Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)

Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS-R1-ES-2009-N0018; 10120-1112-0000-F2

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental

Take Permits.

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.

ADDRESSES: Documents are available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232; facsimile (503) 231-6243. Charges for copying, shipping and handling may apply.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Shelly Sizemore,

Administrative Assistant, at the above address and facsimile number or by telephone at (503) 231-2194.

SUPPLEMENTARY 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

TE165744-0

Broughton Land

73 FR 11870; March September 18, 2008 Broughton Land

Company

5, 2008

Company Native

Fish HCP.

TE194350-0

Castle & Cooke

73 FR 39025; July September 26, 2008 Lanai

Resorts, LLC

8, 2008

Meteorological

Tower HCP.

Safe Harbor Agreements

TE134628-0

The Nature

71 FR 52816;

May 1, 2008

Columbia Basin

Conservancy

September 7, 2006

pygmy rabbit

(CBPR) template

SHA.

TE144770-0

Tom Davis Farms

72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA.

J.V.

25, 2007

TE144776-0

William Paul

72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA.

Malone

25, 2007

TE145559-0

Dale R. Pixlee

72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA. 25, 2007

TE146609-0

Clements Farms

72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA.

Inc.

25, 2007

TE146767-0

Heer Brothers J.V. 72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA. 25, 2007

TE147289-0

Don W. Roberts

72 FR 20557; April March 27, 2008

CBPR template SHA. 25, 2007

TE149047-0

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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