83 FR 9863 - U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-04648 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 9863-9865] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04648] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2017-N174; 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 of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits 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: We must receive your written comments by April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability: Documents and other information submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), 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 (see DATES): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, Ecological Services, [INSERT REGION-SPECIFIC ADDRESS], (Attn: [INSERT COORDINATOR'S NAME], Permit Coordinator). 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. Hand-delivery, Pickup, or Viewing: Call 303-236-4224 to make an appointment during regular business hours between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits [[Page 9864]] Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (phone); [email protected] (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant, city, Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE106182-2............... Denver Botanic Eriogonum Colorado, New Seed, fruit Remove and reduce Renew. Gardens, Denver, CO. pelinophilum (Clay- Mexico, Utah. collection, bio to possession. loving wild samples, collect buckwheat), voucher specimens, Phacelia submutica. propagation. (Mancos milk-vetch), Phacelia formosula (North Park phacelia), Astragalus osterhoutii (Osterhout milkvetch). Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket). Penstemon penlandii (Penland beardtongue), Pediocactus despainii (San Rafael cactus). TE064680-2............... Capitol Reef Hesperidanthus Utah................ Seed, fruit Remove and reduce Renew. National Park, barnebyi (Barneby collection, bio to possession. Torrey, UT. reed-mustard), samples, collect Sclerocactus voucher specimens. wrightiae (Wright's fishhook cactus). TE067486-2............... University of Pallid sturgeon Nebraska............ Implant radio Capture, handle, Renew. Nebraska, Lincoln, (Scaphirhynchus telemetry tags to and radio tag. NE. albus). track spawning migration in the Missouri River basin. TE66511C-0............... Milu S. Velardi, New Mexico meadow Colorado, New Mexico Survey and monitor Capture and handle. New. Denver, CO. jumping mouse to determine (Zapus hudsonius baseline population luteus). numbers. TE68706C-0............... Christopher Guy, Pallid sturgeon Montana............. Survey, monitor, Capture and handle. New. Bozeman, MT. (Scaphirhynchus collect bio samples albus). to analyze pallid sturgeon reproduction in the Missouri River above Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana. TE98708A-2............... State of South Topeka shiner South Dakota........ Survey and monitor Capture and handle. Renew. Dakota (Notropis topeka). to determine Environmental baseline population Agency, Pierre, SD. numbers. TE64613B-2............... Andrew Phillips, Southwestern willow Arizona, New Mexico, Survey and monitor Disturbance........ Amend. Colorado Springs, flycatcher Texas, Utah, to determine CO. (Empidonax traillii California, Nevada. baseline population extimus). numbers. TE72607C-0............... New Century Interior least tern Nebraska............ Survey and monitor Disturbance........ New. Environmental, LLC, (Sternula to determine Columbus, NE. antillarum baseline population athalassos). numbers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 9865]] 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.,) Michael Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2018-04648 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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established with concurrence from the result, over time, in cumulative effects DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Service and the California Department to environmental values or resources
of Fish and Wildlife if it is deemed that would be considered significant. Fish and Wildlife Service
appropriate and will not result in the Based upon this preliminary [FWS–R6–ES–2017–N174;
alteration of nesting behaviors. determination, we do not intend to FXES11130600000–189–FF06E00000]
• Project-related landscaping will not
include potentially invasive non-native prepare further NEPA documentation.
U.S. Endangered Species; Receipt of
plants. We will consider public comments in
Recovery Permit Applications
• Lighting from the project site will making the final determination on
not spill over into adjacent undisturbed whether to prepare such additional AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
native habitat. documentation. Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
Proposed Action and Alternatives Next Steps applications; request for comments.
The Proposed Action consists of the We will evaluate the proposed HCP
issuance of an incidental take permit SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
and comments we receive to determine Wildlife Service, invite the public to
and implementation of the proposed whether the permit application meets
HCP, which includes measures to avoid, comment on applications for permits to
the requirements and issuance criteria conduct activities intended to enhance
minimize, and mitigate impacts to the under section 10(a) of the ESA (16
gnatcatcher. If we approve the permit, the propagation or survival of
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We will also endangered species. With some
take of gnatcatcher would be authorized
evaluate whether issuance of a section exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
for the applicant’s activities associated
with the construction of the Calvary 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit would of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits
Chapel Santee project. In the proposed comply with section 7 of the ESA by activities that constitute take of listed
HCP, the applicant considers the No conducting an intra-Service species unless a Federal permit is issued
Action Alternative. Under the No consultation. We will use the results of that allows such activity. The ESA also
Action Alternative, no incidental take of this consultation, in combination with requires that we invite public comment
coastal California gnatcatcher resulting the above findings, in our final analysis before issuing these permits.
from habitat modification would occur, to determine whether or not to issue a DATES: We must receive your written
and no long-term protection and permit. If the requirements and issuance comments by April 9, 2018.
management would be afforded to the criteria under section 10(a) are met, we ADDRESSES:
species. The No Action Alternative will issue the permit to the applicant for Document availability: Documents
would not meet the primary goal of the incidental take of gnatcatcher. and other information submitted with
proposed Project, which is to the applications are available for review,
Public Comments subject to the requirements of the
accommodate the existing church
members and alleviate current Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
If you wish to comment on the permit
overcrowded conditions. The parcel size Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
application, proposed HCP, and 552), by any party who submits a
is too small to accommodate alternate associated documents, you may submit
development configurations that would written request for a copy of such
comments by any of the methods noted documents to the following office
avoid incidental take. in the ADDRESSES section. within 30 days of the date of publication
Our Preliminary Determination of this notice (see DATES): U.S. Fish and
Public Availability of Comments
The Service has made a preliminary Wildlife Service Regional Office,
determination that approval of the HCP Before including your address, phone Ecological Services, [INSERT REGION-
and issuance of an incidental take number, email address, or other SPECIFIC ADDRESS], (Attn: [INSERT
permit qualify for categorical exclusion personal identifying information in your COORDINATOR’S NAME], Permit
under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as comment, you should be aware that Coordinator).
provided by the Department of the your entire comment—including your Submitting comments: You may
Interior implementing regulations in personal identifying information—may submit comments by one of the
part 46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal be made publicly available at any time. following methods. Please specify
Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and While you may ask us in your comment applicant name(s) and application
46.215), and that the HCP qualifies as a to withhold your personal identifying number(s) to which your comments
low-effect plan as defined by the Habitat information from public review, we pertain (e.g., TE–XXXXXX).
Conservation Planning Handbook • Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
(December 2016). Please refer to the respective permit
do so. number (e.g., Application No. TE–
We base our determination that a HCP
qualifies as a low-effect plan on the Authority XXXXXX) in the subject line of your
following three criteria: email message.
(1) Implementation of the HCP would We provide this notice under section • U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S.
result in minor or negligible effects on 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
federally listed, proposed, and and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
candidate species and their habitats; • Hand-delivery, Pickup, or Viewing:
G. Mendel Stewart, Call 303–236–4224 to make an
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(2) Implementation of the HCP would
result in minor or negligible effects on Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife appointment during regular business
other environmental values or Office, Carlsbad, California. hours between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
resources; and [FR Doc. 2018–04654 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] Monday through Friday, except Federal
(3) Impacts of the HCP, considered BILLING CODE 4333–15–P holidays, at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645,
together with the impacts of other past, Lakewood, CO 80228.
present, and reasonably foreseeable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
similarly situated projects, would not Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits
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1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Division, by U.S. mail at Classification endangered or threatened species for
seq.,) and Recovery Division, U.S. Fish and scientific purposes that promote
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, recovery or enhance the species’
Michael Thabault,
Albuquerque, NM 87103. Please specify propagation or survival. Our regulations
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
Region.
the permit you are interested in by implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456). these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22
[FR Doc. 2018–04648 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
and Restoration Division, by U.S. mail CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR at P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
87103; or by telephone at 505–248– species.
Fish and Wildlife Service 6641. In accordance with the ESA, section
10(c), we invite public comment on
[FWS–R2–ES–2017–N163; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
FXES11130200000–178–FF02ENEH00] these permit applications before we take
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
final action.
the public to comment on the following
U.S. Endangered Species; Recovery applications for a permit to conduct Applications Available for Review and
Permit Applications activities intended to recover and Comment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, enhance endangered species survival.
With some exceptions, the Endangered We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Interior.
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 Federal agencies and the public to
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), prohibits comment on the following applications.
applications; request for comments. Please refer to the permit number for the
certain activities that may impact
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and endangered species, unless a Federal application when submitting comments.
Wildlife Service, invite the public to permit allows such activity. The ESA Documents and other information
comment on the following applications also requires that we invite public submitted with these applications are
for a permit to conduct activities comment before issuing these permits. available for review by any party who
intended to recover and enhance submits a written request to the Program
endangered species survival. With some Background Manager for Restoration and
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act The ESA prohibits certain activities Endangered Species Classification at the
of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits with endangered and threatened species address in the ADDRESSES section.
certain activities that may impact unless a Federal permit authorizes Requests must be submitted within 30
endangered species unless a Federal them. The ESA and our implementing days of this notice’s publication date.
permit allows such activity. The ESA regulations in Code of Federal Releasing documents is subject to
also requires that we invite public Regulations (CFR) title 50, part 17, Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
comment before issuing these permits. provide for issuing such permits and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please require that we invite public comment 552) requirements.
send your written comments by April 9, before issuing permits for activities Permit Applications
2018. involving endangered species.
ADDRESSES: Request documents or A recovery permit we issue under the Proposed activities in the following
submit comments to Susan Jacobsen, ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the permit requests are for the species’
Chief, Classification and Restoration permittee to conduct activities with recovery and survival enhancement.
Application Permit
Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take
No. action
TE–58221C .......... Jorge A. Manihot walkerae (Walker’s man- Texas ............................................ Collection of Harm .................. New.
DaSilva, ioc). seed and
Weslaco, propagation.
Texas.
TE–55633C .......... Jacob D. Owen, Golden-cheeked warbler Texas ............................................ Presence/ab- Harm and Har- New.
Austin, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia), Black- sence surveys; ass.
capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), nest moni-
Georgetown salamander toring; bird
(Eurycea naufragia), Jollyville banding.
Plateau salamander (Eurycea
tonkawae), Salado salamander
(Eurycea chisholmensis), San
Marcos salamander (Eurycea
nana), Texas blind salamander
(Typhlomolge rathbuni), Barton
Springs salamander (Eurycea
sosorum), and Austin blind sala-
mander (Eurycea waterlooensis).
TE–099278 ........... Fred Phillips Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis Arizona, New Mexico .................... Presence/ab- Harm .................. Amend.
Consulting, schaffneriana var. recurva). sence surveys.
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| Contact | Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4224 (phone); [email protected] (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. | |
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