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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
for a permit to conduct activities
intended to recover and enhance
endangered species survival. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits
certain activities that may impact
endangered species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. The ESA
also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
submit your written comments by
September 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Document availability:
Request documents by phone or email:
Beth Forbus, 505–248–6681, beth_
forbus@fws.gov.
Comment submission: Submit
comments by email to fw2_te_permits@
fws.gov. Please specify the permit you
are interested in by number (e.g.,
Application No. ESPER1234567).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
Forbus, Supervisor, Classification and
Restoration Division, 505–248–6681.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
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With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) 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 hunting, shooting,
harming, wounding, or killing but also
such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
The ESA and our implementing
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17,
provide for issuing such permits and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2021–N177;
FXES11130200000–212–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Application No.
Applicant
ESPER001318 .....
Wright, Marjorie;
Los Alamos, New
Mexico.
Odysea Aquarium,
LLC; Scottsdale,
Arizona.
Thompson, Brent;
White Rock, New
Mexico.
Reichenbacher,
Frank; Scottsdale, Arizona.
ESPER001337 .....
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Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
ESPER001137 .....
ESPER001295 .....
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Species
require that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for activities
involving endangered species.
A recovery permit we issue under the
ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the
permittee to conduct activities with
endangered or threatened species for
scientific purposes that promote
recovery or enhance the species’
propagation or survival. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as
capture and collection. 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
Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review by any party who
submits a request as specified in
ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is
subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
and Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552) requirements.
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. 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.
Please refer to the application number
when submitting comments.
Permit
action
Location
Activity
Type of take
Jemez Mountains salamander
(Plethodon neomexicanus).
New Mexico ...........
Presence/absence
surveys; capture.
Harm, harass .........
Renew.
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys
kempii).
Arizona ...................
Hold, display ..........
Harm, harass .........
Renew and
Amend.
Jemez Mountains salamander
(Plethodon neomexicanus).
New Mexico ...........
Harm, harass .........
New.
Arizona cliffrose (Purshia subintegra) ....
New Mexico ...........
Presence/absence
surveys, capture,
biosample.
Survey/monitor, leaf
collection.
Harm, harass .........
New.
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Application No.
Applicant
ESPER001233 .....
West, Sue; Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
ESPER001235 .....
Davidson, Zoe
(BLM); Santa Fe,
NM.
ESPER001385 .....
New Mexico State
Land Office;
Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Location
Activity
Type of take
Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus), Jemez
Mountains salamander (Plethodon
neomexicanus).
Knowlton’s cactus (Pediocactus
knowltonii), Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var.
kuenzleri), Sneed’s pincushion cactus
(Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii),
Holy Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis
sancti-spiritus), Mancos milk-vetch
(Astragalus humillimus), Todsen’s
pennyroyal (Hedeoma todsenii), Sacramento prickly poppy (Argemone
pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta), Lee
pincushion cactus (Coryphantha
sneedii var. leei), Mesa Verde cactus
(Sclerocactus mesae-verdae), Zuni
Fleabane (Erigeron rhizomatus),
Pecos sunflower (Helianthus
paradoxus), Sacramento Mountains
thistle (Cirsium vinaceum), gypsum
wild-buckwheat (Eriogonum
gypsophilum).
Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus).
New Mexico ...........
Presence/absence
surveys, capture,
biosample.
Harm, harass .........
New.
New Mexico ...........
Survey/monitor,
Seed/fruit collection.
Harm, harass .........
New.
New Mexico ...........
Presence/absence
surveys.
Harm, harass .........
Renew and
Amend.
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000
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Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for
the Steens Mountain Advisory Council,
Oregon
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management’s (BLM) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC)
Public Lands Access Subcomittee will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The SMAC will hold a field tour
on September 23, 2021, from 7 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Pacific Time to the the
Nature’s Advocate, LLC, inholding in
the Fish Creek area on Steens Mountain,
and an in-person meeting on September
24, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Pacific Time.
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action
Species
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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The meeting will be held
and the field tour will commence and
conclude at the Frenchglen School,
39235 OR–205, Frenchglen, Oregon,
97736. A virtual meeting may substitute
for an in-person meeting depending on
local health restrictions at the time of
the meeting. Additional information can
be found on the SMAC’s website at
www.blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-you/oregonwashington/steens-mac.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, 28910
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738;
telephone: 541–573–4519; email:
tthissell@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact Ms. Thissell during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SMAC was established August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Steens Act) (Pub. L. 106–
399). The SMAC provides
recommendations to the BLM regarding
new and unique approaches to
management of the land within the
bounds of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
Area (CMPA), recommends cooperative
programs and incentives for landscape
management that meet human needs,
and advises the BLM on potential
maintenance and improvement of the
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ecological and economic integrity of the
area.
The SMAC’s Public Lands Access
Subcommittee was established in 2015
and serves to research, discuss, and
evaluate any access issue in the Steens
Mountain CMPA. Issues could relate to
parking, hiking, motorized or nonmotorized use, public to private land
inholding routes and methods of travel,
private to public land access by way of
easement or other agreement, or
purchase or exchange of public and
private land for improved access and
contiguous landscape. The
Subcommittee reviews all aspects of any
access issue, formulates suggestions for
remedy, and proposes those solutions to
the entire SMAC for further discussion
and possible recommendation to the
BLM.
On September 23, 2021, the
Subcommittee will tour the Nature’s
Advocate, LLC, inholding in the Fish
Creek area on Steens Mountain. The
field tour will take all day and ATVs
and/or UTVs will be utilized for the
majority of the time—travel routes
cannot support traditional vehicles in
many places. Attending public
participants must provide their own
transportation at all times including
traditional vehicles as road conditions
allow, and ATVs or UTVs as otherwise
needed, and be able to hike moderate
distances of 1 to 2 miles each way
across varied terrain. Attending council
members, agency personnel, and public
participants shall provide their own
personal amenities for the duration of
the field tour, including but not limited
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2021-N177; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 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, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival.
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA), prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires
that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by
September 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: Request documents by phone or email:
Beth Forbus, 505-248-6681, [email protected].
Comment submission: Submit comments by email to
[email protected]. Please specify the permit you are interested in
by number (e.g., Application No. ESPER1234567).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Forbus, Supervisor,
Classification and Restoration Division, 505-248-6681. Individuals who
are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-
800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) 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 hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing but also such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such
permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing
permits for activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A),
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or
enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often
include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review by any party who submits a request as
specified in ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is subject to Privacy Act
(5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
requirements.
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. 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. Please refer to the application
number when submitting comments.
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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ESPER001318.............. Wright, Marjorie; Jemez Mountains New Mexico.......... Presence/absence Harm, harass....... Renew.
Los Alamos, New salamander surveys; capture.
Mexico. (Plethodon
neomexicanus).
ESPER001337.............. Odysea Aquarium, Kemp's ridley sea Arizona............. Hold, display....... Harm, harass....... Renew and Amend.
LLC; Scottsdale, turtle
Arizona. (Lepidochelys
kempii).
ESPER001137.............. Thompson, Brent; Jemez Mountains New Mexico.......... Presence/absence Harm, harass....... New.
White Rock, New salamander surveys, capture,
Mexico. (Plethodon biosample.
neomexicanus).
ESPER001295.............. Reichenbacher, Arizona cliffrose New Mexico.......... Survey/monitor, leaf Harm, harass....... New.
Frank; Scottsdale, (Purshia collection.
Arizona. subintegra).
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ESPER001233.............. West, Sue; Southwestern willow New Mexico.......... Presence/absence Harm, harass....... New.
Albuquerque, New flycatcher surveys, capture,
Mexico. (Empidonax traillii biosample.
extimus), Jemez
Mountains
salamander
(Plethodon
neomexicanus).
ESPER001235.............. Davidson, Zoe (BLM); Knowlton's cactus New Mexico.......... Survey/monitor, Seed/ Harm, harass....... New.
Santa Fe, NM. (Pediocactus fruit collection.
knowltonii),
Kuenzler's hedgehog
cactus
(Echinocereus
fendleri var.
kuenzleri), Sneed's
pincushion cactus
(Coryphantha
sneedii var.
sneedii), Holy
Ghost ipomopsis
(Ipomopsis sancti-
spiritus), Mancos
milk-vetch
(Astragalus
humillimus),
Todsen's pennyroyal
(Hedeoma todsenii),
Sacramento prickly
poppy (Argemone
pleiacantha ssp.
pinnatisecta), Lee
pincushion cactus
(Coryphantha
sneedii var. leei),
Mesa Verde cactus
(Sclerocactus mesae-
verdae), Zuni
Fleabane (Erigeron
rhizomatus), Pecos
sunflower
(Helianthus
paradoxus),
Sacramento
Mountains thistle
(Cirsium vinaceum),
gypsum wild-
buckwheat
(Eriogonum
gypsophilum).
ESPER001385.............. New Mexico State Southwestern willow New Mexico.......... Presence/absence Harm, harass....... Renew and Amend.
Land Office; Santa flycatcher surveys.
Fe, New Mexico. (Empidonax traillii
extimus).
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Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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