[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34546-34548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14097]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N089; 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.
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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. Both
the Act and the National Environmental Policy Act require that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before July 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Wendy Brown, Chief, Recovery and Restoration Branch, by U.S.
mail at Division of Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 1306, 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, Division of
Classification and Restoration, by U.S. mail at P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6665.
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, 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-051832
Applicant: Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct husbandry and propagation of San
Bernardino (Pyrgulopsis bernardina) and Chupadera (Pyrgulopsis
chupaderae) springsnails at the zoo in Arizona.
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Permit TE-800900
Applicant: Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following species in Texas:
Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis)
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Permit TE-830177
Applicant: Anthony Amos, Port Aransas, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct sea turtle stranding and stranding
activities and nest detection of the following sea turtles in Texas:
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Permit TE-236730
Applicant: Timothy Bonner, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species in Texas:
Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis)
Devils River minnow (Dionda diaboli)
Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)
San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei)
San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana)
Texas wild-rice (Zizania texana)
Permit TE-083956
Applicant: Sandy Wolf, 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) and Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis) within Arizona.
Permit TE-815409
Applicant: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez
Mountain salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-35437B
Applicant: U.S.D.A. Forest Service--Santa Fe National Forest, Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez Mountain salamander
(Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-038055
Applicant: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to collect 450 wild eggs from Rio Grande silvery
minnows (Hybognathus amarus) in the Rio Grande River, New Mexico.
Permit TE-35438B
Applicant: Anne Bradley, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez Mountain salamander
(Plethedon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-35440B
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation--Upper Colorado Region, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of interior least tern (Sterna
antillarum) and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-004439
Applicant: ABQ BioPark, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct husbandry, propagation, and holding; and
collect from the wild (fish and aquatic invertebrates only) for the
following species to be held at the BioPark:
Alamosa springsnail (Tryonia alamosae)
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Pecos bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus pecosensis)
Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)
Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus)
Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)
Socorro springsnail (Pyrgulopsis neomexicana)
Permit TE-146407
Applicant: Belaire Environmental, Inc., Rockport, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Texas:
Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Whooping crane (Grus americana)
Permit TE-840727
Applicant: National Park Service--Padre Island National Seashore,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct satellite tracking of adult green
(Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles
within Texas.
Permit TE-028605
Applicant: SWCA, Inc., Flagstaff, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct the following activities for
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus): cowbird
addling within Arizona, California, and Nevada; and blood and feather
collection within Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
Nevada, and Utah.
Permit TE-676811
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--Region 2, Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and
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recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of acu[ntilde]a
cactus (Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis), Fickeisen plains
cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae), Gierisch mallow
(Sphaeralcea gierischii) within Region 2 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Permit TE-168185
Applicant: Cox/McLain Environmental Inc., Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Texas:
Attwater's greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido
attwateri)
Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis)
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Permit TE-168185
Applicant: SWCA Inc., Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Texas:
Austin blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)
Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli)
Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi)
Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii)
Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus)
Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri)
Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)
Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine exilis)
Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine infernalis)
Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi)
Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli)
Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)
Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla)
Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia)
San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana)
Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone)
Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana)
Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta (=Leptoneta) myopica)
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Whooping crane (Grus americana)
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: May 30, 2014.
Benjamin N. Tuggle,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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