82 FR 57605 - U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
| Page Range | 57605-57606 | |
| FR Document | 2017-26200 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57605-57606] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26200] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2017-N105; 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 January 5, 2018. 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 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, Tribes, Federal agencies and the public to comment on the following applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE046427-1............ Landry's Downtown Bonytail chub (Gila CO................... Captive propagation, Capture, harass..... Renew. Aquarium. elegans), Colorado animal husbandry, pikeminnow educational display. (Ptychocheilus lucius), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), humpback chub (Gila cypha), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). [[Page 57606]] TE131638-3............ Loveland Living Bonytail chub (Gila UT................... Captive propagation, Capture, harass..... Amend. Planet Aquarium. elegans), Colorado animal husbandry, pikeminnow educational display. (Ptychocheilus lucius), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), humpback chub (Gila cypha), June sucker (Chasmistes liorus), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Virgin River chub (Gila robusta seminuda), white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus). TE26584C-1............ Two Dot Consulting.. Southwestern willow CO, UT............... Survey and monitor, Harass.............. Amend. flycatcher playback calls. (Empidonax traillii extimus). TE704930-2............ Regional Director, All threatened and CO, KS, NE, ND, SD, This permit allows Purposeful take, Amend. Region 6, U.S. Fish endangered species MT, UT, WY. Fish and Wildlife harass, display for and Wildlife as listed on the Service employees, education, Service. Region 6 Ecological designated agents photograph, survey, Service's Web site, of the Service, and capture, monitor, https://www.fws.gov/ volunteers to electrofish, mountain-prairie/es/ lawfully conduct handle, weigh, endangered.php for threatened and measure, mark, recovery or endangered species obtain biological scientific purposes activities, in samples, breed in or for the conjunction with captivity, enhancement of recovery activities reintroduce, propagation or for throughout the relocate, remove enhancing the species' range, as from the wild, species' survival.. outlined in Fish kill, and, for and Wildlife plant species only, Service employees' remove and reduce and volunteers' to possession. position descriptions, and the Service's Letters of Authorization for Designated Agents of the Service.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2017-26200 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Dated: December 1, 2017. Requesting Copies of Applications or applications for permits to conduct
Samantha Deshommes, Public Comments: Copies of activities intended to promote recovery
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, applications or public comments of endangered species. With some
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship concerning any of the applications in exceptions, the ESA prohibits certain
and Immigration Services, Department of this notice may be obtained by any party activities with endangered species
Homeland Security. who submits a written request for a unless a Federal permit allows such
[FR Doc. 2017–26286 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] copy of such documents to the activity. The ESA also requires that we
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P following office within 30 days of the invite public comment before issuing
date of publication of this notice, these permits.
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Background
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Freedom of Information Act (5.U.S.C. The ESA prohibits certain activities
Fish and Wildlife Service 552): Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and with endangered and threatened species
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486–DFC, unless authorized by a Federal permit.
[FWS–R6–ES–2017–N105; Denver, CO 80225. The ESA and our implementing
FXES11130600000–178–FF06E00000] Submitting Comments: You may regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
submit comments by one of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of following methods. Please specify provide for the issuance of such permits
Recovery Permit Applications applicant name(s) and application and require that we invite public
number(s) to which your comments comment before issuing permits for
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, pertain (e.g., TE–XXXXXX).
Interior. activities involving endangered species.
• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit Please refer to the respective permit A recovery permit issued by us under
applications; request for comments. number (e.g., Application No. TE– section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
XXXXXX) in the subject line of your authorizes the permittee to conduct
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and email message. activities with endangered or threatened
Wildlife Service, invite the public to • U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. species for scientific purposes that
comment on applications for permits to Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box promote recovery or for enhancement of
conduct activities intended to enhance 25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225. propagation or survival of the species.
the propagation or survival of • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Our regulations implementing section
endangered species. With some Pickup: Call (719) 628–2670 to make an 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act appointment during regular business at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
(ESA) prohibits certain activities that hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645, species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
constitute take of listed species unless a Lakewood, CO 80228. wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
Federal permit is issued that allows FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
such activity. The ESA also requires that Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits 17.72 for threatened plant species.
we invite public comment before Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719)
issuing these permits. Permit Applications Available for
628–2670 (phone); permitsR6ES@ Review and Comment
DATES: To ensure consideration, we fws.gov (email).
must receive your written comments by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the We invite local, State, Tribes, Federal
January 5, 2018. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), agencies and the public to comment on
ADDRESSES: invite the public to comment on the following applications.
Application Permit
Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take
No. action
TE046427–1 Landry’s Down- Bonytail chub (Gila CO ................ Captive propagation, ani- Capture, harass ............. Renew.
town Aquar- elegans), Colorado mal husbandry, edu-
ium. pikeminnow cational display.
(Ptychocheilus lucius),
desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon
macularius), green sea
turtle (Chelonia
mydas), humpback
chub (Gila cypha), ra-
zorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus),
white sturgeon
(Acipenser
transmontanus).
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Application Permit
Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take
No. action
TE131638–3 Loveland Living Bonytail chub (Gila UT ................ Captive propagation, ani- Capture, harass ............. Amend.
Planet Aquar- elegans), Colorado mal husbandry, edu-
ium. pikeminnow cational display.
(Ptychocheilus lucius),
desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon
macularius), green sea
turtle (Chelonia
mydas), humpback
chub (Gila cypha),
June sucker
(Chasmistes liorus),
loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta), ra-
zorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus),
Virgin River chub (Gila
robusta seminuda),
white sturgeon
(Acipenser
transmontanus),
woundfin (Plagopterus
argentissimus).
TE26584C–1 Two Dot Con- Southwestern willow CO, UT ......... Survey and monitor, Harass ............................ Amend.
sulting. flycatcher (Empidonax playback calls.
traillii extimus).
TE704930–2 Regional Direc- All threatened and en- CO, KS, NE, This permit allows Fish Purposeful take, harass, Amend.
tor, Region 6, dangered species as ND, SD, and Wildlife Service display for education,
U.S. Fish and listed on the Region 6 MT, UT, employees, des- photograph, survey,
Wildlife Serv- Ecological Service’s WY. ignated agents of the capture, monitor,
ice. Web site, https:// Service, and volun- electrofish, handle,
www.fws.gov/moun- teers to lawfully con- weigh, measure, mark,
tain-prairie/es/endan- duct threatened and obtain biological sam-
gered.php for recovery endangered species ples, breed in cap-
or scientific purposes activities, in conjunc- tivity, reintroduce, relo-
or for the enhance- tion with recovery ac- cate, remove from the
ment of propagation or tivities throughout the wild, kill, and, for plant
for enhancing the spe- species’ range, as out- species only, remove
cies’ survival.. lined in Fish and Wild- and reduce to posses-
life Service employ- sion.
ees’ and volunteers’
position descriptions,
and the Service’s Let-
ters of Authorization
for Designated Agents
of the Service..
Public Availability of Comments the basis for your comments. Include Authority
sufficient information with your
Before including your address, phone Section 10(c) of the Endangered
comments to allow us to authenticate
number, email address, or other Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
any scientific or commercial data you
personal identifying information in your U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
comment, you should be aware that include.
your entire comment—including your The comments and recommendations Michael Thabault,
personal identifying information—may that will be most useful and likely to Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
be made publicly available at any time. influence agency decisions are: (1) Region.
If you submit a hardcopy comment that Those supported by quantitative [FR Doc. 2017–26200 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
includes personal identifying information or studies; and (2) Those BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
information, you may request at the top that include citations to, and analyses
of your document that we withhold this of, the applicable laws and regulations.
information from public review;
however, we cannot guarantee that we Next Steps
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will be able to do so. If the Service decides to issue permits
Contents of Public Comments to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Please make your comments as
Federal Register.
specific as possible. Please confine your
comments to issues for which we seek
comments in this notice, and explain
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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 January 5, 2018. | |
| Contact | Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719) 628-2670 (phone); [email protected] (email). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 57605 |
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