Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that NMFS issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to Port Blakely, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, for the incidental take of ESA-listed species on the John Franklin Eddy Forestlands located in the Clackamas River and Molalla River basins of Oregon. The ITP is issued for a duration of 50 years. The ITP application and Port Blakely Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) were submitted to NMFS pursuant to the ESA. NMFS also prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) associated with NMFS' issuance of the ITP for the HCP.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XD326] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; Issuance of one Endangered Species Act incidental take permit; availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS issued an Incidental Take Permit ( printed page 62551) (ITP) to Port Blakely, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, for the incidental take of ESA-listed species on the John Franklin Eddy Forestlands located in the Clackamas River and Molalla River basins of Oregon. The ITP is issued for a duration of 50 years. The ITP application and Port Blakely Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) were submitted to NMFS pursuant to the ESA. NMFS also prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) associated with NMFS' issuance of the ITP for the HCP. DATES: The ITP (No. 26729) was issued to Port Blakely on September 8, 2023, and the necessary countersignatures by the applicants were received on September 8, 2023. The expiration date of the ITP is September 1, 2073. The issued ITP is subject to certain conditions set forth therein. ADDRESSES: The permit, the Final EA and FONSI, and other related documents are available on the NMFS West Coast Region website at: http…
Citation: 88 FR 62550
