80_FR_77606 80 FR 77367 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

80 FR 77367 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 239 (December 14, 2015)

Page Range77367-77368
FR Document2015-31424

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for recovery permits to conduct activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing such permits.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 239 (Monday, December 14, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2015-N227; FXES11130100000-167-FF01E00000]


Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; 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 recovery permits to conduct 
activities with the purpose of enhancing the survival of endangered 
species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 
prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal 
permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite 
public comment before issuing such permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
January 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: 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. 
Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above address, or by telephone (503-231-6131) or fax 
(503-231-6243).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits certain activities with 
respect to endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit 
allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides 
for certain permits, and requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits for endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities (including take or 
interstate commerce) with respect to U.S. endangered or threatened 
species for scientific

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purposes or enhancement of propagation or survival. Our regulations 
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 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.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies and the public to 
comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit 
number for the application when submitting comments.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by request from the Program Manager for 
Restoration and Endangered Species Classification at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552).

Permit Number: TE-702631

    Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region, Portland, Oregon.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to allow Service 
employees and their designated agents to remove and reduce to 
possession (collect plants and their parts) the following Micronesian 
plant species and to take the following Micronesian animal species:

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            Scientific name                       Common name(s)
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Plants:                                  NCN.
    Eugenia bryanii....................  NCN.
    Hedyotis megalantha................  pao dedu \Ch\, pao doodu.\CI\
    Heritiera longipetiolata...........  ufa halomtanu \Ch\, ufa
                                          h[aring]lom tano.\CI\
    Phyllanthus saffordii..............  NCN.
    Psychotria malaspinae..............  aplokating palaoan.\Ch\/\CI\
    Solanum guamense...................  NCN.
    Tinospora homosepala...............  NCN.
Animals:                                 ...............................
    Emballonura semicaudata rotensis...  Pacific sheath-tailed bat
                                          (Mariana subspecies), payeyi
                                          \Ch\, paischeey.\CI\
    Emoia slevini......................  Slevin's skink, Marianas Emoia,
                                          Marianas skink, gualiik
                                          halumtanu.\Ch\, gholuuf \CI\
    Hypolimnas octocula mariannensis...  Mariana eight-spot butterfly,
                                          ababbang \Ch\,
                                          Libweibwogh.\CI\
    Vagrans egistina...................  Mariana wandering butterfly,
                                          ababbang \Ch\,
                                          Libweibwogh.\CI\
    Ischnura luta......................  Rota blue damselfly, dulalas
                                          Luta \Ch\, dulalas Luuta.\CI\
    Partula gibba......................  humped tree snail, akaleha
                                          \Ch\, denden.\CI\
    Partula langfordi..................  Langford's tree snail, akaleha
                                          \Ch\, denden.\CI\
    Partula radiolata..................  Guam tree snail, akaleha \Ch\,
                                          denden.\CI\
    Samoana fragilis...................  fragile tree snail, akaleha
                                          dogas \ Ch\, denden.\CI\
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NCN = no common name.
Ch = Chamorro name.
CI = Carolinian name.

    The purpose of these activities is to carry out recovery activities 
for scientific purposes or for enhancing the species' propagation or 
survival in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.

Permit Number: TE-40123A

    Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hilo, 
Hawaii.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove and reduce to 
possession (collect plants and their parts) Asplenium fragile var. 
insulare (no common name (ncn)), Haplostachys haplostachya (honohono), 
Kadua coriacea (kioele), Isodendrion hosakae (aupaka), Lipochaeta 
venosa (ncn), Neraudia ovata (ncn), Portulaca sclerocarpa (poe) Silene 
lanceolata (ncn), Solanum incompletum (popolo ku mai), Spermolepis 
hawaiiensis (ncn), Stenogyne angustifolia var. angustifolia (ncn), 
Tetramolopium arenarium (ncn), Vigna o-wahuensis (ncn), and Zanthoxylum 
hawaiiense (ae) at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, in 
conjunction with ex situ genetic storage, controlled propagation, and 
outplanting for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Number: TE-80996B

    Applicant: Marguerite Butler-Higa, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 
Hawaii.
    The applicant requests a new recovery permit renewal to take 
(capture, mark release, and collect bio-samples) blackline Hawaiian 
damselfly (Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum), Oceanic Hawaiian 
damselfly (Megalagrion oceanicum), and crimson Hawaiian damselfly 
(Megalagrion leptodemas) in conjunction with population and genetic 
studies for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to this request 
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal 
business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    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.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Richard Hannan,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-31424 Filed 12-11-15; 8:45 am]
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Planning and Zoning Department, 4410 West Streetsboro Road, Rich- field, OH 44286. Village of Silver Lake ................................................................................ Village Hall, 2961 Kent Road, Silver Lake, OH 44224. [FR Doc. 2015–31378 Filed 12–11–15; 8:45 am] the survival of endangered species. The telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503– BILLING CODE 9110–12–P Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 231–6243). amended (Act), prohibits certain SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: activities with endangered species DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR unless a Federal permit allows such Background activity. The Act also requires that we The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Fish and Wildlife Service invite public comment before issuing prohibits certain activities with respect such permits. 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77368 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 239 / Monday, December 14, 2015 / Notices purposes or enhancement of the following applications. Please refer Permit Number: TE–702631 propagation or survival. Our regulations to the permit number for the application implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Applicant: Assistant Regional when submitting comments. Act for these permits are found at 50 Director, Ecological Services, Fish and Documents and other information Wildlife Service, Pacific Region, CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife submitted with these applications are Portland, Oregon. species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened available for review by request from the The applicant requests a permit wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR Program Manager for Restoration and amendment to allow Service employees 17.72 for threatened plant species. Endangered Species Classification at the and their designated agents to remove address listed in the ADDRESSES section and reduce to possession (collect plants Applications Available for Review and of this notice, subject to the and their parts) the following Comment requirements of the Privacy Act (5 Micronesian plant species and to take We invite local, State, and Federal U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of the following Micronesian animal agencies and the public to comment on Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). species: Scientific name Common name(s) Plants: NCN. Eugenia bryanii .................................................................................. NCN. Hedyotis megalantha ......................................................................... pao dedu Ch, pao doodu.CI Heritiera longipetiolata ....................................................................... ufa halomtanu Ch, ufa hålom tano.CI Phyllanthus saffordii .......................................................................... NCN. Psychotria malaspinae ...................................................................... aplokating palaoan.Ch/CI Solanum guamense .......................................................................... NCN. Tinospora homosepala ...................................................................... NCN. Animals: Emballonura semicaudata rotensis ................................................... Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Mariana subspecies), payeyi Ch, paischeey.CI Emoia slevini ..................................................................................... Slevin’s skink, Marianas Emoia, Marianas skink, gualiik halumtanu.Ch, gholuuf CI Hypolimnas octocula mariannensis ................................................... Mariana eight-spot butterfly, ababbang Ch, Libweibwogh.CI Vagrans egistina ................................................................................ Mariana wandering butterfly, ababbang Ch, Libweibwogh.CI Ischnura luta ...................................................................................... Rota blue damselfly, dulalas Luta Ch, dulalas Luuta.CI Partula gibba ..................................................................................... humped tree snail, akaleha Ch, denden.CI Partula langfordi ................................................................................ Langford’s tree snail, akaleha Ch, denden.CI Partula radiolata ................................................................................ Guam tree snail, akaleha Ch, denden.CI Samoana fragilis ................................................................................ fragile tree snail, akaleha dogas Ch, denden.CI NCN = no common name. Ch = Chamorro name. CI = Carolinian name. The purpose of these activities is to purpose of enhancing the species’ your entire comment—including your carry out recovery activities for survival. personal identifying information—may scientific purposes or for enhancing the be made publicly available at any time. Permit Number: TE–80996B species’ propagation or survival in While you can ask us in your comment Guam and the Commonwealth of the Applicant: Marguerite Butler-Higa, to withhold your personal identifying Northern Marianas Islands. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. information from public review, we The applicant requests a new recovery cannot guarantee that we will be able to Permit Number: TE–40123A permit renewal to take (capture, mark do so. Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison, release, and collect bio-samples) Pohakuloa Training Area, Hilo, Hawaii. blackline Hawaiian damselfly Authority The applicant requests a permit (Megalagrion nigrohamatum renewal to remove and reduce to nigrolineatum), Oceanic Hawaiian We provide this notice under section possession (collect plants and their damselfly (Megalagrion oceanicum), 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). parts) Asplenium fragile var. insulare and crimson Hawaiian damselfly Dated: December 4, 2015. (no common name (ncn)), Haplostachys (Megalagrion leptodemas) in Richard Hannan, haplostachya (honohono), Kadua conjunction with population and Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. coriacea (kioele), Isodendrion hosakae genetic studies for the purpose of Fish and Wildlife Service. (aupaka), Lipochaeta venosa (ncn), enhancing the species’ survival. [FR Doc. 2015–31424 Filed 12–11–15; 8:45 am] Neraudia ovata (ncn), Portulaca sclerocarpa (poe) Silene lanceolata Public Availability of Comments BILLING CODE 4333–15–P (ncn), Solanum incompletum (popolo All comments and materials we ku mai), Spermolepis hawaiiensis (ncn), receive in response to this request will mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Stenogyne angustifolia var. angustifolia be available for public inspection, by (ncn), Tetramolopium arenarium (ncn), appointment, during normal business Vigna o-wahuensis (ncn), and hours at the address listed in the Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (ae) at ADDRESSES section. 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ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesTo ensure consideration, please send your written comments by January 13, 2016.
ContactColleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
FR Citation80 FR 77367 
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