[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3398-3399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00486]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2013-N287; 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
February 20, 2014.
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-XXXXXX).
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX) 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-
4212 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4212 (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 these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act
authorizes the permittees 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 applications. Documents and other information
the applicants have submitted with their 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 TE183432
Applicant: Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO.
The applicant requests the renewal of a permit for educational
display and propagation of Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) to preserve
genetic diversity and provide individuals for reintroduction into
suitable sites identified by the Service for the purpose of enhancing
the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE046929
Applicant: Kansas Department of Transportation, Bureau of Design,
Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison St., Topeka, KS.
The applicant requests the renewal of a permit to conduct presence/
absence surveys for the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) in Kansas to determine range, distribution, and abundance
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE081867
Applicant: Otter Tail Environmental, Inc., 10200 W. 44th Ave.,
Suite 210, Wheat Ridge, CO.
The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to conduct
presence/absence surveys for the Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Application Number TE0051718
Applicant: Savage and Savage, Inc., 4610 Haystack Drive, Windsor,
CO.
The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to conduct
presence/absence surveys for the Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Application Number TE067486
Applicant: University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege St.,
402 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE.
The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to
capture, collect, tag, hold, and transport pallid sturgeons
(Scaphirhynchus albus) for baseline information 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)).
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Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests
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: January 7, 2014.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-00486 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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