Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for California Red-Legged Frog, Least Bell's Vireo, and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, on Lands Owned or Managed or Both by the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Within the Ventura River Watershed, Ventura County, CA, 65153-65154 [E9-29354]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2009–N245; 81440–1113–
0000–F3]
Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for
California Red-Legged Frog, Least
Bell’s Vireo, and Southwestern Willow
Flycatcher, on Lands Owned or
Managed or Both by the Ojai Valley
Land Conservancy Within the Ventura
River Watershed, Ventura County, CA
AGENCY:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of
application and proposed safe harbor
agreement.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application for an enhancement of
survival permit for the federally
threatened California red-legged frog
(Rana aurora draytonii) and federally
endangered least Bell’s vireo (Vireo
bellii pusillus) and southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act), from the Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy (Applicant).
This permit application includes a
proposed safe harbor agreement
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(Agreement) between the Applicant and
the Service. The Agreement and permit
application are available for public
comment.
DATES: In order to ensure we are able to
consider your comments, send them to
us on or before January 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
methods to send us your comments.
• Mail your comments to: Field
Supervisor; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office; 2493 Portola Road, Suite B;
Ventura, CA 93003.
• Fax your comments to: (805) 644–
3958.
• E-mail your comments to:
fw8SHAOVLC@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Morrissette, Safe Harbor Coordinator,
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see
ADDRESSES), telephone (805) 644–1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
You may obtain copies of the
documents for review by contacting the
individual named in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. You also
may make an appointment to view the
documents at the Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES) during
normal business hours.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
Background
Under a safe harbor agreement,
participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on
their property to enhance, restore, or
maintain habitat benefiting species
listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). Safe harbor agreements, and the
subsequent permits that are issued
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act,
encourage private and other non-Federal
property owners to implement
conservation efforts for listed species by
assuring property owners that they will
not be subjected to increased land use
restrictions as a result of efforts to
attract or increase the numbers or
distribution of a listed species on their
property. Application requirements and
issuance criteria for permits through
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safe harbor agreements are found in 50
CFR 17.22(c).
We have worked with the Applicant
to develop this proposed Agreement for
the conservation of the California redlegged frog, least Bell’s vireo, and
southwestern willow flycatcher on the
properties subject to the Agreement
(Enrolled Properties), which are owned
or managed by the Applicant. The
Enrolled Properties include: (1) The
Ventura River—Rancho El Nido
Preserve, (2) the Ojai Meadows Preserve,
(3) the Ventura River—Confluence
Preserve, and (4) the San Antonio Creek
Preserve, all in Ventura County,
California. Within the 1,687 acres of
land within the Enrolled Properties,
habitat for the California red-legged frog,
least Bell’s vireo, and southwestern
willow flycatcher will be restored,
enhanced, and managed under a written
agreement between the Applicant and
Service. We expect that the activities
proposed in the Agreement will result
in an increase in suitable habitat for
these species and provide for their
increase in number and expansion into
additional areas that are currently not
occupied, thus resulting in a net
conservation benefit for the three
species.
This Agreement provides for the
restoration, enhancement, and
management of aquatic, riparian, and
upland habitat suitable for the
California red-legged frog, least Bell’s
vireo, and southwestern willow
flycatcher on the Enrolled Properties.
The proposed duration of the
Agreement is 30 years, and the proposed
term of the enhancement of survival
permit is 30 years. The Agreement fully
describes the proposed management
activities to be undertaken by the
Applicant and the net conservation
benefits expected to be gained for the
California red-legged frog, least Bell’s
vireo, and southwestern willow
flycatcher.
Upon approval of this Agreement, and
consistent with the Service’s Safe
Harbor Policy published in the Federal
Register on June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717),
the Service would issue a permit to the
Applicant authorizing take of the
California red-legged frog, the least
Bell’s vireo, and the southwestern
willow flycatcher incidental to the
implementation of the management
activities specified in the Agreement;
incidental to other lawful uses of the
Enrolled Properties, including normal,
routine land management activities; and
incidental to the return to preAgreement conditions (baseline).
Management activities included in the
Agreement will provide for the
restoration, enhancement, and
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management of native riparian habitats
within the Enrolled Properties. The
objective of such activities is to enhance
populations of California red-legged
frogs, least Bell’s vireos, and
southwestern willow flycatchers by
increasing the amount and quality of
suitable habitat on the Enrolled
Properties. Take of California red-legged
frogs, least Bell’s vireos, and
southwestern willow flycatchers
incidental to the aforementioned
activities is unlikely; however, it is
possible that in the course of such
activities or other lawful activities on
the enrolled property, the Applicant
could incidentally take California redlegged frog, least Bell’s vireo, and
southwestern willow flycatcher, thereby
necessitating take authority under the
permit.
Pre-Agreement conditions (baseline)
have been determined for each enrolled
property based on the occurrence of
California red-legged frog, least Bell’s
vireo, and southwestern willow
flycatcher and the extent of suitable
habitat as provided in the Agreement.
The Applicant must maintain baseline
on an enrolled property in order to
receive coverage regarding incidental
take of California red-legged frogs, least
Bell’s vireos, and southwestern willow
flycatchers. The Agreement and
requested permit would allow the
Applicant to return to baseline
conditions after the end of the term of
the Agreement and prior to the
expiration of the 30-year permit, if so
desired by the Applicant.
Public Review and Comments
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the proposed
Agreement and permit application are
eligible for categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
We explain the basis for this
determination in an Environmental
Action Statement, which also is
available for public review.
Individuals wishing copies of the
permit application, copies of our draft
Environmental Action Statement, and
copies of the Agreement, including a
map of the proposed permit area, should
contact the Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office (see ADDRESSES).
If you wish to comment on the permit
application or the Agreement, you may
submit your comments to the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. Comments and materials
received, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the address in the ADDRESSES
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section above and will become part of
the public record, under section 10(c) of
the Act. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home
address from the record, which we will
honor to the extent allowable by law.
There also may be circumstances in
which we would withhold from the
record a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name or address or both,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. All
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
We will evaluate this permit
application, associated documents, and
comments we receive to determine
whether the permit application meets
the requirements of section 10(a) of the
Act and NEPA regulations. If we
determine that the requirements are
met, we will sign the proposed
Agreement and issue an enhancement of
survival permit under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the Applicant
for take of the California red-legged frog,
the least Bell’s vireo, and the
southwestern willow flycatcher
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement. We will not make our final
decision until after the end of the 30day comment period and will fully
consider all comments we receive
during the comment period.
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the Act and under
implementing regulations for NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6).
Dated: December 2, 2009.
Diane K. Noda,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office.
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COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–636]
In the Matter of Certain Laser
Imageable Lithographic Printing
Plates; Issuance of a Limited
Exclusion Order and Termination of
the Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has issued a limited
exclusion order directed to infringing
laser imageable lithographic printing
plates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Panyin A. Hughes, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–3042. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
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this matter can be obtained by
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terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
investigation was instituted on March
13, 2008, based on a complaint filed by
Presstek, Inc. of Hudson, New
Hampshire (‘‘Presstek’’). The complaint
alleged violations of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
and the sale within the United States
after importation of certain laser
imageable lithographic printing plates
that infringe certain claims of United
States Patent Nos. 5,339,737 (‘‘the ’737
patent’’) and 5,487,338 (‘‘the ’338
patent’’) and United States Trademark
Registration No. 1,711,005 (‘‘the ’005
trademark’’). All assertions relating to
the ’005 trademark were subsequently
terminated from the investigation.
Certain respondents were also
terminated during the course of the
investigation. The following
respondents remain in the investigation:
VIM Technologies, Ltd. of Kibbutz
Hanita, Israel; Hanita Coatings RCA,
Ltd. of Kibbutz Hanita, Israel;
Guaranteed Service & Supplies, Inc. of
West Bend, Wisconsin; AteCe Canada of
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Recognition
Systems, Inc. of Port Washington, New
York; and Spicers Paper, Inc. of Santa
Fe Springs, California (collectively,
‘‘Respondents’’).
On July 24, 2009, the ALJ issued a
final initial determination (‘‘ID’’) finding
the domestic industry requirement
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2009-N245; 81440-1113-0000-F3]
Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for California Red-Legged Frog,
Least Bell's Vireo, and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, on Lands Owned
or Managed or Both by the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Within the
Ventura River Watershed, Ventura County, CA
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application and proposed
safe harbor agreement.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have
received an application for an enhancement of survival permit for the
federally threatened California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii)
and federally endangered least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), from the Ojai Valley
Land Conservancy (Applicant). This permit application includes a
proposed safe harbor agreement (Agreement) between the Applicant and
the Service. The Agreement and permit application are available for
public comment.
DATES: In order to ensure we are able to consider your comments, send
them to us on or before January 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to send us your comments.
Mail your comments to: Field Supervisor; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office; 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B; Ventura, CA 93003.
Fax your comments to: (805) 644-3958.
E-mail your comments to: fw8SHAOVLC@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Morrissette, Safe Harbor
Coordinator, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES),
telephone (805) 644-1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
You may obtain copies of the documents for review by contacting the
individual named in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. You
also may make an appointment to view the documents at the Ventura Fish
and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES) during normal business hours.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
Background
Under a safe harbor agreement, participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on their property to enhance, restore,
or maintain habitat benefiting species listed under the Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). Safe harbor agreements, and the subsequent permits that
are issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act, encourage private and
other non-Federal property owners to implement conservation efforts for
listed species by assuring property owners that they will not be
subjected to increased land use restrictions as a result of efforts to
attract or increase the numbers or distribution of a listed species on
their property. Application requirements and issuance criteria for
permits through safe harbor agreements are found in 50 CFR 17.22(c).
We have worked with the Applicant to develop this proposed
Agreement for the conservation of the California red-legged frog, least
Bell's vireo, and southwestern willow flycatcher on the properties
subject to the Agreement (Enrolled Properties), which are owned or
managed by the Applicant. The Enrolled Properties include: (1) The
Ventura River--Rancho El Nido Preserve, (2) the Ojai Meadows Preserve,
(3) the Ventura River--Confluence Preserve, and (4) the San Antonio
Creek Preserve, all in Ventura County, California. Within the 1,687
acres of land within the Enrolled Properties, habitat for the
California red-legged frog, least Bell's vireo, and southwestern willow
flycatcher will be restored, enhanced, and managed under a written
agreement between the Applicant and Service. We expect that the
activities proposed in the Agreement will result in an increase in
suitable habitat for these species and provide for their increase in
number and expansion into additional areas that are currently not
occupied, thus resulting in a net conservation benefit for the three
species.
This Agreement provides for the restoration, enhancement, and
management of aquatic, riparian, and upland habitat suitable for the
California red-legged frog, least Bell's vireo, and southwestern willow
flycatcher on the Enrolled Properties. The proposed duration of the
Agreement is 30 years, and the proposed term of the enhancement of
survival permit is 30 years. The Agreement fully describes the proposed
management activities to be undertaken by the Applicant and the net
conservation benefits expected to be gained for the California red-
legged frog, least Bell's vireo, and southwestern willow flycatcher.
Upon approval of this Agreement, and consistent with the Service's
Safe Harbor Policy published in the Federal Register on June 17, 1999
(64 FR 32717), the Service would issue a permit to the Applicant
authorizing take of the California red-legged frog, the least Bell's
vireo, and the southwestern willow flycatcher incidental to the
implementation of the management activities specified in the Agreement;
incidental to other lawful uses of the Enrolled Properties, including
normal, routine land management activities; and incidental to the
return to pre-Agreement conditions (baseline).
Management activities included in the Agreement will provide for
the restoration, enhancement, and
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management of native riparian habitats within the Enrolled Properties.
The objective of such activities is to enhance populations of
California red-legged frogs, least Bell's vireos, and southwestern
willow flycatchers by increasing the amount and quality of suitable
habitat on the Enrolled Properties. Take of California red-legged
frogs, least Bell's vireos, and southwestern willow flycatchers
incidental to the aforementioned activities is unlikely; however, it is
possible that in the course of such activities or other lawful
activities on the enrolled property, the Applicant could incidentally
take California red-legged frog, least Bell's vireo, and southwestern
willow flycatcher, thereby necessitating take authority under the
permit.
Pre-Agreement conditions (baseline) have been determined for each
enrolled property based on the occurrence of California red-legged
frog, least Bell's vireo, and southwestern willow flycatcher and the
extent of suitable habitat as provided in the Agreement. The Applicant
must maintain baseline on an enrolled property in order to receive
coverage regarding incidental take of California red-legged frogs,
least Bell's vireos, and southwestern willow flycatchers. The Agreement
and requested permit would allow the Applicant to return to baseline
conditions after the end of the term of the Agreement and prior to the
expiration of the 30-year permit, if so desired by the Applicant.
Public Review and Comments
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the proposed
Agreement and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.). We explain the basis for this determination in an
Environmental Action Statement, which also is available for public
review.
Individuals wishing copies of the permit application, copies of our
draft Environmental Action Statement, and copies of the Agreement,
including a map of the proposed permit area, should contact the Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES).
If you wish to comment on the permit application or the Agreement,
you may submit your comments to the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this document. Comments and materials received, including
names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public
review, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address in
the ADDRESSES section above and will become part of the public record,
under section 10(c) of the Act. Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to
the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which
we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable
by law. If you wish us to withhold your name or address or both, you
must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, are available for public inspection in their entirety.
We will evaluate this permit application, associated documents, and
comments we receive to determine whether the permit application meets
the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA regulations. If
we determine that the requirements are met, we will sign the proposed
Agreement and issue an enhancement of survival permit under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the Applicant for take of the California red-
legged frog, the least Bell's vireo, and the southwestern willow
flycatcher incidental to otherwise lawful activities in accordance with
the terms of the Agreement. We will not make our final decision until
after the end of the 30-day comment period and will fully consider all
comments we receive during the comment period.
The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the Act and
under implementing regulations for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: December 2, 2009.
Diane K. Noda,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.
[FR Doc. E9-29354 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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