[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13668-13669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05200]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N018; FXES11130200000-145-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 April 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Wendy Brown, Chief, Recovery and Restoration Branch, by U.S. 
mail at Division of Classification and Restoration, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103 at 505-248-6920. 
Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when 
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of 
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; 
505-248-6665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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, Tribal, 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-082492

    Applicant: AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-footed 
ferret (Mustela nigripes) in Arizona and New Mexico; southwestern 
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona, New Mexico, 
and Texas; and Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in 
Arizona.

Permit TE-061127

    Applicant: Tierra Right of Way Services, Tucson, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Mexican long-nosed bat 
(Leptonycteris nivalis), and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus), and to conduct transplanting activities for Pima 
pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina) within 
Arizona.

Permit TE-819491

    Applicant: Ecosphere Environmental Services, Inc., Durango, 
Colorado.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for black-footed 
ferret (Mustela nigripes) within Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, 
and Wyoming, and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) within Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

Permit TE-842583

    Applicant: La Tierra Environmental Consulting, LLC., Las Cruces, 
New Mexico.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern 
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flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and northern aplomado falcon 
(Falco femoralis septentrionalis) within New Mexico and Texas.

Permit TE-819458

    Applicant: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a renewal to an expired permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus), and Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra 
americana sonoriensis); to maintain a refugium population of 
Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius); and to conduct population 
monitoring, salvage, and seed collection of Acu[ntilde]a cactus 
(Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis) at the Organ Pipe Cactus 
National Monument in Arizona.

Permit TE-33921A

    Applicant: City of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) and golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 
chrysoparia) within Texas.

Permit TE-051581

    Applicant: David Baggett, Huntsville, Texas.
    Applicant requests reissuance of an expired permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of red-cockaded 
woodpecker (Picoides borealis) within Texas.

Permit TE-26066A

    Applicant: Rudy Bazan, Helotes, Texas.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked 
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.

Permit TE-076050

    Applicant: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Oklahoma.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys and other 
research activities of American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) 
within Oklahoma.

Permit TE-25736A

    Applicant: Regina Overath, Corpus Christi, Texas.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys; collect seeds, 
leaves, and voucher specimens; and conduct genetic analysis on the 
following species of listed plants from Federal lands within Texas: 
South Texas ambrosia (Ambrosia cheirathifolia), slender rush-pea 
(Hoffmannseggia tenella), and black lace cactus (Echinocereus 
reichenbachii var. albertii).

Permit TE-98704A

    Applicant: Dogs for Conservation, Washington, Texas.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Houston 
toads (Bufo houstonensis) using trained canines within Texas.

Permit TE-24625A

    Applicant: Wendy Leonard, San Antonio, Texas.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked 
warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo 
atricapilla) within Texas.

Permit TE-127287

    Applicant: Loren Ammerman, San Angelo, Texas.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to add passive integrated transponder (PIT) 
tagging of 250 adult and juvenile Mexican long-nosed bats 
(Leptonycteris nivalis) at Emory Cave, Texas.

Permit TE-012642

    Applicant: Blue Earth Ecological Consultants, Inc., Santa Fe, New 
Mexico.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern 
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), loach minnow (Tiaroga 
cobitis), and spikedace (Meda fulgida) within Arizona and New Mexico.

Permit TE-815409

    Applicant: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez 
Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.

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: February 20, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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