[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 98 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21945-21946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office []
[FR Doc No: 2025-09234]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2025-N010; FXES11130100000-245-FF01E00000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation and survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we
receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before June 23,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant's
name and application number (e.g., PER0001234).
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Tanya Sommer, Threatened and Endangered Species
Program Manager, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 231-6283 (telephone);
[email protected] (email). Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite local, State and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to
review and comment on applications we have received for permits under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our implementing regulations in part
17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The requested
permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to
promote recovery of a species listed as endangered under the ESA.
Documents and other information submitted with the applications are
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552).
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 such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting,
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
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
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
the requested permits. Accordingly, 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.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Take activity Permit action
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PER8290815-1.......... Juan Olivos, Lost River Oregon and Electrofish, Amend.
Corvallis, OR. sucker California. survey/monitor,
(Deltistes and release.
luxatus) and
short-nose
sucker
(Chasmistes
brevirostris).
ES49208B-2............ Tammy Summers, Haggan or green Common-wealth of Monitor and Renew without
Rainbow sea turtle the Northern excavate nests, changes.
Connection (Chelonia Mariana Islands. deploy nest
Research, mydas), central temperature
Saipan, MP. west Pacific loggers,
Ocean distinct handle,
population measure, weigh,
segment (DPS) tag, attach
and Haggan transmitters,
Karii or collect
Hawksbill sea biological
turtle samples,
(Eretmochelys salvage,
imbricata). photograph, and
videograph.
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PER14930399........... Washington Island marble Washington...... Survey/monitor, New.
Department of butterfly emergency
Fish and (Euchloe relocation, and
Wildlife, ausonides salvage.
Olympia, WA. insulanus).
ES050644-7............ Washington Columbia Basin Washington...... Survey/monitor, Renew without
Department of DPS of the collect/ changes.
Fish and pygmy rabbit capture,
Wildlife, (Brachylagus handle, treat,
Ephrata, WA. idahoensis). collect
biological
samples, mark/
tag, transport,
captive
propagation,
translocation,
emergency
relocation,
release, and
salvage.
PER16283854........... San Juan Island Island marble Washington...... Survey/monitor, New.
National butterfly emergency
Historical (Euchloe relocation, and
Park, Friday ausonides salvage.
Harbor, WA. insulanus).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit 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.).
Tanya Sommer,
Threatened and Endangered Species Program Manager, Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2025-09234 Filed 5-21-25; 8:45 am]
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