Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 7153-7154 [2025-01344]

Download as PDF 7153 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 / Notices Quino checkerspot butterfly habitat, and create breeding pools for western spadefoot. The draft conservation plan and the draft environmental assessment consider alternatives to the proposed action, including a no action alternative. The Service prepared a draft environmental assessment to evaluate the impacts of issuing the proposed incidental take permit on the human environment, consistent with the purpose and goals of NEPA and pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s implementing NEPA regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508. Additionally, the draft environmental assessment was prepared consistent with the Department of the Interior’s NEPA regulations (43 CFR part 46); longstanding Federal judicial and regulatory interpretations; and Administration priorities and policies, including Secretary’s Order No. 3399. Public Availability of Comments All comments and materials we receive will become part of the decision record associated with this action. If you submit a comment via https:// www.regulations.gov, your entire comment, including any personal identifying information such as your address, phone number, and email address, will be posted on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy comments on https:// www.regulations.gov. 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 and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500 through 1508 and 43 CFR part 46). Scott Sobiech, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, Carlsbad, California. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [FR Doc. 2025–01341 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Application No. Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–ES–2024–N071; FXES11130100000–234–FF01E00000] Endangered Species; Receipt of 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, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation and survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before February 20, 2025. SUMMARY: Document availability and comment submission: Submit a request for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name and application number (e.g., Dana Ross, ES001705): • Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov. • U.S. Mail: Suzanne Nelson, Acting Regional Program Manager, Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231–6283 (telephone); permitsR1ES@ fws.gov (email). 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 ADDRESSES: Applicant, city, state PER14302826 ....... VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sam Case, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. 19:56 Jan 18, 2025 Jkt 265001 Species Frm 00083 Background With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing. A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species. Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing the requested permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. Location Clermontia lindseyana Hawaii ................................ (1oha wai), Clermontia pyrularia (1oha wai), Cyanea shipmanii (haha). PO 00000 international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of a species listed as endangered under the ESA. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Take activity Remove/reduce to possession—collect flowers and fruits, flower manipulation, and monitor. E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 Permit action New. 7154 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 / Notices Application No. Applicant, city, state PER0008917 ......... Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR. Species Location Take activity Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori). Oregon ............................... Harass by captive propagation, transport, and release. Public Availability of Comments Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we 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. Next Steps If we decide to issue a permit to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. Authority We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Jesse D’Elia, Acting Regional Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2025–01344 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [FWS–R8–ES–2024–0160; FXES11140800000–256–FF08ECAR00] Incidental Take Permit Application for the Desert Tortoise; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; Overnight Solar Energy Project, San Bernardino County, CA Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:56 Jan 18, 2025 Jkt 265001 an application from Overnight Solar, LLC for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. The permit would authorize take of the federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) incidental to otherwise lawful activities associated with construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Overnight Solar Energy Project. We invite comments on the applicant’s draft habitat conservation plan and the draft environmental assessment, which we have prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. We will take comments into consideration before deciding whether to issue an incidental take permit. DATES: Submitting Comments: We must receive any written comments on or before February 20, 2025. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The application, 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–R8–ES–2024–0160. Submitting Written Comments: You may submit your written comments using one of the following methods: • Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS–R8–ES– 2024–0160. • U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8– ES–2024–0160; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Tung, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, by email at richard_tung@ fws.gov or via phone at 760–322–2070. 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 have received an application from Overnight Solar, LLC (applicant) for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The application addresses the potential take of the PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit action Amend. federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), incidental to otherwise lawful activities at the Overnight Solar Energy Project (project), as described in the applicant’s draft habitat conservation plan. The proposed project would be located north of the town of Hinkley in San Bernardino County, California. Background Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) and Federal regulations promulgated pursuant to section 4(d) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1533) prohibit the take of endangered and threatened animals without special exemption. Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539), 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 permits for endangered and threatened species are set forth in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at part 17, sections 17.22 and 17.32. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requires Federal agencies to analyze their proposed actions to determine whether the actions may significantly affect the human environment. In the NEPA analysis, the Federal agency will identify the effects, as well as possible mitigation for effects on environmental resources, that could occur with the implementation of the proposed action and alternatives. The Federal action in this case is the Service’s proposed issuance of an incidental take permit for the federally threatened desert tortoise. Permit Application The applicant has submitted a draft habitat conservation plan that describes the activities proposed to be covered by the permit, such as the construction of a solar field. To minimize the risk of incidental take, the applicant would employ qualified biologists to translocate desert tortoises to a safe location off site. To mitigate the impact of the incidental take, the applicant proposes to fund the preservation of desert tortoise habitat through new acquisition of suitable habitat or purchase of applicable mitigation credits from a Service approved mitigation bank. The draft conservation plan and the draft environmental assessment E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7153-7154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2024-N071; FXES11130100000-234-FF01E00000]


Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received 
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the 
propagation and survival of endangered species under the Endangered 
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 
agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested 
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we 
receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before February 20, 
2025.

ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit a 
request for copies of the applications and related documents and submit 
any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments 
should specify the applicant name and application number (e.g., Dana 
Ross, ES001705):
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. Mail: Suzanne Nelson, Acting Regional Program 
Manager, Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 
NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit 
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6283 (telephone); 
[email protected] (email). 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, 
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants 
to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of a species listed 
as endangered under the ESA.

Background

    With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute 
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows 
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such 
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, 
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities 
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our 
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are 
found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22 for 
endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife 
species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 
for threatened plant species.

Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment

    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in 
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing 
the requested permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and 
Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or 
arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and 
recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency 
decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies.

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                        Applicant, city,
    Application No.           state            Species          Location        Take activity     Permit action
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PER14302826...........  Sam Case, Eden    Clermontia        Hawaii..........  Remove/reduce to  New
                         Prairie,          lindseyana                          possession--col
                         Minnesota.        ([revaps]oha                        lect flowers
                                           wai),                               and fruits,
                                           Clermontia                          flower
                                           pyrularia                           manipulation,
                                           ([revaps]oha                        and monitor.
                                           wai), Cyanea
                                           shipmanii
                                           (haha).

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PER0008917............  Institute for     Taylor's          Oregon..........  Harass by         Amend
                         Applied           checkerspot                         captive
                         Ecology,          butterfly                           propagation,
                         Corvallis, OR.    (Euphydryas                         transport, and
                                           editha taylori).                    release.
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Public Availability of Comments

    Written comments we receive become part of the administrative 
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we 
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.

Next Steps

    If we decide to issue a permit to any of the applicants listed in 
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Authority

    We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Jesse D'Elia,
Acting Regional Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species 
Classification, Pacific Region.
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