[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43786-43788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2015-N133; FXES11130200000-156-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. Both 
the Act and the National Environmental Policy Act require that we 
invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or 
before August 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of Classification and 
Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of

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Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 
1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone 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, by U.S. mail at P.O. Box 1306, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by telephone at 505-248-6920.

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 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 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-009926

    Applicant: Gulf South Research Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of black-
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas and Oklahoma.

Permit TE-67910B

    Applicant: Cherokee National Environmental Solutions LLC., Catoosa, 
Oklahoma.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle 
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and 
Oklahoma.

Permit TE-67912B

    Applicant: Chloeta Fire, LLC., Jay, Oklahoma.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle 
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Oklahoma.

Permit TE-88519A

    Applicant: U.S. Forest Service--Lincoln National Forest, 
Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for New 
Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) within New Mexico.

Permit TE-043231

    Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Sandy, Utah.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern 
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona, 
Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.

Permit TE-181762

    Applicant: Sea Turtle Inc., South Padre Island, Texas.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys, stranding 
activities, holding, and rehabilitation for Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys 
kempii) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles within 
Texas.

Permit TE-67917B

    Applicant: Caitlin Gabor, San Marcos, Texas.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Barton Springs salamander 
(Eurycea sosorum) within Texas.

Permit TE-67919B

    Applicant: Kartye Land Management, LLC., Lufkin, Texas.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler 
(Dendroica chrysoparia), black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and 
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) within Texas.

Permit TE-822998

    Applicant: U.S. Forest Service--Coronado National Forest, Tucson, 
Arizona.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following 
species within Arizona and New Mexico:
 Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
 Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
 Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
 Jaguar (Pathera onca)
 Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
 Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)
 Masked bobwhite quail (Colinus viginianus ridgwayi)
 Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
 Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonius grahamensis)
 Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
 Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
 Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi)
 Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
 Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
 Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)

Permit TE-051832

    Applicant: Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct husbandry and holding of Gila chub 
(Gila intermedia) within the zoo in Arizona.

Permit TE-69881B

    Applicant: Brendan Larsen, Tucson, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys, mist netting, and holding of 
lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) within 
Arizona.

Permit TE-800923

    Applicant: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and 
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following 
species in Arizona:
 Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
 Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
 Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
 Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)

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 Spikedace (Meda fulgida)

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: July 15, 2015.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18052 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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