Endangered Species; Issuance of Permits, 1590-1591 [2024-00351]
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Determination of Jurisdiction
The trustees have made the following
determinations pursuant to 15 CFR
990.41 and 990.42:
1. A spill of undetermined volume
began on or about March 4, 1999, into
the waters of the Pacific Ocean, off the
coasts of northern Oregon and southern
Washington. This occurrence
constituted an ‘‘incident’’ within the
meaning of 15 CFR 990.30.
2. The incident was not permitted
under a permit issued under Federal,
State, or local law; was not from a
public vessel; and was not from an
onshore facility subject to the TransAlaska Pipeline Authority Act (43
U.S.C. 1651 et seq.).
3. Oil discharged during the incident
adversely affected marine and shoreline
habitats, and wildlife. Consequently,
natural resources under the trusteeship
of the trustees have been injured as a
result of the incident.
4. As a result of the foregoing
determinations, the trustees have
jurisdiction to pursue restoration under
the OPA.
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Determination To Conduct Restoration
Planning
The trustees have determined,
pursuant to 15 CFR 990.42(a), that:
1. Pre-assessment data collected and
analyzed pursuant to 15 CFR 990.43
demonstrate that injuries to a wide
variety and number of seabirds have
resulted from the incident, including
marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus
marmoratus, a species listed as
threatened under the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)).
Specifically, 272 dead seabirds of
various species were collected during
the incident. The trustees plan to
undertake additional assessment
activities to determine the total number
of birds injured and services lost from
the incident.
2. Response actions during cleanup
have not adequately addressed the
injuries and lost services resulting from
the incident. Response efforts consisted
of cleaning up oil stranded along
affected beaches and the collection of
injured birds. These efforts reduced the
magnitude and duration of impacts to
shoreline habitats and wildlife but did
not eliminate all injuries or make
restoration unnecessary. Data from
numerous oil spills demonstrate that the
bird carcasses collected during an oil
spill represent only a portion of the
birds killed by the oil, suggesting that
additional birds likely died as a result
of the incident.
3. Assessment procedures are
available to estimate total injury,
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identify appropriate restoration projects,
and scale those projects to compensate
for the injury. Procedures consist of, but
are not limited to, the following.
a. Analysis of mortality data collected
during the incident;
b. Analysis of reproductive and
demographic parameters of key species;
c. Modeling environmental
parameters such as historical winds and
currents;
d. Analysis of historic seabird
population data; and
e. Analysis of habitat information to
scale restoration.
4. Feasible restoration alternatives
exist to address injuries from the
incident. Restoration activities are
expected to focus on seabirds.
Restoration could include enhancement
or protection of seabird nesting habitat
through acquisition, predator
management, invasive species removal,
habitat creation, habitat enhancement,
education, or other means. During
restoration planning, the trustees
evaluate potential projects, determine
the scale of restoration actions needed
to make the environment and the public
whole, and release a draft damage
assessment and restoration plan for
public review and comment.
Based upon the foregoing
determinations, the trustees intend to
proceed with restoration planning for
this incident.
Administrative Record
The trustees have opened an
administrative record (‘‘record’’) in
compliance with 15 CFR 990.45. The
record will include documents relied
upon by the trustees during the
assessment of natural resource damages
being performed in connection with the
incident. The public may view the
record online at https://
www.cerc.usgs.gov/orda_docs/
CaseDetails?ID=1099.
Opportunity To Comment
Pursuant to 15 CFR 990.14(d), the
trustees intend to seek public comment
on the draft damage assessment and
restoration plan once it is completed. A
separate Federal Register notice will be
issued when the draft damage
assessment and restoration plan is
available for comment.
Bridget Fahey,
Acting Regional Director—Pacific Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Lead
Administrative Trustee, Oregon-Washington
Coast Mystery Spill Natural Resource Damage
Assessment.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0252;
FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Issuance of
Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
the following permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered species. We
issue these permits under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: Information about the
applications for the permits listed in
this notice is available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185 or via email at DMAFR@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 issued permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered and
threatened species in response to permit
applications that we received under the
authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
After considering the information
submitted with each permit application
and the public comments received, we
issued the requested permits subject to
certain conditions set forth in each
permit. For each application for an
endangered species, we found that (1)
the application was filed in good faith,
(2) the granted permit would not operate
to the disadvantage of the endangered
species, and (3) the granted permit
would be consistent with the purposes
and policy set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
SUMMARY:
Availability of Documents
The permittees’ original permit
application materials, along with public
comments we received during public
comment periods for the applications,
are available for review. To locate the
application materials and received
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comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for the
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appropriate permit number (e.g.,
12345C) provided in the following table:
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Permit No.
Applicant
82001D ..........................
83956D ..........................
85065D ..........................
PER0038856 .................
PER0038858 .................
PER0037184 .................
PER0037185 .................
PER0044495 .................
PER0036502 .................
60450D ..........................
PER0326840 .................
PER0054702 .................
PER1642140 .................
PER0884554 .................
PER0092994 .................
PER1992989 .................
PER1200907 .................
PER2209279 .................
PER2209312 .................
PER2209131 .................
PER2208121 .................
PER0036455 .................
PER0613031 .................
PER1322675 .................
PER0017418 .................
33093D ..........................
PER2484762 .................
PER2499014 .................
93301C ..........................
PER2525954 .................
PER3108901 .................
PER3941571 .................
PER0054384 .................
PER0054387 .................
PER4095187 .................
PER3130634 .................
PER3214118 .................
PER3560967 .................
PER4459661 .................
PER4459612 .................
Cherokee Exotic Adventures ......................................................................................................
Utica Zoological Society .............................................................................................................
Russell Corbett-Detig .................................................................................................................
Continental Ranch Hunts/Kothman Ranch Co ...........................................................................
Continental Ranch Hunts/Kothman Ranch Co ...........................................................................
NNNN Operations, LLC ..............................................................................................................
NNNN Operations, LLC ..............................................................................................................
University of California Davis Wildlife Health Center .................................................................
Safari Game Search Foundation ................................................................................................
Loyd D. Keith, Jr .........................................................................................................................
Browder Lee Graves ..................................................................................................................
USGS Western Ecological Research Center .............................................................................
Memphis Zoo, dba Memphis Zoological Society .......................................................................
Zoological Society of San Diego, DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ..................................
International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals dba The Wilds ................................
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ..................................................
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Inc ...................................................................................................
Colter Lee Combs ......................................................................................................................
Jamie Combs-Hunter ..................................................................................................................
James Lee Combs .....................................................................................................................
Ryan James Combs ...................................................................................................................
Safari Wild Animal Park .............................................................................................................
Brent C. Oxley ............................................................................................................................
Scott Swasey ..............................................................................................................................
Reid Park Zoological Society .....................................................................................................
Amy C. Evans .............................................................................................................................
University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine ..............................................................
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ..................................................
Richard Prager ...........................................................................................................................
Oregon Zoo ................................................................................................................................
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden ............................................................................................
Alexandria Zoological Park .........................................................................................................
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ..................................................
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ..................................................
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ..................................................
Fresno Chaffee Zoo Corporation ...............................................................................................
Milwaukee County Zoological .....................................................................................................
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History .....................................................
Sammy Shaw .............................................................................................................................
Teddy Dickerson .........................................................................................................................
Authority
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data
Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division
of Management Authority.
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Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
for a permit to conduct activities
intended to recover and enhance
endangered species survival. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits certain activities that
may impact endangered species, unless
a Federal permit allows such activity.
SUMMARY:
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April 21, 2022.
August 23, 2022.
December 7, 2022.
December 7, 2022.
December 7, 2022.
December 8, 2022.
December 8, 2022.
December 21, 2022.
January 30, 2023.
March 27, 2023.
April 4, 2023.
April 12, 2023.
April 18, 2023.
May 22, 2023.
May 23, 2023.
June 7, 2023.
June 7, 2023.
June 8, 2023.
June 13, 2023.
June 13, 2023.
June 13, 2023.
June 20, 2023.
June 20, 2023.
June 29, 2023.
July 20, 2023.
August 1, 2023.
August 1, 2023.
August 1, 2023.
August 3, 2023.
August 7, 2023.
September 21, 2023.
September 26, 2023.
September 28, 2023.
September 28, 2023.
October 2, 2023.
October 10, 2023.
November 1, 2023.
November 8, 2023.
December 12, 2023.
December 12, 2023.
The ESA also requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
To ensure consideration, please
submit your written comments by
February 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability: Request
documents from the contact in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Comment submission: Submit
comments by email to fw2_te_permits@
fws.gov. Please specify the permit
application you are interested in by
number (e.g., Permit Record No.
PER1234567).
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Tuegel, Supervisor,
Environmental Review Division, by
phone at 505–248–6651, or via email at
marty_tuegel@fws.gov. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf,
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0252; FXIA16710900000-234-FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered
species. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: Information about the applications for the permits listed in
this notice is available online at https://www.regulations.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2185
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 issued permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species in response to permit applications
that we received under the authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
After considering the information submitted with each permit
application and the public comments received, we issued the requested
permits subject to certain conditions set forth in each permit. For
each application for an endangered species, we found that (1) the
application was filed in good faith, (2) the granted permit would not
operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) the
granted permit would be consistent with the purposes and policy set
forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Availability of Documents
The permittees' original permit application materials, along with
public comments we received during public comment periods for the
applications, are available for review. To locate the application
materials and received
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comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for the
appropriate permit number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the following
table:
Endangered Species
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Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
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82001D............................... Cherokee Exotic Adventures...................... April 21, 2022.
83956D............................... Utica Zoological Society........................ August 23, 2022.
85065D............................... Russell Corbett-Detig........................... December 7, 2022.
PER0038856........................... Continental Ranch Hunts/Kothman Ranch Co........ December 7, 2022.
PER0038858........................... Continental Ranch Hunts/Kothman Ranch Co........ December 7, 2022.
PER0037184........................... NNNN Operations, LLC............................ December 8, 2022.
PER0037185........................... NNNN Operations, LLC............................ December 8, 2022.
PER0044495........................... University of California Davis Wildlife Health December 21, 2022.
Center.
PER0036502........................... Safari Game Search Foundation................... January 30, 2023.
60450D............................... Loyd D. Keith, Jr............................... March 27, 2023.
PER0326840........................... Browder Lee Graves.............................. April 4, 2023.
PER0054702........................... USGS Western Ecological Research Center......... April 12, 2023.
PER1642140........................... Memphis Zoo, dba Memphis Zoological Society..... April 18, 2023.
PER0884554........................... Zoological Society of San Diego, DBA San Diego May 22, 2023.
Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
PER0092994........................... International Center for the Preservation of May 23, 2023.
Wild Animals dba The Wilds.
PER1992989........................... Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation June 7, 2023.
Biology Institute.
PER1200907........................... Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Inc................. June 7, 2023.
PER2209279........................... Colter Lee Combs................................ June 8, 2023.
PER2209312........................... Jamie Combs-Hunter.............................. June 13, 2023.
PER2209131........................... James Lee Combs................................. June 13, 2023.
PER2208121........................... Ryan James Combs................................ June 13, 2023.
PER0036455........................... Safari Wild Animal Park......................... June 20, 2023.
PER0613031........................... Brent C. Oxley.................................. June 20, 2023.
PER1322675........................... Scott Swasey.................................... June 29, 2023.
PER0017418........................... Reid Park Zoological Society.................... July 20, 2023.
33093D............................... Amy C. Evans.................................... August 1, 2023.
PER2484762........................... University of Georgia, College of Veterinary August 1, 2023.
Medicine.
PER2499014........................... Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation August 1, 2023.
Biology Institute.
93301C............................... Richard Prager.................................. August 3, 2023.
PER2525954........................... Oregon Zoo...................................... August 7, 2023.
PER3108901........................... Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden............... September 21, 2023.
PER3941571........................... Alexandria Zoological Park...................... September 26, 2023.
PER0054384........................... Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation September 28, 2023.
Biology Institute.
PER0054387........................... Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation September 28, 2023.
Biology Institute.
PER4095187........................... Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation October 2, 2023.
Biology Institute.
PER3130634........................... Fresno Chaffee Zoo Corporation.................. October 10, 2023.
PER3214118........................... Milwaukee County Zoological..................... November 1, 2023.
PER3560967........................... Smithsonian Institution National Museum of November 8, 2023.
Natural History.
PER4459661........................... Sammy Shaw...................................... December 12, 2023.
PER4459612........................... Teddy Dickerson................................. December 12, 2023.
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Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and its implementing
regulations.
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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