Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 12270-12271 [2019-06169]
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of male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management
program of the Republic of South Africa,
for the purpose of enhancing the
propagation or survival of the species.
Applicant: Steven Crews, Natchitoches,
LA; Permit No. 15034D
Applicant: Donald Youngblood, Keizer,
OR; Permit No. 17070D
Applicant: Donald Wehmeyer, Abilene,
TX; Permit No. 17570D
Applicant: Scott Ames, Tulsa, OK;
Permit No. 21256D
B. Endangered Marine Mammals and
Marine Mammals
Applicant: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Admin, Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response
Program, Silver Spring, MD; Permit No.
009526
NMFS, the applicant, requests
renewal of their permit in order to
salvage, receive, possess, analyze,
transfer, import, and export samples and
parts of all marine mammal species
under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) jurisdiction and also for
incidental take of all marine mammals
under USFWS jurisdiction that may
occur while NMFS is performing
research or emergency response
activities on marine mammals under
NMFS jurisdiction under NMFS permit
no. 18786–02. They are also requesting
Level B coverage for incidental
harassment that may occur to the four
marine mammal species that are found
in U.S. waters; the possible incidental
harassment would occur as a result of
activities conducted under NMFS’s
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding
Response Program permit for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey,
National Wildlife Health Center,
Madison, WI; Permit No. 51164C
The applicant requests authorization
for the following activities, for the
purpose of scientific research (in order
to determine possible causes of disease
and mortality):
To receive and process northern sea
otter (NSO) carcasses stranded in
Washington and Alaska;
To transport tissue samples from
these NSO carcasses to other lab
facilities within the United States for
diagnostic testing; and
To export biological specimens to the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans in
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Canada of northern sea otter (Enhydra
lutris kenyoni), Pacific walrus
(Odobenus rosmarus), West Indian
manatee (Trichechus manatus), and
polar bear (Ursus maritimus).
This notification covers activities to
be conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Florida Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL;
Permit No. 773494
The applicant requests renewal of
their research permit to conduct aerial
surveys on West Indian Florida manatee
(Trichechus manatus). They are also
requesting to import, export, or reexport biological samples (tissues, parts,
samples, or carcasses) of West Indian
manatee, Amazonian manatee
(Trichechus inunguis), African manatee
(Trichechus senegalensis), and dugong
(Dugong dugon) for the purpose of
scientific research. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
IV. Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we
will make decisions regarding permit
issuance. If we issue permits to any of
the applicants listed in this notice, we
will publish a notice in the Federal
Register. You may locate the notice
announcing the permit issuance by
searching https://www.regulations.gov
for the permit number listed above in
this document. For example, to find
information about the potential issuance
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to
regulations.gov and search for
‘‘12345A’’.
V. Authority
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations,
and the Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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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. 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 May 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and
comments should specify the applicant
name(s) and application number(s) (e.g.,
TE123456):
• Email: permitsR5ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Abby Gelb, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA
01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abby Gelb, 413–253–8212 (phone), or
permitsR5ES@fws.gov (email).
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 of 1973, 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.
SUMMARY:
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,
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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
Application No.
TE29073D .............
TE33186D .............
Applicant
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) 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
Species
University of Maine,
Atlantic salmon (Salmo
Orono, ME.
salar).
Martha’s Vineyard
Roseate tern (Sterna
Land Bank Commisdougallii dougallii),
sion, Edgartown, MA.
Piping plover
(Charadrius
melodus).
Type of take
Maine ....................
Fish assemblage survey, monitor.
Research on impacts
of small Unmanned
Aircraft System flight
altitude on nesting
shorebirds.
Electrofish, capture,
harass, handle.
harass .........................
Massachusetts .....
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. Moreover, 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.
Geological Survey
Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Martin Miller,
Chief, Division of Endangered Species,
Ecological Services, Northeast Region.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Earth Explorer User
Registration Service
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 31,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the U.S. Geological Survey,
Information Collections Clearance
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to
gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1028–
0119 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Ryan Longhenry by
email at rlonghenry@usgs.gov, or by
telephone at 605–591–6179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
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We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies; Tribes; and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Activity
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Location
Public Availability of Comments
Next Steps
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
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Permit action
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agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information.
This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
the collection necessary to the proper
functions of the USGS; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
burden accurate; (4) how might the
USGS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the USGS
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 may 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2019-N034; FXES11130500000-190-FF05E00000]
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.
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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. 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 May 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant
name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., TE123456):
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Abby Gelb, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Gelb, 413-253-8212 (phone), or
[email protected] (email). 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 of 1973, 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,
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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. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) 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.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the following applications.
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE29073D............... University of Atlantic salmon Maine.................. Fish assemblage Electrofish, New.
Maine, Orono, ME. (Salmo salar). survey, monitor. capture, harass,
handle.
TE33186D............... Martha's Vineyard Roseate tern Massachusetts.......... Research on harass............ New.
Land Bank (Sterna dougallii impacts of small
Commission, dougallii), Unmanned Aircraft
Edgartown, MA. Piping plover System flight
(Charadrius altitude on
melodus). nesting
shorebirds.
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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. Moreover, 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.).
Martin Miller,
Chief, Division of Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Northeast
Region.
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