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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2017–N046;
FXES11130800000–178–FF08EVEN00]

Receipt of Application for Incidental
Take Permit; Low-Effect Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Curletti Farm
Employee Housing Project, Santa
Barbara County, California
AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit
application; request for comments.

ACTION:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received an
application from Betteravia Farms, LLC,
for an incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. The permit would authorize
take of the federally endangered
California tiger salamander (Santa
Barbara distinct population segment)
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
associated with the Curletti Farm
Employee Housing Project Habitat
Conservation Plan. We invite public
comment.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
received on or before July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy
of the draft habitat conservation plan
and draft low-effect screening form and
environmental action statement on the
internet at http://www.fws.gov/ventura/,
or you may request copies of the
documents by U.S. mail to our Ventura
office, or by phone (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Please address
written comments to Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B,
Ventura, CA 93003. You may
alternatively send comments by
facsimile to (805) 644–3958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address or by
calling (805) 644–1766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received an application from
Betteravia Farms, LLC (applicant), for an
incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act).
The applicant has agreed to follow all of
the conditions in the habitat
conservation plan for the project. The
permit would authorize take of the
Santa Barbara distinct population
segment of the federally endangered
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) incidental to otherwise

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lawful activities associated with the
Curletti Farm Employee Housing Project
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). We
invite public comment on the
application, the draft habitat
conservation plan, draft low-effect
screening form, and environmental
action statement.
Background
The Santa Barbara distinct population
segment of the California tiger
salamander was listed by the Service as
endangered on January 19, 2000 (65 FR
3096). Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or
wildlife species listed as endangered or
threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is defined under the
Act to include the following activities:
‘‘[T]o harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532); however,
under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, we
may issue permits to authorize
incidental take of listed species.
‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by the Act
as take that is incidental to, and not the
purpose of, carrying out of an otherwise
lawful activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species are in the Code
of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.32
and 17.22, respectively. Under the Act,
protections for federally listed plants
differ from the protections afforded to
federally listed animals. Issuance of an
incidental take permit also must not
jeopardize the existence of federally
listed fish, wildlife, or plant species. All
species included in the incidental take
permit would receive assurances under
our ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulations (50 CFR
17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5)).
The applicants have applied for a
permit for incidental take of the
California tiger salamander. The
potential taking would occur as a result
of activities associated with the
construction of the farm labor camp in
suitable habitat for the covered species.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that issuance of the
permit is neither a major Federal action
that will significantly affect the quality
of the human environment within the
meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA), nor will it
individually or cumulatively have more
than a negligible effect on the species
covered in the HCP. Therefore, the
permit qualifies for a categorical
exclusion under NEPA.

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Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, plan, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods in
ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
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 view, 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.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: June 26, 2017.
Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2017–N024;
FXES11130900000C2–178–FF09E32000]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of
23 Southeastern Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating
5-year status reviews of 23 species
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). We conduct
these reviews to ensure that the
classification of species as threatened or
endangered on the Lists of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate. A 5-year review is an
assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. Therefore, we are requesting
submission of information that has
become available since the last review
of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your comments or information on or
before August 29, 2017. However, we
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will continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to
submit information and review
information we receive on these species,
see ‘‘Request for New Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
species-specific information, see
‘‘Request for New Information.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we maintain lists of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plant species in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species under active review. For
additional information about 5-year
reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/
endangered/what-we-do/recoveryoverview.html, scroll down to ‘‘Learn
More about 5-Year Reviews,’’ and click
on our factsheet.
Species Under Review
This notice announces our active
review of 22 species that are currently
listed as endangered:
Fish and Wildlife
Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi)
Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk
(Buteo platypterus brunnescens)
Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus
noctitherus)
Cumberland darter (Etheostoma
susanae)
Rush darter (Etheostoma phytopilum)
Vermilion darter (Etheostoma
chermocki)
Pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli)
Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis)
Ring pink (Obovaria retusa)
Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia
anthonyi)

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Plants
Arabis perstellata (Braun’s rock-cress)
Chamaesyce deltoidea spp. deltoidea
(Deltoid spurge)
Clematis morefieldii (Morefield’s
leatherflower)
Conradina verticillata (Cumberland
rosemary)
Galactia smallii (Small’s milkpea)
Lyonia truncata var. proctorii (no
common name)
Polygala smallii (Tiny polygala)
Pityopsis ruthii (Ruth’s golden aster)
Sarracenia rubra ssp.alabamensis
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Schwalbea americana (American
chaffseed)
Vernonia proctorii (no common name)
Adiantum vivesii (no common name)
This notice also announces our active
review of 1 species that is currently
listed as threatened:
Fish and Wildlife
Ozark cavefish (Troglichthys rosae)
What information do we consider in
our review?
A 5-year review considers the best
scientific and commercial data that have
become available since the current
listing determination or most recent
status review of each species, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have
been implemented to benefit the
species;
D. Threat status and trends (see five
factors under heading ‘‘How Do We
Determine Whether a Species Is
Endangered or Threatened?’’); and
E. Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
New information will be considered
in the 5-year review and ongoing
recovery programs for the species.

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C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing
regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence.
Request for New Information
To do any of the following, contact
the person associated with the species
you are interested in below:
A. To get more information on a
species;
B. To submit information on a
species; or
C. To review information we receive,
which will be available for public
inspection by appointment, during
normal business hours, at the listed
addresses.
Mammals
• Florida panther: South Florida
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 12085 State
Road 29 S, Immokalee, FL 34142; fax
772–562–4288. For information on these
species, contact David Shindle at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 239–657–8013,
or by email at david_shindle@fws.gov).
Birds
• Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk
and Puerto Rican nightjar: Caribbean
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Road 301,
Km. 5.1, P.O. Box 491, Boqueron, PR
00622; fax 787–851–7440. For
information on these species, contact
Jose Cruz-Burgos at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 787–851–7297, ext.218 or
by email at jose_cruz-burgos@fws.gov).

Definitions

Fishes

A. Species includes any species or
subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant,
and any distinct population segment of
any species of vertebrate which
interbreeds when mature.
B. Endangered means any species that
is in danger of extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
C. Threatened means any species that
is likely to become an endangered
species within the foreseeable future
throughout all or a significant portion of
its range.

• Ozark Cavefish: Arkansas
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 South
Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway,
Arkansas 72032; fax 501–513–4480. For
information on these species, contact
Tommy Inebnit at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 501–513–4483 or by email
at thomas_inebnit@fws.gov).
• Cumberland darter: Kentucky
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 330 West
Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
fax 502–695–1024. For information on
these species, contact Dr. Michael Floyd
at the ES Field Office (by phone at 502–
695–0468 ext. 102 or by email at mike_
floyd@fws.gov).
• Rush darter and Vermilion darter:
Mississippi Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6578
Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS
39213; fax 601–965–4340. For
information on these species, contact
Daniel Drennen at the ES Field Office

How do we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes
that we determine whether a species is
endangered or threatened based on one
or more of the following five factors:
A. The present or threatened
destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial,
recreational, scientific, or educational
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(by phone at 601–321–1127 or by email
at daniel_drennen@fws.gov).
• Pygmy madtom: Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street,
Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931–528–
7075. For information on these species,
contact Warren Stiles at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 931–525–4977 or by
email at warren_stiles@fws.gov).
Clams
• Cumberland bean and Ring pink:
Kentucky Ecological Services Field
Office (see contact information above).
For information on these species,
contact Leroy Koch at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 502–695–0468 ext.
106 or by email at leroy_koch@fws.gov.

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Snails
• Anthony’s riversnail: Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office (see
contact information above). For
information on these species, contact
Stephanie Chance at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 931–528–6481 ext. 211 or
by email at stephanie_chance@fws.gov).
Plants
• Arabis perstellata (Braun’s rockcress): Kentucky Ecological Services
Field Office. For information on these
species, contact Dr. Michael Floyd (see
contact information above).
• Chamaesyce deltoidea spp.
deltoidea (Deltoid spurge), Galactia
smallii (Small’s milkpea), and Polygala
smallii (Tiny polygala): South Florida
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th
Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; fax 772–
562–4288. For information on these
species, contact David Bender at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 772–469–4294
or by email at david_bender@fws.gov).
• Clematis morefieldii (Morefield’s
leatherflower), Conradina verticillata
(Cumberland rosemary), and Pityopsis
ruthii (Ruth’s golden aster): Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office (see
contact information above). For
information on these species, contact
Geoff Call at the ES Field Office (by
phone at 931–525–4983 or by email at
geoff_call@fws.gov).
• Lyonia truncata var. proctorii (no
common name), Vernonia proctorii (no
common name), and Adiantum vivesii
(no common name): Caribbean
Ecological Services Field Office. For
information on these species, contact
Jose Cruz-Burgos (see contact
information above).
• Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis
(Alabama canebrake pitcher plant):
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For information on these species,
contact Scott Wiggers at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 228–475–0765 or by
email at marion_wiggers@fws.gov).
• Schwalbea americana (American
chaffseed): South Carolina Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 176 Croghan Spur
Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29412;
fax 843–727–4218. For information on
these species, contact April Punsalan at
the ES Field Office (by phone at 843–
727–4707 ext. 218 or by email at april_
punsalan@fws.gov).
We request any new information
concerning the status of any of these 23
species. See ‘‘What Information Do We
Consider In Our Review?’’ heading for
specific criteria. Information submitted
should be supported by documentation
such as maps, bibliographic references,
methods used to gather and analyze the
data, and/or copies of any pertinent
publications, reports, or letters by
knowledgeable sources.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that the
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 publish this document under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 18, 2017.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2017–0036;
FXES11130200000–178–FF02ENEH00]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Mexican Wolf Draft
Recovery Plan, First Revision
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of our Mexican Wolf (Canis

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lupus baileyi) Draft Recovery Plan, First
Revision (draft recovery plan). The
Mexican wolf is listed as endangered
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act), and is currently
found in Arizona and New Mexico, in
the United States, and in Chihuahua,
Mexico. The draft recovery plan
includes specific recovery criteria to be
met to enable us to remove this species
from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife. The first Mexican
wolf recovery plan was completed in
1982. We request review and comment
on the revised plan from local, State,
and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public, in both the United States and
Mexico. We will also accept any new
information on the Mexican wolf’s
status throughout its range to assist in
finalizing the recovery plan.
DATES: Comment submission: To ensure
consideration, we must receive written
comments on or before August 29, 2017.
However, we will accept information
about any species at any time.
Public meetings: We will hold
information meetings to provide the
public with information on the draft
recovery plan. Written comments on the
draft recovery plan may be submitted at
these meetings (oral comments will not
be recorded). The dates and times of
these information meetings are as
follows:
1. July 18, 2017 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.): Flagstaff, Arizona.
2. July 19, 2017 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.): Pinetop, Arizona.
3. July 20, 2017 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.): Truth or Consequences, New
Mexico.
4. July 22, 2017 (2:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.): Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: If
you wish to review the draft recovery
plan and related documents, you may
obtain copies by any of the following
methods:
Electronically: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and enter FWS–
R2–ES–2017–0036.
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New Mexico Ecological
Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna Road
NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113; or
Telephone: (505) 346–2525.
Comment submission: If you wish to
comment on the draft recovery plan,
you may submit your comments in
writing by either of the following
methods:
Electronically: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and enter FWS–
R2–ES–2017–0036.
Hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or
hand-delivery to: Public Comments
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