Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, 13291-13292 [2018-06202]
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Written comments should be received
by May 29, 2018.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0274]
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee; Vacancies
U.S. Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Request for applications.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks
applications for membership on the
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee. The Great Lakes Pilotage
Advisory Committee provides advice
and makes recommendations to the
Secretary of Homeland Security through
the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant on
matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage,
including review of proposed Great
Lakes pilotage regulations and policies.
DATES: Completed applications should
reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before
April 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should send a
cover letter expressing interest in an
appointment to the Great Lakes Pilotage
Advisory Committee that also identifies
which membership category the
applicant is applying under, along with
a resume detailing the applicant’s
experience via one of the following
methods:
• By Email: Rajiv.Khandpur@
uscg.mil.
• By Fax: (202) 372–8387 ATTN: Mr.
Rajiv Khandpur.
• By Mail: Commandant (CG–WWM–
2), U.S. Coast Guard, Attention: Mr.
Rajiv Khandpur, Designated Federal
Officer, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC
20593–7509.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Rajiv Khandpur, Designated Federal
Officer, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC
20593–7509; telephone 202–372–1525,
fax 202–372–8387, or email at
Rajiv.Khandpur@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Great
Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee is a
federal advisory committee established
in accordance with the provisions of the
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Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C., Appendix). The Great Lakes
Pilotage Advisory Committee operates
under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 9307,
and makes recommendations to the
Secretary and the U.S. Coast Guard on
matters relating to the Great Lakes.
Meetings of the Great Lakes Pilotage
Advisory Committee will be held with
the approval of the Designated Federal
Officer. The Committee is required to
meet at least once per year. Additional
meetings may be held at the request of
a majority of the Committee or at the
discretion of the Designated Federal
Officer.
Each Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee member serves a term of
office of up to 3 years. Members may
serve a maximum of six consecutive
years. All members serve without
compensation from the Federal
Government; however, they may receive
travel reimbursement and per diem.
We will consider applications for two
positions that will become vacant on
September 30, 2018.
• One member representing the
interests of vessel operators that
contract for Great Lakes Pilotage
Services;
• One member with a background in
finance or accounting, who—
a. Must have been recommended to
the Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security by a unanimous
vote of the other members of the
Committee, and
b. May be appointed without regard
to the requirement that each member
have five years of practical experience
in maritime operations.
To be eligible, applicants should have
particular expertise, knowledge, and
experience regarding the regulations
and policies on the pilotage vessels on
the Great Lakes, and at least five years
of practical experience in maritime
operations.
The category for a member with a
background in finance and accounting
would be someone appointed in their
individual capacity and would be
designated as a Special Government
Employee as defined in 202(a) of Title
18, U.S.C. As a candidate for
appointment as a Special Government
Employee, applicants are required to
complete a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). The
U.S. Coast Guard may not release the
reports or the information in them to the
public except under an order issued by
a Federal Court or as otherwise
provided under the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a). Only the Designated U.S.
Coast Guard Ethics Official or his or her
designee may release a Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants
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can obtain this form by going to the
website of the Office of Government
Ethics (www.oge.gov) or by contacting
the individual listed above in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Registered lobbyists are not eligible to
serve on Federal Advisory Committees
in an individual capacity. See ‘‘Revised
Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists
to federal advisory committees, Boards
and Commissions’’ (79 FR 47482,
August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists
are lobbyists as defined in Title 2 U.S.C.
1602 who are required by Title 2 U.S.C.
1603 to register with the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the House
Representatives.
The Department of Homeland
Security does not discriminate in
selection of Committee members on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, political affiliation,
sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status, disability and genetic
information, age, membership in an
employee organization, or other nonmerit factor. The Department of
Homeland Security strives to achieve a
widely diverse candidate pool for all of
its recruitment actions.
If you are interested in applying to
become a member of the Committee,
send your cover letter and resume to Mr.
Rajiv Khandpur, Designated Federal
Officer, Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory
Committee, via one of the transmittal
methods in the ADDRESSES section by
the deadline in the DATES section of this
notice. Email submittals will receive
email receipt confirmation.
Dated: March 23, 2018.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2018–N039;
FXES11140400000–189–FF04E00000]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
SUMMARY:
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species unless a Federal permit is issued
that allows such activities. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
We must receive written data or
comments on the applications at the
address given in ADDRESSES by April 27,
2018.
DATES:
Reviewing Documents:
Documents and other information
submitted with the applications are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act and
Freedom of Information Act, 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 (see
DATES): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Office, Ecological Services,
1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA
30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit
Coordinator).
ADDRESSES:
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment, you may submit comments by
any one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional
Office (see above).
• Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov.
Please include your name and return
address in your email message. If you do
not receive a confirmation from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service that we have
received your email message, contact us
directly at the telephone number listed
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404–679–7097 (telephone) or 404–679–
7081 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite
review and comment from local, State,
and Federal agencies and the public on
applications we have received for
permits to conduct certain activities
with endangered and threatened species
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA),
and our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities with listed species
unless a Federal permit is issued that
allows such activities. The ESA requires
that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
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.
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.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Permit
application
No.
TE 22311A–4
Applicant
Tennessee
Aquarium,
Chattanooga,
TN.
Species/Numbers
Location
Activity
Type of take
Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea),
Amber
darter
(Percina
antesella), Cumberland darter
(Etheostoma
susanae),
Goldline
darter
(Percina
aurolineata),
Conasauga
logperch (Percina jenkinsi),
Snail darter (Percina tanasi),
and Laurel dace (Chrosomus
saylori).
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Virginia.
Presence/absence surveys,
tissue collection
for genetic
analysis, and
captive propagation research.
Capture, identify, take fin clips,
and release all of the identified
species, and capture, transport
and maintain in captivity up to
10 Conasauga logperch and up
to 80 laurel dace.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Act.
Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HEARTH Act. With this approval, the
Tribe is authorized to enter into the
following type of leases without BIA
approval: Business and other authorized
purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Sharlene Round Face, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services,
1849 C Street NW, MS–4642–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202)
208–3615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
I. Summary of the HEARTH Act
[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]
The HEARTH (Helping Expedite and
Advance Responsible Tribal
Homeownership) Act of 2012 (the Act)
makes a voluntary, alternative land
leasing process available to tribes, by
amending the Indian Long-Term Leasing
Act of 1955, 25 U.S.C. 415. The Act
authorizes tribes to negotiate and enter
into agricultural and business leases of
tribal trust lands with a primary term of
25 years, and up to two renewal terms
of 25 years each, without the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior. The Act
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HEARTH Act Approval of Business
Leasing Regulations
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On December 29, 2017, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved
the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Indians leasing regulations under the
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Renewal and
Amendment.
also authorizes tribes to enter into leases
for residential, recreational, religious or
educational purposes for a primary term
of up to 75 years without the approval
of the Secretary. Participating tribes
develop tribal leasing regulations,
including an environmental review
process, and then must obtain the
Secretary’s approval of those regulations
prior to entering into leases. The Act
requires the Secretary to approve tribal
regulations if the tribal regulations are
consistent with the Department’s leasing
regulations at 25 CFR part 162 and
provide for an environmental review
process that meets requirements set
forth in the Act. This notice announces
that the Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, has approved
the tribal regulations for the Torres
Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.
II. Federal Preemption of State and
Local Taxes
The Department’s regulations
governing the surface leasing of trust
and restricted Indian lands specify that,
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13291-13292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06202]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2018-N039; FXES11140400000-189-FF04E00000]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed
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species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities.
The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these
permits.
DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at
the address given in ADDRESSES by April 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: Documents and other information
submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, 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 (see DATES): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office,
Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's Regional Office (see above).
Email: [email protected]. Please include your name and
return address in your email message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that we have
received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone
number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404-679-7097 (telephone) or 404-679-7081 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local,
State, and Federal agencies and the public on applications we have
received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and
threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), and our
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17.
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed species
unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
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. 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.
Permit Applications
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Permit application
No. Applicant Species/Numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 22311A-4........ Tennessee Aquarium, Blue shiner (Cyprinella Alabama, Georgia, Presence/absence Capture, identify, take Renewal and
Chattanooga, TN. caerulea), Amber darter Kentucky, North surveys, tissue fin clips, and release Amendment.
(Percina antesella), Carolina, collection for all of the identified
Cumberland darter Tennessee, and genetic analysis, species, and capture,
(Etheostoma susanae), Virginia. and captive transport and maintain
Goldline darter propagation in captivity up to 10
(Percina aurolineata), research. Conasauga logperch and
Conasauga logperch up to 80 laurel dace.
(Percina jenkinsi),
Snail darter (Percina
tanasi), and Laurel
dace (Chrosomus
saylori).
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Authority
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act.
Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-06202 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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