[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26705-26706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12346]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2018-N032; FXES11130600000-189-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 or threatened 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 July 9, 2018.
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: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228.
Pickup/hand-delivery: Call 303-236-4224 to make an
appointment during regular business hours at 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);
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 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.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE054237-3........... USDA Forest Service Southwestern willow Colorado................. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... Amend.
Rocky Mountain flycatcher to determine
Region, Golden, CO. (Empidonax traillii baseline population
extimus). numbers.
TE73239C-0........... U.S. Army Corps of Pallid sturgeon Kansas, Missouri......... Survey and monitor Capture, handle, and New.
Engineers, Kansas (Scaphirhynchus to determine radio tag; transfer
City, MO. albus). baseline population limited numbers to
numbers. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
hatcheries for
propagation efforts.
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TE98300A-2........... Amnis Opes Pallid sturgeon Colorado, Montana........ Survey and monitor Capture, handle, and Renew.
Institute, LLC, (Scaphirhynchus to determine radio tag.
Bend, OR. albus), white baseline population
sturgeon (Acipenser numbers.
transmontanus),
bonytail chub (Gila
elegans), Colorado
pikeminnow
(Ptychocheilus
lucius), humpback
chub (Gila cypha),
razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus).
TE79700C-0........... Brackett Mays, Grand Southwestern willow Colorado, Utah........... Survey and monitor Disturbance......... New.
Junction, CO. flycatcher to determine
(Empidonax traillii baseline population
extimus). numbers.
TE84251C-0........... Westech Poweshiek North Dakota............. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... New.
Environmental skipperling to determine
Services, Inc., (Oarisma poweshiek). baseline population
Helena, MT. numbers.
TE056079-1........... Colorado State Bonytail chub (Gila Colorado, Utah........... Survey and monitor Electrofish, Renew.
University, Fort elegans), Colorado to determine capture, and handle.
Collins, CO. pikeminnow baseline population
(Ptychocheilus numbers.
lucius), humpback
chub (Gila cypha),
razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus).
TE067734-2........... Badlands National Black-footed ferret South Dakota............. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... Renew.
Park. (Mustela nigripes). to determine
baseline population
numbers.
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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.).
Michael Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-12346 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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