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Common name Scientific name Listing status Lead state 

Final listing rule 

(Federal Register 

citation and 

publication date) 

Contact person, phone, 

email 

Contact person’s U.S. mail 

address 

Whooping crane ........... Grus americana ......... Threatened .... Texas ......... 32 FR 4001; 3/11/ 

1967.

Kevin McAbee, Whooping 

Crane Recovery Coordinator, 303–482–7425 

(phone) or kevin_

mcabee@fws.gov 

(email).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 160 Zillicoa 

Street, Suite B, Asheville, NC 28801. 

Narrow headed 

gartersnake.

Thamnophis 

rufipunctatus.

Threatened .... Arizona ....... 79 FR 38678; 7/8/ 

2014.

Field Supervisor, 602– 

242–0210 (phone) or 

incomingazcorr@fws.gov 

(email).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 

9828 North 31st Avenue, 

#C3, Phoenix, AZ 

85051–2517. 

Southwestern willow 

flycatcher.

Empidonax trailii 

extimus.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 60 FR 10694; 2/27/ 

1995.

Sonoyta mud turtle ....... Kinosternon 

sonoriense 

longifemorale.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 82 FR 43897; 9/20/ 

2017.

Masked bobwhite ......... Colinus virginianus 

ridgwayi.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 32 FR 4001; 3/11/ 

1967.

San Bernardino 

springsnail.

Pyrgulopsis 

bernardina.

Threatened .... Arizona ....... 77 FR 23060; 4/17/ 

2012.

Yaqui catfish ................. Ictalurus pricei ............ Threatened .... Arizona ....... 49 FR 34490; 8/31/ 

1984.

PLANTS 

Pima pineapple cactus Coryphantha scheeri 

var. robustispina.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 58 FR 49875; 9/23/ 

1993.

Field Supervisor, 602– 

242–0210 (phone) or 

incomingazcorr@fws.gov 

(email).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 

9828 North 31st Avenue, 

#C3, Phoenix, AZ 

85051–2517. 

Siler pincushion cactus Pediocactus 

(=Echinocactus,= 

Utahia) sileri.

Threatened .... Arizona ....... 44 FR 61786; 10/26/ 

1979.

Gierisch mallow ............ Sphaeralcea gierischii Endangered ... Arizona ....... 78 FR 49149; 8/13/ 

2013.

Sentry milk-vetch .......... Astragalus 

cremnophylax var. 

cremnophylax.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 55 FR 50184; 12/5/ 

1990.

Huachuca water-umbel Lilaeopsis 

schaffneriana var. 

recurva.

Endangered ... Arizona ....... 62 FR 665; 1/6/1997.

Request for Information 

To ensure that a 5-year status review 

is complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information, we request new 

information from all sources. See What 

Information Do We Consider in Our 

Review? for specific criteria. If you 

submit information, please support it 

with documentation such as maps, 

bibliographic references, methods used 

to gather and analyze the data, and/or 

copies of any pertinent publications, 

reports, or letters by knowledgeable 

sources. 

How do I ask questions or provide 

information? 

If you wish to provide information for 

any species listed above, please submit 

your comments and materials to the 

appropriate contact in the table above. 

You may also direct questions to those 

contacts (also see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Public Availability of Comments 

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 in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Completed and Active Reviews 

A list of all completed and currently 

active 5-year status reviews can be 

found at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/ 

report/species-five-year-review. 

Authority 

This document is published under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Jeffrey Fleming, 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01493 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0255; 

FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000] 

Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of 

Permit Applications 

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 (Service), invite the 

public to comment on permit 

applications regarding foreign bird 

species covered under the Wild Bird 


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Conservation Act (WBCA). With some 

exceptions, the WBCA prohibits certain 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. The WBCA also 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity it 

otherwise prohibits. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

February 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0255. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2023–0255. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2023–0255; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703– 

358–2185 or via email at DMAFR@

fws.gov. 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How Do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

We invite the public and local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment 

on these applications. Before issuing 

any of the requested permits, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

comment period. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email, or to an 

address not in ADDRESSES. We will not 

consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 

the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: (1) Those supported by 

quantitative information or studies; and 

(2) those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at https://

www.regulations.gov unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at https://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 112(4) of the 

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 

(WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901–4916), we 

invite public comments on permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

With some exceptions, the WBCA 

prohibits certain activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. 

Service regulations regarding permits 

for any activity otherwise prohibited by 

the WBCA with respect to any wild 

birds are available in title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations in part 15. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Applicant: Vernon Padgett, Sandy 

Springs, GA; Permit No. PER2919227 

The applicant, along with member 

Dick Schroeder, and the Zoological 

Association of America as the oversight 

committee, wishes to establish a new 

Cooperative Breeding Program under 50 

CFR 15.26 covering the species below. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 2- 

year period: 

Stella’s lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae), 

yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus), 

chattering lory (Lorius garrulus), dusky lory 

(Pseudeos fuscata), cardinal lory (Pseudeos 

cardinalis), black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), 

yellow-streaked lory (Chalcopsitta sintillata), 

ornate lorikeet (Saudareos ornata), coconut 

lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), bluestreaked lory (Eos reticulata), red lory (Eos 

rubra), black-winged lory (Eos cyanogenia), 

and violet necked lory (Eos squamata). 

Applicant: Vernon Padgett, Sandy 

Springs, GA; Permit No. PER2858327 

The applicant, along with member 

Dallas World Aquarium, and the 

Zoological Association of America as 

the oversight committee, wishes to 

establish a new Cooperative Breeding 

Program under 50 CFR 15.26 covering 

the species below. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 2-year period: 

Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), whitethroated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus), 

channel billed toucan (Ramphastos 

vitellinus), red-breasted toucan (Ramphastos 

dicolorus), green aracari (Pteroglossus 

viridis), saffron toucanet (Baillonius bailloni), 

rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), 

Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus), 

wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus), 

and knobbed hornbill (Aceros cassidix). 

Applicant: The Peregrine Fund, Boise, 

ID; Permit No. 77797D 

The applicant wishes to establish a 

new Cooperative Breeding Program 

(CBP) under 50 CFR 15.26 covering the 

Taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha). The 

applicant previously held CBP–039, for 

the same species. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 2-year period. 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 


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this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for ‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the implementing 

regulations and under the authority of 

the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 

(16 U.S.C. 4901–4916). This notice is 

provided pursuant to section 112(4) of 

the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, 

50 CFR 15.26(c). 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01373 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2023–0212; 

FXES111607MRG01–245–FF07CAMM00] 

Marine Mammals; Incidental Take 

During Specified Activities; Proposed 

Incidental Harassment Authorization 

for Southwest Alaska Stock of 

Northern Sea Otters in Kodiak, Alaska 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application; 

proposed incidental harassment 

authorization; draft environmental 

assessment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, in response to a 

request under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended, 

from Trident Seafoods Corporation, 

propose to authorize nonlethal 

incidental take by harassment of small 

numbers of the Southwest Alaska stock 

of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris 

kenyoni) for 1 year from the date of 

issuance of the incidental harassment 

authorization. The applicant requested 

this authorization for take by 

harassment that may result from 

activities associated with pile driving 

and marine construction activities in 

Near Island Channel in Kodiak, Alaska. 

We estimate that this project may result 

in the nonlethal incidental take by 

harassment of up to 460 northern sea 

otters from the Southwest Alaska stock. 

This proposed authorization, if 

finalized, will be for up to 3,160 takes 

of 460 northern sea otters by Level B 

harassment. No take by Level A 

harassment or lethal take are requested, 

or expected, and no such take will be 

authorized. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

incidental harassment authorization and 

the accompanying draft environmental 

assessment must be received by 

February 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Accessing documents: You may view 

this proposed incidental harassment 

authorization, the application package, 

supporting information, draft 

environmental assessment, and the list 

of references cited herein at https://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

FWS–R7–ES–2023–0212. Alternatively, 

you may request these documents from 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Submitting comments: You may 

submit comments on the proposed 

authorization by one of the following 

methods: 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R7– 

ES–2023–212, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2023–212. 

We will post all comments at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may request 

that we withhold personal identifying 

information from public review; 

however, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. See Request for 

Public Comments for more information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Hamilton, by U.S. mail at the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 341, 

1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 

99503; by email at R7mmmregulatory@

fws.gov; or by telephone at 1–800–362– 

5148. 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) to allow, upon request, the 

incidental, but not intentional, taking by 

harassment of small numbers of marine 

mammals in response to requests by 

U.S. citizens (as defined in title 50 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

in part 18, at 50 CFR 18.27(c)) engaged 

in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) in a specified 

geographic region during a period of not 

more than 1 year. The Secretary has 

delegated authority for implementation 

of the MMPA to the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (‘‘Service’’ or ‘‘we’’). 

According to the MMPA, the Service 

shall allow this incidental taking if we 

make findings that the total of such 

taking for the 1-year period: 

(1) is of small numbers of marine 

mammals of a species or stock; 

(2) will have a negligible impact on 

such species or stocks; and 

(3) will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of 

these species or stocks for taking for 

subsistence use by Alaska Natives. 

If the requisite findings are made, we 

issue an authorization that sets forth the 

following, where applicable: 

(a) permissible methods of taking; 

(b) means of effecting the least 

practicable adverse impact on the 

species or stock and its habitat and the 

availability of the species or stock for 

subsistence uses; and 

(c) requirements for monitoring and 

reporting of such taking by harassment, 

including, in certain circumstances, 

requirements for the independent peer 

review of proposed monitoring plans or 

other research proposals. 

The term ‘‘take’’ means to harass, 

hunt, capture, or kill, or to attempt to 

harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine 

mammal. ‘‘Harassment’’ means any act 

of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which 

(i) has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild (the MMPA defines this as ‘‘Level 

A harassment’’), or (ii) has the potential 

to disturb a marine mammal or marine 

mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of behavioral patterns, 

including, but not limited to, migration, 

breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering (the MMPA defines this as 

‘‘Level B harassment’’). 

The terms ‘‘negligible impact’’ and 

‘‘unmitigable adverse impact’’ are 

defined in 50 CFR 18.27 (i.e., 

regulations governing small takes of 

marine mammals incidental to specified 

activities) as follows: ‘‘Negligible 

impact’’ is an impact resulting from the 

specified activity that cannot be 

reasonably expected to, and is not 

reasonably likely to, adversely affect the 

species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

‘‘Unmitigable adverse impact’’ means an 

impact resulting from the specified 

activity: (1) that is likely to reduce the 

availability of the species to a level 

insufficient for a harvest to meet 


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