[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13668-13669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05200]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N018; FXES11130200000-145-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 April 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Wendy Brown, Chief, Recovery and Restoration Branch, by U.S.
mail at Division of Classification and Restoration, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103 at 505-248-6920.
Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103;
505-248-6665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, Tribal, 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-082492
Applicant: AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-footed
ferret (Mustela nigripes) in Arizona and New Mexico; southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona, New Mexico,
and Texas; and Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in
Arizona.
Permit TE-061127
Applicant: Tierra Right of Way Services, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis), and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus), and to conduct transplanting activities for Pima
pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina) within
Arizona.
Permit TE-819491
Applicant: Ecosphere Environmental Services, Inc., Durango,
Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for black-footed
ferret (Mustela nigripes) within Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah,
and Wyoming, and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) within Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
Permit TE-842583
Applicant: La Tierra Environmental Consulting, LLC., Las Cruces,
New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow
[[Page 13669]]
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and northern aplomado falcon
(Falco femoralis septentrionalis) within New Mexico and Texas.
Permit TE-819458
Applicant: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to an expired permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus), and Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra
americana sonoriensis); to maintain a refugium population of
Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius); and to conduct population
monitoring, salvage, and seed collection of Acu[ntilde]a cactus
(Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis) at the Organ Pipe Cactus
National Monument in Arizona.
Permit TE-33921A
Applicant: City of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-051581
Applicant: David Baggett, Huntsville, Texas.
Applicant requests reissuance of an expired permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of red-cockaded
woodpecker (Picoides borealis) within Texas.
Permit TE-26066A
Applicant: Rudy Bazan, Helotes, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-076050
Applicant: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys and other
research activities of American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-25736A
Applicant: Regina Overath, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys; collect seeds,
leaves, and voucher specimens; and conduct genetic analysis on the
following species of listed plants from Federal lands within Texas:
South Texas ambrosia (Ambrosia cheirathifolia), slender rush-pea
(Hoffmannseggia tenella), and black lace cactus (Echinocereus
reichenbachii var. albertii).
Permit TE-98704A
Applicant: Dogs for Conservation, Washington, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Houston
toads (Bufo houstonensis) using trained canines within Texas.
Permit TE-24625A
Applicant: Wendy Leonard, San Antonio, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo
atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-127287
Applicant: Loren Ammerman, San Angelo, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to add passive integrated transponder (PIT)
tagging of 250 adult and juvenile Mexican long-nosed bats
(Leptonycteris nivalis) at Emory Cave, Texas.
Permit TE-012642
Applicant: Blue Earth Ecological Consultants, Inc., Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), loach minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis), and spikedace (Meda fulgida) within Arizona and New Mexico.
Permit TE-815409
Applicant: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez
Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (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: February 20, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-05200 Filed 3-10-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P