[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18576-18577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7879]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2011-N056; 60120-1113-0000-D2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permits.
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SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of applications to conduct certain
activities pertaining to enhancement of survival of endangered species.
The Endangered Species Act requires that we invite public comment on
these permit applications.
DATES: Written comments on this request for a permit must be received
by May 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written data or comments to the Assistant Regional
Director--Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0486; facsimile 303-236-
0027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal indentifying 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.
Document Availability
Documents and other information 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), by
any party who submits a request for a copy of such documents within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice to Kris Olsen, by mail
(see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at 303-236-4256. All comments we
receive from individuals become part of the official public record.
Applications
The following applicants have requested issuance of enhancement of
survival permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species
pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Renewals
Applicants: Rockford Plettner, Nebraska Public Power District,
Columbus, Nebraska, TE-039100; Kathleen Triby, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Malta, Montana, TE-127250;
and Chadwin Smith, Headwaters Corp., Kearney, Nebraska, TE-183430.
These applicants request renewed permits to take interior least terns
(Sterna antillarum athalassos) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus)
in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' ranges
for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicants: Brian Holmes, Bureau of Land Management, Meeker,
Colorado, TE-121911; Ben Janis, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule,
South Dakota, TE-131398; and Duane Shroufe, Arizona Game and Fish
Department, Phoenix, Arizona, TE-163125. These applicants request
renewed permits to take black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for
the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
Applicants: U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Coop Unit,
Brookings, South Dakota, TE-104580; Patrick Braaten, U.S. Geological
Survey, Ft. Peck, Montana, TE-047285; Rob Holm, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery, Riverdale, North Dakota,
TE-062035; and Jeffery Powell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gavins
Point National Fish Hatchery, Yankton, South Dakota, TE-109048. These
applicants request renewed permits to take pallid sturgeons
(Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction with recovery activities
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival
and recovery.
Applicants: Melvin Coonrod, EIS Environmental and Engineering
Consulting, Helper, Utah, TE-044836; Jim Friedley, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Ignacio, Colorado, TE-047381; William Butler, ERO Resources
Corp., Denver, Colorado, TE-040510; and Peter Smith, Smith
Environmental and Engineering, Westminster, Colorado, TE-044780. These
applicants request renewed permits to take Southwestern willow
flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with recovery
activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing
its survival and recovery.
Applicant: National Park Service, Prairie Cluster Ecological
Monitoring, Republic, Missouri, TE-047288. The applicant requests a
renewed permit to take Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in conjunction
with recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose
of enhancing its survival and recovery.
Applicant: Claire Crow, National Park Service, Zion National Park,
Springdale, Utah, TE-057485. The applicant requests a renewed permit to
take Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus),
Arctomecon humilis (Dwarf bear-poppy), Astragalus holmgreniorum
(Holmgren milk-vetch), and Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwitz milk-
vetch) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species'
range for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicant: Rabdy Chapo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska,
TE-210754. The applicant requests a renewed permit to take Salt Creek
tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in conjunction with
recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of
enhancing its survival and recovery.
Display Renewal
Applicant: Robert Brynda, Landry's Downtown Aquarium, Denver,
Colorado, TE-046427. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess
bonytail chub (Gila elegans), humpback chub (Gila cypha), Colorado
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen
texanus), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), and green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas agassisi) for public display and propagation in
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their
survival and recovery.
Applicant: Tony Korth, Ak-sar-ben Aquarium, Gretna, Nebraska, TE-
039090. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess pallid
sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for public display and propagation in
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival and recovery.
Applicant: Tracy Brower-Thessing, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, TE-040748. The applicant requests a renewed permit
to possess black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and Wyoming toad
(Bufo baxteri) for public display and
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propagation in conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of
enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicant: Eddie Overbay, Texas Zoo, Victoria, Texas, TE-051840.
The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess black-footed ferret
(Mustela nigripes) for public display and propagation in conjunction
with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival and recovery.
Applicant: Brent Anderson, Living Planet Aquarium, Sandy, Utah, TE-
131638. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess bonytail
chub (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), June
sucker (Chasmistes liorus), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
for public display and propagation in conjunction with recovery
activities for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicant: Lee Jackson, National Mississippi River Museum, Dubuque,
Iowa, TE-37337A. The applicant requests a permit to take Wyoming toad
(Bufo baxteri) for public display and propagation in conjunction with
recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival
and recovery.
Amendments
Applicant: Lee Simmons, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE, TE-
053961. The applicant requests a permit amendment to add surveys for
Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in conjunction
with recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose
of enhancing its survival and recovery.
New
Applicant: Stephen Spomer, Lincoln, NE, TE-37351A. The applicant
requests a permit to take Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica
lincolniana) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the
species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
Dated: March 28, 2011.
Hugh Morrison,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 2011-7879 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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