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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 26 / Friday, February 7, 2020 / Notices
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–ES–2019–N171;
FXES11130600000–201–FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
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
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.
SUMMARY:
Application No.
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.
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
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Applicant
Species
• Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka).
SD
• Black-footed ferret (Mustela
nigripes).
AZ, CO, KS, MT, NM,
SD, UT, WY
TE06665B–0 .....
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
• Woundfin (Plagopterus
argentissimus).
UT
TE069300–2 ......
Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission.
• Pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus).
NE, SD, IA, KS, MO
TE207946–3 ......
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center.
CO
TE56902B–1 .....
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.
• New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus
hudsonius luteus).
• Pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus).
TE66335D–0 .....
Martin & Nicholson Environmental Consultants, LLC.
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus).
CO, UT
TE26376D–0 .....
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record. 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
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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.
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Take activity
Capture, handle, mark, insert
PIT tags, clip fins, and release.
Pursue for presence/absence
surveys, capture, mark, vaccinate, release, reintroduce,
and monitor populations.
Capture, handle, measure, reintroduce, insert VIE tags,
tissue sample for genetic
analysis, and release.
Capture, handle, measure, insert PIT tags, tissue sample
for genetic analysis, and release.
Capture, handle, measure ......
Capture, handle, measure, insert PIT tags, tissue sample
for genetic analysis, release, broodstock collection,
and translocation.
Pursue for presence/absence
surveys.
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.
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We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies; Tribes; and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Location
South Dakota Department
Game Fish and Parks,
Pierre, SD.
Steven C. Forrest, Truckee,
CA.
TE00670A–5 .....
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We must receive your written
comments by March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and
comment submission: 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: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Marjorie Nelson, Chief,
Division of Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union
Blvd., Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303–
236–4224 (phone), or permitsR6ES@
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:
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Permit action
Renew.
New.
New.
Amend.
Renew.
Renew.
New.
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.).
Stephen Small,
Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Department of the Interior
Unified Regions 5 and 7.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2019-N171; FXES11130600000-201-FF06E00000]
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 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 by March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: 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: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Division of Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (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:
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.
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Take activity Permit action
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TE00670A-5............ South Dakota Topeka SD Capture, handle, Renew.
Department Game Fish shiner (Notropis mark, insert PIT
and Parks, Pierre, topeka). tags, clip fins, and
SD. release.
TE26376D-0............ Steven C. Forrest, Black-footed AZ, CO, KS, MT, NM, SD, UT, WY Pursue for presence/ New.
Truckee, CA. ferret (Mustela absence surveys,
nigripes). capture, mark,
vaccinate, release,
reintroduce, and
monitor populations.
TE06665B-0............ Utah Division of Woundfin UT Capture, handle, New.
Wildlife Resources. (Plagopterus measure,
argentissimus). reintroduce, insert
VIE tags, tissue
sample for genetic
analysis, and
release.
TE069300-2............ Nebraska Game and Pallid NE, SD, IA, KS, MO Capture, handle, Amend.
Parks Commission. sturgeon measure, insert PIT
(Scaphirhynchus tags, tissue sample
albus). for genetic
analysis, and
release.
TE207946-3............ Bureau of New Mexico CO Capture, handle, Renew.
Reclamation, Denver meadow jumping mouse measure.
Federal Center. (Zapus hudsonius
luteus).
TE56902B-1............ Bureau of Pallid MT, ND Capture, handle, Renew.
Reclamation, Denver, sturgeon measure, insert PIT
CO. (Scaphirhynchus tags, tissue sample
albus). for genetic
analysis, release,
broodstock
collection, and
translocation.
TE66335D-0............ Martin & Nicholson Southwestern CO, UT Pursue for presence/ New.
Environmental willow flycatcher absence surveys.
Consultants, LLC. (Empidonax traillii
extimus).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record. 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
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Stephen Small,
Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Department
of the Interior Unified Regions 5 and 7.
[FR Doc. 2020-02384 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
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