[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29005-29006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12345]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2011-N080; 10120-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered Plants and Wildlife; Receipt of Applications for 
Enhancement of Survival Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), invite the public to comment on applications for permits to 
conduct enhancement of survival activities with endangered species.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
June 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be sent to the Endangered Species Program 
Manager, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE., 
11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Belluomini, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503-231-6131) or fax 
(503-231-6243).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for 
recovery or interstate commerce permits to conduct certain activities 
with endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.). We are soliciting review of and comments on these 
applications by local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public.

Permit No. TE-39185A

Applicant: Pei-Luen Lu, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
(collect plant parts) Pleomele hawaiiensis (halapepe) at Hawaii 
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, in conjunction with 
genetic research for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-149068

Applicant: Eric VanderWerf, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey 
using taped-playback; monitor nests) the Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis 
sandwichensis ibidis) on Oahu Island, Hawaii, in conjunction with life 
history studies for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-40123A

Applicant: Pohakuloa Training Area, U.S. Army, Hilo, Hawaii.

    The permittee requests an amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession (collect plants and their parts) Asplenium peruviana var. 
insulare (fragile fern), Haplostachys haplostachya (honohono), Kadua 
coriacea (kioele), Isodendrion hosakae (aupaka), Melanthera venosa 
(spreading nehe), Neraudia ovata (maoloa), Portulaca sclerocarpa (poe), 
Silene lanceolata (lance-leaf catchfly), Solanum incompletum (popolo ku 
mai),

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Spermolepis hawaiiensis (Hawaiian parsley), Stenogyne angustifolia 
(creeping mint), Tetramolopium arenarium (Mauna Kea pamakani), Vigna o-
wahuensis (Oahu cowpea), and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (ae) at Pohakuloa 
Training Area, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, in conjunction with ex situ 
genetic storage, controlled propagation, and outplanting for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-043628

Applicant: Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, Oregon.

    The permittee requests an amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession (collect plants and their parts) Lomatium cookii (Cook's 
lomatium) in Josephine County, Oregon, in conjunction with controlled 
propagation and outplanting for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-40138A

Applicant: Duckcrossing Game Farm, Isantic, Minnesota.

    The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase 
nene geese (Branta sandvicensis) in conjunction with captive 
propagation in Isantic, Minnesota for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-42195A

Applicant: U.S. Navy.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey using 
taped-playback) the Mariana common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus guami) 
on Guam, in conjunction with life history studies for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Public Comments

    We are soliciting public review and comment on these recovery 
permit applications. Submit written comments to the Endangered Species 
Program Manager (see address above). 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. 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.
    Please refer to the appropriate permit number for the application 
when submitting comments. All comments and materials we receive in 
response to this request will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.

    Dated: May 12, 2011.
Richard R. Hanman,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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