Enhancement of Survival Permit and Safe Harbor Agreement
Restoration Activities for the Karner Blue Butterfly in the West Gary (Indiana) Recovery Unit
Photo by USFWS; Joel Trick |
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) received, from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), an Enhancement of Survival Permit associated
with Karner blue butterfly restoration activities on the West Gary Recovery Unit. The permit
included a Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) between the TNC and the Service. Below are links to the final documents associated with permit issuance and draft documents associated with the permit application.
Final Documents for West Gary Permit and Safe Harbor Agreement
Final Safe Harbor Agreement for West Gary Recovery Unit (June 2006)
Final Permit (2.4MB; 3-page PDF)
Set of Findings
Final Environmental Action Statement
Documents for West Gary Permit Application and Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement
Federal Register Notice of Availability: Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Receipt of
an Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit Associated With Proposed
Restoration Activities for the Karner Blue Butterfly in the West Gary,
Indiana Recovery Unit (Sept. 20, 2005)
SUMMARY: The Nature Conservancy (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) for an Enhancement of Survival Permit Associated
with proposed restoration activities for the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). This permit
application includes a draft Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) between the Applicant and the Service. The proposed
SHA and permit would become effective upon signature of the SHA and
issuance of the permit and would remain in effect for 15 years. We are
requesting comments on the permit application and on the Service’s
preliminary determination that the proposed SHA qualifies as a categorical
exclusion (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)) under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. Further, the Service is specifically
soliciting information regarding the adequacy of the SHA as measured
against the Service’s Safe Harbor Policy and the implementing regulations.
Federal
Register Notice (PDF; 2 pages)
Permit Application (PDF; 3 pages)
Draft Environmental
Action Statement (PDF; 4 pages)
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement (PDF; 15 pages)
Attachment
C (PDF; 3 pages)
Attachment
E (jpg)
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