[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7175-7176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2690]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2011-N0011; FXES11130200000F5-123-FF02ENEH00]


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: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities 
with endangered or threatened species. The Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and 
threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activities. The 
Act and the National Environmental Policy Act also require that we 
invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before March 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Marty Tuegel, Section 10 Coordinator, by U.S. mail at 
Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. 
Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM at (505) 248-6920. 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

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with 
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such 
activities. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for 
permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing 
these permits.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes applicants to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of survival or 
propagation, or interstate commerce. Our regulations regarding 
implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 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.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public to 
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the appropriate 
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) when requesting application 
documents and when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information the applicants have submitted with 
these applications are available for review, subject to the 
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit TE-202343

Applicant: Daniel Ginter, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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

Permit TE-59580A

Applicant: Rocky Mountain Ecology, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) and Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus 
amarus) within New Mexico.

Permit TE-59587A

Applicant: Donald Connell, Driftwood, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new 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-60494A

Applicant: Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park, Arizona.

    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for husbandry 
and holding of Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) at the 
zoo in Arizona.

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Permit TE-083956

Applicant: Sandy Wolf, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Mexican 
long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) within Arizona.

Permit TE-181762

Applicant: Sea Turtle, Inc., South Padre Island, Texas.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys, stranding 
activities, holding, blood collection, and rehabilitation for Kemp's 
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and 
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles within Texas.

Permit TE-083956

Applicant: Krista McDermid, Manchaca, Texas.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following 
species within Texas:
     Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli)
     Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi)
     Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii)
     Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus)
     Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri)
     Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis)
     Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis)
     Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
     Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
     Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis)
     Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
     Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi)
     Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli)
     Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla)
     Peck's Cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki)
     Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia)
     Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone)
     Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana)
     Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta (=Leptoneta) myopica)

Permit TE-030115

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Safford, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following 
species within Arizona:
     Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
     Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
     Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
     Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
     Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. 
peeblesianus)
     Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus)

Permit TE-043941

Applicant: James Collins, Tempe, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Sonora tiger 
salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) within Arizona.

Permit TE-63462A

Applicant: Michael Speegle, Buffalo Gap, Texas.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler 
(Dendroica chrysoparia), interior least tern (Sterna antillarum 
athalassos) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.

Permit TE-022190

Applicant: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for husbandry and 
holding of the following species within Arizona:
     Bonytail chub (Gila elegans)
     Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)
     Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
     Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
     Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
     Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
     Lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris curasoae 
yerbabuenae)
     Masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)
     Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
     Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 
grahamensis)
     Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
     Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. 
robustispina)
     Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon eremus)
     Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
     Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus)
     Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)
     Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
     Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)
     Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonorensis)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an 
initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are 
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 
1.4C(1)).

Public Availability of 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 address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.
    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 in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.)

    Dated: January 27, 2012.
Benjamin Tuggle,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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