80 FR 36553 - Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)
| Page Range | 36553-36554 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15578 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 36553-36554] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15578] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2015-N118; FXIA16710900000-156-FF09A30000] Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281; or email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104 (telephone); (703) 358-2281 (fax); [email protected] (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we issued requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, we found that (1) The application was filed in good faith, (2) The granted permit would not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) The granted permit would be [[Page 36554]] consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Endangered Species ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receipt of application Permit number Applicant Federal Register notice Permit issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71826A............................ Marvin Turner............. 80 FR 19341; April 10, May 18, 2015 2015. 61948B............................ Kenneth Dalton............ 80 FR 19341; April 10, May 14, 2015 2015. 59527B............................ Mark Robinson............. 80 FR 19341; April 10, May 15, 2015 2015. 59502B............................ Joseph Cutillo............ 80 FR 19341; April 10, May 15, 2015 2015. 61398B............................ Scott Schuster............ 80 FR 21259; April 17, May 19, 2015 2015. 42627B............................ Los Angeles Zoo and 80 FR 21259; April 17, May 22, 2015 Botanical Gardens. 2015. 59497B............................ Jared Forbus.............. 80 FR 21259; April 17, June 2, 2015 2015. 54405B............................ TULSA ZOO MANAGEMENT, INC. 80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015.. June 18, 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marine Mammals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receipt of application Permit number Applicant Federal Register notice Permit issuance date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 212570............................ National Marine Mammal 79 FR 65980; November 6, June 9, 2015 Laboratory, NOAA. 2014. 03086A............................ Robert Rockwell, American 80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015.. June 8, 2015 Museum of Natural History. 62018B............................ British Broadcasting 80 FR 28296; May 18, 2015. June 19, 2015 Corporation--Big Blue Live. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Availability of Documents Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358-2281. Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2015-15578 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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provides for permits and requires that The applicant requests a permit to Before including your address, phone
we invite public comment before conduct presence/absence surveys for number, email address, or other
issuing permits for endangered species. Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma personal identifying information in your
A permit granted by us under section poweshiek) in South Dakota, North comment, you should be aware that
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the Dakota, and Minnesota for the purpose your entire comment—including your
permittees to conduct activities with of enhancing the species’ survival. personal identifying information—may
U.S. endangered or threatened species be made publicly available at any time.
Permit Application Number TE66505B
for scientific purposes, enhancement of While you can ask us in your comment
propagation or survival, or interstate Applicant: Wenck Associates, to withhold your personal identifying
commerce (the latter only in the event Mandan, ND. information from public review, we
that it facilitates scientific purposes or The applicant requests a permit to cannot guarantee that we will be able to
enhancement of propagation or conduct presence/absence surveys for do so.
survival). Our regulations implementing pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
in North Dakota and South Dakota on Authority
section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered the Missouri River from Garrison Dam We provide this notice under section
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for to Lake Oahe for the purpose of 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR enhancing the species’ survival.
Michael G. Thabault,
17.62 for endangered plant species, and Permit Application Number TE66521B Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant Region.
species. Applicant: Western Biology, LLC,
Hotchkiss, CO. [FR Doc. 2015–15606 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
Applications Available for Review and The applicant requests a permit to BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Comment conduct presence/absence surveys for
We invite local, State, and Federal black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
agencies and the public to comment on and Southwestern willow flycatcher DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
the following applications. Documents (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
Fish and Wildlife Service
and other information the applicants Colorado and Utah for the purpose of
have submitted with their applications enhancing the species’ survival.
[FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N118;
are available for review, subject to the Permit Application Number TE237960 FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000]
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Applicant: Power Engineers, Hailey,
Endangered Species; Marine
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). ID.
Mammals; Issuance of Permits
The applicant requests a permit to
Permit Application Number TE053925 conduct presence/absence surveys for AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Applicant: Niobrara National Scenic the American burying beetle in South Interior.
River, National Park Service, NE. Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
The applicant requests the renewal of for the purpose of enhancing the
their permit to continue presence/ species’ survival. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
absence surveys for the interior least Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
Permit Application Number TE66521B
tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos) in the following permits to conduct certain
Nebraska along the Niobrara River for Applicant: Colorado Parks and activities with endangered species,
the purpose of enhancing the species’ Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO. marine mammals, or both. We issue
survival. The applicant requests a permit to these permits under the Endangered
conduct plague immunity research for Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Permit Application Number TE161444 black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) in Protection Act (MMPA).
Applicants: California Academy of Colorado to determine the appropriate ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and
Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium, San timing to administer vaccines for the Wildlife Service, Division of
Francisco, CA. purpose of enhancing the species’ Management Authority, Branch of
The applicant requests the renewal of survival. Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
their permit for public display and National Environmental Policy Act Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358–
educational efforts at the Steinhart 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov.
Aquarium in California with pallid In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for the
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
purpose of enhancing the species’
determination that the proposed (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
survival.
activities in these permits are DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
Permit Application Number TE64613B categorically excluded from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the
Applicant: Andrew Phillips, Denver, requirement to prepare an dates below, as authorized by the
CO. environmental assessment or provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
The applicant requests a permit to environmental impact statement (516 et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
conduct presence/absence surveys for DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
Southwestern willow flycatcher issued requested permits subject to
Public Availability of Comments certain conditions set forth therein. For
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in
Colorado for the purpose of enhancing All comments and materials we each permit for an endangered species,
the species’ survival. receive in response to these requests we found that (1) The application was
will be available for public inspection, filed in good faith, (2) The granted
Permit Application Number TE65611B by appointment, during normal business permit would not operate to the
Applicant: Dennis Skadsen, Grenville, hours at the address listed in the disadvantage of the endangered species,
SD. ADDRESSES section of this notice. and (3) The granted permit would be
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consistent with the purposes and policy Endangered Species
set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Receipt of application Federal Register
Permit number Applicant Permit issuance date
notice
71826A ........................ Marvin Turner .................................................. 80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015 .......................... May 18, 2015
61948B ........................ Kenneth Dalton ............................................... 80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015 .......................... May 14, 2015
59527B ........................ Mark Robinson ................................................ 80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015 .......................... May 15, 2015
59502B ........................ Joseph Cutillo ................................................. 80 FR 19341; April 10, 2015 .......................... May 15, 2015
61398B ........................ Scott Schuster ................................................. 80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015 .......................... May 19, 2015
42627B ........................ Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens ....... 80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015 .......................... May 22, 2015
59497B ........................ Jared Forbus ................................................... 80 FR 21259; April 17, 2015 .......................... June 2, 2015
54405B ........................ TULSA ZOO MANAGEMENT, INC ................ 80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015 ............................. June 18, 2015
Marine Mammals
Receipt of application Federal Register
Permit number Applicant Permit issuance date
notice
212570 ......................... National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA 79 FR 65980; November 6, 2014 ................... June 9, 2015
03086A ........................ Robert Rockwell, American Museum of Nat- 80 FR 24961; May 1, 2015 ............................. June 8, 2015
ural History.
62018B ........................ British Broadcasting Corporation—Big Blue 80 FR 28296; May 18, 2015 ........................... June 19, 2015
Live.
Availability of Documents species unless Federal authorization is information with your comments to
Documents and other information acquired that allows such activities. allow us to authenticate any scientific or
submitted with these applications are DATES: We must receive comments or commercial data you include.
available for review, subject to the requests for documents on or before July The comments and recommendations
requirements of the Privacy Act and 27, 2015. that will be most useful and likely to
Freedom of Information Act, by any ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and influence agency decisions are: (1)
party who submits a written request for Wildlife Service, Division of Those supported by quantitative
a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish Management Authority, Branch of information or studies; and (2) Those
and Wildlife Service, Division of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, that include citations to, and analyses
Management Authority, Branch of Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. We will not consider or include in our
Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: administrative record comments we
2281. Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 receive after the close of the comment
Brenda Tapia, (telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); period (see DATES) or comments
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
DMAFR@fws.gov (email). delivered to an address other than those
of Permits, Division of Management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: listed above (see ADDRESSES).
Authority.
I. Public Comment Procedures B. May I Review Comments Submitted
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A. How do I request copies of by Others?
applications or comment on submitted
applications? Comments, including names and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR street addresses of respondents, will be
Send your request for copies of available for public review at the street
applications or comments and materials address listed under ADDRESSES. The
Fish and Wildlife Service concerning any of the applications to
public may review documents and other
[FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N119]; the contact listed under ADDRESSES.
[FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] information applicants have sent in
Please include the Federal Register
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notice publication date, the PRT-
Endangered Species; Receipt of number, and the name of the applicant allowing viewing would violate the
Applications for Permit in your request or submission. We will Privacy Act or Freedom of Information
not consider requests or comments sent Act. Before including your address,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
to an email or address not listed under phone number, email address, or other
Interior.
ADDRESSES. If you provide an email personal identifying information in your
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
address in your request for copies of comment, you should be aware that
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
for permit. your entire comment—including your
applications, we will attempt to respond
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and to your request electronically. personal identifying information—may
Wildlife Service, invite the public to Please make your requests or be made publicly available at any time.
comment on the following applications comments as specific as possible. Please While you can ask us in your comment
to conduct certain activities with confine your comments to issues for to withhold your personal identifying
endangered species. With some which we seek comments in this notice, information from public review, we
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act and explain the basis for your cannot guarantee that we will be able to
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed comments. Include sufficient do so.
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