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spillway improvement project. The
Service prepared a draft low-effect
screening form and environmental
action statement in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing an ITP to the
applicant. We invite public comment on
these documents.
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Background
The Service listed the arroyo toad as
endangered on December 16, 1994 (59
FR 64859), and published a revised final
rule designating critical habitat on
February 7, 2001 (66 FR 9414). The
Service listed the southwestern willow
flycatcher as endangered on February
27, 1995 (60 FR 10695), and published
a revised final rule designating critical
habitat on January 3, 2013 (78 FR
344534). The Service listed the least
Bell’s vireo as endangered on May 2,
1986 (51 FR 16474), and published a
final rule designating critical habitat on
February 2, 1994 (59 FR 4845). The
Service listed the Santa Ana sucker as
threatened on April 12, 2000 (65 FR
19686), and published a revised final
rule designating critical habitat on
December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77962). The
Service listed the yellow-billed cuckoo
as threatened on October 3, 2014 (79 FR
59992), and published a final rule
designating critical habitat on April 21,
2021 (86 FR 20798).
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits take of
fish and wildlife species listed as
endangered (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under the
ESA, ‘‘take’’ is defined to include the
following activities: ‘‘to harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to
engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C.
1532). Section 4(d) of the ESA allows
the Secretary to extend protections for
endangered species to those listed as
threatened. Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), we
may issue permits to authorize take of
listed fish and wildlife species that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
carrying out an otherwise lawful
activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for endangered
and threatened species are in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
17.22 and 17.32. Issuance of an ITP also
must not be likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of federally listed
fish, wildlife, or plant species, pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA and 50 CFR part
402. The permittee would receive
assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’
regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and
17.32(b)(5)).
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Project
Big Tujunga Dam is a 244-foot high
dam located on Big Tujunga River in the
Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles
County, California. The applicant
requests a 30-year incidental take permit
for operation and maintenance of Big
Tujunga Dam, which regulates stream
flows in the Big Tujunga River from Big
Tujunga Dam downstream to Hansen
Dam, a distance of approximately 14
miles. The incidental take permit would
also address a spillway improvement
project at Big Tujunga Dam.
The applicant proposes to mitigate or
minimize impacts through ramping of
water conservation releases during the
spawning season of fish, providing up to
1,500 acre-feet of water in supplemental
flows during the dry season, monitoring
and adaptive management to benefit
covered species, funding of nonnative
species removal or other recovery
measures, and best management
practices. The proposed plan also
allows for the potential translocation of
Santa Ana sucker upstream of Big
Tujunga Dam to expand the range of this
species.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that issuance of the ITP
and implementation of the project is not
a major Federal action that will
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment within the meaning
of section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Moreover, issuance
of the ITP and implementation of the
project individually and cumulatively
will not have more than a minor or
negligible effect on federally listed or
covered species and the environment.
Therefore, we have preliminarily
concluded that the ITP for this project
would qualify for categorical exclusion
as provided by our NEPA regulations at
43 CFR 46.205 and 46.215.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the proposed HCP
and any comments received to
determine whether to issue the
requested permit. We will also conduct
an intra-Service consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of our proposed action. After
considering the above findings, we will
determine whether the permit issuance
criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA
have been met. If the criteria are met, we
will issue the permit to the applicant for
incidental take.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
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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 may 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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Kristine Petersen,
Acting Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, Carlsbad, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–R–2021–N217;
FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000–190]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation
Council Charter Renewal; Request for
Nominations
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) and Department of
Agriculture (USDA) are renewing the
charter for and seeking member
nominations to the Hunting and
Wildlife Conservation Council
(Council). The renewed Council
replaces and changes the name of the
previous Hunting and Shooting Sports
Conservation Council. The Secretary of
the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture
(Secretaries), after consultation with the
General Services Administration, have
renewed the Council charter for 2 years.
The Council will provide
recommendations to the Federal
Government, through the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) and the Secretary
of Agriculture, regarding the
establishment and implementation of
existing and proposed policies and
authorities with regard to wildlife and
habitat conservation endeavors that
benefit wildlife resources; encourage
partnership among the public, sporting
conservation organizations, and Federal,
State, Tribal, and territorial
governments; and benefit recreational
hunting and recreational shooting
sports.
SUMMARY:
Comments regarding the
establishment of this Council must be
DATES:
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submitted no later than March 7, 2022.
Nominations for the Council must be
submitted by March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and nominations via email to doug_
hobbs@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Hobbs, by telephone at (703)
358–2336, or by email at doug_hobbs@
fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated
by the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix
2). The Council’s duties are strictly
advisory and consist of, but are not
limited to, providing recommendations
for implementation of Executive Order
13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage
and Wildlife Conservation; Executive
Order 14008, Tackling the Climate
Crisis at Home and Abroad; and
Secretarial Order 3362, Improving
Habitat Quality in Western Big Game
Winter Range and Migration Corridors.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
A. Assessing and quantifying
implementation of Executive Order
13443, Executive Order 14008, and
Secretarial Order 3362 across relevant
departments, agencies, and offices and
making recommendations to enhance
and expand their implementation as
identified;
B. Making recommendations
regarding policies and programs that
accomplish the following objectives:
1. Conserve and restore wetlands,
grasslands, forests, and other important
wildlife habitats, and improve
management of rangelands and
agricultural lands to benefit wildlife;
2. Promote opportunities for fair chase
hunting and safe recreational shooting
sports and wildlife-associated recreation
on public and private lands; encourage
hunting and recreational shooting sports
safety, including by developing
sighting-in ranges on public lands;
recruit and retain hunters; increase
public awareness of the importance of
wildlife conservation and the social and
economic benefits of fair chase hunting,
safe recreational shooting sports, and
wildlife-associated recreation; and
3. Encourage coordination among the
public; the hunting and shooting sports
communities; wildlife conservation
groups; wildlife-associated recreation
interests; and Federal, State, Tribal, and
territorial governments.
The Council will meet at least two
times per year. The Secretaries will
appoint members and their alternates to
the Council to serve up to a 3-year term.
The Council will not exceed 18
discretionary primary members, up to
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18 alternate members, and 4 ex officio
members. Ex officio members will
include:
• Secretary of the Interior or
designated DOI representatives;
• Secretary of Agriculture or
designated Department of Agriculture
representatives; and
• Executive Director, Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
The Secretaries will select remaining
members from among, but not limited
to, the organization/interests listed
below. These members must be seniorlevel representatives of their
organization and/or have the ability to
represent their designated
constituencies.
• State fish and wildlife management
agencies;
• Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
• Upland bird hunting organizations;
• Waterfowl hunting organizations;
• Big game hunting organizations;
• Shooting sports interests;
• Archery interests;
• Wildlife-associated recreation
interests;
• Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
industries related to hunting and/or
wildlife conservation;
• Tribal resource management
organizations;
• Agriculture interests;
• Ranching interests; and
• Veterans’ service organizations.
Member Terms and Vacancies To Fill
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Members of the Council serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Council and subcommittee
members engaged in Council or
subcommittee business that the
designated Federal official (DFO)
approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5703, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Federal
Government service.
Public Disclosure 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.
Certification Statement: I hereby
certify that the Hunting and Wildlife
Conservation Council is necessary, in
the public interest, and is in connection
with the performance of duties imposed
on the Department of the Interior and
the Department of Agriculture under 43
U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742a), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1996 (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), the National Forest
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
1600 et seq.), the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), and
Executive Order 13443, Facilitation of
Hunting Heritage and Wildlife
Conservation.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. appendix 2.
Each member is appointed to serve a
3-year term. Nominations are sought to
fill 10 primary member positions and at
least 5 alternate member positions. We
are requesting nominations to fill
vacancies to represent the following
organizations/interests:
• Tribal resource management
organizations;
• State fish and wildlife management
agencies;
• Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
• Waterfowl hunting organizations;
• Shooting sports interests;
• Archery interests;
• Wildlife-associated recreation
interests; and
• Big game hunting organizations.
Dated: January 24, 2022.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
Nomination Method and Information
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Nominations should include a resume
providing an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to
make an informed decision regarding
meeting the membership requirements
of the Council and the national interest
potentially represented, and to permit
DOI to contact a potential member.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2021-N217; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council Charter Renewal;
Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of
Agriculture (USDA) are renewing the charter for and seeking member
nominations to the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council (Council).
The renewed Council replaces and changes the name of the previous
Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council. The Secretary of the
Interior and Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries), after consultation
with the General Services Administration, have renewed the Council
charter for 2 years. The Council will provide recommendations to the
Federal Government, through the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding the establishment and
implementation of existing and proposed policies and authorities with
regard to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that benefit
wildlife resources; encourage partnership among the public, sporting
conservation organizations, and Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial
governments; and benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting
sports.
DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this Council must be
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submitted no later than March 7, 2022. Nominations for the Council must
be submitted by March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and nominations via email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, by telephone at (703)
358-2336, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2). The Council's
duties are strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to,
providing recommendations for implementation of Executive Order 13443,
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Executive
Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; and
Secretarial Order 3362, Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game
Winter Range and Migration Corridors. Duties include, but are not
limited to:
A. Assessing and quantifying implementation of Executive Order
13443, Executive Order 14008, and Secretarial Order 3362 across
relevant departments, agencies, and offices and making recommendations
to enhance and expand their implementation as identified;
B. Making recommendations regarding policies and programs that
accomplish the following objectives:
1. Conserve and restore wetlands, grasslands, forests, and other
important wildlife habitats, and improve management of rangelands and
agricultural lands to benefit wildlife;
2. Promote opportunities for fair chase hunting and safe
recreational shooting sports and wildlife-associated recreation on
public and private lands; encourage hunting and recreational shooting
sports safety, including by developing sighting-in ranges on public
lands; recruit and retain hunters; increase public awareness of the
importance of wildlife conservation and the social and economic
benefits of fair chase hunting, safe recreational shooting sports, and
wildlife-associated recreation; and
3. Encourage coordination among the public; the hunting and
shooting sports communities; wildlife conservation groups; wildlife-
associated recreation interests; and Federal, State, Tribal, and
territorial governments.
The Council will meet at least two times per year. The Secretaries
will appoint members and their alternates to the Council to serve up to
a 3-year term. The Council will not exceed 18 discretionary primary
members, up to 18 alternate members, and 4 ex officio members. Ex
officio members will include:
Secretary of the Interior or designated DOI
representatives;
Secretary of Agriculture or designated Department of
Agriculture representatives; and
Executive Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies.
The Secretaries will select remaining members from among, but not
limited to, the organization/interests listed below. These members must
be senior-level representatives of their organization and/or have the
ability to represent their designated constituencies.
State fish and wildlife management agencies;
Wildlife and habitat conservation/management
organizations;
Upland bird hunting organizations;
Waterfowl hunting organizations;
Big game hunting organizations;
Shooting sports interests;
Archery interests;
Wildlife-associated recreation interests;
Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to
hunting and/or wildlife conservation;
Tribal resource management organizations;
Agriculture interests;
Ranching interests; and
Veterans' service organizations.
Member Terms and Vacancies To Fill
Each member is appointed to serve a 3-year term. Nominations are
sought to fill 10 primary member positions and at least 5 alternate
member positions. We are requesting nominations to fill vacancies to
represent the following organizations/interests:
Tribal resource management organizations;
State fish and wildlife management agencies;
Wildlife and habitat conservation/management
organizations;
Waterfowl hunting organizations;
Shooting sports interests;
Archery interests;
Wildlife-associated recreation interests; and
Big game hunting organizations.
Nomination Method and Information
Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable DOI to make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Council and the national interest
potentially represented, and to permit DOI to contact a potential
member.
Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that
the designated Federal official (DFO) approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in
Federal Government service.
Public Disclosure 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.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the Hunting and
Wildlife Conservation Council is necessary, in the public interest, and
is in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture under 43
U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16
U.S.C. 742a), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1996 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), and Executive Order 13443,
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. appendix 2.
Dated: January 24, 2022.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
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