[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43786-43788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18052]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N133; 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 August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of Classification and
Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of
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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 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-009926
Applicant: Gulf South Research Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas and Oklahoma.
Permit TE-67910B
Applicant: Cherokee National Environmental Solutions LLC., Catoosa,
Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and
Oklahoma.
Permit TE-67912B
Applicant: Chloeta Fire, LLC., Jay, 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-88519A
Applicant: U.S. Forest Service--Lincoln National Forest,
Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for New
Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-043231
Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Sandy, Utah.
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) within Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.
Permit TE-181762
Applicant: Sea Turtle Inc., South Padre Island, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys, stranding
activities, holding, and rehabilitation for Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles within
Texas.
Permit TE-67917B
Applicant: Caitlin Gabor, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Barton Springs salamander
(Eurycea sosorum) within Texas.
Permit TE-67919B
Applicant: Kartye Land Management, LLC., Lufkin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia), black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) within Texas.
Permit TE-822998
Applicant: U.S. Forest Service--Coronado National Forest, Tucson,
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 and New Mexico:
Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
Jaguar (Pathera onca)
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)
Masked bobwhite quail (Colinus viginianus ridgwayi)
Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonius grahamensis)
Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi)
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)
Permit TE-051832
Applicant: Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct husbandry and holding of Gila chub
(Gila intermedia) within the zoo in Arizona.
Permit TE-69881B
Applicant: Brendan Larsen, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys, mist netting, and holding of
lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) within
Arizona.
Permit TE-800923
Applicant: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following
species in Arizona:
Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)
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Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
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: July 15, 2015.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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