[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 18568-18573] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-08889] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2019-N041; FXES11130200000-190-FF02ENEH00] Endangered Species and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 of 1973, as amended. 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 31, 2019. ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):Email: susan_jacobsen@fws.gov. U.S. Mail: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification and Recovery Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Burge, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, 505-248-6641 (phone); fw2_te_permits@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: [[Page 18569]] Background The ESA 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. Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to comment on the following applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE-15101D................ O'Shea, Lauren E.; American burying Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, injury, New. Norman, Oklahoma. beetle Oklahoma, Texas. surveys, habitat death. (Nicrophorus surveys. americanus). TE-13585D................ Donato, Erin V.; Houston toad Texas.............. Presence/absence Harm, harass, New. Houston, Texas. (Anaxyrus surveys. injury, death. houstonensis). TE-13007D................ Allen, Joshua M.; Indiana bat (Myotis Oklahoma........... Presence/absence Capture, injury, New. Easton, Kansas. sodalis), gray bat surveys, mist- death. (Myotis netting. grisescens), northern long- eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). TE-800611................ SWCA; Austin, Texas. Whooping crane Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, collect, Renewal. (Grus americana), Louisiana, surveys, harass, injury, multiple karst Massachusetts, monitoring death. invertebrate Michigan, studies, habitat species, red- Missouri, assessments and cockaded Nebraska, New evaluations. woodpecker Mexico, Ohio, (Leuconotopicus Oklahoma, Rohde borealis), Island, South American burying Dakota, Texas. beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), Louisianan pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni), Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii), golden- cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), interior least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos), Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). TE-813088................ Bureau of Arkansas River New Mexico, Texas.. Biological Capture, collect, Renewal. Reclamation; shiner (Notropis monitoring, harass, harm, Albuquerque, New girardi), Comanche research, injury, death. Mexico. Springs pupfish transport, salvage. (Cyprinodon elegans), Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis), Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus). TE-03800D................ Borderlands Canelo Hills ladies- Arizona............ Survey, seed and N/A................ New. Restoration tresses root collection, Network; Patagonia, (Spiranthes restoration. Arizona. delitescens). TE-03789D................ Gargaro, Madison; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. San Antonio, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys, habitat chrysoparia). assessments. TE-069320................ Groundwater & Piping plover Arizona, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harass, Renewal. Environmental (Charadrius Louisiana, surveys. injury, death. Services Inc.; melodus), fountain Oklahoma, South Lewisville, Texas. darter (Etheostoma Dakota, Texas. fonticola), American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), red- cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), least tern (Sterna antillarum). TE-053109................ Stefferud, Sally E.; Gila topminnow Arizona............ Surveys, capture, Capture, collect, Renewal. Phoenix, Arizona. (Poeciliopsis mark and collect injury, death. occidentalis), voucher specimens. desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius). TE-092622................ Valdes, Gabriels A.; Coastal California Arizona, Presence surveys, Harass, harm....... Renewal. Gilbert, AZ. gnatcatcher California, New nest monitoring (Polioptila Mexico, Texas. and surveys. californica californica), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). TE-11469D................ Pride, Lora; American burying Oklahoma........... Presence/absence Capture, harm, New. Virginia Beach, beetle surveys. injury, death. Virginia. (Nicrophorus americanus). [[Page 18570]] TE-08563D................ Kuhl, John J.; Attwater's greater Arizona, Louisiana, Presence/absence Capture, harm, New. Austin, Texas. prairie-chicken New Mexico, surveys, habitat harass, injury. (Tympanuchus Oklahoma, Texas. and nesting search cupido attwateri), and mapping, golden-cheeked counts, handling. warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), least tern (Sterna antillarum), northern Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), red- cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla). TE-20166A................ Bey, Trinity G.; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harm, harass....... Renewal. Boerne, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys, habitat chrysoparia). assessments. TE-000101D............... Hayes, Hannah L.; Indiana bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, injury, New. Ponca City, sodalis), gray bat Connecticut, surveys. death. Oklahoma. (Myotis Delaware, Florida, grisescens), Georgia, Illinois, northern long- Indiana, Iowa, eared bat (Myotis Kentucky, septentrionalis), Louisiana, Maine, Ozark big-eared Massachusetts, bat (Corynorhinus Maryland, Michigan (=plecotus) Minnesota, townsendii Mississippi, ingens),Virginia Missouri, New big-eared bat Hampshire, New (Corynorhinus Jersey, New York, (=plecotus) North Carolina, townsendii Ohio, virginianus). Pennsylvania, Rode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia. TE-07467D................ Schmalzel, Robert Pima pineapple Arizona............ Research........... N/A................ New. J.; Tucson, Arizona. cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina). TE-25819D................ Shashy, Peter; San Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Antonio, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys. chrysoparia). TE-25818D................ Aragon, Felicia; Southwestern willow Arizona, Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Peralta, New Mexico. flycatcher California, surveys. (Empidonax Colorado, Nevada, traillii extimus). New Mexico, Texas, Utah. TE-25816D................ Jacobs Engineering Southwestern willow Arizona, Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Group; Phoenix, flycatcher California, surveys, nest Arizona. (Empidonax Nevada, New searches and traillii extimus), Mexico, Utah. monitoring. Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), black- footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). TE-25792D................ Nelson, Pamela; Ozark big-eared bat Arizona, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, harass, New. Chelsea, Oklahoma. (Corynorhinus Kansas, Missouri, surveys, mist harm, injury, (=plecotus) Nevada, Oklahoma, nets, harp traps,. death. townsendii South Dakota, ingens), gray bat Texas. (Myotis grisescens), American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). TE-25790D................ Stark, Kailin; Southwestern willow Arizona............ Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Phoenix, Arizona. flycatcher surveys. (Empidonax traillii extimus). TE-25781D................ Atkins North Least tern (Sterna Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. America, Inc; antillarum), surveys. Austin, Texas. piping plover (Charadrius melodus), golden- cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia). [[Page 18571]] TE-798920................ City of Austin, Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Capture, harass, Renewal. Balcones warbler (Dendroica surveys, mist harm, injury, Canyonlands chrysoparia), netting, nest death. Preserve; Austin, ground beetles (no monitoring, Texas. common name; collection, Rhadine exilis and salvage. Rhadine infernalis), Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps), Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi), Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus). TE-19661B................ Tetra Tech Inc; Southwestern willow Arizona, New Mexico Presence/absence Harass, harm....... Renewal. Albuquerque, New flycatcher surveys. Mexico. (Empidonax traillii extimus). TE-053083................ Kutz, Julie; Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm....... Renewal. Albuquerque, New flycatcher surveys. Mexico. (Empidonax traillii extimus). TE-039466................ USGS Idaho Yuma clapper rail Arizona............ Research, capture Harm, harass, Amendment. Cooperative Fish (Rallus and handling. injury, death. and Wildlife Unit; longirostris Moscow, Idaho. yumanensis). TE-63651A................ POWER Engineers Inc; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... Renewal. Austin, Texas. warbler (Dendroica surveys and chrysoparia). habitat surveys. TE-106551................ Fischer, Clay V.; Ocelot (Leopardus Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... Renewal. Austin, Texas. (=felis) surveys and pardalis), Gulf habitat asessments. Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus (=felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli), golden- cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). TE-01837D................ McMahan, Michael; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. San Antonio, Texas. warbler (Dendroica surveys. chrysoparia). TE-44547B................ Dixon, Thomas Least tern (Sterna Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, Amendment. (Freese and antillarum), surveys, injury, death. Nichols, Inc); piping plover relocations. Austin, Texas. (Charadrius melodus), northern Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii), red- cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). TE-232639................ DESCO Environmental Red-cockaded Oklahoma, Texas.... Presence absence Harass, harm, Renewal. Consultants; woodpecker surveys. injury, death. Magnolia, Texas. (Picoides borealis), American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). [[Page 18572]] TE-841353................ Blair Wildlife Ground beetles (no Texas.............. Presence absence Harass, harm....... Amendment. Consulting; Kyle, common name; surveys. Texas. Rhadine exilis and Rhadine infernalis), Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps), Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi), Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus). TE-226653................ The Arboretum at Todsen's pennyroyal Arizona, New Surveys, ................... Renewal. Flagstaff; (Hedeoma Mexico, Utah. monitoring, Flagstaff, Arizona. todsenii), Holy collection. Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti- spiritus), Brady pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi), Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus), Arizona cliffrose (Purshia (=cowania) subintegra), Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae), Autumn buttercup (Ranunculus aestivalis (=acriformis)). TE-26393D................ Gilliam, Erick; American Burying Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, injury, New. Poteau, Oklahoma. Beetle Oklahoma, Texas. surveys, habitat death. (Nicrophorus surveys. americanus). TE-26391D................ La Tierra Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Environmnetal flycatcher surveys, Consulting; Las (Empidonax monitoring. Cruces, New Mexico. traillii extimus), northern Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis). TE-26389D................ Patterson, Rande R.; Rusty patched Illinois, Indiana, Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Houston, Texas. bumble bee (Bombus Iowa, Maine, surveys, affinis). Massachusetts, monitoring. Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin. TE-02164C................ Bonar, Scott A.; Razorback sucker Arizona............ Presence/absence Capture, injury, Amend. Tucson, Arizona. (Xyrauchen surveys, death. texanus). monitoring. TE-33632D................ Graham, Sean P.; Big bend gambusia Texas.............. Monitoring......... Capture, injury, New. Alpine, Texas. (Gambusia gaigei). death. TE-33639D................ ECHO, LLC.; American burying Oklahoma, Arkansas. Presence/absence Capture, injury, New. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. beetle surveys. death. (Nicrophorus americanus), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis grisescens), northern long- eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). TE-33641D................ Mahoney, Sean; Southwestern willow Arizona, Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Flagstaff, Arizona. flycatcher California, New surveys. (Empidonax Mexico, Utah. traillii extimus). TE-00284A................ Rainwater, American burying Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, injury, Renewal. Stephanie; Tulsa, beetle Missouri, surveys. death. Oklahoma. (Nicrophorus Nebraska, Ohio, americanus). Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas. TE-053839................ SME Environmental; Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm....... Renewal. Durango, Colorado. flycatcher surveys. (Empidonax traillii extimus). [[Page 18573]] TE-066226................ Moors, Amanda; Lesser long-nosed Arizona, New Presence/absence Capture, harass, Renewal. Globe, Arizona. bat (Leptonycteris Mexico, Texas. surveys, capture, harm, injury, curasoae collect, release, death. yerbabuenae), tag, midden Mexican long-nosed searches. bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis). TE-841353................ Blair Wildlife Ground beetles (no Texas.............. Presence absence Harass, harm....... Amendment. Consulting LLC; common name; surveys. Kyle, Texas. Rhadine exilis and Rhadine infernalis), Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps), Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi), Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus). TE-26445D................ Terra Tech New Mexico meadow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm....... New. Environmental jumping mouse surveys, habitat Services; (Zapus hudsonius surveys. Evergreen, Colorado. luteus), least tern (Sterna antillarum), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus), Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), Zuni Bluehead Sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrowi). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Availability of Comments Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this Federal Register 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 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.). Dated: March 19, 2019. Amy Lueders, Regional Director, Southwest Region. [FR Doc. 2019-08889 Filed 4-30-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P