Endangered Species; Issuance of Recovery Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of recovery permits.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have issued the following permits to conduct activities with endangered and threatened species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act (Act), as amended. With some exceptions, the Act prohibits activities involving listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. We provide this list for the convenience of the public as a summary of our permit issuances for the first half of calendar year 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

See the contact information in the Permits Issued section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We have issued the following permits to conduct activities with endangered and threatened species in response to recovery permit applications that we received under the authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). These permits were issued between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2016. Each permit was issued only after we determined that it was applied for in good faith, that granting the permit would not be to the disadvantage of the listed species, that the proposed activities were for scientific research or would benefit the recovery or the enhancement of survival of the species, and that the terms and conditions of the permits were consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in the Act.

Permits Issued

Region 1 (Pacific Region: Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon (Except for the Klamath Basin), Washington, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Pacific Trust Territories)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 1. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR1ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 503-231-6131.

Region 2 (Southwest Region: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 2. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR2ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 505-248-6665.

Region 3 (Midwest Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 3. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR3ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 612-713-5343.

Region 4 (Southeast Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 4. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR4ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 404-679-7140.

Region 5 (Northeast Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 5. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR5ES@fws.gov or by telephone 703-358-2402.

Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 6. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR6ES@fws.gov or by telephone 719-628-2670.

Region 7 (Alaska Region)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 7. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR7ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 907-786-3323.

Region 8 (Pacific Southwest Region: California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin Portion of Oregon)

The following permits were applied for and issued in Region 8. For more information about any of the following permits, contact the Recovery Permit Coordinator by email at PermitsR8ES@fws.gov or by telephone at 760-431-9440.

Availability of Documents

The Federal Register documents publishing the receipt of applications for these permits may be viewed here: https://www.fws.gov/policy/frsystem/1999rules.cfm?date=16&doc_type=notices. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents. For detailed information regarding a particular permit, please contact the Region that issued the permit.

Authority

We provide this notice under the authority of section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).