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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I comment on submitted
applications?
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
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You may submit your comments and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
To help us carry out our conservation
responsibilities for affected species, and
in consideration of section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we invite public comments on permit
applications before final action is taken.
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits certain activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
issued that allows such activities.
Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited
activities for scientific purposes or to
enhance the propagation or survival of
the affected species. Service regulations
regarding prohibited activities with
endangered species, captive-bred
wildlife registrations, and permits for
any activity otherwise prohibited by the
ESA with respect to any endangered
species are available in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.
Fish and Wildlife Service
III. Permit Application
We invite comments on the following
application.
Applicant: Cornell University Museum
of Vertebrates, Ithaca, NY; Permit No.
PER3849508
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples taken from
saffron-cowled blackbirds (Xanthopsar
flavus) from Argentina for the purpose
of scientific research. This notification
is for a single import.
IV. Next Steps
You may view and comment on
others’ public comments at https://
www.regulations.gov unless our
allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
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II. Background
After the comment period closes, we
will make decisions regarding permit
issuance. If we issue permits to the
applicant listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
You may locate the notice announcing
the permit issuance by searching
https://www.regulations.gov for the
permit number listed above in this
document. For example, to find
information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to
regulations.gov and search for
‘‘12345A’’.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, 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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Incidental Take of Endangered
Species; PacifiCorp Klamath
Hydroelectric Project Interim
Operations Habitat Conservation Plan
in OR and CA; Permit Transfer
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of permit transfer.
AGENCY:
In 2014, under the
Endangered Species Act, we, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
issued an incidental take permit (ITP)
authorizing take of two federally
endangered fish species incidental to
otherwise lawful activities associated
with implementation of the PacifiCorp
Klamath Hydroelectric Project Interim
Operations Habitat Conservation Plan.
Subsequently, the Klamath River
Renewal Corporation and the States of
Oregon and California acquired
ownership of lands covered by the ITP.
We now announce that the Service has
carried out a partial transfer of the ITP
to these entities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Henry, Regional Habitat
Conservation Planning Coordinator, by
email at rachel_henry@fws.gov or by
telephone at 805–448–7484. 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: On
January 28, 2013, we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, published a Federal
Register notice announcing the
availability for public comment of a
draft environmental assessment (EA)
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) for the interim
operations of the Klamath Hydroelectric
Project on the Klamath River, in
Klamath County, Oregon, and Siskiyou
County, California (78 FR 5830; January
28, 2013).
The EA was in association with an
incidental take permit (ITP) application
we received from PacifiCorp under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
for take of two fish species, the Lost
River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes
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brevirostris), both of which are federally
listed as endangered. After considering
comments, on February 20, 2014, we
issued the ITP to PacifiCorp, authorizing
take of the species incidental to
otherwise lawful activities associated
with implementation of the PacifiCorp
Klamath Hydroelectric Project Interim
Operations Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP).
Subsequently, the Klamath River
Renewal Corporation (KRRC) and the
States of Oregon and California acquired
ownership of lands covered by the ITP
for the HCP. The KRRC and the States
of Oregon and California expressed the
desire to continue implementing
pertinent provisions of the HCP on these
lands and to continue to be covered by
an ITP.
Partial transfer of an ITP is expressly
authorized at 50 CFR 13.25. On
November 30, 2023, KRRC and the
States of Oregon and California
submitted to the Service an application
for an ITP, along with the assignment
and assumption agreement to fulfill the
requirements of processing the partial
transfer of the HCP to KRRC and the
States of Oregon and California.
On December 19, 2023, the Service,
the KRRC, the States of Oregon and
California, and PacifiCorp entered into
an assignment and assumption
agreement to facilitate the transfer of all
relevant obligations to the KRRC and the
States of Oregon and California and the
partial transfer of permit TE52096A
from PacifiCorp to KRRC and the States
of Oregon and California, pursuant to 50
CFR 13.25.
Notice is hereby given that, on
December 19, 2023, as authorized by the
provisions of the ESA, the Service
issued an ITP (PER 6149438) to KRRC
and the States of Oregon and California
subject to certain conditions set forth
therein. The permit was granted only
after the Service determined that it was
applied for in good faith, that granting
the permit would not be to the
disadvantage of the endangered species,
and that it will be consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in the
ESA.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Jennie Land,
Field Supervisor, Klamath Falls Fish and
Wildlife Office, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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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
permits to conduct certain activities
with endangered species. We issue these
permits under the Endangered Species
Act.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy MacDonald, 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.
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 (ESA;
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for the
appropriate permit number (e.g.,
PER12345) provided in the following
table.
Permit
issuance date
Permit No.
Applicant
PER4621221 ............................................................................
PER3088762 ............................................................................
37949D ....................................................................................
PER4147647 ............................................................................
PER5176185 ............................................................................
PER5176234 ............................................................................
PER5225407 ............................................................................
PER5581670 ............................................................................
Shawn Dooley .........................................................................
Deborah Holland .....................................................................
Marianne Kelley .......................................................................
Donald Detweiler .....................................................................
George Ready .........................................................................
James Frash ............................................................................
John Bethany ..........................................................................
George H. Wulff ......................................................................
Authority
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Incidental Take of Endangered Species; PacifiCorp Klamath
Hydroelectric Project Interim Operations Habitat Conservation Plan in
OR and CA; Permit Transfer
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of permit transfer.
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SUMMARY: In 2014, under the Endangered Species Act, we, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service), issued an incidental take permit (ITP)
authorizing take of two federally endangered fish species incidental to
otherwise lawful activities associated with implementation of the
PacifiCorp Klamath Hydroelectric Project Interim Operations Habitat
Conservation Plan. Subsequently, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation
and the States of Oregon and California acquired ownership of lands
covered by the ITP. We now announce that the Service has carried out a
partial transfer of the ITP to these entities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Henry, Regional Habitat
Conservation Planning Coordinator, by email at [email protected] or
by telephone at 805-448-7484. 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: On January 28, 2013, we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, published a Federal Register notice announcing the
availability for public comment of a draft environmental assessment
(EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the interim
operations of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project on the Klamath River,
in Klamath County, Oregon, and Siskiyou County, California (78 FR 5830;
January 28, 2013).
The EA was in association with an incidental take permit (ITP)
application we received from PacifiCorp under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for take of two
fish species, the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes
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brevirostris), both of which are federally listed as endangered. After
considering comments, on February 20, 2014, we issued the ITP to
PacifiCorp, authorizing take of the species incidental to otherwise
lawful activities associated with implementation of the PacifiCorp
Klamath Hydroelectric Project Interim Operations Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP).
Subsequently, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) and the
States of Oregon and California acquired ownership of lands covered by
the ITP for the HCP. The KRRC and the States of Oregon and California
expressed the desire to continue implementing pertinent provisions of
the HCP on these lands and to continue to be covered by an ITP.
Partial transfer of an ITP is expressly authorized at 50 CFR 13.25.
On November 30, 2023, KRRC and the States of Oregon and California
submitted to the Service an application for an ITP, along with the
assignment and assumption agreement to fulfill the requirements of
processing the partial transfer of the HCP to KRRC and the States of
Oregon and California.
On December 19, 2023, the Service, the KRRC, the States of Oregon
and California, and PacifiCorp entered into an assignment and
assumption agreement to facilitate the transfer of all relevant
obligations to the KRRC and the States of Oregon and California and the
partial transfer of permit TE52096A from PacifiCorp to KRRC and the
States of Oregon and California, pursuant to 50 CFR 13.25.
Notice is hereby given that, on December 19, 2023, as authorized by
the provisions of the ESA, the Service issued an ITP (PER 6149438) to
KRRC and the States of Oregon and California subject to certain
conditions set forth therein. The permit was granted only after the
Service determined that it was applied for in good faith, that granting
the permit would not be to the disadvantage of the endangered species,
and that it will be consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in the ESA.
Authority
The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (50 CFR 17.32) and the National Environmental Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-
1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Jennie Land,
Field Supervisor, Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office, Klamath
Falls, Oregon.
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