[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26313-26314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2011-N072; 20124-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research 
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Act requires that 
we invite public comment on these permit applications.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before June 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 
6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Documents and other information submitted 
with these applications are available for review, subject to the 
requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. 
Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, 
during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 
Gold Ave., SW., Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM. Please refer to the 
respective permit number for each application when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered 
Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248-6920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

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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.

Permit TE-37047A

Applicant: Sea World Parks and Entertainment, San Antonio, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for husbandry and holding of green 
sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys 
imbricate), Kemps ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii), and 
leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at Sea World Park in San 
Antonio, Texas.

Permit TE-067869

Applicant: Rhea Environmental Consulting, Mancos, Colorado.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern 
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona, New 
Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.

Permit TE-150490

Applicant: John Maresh, Austin, Texas.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-
cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo 
atricapilla) within Texas.

Permit TE-063395

Applicant: Oklahoma Aquarium, Jenks, Oklahoma.

    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for holding, 
husbandry, and educational display for two non-releasable green sea 
turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the Oklahoma Aquarium.

Permit TE-828640

Applicant: Harris Environmental Group, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), northern aplomado falcon (Falco 
femeralis septentrionalis), and southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona.

Permit TE-37484A

Applicant: Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Marble Falls, 
Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for black-capped vireo (Vireo 
atricapilla) and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within 
the refuge.

Permit TE-38725A

Applicant: Geo-Marine, Inc., Plano, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for Louisiana black bear (Ursus 
americanus luteolus) and white bladderpod (Lesquerella pallida) within 
Texas.

Permit TE-38748A

Applicant: Carlotta Copper Company, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to 
collect seeds, propagate, and create receiving areas for transplants of 
Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus) 
within Arizona.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: April 18, 2011.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
 Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11078 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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