[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51126-51127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17898]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2022-N041; FXES11130100000-223-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 September 19, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit a 
request for a copy of the application 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, ESPER0001705):
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, 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: Colleen Henson, Regional Recovery 
Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6131 (phone); 
[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 species that are 
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

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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 
these 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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ES018078..........  Hawaii Volcanoes   Hawaiian petrel         Hawaii........  Bird: Harass by    Renew.
                     National Park,     (Pterodroma                             survey, monitor,
                     Hawaii National    sandwichensis).                         capture, handle,
                     Park, HI.         Adenophorus periens                      band, biosample,
                                        (pendant kihi fern).                    conduct predator
                                       Argyroxiphium kauense                    control, and
                                        (Mauna Loa                              release.
                                        silversword).                          Plants: Remove/
                                       Argyroxiphium                            reduce to
                                        sandwicense var.                        possession.
                                        sandwicense
                                        (`ahinahina).
                                       Asplenium fragile var.
                                        insulare (no common
                                        name (NCN)).
                                       Clermontia lindseyana.
                                       Clermontia peleana
                                        (`oha wai).
                                       Cyanea shipmanii
                                        (haha).
                                       Cyanea stictophylla
                                        (haha).
                                       Cyanea tritomantha
                                        (`ak[umacr]).
                                       Cyrtandra giffardii
                                        (ha`iwale).
                                       Cyrtandra tintinnabula
                                        (ha`iwale).
                                       Exocarpos menziesii
                                        (heau).
                                       Haplostachys
                                        haplostachya (NCN).
                                       Hibiscadelphus
                                        giffardianus (hau
                                        kuahiwi).
                                       Hibiscadelphus
                                        hualalaiensis (hau
                                        kuahiwi).
                                       Ischaemum byrone (Hilo
                                        ischaemum).
                                       Joinvillea ascendens
                                        ssp. ascendens (`ohe).
                                       Kokia drynarioides
                                        (koki`o).
                                       Melicope zahlbruckneri
                                        (alani).
                                       Neraudia ovata (NCN)..
                                       Nothocestrum
                                        breviflorum (`aiea).
                                       Ochrosia haleakalae
                                        (holei).
                                       Phyllostegia
                                        floribunda (NCN).
                                       Phyllostegia
                                        parviflora (NCN).
                                       Phyllostegia racemosa
                                        (kiponapona).
                                       Phyllostegia
                                        stachyoides (NCN).
                                       Pittosorum hawaiiense
                                        (hoawa).
                                       Plantago hawaiensis
                                        (Kuahiwi laukahi).
                                       Pleomele hawaiiensis
                                        (hala pepe).
                                       Portulaca sclerocarpa
                                        (po`e).
                                       Portulaca villosa
                                        (`ihi).
                                       Pritchardia lanigera
                                        (lo`ulu).
                                       Pritchardia maideniana
                                        (lo`ulu).
                                       Ranunculus hawaiensis
                                        (makou).
                                       Sanicula sandwicensis
                                        (NCN).
ES19239B..........  Washington         Taylor's checkerspot    Oregon and      Harass by          Renew.
                     Department of      (Euphydryas editha      Washington.     capture, handle,
                     Fish and           taylori).                               biosample,
                     Wildlife,                                                  collect voucher
                     Olympia, WA.                                               specimens, and
                                                                                release.
ES67157D..........  Oregon State       Hawaiian common         Hawaii........  Harass by survey,  Amend.
                     University,        gallinule (Gallinula                    monitor,
                     Corvallis, OR.     galeata sandvicensis).                  capture, handle,
                                       Hawaiian coot (Fulca                     band biosample,
                                        americana alai).                        attach
                                                                                transmitters,
                                                                                float eggs,
                                                                                release, and
                                                                                salvage.
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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 an applicant 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.).

Marilet A. Zablan,
Regional Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species 
Classification, Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-17898 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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