[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37564-37565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14825]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2013-N115; 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. With some exceptions, 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 requires that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
July 22, 2013.
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-067397).
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-067397) 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-
4212 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4212 (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 the permittee 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.
Application Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public to
comment on the following applications. Documents and other information
the applicant has submitted 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-067397
Applicant: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd.,
Cheyenne, WY 82006.
The applicant requests the amendment of an existing permit to take
(capture, handle, and release) black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
for research and presence/absence surveys within the State of Wyoming
under permit TE-067397 for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-06665B
Applicant: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 W. North Temple,
STE 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) under permit TE-06665B
for experimental stocking in the Virgin River within the State of Utah,
and outside their perceived historic range, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-165829
Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200
South, STE 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155.
The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to take
(collect, handle, and propagate) Barneby ridge-cress (Lepidium
barnebyanum), Barney reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe barnebyi), Holmgren
milk-vetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), Kodachrome bladderpod
(Lesquerella tumulosa), San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii),
Shivwitz milk-vetch (Astragalus ampullarioides), shrubby reed-mustard
(Schoenocrambe suffrutenscens), and Wright fishhook cactus
(Sclerocactus wrightiae) under permit TE-165829 for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-049748
Applicant: Utah State University, Ecology Center, 5205 Old Main Hill,
Logan, UT 84322-5210.
The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to take
(collect, handle, and take) June sucker (Chasmistes liorus) under
permit TE-049748 for research on larval June sucker in Utah Lake and
its tributaries 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 these requests
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business
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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: June 4, 2013.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-14825 Filed 6-20-13; 8:45 am]
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