[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13349-13350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5336]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2012-N041; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; 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 to conduct certain activities 
with endangered or threatened species. With some exceptions, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities 
with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows 
such activity. The Act requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
April 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more 
information by any of the following methods. Alternatively, you may use 
one of the following methods to request hard copies or a CD-ROM of the 
documents. Please specify the permit you are interested in by number 
(e.g., Permit No. TE-123456).
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456) in the subject line of the 
message.
     U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
     In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call (303) 236-
4256 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union 
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris Olsen, Permit Coordinator 
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4256 (phone); [email protected] 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with 
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such 
activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 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 you to conduct activities with United States endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation 
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that 
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival). 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.

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) for the application 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 Application Number: TE-047250

Applicant: Joe Maurier, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena, 
Montana 59620.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to perform the 
following recovery activities with the following species, in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities 
throughout the range of each species in Montana for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival: take (capture, hold, tag, propagate, 
and kill) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) and take (capture, 
hold, tag, and release) black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).

Permit Application Number: TE-059105

Applicant: Pam Riddle, Bureau of Land Management, Moab Field Office, 
Moab, Utah 84532.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (harass by 
survey) Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in Utah 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-161444

Applicant: William Shepherd, California Academy of Sciences, Steinhart 
Aquarium, San Francisco, California 94118.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (display) 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-047290

Applicant: Theodore James Smith, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Native 
Aquatic Species Restoration Facility, Alamosa, Colorado 81101.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture, 
hold, tag, propagate, and kill) bonytail (Gila elegans), Colorado 
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and 
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) at the Colorado Parks and 
Wildlife, Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility for the purpose 
of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-049623

Applicant: Mike Houck, Department of the Army, DPW, Environmental 
Division, Ft. Riley, Kansas 66442.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture, 
survey, electrofish, and display) Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in 
Kansas for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-052204

Applicant: Lee Bender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Saratoga 
National Fish Hatchery, Saratoga, Wyoming 82331.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (survey, 
transport, and propagate) Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) in Wyoming for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-056079

Applicant: John Hawkins, Colorado State University, Larval Fish 
Laboratory, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80523.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture, 
survey, and electrofish) Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) in 
Colorado for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

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Permit Application Number: TE-07858A

Applicant: Eugene Schupp, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (remove 
and reduce to possession, propagate) Schoenocrambe suffrutescens 
(Shrubby reed-mustard) in Utah for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-064685

Applicant: Steve Haslouer, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 
Topeka, Kansas 66612.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (capture, 
survey, and electrofish) Arkansas River shiner (Notropis girardi), 
Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus), pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus 
albus), and Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in Kansas for the purpose 
of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-064685

Applicant: Ron Kagan, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (survey, 
transport, display, and propagate) Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-051815

Applicant: Terry Lincoln, Dakota Zoological Society, Bismarck, North 
Dakota 58502.

    Applicant requests renewal of an existing permit to take (display) 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

National Environmental Policy Act

    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (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: February 17, 2012.
Michael G. Thabault,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-5336 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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