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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Nominations of New Members to the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

(ISAC) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

National Invasive Species Council. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations for the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, on behalf of the 

interdepartmental National Invasive 

Species Council, proposes to appoint 

new members to the Invasive Species 

Advisory Committee (ISAC). The 

Secretary of the Interior, acting as 

administrative lead, is requesting 

nominations for qualified persons to 

serve as members of the ISAC. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked by June 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Lori Williams, Executive Director, 

National Invasive Species Council (OS/ 

NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW. 

(MS 1201 EYE), Washington, DC 20240; 

Express Mail: 1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelsey Brantley, Program Specialist and 

ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 513–7243, 

fax: (202) 371–1751, or by e-mail at 

Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Scope and 

Objectives 

The purpose and role of the ISAC are 

to provide advice to the National 

Invasive Species Council (NISC), as 

authorized by Executive Order 13112, 

on a broad array of issues including 

preventing the introduction of invasive 

species, providing for their control, and 

minimizing the economic, ecological, 

and human health impacts that invasive 

species cause. NISC is Co-chaired by the 

Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, 

and Commerce, and is charged with 

providing coordination, planning and 

leadership regarding invasive species 

issues. Pursuant to the Executive Order, 

NISC developed a 2008–2012 National 

Invasive Species Management Plan 

(Plan), which is available on the Web at 

http://www.invasivespecies.gov/ 

main_nav/ 

mn_NISC_ManagementPlan.html. NISC 

is responsible for effective 

implementation of the Plan including 

any revisions of the Plan, and also 

coordinates Federal agency activities 

concerning invasive species; encourages 

planning and action at local, tribal, 

State, regional and ecosystem-based 

levels; develops recommendations for 

international cooperation in addressing 

invasive species; facilitates the 

development of a coordinated network 

to document, evaluate, and monitor 

impacts from invasive species; and 

facilitates establishment of an 

information-sharing system on invasive 

species that utilizes, to the greatest 

extent practicable, the Internet. 

The role of ISAC is to maintain an 

intensive and regular dialogue regarding 

the aforementioned issues. ISAC 

provides advice in cooperation with 

stakeholders and existing organizations 

addressing invasive species. The ISAC 

meets up to twice per year. 

Terms for 13 of the current members 

of the ISAC will expire in September 

2011. After consultation with the other 

members of NISC, the Secretary of the 

Interior will actively solicit new 

nominees and appoint members to 

ISAC. Prospective members of ISAC 

should be knowledgeable in and 

represent one or more of the following 

communities of interests: Weed science, 

fisheries science, rangeland 

management, forest science, 

entomology, nematology, plant 

pathology, veterinary medicine, the 

broad range of farming or agricultural 

practices, biodiversity issues, applicable 

laws and regulations relevant to 

invasive species policy, risk assessment, 

biological control of invasive species, 

public health/epidemiology, industry 

activities, international affairs or trade, 

tribal or state government interests, 

environmental education, ecosystem 

monitoring, natural resource database 

design and integration, and internetbased management of conservation 

issues. 

Prospective nominees should also 

have practical experience in one or 

more of the following areas: 

Representing sectors of the national 

economy that are significantly 

threatened by biological invasions (e.g., 

agriculture, fisheries, public utilities, 

recreational users, tourism, etc.); 

representing sectors of the national 

economy whose routine operations may 

pose risks of new or expanded 

biological invasions (e.g., shipping, 

forestry, horticulture, aquaculture, pet 

trade, etc.); developing natural resource 

management plans on regional or 

ecosystem-level scales; addressing 

invasive species issues, including 

prevention, control and monitoring, in 

multiple ecosystems and on multiple 

scales; integrating science and the 

human dimension in order to create 

effective solutions to complex 

conservation issues including 

education, outreach, and public 

relations experts; coordinating diverse 

groups of stakeholders to resolve 

complex environmental issues and 

conflicts; and complying with NEPA 

and other Federal requirements for 

public involvement in major 

conservation plans. Members will be 

selected in order to achieve a balanced 

representation of viewpoints, so to 

effectively address invasive species 

issues under consideration. No member 

may serve on the ISAC for more than 

two (2) consecutive terms. All terms 

will be limited to three (3) years in 

length. 

Members of the ISAC and its 

subcommittees serve without pay. 

However, while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services of the ISAC, 

members shall be allowed travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

government service, as authorized by 

section 5703 of Title 5, United States 

Code. Employees of the Federal 

Government ARE NOT eligible for 

nomination or appointment to ISAC. 

The Obama administration prohibits 

individuals who are currently federally 

registered lobbyists to serve on all 

FACA and non-FACA boards, 

committees or councils. 

Submitting Nominations 

Nominations should be typed and 

must include each of the following: 

1. A brief summary of no more than 

two (2) pages explaining the nominee’s 

suitability to serve on the ISAC. 

2. A resume or curriculum vitae. 

3. At least two (2) letters of reference. 

All required documents must be 

compiled and submitted in one 

complete nomination package. This 

office will NOT assemble nomination 

packages from documentation sent 

piecemeal. Incomplete submissions 

(missing one or more of the items 

described above) will not be considered. 

Nominations should be postmarked no 

later than June 3, 2011, to Lori Williams, 

Executive Director, National Invasive 

Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular 

Mail: 1849 C Street NW. (MS 1201 EYE), 

Washington, DC, 20240; Express Mail: 

1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

The Secretary of the Interior, on 

behalf of the other members of NISC, is 

actively soliciting nominations of 

qualified minorities, women, persons 

with disabilities and members of low 

income populations to ensure that 

recommendations of the ISAC take into 

account the needs of the diverse groups 

served. 


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Dated: March 30, 2011. 

Christopher P. Dionghi, 

Acting Executive Director, National Invasive 

Species Council. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7916 Filed 4–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

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. 

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 bearpoppy), 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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