Notice2024-29571
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
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Published
December 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application for a permit to conduct scientific research to promote conservation or other activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on the application. Before issuing the requested permit, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101616-101617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29571]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2024-N065; FXES11130500000-256-FF05E00000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an
application for a permit to conduct scientific research to promote
conservation or other activities intended to enhance the propagation or
survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to comment on the application. Before issuing the requested
permit, we will take into consideration any information that we receive
during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before January 15,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant's
name and application number (e.g., PER0001234):
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#522237203f3b262100671701123425217c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="017164736c68757253344452416776722f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> U.S. Mail: Abby Goldstein, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Goldstein, 413-253-8212 (phone),
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbbbaeb9a6a2bfb899fe8e988badbcb8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a4a5f4857534e49680f7f697a5c4d49145d554c">[email protected]</span></a> (email). 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-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an application for a permit under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permit would allow the
applicant to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species
that are listed as endangered under the ESA.
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 such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting,
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. 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 Application Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the application in table 1.
Table 1--Permit Application Received
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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60422D-5........... Sea Research Kemp's ridley sea turtle Connecticut, Rhode Stranding Capture, collect.. Renew.
Foundation, dba (Lepidochelys kempii), Island, and New response,
Mystic Aquarium, leatherback sea turtle York. rehabilitation,
Mystic, CT. (Dermochelys coriacea), necropsy, and
hawksbill sea turtle release.
(Eretmochelys imbricata),
loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta), and
green sea turtle (Chelonia
mydas).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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.
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While you can request in your comment that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, 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.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to the applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Martin Miller,
Manager, Division of Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Northeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-29571 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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