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are in more than one state can be 

identified by consulting the listings for 

each applicable state. 

c. Two non-metropolitan counties are 

listed alphabetically on each line of the 

non-metropolitan county listings. 

d. The New England towns and cities 

included in a non-metropolitan county 

are listed immediately following the 

county name. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2017–N100; 

FXES11130300000–178–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for a permit to conduct activities 

intended to enhance the survival of 

endangered or threatened species. 

Federal law prohibits certain activities 

with endangered species unless a permit 

is obtained. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before October 2, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

U.S. Mail to the Regional Director, Attn: 

Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by 

electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on the following 

applications for a permit to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

survival of endangered or threatened 

species. Federal law prohibits certain 

activities with endangered species 

unless a permit is obtained. 

Background 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 

ESA), prohibits certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless the activities are specifically 

authorized by a Federal permit. The 

ESA and our implementing regulations 

in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for 

the issuance of such permits and require 

that we invite public comment before 

issuing permits for activities involving 

endangered species. 

A permit granted by us under section 

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

permittee to conduct activities with U.S. 

endangered or threatened species for 

scientific purposes, enhancement of 

propagation or survival, or interstate 

commerce (the latter only in the event 

that it facilitates scientific purposes or 

enhancement of propagation or 

survival). Our regulations implementing 

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

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Please refer to the permit number when 

you submit comments. Documents and 

other information the applicants have 

submitted with the applications are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act (5 

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

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

Permit Applications 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

TE36875C ....... Gregory Gerke, Carmel, IN.Rusty patched bumble bee 

(Bombus affinis).

Indiana ........... Conduct presence/ ......

absence surveys .........

Capture, handle, release.New. 

TE37601C ....... Emilie Snell-Rood, 

Saint Paul, MN.

Rusty patched bumble bee 

(Bombus affinis).

Minnesota ...... Conduct presence/ ......

absence surveys, document habitat use.

Capture, handle, release.New. 

TE64070B ....... SWCA Inc., Bismarck, 

ND.

Rusty patched bumble bee 

(Bombus affinis), Dakota 

skipper (Hesperia 

dacotae), poweshiek 

skipperling (Oarisma 

poweshiek).

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,.

Maine, Massachusetts, 

Minnesota,.

Ohio, Virginia, 

Wisconsin.

Conduct presence/ ......

absence surveys .........

Capture, handle, release.Amend, 

renew. 

TE40247C ....... Minnesota Department 

of Natural Resources, Saint Paul, 

MN.

Rusty patched bumble bee 

(Bombus affinis).

Minnesota ...... Conduct presence/ ......

absence surveys .........

Capture, handle, release.New. 

TE41469C ....... G.E.I. Consultants, 

Inc., Green Bay, WI.

Kirtland’s warbler (Setophaga 

kirtlandii).

Wisconsin ...... Conduct presence/ ......

absence surveys .........

Harass, use 

bird call recordings.

New. 

Public Availability of Comments 

We seek public review and comments 

on these permit applications. Please 

refer to the permit number when you 

submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive in response to this 

notice are available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. 

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 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. 


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Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: June 29, 2017. 

Sean O. Marsan, 

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Midwest Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. ONRR–2012–0003, DS63600000 

DR2000000.PMN000 178D0102R2] 

Royalty Policy Committee; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

first meeting of the Royalty Policy 

Committee (Committee). This meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: The Committee meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in 

Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held in the South Penthouse of 

the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the 

Interior Building located at 1849 C 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. 

Members of the public may attend in 

person or view documents and 

presentations under discussion via 

WebEx at http://bit.ly/1cR9W6t and 

listen to the proceedings at telephone 

number 1–888–455–2910 or 

International Toll number 210–839– 

8953 (passcode: 7741096). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kim Oliver, Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue at (202) 513–0370 or email to 

rpc@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of the Interior established 

the Committee on April 21, 2017, under 

the authority of the Secretary of the 

Interior and regulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the Committee is to ensure that the 

public receives the full value of the 

natural resources produced from 

Federal lands. The duties of the 

Committee are solely advisory in nature. 

More information about the Committee, 

including its charter, is available at 

www.doi.gov/rpc. 

Meeting Agenda: At the October 4, 

2017 meeting, the Committee may 

discuss and agree on first-year priority 

issues and establish goals; adopt a 

timeline for future meetings and actions 

to be taken in order to achieve 

Committee goals; and finalize 

subcommittee tasks and membership. 

The final agenda and meeting materials 

will be posted on the Committee Web 

site at www.doi.gov/rpc. All Committee 

meetings are open to the public. 

Whenever possible, we encourage 

those participating by telephone to 

gather in conference rooms in order to 

share teleconference lines. Please plan 

to dial into the meeting and/or log into 

WebEx at least 10–15 minutes prior to 

the scheduled start time in order to 

avoid possible technical difficulties. We 

will accommodate individuals with 

special needs whenever possible. If you 

require special assistance (such as an 

interpreter for the hearing impaired), 

please notify Interior staff in advance of 

the meeting at 202–513–0370 or email to 

rpc@ios.doi.gov. 

We will post the minutes from these 

proceedings on the Committee Web site 

at www.doi.gov/rpc and they will also 

be available for public inspection and 

copying at our office at the Stewart Lee 

Udall Department of the Interior 

Building in Washington, DC, by 

contacting Interior staff via email to 

rpc@ios.doi.gov or via telephone at 202– 

513–0370. 

Members of the public may choose to 

make a public comment during the 

designated time for public comments. 

Members of the public may also choose 

to submit written comments by mailing 

them to the Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue, Attention: RPC, 1849 C Street 

NW., MS 5134, Washington DC 20240. 

You also can email your written 

comments for Kim Oliver to rpc@

ios.doi.gov. Comments that you submit 

in response to this notice are a matter 

of public record. 

Public Disclosure Of Comments: 

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 may 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. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

Dated: August 28, 2017. 

Vincent DeVito, 

Counselor to the Secretary for Energy Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[XXXD5198NI DS61100000 

DNINR0000.000000 DX61104] 

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory 

Committee; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior, Office of the Secretary is 

announcing a public meeting of the 

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee 

Council’s Public Advisory Committee. 

DATES: September 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Glenn Olds Hall Conference 

Room, 4210 University Drive, 

Anchorage, Alaska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Philip Johnson, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy 

and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite 

119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271– 

5011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EVOS 

Public Advisory Committee was created 

by Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum 

of Agreement and Consent Decree 

entered into by the United States of 

America and the State of Alaska on 

August 27, 1991, and approved by the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Alaska in settlement of 

United States of America v. State of 

Alaska, Civil Action No. A91–081 CV. 

The EVOS Public Advisory Committee 

meeting agenda will include review of 

the FY18 Work Plan of EVOS Trustee 

Council Restoration, Research, and 

Monitoring Projects; FY18 EVOS 

Trustee Council Annual Budget; and 

Habitat matters, as applicable. An 

opportunity for public comments will 

be provided. The final agenda and 

materials for the meeting will be posted 

on the EVOS Trustee Council Web site 

at www.evostc.state.ak.us. All EVOS 

Public Advisory Committee meetings 

are open to the public. 

Public disclosure of comments: Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, please be aware that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may 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. 


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