Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 17599-17601 [2023-05929]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 / Notices Permit No. Applicant Species ES–056079 ...... Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. ES–054317 ...... Interwest Wildlife & Ecological Services, Inc., Richmond, UT. Zion National Park, Springdale, UT. ES–057485 ...... ES–00484C ..... Keith Geluso, Kearney, NE ES–98708A ..... South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rapid City, SD. Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, NE. ES–210754 ...... Activity Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Survey, capture, handle, electrofish, tag, and release. Renew and amend. Colorado and Utah ............. Play taped vocalizations for surveys. Renew. • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). • Shivwits milk-vetch (Astragalus ampullarioides). • Gray bat (Myotis grisescens) ................ • Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis). • Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka (=tristis)). Utah .................................... Play taped vocalizations for surveys and collect plants and parts. Renew and amend. Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Survey, capture, handle, band, and track. Amend. South Dakota ...................... Survey, capture, handle, collect vouchers, and release. Renew. • Salt Creek Tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana). Nebraska ............................ Survey, capture, handle, propagate in captivity, monitor populations, and release. Capture, collect biological samples for research, and release. Capture, handle, tag, collect biological samples, and release. Capture, handle, tag, collect biological samples, attach radio-transmitters, and release. Renew. ES–68706C ..... Christopher Guy, Bozeman, MT. • Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Montana .............................. ES–067486 ...... University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. • Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Nebraska ............................ PER0009566 ... Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. • New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus). Colorado, New Mexico ....... 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 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Thomas McDowell, Acting Assistant Regional Director, MountainPrairie Region. [FR Doc. 2023–05934 Filed 3–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R3–ES–2023–N031; FXES11130300000–234–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 ESA. 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: 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 Permit action • Bonytail (Gila elegans) .......................... • Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius). • Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). Public Availability of Comments ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Location 17599 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Renew and amend. Renew and amend. Amend. We must receive your written comments on or before April 24, 2023. 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., ESXXXXXX; see table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION): • Email (preferred method): permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective application number (e.g., Application No. ESXXXXXX) 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 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite DATES: E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 17600 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 / Notices 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. Background The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), prohibits certain activities with ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Application No. Applicant 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 Species Type of take Permit action Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Capture, handle, and release. Renew and amend. Capture, handle, and release. New. Capture, handle, and release. Amend. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Capture, handle, release, and relocate due to stranding. New. Capture, handle, band, radio-track, collect biosamples, release. Renew. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts. Capture, handle, temporary hold, release, salvage. Renew and amend. Capture, handle, tag, release. Amend. Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). OH, WI ............................ PER1867075 ..... Jackson County Conservation Board, Maquoketa, IA. Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). IA .................................... ES181256 .......... Lewis Environmental Consulting, Murray, KY. AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MO, MS, OH, PA, TN, WV, WI. PER1896698 ..... Caleb Knerr, Jefferson City, MO. Add—Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) and longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda)—to existing authorized species—60 freshwater mussel species. Eleven species ............... TE11145C ......... Lisa Kleinschmidt, Syracuse, NY. Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), northern long-eared bat (M. septentrionalis). ES28570D ......... Midwest Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN. Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae). PER0039255 ..... Ryan Schwegman, College Corner, OH. Add—Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) and longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda)—to existing authorized species—11 freshwater mussel species. Jkt 259001 PO 00000 AR, IA, IL, KS, KY, MO, NE, OK, TN. AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WV, WI. IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MN, NC, NY, OH, TN, VA, WV, WI. AR, DE, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NY, OK, OH, PA, TX, VA, WV, WI. Frm 00085 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. Activity Randy Mitchell, Akron, OH. 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment Location TE30471C ......... VerDate Sep<11>2014 endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 / Notices Public Availability of Comments 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. 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. Fish and Wildlife Service 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, USFWS Region 3. [FR Doc. 2023–05929 Filed 3–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Application No. 1540434 ..... ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 60434D–1 ... 20359D–1 ... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Applicant Steve Tanguay, Hot Springs, VA. Sea Turtle Recovery, West Orange, NJ. William Deerr. Add: Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii). 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 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. [FWS–R5–ES–2023–N019; FXES11130500000–234–FF05E00000] 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 under the ESA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Endangered 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 species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period. DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before April 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant’s name and application number (e.g., PER0001234): • 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 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. SUMMARY: 17601 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, 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. Permit action Species Location Activity Type of take Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Add: New York ................. Virginia, West Virginia ...... Presence/absence survey Capture .................... New. New Jersey ...................... Add: stranding response, nest monitoring and relocation, telemetry. Salvage, capture, collect. Amend. Survey, capture, band, release. Capture ............................ Amend. Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17599-17601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05929]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2023-N031; FXES11130300000-234-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.

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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 
ESA. 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 April 24, 
2023.

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., ESXXXXXX; see table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION):
     Email (preferred method): [email protected]. Please 
refer to the respective application number (e.g., Application No. 
ESXXXXXX) 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 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

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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.

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

    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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    Application No.            Applicant              Species              Location              Activity            Type of take        Permit action
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TE30471C...............  Randy Mitchell,       Rusty patched bumble  OH, WI..............  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  Renew and amend.
                          Akron, OH.            bee (Bombus                                 absence surveys,      release.
                                                affinis).                                   document habitat
                                                                                            use, conduct
                                                                                            population
                                                                                            monitoring, and
                                                                                            evaluate impacts.
PER1867075.............  Jackson County        Rusty patched bumble  IA..................  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  New.
                          Conservation Board,   bee (Bombus                                 absence surveys,      release.
                          Maquoketa, IA.        affinis).                                   document habitat
                                                                                            use, conduct
                                                                                            population
                                                                                            monitoring, and
                                                                                            evaluate impacts.
ES181256...............  Lewis Environmental   Add--Round            AL, AR, FL, GA, IL,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  Amend.
                          Consulting, Murray,   hickorynut            IN, IA, KY, MI, MO,   absence surveys,      release.
                          KY.                   (Obovaria             MS, OH, PA, TN, WV,   document habitat
                                                subrotunda) and       WI.                   use, conduct
                                                longsolid                                   population
                                                (Fusconaia                                  monitoring, and
                                                subrotunda)--to                             evaluate impacts.
                                                existing authorized
                                                species--60
                                                freshwater mussel
                                                species.
PER1896698.............  Caleb Knerr,          Eleven species......  AR, IA, IL, KS, KY,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      New.
                          Jefferson City, MO.                         MO, NE, OK, TN.       absence surveys,      release, and
                                                                                            document habitat      relocate due to
                                                                                            use, conduct          stranding.
                                                                                            population
                                                                                            monitoring, and
                                                                                            evaluate impacts.
TE11145C...............  Lisa Kleinschmidt,    Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DE, GA,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                          Syracuse, NY.         sodalis), gray bat    IA, IL, IN, KS, KY,   absence surveys,      band, radio-track,
                                                (M. grisescens),      MD, MA, MI, MN, MS,   document habitat      collect bio-
                                                northern long-eared   MO, NC, ND, NE, NH,   use, conduct          samples, release.
                                                bat (M.               NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA,   population
                                                septentrionalis).     RI, SC, SD, TN, VA,   monitoring, and
                                                                      VT, WV, WI.           evaluate impacts.
ES28570D...............  Midwest Natural       Rusty patched bumble  IL, IN, IA, ME, MD,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew and amend.
                          Resources, St.        bee (Bombus           MA, MN, NC, NY, OH,   absence surveys,      temporary hold,
                          Paul, MN.             affinis), Dakota      TN, VA, WV, WI.       document habitat      release, salvage.
                                                skipper (Hesperia                           use, conduct
                                                dacotae).                                   population
                                                                                            monitoring, and
                                                                                            evaluate impacts.
PER0039255.............  Ryan Schwegman,       Add--Round            AR, DE, IL, IN, IA,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Amend.
                          College Corner, OH.   hickorynut            KS, KY, MD, MI, MN,   absence surveys,      tag, release.
                                                (Obovaria             MO, NY, OK, OH, PA,   document habitat
                                                subrotunda) and       TX, VA, WV, WI.       use, conduct
                                                longsolid                                   population
                                                (Fusconaia                                  monitoring, and
                                                subrotunda)--to                             evaluate impacts.
                                                existing authorized
                                                species--11
                                                freshwater mussel
                                                species.
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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

    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, USFWS Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2023-05929 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P


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