Proposed Site Plans Under a Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for the Fisher in Oregon; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications, 14496-14497 [2020-05043]
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Dated: March 3, 2020.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Proposed Site Plans Under a
Candidate Conservation Agreement
With Assurances for the Fisher in
Oregon; Enhancement of Survival
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
two enhancement of survival permit
(permit) applications pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). If
granted, the requested permits would
authorize incidental take of the fisher,
should the species become federally
listed in the future under the ESA. The
permit applications are associated with
a template candidate conservation
agreement with assurances (CCAA)
previously developed by the Service for
the conservation of the fisher. The
conservation measures in the CCAA are
intended to provide a net conservation
benefit to the fisher. We have also
prepared draft environmental action
statements (EASs) pursuant to the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for
each of these permit applications. We
are making the permit application
packages and draft EASs available for
public review and comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received from
interested parties no later than April 13,
2020.
ADDRESSES: To request further
information or submit written
comments, please use one of the
following methods: Note that your
information request or comments are in
reference to the ‘‘Campbell Fisher
CCAA’’ and indicate by name, which
permit application (see below) you are
interested in or addressing.
• Internet: Documents may be viewed
on the internet at https://www.fws.gov/
oregonfwo/.
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• Email: CampbellCCAAcomments@
fws.gov. Include ‘‘Campbell Fisher
CCAA’’ in the subject line of the
message or comments and indicate
which permit application on which you
are providing comments.
• U.S. Mail: State Supervisor, Oregon
Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; 2600 SE 98th Avenue,
Suite 100; Portland, OR 97266.
• Fax: 503–231–6195, Attn: Fisher
CCAA.
• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
Pickup: Comments and materials
received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment (necessary
for viewing or picking up documents
only), during normal business hours at
the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (at
the above address); call 503–231–6179
to make an appointment. Written
comments can be dropped off during
regular business hours at the above
address on or before the closing date of
the public comment period (see DATES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Szlemp (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: 503–231–6179; facsimile:
503–231–6195. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf,
please call the Federal Relay Service at
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Service, have received two permit
applications from timber land owners in
Oregon pursuant to section 10(a)(l)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The requested permits would authorize
incidental take of the fisher (Pekania
pennanti) caused by the applicants’
routine forest-related management
activities through June 20, 2047, or the
remaining duration of the CCAA, should
the fisher become federally listed in the
future under the ESA. Each permit
application includes a proposed
individual site plan prepared in
accordance with the template CCAA
previously developed by the Service for
the conservation of the fisher. We also
have prepared draft environmental
action statements (EASs) pursuant to the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each
of these permits.
Background
A CCAA is a voluntary agreement
whereby landowners agree to manage
their lands to remove or reduce threats
to species that may become listed under
the ESA (64 FR 32726; June 17, 1999).
CCAAs are intended to facilitate the
conservation of proposed and candidate
species, and species likely to become
candidates in the near future, by giving
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non-Federal property owners incentives
to implement conservation measures for
declining species by providing certainty
with regard to land, water, or resource
use restrictions that might be imposed
should the species later become listed as
threatened or endangered under the
ESA. In return for managing their lands
to the benefit of the covered species,
enrolled landowners receive assurances
that additional regulatory requirements
pertaining to the covered species will
not be required if the covered species
becomes listed as threatened or
endangered under the ESA, so long as
the CCAA remains in place and is being
fully implemented.
A CCAA serves as the basis for the
Service to issue permits to non-Federal
participants pursuant to section
10(a)(l)(A) of the ESA. Application
requirements and issuance criteria for
permits under CCAAs are found in the
Code of Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
17.22(d) and 17.32(d). The Service
developed a template CCAA for the
West Coast distinct population segment
(DPS) of the fisher in Oregon and a draft
EAS for future issuance of permits
under the finalized template to comply
with NEPA. The template CCAA and the
EAS were noticed for comment in the
Federal Register (81 FR 15737; March
24, 2016). The template CCAA and EAS
were finalized and signed by the Service
on June 20, 2018.
The CCAA template established
general guidelines and identified
minimum conservation measures for
potential participants in the CCAA.
Interested participants can voluntarily
enroll their properties under the CCAA
through development of individual site
plans prepared in accordance with the
provisions of the CCAA and that are
submitted as part of their permit
applications. The permits would
authorize incidental take of the fisher
with assurances to qualifying
landowners who carry out conservation
measures that would benefit the West
Coast DPS of the fisher.
Proposed Actions
We have received applications for
ESA section 10(a)(l)(A) permits under
the template CCAA for the fisher from
the Pacific West Timber Company, LLC
and the Franklin-Clarkson Timber
Company (applicants) for their
identified lands in Oregon. They are
being represented by Campbell Global,
LLC, who will be principally
responsible for timber management on
these lands.
Each requested permit would
authorize incidental take of the fisher,
should it become federally listed and
affected by the applicant’s routine
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forest-related management activities on
their managed properties through June
20, 2047. Fisher are not currently
known to occur on either of the
applicants’ proposed enrolled lands.
Each permit application includes a
proposed site plan that describes the
lands to be covered by the permit and
the conservation measures required
under the template CCAA that will be
implemented on covered lands. The
primary conservation measures common
to the two site plans include:
• Allowing access to covered lands to
conduct fisher surveys;
• Protecting fisher dens and their
young by limiting disturbance and
impacts to denning structures;
• Limiting trapping/nuisance control
for other animals that could pose a risk
to fisher (trapping of fisher is prohibited
by State of Oregon law);
• Allowing the potential future
translocation of the fisher onto enrolled
lands; and
• Promoting the development of
habitat structures that would support
the fisher.
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Public Comments
We are making the two permit
application packages, including the
individual site plans and the two draft
EASs, available for public review and
comment (see ADDRESSES). The final
template CCAA and EAS that were
finalized and signed by the Service on
June 20, 2018, are also available for
public information. You may submit
your comments and materials by one of
the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section. We request data, comments,
new information, or suggestions from
the public, other concerned
governmental agencies, the scientific
community, Tribes, industry, or any
other interested party on our proposed
Federal action, including on the
adequacy of the site plans prepared in
accordance with the template CCAA,
pursuant to the requirements for permits
at 50 CFR parts 13 and 17.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive become part of the public record
associated with this action. 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. All submissions from
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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. Comments and materials
we receive, as well as supporting
documentation, will be available for
public inspection by appointment,
during normal business hours, at our
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (see
ADDRESSES).
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of section 10(c) of
the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and their
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22, and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively).
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation
Plan and Draft Environmental
Assessment, Kauai, Hawaii
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), received
incidental take permit applications
pursuant to section 10 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA), from eight parties
seeking authorization to take listed
seabirds on Kauai due to impacts
associated with nighttime light
attraction. Each of the applications
relies on the Kauai Seabird Habitat
Conservation Plan (KSHCP), which
describes the actions the applicants will
take to minimize and mitigate the
impacts of taking the threatened
Newell’s shearwater, endangered
Hawaiian petrel, and the endangered
Hawaii distinct population segment of
the band-rumped storm-petrel
incidental to the otherwise lawful use of
nighttime lighting on the island of
Kauai, Hawaii. We also announce the
availability of each applicant’s draft
KSHCP participant inclusion plan
specific to the applicant’s facilities, as
well as a draft environmental
assessment (EA) developed by the
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Service that addresses the effects of the
KSHCP and the proposed permits on the
human environment in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act.
We invite the public to review and
comment on these documents.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received from
interested parties no later than April 13,
2020.
ADDRESSES: To request further
information or submit written
comments, please use one of the
following methods:
• Internet: You may view or
download copies of the KSHCP, draft
EA, each applicant’s draft KSHCP
participant inclusion plan, and obtain
additional information on the internet at
https://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/.
• Email: KauaiSeabirdHCP@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘Kauai Seabird HCP/EA’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: You may obtain a CD–
ROM with electronic copies of these
documents by writing to Ms. Katherine
Mullett, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish
and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana
Boulevard, Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI
96850.
• Telephone: Call 808–792–9400
during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jiny Kim or Mr. Aaron Nadig, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (see ADDRESSES),
by telephone at 808–792–9400 or by
email at KauaiSeabirdHCP@fws.gov. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf, please call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Service received incidental take permit
(ITP) applications from eight entities
(applicants), pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.). Each applicant has requested a
30-year permit term that would
authorize ‘‘take’’ of the threatened
Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus
auricularis newelli; Hawaiian name ao),
the endangered Hawaiian petrel
(Pterodroma sandwichensis; Hawaiian
name uau), and the endangered Hawaii
distinct population segment of the bandrumped storm-petrel (Oceanodroma
castro; Hawaiian name akeake),
hereafter collectively referred to as the
covered species. Take of the covered
species would be incidental to the use
of nighttime lighting on the island of
Kauai, Hawaii. The applications are
accompanied by a single habitat
conservation plan, referred to as the
Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation
Plan (KSHCP), which describes the
actions each applicant will take to
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Proposed Site Plans Under a Candidate Conservation Agreement With
Assurances for the Fisher in Oregon; Enhancement of Survival Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have
received two enhancement of survival permit (permit) applications
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If granted, the requested
permits would authorize incidental take of the fisher, should the
species become federally listed in the future under the ESA. The permit
applications are associated with a template candidate conservation
agreement with assurances (CCAA) previously developed by the Service
for the conservation of the fisher. The conservation measures in the
CCAA are intended to provide a net conservation benefit to the fisher.
We have also prepared draft environmental action statements (EASs)
pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 for each of these permit applications. We are making the permit
application packages and draft EASs available for public review and
comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received from
interested parties no later than April 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To request further information or submit written comments,
please use one of the following methods: Note that your information
request or comments are in reference to the ``Campbell Fisher CCAA''
and indicate by name, which permit application (see below) you are
interested in or addressing.
Internet: Documents may be viewed on the internet at
https://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``Campbell
Fisher CCAA'' in the subject line of the message or comments and
indicate which permit application on which you are providing comments.
U.S. Mail: State Supervisor, Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100;
Portland, OR 97266.
Fax: 503-231-6195, Attn: Fisher CCAA.
In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Comments and
materials received will be available for public inspection, by
appointment (necessary for viewing or picking up documents only),
during normal business hours at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (at
the above address); call 503-231-6179 to make an appointment. Written
comments can be dropped off during regular business hours at the above
address on or before the closing date of the public comment period (see
DATES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Szlemp (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: 503-231-6179; facsimile: 503-231-6195. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf, please call the Federal Relay
Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Service, have received two permit
applications from timber land owners in Oregon pursuant to section
10(a)(l)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would authorize incidental
take of the fisher (Pekania pennanti) caused by the applicants' routine
forest-related management activities through June 20, 2047, or the
remaining duration of the CCAA, should the fisher become federally
listed in the future under the ESA. Each permit application includes a
proposed individual site plan prepared in accordance with the template
CCAA previously developed by the Service for the conservation of the
fisher. We also have prepared draft environmental action statements
(EASs) pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each of these
permits.
Background
A CCAA is a voluntary agreement whereby landowners agree to manage
their lands to remove or reduce threats to species that may become
listed under the ESA (64 FR 32726; June 17, 1999). CCAAs are intended
to facilitate the conservation of proposed and candidate species, and
species likely to become candidates in the near future, by giving non-
Federal property owners incentives to implement conservation measures
for declining species by providing certainty with regard to land,
water, or resource use restrictions that might be imposed should the
species later become listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA.
In return for managing their lands to the benefit of the covered
species, enrolled landowners receive assurances that additional
regulatory requirements pertaining to the covered species will not be
required if the covered species becomes listed as threatened or
endangered under the ESA, so long as the CCAA remains in place and is
being fully implemented.
A CCAA serves as the basis for the Service to issue permits to non-
Federal participants pursuant to section 10(a)(l)(A) of the ESA.
Application requirements and issuance criteria for permits under CCAAs
are found in the Code of Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(d) and
17.32(d). The Service developed a template CCAA for the West Coast
distinct population segment (DPS) of the fisher in Oregon and a draft
EAS for future issuance of permits under the finalized template to
comply with NEPA. The template CCAA and the EAS were noticed for
comment in the Federal Register (81 FR 15737; March 24, 2016). The
template CCAA and EAS were finalized and signed by the Service on June
20, 2018.
The CCAA template established general guidelines and identified
minimum conservation measures for potential participants in the CCAA.
Interested participants can voluntarily enroll their properties under
the CCAA through development of individual site plans prepared in
accordance with the provisions of the CCAA and that are submitted as
part of their permit applications. The permits would authorize
incidental take of the fisher with assurances to qualifying landowners
who carry out conservation measures that would benefit the West Coast
DPS of the fisher.
Proposed Actions
We have received applications for ESA section 10(a)(l)(A) permits
under the template CCAA for the fisher from the Pacific West Timber
Company, LLC and the Franklin-Clarkson Timber Company (applicants) for
their identified lands in Oregon. They are being represented by
Campbell Global, LLC, who will be principally responsible for timber
management on these lands.
Each requested permit would authorize incidental take of the
fisher, should it become federally listed and affected by the
applicant's routine
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forest-related management activities on their managed properties
through June 20, 2047. Fisher are not currently known to occur on
either of the applicants' proposed enrolled lands.
Each permit application includes a proposed site plan that
describes the lands to be covered by the permit and the conservation
measures required under the template CCAA that will be implemented on
covered lands. The primary conservation measures common to the two site
plans include:
Allowing access to covered lands to conduct fisher
surveys;
Protecting fisher dens and their young by limiting
disturbance and impacts to denning structures;
Limiting trapping/nuisance control for other animals that
could pose a risk to fisher (trapping of fisher is prohibited by State
of Oregon law);
Allowing the potential future translocation of the fisher
onto enrolled lands; and
Promoting the development of habitat structures that would
support the fisher.
Public Comments
We are making the two permit application packages, including the
individual site plans and the two draft EASs, available for public
review and comment (see ADDRESSES). The final template CCAA and EAS
that were finalized and signed by the Service on June 20, 2018, are
also available for public information. You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. We
request data, comments, new information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental agencies, the scientific
community, Tribes, industry, or any other interested party on our
proposed Federal action, including on the adequacy of the site plans
prepared in accordance with the template CCAA, pursuant to the
requirements for permits at 50 CFR parts 13 and 17.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive become part of the public
record associated with this action. 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. 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. Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation, will be available for public inspection by appointment,
during normal business hours, at our Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office
(see ADDRESSES).
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of
section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), and their implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22, and 40
CFR 1506.6, respectively).
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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