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U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of
Recovery and Interstate Commerce
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
March 15, 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,
SUMMARY:
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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: 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.
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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.
Application No.
Applicant
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.
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
For all species: survey,
record and/or use
tape-playback vocalizations, capture,
handle, band, mark,
measure, weigh, biosample, release, recapture, and salvage.
For Hawaiian hawk: attach radio and/or
satellite transmitters,
survey and monitor
nests.
For ‘i‘iwi: attach radio
transmitters and
monitor nests.
Survey, capture, mark,
transport, release,
and sacrifice.
Survey, capture, handle, biosample, attach GPS
biologgers, release,
recapture, and salvage.
Purchase, in interstate
commerce, two male
and two female captive bred goslings.
For both species: survey, capture, handle,
measure, weigh, release, recapture, and
salvage.
For petrels: biosample
For stilts: band, attach
radio-transmitters,
and monitor nests.
Remove/reduce to possession from lands
under Federal jurisdiction—collect
leaves, flowering
portions, stems, and
herbarium specimens.
Remove/reduce to possession from lands
under Federal jurisdiction—collect
seeds and leaves;
survey, propagate,
outplant, genetic
analysis, and salvage.
TE–003483 ............
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island
Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii National Park,
Hawaii.
Add the following species: Hawaiian hawk
or ‘Io (Buteo
solitarius), Maui
parrotbill or Kiwikiu
(Pseudonestor
xanthophrys),
Crested
honeycreeper or
Akohekohe
(Palmeria dolei),
Oahu elepaio
(Chasiempis ibidis).
Hawaii ...................
Population surveys and
ecological research.
TE–056557 ............
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Boise,
Idaho.
San Diego Zoo Global,
San Diego, California.
Snake River physa
snail (Physa
natricina).
Add the following species: Hawaiian hawk
or ‘Io (Buteo
solitarius).
Idaho ....................
Population surveys and
ecological research.
Hawaii ...................
Population surveys and
ecological research.
TE–068803 ............
Jerry Lynn Kinser,
Conroe, Texas.
Hawaiian goose or
Nene (Branta
sandvicensis).
Texas ....................
Captive propagation ....
TE–25955C ...........
Melissa Price, University of Hawaii—
Manoa, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Band-rumped storm
Hawaii ...................
petrel (Oceanodroma
castro), Hawaiian
stilt or Aeo
(Himantopus
mexicanus knudseni).
Population, predation,
mortality, and genetic studies.
TE–62696C ...........
Assured Bio Labs,
LLC, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
Bidens amplectens
(Ko‘oko‘olau).
Hawaii ...................
Hybridization study .....
TE–64600C ...........
University of Guam,
Center for Island
Sustainability,
Mangilqo, Guam.
Serianthes nelsonii (
Hayun lagu, Tronkon
guafi), Eugenia
bryanii (No Common
Name (NCN)),
Hedyotis megalantha
(Paudedo), Heritiera
longipetiolata (Ufahalomtano),
Phyllanthus saffordii
(NCN), Psychotria
malaspinae
(Aplokatingpalaoan), Tinospora
homosepala (NCN).
Guam, Rota ..........
Population surveys,
captive propagation,
genetic studies, and
recovery actions.
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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
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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;
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Permit action
Amend.
Renew.
Amend.
New.
Amend.
New.
New.
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
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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.).
Eric Hein,
Acting Assistant Regional Director—
Ecological Services, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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Bureau of Land Management
[AA–10331; AA–10335, AA–10338; AA–
10339; AA–10277; AA–10340;
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an
appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface and
subsurface estates in certain lands to
Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native
regional corporation, pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of
1971, as amended (ANCSA).
DATES: Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the
decision may appeal the decision in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 within the time limits set out
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
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SUMMARY:
You may obtain a copy of
the decision from the Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State
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Office, 907–271–5596 or bshelby@
blm.gov. The BLM Alaska State Office
may also be contacted via
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) through the Federal Relay Service
at 1–800–877–8339. The relay service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
BLM. The BLM will reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an
appealable decision to Calista
Corporation. The decision approves
conveyance of the surface and
subsurface estates in certain lands
pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et
seq.), as amended. The lands are located
within the Yukon Delta National
Wildlife Refuge, and aggregate 21.03
acres. The BLM will also publish the
notice of the decision once a week for
four consecutive weeks in The Delta
Discovery newspaper.
Any party claiming a property interest
in the lands affected by the decision
may appeal the decision in accordance
with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4
within the following time limits:
1. Unknown parties, parties unable to
be located after reasonable efforts have
been expended to locate, parties who
fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,
and parties who receive a copy of the
decision by regular mail which is not
certified, return receipt requested, shall
have until March 15, 2018 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.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have
waived their rights. Notices of appeal
transmitted by facsimile will not be
accepted as timely filed.
Bettie J. Shelby,
Land Law Examiner, Division of Lands and
Cadastral.
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an
appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface estate in
certain lands to Calista Corporation, an
Alaska Native regional corporation,
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act of 1971, as amended
(ANCSA). Ownership of the subsurface
estate will be retained by the United
States.
DATES: Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the
decision may appeal the decision in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 within the time limits set out
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the decision from the Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
AK 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State
Office, 907–271–5596 or bshelby@
blm.gov. The BLM Alaska State Office
may also be contacted via
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) through the Federal Relay Service
at 1–800–877–8339. The relay service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
BLM. The BLM will reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an
appealable decision to Calista
Corporation. The decision approves
conveyance of the surface estate in
certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended.
Ownership of the subsurface estate will
be retained by the United States. The
lands are located within the Yukon
Delta National Wildlife Refuge, and
aggregate 32.78 acres. The BLM will also
publish the notice of the decision once
a week for four consecutive weeks in
The Delta Discovery newspaper. Any
party claiming a property interest in the
lands affected by the decision may
appeal the decision in accordance with
the requirements of 43 CFR part 4
within the following time limits:
1. Unknown parties, parties unable to
be located after reasonable efforts have
been expended to locate, parties who
fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,
and parties who receive a copy of the
decision by regular mail which is not
certified, return receipt requested, shall
have until March 15, 2018 to file an
appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery and Interstate
Commerce 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 March 15, 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.
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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 Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE-003483.............. U.S. Geological Add the following Hawaii................. Population surveys For all species: Amend.
Survey, Pacific species: Hawaiian and ecological survey, record
Island Ecosystems hawk or `Io research. and/or use tape-
Research Center, (Buteo playback
Hawaii National solitarius), Maui vocalizations,
Park, Hawaii. parrotbill or capture, handle,
Kiwikiu band, mark,
(Pseudonestor measure, weigh,
xanthophrys), biosample,
Crested release,
honeycreeper or recapture, and
Akohekohe salvage.
(Palmeria dolei), For Hawaiian hawk:
Oahu elepaio attach radio and/
(Chasiempis or satellite
ibidis). transmitters,
survey and
monitor nests.
For `i`iwi: attach
radio
transmitters and
monitor nests.
TE-056557.............. U.S. Bureau of Snake River physa Idaho.................. Population surveys Survey, capture, Renew.
Reclamation, snail (Physa and ecological mark, transport,
Boise, Idaho. natricina). research. release, and
sacrifice.
TE-060179.............. San Diego Zoo Add the following Hawaii................. Population surveys Survey, capture, Amend.
Global, San species: Hawaiian and ecological handle,
Diego, California. hawk or `Io research. biosample, attach
(Buteo GPS biologgers,
solitarius). release,
recapture, and
salvage.
TE-068803.............. Jerry Lynn Kinser, Hawaiian goose or Texas.................. Captive Purchase, in New.
Conroe, Texas. Nene (Branta propagation. interstate
sandvicensis). commerce, two
male and two
female captive
bred goslings.
TE-25955C.............. Melissa Price, Band-rumped storm Hawaii................. Population, For both species: Amend.
University of petrel predation, survey, capture,
Hawaii--Manoa, (Oceanodroma mortality, and handle, measure,
Honolulu, Hawaii. castro), Hawaiian genetic studies. weigh, release,
stilt or Aeo recapture, and
(Himantopus salvage.
mexicanus For petrels:
knudseni). biosample.
For stilts: band,
attach radio-
transmitters, and
monitor nests.
TE-62696C.............. Assured Bio Labs, Bidens amplectens Hawaii................. Hybridization Remove/reduce to New.
LLC, Oak Ridge, (Ko`oko`olau). study. possession from
Tennessee. lands under
Federal
jurisdiction--col
lect leaves,
flowering
portions, stems,
and herbarium
specimens.
TE-64600C.............. University of Serianthes Guam, Rota............. Population Remove/reduce to New.
Guam, Center for nelsonii ( Hayun surveys, captive possession from
Island lagu, Tronkon propagation, lands under
Sustainability, guafi), Eugenia genetic studies, Federal
Mangilqo, Guam. bryanii (No and recovery jurisdiction--col
Common Name actions. lect seeds and
(NCN)), Hedyotis leaves; survey,
megalantha propagate,
(Paudedo), outplant, genetic
Heritiera analysis, and
longipetiolata salvage.
(Ufa-halomtano),
Phyllanthus
saffordii (NCN),
Psychotria
malaspinae
(Aplokating-
palaoan),
Tinospora
homosepala (NCN).
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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
[[Page 6212]]
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.).
Eric Hein,
Acting Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, Pacific
Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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