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4. Identification of any impacts on the
human environment that should have
been analyzed in the draft EA pursuant
to NEPA;
5. Other plans or projects that might
be relevant to this action;
6. The proposed term of the
enhancement of survival permit; and
7. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the human environment.
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Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive become part of the public record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifiable 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. Comments and materials
we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the
draft EA, will be available for public
inspection by appointment, during
normal business hours, at our
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office
(see ADDRESSES).
Next Steps
After completion of the EA based on
consideration of public comments, we
will determine whether approval and
implementation of the draft
programmatic CCAA warrants a finding
of no significant impact or whether an
environmental impact statement should
be prepared pursuant to NEPA. We will
evaluate the programmatic CCAA, the
permit application, associated
documents, and any comments we
receive to determine if the permit
application meets the criteria for
issuance of an EOS permit under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. We will also
evaluate whether the proposed permit
action would comply with section 7 of
the ESA by conducting an intra-Service
section 7 consultation. We will consider
the results of this consultation, in
combination with the above findings, in
our final analysis to determine whether
or not to issue an EOS permit to WDFW.
We will not make the final NEPA and
permit decisions until after the end of
the 30-day public comment period
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described in this notice, and we will
fully consider all comments we receive
during the public comment period.
If we determine that the permit
issuance requirements are met, the
Service will issue an EOS permit to
WDFW. The WDFW would then begin
enrolling non-Federal landowners that
agree to implement the actions
described in the CCAA in order to
receive coverage for incidental take of
fisher in western Washington under the
WDFW EOS permit if the species
becomes listed under the ESA.
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of section 10 of
the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and their
implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22
and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively).
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Stephen Zylstra,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific
Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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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
March 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief,
Division of Classification and
Restoration, 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
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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–
6920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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–81811B
Applicant: Jeremy Henson, Round Rock,
Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys for
the following species in Arizona, New
Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma:
• Interior least tern (Sterna
antillarum)
• northern aplomado falcon (Falco
femoralis septentrionalis)
• red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides
borealis)
• Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)
• golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia)
• Navasota ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes
parksii)
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• large-fruited sand-verbena (Abronia
macrocarpa)
Permit TE–23162B
Applicant: Eric L. Herman, Cochise,
Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence and nest surveys for
southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within
Texas, California, and Nevada.
Permit TE–58226B
Applicant: Hall, James A., Dripping
Springs, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys for black-capped vireo
(Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE–094375
Applicant: Azimuth Forestry Services,
Inc., Shelbyville, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys and
collect voucher specimens (plants) of
the following species within Texas:
• Red-cockaded woodpecker
(Picoides borealis)
• Texas prairie dawn-flower
(Hymenoxys texana)
• Navasota ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes
parksii)
• white bladderpod (Lesquerella
pallida)
• Texas trailing phlox (Phlox nivalis
ssp. texensis)
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Permit TE–82339B
Applicant: Tracy R. White, Austin,
Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys for
golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE–802211
Applicant: Texas State University—San
Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to collect and display
for educational purposes the following
species within Texas:
• Austin blind salamander (Eurycea
waterlooensis)
• Barton Springs salamander
(Eurycea sosorum)
• Jollyville Plateau salamander
(Eurycea tonkawae)
• Georgetown salamander (Eurycea
naufragia)
• Salado salamander (Eurycea
chisholmensis)
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• Pecos assiminea (Assiminea pecos)
• Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes
texanus)
• Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes
venyivi)
• Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina baronia)
• Madla’s Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina madla)
• Braken Bat Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina venii)
• Government Canyon Bat Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
• diminutive amphipod (Gammarus
hyalleloides)
• Pecos amphipod (Gammarus pecos)
• Comal Springs riffle beetle
(Heterelmis comalensis)
• American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus)
• Diamond tryonia (Pseudotryonia
adamantina)
• Phantom tryonia (Tryonia
cheatumi)
• Gonzales tryonia (Tryonia
circumstriata [= stocktonensis])
• ground beetle (Rhadine exilis)
• ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
• Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine
persephone)
• Peck’s Cave amphipod
(Stygobromus [=Stygonectes] pecki)
• Comal Springs dryopid beetle
(Stygoparnus comalensis)
• Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion
(Tartarocreagris texana)
• Government Canyon Bat Cave
spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
• Tooth Cave spider (Leptoneta
myopica)
• Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle
(Texamaurops reddelli)
• Cokendolpher Cave harvestman
(Texella cokendolpheri)
• Bee Creek Cave harvestman
(Texella reddelli)
• Bone Cave harvestman (Texella
reyesi)
• Phantom springsnail (Pyrgulopsis
texana)
Permit TE–054791
Applicant: Bryce L. Marshall, Flagstaff,
Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys for New Mexico
meadow jumping mouse (Zapus
hudsonius luteus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE–84336B
Applicant: Reed Kraemer, Phoenix,
Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys for
the following species within Arizona,
New Mexico, and Texas:
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• Black-capped vireo (Vireo
atricapilla)
• golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica
chrysoparia)
• southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus)
Permit TE–798920
Applicant: City of Austin Balcones
Canyonlands Preserve, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct mistnetting and banding activities for blackcapped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within
Texas.
Permit TE–61046B
Applicant: Christina Perez, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicant requests an amendment to
a current permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys for American burying
beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within
Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Permit TE–80165B
Applicant: Kale Wetekamm, 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 Oklahoma.
Permit TE–84375B
Applicant: Mary Elizabeth Johnson,
Arlington, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for
research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) within Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Kansas.
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
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number for interested parties to use to
submit comments in from ‘‘FWS–R3–
ES–FWS–R3–ES–2016–0009’’ to ‘‘FWS–
R3–ES–2016–0009’’.
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.
Dated: February 24, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Authority
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We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
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Dated: February 10, 2016.
Stewart Jacks,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Michigan Department of Natural
Resources; Application for
Enhancement of Survival Permit;
Proposed Programmatic Candidate
Conservation Agreement With
Assurances for the Eastern
Massasauga Rattlesnake in Michigan;
Correction
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Receipt of application; request
for comment; correction.
AGENCY:
On February 23, 2016, we, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
announced receipt from the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources of an
application for an enhancement of
survival permit under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
notice contained a typographical error
in the docket number for interested
parties to use to submit comments. The
correct docket number is [FWS–R3–ES–
2016–0009]. With this notice, we correct
that error.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Hicks, Field Supervisor, East
Lansing Field Office, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES); by telephone (517–351–
6274), or by facsimile (517–351–1443).
If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf, please call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 800–877–
8339.
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SUMMARY:
In the
Federal Register of February 23, 2016
(81 FR 8986), in FR Doc. 2016–03692,
on page 8986 in the first column, in the
ADDRESSES section, correct the docket
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs
is announcing availability of a draft
Model Indian Juvenile Code for
comment. The draft Model Indian
Juvenile Code is intended as a tool to
assist Indian Tribes in creating or
revising their juvenile codes.
DATES: Comments are due by midnight
ET on May 27, 2016. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for dates of Tribal
consultation sessions.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments by
email to bia_tribal_courts@bia.gov, or by
mail to Natasha Anderson, Deputy
Associate Director, Tribal Justice
Support Directorate, Office of Justice
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street NW., Mail Stop 2603,
Washington, DC 20240. The full draft
Model Indian Juvenile Code is at: https://
www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xojs/
documents/document/idc1-033097.pdf.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice for addresses of
Tribal consultation sessions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Natasha Anderson, Deputy Associate
Director, Tribal Justice Support
Directorate, Office of Justice Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, at telephone
(202) 513–0367.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
The BIA initially contracted with the
National Indian Justice Center to
develop the first Code in 1988 after the
passage Public Law 99–570, title IV,
§ 4221, which required the creation of a
‘‘Model Indian Juvenile Code’’ (25
U.S.C. 2454).
Most codes should be updated on a
regular basis; and it has been over 25
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years since the initial Model Indian
Juvenile Code was created.
Additionally, after the passage of the
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a
Memorandum of Agreement among DOI,
DOJ, and DHHS was developed to
establish a framework for collaboration
that results in the coordination of
resources and programs. The MOA
specifically referenced 25 U.S.C. 2454
and the Model Indian Juvenile Code.
Since the creation of the initial Model
Indian Juvenile Code, much has
changed in the field of juvenile justice.
Since the late 1980s, many jurisdictions
have engaged in reforms of their
juvenile justice systems in response to
research finding that the standard
juvenile justice system model used in
the United States showed no impact to
juvenile delinquency and may have, in
fact, increased delinquency rates.
Research has also found that adolescent
brains develop later in life than
previously thought. Researchers,
advocates and policy makers urge
changes to the more punitive models of
juvenile justice and encourage systems
that are more restorative.
After contracting with the Center of
Indigenous Research & Justice (CIRJ),
the BIA shepherded an ‘‘information
gathering phase’’ beginning with a
workshop to discuss a plan of action in
updating the Code, at the Office on
Victims of Crime’s National Indian
Nations Conference in Palm Springs,
California on December 12, 2014. In
April 2015, BIA made available a
Discussion Draft on the BIA Web site for
review and comment. The CIRJ
contractor presented details on the
Discussion Draft at the 2015 Annual
Federal Bar Indian Law Conference. The
BIA held a listening session on the
Discussion Draft at the 2015 National
Congress of American Indians’ Mid-Year
Conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
NCAI hosted a follow-up webinar in
November 2015 on Juvenile Justice with
a focus on the principles of the Model
Indian Juvenile Code update.
II. Summary of the Model Indian
Juvenile Code
The 2016 Model Indian Juvenile Code
is divided into three categories: 1)
Delinquency; 2) Child in Need of
Services; and 3) Truancy.
The 2015 Model Indian Juvenile Code
focuses on several principles including,
but not limited to:
• Right to Counsel for Each Child
Brought Into the Juvenile Justice
System;
• Right to Counsel for Parents;
• Preference for Alternatives to
Secure Detention; and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2016-N003; FXES11130200000-167-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 March 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of Classification and
Restoration, 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 505-248-6920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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-81811B
Applicant: Jeremy Henson, Round Rock, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following species in
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma:
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum)
northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)
golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Navasota ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes parksii)
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large-fruited sand-verbena (Abronia macrocarpa)
Permit TE-23162B
Applicant: Eric L. Herman, Cochise, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence and nest surveys for
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within
Texas, California, and Nevada.
Permit TE-58226B
Applicant: Hall, James A., Dripping Springs, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for black-
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-094375
Applicant: Azimuth Forestry Services, Inc., Shelbyville, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys and collect voucher specimens
(plants) of the following species within Texas:
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Texas prairie dawn-flower (Hymenoxys texana)
Navasota ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes parksii)
white bladderpod (Lesquerella pallida)
Texas trailing phlox (Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis)
Permit TE-82339B
Applicant: Tracy R. White, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.
Permit TE-802211
Applicant: Texas State University--San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to collect and display for educational purposes
the following species within Texas:
Austin blind salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis)
Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
Jollyville Plateau salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Georgetown salamander (Eurycea naufragia)
Salado salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Pecos assiminea (Assiminea pecos)
Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus)
Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi)
Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia)
Madla's Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla)
Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii)
Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera)
diminutive amphipod (Gammarus hyalleloides)
Pecos amphipod (Gammarus pecos)
Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis)
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
Diamond tryonia (Pseudotryonia adamantina)
Phantom tryonia (Tryonia cheatumi)
Gonzales tryonia (Tryonia circumstriata [= stocktonensis])
ground beetle (Rhadine exilis)
ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone)
Peck's Cave amphipod (Stygobromus [=Stygonectes] pecki)
Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis)
Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana)
Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
Tooth Cave spider (Leptoneta myopica)
Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli)
Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri)
Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli)
Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi)
Phantom springsnail (Pyrgulopsis texana)
Permit TE-054791
Applicant: Bryce L. Marshall, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for New
Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) within New Mexico.
Permit TE-84336B
Applicant: Reed Kraemer, Phoenix, Arizona.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following species within
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas:
Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus)
Permit TE-798920
Applicant: City of Austin Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct mist-netting and banding activities
for black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) within Texas.
Permit TE-61046B
Applicant: Christina Perez, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas, Arkansas, Kansas,
and Nebraska.
Permit TE-80165B
Applicant: Kale Wetekamm, 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 Oklahoma.
Permit TE-84375B
Applicant: Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Arlington, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas.
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
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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: February 10, 2016.
Stewart Jacks,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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