[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66289-66290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23231]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2016-N165; FXES11130600000-167-FF06E00000]
Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits
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 for a permit to conduct
activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered species.
Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless
a permit is obtained.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
October 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with the
applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of
the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who
submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following
office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. 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 (719) 628-
2670 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone);
permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal
permit. The Act and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing
permits for activities involving endangered species.
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 TE047250
Applicant: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, MT.
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
surveying and monitoring activities for black-footed ferrets (Mustela
nigripes) and pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in Montana for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival. The applicant further
requests that the pallid sturgeon portion of the permit be assigned a
new number to separate the aquatic activities from the terrestrial
activities.
Permit Application Number TE06447C
Applicant: Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, MT.
The applicant requests the renewal and assignment of a new recovery
permit number for presence/absence surveys of pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus). Presence/absence surveys for the species are
currently authorized under recovery permit TE047250. The request for a
new permit number allows the applicant to
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separate authorized aquatic survey/monitoring activities and reporting
from the authorized terrestrial activities. Newly assigned permit
number TE06447C would allow for the continuation of presence/absence
surveys for pallid sturgeon in Montana for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE052627
Applicant: Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, OH.
The applicant requests a renewal to propagate and rear Wyoming toad
(Bufo hemiophrys ssp. baxteri) for reintroduction purposes to enhance
the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE04585C
Applicant: Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife Department, Harlem, MT.
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
presence/absence surveys for black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in
Montana for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE056003
Applicant: Detroit Zoological Society, Royal Oak, MI.
The applicant requests a renewal to propagate and rear Wyoming toad
(Bufo hemiophrys ssp. baxteri) for reintroduction purposes to enhance
the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE06556C
Applicant: Bowen Collins and Associates, Draper, UT.
The applicant requests a recovery permit for presence/absence
surveys for Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
in Utah to enhance the species' survival.
National Environmental Policy Act
The proposed activities in the requested permits qualify as
categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, as
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part
46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (43 CFR 46.205,
46.210, and 46.215).
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 above in ADDRESSES.
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.).
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-23231 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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