[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12980-12981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04156]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2023-N006; FXES11130200000-234-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered Wildlife; 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, 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 (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
March 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability: Request documents from the contact in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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, by phone at 505-248-6651, or via email
at marty_tuegel@fws.gov. 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 of 1973, as
amended (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, and 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. Our release of 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.
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Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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PER0116052............... New Mexico Office Rio Grande Silvery New Mexico......... Captive Harass, harm, and Renew/Amend.
of the State Minnow propagation, capture.
Engineer/ (Hybognathus maintain captive
Interstate Stream amarus). adult population,
Commission; Los educational
Lunas, New Mexico. display, conduct
research.
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PER0084202............... Attwater Prairie Attwater's greater Texas, Oklahoma.... Capture, band, tag, Harass, harm, and Renew/Amend.
Chicken National prairie-chicken collet bio- capture.
Wildlife Refuge; (Tympanuchus samples, captive
Eagle Lake, Texas. cupido attwateri). propagation,
artificial
insemination,
collect eggs,
transport,
salvage,
educational
display.
PER0087313............... Owen, Victoria; San Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass and, harm... New.
Antonio, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys.
chrysoparia).
PER0104851............... Prescott National Southwestern willow Arizona............ Presence/absence Harass and, harm... Renew/Amend.
Forest; Camp flycatcher surveys.
Verde, Arizona. (Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Gila chub (Gila
intermedia),
razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen
texanus), Colorado
pikeminnow
(Ptychocheilus
lucius), desert
pupfish
(Cyprinodon
macularius), Gila
topminnow
(Poeciliopsis
occidentalis),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), loach
minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis).
PER0116611............... Carreon, Sarah; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass and, harm... New.
Helotes, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys.
chrysoparia).
PER0115496............... Aecom Technical Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, and Renew/Amend.
Services, Inc.; warbler (Setophaga surveys, habitat capture.
Austin, Texas. chrysoparia), assessment,
Houston Toad (Bufo capture.
houstonensis).
PER0115497............... Frost, Steve; Golden-cheeked Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass and, harm... New.
Helotes, Texas. warbler (Setophaga surveys.
chrysoparia).
PER0116336............... Bureau of Land Mexican long-nosed Arizona............ Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew.
Management--Tucson bat (Leptonycteris surveys, nest capture, and kill.
Field Office; nivalis), monitoring,
Tucson, Arizona. southwestern banding, capture,
willow flycatcher handle, voucher
(Empidonax specimen.
traillii extimus),
Gila chub (Gila
intermedia), Gila
topminnow
(Poeciliopsis
occidentalis),
desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon
macularius),
spikedace (Meda
fulgida), loach
minnow (Tiaroga
cobitis).
PER0192207............... Hicks & Company; Golden-cheeked Arizona, New Presence/absence Harass, harm, and Renew.
Austin, Texas. warbler (Setophaga Mexico, Texas. surveys, habitat capture.
chrysoparia), assessment,
northern aplomado capture.
falcon (Falco
femoralis
septentrionalis),
red-cockaded
woodpecker
(Picoides
borealis),
southwestern
willow flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Houston Toad (Bufo
houstonensis).
PER0441990............... Weiberg, Garrett; Peppered chub Kansas, New Mexico, Presence/absence Harass, harm, and New.
Grand Prairie, (Macrhybopsis Oklahoma, Texas. surveys, habitat capture.
Texas. tetranema), assessment,
sharpnose shiner capture, handle,
(Notropis tag, translocate.
oxyrhynchus),
smalleye shiner
(Notropis buccula).
PER0658674............... SWCA Flagstaff; Southwestern willow Arizona............ Capture, tag....... Harass, harm, and Amend.
Flagstaff, Arizona. flycatcher capture.
(Empidonax
traillii extimus).
PER0666399............... The Nature Southwestern willow Arizona............ Presence/absence Harass and, harm... New.
Conservancy flycatcher surveys.
Arizona; Phoenix, (Empidonax
Arizona. traillii extimus).
PER0018550............... Mowad, Gary; Ocelot (Leopardus Arizona, New Camera monitoring Harass and, harm... New.
Scottsdale, pardalis), Gulf Mexico, Texas. using scents/
Arizona. Coast jaguarundi attractants.
(Puma yagouaroundi
cacomitli).
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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 Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04156 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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