Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits, 34312-34313 [E8-13486]

Download as PDF 34312 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 17, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0142; 30120–1113– 0000–F6] Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments. AGENCY: new population sites through surveys, genetic study, and the taking of voucher specimens to document populations. Proposed research activities are aimed at enhancement of recovery of the species in the wild. Applicant: Theresa Sydney Burke, Beaver, West Virginia. AGENCY: Public Comments Endangered Species The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act), with some exceptions, prohibits activities affecting endangered species unless authorized by a permit from the Service. Before issuing a permit, we invite public comment on it. Accordingly, we invite public comment on the following applicants’ permit applications for certain activities with endangered species authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and the regulations governing the taking of endangered species (50 CFR 17). Submit your written data, comments, or request for a copy of the complete application to the address shown in ADDRESSES. We solicit public review and comments on these permit applications. Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments and materials we receive are available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:10 Jun 16, 2008 Jkt 214001 [FWS–R1–ES–2008–N0141; 10120–1113– 0000–F5] Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits Information Applicant: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois. The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) throughout the species’ range in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This permit renewal is requested to continue long-term scientific studies to determine the presence or absence of the species within suitable habitats, to document Fish and Wildlife Service Permit Number: TE184740 The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), SUMMARY: The following applicants have Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus applied for permits to conduct certain townsendii virginianus) throughout the activities with endangered species. range of the species. The activities DATES: We must receive written proposed involve capture and marking comments on or before July 17, 2008. of individual bats to identify ADDRESSES: Regional Director, Attn: populations of this listed species and to Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife develop methods to minimize or avoid Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal project related impacts. The surveys are Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; electronic mail, permitsR3ES@fws.gov. used to formulate project features aimed at enhancement of survival of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: species in the wild. Peter Fasbender (612) 713–5343. Permit Number: TE842313 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an initial determination that the activities proposed in these permits are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Dated: June 3, 2008. Lynn M. Lewis, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. [FR Doc. E8–13601 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of application to amend permit; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on the following application to amend an existing permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. DATES: We must receive your written data or comments by July 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Program Manager, Endangered Species, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503–231–2063) or fax (503– 231–6243). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicant has applied to amend an existing scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public. Permit No. TE–043638 Applicant: U.S. Army Natural Resources Center, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to remove/reduce to possession (collect pollen and seeds) Hedyotis coriacea (kio’ele) and to take (collect eggs, rear in captivity, capture adults, photograph, release, and collect voucher specimens) the Hawaiian picture-wing flies Drosophila aglaia, D. hemipeza, D. montgomeryi, D. obatai, D. substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia, in conjunction with research on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing their survival. This permit currently covers removal and reduction to possession of Chamaescyce herbstii (akoko), Hesperomannia arbuscula (no common name), Phyllostegia kaalaensis (no common name), and Schiedea kaalae (no common name); and take of the Oahu tree snails (Achatinella spp.) and Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis), for which notices were originally published in the Federal E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 17, 2008 / Notices Register on July 20, 2005 (70 FR 41786), August 6, 2006 (71 FR 47242), and November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64665). Public Review of Comments Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting comments. We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit application. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. Dated: May 23, 2008. Ren Lohoefener, Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–13486 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–ES–2008–N0111]; [40120–1113– 0000–C2] Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the Puerto Rican Parrot for Review and Comment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability and opening of public comment period. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the technical agency draft revised recovery plan for the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata). The technical agency draft revised recovery plan includes specific recovery objectives and criteria to be met in order to reclassify this species to threatened status and delist it under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We solicit review and comment on this technical agency draft recovery plan from local, state, and Federal agencies, and the public. In order to be considered, we must receive comments on the technical DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:10 Jun 16, 2008 Jkt 214001 agency draft recovery plan on or before August 18, 2008. ADDRESSES: If you wish to review this technical agency revised draft recovery plan, you may obtain a copy by contacting the Caribbean Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box ´ 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622 (telephone (787) 851–7297 Ext. 231) or by visiting our Web site at https:// endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ index.html#plans. If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by the following methods: 1. You may submit written comments and materials to the Project Leader, at the above address. 2. You may hand-deliver written comments to our Caribbean Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box ´ 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622, or fax your comments to (787) 851–7440. 3. You may send comments by e-mail to Marelisa Rivera at marelisa_rivera@fws.gov. For directions on how to submit electronic filing of comments, see the ‘‘Public Comments Solicited’’ section. Comments and materials received are available for public inspection on request, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marelisa Rivera at the above address (Telephone 787–851–7297, ext. 231). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Once abundant and widespread on the Puerto Rican archipelago, the Puerto Rican parrot is considered one of the ten most endangered birds in the world. Largely green with a red forehead and blue flight feathers, the parrot is one of nine Amazona parrots occurring in the West Indies. The species is one of the smallest in its genus, measuring about 29 centimeters (11 inches) in length and weighing about 270 grams (10 ounces). Presently, a minimum of 25 individuals survive in the wild in the El Yunque National Forest (YNF) in eastern Puerto ´ Rico and 10 in the Rıo Abajo Forest (RAF) in north central Puerto Rico. Two captive population facilities hold more than 225 individuals: the Iguaca Aviary ´ and the Jose L. Vivaldi Aviary in eastern and west-central Puerto Rico, respectively. The Puerto Rican parrot is a fruiteating cavity nester seldom seen far from forests. The decline of the parrot and its restricted distribution are due to many factors, but mostly due to widespread habitat loss (e.g., deforestation.) Due to its nesting requirements, it depends on mature forests with large cavity-forming trees. PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34313 At present, in addition to low numbers and a limited distribution, major threats to this species are nest competition and predation of eggs and chicks by pearly-eyed thrashers (Margarops fuscatus), predation of fledglings and adults by red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), predation by rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), parasitism by warble flies (Philornis pici), and the impact of hurricanes. Other threats include competition for cavities with European and Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera). Many of the threats are being controlled through management strategies. Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a primary goal of the endangered species program. To help guide the recovery effort, we are preparing recovery plans for most listed species. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for conservation of the species, establish criteria for downlisting or delisting, and estimate time and cost for implementing recovery measures. The Act (16 U.S.C. 1533 et seq.) requires the development of recovery plans for listed species, unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to provide a public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment during recovery plan development. We will consider all information presented during a public comment period prior to approval of each new or revised recovery plan. We and other Federal agencies will take these comments into account in the course of implementing approved recovery plans. The objective of this technical agency draft revised plan is to provide a framework for the recovery of the Puerto Rican parrot, so that protection under the Act is no longer necessary. As reclassification and recovery criteria are met, the status of the species will be reviewed and it will be considered for reclassification or removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Public Comments Solicited We solicit written comments on the recovery plan described. We will consider all comments received by the date specified above prior to final approval of the revised recovery plan. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34312-34313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13486]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0141; 10120-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application to amend permit; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 
public to comment on the following application to amend an existing 
permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: We must receive your written data or comments by July 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Program Manager, Endangered Species, Ecological Services, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 
97232-4181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503-231-2063) or fax 
(503-231-6243).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicant has applied to amend 
an existing scientific research permit to conduct certain activities 
with endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit review and comment 
from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public.

Permit No. TE-043638

Applicant: U.S. Army Natural Resources Center, Schofield Barracks, 
Hawaii

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to 
remove/reduce to possession (collect pollen and seeds) Hedyotis 
coriacea (kio'ele) and to take (collect eggs, rear in captivity, 
capture adults, photograph, release, and collect voucher specimens) the 
Hawaiian picture-wing flies Drosophila aglaia, D. hemipeza, D. 
montgomeryi, D. obatai, D. substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia, in 
conjunction with research on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival. This permit currently covers 
removal and reduction to possession of Chamaescyce herbstii (akoko), 
Hesperomannia arbuscula (no common name), Phyllostegia kaalaensis (no 
common name), and Schiedea kaalae (no common name); and take of the 
Oahu tree snails (Achatinella spp.) and Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis 
sandwichensis ibidis), for which notices were originally published in 
the Federal

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Register on July 20, 2005 (70 FR 41786), August 6, 2006 (71 FR 47242), 
and November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64665).

Public Review of Comments

    Please refer to the permit number for the application when 
submitting comments.
    We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit 
application. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
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.
    Comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above 
address.

    Dated: May 23, 2008.
Ren Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-13486 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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