[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54119-54120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19351]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2016-N104]; FXES11130600000-167-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
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comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered species.
Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless
a permit is obtained.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
September 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following methods. 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-XXXXXX).
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX) 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 (719) 628-
2670 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone);
permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal
permit. The Act and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing
permits for activities involving endangered species.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes the permittees to conduct activities with U.S. 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. Documents and other information
the applicants have submitted with their 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 TE051828
Applicant: Smithsonian National Zoo Conservation and Research
Center, Front Royal, VA.
The applicant requests a renewed permit to continue with the
propagation of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in assistance of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's captive breeding program for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE047808
Applicant: National Park Service, Moab, UT.
The applicant requests a renewal for an existing permit to continue
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in Utah for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Application Number TE053961
Applicant: Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Omaha, NE.
The applicant requests a renewal to propagate and rear Salt Creek
tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) for reintroduction
purposes to enhance the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE049109
Applicant: Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Salt Lake City, UT.
The applicant requests a renewal for genetic research and to
collect vouchers, propagate, and collect seeds for banking for autumn
buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis aestivalis), Barneby reed-mustard
(Schoenocrambe branebyi), Barneby ridge-cress (Lepidium barnebyanum),
clay phacelia (Phacelia argillacea), Holmgren milk-vetch (Astrabalus
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) for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
National Environmental Policy Act
The proposed activities in the requested permits qualify as
categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, as
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part
46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (43 CFR 46.205,
46.210, and 46.215).
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 hours at the address listed above in ADDRESSES.
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.).
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-19351 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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