[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18576-18577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2011-N056; 60120-1113-0000-D2]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permits.

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SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of applications to conduct certain 
activities pertaining to enhancement of survival of endangered species. 
The Endangered Species Act requires that we invite public comment on 
these permit applications.

DATES: Written comments on this request for a permit must be received 
by May 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written data or comments to the Assistant Regional 
Director--Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0486; facsimile 303-236-
0027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal indentifying 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.

Document Availability

    Documents and other information submitted with these 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 request for a copy of such documents within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice to Kris Olsen, by mail 
(see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at 303-236-4256. All comments we 
receive from individuals become part of the official public record.

Applications

    The following applicants have requested issuance of enhancement of 
survival permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Renewals

    Applicants: Rockford Plettner, Nebraska Public Power District, 
Columbus, Nebraska, TE-039100; Kathleen Triby, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Malta, Montana, TE-127250; 
and Chadwin Smith, Headwaters Corp., Kearney, Nebraska, TE-183430. 
These applicants request renewed permits to take interior least terns 
(Sterna antillarum athalassos) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) 
in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' ranges 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicants: Brian Holmes, Bureau of Land Management, Meeker, 
Colorado, TE-121911; Ben Janis, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, 
South Dakota, TE-131398; and Duane Shroufe, Arizona Game and Fish 
Department, Phoenix, Arizona, TE-163125. These applicants request 
renewed permits to take black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicants: U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Coop Unit, 
Brookings, South Dakota, TE-104580; Patrick Braaten, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Ft. Peck, Montana, TE-047285; Rob Holm, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery, Riverdale, North Dakota, 
TE-062035; and Jeffery Powell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gavins 
Point National Fish Hatchery, Yankton, South Dakota, TE-109048. These 
applicants request renewed permits to take pallid sturgeons 
(Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction with recovery activities 
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival 
and recovery.
    Applicants: Melvin Coonrod, EIS Environmental and Engineering 
Consulting, Helper, Utah, TE-044836; Jim Friedley, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Ignacio, Colorado, TE-047381; William Butler, ERO Resources 
Corp., Denver, Colorado, TE-040510; and Peter Smith, Smith 
Environmental and Engineering, Westminster, Colorado, TE-044780. These 
applicants request renewed permits to take Southwestern willow 
flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with recovery 
activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: National Park Service, Prairie Cluster Ecological 
Monitoring, Republic, Missouri, TE-047288. The applicant requests a 
renewed permit to take Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in conjunction 
with recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Claire Crow, National Park Service, Zion National Park, 
Springdale, Utah, TE-057485. The applicant requests a renewed permit to 
take Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), 
Arctomecon humilis (Dwarf bear-poppy), Astragalus holmgreniorum 
(Holmgren milk-vetch), and Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwitz milk-
vetch) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' 
range for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Rabdy Chapo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska, 
TE-210754. The applicant requests a renewed permit to take Salt Creek 
tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in conjunction with 
recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival and recovery.

Display Renewal

    Applicant: Robert Brynda, Landry's Downtown Aquarium, Denver, 
Colorado, TE-046427. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess 
bonytail chub (Gila elegans), humpback chub (Gila cypha), Colorado 
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 
texanus), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), and green sea turtle 
(Chelonia mydas agassisi) for public display and propagation in 
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Tony Korth, Ak-sar-ben Aquarium, Gretna, Nebraska, TE-
039090. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess pallid 
sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) for public display and propagation in 
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Tracy Brower-Thessing, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, TE-040748. The applicant requests a renewed permit 
to possess black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and Wyoming toad 
(Bufo baxteri) for public display and

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propagation in conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Eddie Overbay, Texas Zoo, Victoria, Texas, TE-051840. 
The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess black-footed ferret 
(Mustela nigripes) for public display and propagation in conjunction 
with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Brent Anderson, Living Planet Aquarium, Sandy, Utah, TE-
131638. The applicant requests a renewed permit to possess bonytail 
chub (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), June 
sucker (Chasmistes liorus), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) 
for public display and propagation in conjunction with recovery 
activities for the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Lee Jackson, National Mississippi River Museum, Dubuque, 
Iowa, TE-37337A. The applicant requests a permit to take Wyoming toad 
(Bufo baxteri) for public display and propagation in conjunction with 
recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival 
and recovery.

Amendments

    Applicant: Lee Simmons, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE, TE-
053961. The applicant requests a permit amendment to add surveys for 
Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in conjunction 
with recovery activities throughout the species' range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival and recovery.

New

    Applicant: Stephen Spomer, Lincoln, NE, TE-37351A. The applicant 
requests a permit to take Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica 
lincolniana) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the 
species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.

    Dated: March 28, 2011.
Hugh Morrison,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 2011-7879 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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