[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70990-70992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27727]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2019-N168; FXES11130500000-201-FF05E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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 or threatened 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 on or before January 27,
2020.
ADDRESSES: 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: permitsR5ES@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Abby Gelb, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Gelb, 413-253-8212 (phone), or
permitsR5ES@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: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants
to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species
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that are listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened 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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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE60415D................ Mass Audubon Kemp's ridley sea Massachusetts.............. Stranding Salvage, Capture, New.
Wellfleet Bay turtle Response, Triage Collect..
Wildlife (Lepidochelys Rehabilitation,
Sanctuary, South kempii); Transport,
Wellfleet, MA. Leatherback sea Necropsy.
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE60419D................ MERR Institute, Kemp's ridley sea Delaware................... Stranding Salvage, Capture, New.
Lewes, DE. turtle Response, Collect.
(Lepidochelys Transport,
kempii); Necropsy.
Leatherback sea
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE60418D................ Marine Mammal Kemp's ridley sea New Jersey................. Stranding Salvage, Capture, New.
Stranding Center, turtle Response, Collect,
Brigantine, NJ. (Lepidochelys Rehabilitation, Euthanize.
kempii); Transport,
Leatherback sea Necropsy, Release.
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE60434D................ Sea Turtle Kemp's ridley sea New Jersey................. Rehabilitation, Collect, Euthanize New.
Recovery, Inc., turtle Transport,
West Orange, NJ. (Lepidochelys Necropsy, Release.
kempii);
Leatherback sea
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas);
Hawksbill sea
turtle
(Eretmochelys
imbricata).
TE60921D................ Pittsburgh Zoo & Kemp's ridley sea Pennsylvania............... Rehabilitation, Collect, Euthanize New.
PPG Aquarium, turtle Transport,
Pittsburgh, PA. (Lepidochelys Necropsy, Release.
kempii);
Leatherback sea
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas);
Hawksbill sea
turtle
(Eretmochelys
imbricata).
TE60928D................ National Marine Kemp's ridley sea Massachusetts.............. Rehabilitation, Collect, Euthanize New.
Life Center, turtle Transport,
Buzzards Bay, MA. (Lepidochelys Necropsy, Release.
kempii);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE60406D................ Atlantic Marine Kemp's ridley sea New York................... Stranding Salvage, Capture, New.
Conservation turtle Response, Triage Wound, Collect.
Society, Hampton (Lepidochelys Rehabilitation,
Bays, NY. kempii); Transport,
Leatherback sea Satellite Tagging.
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE60422D................ Sea Research Kemp's ridley sea Connecticut................ Stranding Salvage, Capture, New.
Foundation, Inc, turtle Response, Collect,
dba Mystic (Lepidochelys Rehabilitation, Euthanize.
Aquarium, Mystic, kempii); Transport,
CT. Leatherback sea Necropsy, Release.
turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea);
Loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta); Green
sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas);
Hawksbill sea
turtle
(Eretmochelys
imbricata).
TE61005D................ Mark J. Hepner, Rusty patched West Virginia.............. Presence/absence Capture, Collect.. New.
Buckhannon, WV. bumble bee (Bombus survey, Research.
affinis).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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 will be able to do so. Moreover, 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
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Martin Miller,
Chief, Division of Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Northeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-27727 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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