# Endangered Species and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery 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, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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.
**DATES:**
We must receive your written comments by May 31, 2019.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Document availability and comment submission:* Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) ( *e.g.,* TEXXXXXX):
• *Email: [email protected].*
• *U.S. Mail:* Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification and Recovery Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Vanessa Burge, Recovery Permits Coordinator, Ecological Services, 505-248-6641 (phone); *[email protected]* (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
The ESA prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered 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 Applications Available for Review and Comment**
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to comment on the following applications.
| Application No. | Applicant | Species | Location | Activity | Type of take | Permit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TE-15101D | O'Shea, Lauren E.; Norman, Oklahoma | American burying beetle (
) | Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, habitat surveys | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-13585D | Donato, Erin V.; Houston, Texas | Houston toad (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harm, harass, injury, death | New. |
| TE-13007D | Allen, Joshua M.; Easton, Kansas | Indiana bat (
), gray bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
) | Oklahoma | Presence/absence surveys, mist-netting | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-800611 | SWCA; Austin, Texas | Whooping crane (
), multiple karst invertebrate species, red-cockaded woodpecker (
), American burying beetle (
), Louisianan pine snake (
), Texas hornshell (
), golden-cheeked warbler (
), interior least tern (
), Houston toad (
) | Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rohde Island, South Dakota, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, monitoring studies, habitat assessments and evaluations | Capture, collect, harass, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-813088 | Bureau of Reclamation; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Arkansas River shiner (
), Comanche Springs pupfish (
), Pecos gambusia (
), Rio Grande silvery minnow (
) | New Mexico, Texas | Biological monitoring, research, transport, salvage | Capture, collect, harass, harm, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-03800D | Borderlands Restoration Network; Patagonia, Arizona | Canelo Hills ladies-tresses (
) | Arizona | Survey, seed and root collection, restoration | N/A | New. |
| TE-03789D | Gargaro, Madison; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, habitat assessments | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-069320 | Groundwater & Environmental Services Inc.; Lewisville, Texas | Piping plover (C
), fountain darter (
), American Burying Beetle (
), red-cockaded woodpecker (
), least tern (
) | Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, harass, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-053109 | Stefferud, Sally E.; Phoenix, Arizona | Gila topminnow (
), desert pupfish (
) | Arizona | Surveys, capture, mark and collect voucher specimens | Capture, collect, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-092622 | Valdes, Gabriels A.; Gilbert, AZ | Coastal California gnatcatcher (
), least Bell's vireo (
), southwestern willow flycatcher
) | Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas | Presence surveys, nest monitoring and surveys | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-11469D | Pride, Lora; Virginia Beach, Virginia | American burying beetle (
) | Oklahoma | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, harm, injury, death | New. |
| TE-08563D | Kuhl, John J.; Austin, Texas | Attwater's greater prairie-chicken (
), golden-cheeked warbler (
), least tern (
), northern Aplomado falcon
), piping plover (
), red-cockaded woodpecker (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Houston toad (
), bald eagle (
), black-capped vireo (
) | Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, habitat and nesting search and mapping, counts, handling | Capture, harm, harass, injury | New. |
| TE-20166A | Bey, Trinity G.; Boerne, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, habitat assessments | Harm, harass | Renewal. |
| TE-000101D | Hayes, Hannah L.; Ponca City, Oklahoma | Indiana bat (
), gray bat
), northern long-eared bat (
), Ozark big-eared bat (
(
)
),Virginia big-eared bat (
(
)
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-07467D | Schmalzel, Robert J.; Tucson, Arizona | Pima pineapple cactus (
var.
) | Arizona | Research | N/A | New. |
| TE-25819D | Shashy, Peter; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-25818D | Aragon, Felicia; Peralta, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-25816D | Jacobs Engineering Group; Phoenix, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Yuma clapper rail (
), black-footed ferret (
) | Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah | Presence/absence surveys, nest searches and monitoring | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-25792D | Nelson, Pamela; Chelsea, Oklahoma | Ozark big-eared bat (
(
)
), gray bat (
), American burying beetle (
) | Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, mist nets, harp traps, | Capture, harass, harm, injury, death | New. |
| TE-25790D | Stark, Kailin; Phoenix, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-25781D | Atkins North America, Inc; Austin, Texas | Least tern (
), piping plover (
), golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-798920 | City of Austin, Balcones Canyonlands Preserve; Austin, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
), ground beetles (no common name;
), Helotes mold beetle (
), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (
), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (
), Madla Cave meshweaver (
), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (
), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (
), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (
), Tooth Cave ground beetle (
), Bone Cave harvestman (
), Coffin Cave mold beetle (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, mist netting, nest monitoring, collection, salvage | Capture, harass, harm, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-19661B | Tetra Tech Inc; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona, New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-053083 | Kutz, Julie; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-039466 | USGS Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit; Moscow, Idaho | Yuma clapper rail (
) | Arizona | Research, capture and handling | Harm, harass, injury, death | Amendment. |
| TE-63651A | POWER Engineers Inc; Austin, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys and habitat surveys | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-106551 | Fischer, Clay V.; Austin, Texas | Ocelot (
(
)
), Gulf Coast jaguarundi (
(
)
), golden-cheeked warbler (
), piping plover (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Houston toad (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys and habitat asessments | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-01837D | McMahan, Michael; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-44547B | Dixon, Thomas (Freese and Nichols, Inc); Austin, Texas | Least tern (
), piping plover (
), northern Aplomado falcon (
), Texas hornshell (
), red-cockaded woodpecker (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, relocations | Harass, harm, injury, death | Amendment. |
| TE-232639 | DESCO Environmental Consultants; Magnolia, Texas | Red-cockaded woodpecker (
), American burying beetle (
) | Oklahoma, Texas | Presence absence surveys | Harass, harm, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-841353 | Blair Wildlife Consulting; Kyle, Texas | Ground beetles (no common name;
), Helotes mold beetle (
), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (
), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (
), Madla Cave meshweaver (
), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (
), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (
), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (
), Tooth Cave ground beetle (
), Bone Cave harvestman (
), Coffin Cave mold beetle (
) | Texas | Presence absence surveys | Harass, harm | Amendment. |
| TE-226653 | The Arboretum at Flagstaff; Flagstaff, Arizona | Todsen's pennyroyal (
), Holy Ghost ipomopsis (
), Brady pincushion cactus (
), Peebles Navajo cactus (
var.
), Arizona cliffrose (
(
)
), Wright fishhook cactus (
), Autumn buttercup (
(=
)) | Arizona, New Mexico, Utah | Surveys, monitoring, collection | | Renewal. |
| TE-26393D | Gilliam, Erick; Poteau, Oklahoma | American Burying Beetle (
) | Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, habitat surveys | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-26391D | La Tierra Environmnetal Consulting; Las Cruces, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
), northern Aplomado falcon (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, monitoring | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-26389D | Patterson, Rande R.; Houston, Texas | Rusty patched bumble bee (
) | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin | Presence/absence surveys, monitoring | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-02164C | Bonar, Scott A.; Tucson, Arizona | Razorback sucker (
) | Arizona | Presence/absence surveys, monitoring | Capture, injury, death | Amend. |
| TE-33632D | Graham, Sean P.; Alpine, Texas | Big bend gambusia (
) | Texas | Monitoring | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-33639D | ECHO, LLC.; Tahlequah, Oklahoma | American burying beetle (
), Indiana bat (
), gray bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
) | Oklahoma, Arkansas | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, injury, death | New. |
| TE-33641D | Mahoney, Sean; Flagstaff, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| TE-00284A | Rainwater, Stephanie; Tulsa, Oklahoma | American burying beetle (
) | Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-053839 | SME Environmental; Durango, Colorado | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renewal. |
| TE-066226 | Moors, Amanda; Globe, Arizona | Lesser long-nosed bat (
), Mexican long-nosed bat (
), Sonoran pronghorn (
), Yuma clapper rail (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Mount Graham red squirrel (
) | Arizona, New Mexico, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, capture, collect, release, tag, midden searches | Capture, harass, harm, injury, death | Renewal. |
| TE-841353 | Blair Wildlife Consulting LLC; Kyle, Texas | Ground beetles (no common name;
), Helotes mold beetle (
), Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (
), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (
), Madla Cave meshweaver (
), Bracken Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (
), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (
), Kretschman-Cave mold beetle (
), Tooth Cave ground beetle (
), Bone Cave harvestman (
), Coffin Cave mold beetle (
) | Texas | Presence absence surveys | Harass, harm | Amendment. |
| TE-26445D | Terra Tech Environmental Services; Evergreen, Colorado | New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (
), least tern (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Jemez Mountains salamander (
), Rio Grande silvery minnow (
), Zuni Bluehead Sucker (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, habitat surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
**Public Availability of Comments**
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this *Federal Register* 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 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. 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 permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the *Federal Register* .
**Authority**
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ).
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Amy Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region.