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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2020-N163; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
 SUMMARY: 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.
 DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by February 18, 2021.
 ADDRESSES: *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.,*
                         Permit No. TE-123456).
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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. 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**
                    . 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 actionTE72324B
Dill, Lauren; Austin, Texas
Golden-cheeked warbler (
                            *Setophaga chrysoparia*)
Texas
Presence/absence surveys
Harm, harass
Renew.TE83399D
Johnson, James; Canyon, Texas
Pecos gambusia (
                            *Gambusia nobilis)*
New Mexico, Texas
Sampling using minnow traps
Capture, harm, harass
New.TE37484A
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge; Marble, Texas
Golden-cheeked warbler (
                            *Setophaga chrysoparia*)
Texas
Presence/absence surveys, banding, mist netting, nest monitoring
Capture, harm, harass
Renew.( print page 5236)TE80520D
USGS, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center; Flagstaff, Arizona
humpback chub (
                            *Gila cypha*), razorback sucker (
                            *Xyrauchen texanus*)
Arizona
Presence/absence surveys, monitoring
Harm, harass
Renew.TE87767D
Canvas Natural Resource Solutions, LLC;
                             Longview, Texas
Red-cockaded woodpecker (
                            *Picoides borealis*)
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Presence/absence surveys
Harm, harass
New.TE87758D
UnderWing Biological, LLC; Silvery City, New Mexico
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)
Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
Presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring
Harm, harass
New.TE833866
Texas A&M Forest Service; Lufkin, Texas
Red-cockaded woodpecker (
                            *Picoides borealis*)
Texas
Presence/absence surveys
Harm, harass
Renew.TE174552
Animas Biological Studies, LLC; Durango, Colorado
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring
Harm, harass
Renew.TE59580A
Rocky Mountain Ecology, LLC; Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)
Colorado, New Mexico
Presence/absence surveys
Harass, harm
Renew.TE73317B
Britt, Charles; Las Cruces, New Mexico
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*), northern aplomado falcon (
                            *Falco femoralis septentrionalis*)
Arizona, New Mexico,
Presence/absence surveys
Harm, harass
Renew.TE819477
Parametrix; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)
Arizona, New Mexico
Presence/absence surveys
Harm, harass
Renew.
 Authority:
                    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. 2021-00968 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P