Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permit To Capture a Suspected Gray Wolf in the Area of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 65983-65984 [2014-26457]
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Alabama; and the lower Coosa River,
Alabama. Surviving populations of
Georgia pigtoe occur in the Conasauga
River, Georgia, and possibly in the
Coosa River (Weiss Bypass), Alabama.
Both the rough hornsnail and
interrupted rocksnail are State listed as
a Priority 1 (P1) species in Alabama,
while the Georgia pigtoe is State listed
as endangered in Georgia.
Approximately 258 km (160 mi) of
stream channels in the Coosa River
drainage have been designated as
critical habitat for the interrupted
rocksnail (101 km (63 mi)), rough
hornsnail (27.4 km (17 mi)), and Georgia
pigtoe mussel (153 km (95 mi)). Critical
habitat is located in Cherokee, Clay,
Coosa, Elmore and Shelby Counties,
Alabama; Gordon, Floyd, Murray, and
Whitfield Counties, Georgia; and
Bradley and Polk Counties, Tennessee.
The Georgia pigtoe mussel has a
Federal recovery priority number of 5,
which indicates that the species faces a
high degree of threat but also has a low
recovery potential. The interrupted
rocksnail and rough hornsnail both have
a recovery priority number of 2, which
indicates that both species are facing a
high degree of threat but have a high
recovery potential.
Background
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we prepare recovery plans for
most listed species. Recovery plans
describe actions considered necessary
for conservation of the species, establish
criteria for downlisting or delisting, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
recovery measures.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We will consider all
information presented during a public
comment period prior to approval of
each new or revised recovery plan. We
and other Federal agencies will take
these comments into account in the
course of implementing approved
recovery plans.
We made the draft of this recovery
plan available for public comment from
July 3, 2013, through September 3, 2013
(78 FR 40162). We received no public
comments. We considered the
information received from peer
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reviewers in our preparation and
approval of this final recovery plan.
Recovery Plan Components
The Service’s recovery objectives are
to work to reduce threats so that the
interrupted rocksnail and rough
hornsnail may be downlisted to
threatened status, and to prevent further
decline of the Georgia pigtoe’s
Conasauga River population and
prevent extinction of the species as a
whole. Defining reasonable downlisting
or delisting criteria for the Georgia
pigtoe is not possible at this time, given
the current low number of populations
and individuals, lack of information
about the species’ biology, and
magnitude of threats. Therefore, this
recovery plan only establishes
downlisting criteria for the two snails.
Instead of establishing downlisting or
delisting criteria at this time for Georgia
pigtoe, we are identifying preliminary
actions to help us prevent its extinction
until we can obtain further information
on this species and determine recovery
criteria.
Downlisting of the interrupted
rocksnail and rough hornsnail will be
considered when we:
1. Protect and manage at least three
geographically distinct populations for
each species (to achieve this criterion,
the populations can include the
Oostanaula for the interrupted rocksnail
and Yellowleaf Creek and Lower Coosa
River for the rough hornsnail);
2. Achieve demonstrated and
sustainable natural reproduction and
recruitment in each population for each
species as evident by multiple age
classes of individuals, including
naturally recruited juveniles, and
recruitment rates exceeding mortality
rates for a period of 5 years; and
3. Develop and implement habitat and
population monitoring programs for
each population.
The following actions are identified as
necessary to help prevent the extinction
of the Georgia pigtoe:
1. Maintain, and where possible
conduct efforts to improve, the
Conasauga River population;
2. Develop and implement a
monitoring plan to evaluate population
size in response to management actions;
3. Develop a captive propagation
program and establish an ark population
(a secure, maintained captive
population) to help support the
Conasauga River population;
4. Conduct research, such as
identification of an appropriate fish
host, that is important to gain better
understanding of this mussel’s life
history; and
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5. Identify, monitor, and where
possible improve potential
reintroduction sites in the species’
historic range.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: August 20, 2014.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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Emergency Exemption; Issuance of
Emergency Permit To Capture a
Suspected Gray Wolf in the Area of the
North Rim of the Grand Canyon,
Arizona
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
AGENCY:
The final rule to list the gray
wolf as endangered throughout its range
in the United States published in 1978.
On October 6, 2014, a suspected gray
wolf was seen wandering in the area of
the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in
Arizona. Deer hunting season is
beginning in this area of Arizona, and it
is believed that the wolf may be in
danger of possible harm and could
accidentally be shot either as a result of
misunderstanding of status or
misidentification. We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service have, under an
Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit,
authorized qualified researchers to
capture, draw blood, and possibly affix
a brightly colored GPS radio collar on
the suspect wolf and release it back into
the general area where it was captured.
It is essential for its safety to conduct
these actions.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information concerning the permit are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act and
Freedom of Information Act. Documents
will be available for public inspection,
by appointment only, during normal
business hours at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW.,
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505)
248–6920.
SUMMARY:
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Several
agencies and individuals notified the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
that a suspected gray wolf (Canis lupus)
was wandering in the area of the North
Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Without being able to trap and identify
the animal, it is unknown as to whether
it is a gray wolf or some type of wolfdog hybrid. We believe it is in the
animal’s best interest, with the
upcoming deer hunting season opening
in this area of Arizona, to capture, affix
a brightly colored radio collar (if it is
found to be a gray wolf), and draw blood
(to identify the species), to help protect
the animal from harm. We, the Service,
under an Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) permit, have
authorized the following researchers to
conduct the above-mentioned activities
for gray wolf in the North Rim of the
Grand Canyon, Arizona.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Permit TE–676811
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Region 2, Regional Director
Blanket Permit, Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
We approved the applicant’s request
for an amendment to a current permit
for research and recovery purposes to
survey for, locate, capture, temporarily
hold, draw blood, and radio collar, a
gray wolf (Canis lupus) within the area
of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon,
Arizona.
This emergency permit is issued for
the sole purpose of protecting the
suspected gray wolf in Arizona. Any
further authorization for surveys or
research of the gray wolf will be
processed separately.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: October 30, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Deputy Regional Director, Southwest Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
SUMMARY:
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Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Eastern Montana Resource
Advisory Council meeting will be held
on December 4, 2014 in Billings,
Montana. The meeting will start at 8:00
a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Billings Hampton Inn, 5110
Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist,
BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District,
111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
Montana 59301; (406) 233–2831;
mjacobse@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
to leave a message or a question with
the above individual. You will receive
a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Resource Advisory Council
advises the Secretary of the Interior
through the BLM on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in Montana. At this
meeting, the agenda will include: A
welcome to the new RAC members,
councilmember and BLM staff
introductions, an Eastern Montana/
Dakotas District Manager update, Miles
City Field Office and Billings Field
Office progress briefings, a progress
report by the Pumpkin Creek Area RAC
subcommittee, individual RAC member
reports to BLM managers and other
issues that the council may raise during
the course of discussion at this meeting.
All meetings are open to the public.
This RAC meeting will have time
allocated for hearing public comments
and the public may also present written
comments to the council. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment and the time available, the
time for individual oral comments may
be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation, tour
transportation or other reasonable
accommodations should contact the
BLM as provided above.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.
Diane M. Friez,
Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Manager.
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
North Dakota
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on December 8, 2014.
DATES: Protests of the survey must be
filed before December 8, 2014 to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey
should be sent to the Branch of
Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–
5007, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
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hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was executed at the request of
the Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals,
Bureau of Land Management, Montana
State Office, Billings, Montana, and was
necessary to determine Federal Leasable
Mineral Lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
SUMMARY:
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
T. 148 N., R. 97 W.
The plat, in 9 sheets:
Representing the dependent resurvey of a
portion of the 12th Standard Parallel, through
Ranges 96 and 97 West, a portion of the east
boundary, a portion of the subdivisional
lines, the adjusted original meanders of the
former left and right banks of the Little
Missouri River, through sections 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 12, and the subdivision of section 3, the
subdivision of certain sections, and the
survey of the meanders of the present left and
right banks of the Little Missouri River and
informative traverse, through sections 1, 2, 3,
4, and 12, the limits of erosion in sections 1,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2014-N230; FXES11130200000F5-156-FF02ENEH00]
Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permit To Capture a
Suspected Gray Wolf in the Area of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon,
Arizona
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
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SUMMARY: The final rule to list the gray wolf as endangered throughout
its range in the United States published in 1978. On October 6, 2014, a
suspected gray wolf was seen wandering in the area of the North Rim of
the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Deer hunting season is beginning in this
area of Arizona, and it is believed that the wolf may be in danger of
possible harm and could accidentally be shot either as a result of
misunderstanding of status or misidentification. We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service have, under an Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit,
authorized qualified researchers to capture, draw blood, and possibly
affix a brightly colored GPS radio collar on the suspect wolf and
release it back into the general area where it was captured. It is
essential for its safety to conduct these actions.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information concerning the permit are
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act
and Freedom of Information Act. Documents will be available for public
inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours at the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., Room 6034,
Albuquerque, NM 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103;
(505) 248-6920.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several agencies and individuals notified
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) that a suspected gray wolf
(Canis lupus) was wandering in the area of the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon in Arizona. Without being able to trap and identify the animal,
it is unknown as to whether it is a gray wolf or some type of wolf-dog
hybrid. We believe it is in the animal's best interest, with the
upcoming deer hunting season opening in this area of Arizona, to
capture, affix a brightly colored radio collar (if it is found to be a
gray wolf), and draw blood (to identify the species), to help protect
the animal from harm. We, the Service, under an Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) permit, have authorized the following
researchers to conduct the above-mentioned activities for gray wolf in
the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Permit TE-676811
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, Regional
Director Blanket Permit, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We approved the applicant's request for an amendment to a current
permit for research and recovery purposes to survey for, locate,
capture, temporarily hold, draw blood, and radio collar, a gray wolf
(Canis lupus) within the area of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon,
Arizona.
This emergency permit is issued for the sole purpose of protecting
the suspected gray wolf in Arizona. Any further authorization for
surveys or research of the gray wolf will be processed separately.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: October 30, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Deputy Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-26457 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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