) Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel. (5) Complete Standard Forms 424 and 424b (nondomestic applicants do not submit the standard forms). Proposals may also include, as appropriate, a copy of the organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NIRCA) and any additional documentation supporting the proposed project. The project summary and narrative are the basis for this information collection request for approval. A panel of technical experts reviews each proposal to assess how well the project addresses the priorities identified by each program’s authorizing legislation. As all of the on-the-ground projects funded by this program will be conducted outside the United States, the letter of appropriate government endorsement ensures that the proposed activities will not meet with local resistance or work in opposition to locally identified priorities and needs. Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel allow the review panel to assess the qualifications of project staff to effectively carry out the project goals and objectives. As all Federal entities must honor the indirect cost rates an organization has negotiated with its cognizant agency, we require all organizations with a NICRA to submit the agreement paperwork with their proposals to verify how their rate is applied in their proposed budget. Applicants may provide any additional documentation that they believe best supports their proposal. Comments: On October 30, 2007, we published in the Federal Register (72 FR 61363) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve our proposed collection of information for the African Grant Program. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on December 31, 2007. We did not receive any comments in response to that notice. We again invite comments concerning this information collection on: (1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Dated: February 12, 2008 Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. FR Doc. E8–7648 Filed 4-10–08; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 4310–55–S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R2–ES–2008–N0071; 20124–1113– 0000–F2] Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Beautiful Shiner, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Huachuca Water Umbel, Yaqui Catfish, Yaqui Chub, and Yaqui Topminnow in Cochise County, Arizona Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Alysa F. Bennett, 99 Bar Ranch Limited Liability Limited Partnership, and Mr. Josiah and Mrs. Valer Austin, owners of the Bar Boot Ranch (Applicants), have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit (TE–160629–0)pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act), as amended. The requested permit, which is for a period of 50 years, would authorize incidental take of the threatened beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa), threatened Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis), endangered Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva), threatened Yaqui catfish (Ictalurus pricei), endangered Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea), and endangered Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis) as a result of conservation actions, ongoing livestock operations, recreation, land treatments, and other existing land- E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 19869 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 71 / Friday, April 11, 2008 / Notices use activities. We invite public comment. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before June 10, 2008. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application, draft Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA), or other related documents may obtain a copy by written or telephone request to the Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Bernardino/Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuges, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85608 (520– 364–2104). Electronic copies of these documents will also be available for review on the Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Web site, https:// www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/. The application and documents related to application will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) at the San Bernardino/ Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuges office. Comments concerning the application, draft SHA, or other related documents should be submitted in writing to the Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Bernardino/ Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuges, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85608. Please refer to permit number TE–160629–0 when submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tucson office, 201 N. Bonita Avenue, Suite 141, Tucson, Arizona, 85745 (520–670–6150) ext. 232, or by e-mail at Marty_Tuegel@fws.gov. DATES: The Applicants plan to implement watershed improvements that are expected to improve soil stability and hydrologic function in the Leslie Canyon Watershed above the Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge. These watershed improvements, will enhance and maintain existing habitat, create additional habitats, and reestablish populations of the beautiful shiner, Chiricahua leopard frog, Huachuca water umbel, Yaqui catfish, Yaqui chub, and Yaqui topminnow on the Applicants’private lands (approximately 9,050 mi2 [23,440 km2]) in Cochise County, Arizona. The SHA is expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the beautiful shiner, Chiricahua leopard frog, Huachuca water umbel, Yaqui catfish, Yaqui chub, and Yaqui topminnow. The draft SHA and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:21 Apr 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 Policy Act of 1969, based upon completion of a draft Environmental Assessment. Section 9 of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of threatened or endangered species. However, the Service, under limited circumstances, may issue permits to take threatened and endangered wildlife species incidental to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Christopher T. Jones, Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [FR Doc. E8–7690 Filed 4–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–R–2008–N0030; 10120–1113– 0000–F5] Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of application to amend permit; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on the following application to amend an existing permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. DATES: We must receive your written data or comments by May 12, 2008. ADDRESSES: Program Manager, Endangered Species, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above Portland address or by telephone (503–231–2063) or fax (503–231–6243). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicant has applied to amend an existing scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public. PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit No. TE–003483. Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center. The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to take (capture, attach satellite radio transmitters, collect blood samples, and release) the Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) in conjunction with research on the Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Federal Register publication information about the original issuance and subsequent amendments to this permit follows: Federal Register publication date Federal Register citation November 6, 2000 ........... May 30, 2002 .................. October 9, 2003 .............. May 22, 2007 .................. 65 67 68 72 FR FR FR FR 66552 37855 58354l 28709 Public Review of Comments Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when submitting comments. We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit application. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. Dated: March 13, 2008. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–7707 Filed 4–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [F–93343–FY, F–93344–FY, F–85448; AK– 965–1410–KC–P] Alaska Native Claims Selection Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19868-19869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7690]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0071; 20124-1113-0000-F2]


Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of 
Survival Permit for the Beautiful Shiner, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, 
Huachuca Water Umbel, Yaqui Catfish, Yaqui Chub, and Yaqui Topminnow in 
Cochise County, Arizona

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application.

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SUMMARY: Alysa F. Bennett, 99 Bar Ranch Limited Liability Limited 
Partnership, and Mr. Josiah and Mrs. Valer Austin, owners of the Bar 
Boot Ranch (Applicants), have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit (TE-160629-
0)pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act), 
as amended. The requested permit, which is for a period of 50 years, 
would authorize incidental take of the threatened beautiful shiner 
(Cyprinella formosa), threatened Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana 
chiricahuensis), endangered Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis 
schaffneriana var. recurva), threatened Yaqui catfish (Ictalurus 
pricei), endangered Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea), and endangered Yaqui 
topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis) as a result of 
conservation actions, on-going livestock operations, recreation, land 
treatments, and other existing land-

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use activities. We invite public comment.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before June 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application, draft Safe Harbor 
Agreement (SHA), or other related documents may obtain a copy by 
written or telephone request to the Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, San Bernardino/Leslie Canyon National Wildlife 
Refuges, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85608 (520-364-2104). 
Electronic copies of these documents will also be available for review 
on the Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Web site, https://
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/. The application and documents 
related to application will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment only, during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) 
at the San Bernardino/Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuges office. 
Comments concerning the application, draft SHA, or other related 
documents should be submitted in writing to the Refuge Manager, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, San Bernardino/Leslie Canyon National 
Wildlife Refuges, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85608. Please refer 
to permit number TE-160629-0 when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel at the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service Tucson office, 201 N. Bonita Avenue, Suite 141, 
Tucson, Arizona, 85745 (520-670-6150) ext. 232, or by e-mail at Marty--
Tuegel@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Applicants plan to implement watershed 
improvements that are expected to improve soil stability and hydrologic 
function in the Leslie Canyon Watershed above the Leslie Canyon 
National Wildlife Refuge. These watershed improvements, will enhance 
and maintain existing habitat, create additional habitats, and 
reestablish populations of the beautiful shiner, Chiricahua leopard 
frog, Huachuca water umbel, Yaqui catfish, Yaqui chub, and Yaqui 
topminnow on the Applicants'private lands (approximately 9,050 mi\2\ 
[23,440 km\2\]) in Cochise County, Arizona. The SHA is expected to 
provide a net conservation benefit to the beautiful shiner, Chiricahua 
leopard frog, Huachuca water umbel, Yaqui catfish, Yaqui chub, and 
Yaqui topminnow.
    The draft SHA and permit application are eligible for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, based 
upon completion of a draft Environmental Assessment.
    Section 9 of the Act prohibits the ``taking'' of threatened or 
endangered species. However, the Service, under limited circumstances, 
may issue permits to take threatened and endangered wildlife species 
incidental to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22), and the 
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its 
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

Christopher T. Jones,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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