| Page Range | 60414-60415 | |
| FR Document | 2017-27398 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60414-60415] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27398] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2017-N153; FXES11130600000-189-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 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability: The applications, as well as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be available for public inspection in hard copy for viewing by appointment between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225; telephone 719-628-2670. 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., Application No. 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. [[Page 60415]] U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225. Hand-delivery, Pickup, or Viewing: 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, invite the public to comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA). 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 under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered 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 and Federal agencies, tribes, and the public to comment on the following applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE057485-3.......... Zion National Park. California condor UT................. Survey, monitor.... Harass............. Renew. (Gymnogyps californianus), Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwitz milkvetch). TE054317-1.......... InterWest Wildlife Southwestern willow CO, UT............. Survey, monitor.... Harass............. Renew. & Ecological flycatcher (Empidonax Services, Inc. traillii extimus). TE56825C-0.......... South Dakota State Poweshiek skipperling SD................. Survey, monitor, Capture, harm, and New. University. (Oarisma poweshiek). voucher. harass. TE165829-3.......... Bureau of Land Lepidium barnebyanum UT................. Survey, monitor, Harm............... Renew. Management State (Barneby ridge-cress), voucher, collect Office. Schoenocrambe barnebyi seeds, sample (Barney reed-mustard), tissues for Astragalus genetic studies, holmgreniorum (Holmgren propagate. milk-vetch), Lesquerella tumulosa (Kodachrome bladderpod), Pediocactus despainii (San Rafael cactus), Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwits milkvetch), Schoenocrambe suffrutescens (shrubby reed-mustard), Sclerocactus wrightiae (Wright-fishhook cactus). TE180540-1.......... Bureau of Land Southwestern willow UT................. Survey and monitor. Harass............. Renew. Management Kanab flycatcher (Empidonax Field Office. traillii extimus). TE237960-3.......... Power Engineers, American burying beetle KS, NE, OK, SD, TX. Survey and monitor. Harass............. Amend. Inc. (Nicrophorus americanus). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants 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.) Michael Thabault, Deputy Assistant Regional Director Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2017-27398 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. | |
| Dates | To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by January 19, 2018. | |
| Contact | Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, 719-628-2670 (phone); [email protected] (email). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 60414 |