Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)
DOCID: fr27mr09-76 FR Doc E9-6848
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS ID: [FWS-R1-ES-2009-N0018; 10120-1112-0000-F2]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr27mr09-76
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 October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008, the Pacific Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued 10 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 Wildlife and Plants; Permits
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 (HCPs),
Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), or Candidate Conservation Agreements
with Assurances. Within the Pacific Region of the Service, between
October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008, we issued 7 permits for
enhancement of survival and 2 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 SHAs. The
incidental take permits are associated with HCPs. 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
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Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Receipt of
application Permit issuance Name of approved
Permit No. Applicant Federal Register date plan or agreement
notice
Habitat Conservation Plans
TE1657440 Broughton Land 73 FR 11870; March September 18, 2008 Broughton Land
Company 5, 2008 Company Native
Fish HCP.
TE1943500 Castle & Cooke 73 FR 39025; July September 26, 2008 Lanai
Resorts, LLC 8, 2008 Meteorological
Tower HCP.
Safe Harbor Agreements
TE1346280 The Nature 71 FR 52816; May 1, 2008 Columbia Basin
Conservancy September 7, 2006 pygmy rabbit
(CBPR) template
SHA.
TE1447700 Tom Davis Farms 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
J.V. 25, 2007
TE1447760 William Paul 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
Malone 25, 2007
TE1455590 Dale R. Pixlee 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
25, 2007
TE1466090 Clements Farms 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
Inc. 25, 2007
TE1467670 Heer Brothers J.V. 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
25, 2007
TE1472890 Don W. Roberts 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
25, 2007
TE1490470 David Adams Family 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008 CBPR template SHA.
LLC. 25, 2007
Copies of each permit, the accompanying HCP or SHA, 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.
February 24, 2009.
Theresa E. Rabot,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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