[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 69844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24253]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-ES-2016-N164; FXES11130700000-167-FF07C00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit
Application
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, invite the public to
comment on the following application to conduct activities intended to
enhance the survival of endangered or threatened species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following methods. Alternatively, you may use
one of the following methods to request hard copies or a CD-ROM of the
documents.
Email: permitsR7ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-778102) in the subject line of the
message.
U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 361, 1011
East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Crane, Endangered Species
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (907) 781-3323 (phone);
permitsR7ES@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal
permit. Along with our implementing regulations at 50 CFR 17, the Act
provides for permits and requires that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits for endangered species.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes the permittees to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these
permits are found 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.
Application Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following application. Documents and other information
the applicants have submitted with their applications are available for
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Application Number TE778102
Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anchorage, AK
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to
purposefully take (display, photograph, harass by survey, capture,
handle, weigh, measure, mark, obtain biological samples, breed in
captivity, reintroduce, relocate, remove from the wild, kill, and, for
plant species only, remove and reduce to possession) all threatened and
endangered species listed in the State of Alaska for recovery or
scientific purposes or for the enhancement of propagation or for
enhancing the species' survival. This permit will allow Fish and
Wildlife Service employees and volunteers to lawfully conduct
threatened and endangered species activities, in conjunction with
recovery activities throughout the species' range, as outlined in Fish
and Wildlife Service employees' and volunteers' position descriptions.
National Environmental Policy Act
The proposed activities in the requested permits qualify as
categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, as
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part
46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (43 CFR 46.205,
46.210, and 46.215).
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the address listed in ADDRESSES.
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
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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Dated: September 21, 2016.
Mary Colligan,
Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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