[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15736-15737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05607]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2013-N060; 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 11, 2013.

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-052582).
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-052582) 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-
4212 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union 
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator 
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4212 (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 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 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.

Application Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public to 
comment on the following applications. Documents and other information 
the applicant has submitted 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-79842A

    Applicant: Jeremy White, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) Indiana 
bat (Myotis sodalis) in conjunction with surveys and population 
monitoring activities in Nebraska for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-052582

    Applicant: TRC Environmental Corporation, 605 Skyline Dr., Laramie, 
Wyoming 82070.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) black-
footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), Southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus) and quino checkerspot (Euphydrias editha quino) in 
conjunction with population monitoring activities in Texas, Oklahoma, 
Nevada,

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Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-219757

    Applicant: Mike Phillips, Turner Endangered Species Fund, 1123 
Research Dr., Bozeman, Montana 59718.
    The applicant requests renewal of an existing permit and an 
amendment to take black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) in conjunction 
with recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival and recovery.

Permit Application Number: TE-98300A

    Applicant: George Boxall, Amnis Opes Institute, LLC, 4755 Elk Run 
Dr., Albany, Oregon, 97321.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, release) 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus albus), white sturgeon (Acipenser 
transmontanus), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow 
(Ptychocheilus Lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and razorback 
sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in conjunction with surveys and population 
monitoring activities in Montana and Colorado for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-057401

    Applicant: BLM Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, 669 S. 
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741.
    The applicant requests renewal of a permit to take Southwestern 
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with 
recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of 
enhancing survival and recovery of the species.

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: March 5, 2013.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-05607 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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