Federal Register: December 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 239)
DOCID: fr13de07-80 FR Doc E7-24148
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr13de07-80
ACTION: Endangered and threatened species:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Between June 1, 2005, and September 30, 2007, the Pacific Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued 18 permits for enhancement of survival or incidental take of threatened and endangered species. These permits were issued pursuant to sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Copies of the permits and associated decision documents are available upon request.
SUMMARY:
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, determinations, etc.,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations prohibit the take of wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. The term ``take'' means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect listed wildlife, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. We may, under limited circumstances, issue permits to authorize take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for threatened and endangered species are found at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
Although not required by law or regulation, it is our regional
policy to notify the public of permits issued for enhancement of
survival or incidental take under Habitat Conservation Plans, Safe
Harbor Agreements, or Candidate Conservation Agreements with
Assurances. Within the Pacific Region of the Service, between June 1,
2005, and September 30, 2007, we issued 15 permits for enhancement of
survival and 3 permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered
species subject to certain conditions set forth therein, pursuant to
sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The enhancement of
survival permits are associated with Safe Harbor Agreements or
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. The incidental take
permits are associated with Habitat Conservation Plans. We issued each
permit after determining that: (1) The permit application was submitted
in good faith; (2) all permit issuance criteria were met, including the
requirement that granting the permit will not jeopardize the continued
existence of listed species; and (3) the permit was consistent with the
purposes and policy set forth in the Act and applicable regulations,
including a thorough review of the environmental effects of the action
and alternatives pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP)
Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
TE1189010........... Kaheawa Wind Power, 70 FR 57888; October 4, 2005................ January 30, 2006............ HCP for the Kaheawa Wind
LLC. Generation Facility,
Ukumehame, Maui, HI.
TE1212020........... Washington Department 70 FR 7245; February 11, 2005............... May 26, 2006................ Washington Department of
of Natural Resources. Natural Resources Forest
Practices HCP.
TE1336080........... Duane and Darlene 71 FR 61501; October 18, 2006............... April 10, 2007.............. HCP for the Schwisow
Schwisow. Development in Adams County,
ID.
Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA)
Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
TE1062190........... Chevron.............. 69 FR 52027; August 24, 2004................ September 23, 2005.......... SHA with Chevron Hawaii
Refinery at James Campbell
Industrial Park for
management of the Hawaiian
stilt and Hawaiian coot,
Oahu, HI.
TE1343170........... Peter Lancaster...... 71 FR 52816; September 7, 2006.............. March 9, 2007............... Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit
template SHA.
TE1343350........... Billingsley Ranch.... ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1447730........... Eric E. Long......... 72 FR 20557; April 25, 2007................. August 8, 2007.............. Do.
TE1466040........... Sagebrush Flats Farm. ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1466070........... ABS Farms LLC........ ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1466120........... Raymond J. Mayer..... ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1466160........... Rimrock Meadows Assoc ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1500860........... Evans Bothers Inc.... ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE1540370........... The Nature 71 FR 65830; November 9, 2006............... June 18, 2007............... Oregon silverspot butterfly
Conservancy (TNC). central coast programmatic
SHA with TNC.
TE1622420........... Big Island Resource 71 FR 78452; December 29, 2006.............. September 12, 2007.......... Programmatic SHA covering
Conservation and Hawaiian goose, Hawaiian
Development Council. duck, Hawaiian moorhen,
Hawaiian coot, and Hawaiian
stilt for participants of
USDA Farm Bill Conservation
Programs.
TE1622430........... Oahu Resource ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do. Conservation and
Development Council.
TE1622440........... TriIsle Resource ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do. Conservation and
Development Council.
TE1622450........... Garden Island ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do. Resource
Conservation and
Development Council.
Symbol used in the three right columns: ``......do...''(ditto) indicates the entry is the same as the column entry directly above.
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA)
Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
TE1096030........... State of Idaho 71 FR 5358; February 1, 2006................ September 29, 2006.......... CCAA for the Columbia spotted
Department of Lands. frog at Sam Noble Springs,
Owyhee County, ID. [[Page 70887]]
Copies of each permit, the accompanying Habitat Conservation Plan,
Safe Harbor Agreement, or Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances, and associated documents are available upon request. Decision documents for each permit include a Finding and
Recommendation; a Biological Opinion; and either a Record of Decision,
Finding of No Significant Impact, or an Environmental Action Statement.
Associated documents may also include an Implementing Agreement,
Environmental Impact Statement, or Environmental Assessment, as applicable.
Dated: November 14, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Portland, Oregon.
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