[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12215-12216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04694]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2014-N035; FXES11130100000-145-FF01E00000]


Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Interstate Commerce and 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 for interstate commerce permits 
and recovery permits to conduct activities with the purpose of 
enhancing the survival of endangered species. The Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with 
endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The 
Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing such 
permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
April 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species 
Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181. 
Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting 
comments.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with 
respect to 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 
certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits for endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or 
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened 
species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
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 for the application when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by request from the Program Manager for 
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552).

Permit Number: TE-28628B

Applicant: Eric Westergard, Jupiter, Florida

    The applicant requests an interstate commerce permit to purchase 
nene geese (Branta sandvicensis) in conjunction with captive 
propagation for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This 
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next 
5 years.

Permit Number: TE-048385

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Eugene, Oregon

    The applicant requests a renewal of a recovery permit to take 
(harass by survey, capture, handle, release, and sacrifice) the 
Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in association 
with population monitoring and habitat restoration and enhancement 
activities in Oregon for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Number: TE-826600

Applicant: Michael G. Hadfield, Honolulu, Hawaii

    The applicant requests a renewal of a recovery permit to take 
(capture, measure, mark, attach radio transmitters, collect tissue 
samples, release, remove from the wild, transport, and captive breed) 
Oahu tree snails (Achatinella spp.) in conjunction with gathering 
ecological and life history date, and re-establishing wild populations 
in Hawaii for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-27877B

Applicant: Nathan L. Haan, Seattle, Washington

    The applicant requests a new recovery permit to take (survey, 
monitor, measure, captive rear, conduct experimental release of larvae 
onto host plants, and conduct laboratory studies) Taylor's checkerspot 
butterflies (Euphydryas editha taylori) in conjunction with studies to 
evaluate the relative suitability of various food plants for scientific 
purposes and for enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-28360B

Applicant: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, 
Hilo, Hawaii

    The applicant requests a new recovery permit to remove and reduce 
to possession (collection of pollen, fruits, seeds, and/or cuttings; 
conduct pollination trials; and plant propagation) Haplostachys 
haplostachya (honohono), Portulaca sclerocarpa (po`e), Silene 
lanceolata (lance-leaf catchfly), Spermolepis hawaiiensis (Hawaiian 
parsley), Stenogyne angustifolia (creeping mint), and Tetramolopium 
arenarium ssp. arenarium (Maui tetramolopium) for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-09155B

Applicant: Renee Robinette Ha, University of Washington, Seattle, 
Washington

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (use captive 
birds to ``lure'' wild birds into mist nets) Mariana crow (Corvus 
kubaryi) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring 
activities on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

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 25, 2014.
Richard R. Hannan,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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