Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)

Notices

Pages 26705-26706

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-12346

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS-R6-ES-2018-N032; FXES11130600000-189-FF06E00000

Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of 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, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive your written comments by July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):

Email: email protected.

U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228.

Pickup/hand-delivery: Call 303-236-4224 to make an appointment during regular business hours at Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (phone); email protected (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The ESA prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA 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 recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. 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

We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to comment on the following applications.

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Applicant, city,

Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action

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TE054237-3........... USDA Forest Service Southwestern willow Colorado................. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... Amend.

Rocky Mountain flycatcher to determine

Region, Golden, CO. (Empidonax traillii baseline population

extimus). numbers.

TE73239C-0........... U.S. Army Corps of Pallid sturgeon Kansas, Missouri......... Survey and monitor Capture, handle, and New.

Engineers, Kansas (Scaphirhynchus to determine radio tag; transfer

City, MO. albus). baseline population limited numbers to

numbers. U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service

hatcheries for

propagation efforts.

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TE98300A-2........... Amnis Opes Pallid sturgeon Colorado, Montana........ Survey and monitor Capture, handle, and Renew.

Institute, LLC, (Scaphirhynchus to determine radio tag.

Bend, OR. albus), white baseline population

sturgeon (Acipenser numbers.

transmontanus),

bonytail chub (Gila

elegans), Colorado

pikeminnow

(Ptychocheilus

lucius), humpback

chub (Gila cypha),

razorback sucker

(Xyrauchen texanus).

TE79700C-0........... Brackett Mays, Grand Southwestern willow Colorado, Utah........... Survey and monitor Disturbance......... New.

Junction, CO. flycatcher to determine

(Empidonax traillii baseline population

extimus). numbers.

TE84251C-0........... Westech Poweshiek North Dakota............. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... New.

Environmental skipperling to determine

Services, Inc., (Oarisma poweshiek). baseline population

Helena, MT. numbers.

TE056079-1........... Colorado State Bonytail chub (Gila Colorado, Utah........... Survey and monitor Electrofish, Renew.

University, Fort elegans), Colorado to determine capture, and handle.

Collins, CO. pikeminnow baseline population

(Ptychocheilus numbers.

lucius), humpback

chub (Gila cypha),

razorback sucker

(Xyrauchen texanus).

TE067734-2........... Badlands National Black-footed ferret South Dakota............. Survey and monitor Disturbance......... Renew.

Park. (Mustela nigripes). to determine

baseline population

numbers.

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Public Availability of Comments

Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this Federal Register 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 request in your comment that we 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.

Next Steps

If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Authority

We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Michael Thabault,

Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.

FR Doc. 2018-12346 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am

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