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Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 229/Wednesday, November 28 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 28, 2018 / Notices 61163 Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius Red-hooded Tanager, Piranga rubriceps American Ornithologists’ Union. 1998. Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax Check-list of North American birds: the pyrrhocorax Family Thraupidae species of birds of North America from Red-billed Blue-Magpie, Urocissa Yellow Cardinal, Gubernatrix cristata the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands. erythroryncha Greater Antillean Bullfinch, Loxigilla 7th edition. Washington, DC. violacea Family Alaudidae Clements, J.F., T.S. Schulenberg, M.J. Iliff, D. Cuban Bullfinch, Melopyrrha nigra Roberson, T.A. Fredericks, B.L. Sullivan, Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica Yellow-billed Cardinal, Paroaria and C.L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/ Wood Lark, Lullula arborea capitata Clements checklist of birds of the world: Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronata v2017. Downloaded from http:// Mongolian Lark, Melanocorypha Red-cowled Cardinal, Paroaria www.birds.cornell.edu/ mongolica dominicana clementschecklist/download/. Family Paridae Red-capped Cardinal, Paroaria gularis Authority Saffron Finch, Sicalis flaveola Eurasian Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus The authority for this notice is the Blue-gray Tanager, Thraupis episcopus Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of Great Tit, Parus major Cuban Grassquit, Tiaris canorus Varied Tit, Sittiparus varius 2004 (Division E, Title I, Sec. 143 of the Public Comments Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; Family Cinclidae Pub. L. 108–447), and the Migratory We request comments or information White-throated Dipper, Cinclus cinclus Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712). on this draft list from other concerned Family Sylviidae governmental agencies, the scientific Dated: November 5, 2018. James W. Kurth, Eurasian Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla community, industry, or any other interested parties. Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Family Muscicapidae Please include sufficient information Service, Exercising the Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Indian Robin, Copsychus fulicatus with your submission (such as White-rumped Shama, Copsychus electronic copies of scientific journal [FR Doc. 2018–25631 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am] malabaricus articles or other publications, preferably BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus in English) to allow us to verify any saularis scientific or commercial information European Robin, Erithacus rubecula you include. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Japanese Robin, Larvivora akahige You may submit your comments and Fish and Wildlife Service Ryukyu Robin, Larvivora komadori materials concerning this draft list by Common Nightingale, Luscinia one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. [FWS–R1–ES–2018–N136; megarhynchos We request that you send comments FXES11130600000–190–FF01E00000] only by the methods described in Family Turdidae Endangered Species; Receipt of ADDRESSES. Recovery Permit Application Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos If you submit information via http:// Red-throated Thrush, Turdus ruficollis www.regulations.gov, your entire AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Family Prunellidae submission—including any personal Interior. identifying information—will be posted Dunnock, Prunella modularis ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit on the website. If your submission is application; request for comments. Family Fringillidae made via a hardcopy that includes SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and European Goldfinch, Carduelis personal identifying information, you Wildlife Service, have received an carduelis may request at the top of your document application for a permit to conduct European Greenfinch, Chloris chloris that we withhold this information from White-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra public review. However, we cannot activities intended to enhance the leucopygia guarantee that we will be able to do so. propagation and survival of endangered Yellow-fronted Canary, Crithagra We will post all hardcopy submissions plant species under the Endangered mozambica on http://www.regulations.gov. Species Act of 1973, as amended. We Eurasian Linnet, Linaria cannabina Comments and materials we receive invite the public and local, State, Tribal, Parrot Crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus will be available for public inspection and Federal agencies to comment on Island Canary, Serinus canaria on http://www.regulations.gov, or by this application. Before issuing the Red Siskin, Spinus cucullatus appointment, during normal business requested permit, we will take into Hooded Siskin, Spinus magellanicus hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife consideration any information that we Service, Division of Migratory Bird receive during the public comment Family Emberizidae Management (see ADDRESSES). period. Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella Author DATES: We must receive your written Family Icteridae comments on or before December 28, The author of this notice is Jo Anna 2018. Venezuelan Troupial, Icterus icterus Lutmerding, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis Service, Division of Migratory Bird ADDRESSES: Document availability and Montezuma Oropendola, Psarocolius Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls comment submission: Submit requests montezuma Church, VA 22041. for a copy of the application and related Red-breasted Meadowlark, Sturnella documents and submit any comments militaris References Cited by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify Family Cardinalidae American Ornithological Society. 2017. Fifty- eighth to the American Ornithological the applicant name and application Orange-breasted Bunting, Passerina Society’s Check-list of North American number (i.e., Colorado State University leclancherii Birds. Auk 134:751–773. TE–07859D–0): VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1 61164 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 28, 2018 / Notices • Email: [email protected]. that are listed as endangered under the Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for • U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Program ESA. endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR Manager, Restoration and Endangered Background 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 Species Classification, Ecological CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, With some exceptions, the ESA and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th prohibits activities that constitute take species. Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The Permit Application Available for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such Review and Comment Colleen Henson, Recovery Permit activities as pursuing, harassing, Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) trapping, capturing, or collecting in Proposed activities in the following 231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@ addition to hunting, shooting, harming, permit request are for the recovery and fws.gov (email). Individuals who are wounding, or killing. enhancement of propagation or survival hearing or speech impaired may call the A recovery permit issued by us under of the species in the wild. The ESA Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA requires that we invite public comment 8339 for TTY assistance. authorizes the permittee to conduct before issuing this permit. Accordingly, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the activities with endangered or threatened we invite local, State, Tribal, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite species for scientific purposes that Federal agencies and the public to the public to comment on an promote recovery or for enhancement of submit written data, views, or application for a permit under section propagation or survival of the species. arguments with respect to this 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species These activities often include such application. The comments and Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 prohibited actions as capture and recommendations that will be most et seq.). The requested permit would collection. Our regulations useful and likely to influence agency allow the applicant to conduct activities implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for decisions are those supported by intended to promote recovery of species these permits are found in the Code of quantitative information or studies. Permit Application No. Applicant, city, state Species Location Take activity action TE–07859D–0 ... Colorado State University, Eugenia bryanii (no common name), Guam ....... Remove and reduce to New. Fort Collins, CO. Heritiera longipetiolata (ufa-halom possession including col- tanu), Serianthes nelsonii (hayun lagu). lection, propagation, and salvage. Public Availability of Comments 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. seq.). Sharlene Round Face, Bureau of Indian Written comments we receive become Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, Sarah B. Hall, part of the administrative record 1849 C Street NW, MS–4642–MIB, associated with this action. Before Acting Assistant Regional Director— Washington, DC 20240, at (202) 208– Ecological Services, Pacific Region. including your address, phone number, 3615. email address, or other personal [FR Doc. 2018–25915 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: identifying information in your BILLING CODE 4333–15–P comment, you should be aware that I. Summary of the HEARTH
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