[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90377-90378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29971]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2016-N173; FXES11130600000-178-FF06E00000]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
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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. With
some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered and threatened
species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also
requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
January 13, 2017.
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 permittee to conduct activities with U.S.
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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, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public
to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit
number for the application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information 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 Application Number TE069300
Applicant: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
surveying and monitoring activities for pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
albus) in Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE09897C
Applicant: Deidre Duffy, Durango, CO
The applicant requests a new recovery permit to conduct presence/
absence surveys of southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico for the purpose of enhancing
the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE04585C
Applicant: Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife Department, Harlem, MT
The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to
conduct presence/absence surveys for black-footed ferrets (Mustela
nigripes) in Montana for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit Application Number TE27491B
Applicant: PG Environmental, LLC, Golden, CO
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
surveying and monitoring activities for bonytail chub (Gila elegans),
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha),
and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in Colorado for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE049109
Applicant: Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Salt Lake City, UT
The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to
collect vouchers and seeds in Arizona and propagate Gierisch mallow
(Sphaeralcea gierischii) for genetic research purposes to enhance the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE85664B
Applicant: Wingate Biological Solutions, Durango, CO
The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to
conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona and New Mexico for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE039100
Applicant: Nebraska Public Power District, Lincoln, NE
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
surveying and monitoring activities for the interior least tern
(Sternula antillarum athalassos) and the American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) in Nebraska for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE038221
Applicant: Central Nebraska Public Power District, Gothenburg, NE
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to continue
surveying and monitoring activities for the interior least tern
(Sternula antillarum athalassos) and the American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) in Nebraska for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE067729
Applicant: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
The applicant requests an amendment to their current permit to
conduct telemetry studies of Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus
lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in Colorado and Utah.
Upon review and approval, the applicant's permit will extend for
another five years. The extension encompasses previously approved
survey and monitoring projects for loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) and
spikedace (Meda fulgida) in New Mexico and Topeka shiner (Notropis
topeka) in Kansas. All projects are for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE047290
Applicant: Colorado Parks and Wildlife John W. Mumma Native Aquatic
Species Restoration Facility, Alamosa, CO
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit for research,
propagation, transport, and release of bonytail chub (Gila elegans),
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha),
and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) into the wild for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit Application Number TE040748
Applicant: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO
The applicant requests the renewal of their permit to exhibit
Mexican wolf (Canis lupus spp. baileyi) and to exhibit, propagate, and
transport black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Wyoming toad
(Anaxyrus baxteri), for the purpose of enhancing 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.
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