[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75897-75898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31107]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2011-N247; FXES11130200000F5-123-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with endangered or threatened species. The Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activities. The
Act and the National Environmental Policy Act also require that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before January 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Marty Tuegel, Section 10 Coordinator, by U.S. mail at
Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O.
Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103, or by telephone at (505)
248-6920. Please refer to the respective permit number for each
application when submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered
Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248-6920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such
activities. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for permits,
and requires that we invite public comment before issuing these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes applicants to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of survival or
propagation, or interstate commerce. Our regulations regarding
implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 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, and Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the appropriate
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) when requesting application
documents and when submitting comments.
Documents and other information the applicants have submitted with
these 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 TE-54884A
Applicant: Gabriela Casares, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
within Texas.
Permit TE-52419A
Applicant: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Lewisville, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for interior least tern (Sterna
antillarum) and red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) within
Texas.
Permit TE-57473A
Applicant: Stephen Ramirez, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica
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chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-189566
Applicant: Monica Geick, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-
cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo
atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-37047A
Applicant: Sea World Parks and Entertainment, San Antonio, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for husbandry
and holding of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles within Sea World, San Antonio,
Texas.
Permit TE-58781A
Applicant: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys, camera surveys, scat collection,
and genetic analysis for ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), jaguarundi
(Herpailurus yagouaroundi), and jaguar (Pathera onca) within Arizona.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to this request
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
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.
Authority: We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
Dated: November 23, 2011.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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