[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16814-16816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06633]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N041; FXES11130200000-145-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
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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. The Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activities. Both
the Act and the National Environmental Policy Act require that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before April 25, 2014.
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ADDRESSES: Wendy Brown, Chief, Recovery and Restoration Branch, by U.S.
mail at Division of Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-
248-6920. Please refer to the respective permit number for each
application when submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, by U.S. mail at P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such
activities. 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 applicants to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of survival or
propagation, or interstate commerce. Our regulations regarding
implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 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, Tribal, 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) when requesting
application documents and 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 TE-813088
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Comanche
Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) and Pecos gambusia (Gambusia
nobilis) within Texas, and Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus
amarus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-207369
Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus), and Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma
tigrinum stebbinsi); and to survey for, collect, propagate, and
transplant Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva)
within Arizona.
Permit TE-27791B
Applicant: National Park Service-Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
Monuments, Campe Verde, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona.
Permit TE-160521
Applicant: Tetra Tech, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona and Utah.
Permit TE-27797B
Applicant: Robin Laine, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-27804B
Applicant: Paige Anderson, Yutan, Nebraska.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of gray bat (Myotis grisescens),
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii ingens) using mist netting techniques within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-28782B
Applicant: Brian Early, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Permit TE-88512A
Applicant: New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez
Mountain salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-07308A
Applicant: Debbie Buecher, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Arizona, and Mexican long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-28787B
Applicant: Cindy Lawrence, Durango, Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-039466
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Yuma clapper
rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in Arizona and California, and
light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) and California
clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) within California.
Permit TE-35437A
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District, Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas:
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
Leopard darter (Percina pantherina)
Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus)
Ouachita pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri)
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Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)
Permit TE-837751
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Zuni
bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrow) within Arizona.
Permit TE-048806
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge, Austwell, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct the following activities for whooping
crane (Grus americanus) nationwide: To conduct presence/absence
surveys; to process and ship parts thereof; to raise, breed, display,
and administer health care to captive birds at approved facilities; to
ship live wild-captured or captive-reared whooping cranes and eggs to
various sites for research, reintroductions, or rehabilitation or
treatment of sick or injured individuals, or among captive sites for
avicultural management; to capture, provide health care, put on
tracking devices and/or identification bands, and do health screens,
including blood collection; to re-introduce captive whooping cranes
into central Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, or other States where
whooping cranes have been designated experimental/nonessential and
carry out research and monitoring associated with those
reintroductions; and to carry out scientific research and management
directly related to whooping crane recovery that is approved by the
USFWS's Whooping Crane Coordinator.
Permit TE-821577
Applicant: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Arizona:
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Bonytail (Gila elegans)
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius macularius)
Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus montanus [=mexicanus]
hualpaiensis)
Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis)
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
Masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)
Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
grahamensis)
Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
Rio Sonoyta (Quitobaquito) pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius
eremus)
Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis)
Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum [=mavortium]
stebbinsi)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda)
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)
Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis)
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis)
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 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: March 10, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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