Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 53073-53074 [2018-22764]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2018 / Notices
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and
sent via electronic mail to
dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. All
submissions must include the words
‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’
and the OMB Control Number 1653–
0053.
Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Allegation of Counterfeiting and
Intellectual Piracy.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form 73–048,
USICE.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This electronic form/
collection will be utilized by the public
and law enforcement partners as part of
an automated allegation and
deconfliction program.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 21,711 responses at .5 hours
(30 minutes).
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:25 Oct 18, 2018
Jkt 247001
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 10,855 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: $316,860.
Dated: October 15, 2018.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018–22783 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–28–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2018–N095;
FXES11130300000–189–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act, as amended.
We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment
on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will
take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public
comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before November 19,
2018.
SUMMARY:
Document availability and
comment submission: You may, within
30 days of the date of publication of this
notice (see DATES) submit requests for
copies of the applications and related
documents, and submit any comments
by one of the following methods. All
requests and comments should specify
the applicant name(s) and application
number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):
• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
Frm 00047
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
53073
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343;
permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Individuals who
are hearing or speech impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on applications
for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The requested permits would allow the
applicants to conduct activities
intended to promote recovery of species
that are listed as endangered or
threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activity. The
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting in
addition to hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
Accordingly, we invite local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to these
applications. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies.
E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM
19OCN1
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
53074
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2018 / Notices
Application
No.
Applicant
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit
action
TE64235B .....
William
O’Leary,
Murphysboro,
IL.
Least tern (Sterna antillarum) ..............
IL, IN, KY ...................
Harass, salvage ..............
Renew.
Ecology and
Environment,
Inc., Chicago,
IL.
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens), northern long-eared
bat (M. septentrionalis), Ozark bigeared bat (Corynorhinus towsendii
ingens), Virginia big-eared bat (C.t.
virginianus).
Add new activity— salvage—to existing authorized activities: Capture, handle, mist-net,
band, radio-tag, release.
Amend.
TE26854C .....
Brenna Hyzy,
Minneapolis,
MN.
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens), northern long-eared
bat (M. septentrionalis).
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Add new activity—harp
trap—to existing authorized activities: Capture, handle, mist-net,
band, radio-tag, release.
Amend.
TE95096C .....
Duncan
Schanz,
Schoharie,
NY.
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens), northern long-eared
bat (M. septentrionalis).
AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,
GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,
KY, LA, ME, MD,
MA, MI, MN, MS,
MO, MT, NE, NH,
NJ, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OK, PA, RI,
SC, SD, TN, VT,
VA, WV, WI, WY.
AL, AR, CT, FL, GA,
IL, IN, IA, KS, KY,
LA, ME, MD, MA,
MI, MN, MS, MO,
NE, NH, NJ, NY,
NC, ND, OH, OK,
PA, RI, SC, SD,
TN, VT, VA, WV,
WI.
GA, IL, IN, KY, NY,
TN, VA, WV.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts, identify genetics.
TE212427 ......
Capture, handle, mist-net,
radio-tag, band, wing
biopsy, collect fecal
and swab samples, release.
New.
TE71737A .....
Roger Klocek,
Add
Orangefoot
pimpleback
Oak Brook, IL.
(pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus
cooperianus), scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea leptodon), and winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) to existing permitted species: Clubshell
(Pleurobema
clava),
fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Higgins
eye
(pearlymussel)
(Lampsilis
higginsii),
pink
mucket
(pearlymussel) (L. abrupta), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana), snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica cylindrica), sheepnose
mussel
(Plethobasus
cyphyus),
rayed
bean
(Villosa
fabalis),
spectaclecase
(mussel)
(Cumberlandia monodonta).
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, hold, release.
Amend.
Add new locations—
MN—to existing authorized locations:
IL, IA, OH.
Public Availability of Comments
Next Steps
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can request in your comment
that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Authority
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife;
Incidental Take Permit Application,
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand
Skink, Lake County, FL
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:25 Oct 18, 2018
Jkt 247001
Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: July 23, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal
Register received this document for
publication on October 15, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–22764 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
PO 00000
Frm 00048
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
[FWS–R4–ES–2018–N111;
FXES11130400000EA–123–FF04EF1000]
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comment and information.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), have received an
application for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
McDonald Ventures XXXVIII, LLC is
requesting a 5-year ITP for take of the
federally listed sand skink incidental to
construction. We request public
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM
19OCN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53073-53074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22764]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N095; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act, as amended. We invite the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications.
Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into
consideration any information that we receive during the public comment
period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 19,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: You may,
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES)
submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents,
and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests
and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application
number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):
Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of
your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343;
[email protected]. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may
call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are
listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened
plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
[[Page 53074]]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Permit
Application No. Applicant Location Activity Type of take action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TE64235B........... William O'Leary, Least tern (Sterna IL, IN, KY.................. Conduct presence/ Harass, salvage..... Renew.
Murphysboro, IL. antillarum). absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
TE212427........... Ecology and Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, Conduct presence/ Add new activity-- Amend.
Environment, Inc., sodalis), gray bat IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, absence surveys, salvage--to
Chicago, IL. (M. grisescens), MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, document habitat existing authorized
northern long-eared NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, use, conduct activities:
bat (M. PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, population Capture, handle,
septentrionalis), WV, WI, WY. monitoring, mist-net, band,
Ozark big-eared bat evaluate impacts, radio-tag, release.
(Corynorhinus identify genetics.
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
TE26854C........... Brenna Hyzy, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, Conduct presence/ Add new activity-- Amend.
Minneapolis, MN. sodalis), gray bat IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, absence surveys, harp trap--to
(M. grisescens), MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, document habitat existing authorized
northern long-eared NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, use, conduct activities:
bat (M. SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI. population Capture, handle,
septentrionalis). monitoring, mist-net, band,
evaluate impacts. radio-tag, release.
TE95096C........... Duncan Schanz, Indiana bat (Myotis GA, IL, IN, KY, NY, TN, VA, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Schoharie, NY. sodalis), gray bat WV. absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
(M. grisescens), document habitat tag, band, wing
northern long-eared use, conduct biopsy, collect
bat (M. population fecal and swab
septentrionalis). monitoring, samples, release.
evaluate impacts.
TE71737A........... Roger Klocek, Oak Add Orangefoot Add new locations--MN--to Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Brook, IL. pimpleback existing authorized absence surveys, hold, release.
(pearlymussel) locations: IL, IA, OH. document habitat
(Plethobasus use, conduct
cooperianus), population
scaleshell mussel monitoring,
(Leptodea evaluate impacts.
leptodon), and
winged mapleleaf
(Quadrula fragosa)
to existing
permitted species:
Clubshell
(Pleurobema clava),
fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook
(Potamilus capax),
Higgins eye
(pearlymussel)
(Lampsilis
higginsii), pink
mucket
(pearlymussel) (L.
abrupta), northern
riffleshell
(Epioblasma
torulosa rangiana),
snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica),
sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus
cyphyus), rayed
bean (Villosa
fabalis),
spectaclecase
(mussel)
(Cumberlandia
monodonta).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: July 23, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal Register received this
document for publication on October 15, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018-22764 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
