[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15626-15627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07485]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2019-N007; FXES11140600000-190-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the
requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that
we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments by May 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability and comment submission: Use one of the
following methods to request documents or submit comments. Requests and
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s)
(e.g., TE123456):
Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Division of Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (phone), or
permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA 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 recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered species
for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species. 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.
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Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the following applications.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Activity Permit action
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TE049748-3.......... Utah State June sucker Utah............ Presence/absence Renew.
University, (Chasmistes surveys,
Logan, Utah. liorus). population
monitoring.
TE057401-2.......... Bureau of Land Southwestern Utah............ Presence/absence Renew.
Management, willow surveys, nest
Grand Staircase flycatcher monitoring.
Escalante (Empidonax
National traillii
Monument, Utah. extimus).
TE069553-2.......... USDA Forest Black-footed South Dakota.... Presence/absence Renew.
Service, Wall ferret (Mustela surveys,
Ranger District, nigripes). capture,
Buffalo Gap handle, mark,
National anesthetize,
Grassland, South vaccinate,
Dakota. release.
TE094832-2.......... U.S. Army Corps Pallid sturgeon South Dakota.... Display for Renew.
of Engineers, (Scaphirhynchus scientific and
Omaha District, albus). educational
Pickstown, South purposes.
Dakota.
TE131638-3.......... Loveland Living Loggerhead sea Utah............ Display for Renew.
Planet Aquarium, turtle (Caretta educational
Draper, Utah. caretta), purposes.
bonytail chub
(Gila elegans),
Colorado
pikeminnow
(Ptychocheilus
lucius),
humpback chub
(Gila cypha),
June sucker
(Chasmistes
liorus),
razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen
texanus), Virgin
River chub (Gila
robusta
seminuda),
woundfin
(Plagopterus
argentissimus),
green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas).
TE131639-1.......... USDA Forest Blowout penstemon Nebraska........ Presence/absence Renew.
Service, (Penstemon surveys, remove
Chadron, haydenii). and reduce to
Nebraska. possession for
propagation and
reintroduction.
TE26376D-0.......... Steve Forrest, Black-footed Arizona, Presence/absence New.
Truckee, ferret (Mustela Colorado, surveys.
California. nigripes). Kansas,
Montana,
Nebraska, New
Mexico, North
Dakota, South
Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Wyoming.
TE61451C-1.......... Amy Hammesfahr... Indiana bat Missouri........ Presence/absence Amend.
(Myotis surveys,
sodalis), gray capture,
bat (Myotis handle, mark,
grisescens). biosample,
release.
TE26405D-0.......... Miranda Hanson, American burying Kansas, Presence/absence New.
Lincoln, beetle Nebraska, South surveys.
Nebraska. (Nicrophorus Dakota.
americanus).
TE32556D-0.......... Stephen New Mexico meadow Colorado........ Presence/absence New.
Yarbrough, jumping mouse surveys.
Golden, Colorado. (Zapus hudsonius
luteus).
TE26536D-0.......... U.S. Army Corps Interior least Colorado........ Presence/absence New.
of Engineers, tern (Sternula surveys, nest
John Martin antillarum monitoring.
Reservoir, athalassos).
Colorado.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record. 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
request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public
disclosure in their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Maria Boroja,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-07485 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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