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• Pacific fisher (Pekania pennanti) 

• Townsend’s big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii spp.) 

• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) 

• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris 

noctivagans) 

• Fringed myotis bat (Myotis 

thysanodes) 

• Long-eared myotis bat (Myotis 

evotis) 

• Long-legged myotis bat (Myotis 

volans) 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the 

taking of a species listed as endangered 

or threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ 

to mean to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, 

shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or 

collect, or to attempt to engage in any 

such conduct. The FWS may issue 

permits, under limited circumstances, to 

take listed species incidental to 

otherwise lawful activities pursuant to 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.22(b) and 17.32(b)). 

On August 16, 2020, NMFS and FWS 

received separate applications from Port 

Blakely for ITPs to authorize take of the 

above species that may occur incidental 

to Port Blakely’s timber harvest, 

silviculture, road management, and 

conservation activities on 

approximately 30,000 acres of its John 

Franklin Eddy Forestlands in the 

Clackamas River and Molalla River 

Basins of Oregon. In association with 

the applications, the applicant 

submitted a HCP, which specifies the 

impacts to the species that will likely 

result from implementing the covered 

activities, steps that Port Blakely will 

take to minimize and mitigate such 

impacts, procedures to account for 

unforeseen or changed circumstances, a 

plan for monitoring and adaptive 

management, and a description of 

funding assurances. Authorization for 

take of the species not currently listed 

under the ESA addressed by the HCP 

would be included in the ITP proposed 

for issuance by FWS; the take 

authorization would be in effect for one 

or more of the species if the FWS lists 

the species during the permit term. 

The proposed issuance of the ITPs is 

considered a Federal action under 

NEPA, and NMFS prepared a draft 

environmental assessment (EA) to 

analyze the potential impacts on the 

human environment in accordance with 

the requirements of NEPA, with input 

from FWS as a cooperating agency. 

Further information regarding the Draft 

EA is described in the NMFS notice of 

availability. 

Next Steps 

After the public comment period ends 

(see DATES), FWS and NMFS will each 

evaluate the permit applications, 

associated documents, and any 

comments received to make their permit 

decisions based on the statutory and 

regulatory criteria of the ESA. Each 

agency will document its determination 

independently, in separate ESA section 

10 findings documents and ESA Section 

7 biological opinions. NMFS will also 

finalize the EA and determine whether 

the proposed action warrants a finding 

of no significant impact, or whether an 

environmental impact statement should 

be prepared pursuant to NEPA. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the administrative record 

associated with this action. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can request in your comment 

that we withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, 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. 

Authority 

Section 10(c) of the ESA and its 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.22, and 50 CFR 17.32). 

Hugh Morrison, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12118 Filed 6–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

Amendment Between Sauk-Suiattle 

Indian Tribe and the State of 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Third Amendment to 

the Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) 

between the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

(Tribe) and the State of Washington 

(State). 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

June 14, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. 

The Amendment authorizes the Tribe 

to engage in sports wagering at the 

Tribe’s class III gaming facilities, 

updates the Compact to reflect this 

change in various sections, and 

incorporates Appendix S, Sports 

Wagering. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12740 Filed 6–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of 20 TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

Amendments With the State of Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice publishes the 

approval of the 2022 Amendments to 

the 2021 class III gaming compacts 

between the following Tribes: Ak-Chin 

Indian Community; Cocopah Tribe of 

Arizona; Colorado River Indian Tribes 

of the Colorado River Indian 

Reservation; Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of 

Arizona, California & Nevada; Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation; Havasupai Tribe of 

the Havasupai Reservation; Hualapai 

Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian 

Reservation; Kaibab Band of Paiute 


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