82 FR 43249 - U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 177 (September 14, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 177 (September 14, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43249-43250] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19401] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2017-N066; FXES11130600000-178-FF06E00000] U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by October 16, 2017. ADDRESSES: Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies of applications or public comments concerning any of the applications in this notice may be obtained by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication 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): Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225. Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the following methods. Please specify applicant name(s) and application number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TE-XXXXXX).Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective permit number (e.g., Application No. TE-XXXXXX) in the subject line of your email message. U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225. In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call (719) 628- 2670 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone); [email protected] (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of endangered species. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. Background The ESA 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 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 [[Page 43250]] 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, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to comment on the following applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application number Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE077684-1...................... Memphis Zoological Wyoming toad TN................ Captive Capture, handle, Renew Society, Memphis, (Anaxyrus propagation, captive TN. baxteri). educational propagation, and display. release. TE6556C-2....................... Bowen Collins and (Spiranthes UT................ Survey and monitor Collect and handle Amend Associates, diluvialis) Ute Ute ladies'- Draper, UT. ladies'- tresses, tresses; playback Southwestern calls and willow flycatcher disturbance of (Empidonax Southwestern traillii extimus). willow flycatcher. TE26583C-0...................... Chicago Botanic (Sclerocactus UT................ Survey, monitor, Collection of New Garden, Glencoe, wrightiae) Wright sample. tissue to IL. fishhook cactus. investigate genetic diversity and gene flow. TE054317-0...................... InterWest Wildlife Southwestern UT, WY............ Survey and monitor Playback calls and New and Ecological willow flycatcher disturbance. Services, Inc., (Empidonax Richmond, UT. traillii extimus). TE121914-8...................... U.S. Geological Least tern CO, NE, ND, SD, MT Survey and monitor Capture, handle, Amend Survey, (Sternula band. Jamestown, ND. antillarum athalassos). TE26580C-0...................... Milu Velardi, New Mexico meadow CO, NM for the New Survey and monitor Capture, handle, New Denver, CO. jumping mouse Mexico meadow for all species; band, radio tag, (Zapus hudsonius jumping mouse; radio tag and and release for luteus), gray bat AL, AR, AZ, CO, band for bats. bats; capture, (Myotis CT, DC, DE, FL, handle for grisescens), GA, IA, IL, IN, measurements, Indiana bat KS, KY, LA, MA, release for New (Myotis sodalis), MD, ME, MI, MN, Mexico meadow Virginia big- MO, MS, MT, NC, jumping mouse. eared bat ND, NE, NH, NJ, (Corynorhinus NM, NY, OH, OK, (=plecotus) PA, RI, SC, SD, townsendii TN, TX, VA, VT, virginianus). WI, WV, WY for the bats. TE09941B-2...................... Felsburg Holt and American burying NE, SD, KS, OK, Survey and monitor Capture, handle, Amend Ullevig, Inc., beetle TX, MO, AR for mark of American Lincoln, NE. (Nicrophorus American burying burying beetle; americanus), beetle; IA, NE capture, handle, Indiana bat for the Indiana band of Indiana (Myotis sodalis). bat. bat. TE32974C-0...................... Central Utah Water June sucker UT................ Carp removal in Capture, immediate New Conservancy (Chasmistes Utah Lake to release. District, Orem, liorus). restore UT. vegetative refuge habitat for the June sucker. TE67018A-1...................... National Park Least tern NE................ Survey and monitor Capture, handle, Renew Service, Missouri (Sternula band. River National antillarum Recreational athalassos). River, Yankton, SD. TE210754-1...................... Lincoln Children's Salt Creek tiger NE................ Captive Capture, handle, Renew Zoo, Lincoln, NE. beetle (Cicindeoa propagation. captive nevadica propagation, and lincolniana). release. TE040510-1...................... ERO Resources, Southwestern CO................ Survey and monitor Playback calls and Renew Denver, CO. willow flycatcher disturbance. (Empidonax traillii extimus). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Availability of Comments 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. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Contents of Public Comments Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or commercial data you include. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. Next Steps If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. Authority: Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Michael Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2017-19401 Filed 9-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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submissions will be posted, without (see INA section 286(m), 8 U.S.C. obtained by any party who submits a
change, to the Federal eRulemaking 1356(m)) and USCIS will accept certain written request for a copy of such
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, fee payments electronically. documents to the following office
and will include any personal (5) An estimate of the total number of within 30 days of the date of publication
information you provide. Therefore, respondents and the amount of time of this notice, subject to the
submitting this information makes it estimated for an average respondent to requirements of the Privacy Act (5
public. You may wish to consider respond: The estimated total number of U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
limiting the amount of personal respondents for the information Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552):
information that you provide in any collection is 3,284,418 and the Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
voluntary submission you make to DHS. estimated hour burden per response is Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486–DFC,
DHS may withhold information .12 hours. Denver, CO 80225.
provided in comments from public (6) An estimate of the total public Submitting Comments: You may
viewing that it determines may impact burden (in hours) associated with the submit comments by one of the
the privacy of an individual or is collection: The total estimated annual following methods. Please specify
offensive. For additional information, hour burden associated with this applicant name(s) and application
please read the Privacy Act notice that collection is 394,131 hours. number(s) to which your comments
is available via the link in the footer of (7) An estimate of the total public pertain (e.g., TE–XXXXXX).
http://www.regulations.gov. burden (in cost) associated with the • Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
Written comments and suggestions collection: The estimated total annual Please refer to the respective permit
from the public and affected agencies cost burden associated with this number (e.g., Application No. TE–
should address one or more of the collection of information is captured as XXXXXX) in the subject line of your
following four points: a part of the form which requires a email message.
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed payment to be processed. • U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S.
collection of information is necessary Dated: September 8, 2017. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
for the proper performance of the 25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
Samantha Deshommes,
functions of the agency, including • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
whether the information will have Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
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Pickup: Call (719) 628–2670 to make an
practical utility; and Immigration Services, Department of appointment during regular business
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Homeland Security. hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645,
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Lakewood, CO 80228.
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including the validity of the Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
methodology and assumptions used; Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719)
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 628–2670 (phone); permitsR6ES@
clarity of the information to be
fws.gov (email).
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the Fish and Wildlife Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
collection of information on those who [FWS–R6–ES–2017–N066; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
are to respond, including through the FXES11130600000–178–FF06E00000] invite the public to comment on
use of appropriate automated, applications for permits to conduct
electronic, mechanical, or other U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of activities intended to promote recovery
technological collection techniques or Recovery Permit Applications of endangered species. With some
other forms of information technology, exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, activities with endangered species
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Interior.
responses. unless a Federal permit allows such
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit activity. The ESA also requires that we
Overview of This Information applications; request for comments. invite public comment before issuing
Collection these permits.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
(1) Type of Information Collection: Wildlife Service, invite the public to Background
Revision of a Currently Approved comment on applications for permits to
Collection. The ESA prohibits certain activities
conduct activities intended to enhance with endangered and threatened species
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
the propagation or survival of unless authorized by a Federal permit.
USCIS Electronic Payment Processing.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and endangered species. With some The ESA and our implementing
the applicable component of the DHS exceptions, the Endangered Species Act regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
sponsoring the collection: No Agency (ESA) prohibits certain activities that Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Form Number; USCIS. constitute take of listed species unless a provide for the issuance of such permits
(4) Affected public who will be asked Federal permit is issued that allows and require that we invite public
or required to respond, as well as a brief such activity. The ESA also requires that comment before issuing permits for
abstract: Primary: Individuals or we invite public comment before activities involving endangered species.
issuing these permits.
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households. The Immigration and A recovery permit issued by us under
Nationality Act of 1952 (INA), as DATES: To ensure consideration, we section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
amended, provides for the collection of must receive your written comments by authorizes the permittee to conduct
fees at a level that will ensure recovery October 16, 2017. activities with endangered or threatened
of the full costs of providing ADDRESSES: Requesting Copies of species for scientific purposes that
adjudication and naturalization Applications or Public Comments: promote recovery or for enhancement of
services, including services provided Copies of applications or public propagation or survival of the species.
without charge to asylum applicants comments concerning any of the Our regulations implementing section
and certain other immigrant applicants applications in this notice may be 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
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at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife Permit Applications Available for
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened Review and Comment
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for We invite local, State, Tribal, and
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR Federal agencies and the public to
17.72 for threatened plant species. comment on the following applications.
Application Permit
Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take
number action
TE077684–1 .... Memphis Zoological So- Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus TN ................................. Captive propagation, Capture, handle, captive Renew
ciety, Memphis, TN. baxteri). educational display. propagation, and re-
lease.
TE6556C–2 ...... Bowen Collins and As- (Spiranthes diluvialis) Ute UT ................................. Survey and monitor ....... Collect and handle Ute Amend
sociates, Draper, UT. ladies’- tresses, South- ladies’-tresses; play-
western willow flycatcher back calls and dis-
(Empidonax traillii extimus). turbance of South-
western willow
flycatcher.
TE26583C–0 .... Chicago Botanic Gar- (Sclerocactus wrightiae) UT ................................. Survey, monitor, sample Collection of tissue to New
den, Glencoe, IL. Wright fishhook cactus. investigate genetic di-
versity and gene flow.
TE054317–0 .... InterWest Wildlife and Southwestern willow UT, WY ......................... Survey and monitor ....... Playback calls and dis- New
Ecological Services, flycatcher (Empidonax turbance.
Inc., Richmond, UT. traillii extimus).
TE121914–8 .... U.S. Geological Survey, Least tern (Sternula CO, NE, ND, SD, MT .... Survey and monitor ....... Capture, handle, band .. Amend
Jamestown, ND. antillarum athalassos).
TE26580C–0 .... Milu Velardi, Denver, New Mexico meadow jump- CO, NM for the New Survey and monitor for Capture, handle, band, New
CO. ing mouse (Zapus Mexico meadow all species; radio tag radio tag, and release
hudsonius luteus), gray bat jumping mouse; AL, and band for bats. for bats; capture, han-
(Myotis grisescens), Indi- AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, dle for measurements,
ana bat (Myotis sodalis), DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, release for New Mex-
Virginia big-eared bat IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ico meadow jumping
(Corynorhinus (=plecotus) MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, mouse.
townsendii virginianus). MS, MT, NC, ND, NE,
NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH,
OK, PA, RI, SC, SD,
TN, TX, VA, VT, WI,
WV, WY for the bats.
TE09941B–2 .... Felsburg Holt and American burying beetle NE, SD, KS, OK, TX, Survey and monitor ....... Capture, handle, mark Amend
Ullevig, Inc., Lincoln, (Nicrophorus americanus), MO, AR for American of American burying
NE. Indiana bat (Myotis burying beetle; IA, NE beetle; capture, han-
sodalis). for the Indiana bat. dle, band of Indiana
bat.
TE32974C–0 .... Central Utah Water June sucker (Chasmistes UT ................................. Carp removal in Utah Capture, immediate re- New
Conservancy District, liorus). Lake to restore vege- lease.
Orem, UT. tative refuge habitat
for the June sucker.
TE67018A–1 .... National Park Service, Least tern (Sternula NE ................................. Survey and monitor ....... Capture, handle, band .. Renew
Missouri River Na- antillarum athalassos).
tional Recreational
River, Yankton, SD.
TE210754–1 .... Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Salt Creek tiger beetle NE ................................. Captive propagation ...... Capture, handle, captive Renew
Lincoln, NE. (Cicindeoa nevadica propagation, and re-
lincolniana). lease.
TE040510–1 .... ERO Resources, Den- Southwestern willow CO ................................. Survey and monitor ....... Playback calls and dis- Renew
ver, CO. flycatcher (Empidonax turbance.
traillii extimus).
Public Availability of Comments comments to issues for which we seek notice, we will publish a notice in the
Before including your address, phone comments in this notice, and explain Federal Register.
number, email address, or other the basis for your comments. Include Authority:
personal identifying information in your sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to authenticate Section 10(c) of the Endangered
comment, you should be aware that
any scientific or commercial data you Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may include. U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
be made publicly available at any time. The comments and recommendations Michael Thabault,
If you submit a hardcopy comment that that will be most useful and likely to Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
includes personal identifying influence agency decisions are: (1) Region.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
information, you may request at the top Those supported by quantitative [FR Doc. 2017–19401 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am]
of your document that we withhold this information or studies; and (2) Those BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
information from public review; that include citations to, and analyses
however, we cannot guarantee that we
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
will be able to do so.
Contents of Public Comments Next Steps
Please make your comments as If the Service decides to issue permits
specific as possible. Please confine your to any of the applicants listed in this
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| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. | |
| Dates | To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by October 16, 2017. | |
| Contact | Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone); [email protected] (email). | |
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