[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43285-43286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15420]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2022-N034; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; 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 a permit to conduct 
activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. 
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits 
certain activities that may impact endangered species unless a Federal 
permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by 
August 19, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Document availability: Request documents by phone or email: Marty 
Tuegel 505-248-6651, [email protected].
    Comment submission: Submit comments by email to 
[email protected]. Please specify the permit application you are 
interested in by number (e.g., Permit Record No. PER1234567).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Tuegel, Supervisor, 
Environmental Review Division, 505-248-6651. Individuals in the United 
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), prohibits activities that 
constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued 
that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes 
hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such 
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting.
    The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such 
permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving listed species.
    A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or 
enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often 
include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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.

Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment

    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by any party who submits a request as 
specified in ADDRESSES. Our release of documents is subject to Privacy 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) 
requirements.
    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in 
the wild. We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the 
public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to 
these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most 
useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by 
quantitative information or studies. Please refer to the permit record 
number when submitting comments.

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  Permit record No.          Applicant              Species              Location              Activity            Type of take         Permit action
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PER0044245...........  USGS Oklahoma         Neosho mucket         Oklahoma............  Presence/absence      Harass, harm,         New.
                        Cooperative Fish &    (Lampsilis                                  surveys, capture.     capture.
                        Wildlife Research     rafinesqueana).
                        Unit; Stillwater,
                        Oklahoma.
PER0044974...........  Boatright, Patrick;   Houston toad (Bufo    Texas...............  Presence/absence      Harass, harm,         New.
                        Dripping Springs,     houstonensis).                              surveys, capture,     capture.
                        Texas.                                                            collect tissue.

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PER0034896...........  Buschow, Marissa;     Southwestern willow   Arizona, California,  Presence/absence      Harass, harm........  Renew/Amend.
                        Sugar Land, Texas.    flycatcher            Nevada, New Mexico,   surveys, nest
                                              (Empidonax traillii   Texas.                monitoring.
                                              extimus), golden-
                                              cheeked warbler
                                              (Setophaga
                                              chrysoparia),
                                              Houston toad (Bufo
                                              houstonensis).
PER0046174...........  Hausmann, Derek; San  Golden-cheeked        Texas...............  Presence/absence      Harass, harm........  New.
                        Antonio, Texas.       warbler (Setophaga                          surveys, habitat
                                              chrysoparia).                               assessment.
PER0046301...........  Landhawk Consulting,  Jaguarundi (Puma      Alabama, Arizona,     Presence/absence      Harass, harm........  Renew.
                        LLC; Pharr, Texas.    yagouaroundi          Colorado, Florida,    surveys.
                                              cacomitli), ocelot    Georgia, Louisiana,
                                              (Leopardus (=Felis)   Maine, New Mexico,
                                              pardalis), northern   New York, North
                                              aplomado falcon       Dakota, Ohio,
                                              (Falco femoralis      Oklahoma, Texas.
                                              septentrionalis),
                                              piping plover
                                              (Charadrius
                                              melodus), red-
                                              cockaded woodpecker
                                              (Picoides
                                              borealis), Houston
                                              toad (Bufo
                                              houstonensis).
PER0046269...........  Chambers, Carole;     New Mexico meadow     Arizona, Colorado,    Translocation,        Harass, harm,         Amend.
                        Flagstaff, Arizona.   jumping mouse         New Mexico.           monitoring.           capture.
                                              (Zapus hudsonius
                                              luteus).
PER0046306...........  Jenkerson, Jeffrey;   Barton Springs        Texas...............  Presence/absence      Harass, harm,         Amend.
                        San Marcos, Texas.    salamander (Eurycea                         surveys,              capture, kill.
                                              sosorum), Austin                            monitoring,
                                              blind salamander                            capture, collect
                                              (Eurycea                                    voucher specimens,
                                              waterlooensis).                             collect tissue.
PER0046268...........  Kitchen, Matthew;     Golden-cheeked        Texas...............  Presence/absence      Harass, harm........  Renew.
                        San Antonio, Texas.   warbler (Setophaga                          surveys, habitat
                                              chrysoparia).                               assessment.
PER0046267...........  Lillie, Scott;        Southwestern willow   Arizona, California,  Presence/absence      Harass, harm........  Renew,
                        Avondale, Arizona.    flycatcher            Nevada, New Mexico.   surveys.
                                              (Empidonax traillii
                                              extimus).
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Public Availability of Comments

    All comments we receive become part of the public record associated 
with this action. Requests for copies of comments will be handled in 
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, National Environmental 
Policy Act, and Service and Department of the Interior policies and 
procedures. 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 to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their 
entirety.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).

Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15420 Filed 7-19-22; 8:45 am]
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