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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[FWS–R1–ES–2022–0169; ES11140100000–
234–FF01E0000]
Candidate Conservation Agreement
With Assurances for the Fisher in
Oregon; Enhancement of Survival
Permit Applications; Hampton and
Starker Site Plans
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), received two
enhancement of survival permit (permit)
applications pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). If granted, the
requested permits would authorize take
of the fisher (Pekania pennanti),
incidental to otherwise lawful activities,
if the species becomes federally listed
under the ESA. These applications are
associated with a template candidate
conservation agreement with assurances
(CCAA) developed by the Service for the
conservation of the fisher. We have also
prepared draft environmental action
statements documenting our
preliminary determination that the
permit decisions may be eligible for
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categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act. We provide
this notice to open a public comment
period and invite comments from all
interested parties.
DATES: Submit written comments no
later than February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The
applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other
materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket
No. FWS–R1–ES–2022–0169.
Submitting Comments: To submit
written comments, please use one of the
following methods:
• Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
R1–2022–0169.
• U.S. Mail: Attn: Docket No. FWS–
R1–ES–2022–0169; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Availability of Comments under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Weaver, via telephone at 541–
957–3471, or via email at Frank_
Weaver@fws.gov. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received two enhancement of
survival permit (permit) applications
pursuant to section 10(a)1(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The two applicants are Hampton
Lumber (Hampton) and Starker Forest
Inc./Starker Properties LLC (Starker).
If granted, either or both of the
requested permits would authorize take
of the fisher (Pekania pennanti)
incidental to the applicants’ routine
forest-related management activities, if
the species becomes federally listed
under the ESA. Each application
includes a proposed individual site plan
developed under a template candidate
conservation agreement with assurances
(CCAA) developed by the Service in
2018 for the conservation of the fisher.
The conservation measures in the CCAA
are intended to provide a net
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conservation benefit to the species. We
have also prepared draft environmental
action statements (EAS) for our
preliminary determinations that each of
the two permit decisions is eligible for
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We provide this
notice to open a public comment period
and invite comments from all interested
parties regarding the documents
referenced above.
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 that are likely to
become candidates soon, by giving nonFederal property owners incentives to
implement conservation measures for
declining species. In return for
managing their lands to the benefit of
the covered species, enrolled
landowners receive assurances that
additional land, water, or resource use
restrictions 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).
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Template CCAA for Fisher
The Service developed a template
CCAA for the West Coast distinct
population segment (DPS) of the fisher
in Oregon. To comply with NEPA, the
Service also issued a draft EAS for
future issuance of permits under the
finalized template. The template CCAA
and the draft EAS were both made
available for public comment via a
Federal Register notice (81 FR 15737;
March 24, 2016). The template CCAA
and EAS were finalized and signed by
the Service on June 20, 2018.
The template CCAA established
general guidelines and identified
minimum conservation measures for
potential participants in the CCAA.
Interested participants can voluntarily
enroll their properties under the CCAA
by developing individual site plans
prepared in accordance with the
provisions of the CCAA and submitting
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the site plans part of their permit
applications. If granted, the permits
authorize incidental take of the fisher
with regulatory assurances to qualifying
landowners who carry out conservation
measures that would benefit the West
Coast DPS of the fisher.
Proposed Actions
Starker and Hampton Lumber each
submitted their applications on July 20,
2022, and July 21, 2022, respectively,
for separate ESA section 10(a)(l)(A)
permits under the template CCAA for
the fisher for their identified lands in
Oregon. Hampton Lumber and Starker
are responsible for planning and
carrying out forest management
activities on their respective lands.
Hampton Lumber seeks to enroll its
controlled and managed Oregon
timberlands in Clatsop, Columbia,
Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill,
Lincoln, Polk, Marion, and Benton
Counties. Hampton Lumber lands total
approximately 97,821 acres (ac) in many
separate parcels. Starker seeks to enroll
its controlled and managed Oregon
timberlands in Benton, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, and Polk Counties. Starker lands
total approximately 90,432 ac in many
separate parcels.
The Hampton Lumber and Starker
permits would authorize incidental take
of the fisher until June 20, 2048, should
it become federally listed and affected
by the applicants’ routine forest-related
management activities on their
properties. Fisher are not currently
known to occur on the applicants’
proposed enrolled lands within the
West Coast Fisher DPS, but fisher may
occur there in the future through
translocation or range expansion.
Each of the two permit applications
includes a distinct proposed site plan
that describes the lands covered by the
permit and the conservation measures
required under the template CCAA that
will be implemented on covered lands.
The primary conservation measures
provided in the 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 control of other animals by
trapping/nuisance that could pose a risk
to the fisher (trapping of fishers is
prohibited by State of Oregon law);
• Allowing the potential future
translocation of fishers onto enrolled
lands; and
• Promoting the development of
habitat structures that would support
the fisher.
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Request for Public Comments
We invite public review and comment
on the two permit application packages,
including the individual site plans and
draft EASs (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.
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22), and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Nanette Seto,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific
Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2022-0169; ES11140100000-234-FF01E0000]
Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for the Fisher
in Oregon; Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications; Hampton and
Starker Site Plans
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), received two
enhancement of survival permit (permit) applications pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). If granted, the requested permits would
authorize take of the fisher (Pekania pennanti), incidental to
otherwise lawful activities, if the species becomes federally listed
under the ESA. These applications are associated with a template
candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) developed by
the Service for the conservation of the fisher. We have also prepared
draft environmental action statements documenting our preliminary
determination that the permit decisions may be eligible for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act. We provide this
notice to open a public comment period and invite comments from all
interested parties.
DATES: Submit written comments no later than February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0169.
Submitting Comments: To submit written comments, please use one of
the following methods:
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-R1-2022-0169.
U.S. Mail: Attn: Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0169; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Availability of Comments under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Weaver, via telephone at 541-
957-3471, or via email at [email protected]. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), have received two enhancement of survival permit (permit)
applications pursuant to section 10(a)1(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The two
applicants are Hampton Lumber (Hampton) and Starker Forest Inc./Starker
Properties LLC (Starker).
If granted, either or both of the requested permits would authorize
take of the fisher (Pekania pennanti) incidental to the applicants'
routine forest-related management activities, if the species becomes
federally listed under the ESA. Each application includes a proposed
individual site plan developed under a template candidate conservation
agreement with assurances (CCAA) developed by the Service in 2018 for
the conservation of the fisher. The conservation measures in the CCAA
are intended to provide a net
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conservation benefit to the species. We have also prepared draft
environmental action statements (EAS) for our preliminary
determinations that each of the two permit decisions is eligible for
categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We provide this notice to open a public
comment period and invite comments from all interested parties
regarding the documents referenced above.
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 that are likely to become candidates soon, by giving non-
Federal property owners incentives to implement conservation measures
for declining species. In return for managing their lands to the
benefit of the covered species, enrolled landowners receive assurances
that additional land, water, or resource use restrictions 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).
Template CCAA for Fisher
The Service developed a template CCAA for the West Coast distinct
population segment (DPS) of the fisher in Oregon. To comply with NEPA,
the Service also issued a draft EAS for future issuance of permits
under the finalized template. The template CCAA and the draft EAS were
both made available for public comment via a Federal Register notice
(81 FR 15737; March 24, 2016). The template CCAA and EAS were finalized
and signed by the Service on June 20, 2018.
The template CCAA established general guidelines and identified
minimum conservation measures for potential participants in the CCAA.
Interested participants can voluntarily enroll their properties under
the CCAA by developing individual site plans prepared in accordance
with the provisions of the CCAA and submitting the site plans part of
their permit applications. If granted, the permits authorize incidental
take of the fisher with regulatory assurances to qualifying landowners
who carry out conservation measures that would benefit the West Coast
DPS of the fisher.
Proposed Actions
Starker and Hampton Lumber each submitted their applications on
July 20, 2022, and July 21, 2022, respectively, for separate ESA
section 10(a)(l)(A) permits under the template CCAA for the fisher for
their identified lands in Oregon. Hampton Lumber and Starker are
responsible for planning and carrying out forest management activities
on their respective lands. Hampton Lumber seeks to enroll its
controlled and managed Oregon timberlands in Clatsop, Columbia,
Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill, Lincoln, Polk, Marion, and Benton
Counties. Hampton Lumber lands total approximately 97,821 acres (ac) in
many separate parcels. Starker seeks to enroll its controlled and
managed Oregon timberlands in Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Polk
Counties. Starker lands total approximately 90,432 ac in many separate
parcels.
The Hampton Lumber and Starker permits would authorize incidental
take of the fisher until June 20, 2048, should it become federally
listed and affected by the applicants' routine forest-related
management activities on their properties. Fisher are not currently
known to occur on the applicants' proposed enrolled lands within the
West Coast Fisher DPS, but fisher may occur there in the future through
translocation or range expansion.
Each of the two permit applications includes a distinct proposed
site plan that describes the lands covered by the permit and the
conservation measures required under the template CCAA that will be
implemented on covered lands. The primary conservation measures
provided in the 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 control of other animals by trapping/nuisance
that could pose a risk to the fisher (trapping of fishers is prohibited
by State of Oregon law);
Allowing the potential future translocation of fishers
onto enrolled lands; and
Promoting the development of habitat structures that would
support the fisher.
Request for Public Comments
We invite public review and comment on the two permit application
packages, including the individual site plans and draft EASs (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.
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of
section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22),
and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Nanette Seto,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region 1, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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