[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16057-16058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6533]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2012-N026; FXES11130100000F5-123-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for permits to conduct activities
with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain
activities with respect to endangered species unless a Federal permit
allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing such permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
April 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Endangered Species Program Manager, Ecological Services,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181. Please refer to the permit number for
the application when submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503-231-2071) or fax
(503-231-6243).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with
respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit
allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides
for certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits for endangered species.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
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, and Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the appropriate
permit number for the application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review by request from the Endangered Species Program
Manager at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice,
subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Number: TE-64043A
Applicant: David Bainbridge, DVM, Verona, Illinois
The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase
nene geese (Branta sandvicensis) in conjunction with captive
propagation for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next
5 years.
Permit Number: TE-66384A
Applicant: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
The applicant requests a permit to take (collect eggs, net and tag
juveniles and adults) the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus) in conjunction with spawning, recruitment, monitoring,
and population studies in Boundary County, Idaho, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Number: TE-012136
Applicant: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Hillsboro,
Oregon
The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
electrofishing, capture, and release) the Modoc sucker (Catostomus
microps) in conjunction with monitoring studies in Lake County, Oregon,
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. The permit
currently covers take of Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri), Lost
River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes
brevirostris), for which notices were published in the Federal Register
on July 2, 1999 (64 FR 36032) and June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38297).
Permit Number: TE-66612A
Applicant: Wildwood Wildlife Park, Minocqua, Wisconsin
The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase
nene geese (Branta sandvicensis) in conjunction with captive
propagation for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next
5 years.
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
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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: March 9, 2012.
Richard Hannan,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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