[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54119-54120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19351]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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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

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comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct 
activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered species. 
Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless 
a permit is obtained.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
September 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more 
information by any of the following methods. 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 (719) 628-
2670 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union 
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits 
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone); 
[email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with 
endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal 
permit. The Act and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of 
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving endangered species.
    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 TE051828

    Applicant: Smithsonian National Zoo Conservation and Research 
Center, Front Royal, VA.
    The applicant requests a renewed permit to continue with the 
propagation of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in assistance of 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's captive breeding program for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number TE047808

    Applicant: National Park Service, Moab, UT.
    The applicant requests a renewal for an existing permit to continue 
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in Utah for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Application Number TE053961

    Applicant: Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Omaha, NE.
    The applicant requests a renewal to propagate and rear Salt Creek 
tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) for reintroduction 
purposes to enhance the species' survival.

Permit Application Number TE049109

    Applicant: Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Salt Lake City, UT.
    The applicant requests a renewal for genetic research and to 
collect vouchers, propagate, and collect seeds for banking for autumn 
buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis aestivalis), Barneby reed-mustard 
(Schoenocrambe branebyi), Barneby ridge-cress (Lepidium barnebyanum), 
clay phacelia (Phacelia argillacea), Holmgren milk-vetch (Astrabalus 
holmgreniorum), Kodachrome bladderpod (Lesquerella tumulosa), San 
Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii), Shivwitz milk-vetch (Astragalus 
ampullarioides), shrubby reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe suffrutenscens), 
and Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae) for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The proposed activities in the requested permits qualify as 
categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, as 
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part 
46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 
46.210, and 46.215).

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 above in ADDRESSES.
    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.).

Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-19351 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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