58600 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2023–N072; 

FXES11130800000–234–FF08E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status 

Reviews of 47 Species in California, 

Nevada, and Oregon; Correction 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, published a notice in 

the Federal Register of August 17, 2023, 

initiating 5-year status reviews of 47 

species in California, Nevada, and 

Oregon under the Endangered Species 

Act. We inadvertently included one 

species in error. We are correcting the 

notice to remove that species. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

16, 2023. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

17, 2023, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, published a notice initiating 5- 

year status reviews of 47 species in 

California, Nevada, and Oregon under 

the Endangered Species Act. We 

inadvertently included one species, the 

southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris 

nereis), in error. We are correcting the 

notice to remove that species. For how 

to comment, see our August 17, 2023, 

notice (88 FR 56042). 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of August 17, 

2023, in FR Doc. 2023–17728, please 

make the following correction: 

On page 56043, remove the ‘‘Otter, 

southern sea’’ entry from the table. 

Jill Russi, 

Acting Regional Director, California Great 

Basin Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18479 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2023–N070; 

FXES11140400000–234–FF04E00000] 

Endangered Species; Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act. We invite the public and local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to 

comment on these applications. Before 

issuing any of the requested permits, we 

will take into consideration any 

information that we receive during the 

public comment period. 

DATES: We must receive written data or 

comments on the applications by 

September 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 

Submit requests for copies of 

applications and other information 

submitted with the applications to 

Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and 

comments should specify the applicant 

name and application number (e.g., 

Mary Smith, ESPER0001234). 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

comment, you may submit comments by 

one of the following methods: 

• Email (preferred method): 

permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include 

your name and return address in your 

email message. If you do not receive a 

confirmation from the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service that we have received 

your email message, contact us directly 

at the telephone number listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Regional Office, Ecological 

Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, 

Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen 

Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 

404–679–7097 (telephone) or karen_

marlowe@fws.gov (email). Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

review and comment from the public 

and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 

agencies on applications we have 

received for permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and 

other information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), and the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits take of listed species unless a 

Federal permit is issued that authorizes 

such take. The ESA’s definition of 

‘‘take’’ includes hunting, shooting, 

harming, wounding, or killing, and also 

such activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to take 

endangered or threatened species while 

engaging in activities that are conducted 

for scientific purposes that promote 

recovery of species or for enhancement 

of propagation or survival of species. 

These activities often include the 

capture and collection of species, which 

would result in prohibited take if a 

permit were not issued. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for 

these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 

for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

The ESA requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. Accordingly, we invite local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and 

the public to submit written data, views, 

or arguments with respect to these 

applications. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are those supported by 

quantitative information or studies. 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. 


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