Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications, 25885-25886 [2014-10310]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 87 / Tuesday, May 6, 2014 / Notices Request for New Information DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. See ‘‘What Information Do We Consider in Our Review?’’ for specific criteria. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources. Fish and Wildlife Service How do I ask questions or provide information? If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. 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AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing such permits. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by June 5, 2014. ADDRESSES: Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503– 231–6243). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits for endangered species. A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25885 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. Please refer to the appropriate permit number for the application when submitting comments. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review by request from the Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Permit Number: TE–98468A Applicant: Amnis Opes Institute, LLC, Bend, Oregon. The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture, handle, and release) the shortnose sucker (Delistes luxatus) and Lost River sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities in the States of Oregon and Washington for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Permit Number: TE–018078 Applicant: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. The applicant requests a permit amendment to remove/reduce to possession Cyanea tritomantha (aku), Pittosporum hawaiiense (hoawa, haawa), Phyllostegia floribunda (no common name), Schiedea diffusa ssp. macraei (no common name), and Pritchardia lanigera (loulu), in conjunction with propagation and outplanting on the island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Permit Number: TE–799558 Applicant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho. The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, collect, captively propagate, and release) the Banbury Springs limpet (Lanx sp) and the Snake River physa snail (Haitia (Physa) natricina), in conjunction with distribution surveys, life history studies, and ecological community relationship studies throughout the range of the each species in Idaho and Wyoming, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 25886 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 87 / Tuesday, May 6, 2014 / Notices Permit Number: TE–003483 Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to add additional geographic areas (Kure Island, Lisianski Island, and Midway Atoll) for the Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) translocation activities in the State of Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Dated: April 29, 2014. Jason Holm, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Meeting: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Registering to Attend the On-Site Meeting: In order to attend the meeting on site, you must register by close of business on June 2, 2014. (You do not need to register in order to participate via phone.) Please submit your name, email address, and phone number to Mr. Cade London to complete the registration process (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Because there is limited seating available, registrations will be taken on a first-come, firstserved basis. Members of the public requesting reasonable accommodations, such as hearing interpreters, must contact Mr. London, in writing (preferably by email), no later than May 24, 2014. Submitting Questions or Information: If you wish to provide us with questions and information to be considered during the meeting, your material must be received or postmarked on or before June 2, 2014. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 2, 2014. Making An Oral Presentation at the Meeting: If you wish to make an oral presentation at the meeting (in person or by phone), contact Mr. London no later than June 2, 2014 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For more information, see Making An Oral Presentation under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. [FR Doc. 2014–10310 Filed 5–5–14; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: 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.). BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–HQ–IA–2014–0019; FXIA16710900000–134–FF09A30000] Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking; Meeting Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council). The Council’s purpose is to provide expertise and support to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and information for consideration during the meeting. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 May 05, 2014 Jkt 232001 DATES: Meeting Location: The meeting will be held in the U.S. General Services Administration Building at 1800 F Street NW., Room 1153; Washington, DC 20405. Meeting Call-In Numbers: Members of the public unable to attend the meeting in person may call in at 888–790–3559 (toll free) or 1–210–234–0087 (toll). Please provide the passcode ‘‘TRAFFIC’’ to the operator. Submitting Questions or Information: You may submit questions or information for consideration during the meeting by one of the following methods: 1. Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS–HQ–IA–2014–0019. Then click on the ‘‘Search’’ button. You may submit questions or information by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ–IA–2014– 0019; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. We will not accept email or faxes. We request that you send comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments on https:// www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Submitting Public Comments section below for more information). Reviewing Comments Received by the Service: See Reviewing Public Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cade London, Special Assistant, International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email at cade_london@fws.gov (preferable method of contact); by U.S. mail at 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203; by telephone at (703) 358–2584; or by fax at (703) 358– 2276. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), we announce that the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council) will hold a meeting to discuss the implementation of the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, and other Council business as appropriate. The Council’s purpose is to provide expertise and support to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and information for consideration during the meeting. Background Pursuant to Executive Order 13648, the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking was formed on August 30, 2013, to advise the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, through the Secretary of the Interior, on national strategies to combat wildlife trafficking, including but not limited to: 1. Effective support for anti-poaching activities; 2. Coordinating regional law enforcement efforts; 3. Developing and supporting effective legal enforcement mechanisms; and 4. Developing strategies to reduce illicit trade and consumer demand for illegally traded wildlife, including protected species. The eight-member Council, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, includes former senior leadership within the U.S. E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25885-25886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10310]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2014-N079; FXES11130100000-145-FF01E00000]


Endangered Species; 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 
comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct 
activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered 
species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 
prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal 
permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing such permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
June 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species 
Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181. 
Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address or by telephone (503-231-6131) or fax 
(503-231-6243).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with 
respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit 
allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for 
certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits for endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or 
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened 
species for scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
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. Please refer to the appropriate 
permit number for the application when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by request from the Program Manager for 
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552).

Permit Number: TE-98468A

Applicant: Amnis Opes Institute, LLC, Bend, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture, handle, and release) the shortnose sucker (Delistes luxatus) 
and Lost River sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with 
surveys and population monitoring activities in the States of Oregon 
and Washington for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-018078

Applicant: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, 
Hawaii.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to remove/reduce to 
possession Cyanea tritomantha (aku), Pittosporum hawaiiense (hoawa, 
haawa), Phyllostegia floribunda (no common name), Schiedea diffusa ssp. 
macraei (no common name), and Pritchardia lanigera (loulu), in 
conjunction with propagation and outplanting on the island of Hawaii in 
the State of Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Number: TE-799558

Applicant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, collect, captively propagate, and release) the Banbury Springs 
limpet (Lanx sp) and the Snake River physa snail (Haitia (Physa) 
natricina), in conjunction with distribution surveys, life history 
studies, and ecological community relationship studies throughout the 
range of the each species in Idaho and Wyoming, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

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Permit Number: TE-003483

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research 
Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to add 
additional geographic areas (Kure Island, Lisianski Island, and Midway 
Atoll) for the Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) translocation activities 
in the State of Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

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: April 29, 2014.
Jason Holm,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10310 Filed 5-5-14; 8:45 am]
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