[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16254-16255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6656]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2012-N064; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000]
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 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 activity. The
Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these
permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
April 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following methods. Alternatively, you may use
one of the following methods to request hard copies or a CD-ROM of the
documents. Please specify the permit you are interested in by number
(e.g., Permit No. TE-123456).
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) in the subject line of the
message.
U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call (303) 236-
4256 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris Olsen, Permit Coordinator
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4256 (phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov
(email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with
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
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 you to conduct activities with United States endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) 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 (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) for the application 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 Application Number: TE-056851
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Plains Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Office, Pierre, South Dakota.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(capture, hold, tag, propagate, and kill) pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction with surveys and population
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in Montana
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-08832A
Applicant: Phaedra Budy, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(capture, survey, and tag) bonytail (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow
(Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities
throughout the range of each species in Utah for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-66793A
Applicant: Derris R. Jones, Two R Ranch Wildlife Consulting,
Helper, Utah.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(harass by survey) Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring
activities in Utah for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-053925
Applicant: Pamela Sprenkle, National Park Service, Niobrara
National Scenic River, Yankton, South Dakota.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(harass by survey) interior least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos)
and piping plover (Charadrius melodus) in conjunction with population
monitoring activities in Nebraska and South Dakota for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-105455
Applicant: Steve Krentz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Missouri
River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Bismarck, North Dakota.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to
increase take of 560 hatchery-reared pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
albus) at the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery for the purpose of a
seismic activity study on fish species of the Missouri River. These
fish are excess to existing augmentation needs.
Permit Application Number: TE-052582
Applicant: Scott Kamber, TRC Environmental Corp., Laramie, Wyoming.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(harass by survey) the following species, in conjunction with surveys
and population monitoring activities for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival:
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) surveys in South
Dakota.
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) surveys in Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) surveys in Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) surveys in
Colorado and Utah.
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) surveys
in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Permit Application Number: TE-051374
Applicant: Stephen Lenzo, U.S. Forest Service, Nebraska National
Forests and Grasslands, Chadron, Nebraska.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
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survey) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in conjunction
with population monitoring activities in Nebraska and South Dakota for
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-052005
Applicant: Edwin Miller, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks,
Independence, Kansas.
The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take
(harass by survey) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in
conjunction with population monitoring activities in Nebraska and South
Dakota for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial determination that the proposed
activities in these permits are categorically excluded from the
requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental
impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
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: March 12, 2012.
Michael G. Thabault,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
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