[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3398-3399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00486]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2013-N287; 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 
February 20, 2014.

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-XXXXXX).
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-XXXXXX) 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 the permittees to conduct activities with U.S. 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. Documents and other information 
the applicants have submitted with their 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 TE183432

    Applicant: Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO.
    The applicant requests the renewal of a permit for educational 
display and propagation of Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) to preserve 
genetic diversity and provide individuals for reintroduction into 
suitable sites identified by the Service for the purpose of enhancing 
the species' survival.

Permit Application Number TE046929

    Applicant: Kansas Department of Transportation, Bureau of Design, 
Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison St., Topeka, KS.
    The applicant requests the renewal of a permit to conduct presence/
absence surveys for the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 
americanus) in Kansas to determine range, distribution, and abundance 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number TE081867

    Applicant: Otter Tail Environmental, Inc., 10200 W. 44th Ave., 
Suite 210, Wheat Ridge, CO.
    The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for the Southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Application Number TE0051718

    Applicant: Savage and Savage, Inc., 4610 Haystack Drive, Windsor, 
CO.
    The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for the Southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Application Number TE067486

    Applicant: University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege St., 
402 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE.
    The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to 
capture, collect, tag, hold, and transport pallid sturgeons 
(Scaphirhynchus albus) for baseline information 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)).

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Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests 
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 7, 2014.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-00486 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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