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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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.
To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by June 24, 2021.
Document availability: Request documents by phone or email: Beth Forbus, 505-248-6681, beth_forbus@fws.gov.
Comment submission: Submit comments by email to fw2_te_permits@fws.gov. Please specify the permit you are interested in by number ( e.g., Application No. CS1234567).
Beth Forbus, Supervisor, Classification and Restoration Division, 505-248-6681. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 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) at 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPER0007876 | Cherokee Nation; Tahlequah, Oklahoma | American burying beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus) | Oklahoma | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0009587 | Rieck, Jean Marie; Flagstaff, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus) | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0009589 | Paramextrix; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Loach minnow ( Tiaroga cobitis), northern aplomado falcon ( Falco femoralis septentrionalis), piping plover ( Charadrius melodus), southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus), spikedace ( Meda fulgida), Holy Ghost ipomopsis ( Ipomopsis sanctispiritus), Knowlton's cactus ( Pediocactus knowltonii), Mancos milk-vetch ( Astragalus humillimus), Sacramento prickly poppy ( Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta), Sneed pincushion cactus ( Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii), Todsen's pennyroyal ( Hedeoma todsenii) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0009588 | Bureau of Land Management; Tucson, Arizona | Huachuca water-umbel ( Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva) | Arizona | Presence/absence surveys, monitoring | Collect | Amend. |
| ES839848 | U.S. Forest Service, Carson National Forest; Taos, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0009405 | Bureau of Land Management; Las Cruces, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus), northern aplomado falcon ( Falco femoralis septentrionalis), Mexican long-nosed bat ( Leptonycteris nivalis), spikedace ( Meda fulgida), loach minnow ( Tiaroga cobitis) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0007004 | Bureau of Land Management; Safford, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus), spikedace ( Meda fulgida), loach minnow ( Tiaroga cobitis), desert pupfish (C yprinodon macularius), Gila chub ( Gila intermedia), Gila topminnow ( Poeciliopsis occidentalis), Little Peebles Navajo cactus ( Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus) | Arizona | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0005103 | Proppe, Darren; Dripping Springs, Texas | Houston toad ( Bufo houstonensis) | Texas | Presence/absence | Harm, harass | New. |
| ESPER0005104 | Schofield, Landon; Kingsville, Texas | Ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis) | Texas | Presence/absence, trapping, live capture, blood collection | Harm, harass | New. |
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| ESPER0004032 | Horizon Environmental Services, Inc.; Austin, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler ( Dendroica crysoparia), Houston toad ( Bufo houstonensis), Rhadine exilis (ground beetle, no common name), Rhadine infernalis (ground beetle, no common name), Helotes mold beetle ( Batrisodes venyivi), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman ( Texella cokendolpheri), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver ( Cicurina baronia), Madla Cave meshweaver ( Cicurina madla), Braken Bat Cave meshweaver ( Cicurina venii), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver ( Cicurina vespera), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider ( Tayshaneta (= Neoleptoneta) microps), Tooth Cave spider ( Tayshaneta (= Neoleptoneta myopica)), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion ( Tartarocreagris texana), Bee Creek Cave harvestman ( Texella reddelli), Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle ( Texamaurops reddelli), Tooth Cave ground beetle ( Rhadine persephone), Bone Cave harvestman ( Texella reyesi), Coffin Cave mold beetle ( Batrisodes texanus) | Texas | Presence/absence, collection | Harm, harass | Renew. |
| ESPER0009384 | SWCA; Albuquerque, NM | Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus), Rio Grande silvery minnow ( Hybognathus amarus), razorback sucker ( Xyrauchen texanus), Colorado pikeminnow, ( Ptychocheilus lucius), spikedace ( Meda fulgida), loach minnow ( Tiaroga cobitis) | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah | Presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring | Harm, harass | Renew. |
We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-11014 Filed 5-24-21; 8:45 am]
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