[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)] [Notices] [Pages 15450-15453] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2022-05783] [[Page 15450]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2022-N220; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 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, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by April 18, 2022. ADDRESSES: Document availability: Request documents by phone or email: Marty Tuegel 505-248-6651, marty_tuegel@fws.gov. Comment submission: Submit comments by email to fw2_te_permits@fws.gov. Please specify the permit application you are interested in by number (e.g., Permit Record No. PER1234567). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Supervisor, Environmental Review Division, 505-248-6651. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing but also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting. The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving listed species. A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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 Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review by any party who submits a request as specified in ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requirements. Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. Please refer to the permit record number when submitting comments. [[Page 15451]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PER0035043............... Deatherage, Jay; Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)................. Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, collect, Renew. Nacogdoches, Texas. Connecticut, Delaware, surveys, capture. tag. Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. PER0034621............... Molano-Flores, Zapata bladderpod (Physaria thamnophila)..... Texas......................... Presence/absence Collect............. New. Brenda; Champagne, surveys, collection. Illinois. PER0035041............... Anderson, Kelsey; Austin blind salamander (Eurycea Texas......................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ New. San Marcos, Texas. waterlooensis), Barton Springs salamander surveys, capture, (Eurycea sosorum), Texas blind salamander tagging. (Eurycea rathbuni). PER0031454............... Gadek, Chauncey; Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon New Mexico.................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ New. Albuquerque, New neomexicanus). surveys, monitoring. Mexico. PER0034050............... Bureau of Land Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana Arizona....................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ Renew/Amend. Management; sonoriensis), Southwestern willow flycatcher surveys. Phoenix, Arizona. (Empidonax traillii extimus), Gila chub (Gila intermedia), Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius). PER0031587............... Sanchez, Audrey; Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon New Mexico.................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ New. Dixon, New Mexico. neomexicanus). surveys, monitoring. PER0034599............... Bowman Consulting Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga Texas......................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ Amend. Group; San Marcos, chrysoparia). surveys, habitat Texas. assessment. PER0035065............... Miller, Amanda; Beetle [no common name] (Rhadine exilis), Texas......................... Presence/absence Harass, harm........ Renew. Winchester, beetle [no common name] (Rhadine surveys. Tennessee. 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 (Tayshaneta microps). PER0035222............... Desert Botanical Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.... Collection.......... Collect............. New. Garden; Phoenix, thermophilus), Sacramento prickly poppy Arizona. (Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta), Mancos milk-vetch (Astragalus humillimus), Sneed pincushion cactus (Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii), Knowlton's cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii), Todsen's pennyroyal (Hedeoma todsenii), Huachuca water-umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva), Holy Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus), Kearney's blue-star (Amsonia kearneyana), Acu[ntilde]a cactus (Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis), Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus arizonicus ssp. arizonicus), Brady pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi), Fickeisen plains cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. fickeiseniae), Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii), Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus), Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina), Arizona cliffrose (Purshia (=Cowania) subintegra), Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes delitescens), Gierisch mallow (Sphaeralcea gierischii), Holmgren milk- vetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax), Guadalupe fescue (Festuca ligulata). PER0035423............... Sonoran Institute; Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)... Arizona....................... Presence/absence Capture, harass, Amend. Tucson, Arizona. surveys, collect. harm. [[Page 15452]] PER0036203............... Arizona Game and Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni Arizona....................... Presence/absence Capture, harass, Renew/Amend. Fish Department; kanabensis), Three Forks springsnail surveys, collect. harm. Phoenix, Arizona. (Pyrgulopsis trivialis), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), bonytail (Gila elegans), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), desert pupfish, (Cyprinodon macularius), Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea), Gila chub (Gila intermedia), Virgin River chub (Gila robusta seminuda), woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus), Gila topminnow, including Yaqui (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis), spikedace (Meda fulgida), Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium stebbinsi), Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni), masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), Yuma Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis), black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), jaguar (Panthera onca), Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis), New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis). PER0036279............... National Park Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon New Mexico.................... Presence/absence Capture, harass, Renew. Service, Valles neomexicanus). surveys, collect. harm. Caldera National Preserve; Jemez Springs, New Mexico. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 15453]] Public Availability of Comments All comments we receive become part of the public record associated with this action. Requests for copies of comments will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Service and Department of the Interior policies and procedures. 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 to 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. Authority We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Amy L. Lueders, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2022-05783 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P