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assessing the relative changes in the 

geographic distribution of the 

woodcock. We use the information 

primarily to develop recommendations 

for hunting regulations. Without 

information on the population’s status, 

we might promulgate hunting 

regulations that: 

• Are not sufficiently restrictive, 

which could cause harm to the 

woodcock population, or 

• Are too restrictive, which would 

unduly restrict recreational 

opportunities afforded by woodcock 

hunting. 

The Service, State conservation 

agencies, university associates, and 

other interested parties use the data for 

various research and management 

projects. 

Comments Received and Our Responses 

Comments: On September 12, 2014, 

we published in the Federal Register 

(79 FR 54739) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB renew approval for 

this information collection. In that 

notice, we solicited comments for 60 

days, ending on November 12, 2014. We 

received one comment. The commenter 

objected to the hunting of birds and the 

survey, but did not address the 

information collection requirements. We 

have not made any changes to our 

requirements. 

Request for Public Comments 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

• Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

• The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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 OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: March 30, 2015. 

Tina A. Campbell, 

Chief, Division of Policy and Directives 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2015–N055; 

FXES11130200000–156–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered or threatened species. The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activities. Both the Act and the National 

Environmental Policy Act require that 

we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

May 4, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, 

Division of Classification and 

Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of 

Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by 

telephone at 505–248–6920. Please refer 

to the respective permit number for each 

application when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of 

Classification and Restoration, by U.S. 

mail at P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, 

NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– 

6920. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activities. Along 

with our implementing regulations in 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR 17, the Act provides for permits, 

and requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing these permits. 

A permit granted by us under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes 

applicants to conduct activities with 

U.S. endangered or threatened species 

for scientific purposes, enhancement of 

survival or propagation, or interstate 

commerce. Our regulations regarding 

implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 

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. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Please refer to the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) 

when requesting application documents 

and when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information the 

applicants have 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). 

Permit TE–58490B 

Applicant: Karen Krebbs, Tucson, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris 

yerbabuenae) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–42739A 

Applicant: Sea Life Arizona, Tempe, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct husbandry and 

holding of the following species within 

Arizona: 

• Apache trout (Oncorhynchus 

apache) 

• Bonytail chub (Gila elegans) 

• Colorado pikeminnow 

(Ptychocheilus lucius) 

• Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon 

macularius) 

• Humpback chub (Gila cypha) 

• Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis) 

• Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae 

gilae) 

• Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 

• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) 

• Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 

texanus) 

• Spikedace (Meda fulgida) 

• Woundfin (Plagopterus 

argentissimus) 

• Yaqui beautiful shiner (Cyprinella 

formosa) 

• Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) 

• Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis sonoriensis) 


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Permit TE–022190 

Applicant: Arizona—Sonora Desert 

Museum, Tucson, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct husbandry and 

holding of the following species within 

Arizona: 

• Bonytail chub (Gila elegans) 

• Colorado pikeminnow 

(Ptychocheilus lucius) 

• Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon 

macularius) 

• Gila chub (Gila intermedia) 

• Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis) 

• Humpback chub (Gila cypha) 

• Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris 

yerbabuenae) 

• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) 

• Masked bobwhite quail (Colinus 

virginianus ridgwayi) 

• Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus 

baileyi) 

• Mount Graham red squirrel 

(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis) 

• Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) 

• Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon 

eremus) 

• Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 

texanus) 

• Sonora chub (Gila ditaenia) 

• Sonoran tiger salamander 

(Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) 

• Southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) 

• Spikedace (Meda fulgida) 

• Woundfin (Plagopterus 

agentissimus) 

• Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) 

• Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis sonorensis) 

Permit TE–30425B 

Applicant: David Haygari, Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys for American burying 

beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within 

Kansas and Nebraska. 

Permit TE–837751 

Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Phoenix, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys for loach minnow 

(Rhinichthys cobitis) and spikedace 

(Meda fulgida) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–820730 

Applicant: New Mexico Energy, 

Minerals, and Natural Resources. 

Department—Forestry Division, Santa 

Fe, New Mexico. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys and collection of the following 

plants within New Mexico: 

• Argemone pinnatisecta 

(Sacramento prickly poppy) 

• Astragalus humillimus (Mancos 

milk-vetch) 

• Cirsium vinaceum (Sacramento 

Mountains thistle) 

• Coryphantha sneedii var. leei (Lee’s 

pincushion cactus) 

• Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii 

(Sneed’s pincushion cactus) 

• Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzieri 

(Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus) 

• Erigeron rhizomatus (Zuni fleabane) 

• Eriogonum gypsophilum (gypsum 

wild buckwheat) 

• Hedeoma todsenii (Todsen’s 

pennyroyal) 

• Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos 

sunflower) 

• Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus (Holy 

Ghost ipomopsis) 

• Pediocactus knowltonii (Knowlton’s 

cactus) 

• Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Mesa 

Verde cactus) 

Permit TE–60111B 

Applicant: Natalie Robb, Globe, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

the following species within Arizona: 

• Arizona hedgehog cactus 

(Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. 

arizonicus) 

• Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon 

macularius) 

• Gila chub (Gila intermedia) 

• Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis) 

• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) 

• Southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) 

Permit TE–051139 

Applicant: Turner Endangered Species 

Fund, Bozeman, Montana. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys; removal and 

transportation from the wild; captive 

breeding; and management field 

activities related to conservation, 

transportation, and release into suitable 

unoccupied habitat for Chupadera 

springsnail (Pyrgulopsis chupaderae) 

within New Mexico. 

Permit TE–168688 

Applicant: Sarah Itz, Austin, Texas. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys of golden-cheeked warbler 

(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas. 

Permit TE–42737A 

Applicant: Sevenecoten, LLC., Dripping 

Springs, Texas. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys and nest monitoring of goldencheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo 

(Vireo atricapilla) within Texas. 

Permit TE–35619A 

Applicant: Marvin Miller, Spring 

Branch, Texas. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys of the following species in 

Texas: 

• Bee Creek Cave harvestman 

(Texella reddelli) 

• Bone Cave harvestman (Texella 

reyesi) 

• Braken Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina venii) 

• Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes 

texanus) 

• Cokendolpher Cave harvestman 

(Texella cokendolpheri) 

• Government Canyon Bat Cave 

meshweaver (Cicurina vespera) 

• Government Canyon Bat Cave 

spider (Neoleptoneta microps) 

• Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine 

exilis) 

• Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine 

infernalis) 

• Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes 

venyivi) 

• Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle 

(Texamaurops reddelli) 

• Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina 

madla) 

• Robber Baron Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina baronia) 

• Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine 

persephone) 

• Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion 

(Tartarocreagris texana) 

• Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta 

(=Leptoneta) myopica) 

Permit TE–61040B 

Applicant: Shenandoah Deer Services, 

LLC., San Marcos, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia) within Texas. 

Permit TE–091552 

Applicant: Zane Homesley, Austin, 

Texas. 

Applicant requests aa renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys for American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas 


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and Oklahoma; and for black-capped 

vireo (Vireo atricapilla), golden-cheeked 

warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus), and 

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) 

within Texas. 

Permit TE–189566 

Applicant: Monica Geick, Littleton, 

Colorado. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys for golden-cheeked warbler 

(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas. 

Permit TE–92407A 

Applicant: Raven Environmental 

Services, Inc., Huntsville, Texas. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct surveys 

using peeper scopes to examine cavities 

of nesting red-cockaded woodpeckers 

(Picoides borealis) throughout the range 

of the species in the United States. 

Permit TE–35163A 

Applicant: Joseph Grzybowski, Norman, 

Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys of black-capped vireo (Vireo 

atricapilla) within Oklahoma and Texas. 

Permit TE–61045B 

Applicant: Jennifer Scott, Yukon, 

Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) 

within Oklahoma and Texas; 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) within 

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, 

New Mexico, Texas, and Utah; and 

Least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) 

within California. 

Permit TE–61046B 

Applicant: Christina Perez, Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

Americans burying beetle (Nicroporus 

americans) within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–61048B 

Applicant: Veteran Environmental, 

LLC., Choctaw, Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) within Arkansas, Texas, 

and Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–61124B 

Applicant: Curtis Creighton, Hammond, 

Indiana. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–028605 

Applicant: SWCA Environmental 

Consultants, Inc., Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a renewal to a 

current permit for research and recovery 

purposes to conduct presence/absence 

surveys of the following species, where 

they occur, in Arizona, California, 

Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, 

and Utah: 

• Bee Creek Cave harvestman 

(Texella reddelli) 

• Black-footed ferret (Mustela 

nigripes) 

• Bone Cave harvestman (Texella 

reyesi) 

• Bonytail chub (Gila elegans) 

• Braken Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina venii) 

• Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes 

texanus) 

• Cokendolpher Cave harvestman 

(Texella cokendolpheri) 

• Colorado pikeminnow 

(Ptychocheilus lucius) 

• Comal Springs dryopid beetle 

(Stygoparnus comalensis) 

• Comal Springs riffle beetle 

(Heterelmis comalensis) 

• Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon 

macularius) 

• Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 

occidentalis) 

• Government Canyon Bat Cave 

meshweaver (Cicurina vespera) 

• Government Canyon Bat Cave 

spider (Neoleptoneta microps) 

• Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine 

exilis) 

• Ground beetle (Unnamed) (Rhadine 

infernalis) 

• Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes 

venyivi) 

• Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus 

mexicanus hualpaiensis) 

• Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma 

haydeni kanabensis) 

• Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle 

(Texamaurops reddelli) 

• Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris 

yerbabuenae) 

• Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) 

• Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina 

madla) 

• Mexican long-nosed bat 

(Leptonycteris nivalis) 

• Mount Graham red squirrel 

(Tamasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis) 

• Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 

texanus) 

• Robber Baron Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina baronia) 

• Southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) 

• Spikedace (Meda fulgida) 

• Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine 

persephone) 

• Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion 

(Tartarocreagris texana) 

• Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta 

(=Leptoneta) myopica) 

• Woundfin (Plagopterus 

argentissimus) 

• Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) 

• Yuma clapper rail (Rallus 

longirostris yumanensis) 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

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. 

Authority We provide this notice under 

section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

Joy E. Nicholopoulos 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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Advisory Council on Wildlife 

Trafficking 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 


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