FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: RECEIPT OF ENHANCEMENT OF SURVIVAL PERMIT APPLICATION AND PROPOSED CONSERVATION BENEFIT AGREEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN PYGMY RABBIT IN WASHINGTON; CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Receipt of Enhancement of Survival Permit Application and Proposed Conservation Benefit Agreement for the Benefit of the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit in Washington; Categorical Exclusion.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 10 by Bridget Fahey, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for an enhancement of survival permit for take of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (CBPR) pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act. This application includes a proposed conse...