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Application No.
Applicant, city, state
ES018078 ........
Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park, Hawaii National
Park, HI.
ES45531B ........
Hawaii Division of Forestry
and Wildlife, Honolulu, HI.
Location
Take activity
Band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro), Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis),
Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern),
Argyroxiphium kauense (Mauna Loa silversword),
Argyroxiphium sandwicense var. sandwicense
(‘ahinahina), Asplenium fragile var. insulare (no common name (NCN)), Clermontia lindseyana (201B‘oha
wai), Clermontia peleana (‘oha wai), Cyanea shipmanii
(haha), Cyanea stictophylla (haha), Cyanea
tritomantha (‘aku¯), Cyrtandra giffardii (ha‘iwale),
Cyrtandra tintinnabula (ha‘iwale), Exocarpos menziesii
(heau), Haplostachys haplostachya (NCN),
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (hau kuahiwi),
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis (hau kuahiwi),
Ischaemum byrone (Hilo ischaemum).
Akekee (Loxops caeruleirostris), Akikiki (Oreomystis
bairdi), Crested honeycreeper or akohekohe (Palmeria
dolei), Maui parrotbill or kiwikiu (Pseudonestor
xanthophrys), Palila or honeycreeper (Loxioides
bailleui), Small Kauai thrush or puaiohi (Myadestes
palmeri), Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis).
Hawaii ...........
Birds: Harass by survey,
monitor, capture, handle,
band, biosample, conduct
predator control, and release.
Plants: Remove/reduce to
possession.
Amend.
Hawaii and
Pacific Islands.
Forest birds: Harass by survey, monitor, capture,
handle, collect eggs,
nestlings, subadults, and/
or adults, captive propagate, band, release, and
salvage.
Laysan duck: Harass by
survey, monitor, capture,
handle, band, vaccinate,
translocate, release, supplemental feed, and salvage.
Amend.
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.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to the
applicant listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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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.).
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Permit
action
Species
Public Availability of Comments
Marilet A. Zablan,
Regional Program Manager for Restoration
and Endangered Species Classification,
Pacific Region.
73319
[FWS–R6–ES–2023–N065;
FXES11130600000–234–FF06E00000]
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, permit
renewals, and/or permit amendments 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:
We must receive written data or
comments on the applications by
December 29, 2022.
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., Smith, PER0123456 or
ES056001):
DATES:
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• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Tom McDowell, Division
Manager, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd.,
Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Krijgsman, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303–
236–4347 (phone), or permitsR6ES@
fws.gov (email). Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
review and comment from the public
and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies on applications we have
received for permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered and
threatened species under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations
in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and
other information submitted with the
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and the Freedom of
Information Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits take of listed species unless a
Federal permit is issued that authorizes
such take. The ESA’s definition of
‘‘take’’ includes hunting, shooting,
harming, wounding, or killing, and also
such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to take
endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted
for scientific purposes that promote
recovery of species or for enhancement
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
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.
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Take activity
ES–047285 .........
U.S. Geological Survey,
Columbia Environmental
Research Center, Fort
Peck, Montana.
Bureau of Land Management, Richfield Field Office, Richfield Utah.
Horrocks Engineers, Riverdale, Utah.
• Pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus).
Montana and North Dakota
Survey, monitor, capture, handle, tag, propagate, transport,
and stock.
Renew.
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus).
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus).
• Black-footed ferret
(Mustela nigripes).
• Wyoming Toad
(Anaxyrus baxteri).
Utah ...................................
Play taped vocalizations for surveys.
Amend.
Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Colorado and Wyoming .....
Play taped vocalizations for surveys.
New.
Renew.
• Southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus).
Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico, and Utah.
Capture, handle, transport, propagate in captivity, provide general care, collect biological
samples, mark, survey, and
monitor populations.
Play taped vocalizations for surveys.
PER0011688 ......
PER0048042 ......
ES–040748 .........
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
ES–040510 .........
ERO Resources Corp.,
Denver, Colorado.
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 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. 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.
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
of propagation or survival of species.
These activities often include the
capture and collection of species, which
would result in prohibited take if a
permit were not issued. 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.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an
applicant 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
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16:29 Nov 28, 2022
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1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Stephen Small,
Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23NB00TKZ5000; OMB Control Number
1028–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Hunter Harvest and
Satisfaction Surveys on Green Bay and
Lake Michigan
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing approval of an
existing collection in use without an
OMB Control Number.
SUMMARY:
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Permit action
Renew and amend.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Comments can also be
sent by mail to U.S. Geological Survey,
Information Collections 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–NEW in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this information collection request
(ICR), contact Luke Fara by email at
lfara@usgs.gov, or by telephone at 608–
781–6233. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2023-N065; FXES11130600000-234-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, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments 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 written data or comments on the applications by
December 29, 2022.
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., Smith, PER0123456 or ES056001):
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Tom McDowell, Division Manager, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Suite 670,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Krijgsman, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4347 (phone), or
[email protected] (email). Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite review and comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies on applications we have received for permits to
conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and other
information submitted with the applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and the Freedom of
Information Act.
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Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species
unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. The ESA's
definition of ``take'' includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding,
or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping,
capturing, or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to take endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that
promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or
survival of species. These activities often include the capture and
collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a
permit were not issued. 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
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. Proposed
activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.
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Permit No. Applicant Species Location Take activity Permit action
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ES-047285.......... U.S. Geological Pallid Montana and Survey, Renew.
Survey, sturgeon North Dakota. monitor,
Columbia (Scaphirhynchus capture,
Environmental albus). handle, tag,
Research propagate,
Center, Fort transport, and
Peck, Montana. stock.
PER0011688......... Bureau of Land Utah........... Play taped Amend.
Management, Southwestern vocalizations
Richfield Field willow for surveys.
Office, flycatcher
Richfield Utah. (Empidonax
traillii
extimus).
PER0048042......... Horrocks Colorado, Play taped New.
Engineers, Southwestern Idaho, vocalizations
Riverdale, Utah. willow Montana, for surveys.
flycatcher Oregon, Utah,
(Empidonax Washington,
traillii and Wyoming.
extimus).
ES-040748.......... Cheyenne Black- Colorado and Capture, Renew.
Mountain Zoo, footed ferret Wyoming. handle,
Colorado (Mustela transport,
Springs, nigripes). propagate in
Colorado. Wyoming captivity,
Toad (Anaxyrus provide
baxteri). general care,
collect
biological
samples, mark,
survey, and
monitor
populations.
ES-040510.......... ERO Resources Arizona, Play taped Renew and amend.
Corp., Denver, Southwestern Colorado, New vocalizations
Colorado. willow Mexico, and for surveys.
flycatcher Utah.
(Empidonax
traillii
extimus).
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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 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. 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 a permit to an applicant 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.
[FR Doc. 2022-25965 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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