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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
Non-hour cost burdens
Citation 30 CFR 250 Subpart A;
related forms/NTLs
Reporting or recordkeeping requirement *
196 ...................................................
Annual
burden
hours
(rounded)
Hour burden
Average number
of annual
responses
Request reimbursement of reproduction and processing costs of G&G
data/information requested by the Regional Director.
1
1 request ..............
1.
197(c) ...............................................
Submit confidentiality agreement ............................................................
1
1 ...........................
1.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
3,434 Responses.
7,943 Hours.
Recordkeeping
108(e) ..............................................
Retain records of design and construction for life of crane, including
installation records for any anti-two block safety devices; all inspection, testing, and maintenance for at least 4 years; crane operator
and all rigger personnel qualifications for at least 4 years; all records
must be kept at the OCS fixed platform.
4
2,011 record-keepers.
8,044.
109(b); 113(c) ..................................
Retain welding plan and drawings of safe-welding areas at site; designated person advises in writing that it is safe to weld.
3
948 operations .....
3,792.
132(b)(3) ..........................................
During inspections, make records available as requested by inspectors
4
1,195 requests .....
4,780.
Subtotal ...................................
..................................................................................................................
........................
4,154 Responses.
16,616 Hours.
Total Burden ....................
..................................................................................................................
........................
18,356
Responses.
85,344 Hours.
$1,371,458 Non-Hour Cost Burden.
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* In the future, BSEE will be allowing the option of electronic reporting for certain requirements.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden. Requests for a Suspension of
Operations or a Suspension of
Production (§ 250.171) requires a cost
recovery fee of $2,123. We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information. We estimate a total
reporting non-hour cost burden of
$1,371,458.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide
notice . . . and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information . . .’’.
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
on the respondents, including the use of
technology.
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Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment 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 in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon,
(703) 787–1607.
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Dated: March 20, 2014.
Keith Good,
Senior Advisor.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2013–N041;
FXES11130200000–145–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Species
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
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
April 25, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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Wendy Brown, Chief,
Recovery and Restoration Branch, by
U.S. mail at Division of 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–
6665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Public Availability of Comments
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.
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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–813088
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of Comanche Springs pupfish
(Cyprinodon elegans) and Pecos
gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) within
Texas, and Rio Grande silvery minnow
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(Hybognathus amarus) within New
Mexico.
Permit TE–207369
Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison-Fort
Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of lesser long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris yerbabuenae),
southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus), and
Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma
tigrinum stebbinsi); and to survey for,
collect, propagate, and transplant
Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis
schaffneriana var. recurva) within
Arizona.
Permit TE–27791B
Applicant: National Park ServiceMontezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
Monuments, Campe Verde, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys for
southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within
Arizona.
Permit TE–160521
Applicant: Tetra Tech, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
within Arizona and Utah.
Permit TE–27797B
Applicant: Robin Laine, Austin,
Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE–27804B
Applicant: Paige Anderson, Yutan,
Nebraska.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), and Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) using
mist netting techniques within
Oklahoma.
Permit TE–28782B
Applicant: Brian Early, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
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americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas,
Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and
Texas.
Permit TE–88512A
Applicant: New Mexico Department
of Transportation, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of Jemez Mountain
salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)
within New Mexico.
Permit TE–07308A
Applicant: Debbie Buecher, Tucson,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of lesser long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Arizona,
and Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis) within New
Mexico.
Permit TE–28787B
Applicant: Cindy Lawrence, Durango,
Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
within New Mexico.
Permit TE–039466
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey,
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of Yuma clapper rail (Rallus
longirostris yumanensis) in Arizona and
California, and light-footed clapper rail
(Rallus longirostris levipes) and
California clapper rail (Rallus
longirostris obsoletus) within California.
Permit TE–35437A
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers-Tulsa District, Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of the following species within
Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas:
• American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus)
• Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)
• Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
• Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
• Leopard darter (Percina pantherina)
• Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus)
• Ouachita pocketbook (Arkansia
wheeleri)
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• Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii ingens)
• Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)
Permit TE–837751
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of Zuni bluehead
sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrow)
within Arizona.
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Permit TE–048806
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service-Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge, Austwell, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a
current permit for research and recovery
purposes to conduct the following
activities for whooping crane (Grus
americanus) nationwide: To conduct
presence/absence surveys; to process
and ship parts thereof; to raise, breed,
display, and administer health care to
captive birds at approved facilities; to
ship live wild-captured or captivereared whooping cranes and eggs to
various sites for research,
reintroductions, or rehabilitation or
treatment of sick or injured individuals,
or among captive sites for avicultural
management; to capture, provide health
care, put on tracking devices and/or
identification bands, and do health
screens, including blood collection; to
re-introduce captive whooping cranes
into central Florida, Louisiana,
Wisconsin, or other States where
whooping cranes have been designated
experimental/nonessential and carry out
research and monitoring associated with
those reintroductions; and to carry out
scientific research and management
directly related to whooping crane
recovery that is approved by the
USFWS’s Whooping Crane Coordinator.
Permit TE–821577
Applicant: Arizona Game and Fish
Department, Phoenix, 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:
• Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
• Bonytail (Gila elegans)
• California condor (Gymnogyps
californianus)
• Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus
lucius)
• Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon
macularius macularius)
• Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
• Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis
occidentalis occidentalis)
• Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus
montanus [=mexicanus] hualpaiensis)
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• Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
• Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni
kanabensis)
• Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris
yerbabuenae)
• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
• Masked bobwhite (Colinus
virginianus ridgwayi)
• Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis)
• Mount Graham red squirrel
(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
grahamensis)
• Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen
texanus)
• Rio Sonoyta (Quitobaquito) pupfish
(Cyprinodon macularius eremus)
• Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra
americana sonoriensis)
• Sonoran tiger salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum [=mavortium]
stebbinsi)
• Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
• Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda)
• Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
• Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)
• Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis
occidentalis sonoriensis)
• Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris
yumanensis)
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.)
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Dated: March 10, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAK930000.L13100000.FF0000.241A;
OMB Control Number 1004–0196]
Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information from participants in the oil
and gas leasing program within the
National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska
(NPRA). The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has assigned control
number 1004–0196 to this collection.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration
written comments should be received
on or before April 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly
to the Desk Officer for the Department
of the Interior (OMB #1004–0196),
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, or by
electronic mail at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please provide a copy of
your comments to the BLM.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0196’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Svejnoha, 907–271–4407.
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Mr.
Svejnoha. You may also review the
information collection request online at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2013-N041; FXES11130200000-145-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 April 25, 2014.
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ADDRESSES: Wendy Brown, Chief, Recovery and Restoration Branch, by U.S.
mail at Division of 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 505-248-6665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
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-813088
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Comanche
Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) and Pecos gambusia (Gambusia
nobilis) within Texas, and Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus
amarus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-207369
Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus), and Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma
tigrinum stebbinsi); and to survey for, collect, propagate, and
transplant Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva)
within Arizona.
Permit TE-27791B
Applicant: National Park Service-Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
Monuments, Campe Verde, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona.
Permit TE-160521
Applicant: Tetra Tech, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona and Utah.
Permit TE-27797B
Applicant: Robin Laine, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-27804B
Applicant: Paige Anderson, Yutan, Nebraska.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of gray bat (Myotis grisescens),
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii ingens) using mist netting techniques within Oklahoma.
Permit TE-28782B
Applicant: Brian Early, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Permit TE-88512A
Applicant: New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Jemez
Mountain salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-07308A
Applicant: Debbie Buecher, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of lesser long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Arizona, and Mexican long-
nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-28787B
Applicant: Cindy Lawrence, Durango, Colorado.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-039466
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Yuma clapper
rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in Arizona and California, and
light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) and California
clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) within California.
Permit TE-35437A
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District, Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of the following
species within Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas:
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
Leopard darter (Percina pantherina)
Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus)
Ouachita pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri)
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Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)
Permit TE-837751
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of Zuni
bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrow) within Arizona.
Permit TE-048806
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge, Austwell, Texas.
Applicant requests a renewal to a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct the following activities for whooping
crane (Grus americanus) nationwide: To conduct presence/absence
surveys; to process and ship parts thereof; to raise, breed, display,
and administer health care to captive birds at approved facilities; to
ship live wild-captured or captive-reared whooping cranes and eggs to
various sites for research, reintroductions, or rehabilitation or
treatment of sick or injured individuals, or among captive sites for
avicultural management; to capture, provide health care, put on
tracking devices and/or identification bands, and do health screens,
including blood collection; to re-introduce captive whooping cranes
into central Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, or other States where
whooping cranes have been designated experimental/nonessential and
carry out research and monitoring associated with those
reintroductions; and to carry out scientific research and management
directly related to whooping crane recovery that is approved by the
USFWS's Whooping Crane Coordinator.
Permit TE-821577
Applicant: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, 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:
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Bonytail (Gila elegans)
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius macularius)
Gila chub (Gila intermedia)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)
Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus montanus [=mexicanus]
hualpaiensis)
Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis)
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis)
Masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)
Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
grahamensis)
Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
Rio Sonoyta (Quitobaquito) pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius
eremus)
Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis)
Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum [=mavortium]
stebbinsi)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda)
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)
Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis)
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis)
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: March 10, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-06633 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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