[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31413-31415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13341]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N083; FXES11130200000-156-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 July 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of Classification and
Restoration, 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 505-248-6920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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-174552
Applicant: Animas Biological Studies, Durango, Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring,
and banding of southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii
extimus) within Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Permit TE-71618A
Applicant: Museum of Southwestern Biology--University of New Mexico
Herbarium, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to collect seeds and voucher specimens of the
following federally listed plants within New Mexico:
Argemone pinnatisecta (Sacramento prickly poppy)
Astragalus humillimus (Mancos milk-vetch)
Cirsium vinaceum (Sacramento Mountains thistle)
Coryphantha sneedii var. leei (Lee's pincushion cactus)
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii (Sneed's pincushion cactus)
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzieri (Kuenzler's hedgehog
cactus)
Erigeron rhizomatus (Zuni fleabane)
Eriogonum gypsophilum (gypsum wild buckwheat)
Hedeoma todsenii (Todsen's pennyroyal)
Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos sunflower)
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus (Holy Ghost ipomopsis)
Pediocactus knowltonii (Knowlton's cactus)
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Mesa Verde cactus)
Permit TE-63202B
Applicant: Carol Chambers, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of New Mexico meadow jumping mouse
(Zapus hudsonius luteus) within Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Permit TE-27791B
Applicant: National Park Service--Montezuma and Tuzigoot National
Monuments, Camp Verde, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/
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absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) within Arizona.
Permit TE-830213
Applicant: EcoPlan Associates, Inc., Mesa, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within
California and Nevada.
Permit TE-63522B
Applicant: Laney Environmental Consulting, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-170625
Applicant: Daniel Howard, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Permit TE-63523B
Applicant: Medina Consulting Company, Inc., San Antonio, 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-00975A
Applicant: Osage Nation--Department of Natural Resources, Pawhuska,
Oklahoma.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Neosho
madtom (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-37484A
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--Balcones Canyonlands
National Wildlife Refuge, Marble Falls, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys, banding, and
nest monitoring of golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and
black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-236730
Applicant: Timothy Bonner, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to collect 2,000 fountain darters (Etheostoma
fonticola) from the wild in Texas, as well as using 350 captive-bred
and 120 wild-caught fish for a predation study at Texas State
University.
Permit TE-023643
Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Hood, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-
cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo
atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-011464
Applicant: Caryn Vaughn, Norman, Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for Ouachita
pocketbook (Arcidens =Arkansia wheeleri), scaleshell (Leptodea
leptodon), and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) mussels within
Oklahoma.
Permit TE-146537
Applicant: New Mexico State Land Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and Rio Grande silvery
minnow (Hybognathus amarus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-64616B
Applicant: National Park Service--Valles Caldera National Preserve,
Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez Mountain salamander
(Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-64622B
Applicant: Kathy Granillo, Socorro, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-38748A
Applicant: Carlotta Copper Company, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct seed collection and cactus propagation,
and to construct receiving areas and transplantation for Arizona
hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus) within
Arizona.
Permit TE-64624B
Applicant: Cassidy Johnson, Houston, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct the following activities for Houston toad (Bufo
houstonensis) within Texas: Presence/absence surveys, transportation
and storage of frozen samples, transportation of live species for
education and outreach, and possession of one retired male toad for
education and outreach purposes.
Permit TE-206016
Applicant: Andrew Middick, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Ohio.
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.)
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Dated: May 14, 2015.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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