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ADDRESSES:
Background
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Document availability and comment
submission: Submit a request for a copy
of the application and related
documents and submit any comments
by one of the following methods. All
requests and comments should specify
the applicant name and application
number (e.g., Dana Ross, ES001705):
• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Regional
Program Manager, Restoration and
Endangered Species Classification,
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional
Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland,
OR 97232–4181.
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.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 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.
Robert L. Carey,
Manager, Division of Environmental Review,
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–ES–2023–N097;
FXES11130100000–234–FF01E00000]
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 and 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 your written
comments on or before January 8, 2024.
SUMMARY:
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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:
Applicant, city, state
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Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503)
231–6283 (telephone); permitsR1ES@
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.
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Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. 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.
Species
Location
Take activity
Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha
taylori).
Oregon .................
Harm and harass by pursuit, capture,
handle, identify, release; capture gravid adult females in the wild and transport to a captive propagation facility;
transport larvae and pupae from a
captive propagation facility to the wild;
and salvage.
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Application No.
Applicant, city, state
Species
Location
Take activity
ES19239B .............
Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, WA.
Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha
taylori).
Washington ..........
Harass by survey and monitor (foot and
drone); capture, handle, biosample,
and release; captively propagate and
release; salvage; and lethally collect
voucher specimens.
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. 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 the
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.).
Marilet A. Zablan,
Regional Program Manager for Restoration
and Endangered Species Classification,
Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–EQD–SSB—
NPS0036744; PX.P0306931A.00.1; OMB
Control Number 1024–NEW]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Visitor Impacts and
Experiences Related to Wildlife in
Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing a new information collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
information collection request (ICR) can
be sent to the NPS Information
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR–
ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS
244) Reston, VA 20192, VA 20191
(mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov
(email). Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number ‘‘1024–NEW (YELL Wildlife
Survey)’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Lauren Miller, Social
Scientist, at lauren_miller@nps.gov
(email) or 307–250–9404 (telephone).
Please reference OMB Control Number
1024–NEW (YELL Wildlife Survey) in
the subject line of your comments.
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: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary for
the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
NPS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the NPS
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minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: Authorized by 54 U.S. Code
§ 100702, Yellowstone National Park
(YELL) established its strategic priorities
in 2019 that help to guide short- and
long-term decision-making. Specifically,
Strategic Priority #2 focuses on taking
the actions necessary to strengthen,
preserve, and protect YELL’s natural
and cultural resources, including their
associated processes, systems, and
values in an unimpaired condition.
Actions to fulfill this priority include
conducting scientific research to inform
resource-related decision-making, park
planning, and education. The NPS
proposes this new information
collection request, Visitor Impacts and
Experiences Related to Wildlife in
Yellowstone National Park, to use
scientific research about visitor impacts
and experiences to inform park
planning and management.
The Northern region of Yellowstone
National Park (e.g., Lamar Valley,
Slough Creek) faces increased visitation
as a result of wildlife viewing, which
has led to issues of wildlife habituation.
YELL wildlife managers, volunteers,
and commercial use authorization
(CUA) holders have substantial
historical knowledge regarding humanwildlife conflicts in the park. This study
seeks to expand that knowledge base by
understanding visitors’ perceptions and
behaviors related to wildlife viewing
and human-wildlife conflicts by
employing on-site surveys with YELL
visitors in the Lamar Valley during peak
wolf-watching periods over the course
of one winter, spring, and summer
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[FR Doc No: 2023-26970]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2023-N097; FXES11130100000-234-FF01E00000]
Endangered 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 and 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 your written comments on or before January 8,
2024.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability and comment submission: Submit a request for
a copy of the application and related documents and submit any comments
by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should
specify the applicant name and application number (e.g., Dana Ross,
ES001705):
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Regional Program Manager,
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Ecological Services,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6283 (telephone);
[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 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.
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. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 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
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. 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.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Take activity Permit action
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PER0008917-2............... Institute for Applied Taylor's checkerspot Oregon.................... Harm and harass by Amend.
Ecology, Corvallis, butterfly pursuit, capture,
OR. (Euphydryas editha handle, identify,
taylori). release; capture
gravid adult females
in the wild and
transport to a
captive propagation
facility; transport
larvae and pupae
from a captive
propagation facility
to the wild; and
salvage.
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ES19239B................... Washington Department Taylor's checkerspot Washington................ Harass by survey and Renew with changes.
of Fish and butterfly monitor (foot and
Wildlife, Olympia, (Euphydryas editha drone); capture,
WA. taylori). handle, biosample,
and release;
captively propagate
and release;
salvage; and
lethally collect
voucher specimens.
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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. 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 the 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.).
Marilet A. Zablan,
Regional Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species
Classification, Pacific Region.
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