[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5713-5715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03074]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2018-N142; FXES11140600000-190-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the
requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that
we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments by March 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Use one of the
following methods to request documents or submit comments. Requests and
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s)
(e.g., TE123456):
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Division of Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (phone), or
permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.; ESA), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA 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 recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered species
for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species. 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.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the following applications.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE12174D-0..................... Joshua M. Allen, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, handle, New.
Easton, KS. grisescens), Connecticut, Delaware, surveys, mark,
Indiana bat District of Columbia, population biosampling,
(Myotis sodalis), Florida, Georgia, monitoring, release.
northern long- Illinois, Indiana, whitenose
eared bat (Myotis Iowa, Kansas, syndrome
septentrionalis). Kentucky, Louisiana, surveillance, and
Maine, Maryland, studies to
Massachusetts, document habitat
Michigan, Minnesota, use.
Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North
Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
TE12893D-0..................... Alisa Halpin...... Interior least Nebraska............... Presence/absence Harassment........ New.
tern (Sternula surveys, nest
antillarum monitoring.
athalassos).
TE070027-7..................... University of Interior least Nebraska............... Presence/absence Capture, handle, Renew.
Nebraska. tern (Sternula surveys, nest harassment.
antillarum monitoring,
athalassos). banding.
TE13508D-0..................... Turner Endangered American burying Nebraska, South Dakota. Presence/absence Capture, handle, New.
Species Fund. beetle surveys. harassment.
(Nicrophorus
americanus).
TE61451C-1..................... Amy Hammesfahr.... Indiana bat Minnesota.............. Presence/absence Capture, handle, Amend.
(Myotis sodalis). surveys. mark,
biosampling,
release.
TE96435A-3..................... Laura Steger...... Southwestern Colorado............... Presence/absence Harassment........ Renew.
willow flycatcher surveys.
(Empidonax
traillii extimus).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record. 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
request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
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will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Nicole Alt,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-03074 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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