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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–ES–2017–N151;
FXES11130100000–189–FF01E00000]
U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of
Recovery Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to
conduct activities intended to enhance
the propagation or survival of
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits certain activities that
constitute take of listed species unless a
Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA also requires that
we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
January 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Requesting Copies of
Applications or Public Comments:
Copies of applications or public
comments concerning any of the
applications in this notice may be
obtained by any party who submits a
written request for a copy of such
documents to the following office
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552): Program
Manager, Restoration and Endangered
Species Classification, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments by one of the
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following methods. Please specify
applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments
pertain (e.g., TE–XXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No. TE–
XXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Program Manager,
Restoration and Endangered Species
Classification, Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97232–4181.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Henson, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503)
231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@
fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
invite the public to comment on
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to promote recovery
of endangered species. With some
exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain
activities with endangered species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. The ESA also requires that we
invite public comment before issuing
these permits.
Background
The ESA prohibits certain activities
with endangered and threatened species
unless authorized by a Federal permit.
The ESA and our implementing
regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
provide for the issuance of such permits
and require that we invite public
comment before issuing permits for
activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
We invite local, State, Tribes, Federal
agencies and the public to comment on
the following applications.
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Application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Take activity
Permit
action
TE–043638 ........
U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii ......
Hawaii ........................................
Plants: Remove and reduce to
possession, collect, propagate, outplant, establish genetic storage bank.
Animals: Harass by survey,
monitor, capture, identify,
mark, release, collect, provide
nest blocks.
Renew.
TE–72088A .......
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific
Islands Fisheries Science
Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii.
Hawaiian Islands, American
Samoa Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands,
Republic of Palau, and Pacific
Remote Islands Areas.
Hawaii ........................................
Harass by survey, monitor, capture, hold, excavate nests,
collect eggs, biosample, identify, tag, deploy data loggers
in nests, attach biotelemetry
devices and satellite transmitters, release, recapture, research, salvage.
Remove and reduce to possession; collect tissue, photograph.
Renew.
TE–53969C .......
Add the following species: ........
Pleomele forbesii (hala pepe),
Cyanea calycina (haha),
Joinvillea ascendens
ascendens (‘ohe),
Korthalsella degeneri
(hulumoa), Melicope
christophersenii (alani),
Melicope makahae (alani),
Nothocestrum latifolium
(‘aiea), Platydesma cornuta
decurrens (no common
name), Pteralyxia macrocarpa
(kaulu), Sicyos lanceoloideus
(no common name),
Orangeblack Hawaiian
damselfly (Megalagrion
xanthomelas), Anthricinan
yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus
anthracinus), Assimulans yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus
assimulans), Easy yellowfaced bee (Hylaeus facilis),
Hawaiian yellow-faced bee
(Hylaeus kuakea), Hawaiian
yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus
longiceps), Hawaiian yellowfaced bee (Hylaeus mana).
Green sea turtle (Chelonia
mydas), Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata),
Leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea), Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta), Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea).
Bidens micrantha ssp.
ctenophylla (Ko‘oko‘olau).
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
If you submit a hardcopy comment that
includes personal identifying
information, you may request at the top
of your document that we withhold this
information from public review;
however, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
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Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible. Please confine your
comments to issues for which we seek
comments in this notice, and explain
the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
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that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits
to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register.
Authority: Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Rolland G. White,
Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
Services, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2017-N151; FXES11130100000-189-FF01E00000]
U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to
enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain
activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal
permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA also requires that
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments
by January 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies
of applications or public comments concerning any of the applications
in this notice may be obtained by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to the following office within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552): Program Manager, Restoration and
Endangered Species Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97232-4181.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TE-XXXXXX).
Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Application No. TE-XXXXXX) in the subject line of
your email message.
U.S. Mail: Program Manager, Restoration and Endangered
Species Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
97232-4181.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone);
[email protected] (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), invite the public to comment on applications for permits to
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of endangered species.
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain activities with
endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The
ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these
permits.
Background
The ESA prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA and our
implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such permits and require
that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities
involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR
17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, Tribes, Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications.
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Permit
Application No. Applicant Species Location Take activity action
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TE-043638............ U.S. Army Add the following Hawaii............ Plants: Remove Renew.
Garrison, Hawaii. species:. and reduce to
Pleomele forbesii possession,
(hala pepe), collect,
Cyanea calycina propagate,
(haha), outplant,
Joinvillea establish
ascendens genetic storage
ascendens (`ohe), bank.
Korthalsella Animals: Harass
degeneri by survey,
(hulumoa), monitor,
Melicope capture,
christophersenii identify, mark,
(alani), Melicope release,
makahae (alani), collect, provide
Nothocestrum nest blocks.
latifolium
(`aiea),
Platydesma
cornuta decurrens
(no common name),
Pteralyxia
macrocarpa
(kaulu), Sicyos
lanceoloideus (no
common name),
Orangeblack
Hawaiian
damselfly
(Megalagrion
xanthomelas),
Anthricinan
yellow-faced bee
(Hylaeus
anthracinus),
Assimulans yellow-
faced bee
(Hylaeus
assimulans), Easy
yellow-faced bee
(Hylaeus
facilis),
Hawaiian yellow-
faced bee
(Hylaeus kuakea),
Hawaiian yellow-
faced bee
(Hylaeus
longiceps),
Hawaiian yellow-
faced bee
(Hylaeus mana).
TE-72088A............ National Oceanic Green sea turtle Hawaiian Islands, Harass by survey, Renew.
and Atmospheric (Chelonia mydas), American Samoa monitor,
Administration Hawksbill sea Islands, Guam, capture, hold,
Pacific Islands turtle Commonwealth of excavate nests,
Fisheries Science (Eretmochelys the Northern collect eggs,
Center, Honolulu, imbricata), Mariana Islands, biosample,
Hawaii. Leatherback sea Federated States identify, tag,
turtle of Micronesia, deploy data
(Dermochelys Republic of the loggers in
coriacea), Marshall Islands, nests, attach
Loggerhead sea Republic of biotelemetry
turtle (Caretta Palau, and devices and
caretta), Olive Pacific Remote satellite
ridley sea turtle Islands Areas. transmitters,
(Lepidochelys release,
olivacea). recapture,
research,
salvage.
TE-53969C............ University of Bidens micrantha Hawaii............ Remove and reduce New.
Hawaii, Hilo, ssp. ctenophylla to possession;
Hawaii. (Ko`oko`olau). collect tissue,
photograph.
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Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email 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. If you submit
a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document that we withhold this
information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Rolland G. White,
Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, Pacific Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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