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Government work with other levels of or she will be allowed to enter the document and these travelers being government to solidify the security of screening checkpoint. Travelers using unable to proceed through the security government-issued identification this process for identity verification may checkpoint and board a commercial documents.1 be subject to additional security aircraft. The REAL ID Act of 2005 (REAL ID screening. A traveler will not be The most likely respondents to this Act) 2 was enacted to further the goal of permitted to fly if his or her identity proposed information request are securing state-issued identification cannot be confirmed. A traveler also travelers who arrive at an airport documents to address terrorism, identity will not be permitted to fly if he or she security checkpoint without an fraud, and illegal immigration. Section declines to cooperate with the identity acceptable verifying identity document 202 of the REAL ID Act prohibits verification process. because they lost or forgot their driver’s Federal agencies from accepting state- To initiate the identity verification license or other state-issued issued 3 driver’s licenses or process, a traveler without an acceptable identification card. Other likely identification cards for specified official verifying identity document must respondents are travelers who had their purposes, unless such documents are complete a Certification of Identity verifying identity document stolen and determined by the Secretary of (COI) form (TSA Form 415). The current travelers carrying a form of Homeland Security to meet minimum TSA Form 415 requests the traveler’s identification that they incorrectly security requirements, including the name and address. After completing the believed to be acceptable. TSA estimates incorporation of specified data, a form, the traveler is connected with that approximately 191,214 passengers common machine-readable technology, TSA’s Identity Verification Call Center will complete the TSA Form 415 and certain anti-fraud security features. (IVCC). The IVCC searches various annually. TSA estimates each form will The ‘‘official purposes’’ defined in the commercial and government databases take approximately three minutes to REAL ID Act include ‘‘boarding using the name and address on the TSA complete. This collection would result federally regulated commercial aircraft.’’ Form 415 as key search criteria to find in an annual reporting burden of 9,561 To implement the REAL ID Act, TSA other identifying information about the hours. may accept state-issued verifying traveler. The IVCC then asks the traveler Dated: November 3, 2016. identity documents only if they have a series of questions based on Christina A. Walsh, been issued by a state that is in information found in the databases to compliance with the minimum security verify the individual’s identity. TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office requirements and standards set forth in To ensure that the identity of Information Technology. the Act, or if the state has received an verification process described above [FR Doc. 2016–26958 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am] extension from DHS. In accordance with does not become a means for travelers BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DHS policy, TSA will begin to circumvent implementation of the implementing the REAL ID Act at REAL ID Act, TSA is updating the airport security screening checkpoints process so that it is generally only DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR on January 22, 2018. Starting on that available to travelers who certify that day, TSA will not accept state-issued they— Fish and Wildlife Service driver’s licenses and other state-issued • Reside in or have been issued a [FWS–R1–ES–2017–N180; identification cards from states that are driver’s license or state identification FXES11140100000–178–FF01E00000] not compliant with REAL ID Act card by a state that is compliant with requirements unless DHS has granted the REAL ID Act or a state that has been Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and the state a temporary extension to granted an extension by DHS; or Receipt of Application for an achieve compliance. • Have been issued another verifying Enhancement of Survival Permit for Concurrently with implementation of identity document that TSA accepts. the Kamehameha Schools; Keauhou the REAL ID Act, TSA is updating the To enable travelers to make this and Kilauea Forest Lands, identity verification process for travelers certification, TSA is revising Form 415. Island, Hawaii who arrive at an airport security The revised TSA Form 415 requests a checkpoint without an acceptable traveler’s name and address and asks for AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, verifying identity document. This the following additional information: Interior. process involves a traveler providing his (1) Whether the traveler has been ACTION: Notice of availability; request or her name and address and answering issued a driver’s license or state for comments. questions to confirm his or her identity. identification card. SUMMARY: If the traveler’s identity is confirmed, he (2) If yes, the state that issued the We, the U.S. Fish and document. Wildlife Service (Service), have received 1 Thomas H. Kean, Lee H. Hamilton, and the (3) Whether the traveler has been an application from Kamehameha National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, ‘‘The 9/ issued an acceptable verifying identity Schools (KS), a private charitable 11 Commission report: Final Report of the National document other than a state-issued education trust, for an enhancement of Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United driver’s license or identification card. survival permit (permit) under the States (9/11 Report)’’ (Washington, DC, U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Government Printing Office, Official Government Use of Results Edition, July 22, 2004), p. 384. Available at https:// amended (ESA). The permit application www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO–911REPORT/content- TSA will use the information includes a draft Safe Harbor Agreement detail.html. provided on revised TSA Form 415 to (SHA) between KS, the Service, and the 2 ‘‘Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act generate questions intended to verify Hawaii Department of Land and Natural for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005,’’ Public Law 109–13, Div. B—REAL ID the identity of a traveler who arrives at Resources (DLNR). Kamehameha Act of 2005, 119 Stat. 231, 302–23 (May 11, 2005). a security-screening checkpoint without Schools is proposing to conduct 3 The REAL ID Act defines the term ‘‘State’’ to an acceptable verifying identity proactive conservation activities to mean ‘‘a State of the United States, the District of document. A failure to collect this promote the survival and recovery of 32 Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, information would result in TSA being American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the federally endangered species and one Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other unable to verify the identity of travelers species currently proposed for listing territory or possession of the United States.’’ without an acceptable verifying identity (‘‘covered species’’) across the Keauhou

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and Kilauea Forest Lands, which activities on their property to enhance, permit application includes a draft SHA comprise 32,280 acres on the restore, or maintain habitat conditions between KS, the Service, and Hawaii southeastern slope of Mauna Loa, for species listed under the ESA (16 DLNR. The conservation objective of the Hawaii Island. We invite comments U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to an extent that is SHA is to promote recovery of the from all interested parties on the permit likely to result in a net conservation following Federal- and State-endangered application, including the draft SHA benefit for the covered listed species. A birds: the Hawaii Creeper (Loxops and a draft environmental action SHA, and the associated permit issued mana); Hawaii Akepa (Loxops statement (EAS) prepared pursuant to to participating landowners pursuant to coccineus); Akiapolaau (Hemignathus the requirements of the National section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA, wilsoni); Io (Hawaiian Hawk; Buteo Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). encourage private and other non-Federal solitarius); Nene (Hawaiian Goose; property owners to implement DATES: To ensure consideration, please Branta sandvicensis); Alala (Hawaiian conservation actions for federally listed send your written comments by Crow; Corvus hawaiiensis); Hawaiian December 8, 2016. species by assuring the participating Hoary Bat (Opeapea; Lasiurus cinereus ADDRESSES: To request further landowners that they will not be subjected to increased property use semotus); and 25 endangered information or submit written species (collectively referred to as the comments, please use one of the restrictions as a result of their efforts to ‘‘covered species’’) through habitat following methods, and note that your either attract listed species to their information request or comments are in property, or to increase the numbers or restoration and management practices reference to the Kamehameha Schools— distribution of listed species already on (Table 1), as well as the Iiwi (Vestiaria Keauhou and Kilauea Forest Lands their property. coccinea), a species proposed for listing SHA, draft EAS, and the proposed The SHA and its associated permit as threatened. The activities issuance of the Permit: allow the property owner to alter or implemented under this SHA will aid in • Internet: Documents may be viewed modify the enrolled property back to increasing the current range of the on the internet at http://www.fws.gov/ agreed-upon pre-permit baseline covered species, restoring these species pacificislands/. conditions at the end of the term of the to part of their historic ranges, • Email: KamehamehaSchoolsSHA@ permit, even if such alteration or increasing the total population of these fws.gov. Include ‘‘Kamehameha Schools modification results in the incidental species, and reestablishing wild SHA and draft EAS’’ in the subject line take of a listed species. The baseline populations of these species, thus of the message. conditions must reflect the known contributing to their overall recovery. • biological and habitat characteristics U.S. Mail: Field Supervisor, U.S. Implementation of the SHA is also that support existing levels of use of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific likely to reduce habitat fragmentation by Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 enrolled property by species covered in connecting a network of protected and Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122, the SHA. The authorization to take managed State, Federal, and private Honolulu, HI 96850. listed species is contingent on the • Fax: 808–792–9581, Attn: Field property owner complying with lands within the south central region of Supervisor. Include ‘‘Kamehameha obligations in the SHA and the terms Hawaii Island and is also likely to Schools SHA and draft EAS’’ in the and conditions of the permit. The SHA’s benefit other native species. subject line of the message. net conservation benefits must be Of the covered species, all but one of • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or sufficient to contribute, either directly the wildlife species currently occur on Pickup: Comments and materials or indirectly, to the recovery of the the property. The Alala is currently received will be available for public covered listed species. Enrolled extirpated in the wild, but survives inspection, by appointment, during landowners may make lawful use of the through an intensive captive breeding normal business hours at the U.S. Fish enrolled property during the term of the program and partnership between the and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands permit and may incidentally take the San Diego Zoo, the Service, and Hawaii Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana listed species named on the permit in DLNR. The Alala will be reintroduced to Boulevard, Room 3–122, Honolulu, accordance with the terms and Hawaii 96850. Written comments can be the wild in November 2016 on State- conditions of the permit. owned lands adjacent to Keauhou and dropped off during regular business Permit application requirements and Kilauea Forest. It is likely that released hours at the above address on or before issuance criteria for enhancement of the closing date of the public comment survival permits for SHAs are found in Alala will disburse beyond the release period (see DATES). the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at site and enter the enrolled property FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 50 CFR 17.22(c). The Service’s Safe under the SHA. Of the covered plant Michelle Bogardus ( Nui and Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717, June 17, species, eight currently occur on the Hawaii Island Team Manager) or Ms. 1999) and the Safe Harbor Regulations enrolled property. The remaining Donna Ball (Hawaii Island Fish and (68 FR 53320, September 10, 2003; and covered plant species are known to have Wildlife Biologist), U.S. Fish and 69 FR 24084, May 3, 2004) are available historically occurred in the region, and Wildlife Service (see ADDRESSES), by at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws- may become re-established on the telephone at 808–792–9400. If you use policies/regulations-and-policies.html. enrolled property through habitat a telecommunications device for the enhancement and restoration activities Kamehameha Schools—Keauhou and deaf, please call the Federal Information described in the SHA, or may be Kilauea Forest Lands Safe Harbor Relay Service at 800–877–8339. outplanted on the enrolled property Agreement SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: over the term of the SHA and permit. The Service has received a permit Background application from KS to authorize Under a SHA, participating incidental take of the covered species landowners undertake management with implementation of the SHA. The

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TABLE 1—WILDLIFE SPECIES COVERED UNDER THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS—KEAUHOU AND KILAUEA FOREST LANDS SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENT

Status State population Species Federal/State estimate Current distribution by island

Akiapolaau, (Hemignathus wilsoni) ...... Endangered ...... 1,900 ...... Hawaii. Hawaii Creeper, (Loxops mana) ...... Endangered ...... 14,000 ...... Hawaii. Hawaii Akepa (Loxops coccineus) ...... Endangered ...... 12,000 ...... Hawaii. Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) ...... Petitioned for Listing .. >300,000 ...... Hawaii, Maui, , , . Io, Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius) ...... Endangered ...... 1,200 ...... Hawaii. Alala, Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) .... Endangered ...... 135 individuals in cap- Extinct in the wild. tivity. Nene, Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) Endangered ...... 2500 ...... Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu. Opeapea, Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus Endangered ...... Widely distributed but Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu. cinereus semotus). population unknown.

TABLE 2—PLANT SPECIES COVERED UNDER THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS—KEAUHOU AND KILAUEA FOREST LANDS SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENT

Status Current presence on Species Federal/State Current distribution by island the enrolled property

Asplenium peruvianum var. insulare ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui ...... Present. Clermontia lindseyana, Oha wai ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui ...... Present. Cyanea shipmanii, Haha ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Cyanea stictophylla, Haha ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Phyllostegia racemosa, Kiponapona ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Phyllostegia velutina ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Plantago hawaiensis ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Vicia menziesii ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Present. Argyroxiphium kauens, Ahinahina ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Clermontia peleana, Oha ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui ...... Not Present. Cyanea tritomantha, Aku ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Cyrtandra giffardii, Haiwale ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Cyrtandra tintinnabula, Haiwale ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Hibiscadelphus giffardianus, Hau kuahiwi ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Joinvillea ascendens, Ohe ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu Not Present. Melicope zahlbruckneri, Alani ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Neraudia ovata ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. , Aiea ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Phyllostegia floribunda ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Phyllostegia parviflora ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui, Oahu ...... Not Present. Ranunculus hawaiiensis, Makou ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui ...... Not Present. Sicyos alba, Anunu ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Sicyos macrophyllus, Anunu ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Silene hawaiiensis ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii ...... Not Present. Stenogyne angustifolia ...... Endangered ...... Hawaii, Maui, Molokai ...... Not Present.

The land area covered by the SHA bird populations. The area within the Covered activities associated with the and permit (‘‘enrolled property’’) Keauhou boundary was formerly altered SHA include: (1) Removal of invasive encompasses 32,280 acres on the by ranching and logging operations. predators; (2) habitat restoration and southeastern slope of Mauna Loa on the Currently no cattle ranching operations native plant community outplantings; island of Hawaii. The enrolled property exist, and both Keauhou and Kilauea are (3) koa silviculture; (4) ungulate fence is bounded by Federal lands to the west managed to preserve and restore the installation/maintenance and ungulate and south (Hawaii Volcanoes National native forests via ungulate removal, control; (5) invasive weed control; (6) Park), State lands to the east (Puu reforestation, and out-plantings of fire threat management; (7) response Makaala Natural Area Reserve) and native and rare species. In addition to efforts for Rapid Ohia Death; and (8) north (Mauna Loa Forest Reserve), and native forest restoration activities, other activities on the enrolled property State-leased lands to the north (Kipuka portions of Keauhou (but not Kilauea) that are not likely to result in take of the Ainahou Nene Sanctuary). Kamehameha will include forest management covered species due to the incorporation Schools’ management and stewardship practices for the purposes of sustainably of take avoidance and minimization practices have contributed to preserving harvesting native hardwoods. These measures. All of the covered activities some of the last remaining intact native efforts implemented by KS are expected are associated with enhancement of the forests in Hawaii. Keauhou Forest and to result in a further increase in native forest, and will result in a net Kilauea Forest support native habitat for biodiversity in the region. In addition, benefit to each of the covered species. numerous endangered species. A KS continues to provide educational If issued, the permit would authorize portion of the enrolled property, Kilauea opportunities to promote the incidental take of the covered species Forest, has been largely unaltered and conservation of healthy native that may occur as a result of the covered has long been recognized for its native ecosystems. activities. Incidental take associated

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with the implementation of the SHA is the potential to spread naturally onto in meeting their monitoring obligations anticipated to be very low due to the the enrolled property or be reintroduced under the SHA and permit. incorporation of significant take by KS in the future. The baseline for Incidental take of the forest birds (the avoidance and minimization measures these is zero. Akiapolaau, Hawaii Creeper, Hawaii for each covered activity. Both the SHA Akepa, and the Iiwi) may occur in the and the permit are proposed for a term TABLE 3—SUMMARY OF BASELINES form of harm or harassment from noise, of 50 years. (EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF INDI- visual disturbance, or removal of Kamehameha Schools is VIDUAL PLANTS) FOR COVERED in a portion of the property from koa simultaneously applying to the Hawaii PLANT SPECIES UNDER THE SHA silviculture activities and weed control. DLNR for an Incidental Take License Weed control is likely to result in low (ITL) under the Hawaii Endangered SHA levels of take of the Hawaiian hawk and Species Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes Species baseline the nene in the form of harassment. § 195D). The draft SHA serves as the Habitat restoration, installation of new basis for permit and ITL decisions by Asplenium peruvianum var. fences, and weed control activities may the Service and the Hawaii DLNR, insulare ...... 128 result in the loss or destruction of respectively. Kamehameha Schools Clermontia lindseyana, Oha wai 24 individuals of covered plant species Cyanea shipmanii, Haha ...... 463 worked closely with the Service and Cyanea stictophylla, Haha ...... 104 (outplants, propagules), with the DLNR to develop the SHA. Phyllostegia racemosa, exception of three special-concern species (Vicia menziesii, Phyllostegia The Service’s Proposed Action Kiponapona ...... 4 Phyllostegia velutina ...... 38 racemosa, and Cyanea stictophylla), for The Service proposes to enter into the Plantago hawaiensis ...... 1 which additional measures have been SHA and to issue a permit to KS Vicia menziesii ...... 27 incorporated into the SHA to fully avoid authorizing incidental take of the Argyroxiphium kauens, any adverse effects from these activities. covered species caused by covered Ahinahina ...... 0 Additionally, due to the ephemeral activities, if permit issuance criteria are Clermontia peleana, Oha ...... 0 nature of some of the plant species life met. Both the SHA and the permit Cyanea tritomantha, Aku ...... 0 Cyrtandra giffardii, Haiwale ...... 0 histories, individual plants may be would have a term of 50 years. Cyrtandra tintinnabula, Haiwale 0 missed during surveys, resulting in their Due to the difficulty in monitoring Hibiscadelphus giffardianus, loss or degradation caused by covered individuals of some of the covered Hau kuahiwi ...... 0 activities. The impact of this loss is species, occupied habitat has been used Joinvillea ascendens, Ohe ...... 0 anticipated to be minor or negligible to to establish baseline conditions for the Melicope zahlbruckneri, Alani ... 0 the survival and recovery of the covered Hawaiian forest birds, the Hawaiian Neraudia ovata ...... 0 species. No incidental take of the hawk, and Hawaiian hoary bat. The Nothocestrum breviflorum, Aiea 0 Hawaiian hoary bat, Alala, or the three Phyllostegia floribunda ...... 0 baseline for the Hawaiian forest birds, special-concern plant species are including the Akiapolaau, Hawaii Phyllostegia parviflora ...... 0 Ranunculus hawaiiensis, anticipated to occur as a result of the Creeper, Hawaii Akepa, and Iiwi, is Makou ...... 0 covered activities. represented by the extent of their Sicyos alba, Anunu ...... 0 Net Conservation Benefit current occupied habitat, determined to Sicyos macrophyllus, Anunu .... 0 be forest habitat with a cover of Silene hawaiiensis ...... 0 The Service anticipates that the SHA closed canopy, open canopy, scattered Stenogyne angustifolia ...... 0 will result in the following benefits to trees and very scattered trees for a total the covered species: (1) Establishment of of 4,162 acres. The baseline for the Under the SHA, the conservation new populations and/or habitat where Hawaiian Hawk and Hawaiian hoary bat benefits for the covered species are they do not currently exist; (2) an is defined as 18,517 acres of open or expected to be realized through increase in the current range of wild closed canopy tree cover across the implementation of all of the covered populations; (3) opportunities to enrolled property, of which a majority is activities including: (1) Removal of increase genetic diversity of the species; native dominated koa and ohia trees. invasive predators; (2) habitat (4) a reduction of forest fragmentation The baseline determination for the restoration and native plant community and an increase in habitat connectivity Nene is based on weekly surveys outplantings; (3) koa silviculture; (4) through habitat restoration, conducted by Hawaii DLNR on the ungulate fence installation/maintenance enhancement, and creation efforts; (5) enrolled property and surrounding and ungulate control; (5) invasive weed an increase in habitat connectivity by lands. While Nene occasionally transit control; (6) fire threat management; (7) creating a habitat ‘‘bridge’’ between the property, there are no breeding Nene response efforts for Rapid Ohia Death; large protected areas; and (6) protection on the enrolled property; therefore the and (8) other activities. Additionally, KS and maintenance of current levels of baseline is set at zero individuals. Alala will execute a right of access for Alala occupied nesting and foraging habitats. are currently extirpated from the wild so monitoring and predator control. The For these reasons, the cumulative none occur on the enrolled property. SHA will also connect a variety of high- impact of this SHA and the activities it Therefore, the baseline for the Alala quality National Park and State-owned covers, which would be facilitated by under the SHA is set at zero individuals. protected lands, which will promote an the allowable incidental take, is likely to Baseline conditions for each of the increase of forest connectivity, covered provide a net conservation benefit to the listed plant species are based on species populations and their covered species. comprehensive surveys that occurred on distributions. For the reasons discussed above, the the enrolled property in 2007 (Table 3). Kamehameha Schools will be conservation measures implemented Eight listed plant species are currently required to monitor the covered species under this SHA are likely to enhance, known to exist on the enrolled property. and baseline conditions according to create, and conserve habitat for the long- Seventeen of the plant covered schedule outlined in the SHA. Some term recovery of the covered species. species are not currently known to be covered species surveys have been Through this SHA, KS will provide a present on the enrolled property. These conducted by partners of KS in the past; large expanse of suitable habitat that is plants were determined to either have these partners may continue to assist KS fenced and free from ungulates for the

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benefit of multiple animal and plant evaluating the effects of this proposed we receive during the public comment species to increase their range and action; and period. populations. The 50-year duration of the (6) Information regarding the Authority SHA and permit is considered to be adequacy of the proposed SHA pursuant sufficient to establish and maintain to the requirement for permits at 50 CFR We provide this notice pursuant to: these goals. parts 13 and 17. Section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing The management activities to be Public Availability of Comments implemented pursuant to the SHA regulations (50 CFR 17.22); and NEPA directly support recovery actions and All comments and materials we (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its conservation objectives outlined in receive become part of the public record implementing regulations (40 CFR conservation and recovery plans for the associated with this action. Before 1506.6). covered species (USFWS 1984a, USFWS including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally Theresa Rabot, 1984b, USFWS 1996, USFWS 1998a, Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. USFWS 1998b, USFWS 1998c, USFWS identifiable information in your comments, you should be aware that Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 2004, USFWS 2006, USFWS 2009, [FR Doc. 2016–26919 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am] Hawaii DLNR 2015, and Fraiola and your entire comment—including your BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Rubenstein 2007) including: Protection, personally identifiable information— may be made publicly available at any management, restoration, and time. While you can ask us in your conservation of suitable and known comment to withhold your personally DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR occupied habitat; ungulate control; alien identifiable information from public species control; and re-establishment of review, we cannot guarantee that we Bureau of Land Management connectivity of currently fragmented will be able to do so. All submissions [16X.LLAZP01000.L14400000.EQ0000; AZA– habitats. from organizations or businesses, and 035947] National Environmental Policy Act from individuals identifying themselves Compliance as representatives or officials of Notice of Realty Action: Classification organizations or businesses, will be of Lands for Recreation and Public A decision by the Service to enter into made available for public disclosure in Purposes Act Lease for the Vulture the proposed SHA and to issue the their entirety. Comments and materials Mountains Cooperative Recreation proposed permit are Federal actions that we receive, as well as supporting Management Area in Maricopa County, trigger the need for compliance with the documentation we use in preparing the Arizona National Environmental Policy Act of EAS, will be available for public 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, inspection by appointment, during Interior. seq.) (NEPA). We have made a normal business hours, at our Pacific preliminary determination that the ACTION: Notice of realty action. Islands Field Office (see ADDRESSES). proposed SHA and permit actions are eligible for categorical exclusion under Next Steps SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and NEPA. The basis for our preliminary We will evaluate the permit determination is contained in the EAS, found suitable for classification for lease application, associated documents, and to the Maricopa County Parks and which is available for public review (see public comments in reaching a final ADDRESSES). Recreation Department (MCPRD) under decision on whether the permit the provisions of the Recreation and Public Comments application and the EAS meet the Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), You may submit your comments and (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA, materials by one of the methods listed approximately 1,046.24 acres of public respectively. The SHA and EAS may land in Maricopa County, Arizona. The in the ADDRESSES section. We request change in response to public comments. data, new information, or comments MCPRD proposes to use the land for We will also evaluate whether the recreation purposes. Related from the public, other concerned proposed permit action complies with governmental agencies, the scientific improvements include picnic and section 7 of the ESA by conducting an camping facilities, restrooms, trailheads, community, industry, or any other intra-Service section 7 consultation on interested party via this notice on our developed day use facilities, and the proposed action. We will use the parking. proposed Federal action. In particular, results of this consultation, in we request information and comments combination with our findings on DATES: Interested parties may submit regarding: whether the application meets issuance written comments regarding the (1) Whether the implementation of the criteria, in our final analysis to proposed classification and lease of proposed SHA would provide a net determine whether or not to issue the public lands on or before December 23, conservation benefit to the covered proposed permit. If we determine that 2016. species; all requirements are met, we will sign ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this (2) Other conservation measures that the proposed SHA and issue the permit notice should be addressed to Rem would lead to a net-conservation benefit under the authority of section Hawes, Field Manager, BLM for the covered species; 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA to KS for Hassayampa Field Office, 21605 North (3) The length of the proposed term of incidental take of the covered species 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027. the permit; caused by covered activities that are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (4) The direct, indirect, and implemented in accordance with the Hillary Conner, Realty Specialist, at the cumulative effects that implementation terms of the permit and the SHA. We above address; phone 623–580–5649; or of the SHA could have on the human will not make our final decision until by email at [email protected]. Persons environment; after the end of the 30-day public who use a telecommunications device (5) Other plans, projects, or comment period, and we will fully for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal information that might be relevant to consider all comments and information Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 to

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