[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 121 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27335-27338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office []
[FR Doc No: 2025-11745]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2025-N017; FXES11130200000-256-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered Wildlife and Plants; 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, invite the public to
comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct
scientific research to promote conservation or other activities
intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (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 submit your written comments by
July 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: Request documents from the contact in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Comment submission: Submit comments by email to
[email protected]. Please specify the permit application you are
interested in by number (e.g., Permit Record No. PER1234567).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Boyer, Acting Supervisor,
Environmental Review Division, by phone at 505-621-9058, or via email
at [email protected]. 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:
Background
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (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, and 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 listed 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. Our release of 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 permit record
number when submitting comments.
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Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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PER15016299........... University of Texas Rio Grande silvery minnow Texas.............. Capture, handle.... Harass, harm, New.
El Paso; El Paso, (Hybognathus amarus). capture.
Texas.
PER18562155........... Environmental Gray bat (Myotis Arkansas, Oklahoma, Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Consultants of grisescens), Indiana bat Texas. surveys, bio- trap, capture.
Habitats and (Myotis sodalis), northern sample, handle.
Organisms, LLC.; long-eared bat (Myotis
Tahlequah, septentrionalis), and Ozark
Oklahoma. big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
(=Plecotus) townsendii
ingens).
PER18338895........... Nowak, Erika; Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen Arizona, New Mexico Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Flagstaff, Arizona. texanus), Colorado surveys, handle, trap, capture.
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus bio-monitor,
lucius), spikedace (Meda salvage,
fulgida), and loach minnow translocate.
(Tiaroga cobitis).
PER11343588........... University of Sentry milk-vetch Arizona............ Collect, repatriate Collect........... New.
Nevada Las Vegas; (Astragalus cremnophylax
Las Vegas, Nevada. var. cremnophylax).
PER20066327........... Parnell Ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
Engineering; Cedar pardalis) and golden- surveys.
Park, Texas. cheeked warbler (Setophaga
chrysoparia).
PER11111430........... Walkup, Danielle; Dunes sagebrush lizard Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, New.
College Station, (Sceloporus arenicolus). surveys, pitfall trap, capture.
Texas. trapping.
PER12293920........... Gabler Lab at South Texas ambrosia Texas.............. Collect, propagate, Collect........... New.
UTRGV; (Ambrosia cheiranthifolia), repatriate.
Brownsville, Texas. prostrate milkweed
(Asclepias prostrata), star
cactus (Astrophytum
asterias), Texas ayenia
(Ayenia limitaris), Zapata
bladderpod (Physaria
thamnophila), ashy dogweed
(Thymophylla tephroleuca),
and Walker's manioc
(Manihot walkerae).
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PER17693699........... Arizona Center for Black-footed ferret (Mustela Arizona............ Educational Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Nature nigripes), Mount Graham red display, captively trap, capture,
Conservation; squirrel (Tamiasciurus propagate, collect.
Phoenix, Arizona. fremonti grahamensis), husbandry,
California condor capture, handle,
(Gymnogyps californianus), rehabilitate.
three forks springsnail
(Pyrgulopsis trivialis),
Mexican wolf (Canis lupus
baileyi), thick-billed
parrot (Rhynchopsitta
pachyrhyncha), Gila
topminnow (Poeciliopsis
occidentalis), and desert
pupfish (Cyprinodon
macularius).
PER12087672........... Freese and Nichols, Texas hornshell (Popenaias Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, New.
Inc.; Austin, popeii), Guadalupe surveys, capture, trap, capture.
Texas. fatmucket (Lampsilis handle, tag,
bergmanni), Guadalupe orb translocate.
(Cyclonaias necki), Texas
pimpleback (Cyclonaias
petrina), false spike
(Fusconaia mitchelli),
Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis
bracteate), Texas fawnsfoot
(Truncilla macrodon), and
Balcones spike (Fusconaia
iheringi).
PER19886034........... Whitney, James; Spikedace (Meda fulgidaa) Arizona, New Mexico Presence/absence Harass, harm, New.
Pittsburg, Kansas. and loach minnow (Tiaroga surveys, monitor, capture.
cobitis). capture, handle.
PER20066681........... Bureau of Land Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
Management--Farmin flycatcher (Empidonax surveys.
gton; Farmington, traillii extimus), Jemez
New Mexico. Mountains salamander
(Plethodon neomexicanus),
Dunes sagebrush lizard
(Sceloporus arenicolus).
PER14405921........... Transition Zone Peebles Navajo cactus Arizona, New Collect............ Collect........... Renew.
Horticultural (Pediocactus peeblesianus Mexico, Utah.
Institute Inc.; ssp. peeblesianus), Holy
Flagstaff, Arizona. Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis
sancti-spiritus), Todsen's
pennyroyal (Hedeoma
todsenii), Arizona
Cliffrose (Purshia
(=Cowania) subintegra),
autumn buttercup
(Ranunculus aestivalis
(=acriformis)), Brady
pincushion cactus
(Pediocactus bradyi),
sentry milk-vetch
(Astragalus cremnophylax
var. cremnophylax), and
Wright fishhook cactus
(Sclerocactus wrightiae).
PER20067105........... Texas Parks and All federally listed plant Texas.............. All activities in Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Wildlife and wildlife species furtherance of the pursue, hunt,
Department; occurring within Texas. Texas Parks and shoot, wound,
Austin, Texas. Wildlife kill, trap,
Department's capture, collect.
mission to
conserve
endangered
wildlife and
plants and the
ecosystems upon
which they depend.
PER14922372........... Bandelier National Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Amend.
Monument; Los flycatcher (Empidonax surveys.
Alamos, New Mexico. traillii extimus).
PER14400664........... Trent, Ricky; Northern long-eared bat Oklahoma........... Presence/absence Harass, harm, New.
Norman, Oklahoma. (Myotis septentrionalis), surveys, capture, capture, trap.
Indiana bat (Myotis handle.
sodalis), and gray bat
(Myotis grisescens).
PER14681614........... U.S. Forest Southwestern willow Arizona............ Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Amend.
Service, Apache- flycatcher (Empidonax surveys.
Sitgreaves traillii extimus).
National Forest;
Springerville,
Arizona.
PER17693181........... Wolsiefer, Alec; Southwestern willow Arizona, Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Amend.
Denver, Colorado. flycatcher (Empidonax California, surveys.
traillii extimus). Colorado, New
Mexico, Nevada,
Utah.
PER14914423........... Acevedo, Cody; Dunes sagebrush lizard Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
Round Rock, Texas. (Sceloporus arenicolus). surveys.
PER16173314........... Putnam, Stephanie; Golden-cheeked warbler Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Renew.
Austin, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia). surveys.
PER14724803........... Arroyo-Torres, Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis Arizona, New Mexico Capture, handle.... Harass, harm, New.
Irvin; Rio Rancho, occidentalis), loach minnow capture, trap.
New Mexico. (Tiaroga cobitis), and
spikedace (Meda fulgida).
PER17693180........... Hoeinghaus, David; Smalleye Shiner (Notropis Texas.............. Capture, handle, Harass, harm, New.
Denton, Texas. buccula) and Sharpnose tag. capture.
Shiner (Notropis
oxyrhynchus).
PER15015263........... Lassiter, Timothy; Golden-cheeked warbler Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Renew.
Boerne, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia). surveys.
PER19283323........... Audubon Arizona; Southwestern willow Arizona, New Mexico Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Renew/amend.
Phoenix, Arizona. flycatcher (Empidonax surveys.
traillii extimus).
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PER15530641........... Whitenton Group, Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew.
Inc.; San Marcos, yagouaroundi cacomitli), surveys, harry, capture, trap,
Texas. ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) herd, capture, kill.
pardalis), northern handle, voucher
aplomado falcon (Falco specimens.
femoralis septentrionalis),
Barton Springs salamander
(Eurycea sosorum), Austin
blind salamander (Eurycea
waterlooensis), Texas blind
salamander (Eurycea
rathbuni), Houston toad
(Bufo houstonensis), and
fountain darter (Etheostoma
fonticola).
PER15617375........... Coyle, Julia; San Golden-cheeked warbler Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
Antonio, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia). surveys.
PER16261670........... Christman, Bruce; Jemez Mountains salamander New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Silver City, New (Plethodon neomexicanus). surveys, capture, capture, wound.
Mexico. handle, bio-sample.
PER17693139........... Randklev, Charles; False spike (Fusconaia Arkansas, Oklahoma, Presence/absence Harass, harm, Amend.
Dallas, Texas. mitchelli), Guadalupe Texas. surveys, mark- capture.
fatmucket (Lampsilis recapture surveys,
bergmanni), Guadalupe orb tag, capture,
(Cyclonaias necki), handle.
Ouachita rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri), Texas
fatmucket (Lampsilis
bracteata), Texas
pimpleback (Cyclonaias
petrina), and Balcones
spike (Fusconaia iheringi).
PER18704025........... USGS--Idaho Yuma Ridgway's rail (Rallus Arizona, Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Cooperative Fish & obsoletus yumanensis), California, Nevada. surveys, capture, capture.
Wildlife Research light-footed Ridgway's rail handle, band, tag,
Unit; Moscow, (Rallus obsoletus levipes), bio-sample,
Idaho. and California Ridgway's collect feathers,
rail (Rallus obsoletus collect egg
obsoletus). shells, collect
non-viable eggs,
monitor.
PER17548500........... Gillespie, Kyle; Helotes mold beetle Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
San Antonio, Texas. (Batrisodes venyivi), surveys.
Coffin Cave mold beetle
(Batrisodes texanus),
Robber Baron Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina
baronia), Madla Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina
madla), Government Canyon
Bat Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina vespera), beetle
(Rhadine exilis), beetle
(Rhadine infernalis), Tooth
Cave ground beetle (Rhadine
Persephone), Tooth Cave
pseudoscorpion
(Tartarocreagris texana),
Government Canyon Bat Cave
spider (Tayshaneta
microps), Tooth Cave spider
(Tayshaneta myopica),
Kretschmarr Cave mold
beetle (Texamaurops
reddelli), Cokendolpher
cave harvestman (Texella
cokendolpheri), Bee Creek
Cave harvestman (Texella
reddelli), and Bone Cave
harvestman (Texella reyesi).
PER17795681........... Bell, Leslie; Helotes mold beetle Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Austin, Texas. (Batrisodes venyivi), surveys, collect, kill.
Coffin Cave mold beetle collection,
(Batrisodes texanus), voucher specimens.
Robber Baron Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina
baronia), Madla Cave
meshweaver (Cicurina
madla), Government Canyon
Bat Cave meshweaver
(Cicurina vespera), beetle
(Rhadine exilis), beetle
(Rhadine infernalis), Tooth
Cave ground beetle (Rhadine
Persephone), Tooth Cave
pseudoscorpion
(Tartarocreagris texana),
Government Canyon Bat Cave
spider (Tayshaneta
microps), Tooth Cave spider
(Tayshaneta myopica),
Kretschmarr Cave mold
beetle (Texamaurops
reddelli), Cokendolpher
cave harvestman (Texella
cokendolpheri), Bee Creek
Cave harvestman (Texella
reddelli), Bone Cave
harvestman (Texella
reyesi), Barton Springs
salamander (Eurycea
sosorum), Austin blind
salamander (Eurycea
waterlooensis), Texas blind
salamander (Eurycea
rathbuni), Comal Springs
dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus
comalensis), Comal Springs
riffle beetle (Heterelmis
comalensis), and Peck's
cave amphipod (Stygobromus
(=Stygonectes) pecki).
PER17693138........... Clarke, Kasey; San Golden-cheeked warbler Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... New.
Antonio, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia). surveys.
PER17791178........... Pueblo of Santa Southwestern willow New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Renew/amend.
Ana; Santa Ana flycatcher (Empidonax surveys, nest
Pueblo, New Mexico. traillii extimus). monitoring.
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PER19973999........... Grand Canyon California condor (Gymnogyps Arizona............ Haze, collect Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
National Park; californianus), feathers, presence/ capture, collect,
Flagstaff, Arizona. southwestern willow absence surveys, wound.
flycatcher (Empidonax nest monitoring,
traillii extimus), Yuma capture, handle,
Ridgway's rail (Rallus bio-sample,
obsoletus yumanensis), collect, voucher
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen specimens,
texanus), Colorado translocate, re-
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus introduction,
lucius), and sentry milk- transport, monitor.
vetch (Astragalus
cremnophylax var.
cremnophylax).
PER18519208........... Texas A&M Kemp's ridley sea turtle Texas.............. Collect, capture, Harass, harm, Renew.
University--Galves (Lepidochelys kempii), handle, remove capture.
ton; Galveston, green sea turtle (Chelonia from the wild,
Texas. mydas), loggerhead sea rehabilitate,
turtle (Caretta caretta), release to the
hawksbill sea turtle wild, educational
(Eretmochelys imbricata), display, tag, bio-
and leatherback sea turtle sample, transport,
(Dermochelys coriacea). nest detection,
collect eggs.
PER19285096........... Chambers, Carol; New Mexico meadow jumping Arizona, Colorado, Presence/absence Harass, harm, Renew.
Flagstaff, Arizona. mouse (Zapus hudsonius New Mexico. surveys, capture, capture.
luteus). handle, track
plating, tag, bio-
sample,
translocate.
PER19451257........... Moczygemba, Kevin; Golden-cheeked warbler Texas.............. Presence/absence Harass, harm...... Renew.
San Antonio, Texas. (Setophaga chrysoparia). surveys.
PER19448652........... Ecosphere Black-footed ferret (Mustela Arizona, Colorado, Spotlight surveys, Harass, harm, Renew.
Environmental nigripes), southwestern New Mexico, Texas, presence/absence capture.
Services; Durango, willow flycatcher Utah. surveys, nest
Colorado. (Empidonax traillii monitoring,
extimus), and Jemez capture, handle,
Mountains salamander bio-sample.
(Plethodon neomexicanus).
PER20171321........... U.S. Fish and All federally listed plant Arizona, New All activities in Harass, harm, Renew/amend.
Wildlife Service, and wildlife species Mexico, Oklahoma, furtherance of the pursue, hunt,
Region 2. occurring within the Texas. U.S. Fish and shoot, wound,
Southwest Region. Wildlife Service's kill, trap,
mission to capture, collect.
conserve
endangered
wildlife and
plants and the
ecosystems upon
which they depend.
PER20000677........... Hill, Michael; Dunes sagebrush lizard New Mexico......... Presence/absence Harass, harm, New.
Albuquerque, New (Sceloporus arenicolus). surveys, occupancy capture, wound.
Mexico. surveys, capture,
handle, bio-
sample, salvage.
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Public Availability of Comments
All comments we receive become part of the public record associated
with this action. Requests for copies of comments will be handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, National Environmental
Policy Act, and Service and Department of the Interior policies and
procedures. 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 to 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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10 of the Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Leston Jacks,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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