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Under the MMPA, you may request a tetraspis), broad-snouted caiman application, including the draft SHA hearing on any MMPA application (Caiman latirostris), black caiman and the draft EA, available for public received. If you request a hearing, give (Melanosuchus niger), and tomistoma review and comment. specific reasons why a hearing would be (Tomistoma schlegelii). This notification DATES: To ensure consideration, written appropriate. The holding of such a covers activities to be conducted by the comments must be received from hearing is at the discretion of the applicant over a 5-year period. interested parties by October 31, 2016. Service Director. B. Endangered Marine Mammals and ADDRESSES: To request further III. Permit Applications Marine Mammals information or submit written comments, please use one of the A. Endangered Species Applicant: SeaWorld, LLC, San Diego, CA; PRT–02152C following methods, and note that your information request or comments are in Applicant: Phoenix Herpetological The applicant requests a permit for Society, Scottsdale, AZ; PRT–90722B reference to the Roseburg Resources Co. public display of one Pacific walrus draft SHA and draft EA. The applicant requests a permit to (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) which • export two male and two female captive Internet: Documents may be viewed had been found as an abandoned calf and downloaded on the Internet at bred Grand Cayman blue iguanas near Barrow, Alaska, was rescued, (Cyclura lewisi) for the purpose of http://www.fws.gov/ofwo/. rehabilitated, and subsequently deemed • Email: [email protected]. enhancement of the survival of the non-releasable by the U.S. Fish and species. Include ‘‘Roseburg Resources Co. SHA’’ Wildlife Service because the calf did not in the subject line of the message. Applicant: Fred Gage, La Jolla, CA; have the necessary skills to survive in • U.S. Mail: Robin Bown; U.S. Fish PRT–99616B the wild. and Wildlife Service; Oregon Fish and The applicant requests a permit to Concurrent with publishing this Wildlife Office; 2600 SE 98th Ave., import biological samples from captive notice in the Federal Register, we are Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266. bred Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) forwarding copies of the above • Fax: 503–231–6195. for the purpose of scientific research. applications to the Marine Mammal • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Commission and the Committee of Applicant: Panther Ridge Conservation Pickup: Call 503–231–6970 to make an Scientific Advisors for their review. Center, Wellington, FL; PRT–203027 appointment (necessary for viewing or The applicant requests amendment of Brenda Tapia, pickup only) during regular business an existing captive-bred wildlife Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to of Permits, Division of Management Service; Oregon Fish and Wildlife add the following species to enhance Authority. Office; 2600 SE 98th Ave., Suite 100; species propagation or survival: Leopard [FR Doc. 2016–23460 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] Portland, OR 97266. Written comments (Panthera pardus) and cheetah BILLING CODE 4333–15–P can be dropped off during regular (Acinonyx jubatus). This notification business hours at the above address on covers activities to be conducted by the or before the closing date of the public applicant over a 5-year period. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comment period (see DATES). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicant: William Ahrens, Marvin, NC; Fish and Wildlife Service Robin Bown, U.S. Fish and Wildlife PRT–86901B [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N023; Service (see ADDRESSES), telephone 503– The applicant requests a captive-bred FXES11120100000–167–FF01E00000] 231–6179. If you use a wildlife registration under 50 CFR telecommunications device for the deaf 17.21(g) for the following species to Proposed Roseburg Resources Co. (TDD), please call the Federal enhance species propagation or Safe Harbor Agreement for the Information Relay Service (FIRS) at survival: Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys Northern Spotted Owl and Draft 800–877–8339. radiata), Bolson tortoise (Gopherus Environmental Assessment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The flavomarginatus), aquatic box turtle Roseburg Resources Co. has applied to (Terrapene coahuila), and Galapagos AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the Service for a permit under section tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). This Interior. 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 notification covers activities to be ACTION: Notice of availability; request et seq.). The permit application includes conducted by the applicant over a 5- for comments. a draft SHA. The Service has drafted an year period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and EA addressing the effects of the Applicant: Phoenix Herpetological Wildlife Service (Service), have received proposed permit action on the human Society, Scottsdale, AZ; PRT–19818A an application from Roseburg Resources environment. The applicant requests amendment of Co. for an Endangered Species Act The SHA covers approximately an existing captive-bred wildlife (ESA) Enhancement of Survival Permit 45,100 acres of forest lands owned by registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to (permit) for take of the federally the Roseburg Resources Co. where add the following species to enhance threatened northern spotted owl. The timber management activities will occur species propagation or survival: Cuban permit application includes a draft Safe within the experiment treatment portion crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), Harbor Agreement (SHA) addressing of the Union/Myrtle (Klamath) Study saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus Service access to Roseburg Resources Area near Canyonville in Douglas porosus), Philippine crocodile Co. lands for the survey and removal of County, Oregon. The SHA addresses (Crocodylus mindorensis), African barred owls as part of the Service’s timber management activities only in slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus Barred Owl Removal Experiment in the treatment portion of the study area cataphractus), freshwater crocodile Douglas County, Oregon. In response to on Roseburg Resources Co. lands. (Crocodylus johnstoni), Orinoco the permit application, the Service has Impacts to the threatened northern crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), prepared a draft environmental spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), assessment (EA) addressing the permit (spotted owl) associated with the Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis action. We are making the permit experiment in non-treatment portions of

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the study area are addressed in an Roseburg Resources Co. Safe Harbor Co. lands after barred owl removal in environmental assessment prepared by Agreement the treatment area occurs. the Service for the experiment (Service The purpose of the Roseburg 2013a. Final Environmental Impact The proposed Roseburg Resources Co. Resources Co.’s participation in the Statement for the Experimental Removal SHA addresses Service access to lands experiment under a SHA is to of Barred Owls to Benefit Threatened administered by the company in demonstrate continued good faith Spotted Owls. Portland, Oregon). The support of implementing the experiment cooperation with the Service regarding proposed term of the permit and the (Service 2013a. Final Environmental this recovery action, and to obtain ESA SHA is 10 years. In return for Impact Statement for the Experimental regulatory assurances during and after permission to access their lands for Removal of Barred Owls to Benefit the experiment period. barred owl (Strix varia) surveys and Threatened Spotted Owls. Portland, To support the experiment, under the removal in support of the experiment, Oregon) in the Union/Myrtle (Klamath) SHA the Roseburg Resources Co. will the permit would authorize take of the Study Area in Douglas County, Oregon. provide the researchers access to the spotted owl caused by forest The SHA covers about 45,100 acres of company’s lands to survey barred owls management activities on Roseburg Roseburg Resources Co. lands where within the study area, and to remove Resources Co. lands at currently timber management activities will occur barred owls located on Roseburg unoccupied, non-baseline sites that may within the treatment portion of the Resources Co. lands within the be re-occupied by spotted owls as a Union/Myrtle (Klamath) Study Area. treatment portion of the study area. In result of barred owl removal for the term The entire treatment area covers lands addition, the Roseburg Resources Co. of the permit. owned by many different landowners. will defer management activities to The treatment area includes 49 percent support actively nesting spotted owls on Background Federal lands, <1 percent State lands, 27 any reoccupied, non-baseline spotted Under a SHA, participating percent private lands not owned by the owl sites during the nesting season. landowners voluntarily undertake company, and 24 percent Roseburg The Service’s Proposed Action activities on their property to benefit Resources Co. lands. If barred owl removal leads to the re-occupancy of The Service proposes to enter into the species listed under the ESA. SHAs and SHA and to issue a permit to the currently unoccupied sites by spotted their associated permits are intended to Roseburg Resources Co. for take of the owls on Roseburg Resources Co. lands, encourage private and other non-Federal northern spotted owl caused by covered some restrictions or limitations on forest property owners to implement activities, if permit issuance criteria are management activities on these lands conservation actions for federally listed met. The permit would have a term of could occur in the absence of the species by assuring the landowners that 10 years, and would be effective on the proposed SHA and permit. Activities they will not be subjected to increased date of issuance. property use restrictions as a result of covered under the SHA in the treatment As a result of the continued their conservation efforts. One of the portion of the study area are routine monitoring of spotted owls on Roseburg issuance criteria for a SHA is that it forest management activities: Timber Resources Co. lands as part of ongoing must provide a net conservation benefit harvest; road maintenance and spotted owl surveys conducted under for the covered species. construction activities; and rock pit the Northwest Forest Plan Monitoring The assurances provided under a SHA development. program, we have robust annual survey and its associated permit allow the The goal of the Roseburg Resources data for the area that was used to property owner to alter or modify the Co. in participating in this SHA is to establish a baseline for the SHA based enrolled property to agreed-upon continue to manage their Oregon on the estimated current occupancy baseline conditions, even if such timberlands utilizing forest practices status of each spotted owl site. Any alteration or modification results in the and provide certainty of those forest spotted owl sites where a response was incidental take of a listed species, practices achieving economic, detected from at least one resident provided the obligations in the SHA and community and stewardship values on spotted owl between 2014 and present the terms and conditions of the permit a long-term sustained yield basis while are considered in the baseline for the have been satisfied. The baseline meeting State and Federal regulatory SHA and would not be subject to take conditions represent the existing levels requirements. The Roseburg Resources authorization under the SHA and the of use of the property by the species Co. lands within the study area are a permit. Based on this approach, there covered in the SHA at the time the SHA critically important part of the are 30 baseline (i.e., currently occupied) is established. The SHA assurances are company’s overall operating plans from and 33 non-baseline (i.e., currently contingent on the property owner both a short-term and long-term unoccupied) spotted owl sites in the complying with the obligations in the perspective with ongoing forest treatment portion of the study area SHA and the terms and conditions of practices and management activities where the Roseburg Resources Co. owns the permit. The SHA’s net conservation scheduled in accordance with their lands. benefit must be sufficient to contribute, management plan. Absent a SHA and The conservation benefit for the either directly or indirectly, to the permit the Roseburg Resources Co. northern spotted owl under the SHA recovery of the covered listed species. anticipates potential impacts to their arises from the Roseburg Resources Co.’s Permit application requirements and operations as the experiment is contribution to our assessment under issuance criteria for SHAs are found in implemented and maintained, including the experiment of the efficacy of barred the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at but not limited to significant changes owl removal to the recovery of the 50 CFR 17.22(c). The Service’s Safe and fluctuations regarding spotted owl spotted owl by their allowing Service Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717, June 17, occupancy status of well surveyed sites access to their roads and lands for 1999) and the Safe Harbor Regulations and areas on or near Roseburg Resources barred owl surveys and, within the (68 FR 53320, September 10, 2003; and Co. lands in the treatment area after treatment area, barred owl removal. In 69 FR 24084, May 3, 2004) are available barred owl removal occurs, and the study area landscape of multiple at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws- potentially short-term regulatory landowners, access to interspersed non- policies/regulations-and-policies.html. impacts on or near Roseburg Resources Federal roads and lands for barred owl

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surveys and, within the treatment area, construction activities, including rock to occur if forest management activities barred owl removal is important to the pit development that may disturb occur very close to nesting spotted owls. efficient and effective completion of the spotted owls. The Roseburg Resources Co. is a experiment. minor owner on 10 of the 33 baseline The impact of the increase in non- Net Conservation Benefit to the sites for the spotted owl, with less than native barred owl populations as they Northern Spotted Owl 10 percent of the land ownership and expand in the range of the spotted owls As discussed above, Service access to less than 10 percent of the remaining has been identified as one of the Roseburg Resources Co. lands provided spotted owl nesting/roosting habitat at primary threats to the continued for under the SHA is important to the these sites. Federal lands contain the existence of the spotted owl. The efficient and effective completion of the majority of the remaining spotted owl Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted experiment within a reasonable nesting/roosting habitat on 8 of these Owl includes Recovery Action 29— timeframe. Under the SHA, all of the sites, while private lands contain the ‘‘Design and implement large-scale currently occupied spotted owl sites on majority of the remaining habitat at 2 of control experiments to assess the effects these lands are within the baseline for the 10 sites. Most of the Federal lands of barred owl removal on spotted owl the SHA and no take of spotted owls at are in reserve management designations site occupancy, reproduction, and these sites is would be authorized under and harvest of spotted owl habitat is not survival’’ (Service 2011. Revised the proposed permit. Under the permit, likely. Thus, assuming these 8 non- Recovery Plan for the Spotted Owl (Strix if barred owl removal does allow baseline spotted owl sites are re- occidentalis caurina), p. III–65. spotted owls to reoccupy non-baseline occupied by spotted owls, and the Portland, Oregon). The Service sites that are not currently occupied, Roseburg Resources Co. removed all developed the experiment to implement Roseburg Resources Co. will be allowed spotted owl habitat remaining on their this Recovery Action, and prepared a to incidentally take these spotted owls lands within these sites under their FEIS and ROD in 2013 addressing this during the term of the permit. It is permit, some of these sites are likely to action (Service 2013a. Final highly unlikely that these sites would remain viable as a result of habitat Environmental Impact Statement for the ever be reoccupied by spotted owls remaining on Federal lands. Experimental Removal of Barred Owls without the removal of barred owls. On the remaining 23 sites, the Roseburg Resources Co. owns 10 to 62 to Benefit Threatened Spotted Owls. The removal of barred owls on the percent of the land and 11 to 62 percent Portland, Oregon; and Service 2013b. Union/Myrtle (Klamath) Study Area of remaining spotted owl nesting/ Record of Decision for the Experimental will end within 10 years. The Service Removal of Barred Owls to Benefit roosting habitat. Habitat removal within anticipates that, once released from the Threatened Spotted Owls. Portland, these nesting and roosting sites could removal pressure, barred owl Oregon). The experiment includes on result in loss of habitat suitability populations will rebound to pre- four study areas, including the Union/ leading to take of spotted owls if they treatment levels within 3 to 5 years. Myrtle (Klamath) Study Area. Timely reoccupy these sites. To avoid or This is likely to result in the loss of the results from this experiment are crucial minimize the take resulting from spotted owl newly reoccupied sites. for informing the development of a long- disturbance and habitat loss associated Therefore, any spotted owl occupancy term barred owl management strategy with timber management activities on of these sites is likely to be temporary that is essential to the conservation of their lands, the Roseburg Resources Co. and short-term. the northern spotted owl. will defer management activities to While the experiment can be The proposed SHA and permit allow support nesting spotted owls that may conducted without access to non- for the incidental take of spotted owls reoccupy non-baseline sites during the Federal lands, failure to remove barred at 33 non-baseline (i.e., currently nesting and rearing season (March 1 to owls from portions of the treatment area unoccupied) sites in the treatment September 30 of the year). This would could reduce the efficiency and weaken portion of the Union/Myrtle (Klamath) allow the spotted owl pairs at these sites the results of the experiment regarding Study Area if these sites become to potentially produce young and any changes in spotted owl population reoccupied during the barred owl contribute to the future spotted owl dynamics resulting from the removal of removal study. As discussed above, population. barred. These circumstances may incidental take of spotted owls at non- As discussed above, the primary warrant extending the duration of the baseline owl sites that may be conservation value of the experiment is experiment to offset these implications. reoccupied can result from disturbance the information it provides on the The Service has repeatedly indicated (e.g., noise) from forest management efficacy of removal as a tool to manage the need to gather this information in a activities or habitat loss. Disturbance barred owl populations for the timely manner. with no habitat loss is a temporary effect conservation of the spotted owl at the Take of spotted owls under this SHA and is not anticipated to disrupt the range-wide scale. In the landscape of would likely be in the form of harm spotted owl sites to a level that would multiple landowners that exists within from forest operation activities that affect the results of the experiment. The the Union/Myrtle (Klamath) Study Area, result in habitat degradation, or vast majority of the historic spotted owl researcher access to interspersed non- harassment from forest management site centers in the treatment area occur Federal lands for barred owl surveys activities that cause disturbance to on BLM lands, though a few may occur and removal that is important to the spotted owls. Incidental take in the form on Roseburg Resources Co. lands. Some efficient and effective completion of the of harassment by disturbance is most of these sites may lie close enough to experiment within a reasonable time likely to occur near previously occupied forest management activities on frame would be provided under the spotted owl nest sites if they become Roseburg Resources Co. lands such that Roseburg Resources Co. SHA. On that reoccupied. Harm and harassment could disturbance of spotted owls could result basis, the Service finds that the take of occur during timber operations and if these site centers were reoccupied. spotted owls on the temporarily management that will continue during Take of spotted owls resulting from reoccupied sites is potentially greatly the permit term. Covered activities disturbance to an extent that creates the offset by the value of the information under the SHA are routine timber likelihood of injury is anticipated to be gained from the experiment and its harvest, road maintenance, and road temporary, short-term, and only likely potential contribution to the range-wide

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recovery of the spotted owl by the comment to withhold your personally ACTION: Notice of revision to a currently timely development of a long-term identifiable information from public approved information collection, (1028– barred owl management strategy. For review, we cannot guarantee that we 0092). this reason, the Service believes this will be able to do so. All submissions SHA would advance the recovery of the from organizations or businesses, and SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological spotted owl. from individuals identifying themselves Survey) are notifying the public that we as representatives or officials of have submitted to the Office of National Environmental Policy Act organizations or businesses, will be Management and Budget (OMB) the Compliance made available for public disclosure in Information Collection Request (ICR) The Service’s entering into the their entirety. Comments and materials described below. To comply with the proposed SHA and issuance of a permit we receive, as well as supporting Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) is a Federal action that triggers the need documentation we used in preparing the and as part of our continuing efforts to for compliance with the National draft EA, will be available for public reduce paperwork and respondent Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as inspection by appointment, during burden, we invite the general public and amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) normal business hours, at our Oregon other Federal agencies to take this (NEPA). We have prepared a draft EA to Fish and Wildlife Office (see opportunity to comment on this ICR. analyze the impacts of this proposed ADDRESSES). This collection is scheduled to expire action on the human environment in on September 30, 2016. comparison to the no-action alternative. Next Steps DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must Public Comments We will evaluate the draft SHA, associated documents, and any public receive them on or before October 31, You may submit comments and comments we receive to determine 2016. materials by one of the methods listed whether the permit application and the ADDRESSES: Please submit written in the ADDRESSES section. We request EA meet the requirements of section comments on this information data, new information, or suggestions 10(a) of the ESA and NEPA, and their collection directly to the Office of from the public, other concerned respective implementing regulations. Management and Budget (OMB), Office governmental agencies, Tribes, the We will also evaluate whether issuance of Information and Regulatory Affairs scientific community, industry, or any of a permit would comply with section (OIRA), Attention: Desk Officer for the other interested party on our proposed 7(a)(2) of the ESA by conducting an Department of the Interior, via email: Federal action. In particular, we request intra-Service section 7 consultation on ([email protected]); or information and comments regarding the proposed permit action. If we by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your the following issues: determine that all requirements are met, submission with ‘OMB Control Number 1. The direct, indirect, and we will sign the proposed SHA and 1028–0092 The National Map: cumulative effects that implementation issue a permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) Topographic Data Grants Program.’ of the SHA could have on endangered of the ESA to the Roseburg Resources Please also forward a copy of your and threatened species; Co., for take of the northern spotted owl comments and suggestions on this 2. Other reasonable alternatives caused by covered activities in information collection to the consistent with the purpose of the accordance with the terms of the permit Information Collection Clearance proposed SHA as described above, and and the SHA. We will not make our Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 their associated effects; final decision until after the end of the 3. Measures that would minimize and Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, 30-day public comment period, and VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7195 (fax); mitigate potentially adverse effects of until we fully consider all comments _ the proposed action; or gs-info [email protected] (email). and information we receive during the Please reference ‘OMB Information 4. Identification of any impacts on the public comment period. human environment that should have Collection 1028–0092: The National been analyzed in the draft EA pursuant Authority Map: Topographic Data Grants Program’ in all correspondence. to NEPA; We provide this notice pursuant to 5. Other plans or projects that might FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section 10(c) of the ESA, its Anthony Martin, National Geospatial be relevant to this action; implementing regulations (50 CFR 6. The proposed term of the permit Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 17.22), and NEPA and its implementing Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 511, and whether the proposed SHA would regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). provide a net conservation benefit to the Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–4542 spotted owl; and Theresa Rabot, (phone); or [email protected] (email). 7. Any other information pertinent to Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. You may also find information about evaluating the effects of the proposed Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. this ICR at www.reginfo.gov. action on the human environment. [FR Doc. 2016–23528 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Availability of Comments BILLING CODE 4333–15–P I. Abstract All comments and materials we The National Geospatial Program receive become part of the public record DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (NGP) of the U.S. Geological Survey associated with this action. Before (USGS) contributes funding for the including your address, phone number, U.S. Geological Survey collection of geospatial data which email address, or other personally increases the development of The identifiable information in your [GX16EF00PMEXP00] National Map and other national comments, you should be aware that Agency Information Collection geospatial databases. NGP will accept your entire comment—including your Activities: Request for Comments applications from Private Industry, personally identifiable information— state, local or tribal Governments to may be made publicly available at any AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), supplement current data collection time. While you can ask us in your Department of the Interior. programs in order to fulfill the growing

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