[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28138-28140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11014]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2021-N157; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 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, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival.
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA), prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires
that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by
June 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability: Request documents by phone or email: Beth
Forbus, 505-248-6681, beth_forbus@fws.gov.
Comment submission: Submit comments by email to
fw2_te_permits@fws.gov. Please specify the permit you are interested in
by number (e.g., Application No. CS1234567).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Forbus, Supervisor,
Classification and Restoration Division, 505-248-6681. Individuals who
are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-
800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) 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 hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing but also such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such
permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing
permits for activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A),
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or
enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often
include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review by any party who submits a request as
specified in ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is subject to Privacy Act
(5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
requirements.
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to
these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies. Please refer to the application
number when submitting comments.
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Application Permit
No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take action
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ESPER000787 Cherokee Nation; American burying Oklahoma....... Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
6 Tahlequah, beetle absence
Oklahoma. (Nicrophorus surveys.
americanus).
ESPER000958 Rieck, Jean Southwestern Arizona, Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
7 Marie; willow Colorado, New absence
Flagstaff, flycatcher Mexico, Utah. surveys.
Arizona. (Empidonax
traillii
extimus).
ESPER000958 Paramextrix; Loach minnow New Mexico..... Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
9 Albuquerque, (Tiaroga absence
New Mexico. cobitis), surveys.
northern
aplomado falcon
(Falco
femoralis
septentrionalis
), piping
plover
(Charadrius
melodus),
southwestern
willow
flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii
extimus),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), Holy
Ghost ipomopsis
(Ipomopsis
sanctispiritus)
, Knowlton's
cactus
(Pediocactus
knowltonii),
Mancos milk-
vetch
(Astragalus
humillimus),.
Sacramento
prickly poppy
(Argemone
pleiacantha
ssp.
pinnatisecta),
Sneed
pincushion
cactus
(Coryphantha
sneedii var.
sneedii),
Todsen's
pennyroyal
(Hedeoma
todsenii).
ESPER000958 Bureau of Land Huachuca water- Arizona........ Presence/ Collect........ Amend.
8 Management; umbel absence
Tucson, Arizona. (Lilaeopsis surveys,
schaffneriana monitoring.
var. recurva).
ES839848 U.S. Forest Southwestern New Mexico..... Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
Service, Carson willow absence
National flycatcher surveys.
Forest; Taos, (Empidonax
New Mexico. traillii
extimus).
ESPER000940 Bureau of Land Southwestern New Mexico..... Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
5 Management; Las willow absence
Cruces, New flycatcher surveys.
Mexico. (Empidonax
traillii
extimus),
northern
aplomado falcon
(Falco
femoralis
septentrionalis
), Mexican long-
nosed bat
(Leptonycteris
nivalis),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), loach
minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis).
ESPER000700 Bureau of Land Southwestern Arizona........ Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
4 Management; willow absence
Safford, flycatcher surveys.
Arizona. (Empidonax
traillii
extimus),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), loach
minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis),
desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon
macularius),
Gila chub (Gila
intermedia),
Gila topminnow
(Poeciliopsis
occidentalis),
Little Peebles
Navajo cactus
(Pediocactus
peeblesianus
var.
peeblesianus).
ESPER000510 Proppe, Darren; Houston toad Texas.......... Presence/ Harm, harass... New.
3 Dripping (Bufo absence.
Springs, Texas. houstonensis).
ESPER000510 Schofield, Ocelot Texas.......... Presence/ Harm, harass... New.
4 Landon; (Leopardus absence,
Kingsville, pardalis). trapping, live
Texas. capture, blood
collection.
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ESPER000403 Horizon Golden-cheeked Texas.......... Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
2 Environmental warbler absence,
Services, Inc.; (Dendroica collection.
Austin, Texas. crysoparia),
Houston toad
(Bufo
houstonensis),
Rhadine exilis
(ground beetle,
no common
name),
Rhadine
infernalis
(ground beetle,
no common
name),.
Helotes mold
beetle
(Batrisodes
venyivi),
Cokendolpher
Cave harvestman
(Texella
cokendolpheri),.
Robber Baron
Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina
baronia), Madla
Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina
madla), Braken
Bat Cave
meshweaver
(Cicurina
venii),
Government
Canyon Bat Cave
meshweaver
(Cicurina
vespera),
Government
Canyon Bat Cave
spider
(Tayshaneta (=
Neoleptoneta)
microps), Tooth
Cave spider
(Tayshaneta
(=Neoleptoneta
myopica)),
Tooth Cave
pseudoscorpion
(Tartarocreagri
s texana), Bee
Creek Cave
harvestman
(Texella
reddelli),
Kretschmarr
Cave mold
beetle
(Texamaurops
reddelli),
Tooth Cave
ground beetle
(Rhadine
persephone),
Bone Cave
harvestman
(Texella
reyesi), Coffin
Cave mold
beetle
(Batrisodes
texanus).
ESPER000938 SWCA; Southwestern Arizona, Presence/ Harm, harass... Renew.
4 Albuquerque, NM. willow Colorado, New absence
flycatcher Mexico, surveys, nest
(Empidonax Nevada, Utah. monitoring.
traillii
extimus), Rio
Grande silvery
minnow
(Hybognathus
amarus),
razorback
sucker
(Xyrauchen
texanus),
Colorado
pikeminnow,
(Ptychocheilus
lucius),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), loach
minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis).
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Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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