[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13349-13350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5336]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2012-N041; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit
Applications
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 applications to conduct certain activities
with endangered or threatened species. With some exceptions, 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 requires that we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
April 5, 2012.
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 (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) in the subject line of the
message.
U.S. Mail: 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 17, the Act provides for permits,
and requires that we invite public comment before issuing these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes you to conduct activities with United States 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 applications. Please refer to the appropriate
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) for the application when
submitting comments.
Documents and other information the applicants have 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).
Permit Application Number: TE-047250
Applicant: Joe Maurier, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena,
Montana 59620.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to perform the
following recovery activities with the following species, in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities
throughout the range of each species in Montana for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival: take (capture, hold, tag, propagate,
and kill) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) and take (capture,
hold, tag, and release) black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
Permit Application Number: TE-059105
Applicant: Pam Riddle, Bureau of Land Management, Moab Field Office,
Moab, Utah 84532.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (harass by
survey) Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in Utah
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-161444
Applicant: William Shepherd, California Academy of Sciences, Steinhart
Aquarium, San Francisco, California 94118.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (display)
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-047290
Applicant: Theodore James Smith, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Native
Aquatic Species Restoration Facility, Alamosa, Colorado 81101.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture,
hold, tag, propagate, and kill) bonytail (Gila elegans), Colorado
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) at the Colorado Parks and
Wildlife, Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-049623
Applicant: Mike Houck, Department of the Army, DPW, Environmental
Division, Ft. Riley, Kansas 66442.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture,
survey, electrofish, and display) Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in
Kansas for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-052204
Applicant: Lee Bender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Saratoga
National Fish Hatchery, Saratoga, Wyoming 82331.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (survey,
transport, and propagate) Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) in Wyoming for
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-056079
Applicant: John Hawkins, Colorado State University, Larval Fish
Laboratory, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80523.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture,
survey, and electrofish) Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) in
Colorado for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
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Permit Application Number: TE-07858A
Applicant: Eugene Schupp, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (remove
and reduce to possession, propagate) Schoenocrambe suffrutescens
(Shrubby reed-mustard) in Utah for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-064685
Applicant: Steve Haslouer, Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
Topeka, Kansas 66612.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture,
survey, and electrofish) Arkansas River shiner (Notropis girardi),
Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus), pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
albus), and Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in Kansas for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-064685
Applicant: Ron Kagan, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (survey,
transport, display, and propagate) Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number: TE-051815
Applicant: Terry Lincoln, Dakota Zoological Society, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58502.
Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (display)
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial determination that the proposed
activities in these permits 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: February 17, 2012.
Michael G. Thabault,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-5336 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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