[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74202-74203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30079]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2012-N295; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit
Application
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
comment on the following application to conduct certain activities with
endangered or threatened species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and threatened
species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also
requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
January 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following methods. Alternatively, 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-123456).
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number in the subject line of the message.
U.S. Mail: Kris Olsen, Permit Coordinator, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver,
CO 80225.
In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call 303-236-4256
to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris Olsen, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4256 (phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov
(email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing this
permit.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes applicant 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 application. Please refer to the appropriate
permit number for the application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information the applicants have submitted is
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: TE-704930
Applicants: Michael Thabault and Nicole Alt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Region 6. Ecological Services, Denver, Colorado.
The applicants request renewal of an existing permit to
purposefully take (display, photograph, harass by survey, capture,
electrofish, handle, weigh, measure, mark, obtain biological samples,
breed in captivity, reintroduce, relocate, remove from the wild, kill,
and, for plant species only, remove and reduce to possess) all
threatened and endangered species listed in the States of Colorado,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming for recovery or scientific purposes or for the enhancement of
propagation or for enhancing the species' survival. This permit will
allow Fish and Wildlife Service employees and volunteers to lawfully
conduct threatened and endangered species activities, in
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conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range, as
outlined in Fish and Wildlife Service employees' and volunteers'
position descriptions.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an
initial determination that the proposed activities in this permit are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1,
1.4C(1)).
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to this request
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
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.).
Dated: December 5, 2012.
Nicole Alt,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-30079 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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