Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application, 53496-53497 [2018-23104]
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For more about submitting
information, see Request for Information
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Foley, Anchorage Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Office, by
telephone at 907–271–2788. Individuals
who are hearing impaired or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
are initiating a 5-year status review of
the wood bison (Bison bison
athabascae) under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). A 5-year status
review is based on the best scientific
and commercial data available at the
time of the review; therefore, we are
requesting submission of any new
information on this species that has
become available since the species was
reclassified under the ESA as threatened
throughout its range, in 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants (which we collectively refer
to as the List) in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for
animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section
4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to
review each listed species’ status at least
once every 5 years. Further, our
regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal
Register announcing those species
under active review. For additional
information about 5-year reviews, go to
https://www.fws.gov/endangered/whatwe-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll
down to ‘‘Learn More about 5-Year
Reviews,’’ and click on the ‘‘5-Year
Reviews’’ link.
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What information do we consider in
our review?
In conducting these reviews, we
consider the best scientific and
commercial data that have become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review, such as:
(1) The biology of the species,
including but not limited to population
trends, distribution, abundance,
demographics, and genetics;
(2) Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
(3) Conservation measures that have
been implemented that benefit the
species;
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(4) Threat status and trends in relation
to the five listing factors (as defined in
section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); and
(5) Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
Any new information will be
considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the
ongoing recovery programs for the
species.
Species Under Review
Entity listed: Wood bison (Bison bison
athabascae).
Where listed: Wherever found.
Classification: Threatened.
Date listed (publication date for final
listing rule): June 2, 1970.
Federal Register citation for final
listing rule: 35 FR 8491.
Request for Information
To ensure that a 5-year review is
complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we request new
information from all sources. See What
Information Do We Consider in Our
Review? for specific criteria. If you
submit information, please support it
with documentation such as maps,
bibliographic references, methods used
to gather and analyze the data, and/or
copies of any pertinent publications,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources. If you submit purported
sightings of the species, please also
provide supporting documentation in
any form to the extent that it is
available.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, 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.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently
active 5-year reviews addressing species
for which the Alaskan Region of the
Service has lead responsibility is
available at https://www.fws.gov/alaska/
fisheries/endangered/reviews.htm.
Authority
This document is published under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
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of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Dated: October 10, 2018.
Mary Colligan,
Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–ES–2018–N124;
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Endangered Species; Receipt of
Recovery Permit Application
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit
application; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received an
application for a permit to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation and survival of an
endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. We invite the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
to comment on this application. Before
issuing the requested permit, we will
take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public
comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before November 23,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and
comment submission: Submit requests
for a copy of the application and related
documents and submit any comments
by one of the following methods. All
requests and comments should specify
the applicant name and application
number (i.e., U.S. Geological Survey
TE–003483–33):
• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, 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 Permit
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503)
231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@
fws.gov (email). Individuals who are
hearing or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on an
application for a permit under section
SUMMARY:
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10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.). The requested permit would
allow the applicant to conduct activities
intended to promote recovery of a
species that is listed as endangered
under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activity. The
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting in
addition to hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
Permit Application Available for
Review and Comment
We issued permit TE–003483–32 to
the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific
Island Ecosystems Research Center in
June 2018; that entity now requests an
amendment to the permit. Proposed
activities in the following permit
request are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing this permit. Accordingly,
we invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies and the public to
submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to this
application. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies.
Application No.
Applicant, city, state
Species
Location
TE–003483–33 ....................
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems
Research Center, Honolulu, HI.
Add the following species to
the current permit:
Mariana gray swiftlet
(Aerodramus vanikorensis
bartschi).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record
associated with this action. 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 request in your comment
that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to the
applicant listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found in the Code of
Federal Regulations 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.
Authority
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
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1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Rolland White,
Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
Services, Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCOS00000–L11100000.DF0000–18X]
Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest
Resource Advisory Council, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Southwest
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is
scheduled to meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
January 11, 2019 and March 8, 2019
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A public comment
period regarding matters on the agenda
will be held at 11:30 a.m. at each
meeting.
ADDRESSES: The January 11, 2019,
meeting will be held at the Montrose
SUMMARY:
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Take activity
Capture, handle, hold,
band, attach radio transmitter, biosample, release, survey, monitor
nests, and salvage.
Permit
action
Amend.
Public Lands Center, 2465 S. Townsend
Ave., Montrose, CO 81401. The March
8, 2019, meeting will be held at the
Dolores Public Lands Center, 29211
Hwy. 184, Dolores, CO 81323.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Connolly, Acting Public
Affairs Specialist, Southwest District,
BLM Grand Junction Field Office, 2815
H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
Phone: (970) 240–5315. Email:
sconnolly@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours.
The FRS is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of public land issues in the
Southwest District, which includes the
Grand Junction, Uncompahgre and Tres
Rios field offices, as well as Canyons of
the Ancients National Monument in
Colorado. Agenda items for the January
2019 meeting include recreation fee
proposals, the close-out of the
Dominguez-Escalante Advisory Council,
and forming a subcommittee dedicated
to partnership-based trail construction
in the Grand Junction area. A training
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2018-N124; FXES11130600000-189-FF01E00000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit application; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an
application for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation and survival of an endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on this application. Before
issuing the requested permit, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 23,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit
requests for a copy of the application and related documents and submit
any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments
should specify the applicant name and application number (i.e., U.S.
Geological Survey TE-003483-33):
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, 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 Permit
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone);
[email protected] (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an application for a permit under
section
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10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The requested permit would allow the applicant to
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of a species that is
listed as endangered under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
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. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations 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 Application Available for Review and Comment
We issued permit TE-003483-32 to the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific
Island Ecosystems Research Center in June 2018; that entity now
requests an amendment to the permit. Proposed activities in the
following permit request are for the recovery and enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species in the wild. The ESA requires
that we invite public comment before issuing this permit. Accordingly,
we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to
submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to this
application. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful
and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies.
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Applicant, city, Permit
Application No. state Species Location Take activity action
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TE-003483-33................. U.S. Geological Add the Guam......... Capture, handle, Amend.
Survey, Pacific following hold, band,
Island species to the attach radio
Ecosystems current permit: transmitter,
Research Mariana gray biosample,
Center, swiftlet release,
Honolulu, HI. (Aerodramus survey, monitor
vanikorensis nests, and
bartschi). salvage.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to the applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Rolland White,
Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, Pacific Region.
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