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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2024–0159; ES11140100000– 

245–FF01E0000] 

Receipt of Enhancement of Survival 

Permit Application and Proposed 

Conservation Benefit Agreement for 

Introduction of the Endangered 

Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly to a 

Conservation Area on the Island of 

La ̄na1i; Categorical Exclusion 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

an application from Pu ̄lama La ̄na1i for 

an enhancement of survival permit 

(permit) pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act. If approved, the permit 

would authorize take of the orangeblack 

Hawaiian damselfly, ae1o (Hawaiian 

stilt), 1alae ke1oke1o (Hawaiian coot) and 

assimulans yellow-faced bee (the 

‘‘covered species’’). The application 

includes a draft conservation benefit 

agreement, describing the actions the 

applicant will take to create new habitat 

for the covered species, facilitate 

reintroduction of the orangeblack 

Hawaiian damselfly to La ̄na1i, and 

achieve a net conservation benefit for 

each of the covered species. We have 

also prepared a draft environmental 

action statement for our preliminary 

determination that the permit decision 

may be eligible for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act. We invite the public and 

local, State, Tribal, Native Hawaiian, 

and Federal agencies to comment on 

these documents. 

DATES: Submit written comments no 

later than November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining documents: The 

application, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket 

No. FWS–R1–ES–2024–0159. 

Submitting comments: To submit 

written comments, please use one of the 

following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

R1–ES–2024–0159. 

• U.S. Mail: Attn: Docket No. FWS– 

R1–ES–2024–0159; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: 

PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls 

Church, VA 22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Availability of Comments under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chelsie Javar-Salas, via telephone at 

808–210–6131, or via email at Chelsie 

Javar-Salas@fws.gov. 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 (Service), 

have received an enhancement of 

survival permit (permit) application 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The applicant is La ̄na1i Resorts, LLC, 

dba Pu ̄lama La ̄na1i on the island of 

La ̄na1i, Hawai1i. If issued, the permit 

would authorize take of the orangeblack 

Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion 

xanthomelas), ae1o (Hawaiian stilt, 

Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), 1alae 

ke1oke1o (Hawaiian coot, Fulica 

americana alai) and assimulans yellowfaced bee (Hylaeus assimulans), all 

federally listed as endangered. The take 

would be caused by implementation of 

conservation measures to create and 

maintain new habitat and facilitate 

reestablishment of a self-sustaining 

orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly 

population on La ̄na1i. The 

reestablishment of the orangeblack 

Hawaiian damselfly on La ̄na1i would 

contribute to the species’ recovery by 

increasing the number of extant 

populations, their distribution, and 

resiliency of the species to stochastic 

events. Conservation measures include 

constructing a water source, creating 

orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly habitat, 

and implementing stewardship of a 3- 

acre (1.2-hectare) area on degraded land. 

The created habitat would also benefit 

the ae1o, 1alae ke1oke1o, and assimulans 

yellow-faced bee. The conservation 

measures described in the conservation 

benefit agreement (CBA) are intended to 

provide a net conservation benefit to 

each species. We have also prepared a 

draft environmental action statement 

(EAS) for our preliminary determination 

that the permit decision is eligible for 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We provide this 

notice to open a public comment period 

and invite comments from all interested 

parties regarding the documents 

referenced above. 

Background 

On April 12, 2024, the Service 

published final revisions to the 

regulations for ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) 

and (B) (89 FR 26070), which went into 

effect on May 13, 2024. Among other 

changes and clarifications, the revised 

regulations simplify the requirements 

for enhancement of survival permits by 

combining two previous agreement 

types, safe harbor agreements and 

candidate conservation agreements with 

assurances, into one agreement type, 

known as a conservation benefit 

agreement (CBA). Under a CBA, 

participating property owners undertake 

management activities on their property 

to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat 

conditions to an extent that is likely to 

result in a net conservation benefit for 

the covered species. A CBA and the 

associated enhancement of survival 

permit issued to participating property 

owners encourage private and other 

non-Federal property owners to 

implement conservation actions for 

federally listed species. Participating 

property owners are assured that they 

will not be subject to increased property 

use restrictions as a result of their efforts 

to attract listed species to their property, 

or to increase the numbers or 

distribution of listed species already on 

their property. 

A CBA and an associated permit 

allow the property owner to alter or 

modify the enrolled property back to 

agreed-upon pre-permit baseline 

conditions at the end of the term of the 

permit, even if such alteration or 

modification results in take of a listed 

species. The baseline conditions must 

reflect the known biological and habitat 

characteristics that support existing 

levels of use of the enrolled property by 

the species covered in the CBA. The 

authorization to take listed species is 

contingent on the property owner 

complying with obligations in the CBA 

and the terms and conditions of the 

permit. The CBA must provide a net 

conservation benefit, which is defined 

at Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR 17.3. Enrolled property owners 

may make lawful use of the enrolled 

property during the term of the permit 

and may take the listed species named 

on the permit in accordance with the 

terms and conditions of the permit. 

Permit application requirements and 

issuance criteria for enhancement of 

survival permits for CBAs that involve 

species listed as threatened are found at 

50 CFR 17.32(c); permit application 

requirements and issuance criteria for 

enhancement of survival permits for 


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CBAs that involve species listed as 

endangered are found at 50 CFR 

17.22(c). 

Proposed Project 

La ̄na1i Resorts, LLC, dba Pu ̄lama 

La ̄na1i has submitted an application for 

an ESA section 10(a)(l)(A) permit. The 

permit application includes a CBA that 

would be implemented on enrolled 

property if a permit is issued. The 

primary conservation measures 

provided in the CBA include: 

• Creating new habitat for the covered 

species where none currently exists. 

• Protecting the new breeding habitat 

for orangeblack Hawaiian damselflies by 

building and maintaining ungulate 

exclusion fencing. 

• Managing the new aquatic habitat 

for orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly to 

be free of predatory fish. 

• Reintroducing a new population of 

orangeblack Hawaiian damselflies. 

• Establishing predator-controlled 

habitat within the fenced area 

containing surface water for Hawaiian 

coot and Hawaiian stilt. 

• Establishing forage, cover, and 

potential nesting resources for 

assimulans yellow-faced bees. 

Net Conservation Benefits from the 

conservation measures include: 

• Increasing the range of each covered 

species, thereby helping to protect 

against catastrophic loss of the species. 

• Reintroducing a new population of 

orangeblack Hawaiian damselflies. 

• Preventing ecological damage to the 

created habitat from ungulates and 

invasive plant species. 

Additional benefits include: 

• Increasing collaborative recovery 

efforts between the Service, the Hawaii 

Department of Land and Natural 

Resources, and Pu ̄lama La ̄na1i. 

• Increasing opportunity for 

environmental education and 

conservation public outreach. 

Request for Public Comments 

We invite public review and comment 

on the permit application package, 

including the CBA and draft EAS (see 

ADDRESSES). You may submit your 

comments and materials by one of the 

methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section. We request data, comments, 

new information, or suggestions from 

the public, other concerned 

governmental agencies, the scientific 

community, Tribes, industry, or any 

other interested party on our proposed 

Federal action, including on the 

adequacy of the CBA, pursuant to the 

requirements for permits at 50 CFR parts 

13 and 17. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive become part of the public record 

associated with this action. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comments, 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 review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Next Steps 

After the public comment period ends 

(see DATES), we will evaluate the permit 

application, associated documents, and 

any comments received to determine 

whether the permit application meets 

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

of the ESA. We will also evaluate 

whether issuance of the requested 

permit would comply with section 7 of 

the ESA by conducting an intra-Service 

consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the 

ESA on the proposed action. The final 

NEPA and permit determinations will 

not be completed until after the end of 

the 30-day comment period and will 

fully consider all comments received 

during the comment period. If we 

determine that all requirements are met, 

we will issue an Enhancement of 

Survival Permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and associated 

implementing regulations found at 50 

CFR 17.22(c). 

Authority 

We provide this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

its implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.22 and 17.32), and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1501.9). 

Bridget Fahey, 

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038957; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Proposed Transfer or 

Reinterment: Wesleyan University, 

Archaeology & Anthropology 

Collections, Middletown, CT 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Wesleyan 

University proposes to transfer human 

remains listed in a notice of inventory 

completion published in the Federal 

Register on August 12, 2024. 

DATES: Repatriation, transfer, or 

reinterment of the human remains in 

this notice may occur on or after 

November 29, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendi Field Murray, Wesleyan 

University (Archaeology & 

Anthropology Collections), Middletown, 

CT 06459, telephone (860) 685–2085, 

email wmurray01@wesleyan.edu. 

Individuals 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: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of Wesleyan 

University and additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in its inventory or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

This notice follows publication of a 

Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register (89 FR 65657–65658, 

August 12, 2024). Human remains 

representing, at least, 16 individuals 

have been identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. The 

remains of these 16 individuals were 

once part of an osteological teaching 

collection, which included skeletal 

elements that had been prepared and 

used for anatomical instruction 


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