[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 15627]] Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the public to comment on the following applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant, city, Application No. state Species Location Activity Permit action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P