51428 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / Notices 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1137, guerriej@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 31, 2017. 

Sylvia L. Neal, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24032 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIAID Clinical Trial 

Implementation Grant (R01). 

Date: November 27, 2017. 

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health 5601 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Chelsea D. Boyd, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601 

Fishers Lane, MSC–9823 Rockville, MD 

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nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIH Support for 

Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent 

R13). 

Date: November 30, 2017. 

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health 5601 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Vasundhara Varthakavi, 

DVM, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer 

Scientific Review Program, Division of 

Extramural Activities, Room 3E70, National 

Institutes of Health, NIAID, 5601 Fishers 

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(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

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and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 31, 2017. 

Natasha M. Copeland, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2017–N133; 

FXES11130800000–178–FF08EVEN00] 

Receipt of Application for Incidental 

Take Permit; Draft Low-Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the California 

Tiger Salamander; Phillips 66 Line 300 

Project, Santa Barbara County, 

California 

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 Phillips 66 

Pipeline, LLC for an incidental take 

permit under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended. The permit 

would authorize take of the federally 

endangered California tiger salamander 

(Santa Barbara distinct population 

segment), incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities associated with the Phillips 66 

Line 300 Project draft low-effect habitat 

conservation plan. We invite public 

comment. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES:

To obtain documents: You may 

download a copy of the draft habitat 

conservation plan and draft low-effect 

screening form and environmental 

action statement at http://www.fws.gov/ 

ventura/, or you may request copies of 

the documents by sending U.S. mail to 

our Ventura office, or by phone (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

To submit written comments: Please 

send us your written comments using 

one of the following methods: 

• U.S. mail: Send your comments to: 

Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. 

• Facsimile: Fax your comments to 

805–644–3958. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, 805–677–3312 (phone), or at 

the Ventura address in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have 

received an application from Phillips 66 

Pipeline, LLC (applicant) for an 

incidental take permit under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

The applicant has agreed to follow all of 

the conditions in the draft habitat 

conservation plan for the project. The 

permit would authorize take of the 

Santa Barbara distinct population 

segment of the federally endangered 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) incidental to otherwise 

lawful activities associated with the 

draft Phillips 66 Line 300 Project 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). We 

invite public comment on the 

application, the draft HCP, draft loweffect screening form, and 

environmental action statement. 

Background 

The Santa Barbara distinct population 

segment (DPS) of the California tiger 

salamander was listed by the Service as 

endangered on September 21, 2000 (65 

FR 57242). Section 9 of the ESA and its 

implementing regulations prohibit the 

‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species listed 

as endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is 

defined under the ESA to include the 

following activities: ‘‘[T]o 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); however, under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, we 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 of an otherwise lawful 

activity. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for threatened 

and endangered species are in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

17.32 and 17.22, respectively. Under the 

ESA, protections for federally listed 

plants differ from the protections 

afforded to federally listed animals. 

Issuance of an incidental take permit 

also must not jeopardize the existence of 

federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant 

species. The permittee would receive 

assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’ 

regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 


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