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The applicant requests a permit to 

import two male and two female 

captive-hatched horned guans 

(Oreophasis derbianus) from Vida 

Silvestre, Ixtapaluca, Mexico for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Lawrence J. Nolan, San 

Francisco, CA, PRT–147954. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Ximena Velez Zuazo, San 

Juan, PR, PRT–140967. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from 

hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys 

imbricata) collected in the wild in the 

Netherlands Antilles, for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following application for a permit to 

conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications were 

submitted to satisfy requirements of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). Anyone 

requesting a hearing should give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director. 

Applicant: Lance G. Barrett-Leonard, 

Homer, AK, PRT–118442. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to his permit application for additional 

observation areas and animals to study 

the vigilance behavior of northern sea 

otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in 

response to killer whales in Alaska 

waters for the purpose of scientific 

research. The original request was 

published on July 26, 2006 (71 FR 

42409). 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, the 

Division of Management Authority is 

forwarding copies of the above 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Applicant: Donald M. Beam, New 

Albany, OH, PRT–147327. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Foxe Basin polar 

bear population in Canada prior to 

February 18, 1997, for personal, 

noncommercial use. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E7–5382 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and/ 

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. 

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

Endangered Species 

141372 ............... Donna J. Schlattman .................. 72 FR 2538; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 27, 2007. 

142794 ............... Craig P. Grilione ......................... 72 FR 2538; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 27, 2007. 

142925 ............... Joe Enriquez, Jr ......................... 72 FR 2538; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 27, 2007. 

137759 ............... Molly M. Hedgecock ................... 72 FR 2540; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

141937 ............... Thomas R. Lentz ........................ 72 FR 2540; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

141476 ............... Daniel M. Alegre, Sr ................... 72 FR 2540; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

141388 ............... Gary W. John ............................. 72 FR 2340; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

140293 ............... Raymond Moses ........................ 72 FR 2339; January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

138763 ............... Louis B. Blanchard ..................... 72 FR 2340, January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 28, 2007. 

Marine Mammals 

142711 ............... Christian E. Klar ......................... 72 FR 2539, January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 21, 2007 

142252 ............... Gerald W. Schave ...................... 72 FR 2539, January 19, 2007 ....................................................... February 22, 2007 


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13818 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E7–5364 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for the 

Pacific Gas & Electric Company San 

Joaquin Valley Operations and 

Maintenance Program Habitat 

Conservation Plan, San Joaquin 

Valley, CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the Pacific Gas & Electric 

Company San Joaquin Valley 

Operations and Maintenance Program 

Final Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan), 

Implementing Agreement (IA), and the 

final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

for public review and comment. The 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is 

considering the proposed action of 

issuing a 30-year permit, pursuant to 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA), 

for take of 65 species (covered species) 

in response to receipt of an application 

from Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

(PG&E). The proposed permit would 

authorize take of individual members of 

animal species listed under the ESA. 

The permit is needed because take of 

species could occur during routine 

operations and maintenance activities 

and minor construction on PG&E’s gas 

and electrical distribution facilities, and 

other activities associated with the 

implementation of the final Plan. These 

covered activities are to occur within a 

12.1 million-acre planning area located 

in the San Joaquin Valley, California. 

The final Plan describes the actions and 

the measures PG&E will implement to 

minimize and mitigate take of the 

covered species. 

DATES: A permit decision will occur no 

sooner than April 23, 2007. Written 

comments on the final documents must 

be received on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

the final documents to Lori Rinek, 

Division Chief, Conservation Planning 

and Recovery Division, Sacramento Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Room W–2605, Sacramento, California 

95825; facsimile 916–414–6713. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nina Bicknese, Senior Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, or Lori Rinek, Division Chief, 

Conservation Planning and Recovery, 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 

telephone 916–414–6600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

Copies of the final EIS/EIR, the Plan, 

and the IA may be obtained by 

contacting Nina Bicknese [see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT]. 

Documents also will be available for 

public review, by appointment, during 

regular business hours at the 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office 

[see ADDRESSES]. 

Background Information 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) 

and implementing regulations prohibit 

the ‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife species 

listed as endangered or threatened. The 

term ‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA to 

mean 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). ‘‘Harm’’ is 

defined by Service regulation to include 

significant habitat modification or 

degradation where it actually kills or 

injures listed wildlife by significantly 

impairing essential behavioral patterns, 

including breeding, feeding, and 

sheltering (50 CFR 17.3(c)). Under 

limited circumstances, the Service may 

issue permits to authorize ‘‘incidental 

take’’ of listed species. Incidental take is 

defined by the ESA as take that is 

incidental to, and not the purpose of, 

carrying out an otherwise lawful 

activity. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for threatened 

and endangered species are found at 50 

CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively. 

Although take of listed plant species 

is not prohibited under the ESA, and 

therefore cannot be authorized under an 

incidental take permit, plant species 

may be included on a permit in 

recognition of the conservation benefits 

provided to them under a habitat 

conservation plan. The applicant, PG&E, 

would receive assurances under the 

Services ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulation 50 

CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5) for all 

species, including plants, identified on 

the incidental take permit. 

PG&E seeks a 30-year permit for 

incidental take, which may result from 

specific PG&E activities (covered 

activities) within a 12.1 million-acre 

planning area covering portions of nine 

counties in the California San Joaquin 

Valley: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, 

Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Madera, 

and Tulare counties. However, the 

majority of impacts are likely to occur 

on approximately 276,000 acres. Annual 

impacts to covered species and their 

habitats are expected to be limited to 

approximately 43 acres. Covered 

activities are defined in the Plan to 

include routine operations and 

maintenance activities and minor 

construction on PG&E’s gas and 

electrical transmission and distribution 

facilities, and the management and 

monitoring of compensation lands. 

PG&E has requested a take permit for 65 

covered species, 31 of which are 

currently listed as threatened or 

endangered under the ESA and 34 that 

are currently unlisted. Of these 65 

species, PG&E requests a permit and 

assurances for 23 animal species and 

assurances for 42 plant species. 

Covered species include 8 wildlife 

species, currently listed as endangered 

under the ESA [vernal pool tadpole 

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), bluntnosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila), 

Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus 

relictus), riparian brush rabbit 

(Sylvilagus bachmani riparius), riparian 

(San Joaquin Valley) woodrat (Neotoma 

fuscipes riparia), Tipton kangaroo rat 

(Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), 

giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), 

San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis 

mutica)], 10 plant species, currently 

listed as endangered under the ESA 

[large-flowered fiddleneck (Amsinckia 

grandiflora), California jewelflower 

(Caulanthus californicus), palmatebracted bird’s-beak (Cordylanthus 

palmatus), Kern mallow (Eremalche 

kernensis), San Joaquin woollythreads 

(Monolopia [Lembertia] congdonii), 

Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris 

var. treleasei), hairy Orcutt grass 

(Orcuttia pilosa), Hartweg’s golden 

sunburst (Pseudobahia bahiifolia), 

Keck’s checkerbloom (Sidalcea keckii), 

and Greene’s tuctoria (Tuctoria 

greenei)], and 6 wildlife species 

currently listed as threatened under the 

ESA [vernal pool fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta lynchi), Valley elderberry 

longhorn beetle (Desmocerus 

californicus dimorphus), California tiger 

salamander (Ambystoma californiense), 

California red-legged frog (Rana aurora 

draytonii), giant garter snake 

(Thamnophis gigas), bald eagle 

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)], 7 plant 

species currently listed as threatened 

under the ESA [Mariposa pussypaws 

(Calyptridium pulchellum), succulent 

owl’s-clover (Castilleja campestris ssp. 

succulenta), Hoover’s spurge 

(Chamaesyce hooveri), Springville 

clarkia (Clarkia springvillensis), Colusa 


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