83 FR 36959 - U.S. Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36959-36961] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16306] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2018-N045; FXES11130200000-189-FF02ENEH00] U.S. Endangered Species; 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 the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by August 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability: Request documents by phone or email: Susan Jacobsen, 505-248-6641, susan_jacobsen@fws.gov. Comment submission: Submit comments by U.S. mail to Susan Jacobsen, Classification and Recovery Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Please specify the permit you are interested in by number (e.g., Permit No. TE-123456). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification and Restoration Division, 505-248-6641. Background With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing but also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting. The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving endangered species. A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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 Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review by any party who submits a request as specified in ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is subject to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requirements. Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. Please refer to the application number when submitting comments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE-72370C....................... Gonzales, Kelly; Aplomado Falcon (Falco Alabama, Arizona, Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Houston, Texas. femoralis Arkansas, surveys, Nest septentrionalis), Florida, Georgia, monitoring. Interior Least Tern Kentucky, (Sterna antillarum), Louisiana, Gulf Coast jaguarundi Mississippi, New (Herpailurus Mexico, North yagouaroundi Carolina, cacomitli), Ocelot Oklahoma, South (Leopardus pardalis), Carolina, Piping Plover Tennessee, Texas. (Charadrius melodus), Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa). [[Page 36960]] TE-79697C....................... Clark, Barrett; Coffin Cave mold beetle Texas............. Habitat Capture, harm, and New. Kyle, Texas. (Batrisodes texanus), assessments, harass, injury, Helotes mold beetle presence/absence death, removal. (Batrisodes venyivi), surveys, Robber Baron Cave biological meshweaver (Cicurina monitoring, baronia), Madla Cave biological meshweaver (Cicurina inventories. madla), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps), Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica), Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis), Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis), Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana), Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Cokendolpher cave harvestmen (Texella cokendolpheri), Bee Creek Cave harvestmen (Texella reddilli), Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi), Diminutive amphipod (Gammarus hyalleloides), Pecos amphipod (Gammarus pecos), Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), Peck's Cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki), Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis). TE-79170C....................... Ogle, Jennifer; American burying beetle Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm, New. Fayetteville, (Nicrophorus Oklahoma, Texas. surveys. harass. Arkansas. americanus). TE-43719A....................... Desert Botanical Acuna cactus Arizona, New Collection of Harm.............. Renew. Garden; Phoenix, (Echinomastus Mexico. tissue. Arizona. erectrocentrus var. acunensis), Kuenzler hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri). TE-168185....................... Cox/McClain Gray bat (Myotis Oklahoma.......... Capture, handle, Capture, harm, Amend. Environmental grisescens), Northern tag, and release, harass. Consulting; long-eared bat (Myotis presence/absence Austin, Texas. septentrionalis), surveys, habitat Ozark big-eared bat assessments, (Corynorhinus habitat use townsendii ingens). studies, population monitoring, collection of tissue. TE-148363....................... Martin, Keith; American burying beetle Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm, Renew. Claremore, (Nicrophorus Missouri, surveys, harass. Oklahoma. americanus), Northern Oklahoma. abundance long-eared bat (Myotis inventories, septentrionalis),. presence/absence Gray bat (Myotis trapping, grisescens), Indiana acoustic surveys, bat (Myotis sodalist), hibernacula Ozark big-eared bat monitoring, (Corynorhinus collection of townsendii ingens). tissue, exit surveys, banding, construction and repair internal grill/gate systems. TE-009926-3..................... Gulf South Reticulated flatwoods Arizona, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm, Amend. Research salamander (Ambystoma California, surveys, seining. harass. Corporation; bishopi), Chiricahua Florida, New Baton Rouge, leopard frog Mexico. Louisiana. (Lithobates chiricahuensis), Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Sierra Nevada yellow- legged frog (Lithobates sierrae), Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus), Arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus), Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum). TE-77509C-0..................... Schuster, Sara; Golden-cheeked Warbler Texas............. Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Saint Louis, (Setophaga surveys, nest Missouri. chrysoparia). monitoring. TE-74409C....................... Kitchen, Matthew; Golden-cheeked Warbler Texas............. Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. San Antonio, (Setophaga surveys, habitat Texas. chrysoparia). surveys. TE-72898C....................... Williams, David; American burying beetle Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm and New. Fayetteville, (Nicrophorus Oklahoma, Texas. surveys. harass. Arkansas. americanus). TE-71114C-0..................... Kainer, Patrick; Houston toad (Bufo Texas............. Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Austin, Texas. houstonensis). surveys. TE-73319B-0..................... Thompson, Brent; Jemez Mountains New Mexico........ Presence/absence Capture, harm, Amend. Los Alamos, New salamander (Plethodon surveys. harass. Mexico. neomexicanus), Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). [[Page 36961]] TE-72371C....................... Boone, Aaron; San Golden-cheeked Warbler Oklahoma, Texas... Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Antonio, Texas. (Setophaga surveys, nest chrysoparia), Black- monitoring, capped Vireo (Vireo habitat atricapilla). suitability surveys. TE-60111B....................... Robb, Natalie; Razorback sucker Arizona, Presence/absence Capture, harm and Amend. Mesa, Arizona. (Xyrauchen texanus), California, surveys, harass. Bonytail chub (Gila Nevada. electrofishing, elegans), Colorado minnow traps, pikeminnow hoop nets, (Ptychocheilus seines, dip nets, lucius), Humpback chub snorkeling, (Gila cypha), angling and/or Spikedace (Meda trammel or gill fulgida). nets. TE-72895C....................... Schatte, Joshua; American burying beetle Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm, and New. Guthrie, Oklahoma. (Nicrophorus Oklahoma, Texas. surveys. harass. americanus). TE-69480C....................... Haverland, Golden-cheeked Warbler Texas............. Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Matthew; San (Setophaga surveys, Marcos, Texas. chrysoparia). territory mapping, nest monitoring. TE-17880C....................... Garrett, Timothy; American burying beetle Oklahoma.......... Presence/absence Capture, harm, and Amend. Houston, Texas. (Nicrophorus surveys. harass. americanus). TE-71101C-0..................... Ramirez, Abbey; American burying beetle Oklahoma.......... Presence/absence Capture, harm, and New. Tahlequah, (Nicrophorus surveys. harass. Oklahoma. americanus). TE-71110C....................... Durish, Nevin; Golden-cheeked Warbler Oklahoma, Texas... Presence/absence Harm and harass... New. Austin, Texas. (Setophaga surveys. chrysoparia), Black- capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla), Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). TE40886B........................ Zahratka, Southwestern Willow Arizona, Colorado, Presence/absence Harm and harass... Amend. Jennifer; Flycatcher (Empidonax New Mexico, surveys. Durango, Colorado. traillii extimus), Texas, Utah. Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). TE82893C........................ Pina, Anna; El Roswell springsnail New Mexico, Texas. Sampling, Harm and harass... New. Paso, Texas. (Pyrgulopsis collection. roswellensis), Koster's springsnail (Juturnia kosteri), Pecos asseiminea snail (Assiminea pecos), Noel's amphipod (Gammarus desperatus). TE30430B........................ University of Leon Springs pupfish Texas............. Sampling, Harm and harass... Amend. Houston--Clear (Cyprinodon bovinus), collecting. Lake; Houston, TX. Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia gaigei), Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis), Smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula), Sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Availability of Comments All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in ADDRESSES. 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 ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: March 30, 2018. Amy L. Lueders. Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2018-16306 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Dated: June 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability: scientific purposes that promote
Lori H. Nordstrom, Request documents by phone or email: recovery or enhance the species’
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Susan Jacobsen, 505–248–6641, susan_ propagation or survival. These activities
Services, Midwest Region. jacobsen@fws.gov. often include such prohibited actions as
[FR Doc. 2018–16315 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] Comment submission: Submit capture and collection. Our regulations
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P comments by U.S. mail to Susan implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
Jacobsen, Classification and Recovery these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22
Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
Please specify the permit you are CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
Fish and Wildlife Service interested in by number (e.g., Permit No. and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
TE–123456). species.
[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N045;
FXES11130200000–189–FF02ENEH00] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit Applications Available for
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification
Review and Comment
U.S. Endangered Species; Recovery and Restoration Division, 505–248–
Permit Applications 6641. Documents and other information
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Background submitted with these applications are
Interior. available for review by any party who
With some exceptions, the ESA
submits a request as specified in
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit prohibits activities that constitute take
ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is
applications; request for comments. of listed species unless a Federal permit
subject to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
is issued that allows such activity. The
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 552a) and Freedom of Information Act
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes
Wildlife Service, invite the public to (5 U.S.C. 552) requirements.
hunting, shooting, harming, wounding,
comment on the following applications or killing but also such activities as Proposed activities in the following
for a permit to conduct activities pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, permit requests are for the recovery and
intended to recover and enhance or collecting. enhancement of propagation or survival
endangered species survival. With some The ESA and our implementing of the species in the wild. We invite
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act regulations in the Code of Federal local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits Regulations (CFR) title 50, part 17, and the public to submit written data,
certain activities that may impact provide for issuing such permits and views, or arguments with respect to
endangered species unless a Federal require that we invite public comment these applications. The comments and
permit allows such activity. The ESA before issuing permits for activities recommendations that will be most
also requires that we invite public involving endangered species. useful and likely to influence agency
comment before issuing these permits. A recovery permit we issue under the decisions are those supported by
DATES: To ensure consideration, please ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the quantitative information or studies.
send your written comments by August permittee to conduct activities with Please refer to the application number
30, 2018. endangered or threatened species for when submitting comments.
Permit
Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take action
TE–72370C .......... Gonzales, Kelly; Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis Alabama, Arizona, Presence/absence Harm and harass New.
Houston, Texas. septentrionalis), Interior Least Tern (Sterna Arkansas, Flor- surveys, Nest
antillarum), Gulf Coast jaguarundi ida, Georgia, monitoring.
(Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli), Ocelot Kentucky, Lou-
(Leopardus pardalis), Piping Plover isiana, Mis-
(Charadrius melodus), Red Knot (Calidris sissippi, New
canutus rufa). Mexico, North
Carolina, Okla-
homa, South
Carolina, Ten-
nessee, Texas.
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Permit
Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take action
TE–72371C .......... Boone, Aaron; Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga Oklahoma, Texas Presence/absence Harm and harass New.
San Antonio, chrysoparia), Black-capped Vireo (Vireo surveys, nest
Texas. atricapilla). monitoring, habi-
tat suitability
surveys.
TE–60111B .......... Robb, Natalie; Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Arizona, California, Presence/absence Capture, harm and Amend.
Mesa, Arizona. Bonytail chub (Gila elegans), Colorado Nevada. surveys, harass.
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), Hump- electrofishing,
back chub (Gila cypha), Spikedace (Meda minnow traps,
fulgida). hoop nets,
seines, dip nets,
snorkeling, an-
gling and/or
trammel or gill
nets.
TE–72895C .......... Schatte, Joshua; American burying beetle (Nicrophorus Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Capture, harm, New.
Guthrie, Okla- americanus). Oklahoma, surveys. and harass.
homa. Texas.
TE–69480C .......... Haverland, Mat- Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga Texas ................... Presence/absence Harm and harass New.
thew; San chrysoparia). surveys, territory
Marcos, Texas. mapping, nest
monitoring.
TE–17880C .......... Garrett, Timothy; American burying beetle (Nicrophorus Oklahoma ............. Presence/absence Capture, harm, Amend.
Houston, Texas. americanus). surveys. and harass.
TE–71101C–0 ...... Ramirez, Abbey; American burying beetle (Nicrophorus Oklahoma ............. Presence/absence Capture, harm, New.
Tahlequah, americanus). surveys. and harass.
Oklahoma.
TE–71110C .......... Durish, Nevin; Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga Oklahoma, Texas Presence/absence Harm and harass New.
Austin, Texas. chrysoparia), Black-capped Vireo (Vireo surveys.
atricapilla), Houston toad (Bufo
houstonensis).
TE40886B ............ Zahratka, Jennifer; Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax Arizona, Colorado, Presence/absence Harm and harass Amend.
Durango, Colo- traillii extimus), Black-footed ferret (Mustela New Mexico, surveys.
rado. nigripes). Texas, Utah.
TE82893C ............ Pina, Anna; El Roswell springsnail (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis), New Mexico, Sampling, collec- Harm and harass New.
Paso, Texas. Koster’s springsnail (Juturnia kosteri), Pecos Texas. tion.
asseiminea snail (Assiminea pecos), Noel’s
amphipod (Gammarus desperatus).
TE30430B ............ University of Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus), Texas ................... Sampling, col- Harm and harass Amend.
Houston—Clear Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon lecting.
Lake; Houston, elegans), Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia
TX. gaigei), Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis),
Smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula),
Sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus).
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