Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 69762 [2019-27337]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
69762
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2019 / Notices
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2019–N169;
FXES11130300000–201–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. 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 January 21,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Application No.
Applicant
TE43605A ..........
Daniel Cox,
Streator, IL.
TE60750D ..........
Aaron Geheber,
Warrensburg,
MO.
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies, Tribes, and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Permit
action
Location
Activity
Type of take
Add Gray bat (Myotis
grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat (M.
sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Topeka shiner
(Notropis topeka).
Add new location—FL—to existing authorized locations: AL,
AR, CT, DE, 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.
MO ...............................................
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use,
conduct population
monitoring, evaluate
impacts.
Capture, handle, mistnet, harp trap, band,
radio-tag, release.
Amend.
Conduct scientific research.
Captive reared individuals: Transport,
handle, temporary
hold, euthanize.
New.
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
19:13 Dec 18, 2019
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
seq.), prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless authorized by a Federal permit.
The ESA and our implementing
regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
provide for the issuance of such permits
and require that we invite public
comment before issuing permits for
activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered 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.
Species
Public Availability of Comments
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Document availability and
comment submission: Submit requests
for copies of the applications and
related documents, as well as 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 application
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Nathan Rathbun, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan Rathbun, 612–713–5343
(phone); permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email).
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Jkt 250001
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
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2019–27337 Filed 12–18–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
PO 00000
Frm 00043
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2019–N148; FF09M29000–
190–FXMB1232090BPP0]
Migratory Birds; Double-Crested
Cormorant Increased Take Limits for
Depredation Permits in the Central and
Eastern United States
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In November 2017, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, working in
collaboration with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services,
completed an environmental assessment
(EA) and finding of no significant
impact for the issuance of depredation
permits for double-crested cormorants.
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM
19DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 69762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27337]
[[Page 69762]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2019-N169; FXES11130300000-201-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. 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 January 21,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit
requests for copies of the applications and related documents, as well
as 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
application number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line
of your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Nathan Rathbun, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Rathbun, 612-713-5343 (phone);
[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:
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA and our
implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such permits and require
that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities
involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TE43605A............... Daniel Cox, Add Gray bat (Myotis Add new location-- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Streator, IL. grisescens) to FL--to existing absence surveys, mist-net, harp
existing permitted authorized document habitat trap, band, radio-
species: Indiana locations: AL, AR, use, conduct tag, release.
bat (M. sodalis), CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, population
northern long-eared IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, monitoring,
bat (M. MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, evaluate impacts.
septentrionalis). MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ,
NY, NC, ND, OH, OK,
PA, RI, SC, SD, TN,
VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.
TE60750D............... Aaron Geheber, Topeka shiner MO.................. Conduct scientific Captive reared New.
Warrensburg, MO. (Notropis topeka). research. individuals:
Transport, handle,
temporary hold,
euthanize.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2019-27337 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
