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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, applicants to conduct activities with Dated: September 14, 2012. Disaster Grants—Public Assistance U.S. endangered or threatened species (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, for scientific purposes, enhancement of Sandra K. Knight, Hazard Mitigation Grant. Deputy Associate Administrator for survival or propagation, or interstate Mitigation, Department of Homeland W. Craig Fugate, commerce. Our regulations regarding Security, Federal Emergency Management Administrator, Federal Emergency implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) Agency. Management Agency. permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for [FR Doc. 2012–24016 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2012–24026 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am] endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR BILLING CODE 9110–12–P BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR species. SECURITY Applications Available for Review and Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Emergency Management Comment Agency [FWS–R2–ES–2012–N186; We invite local, State, Tribal, and FXES11130200000F5–123–FF02ENEH00] Federal agencies, and the public to [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4080– DR; Docket ID FEMA–2012–0002] comment on the following applications. Endangered and Threatened Species Please refer to the appropriate permit Permit Applications Louisiana; Amendment No. 12 to number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, when requesting application documents Interior. and when submitting comments. AGENCY: Federal Emergency ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; Documents and other information the Management Agency, DHS. request for public comment. applicants have submitted with these ACTION: Notice. applications are available for review, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and subject to the requirements of the SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice Wildlife Service, invite the public to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and of a major disaster declaration for the comment on the following applications Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. State of Louisiana (FEMA–4080–DR), to conduct certain activities with 552). dated August 29, 2012, and related endangered or threatened species. The Permit TE–039571 determinations. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as DATES: Effective Date: September 21, amended (Act), prohibits activities with Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, 2012. endangered and threatened species Yuma, Arizona. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: unless a Federal permit allows such Applicant requests an amendment to Peggy Miller, Office of Response and activities. The Act and the National a current permit for research and Recovery, Federal Emergency Environmental Policy Act also require recovery purposes to conduct presence/ absence surveys for southwestern Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., that we invite public comment before willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. issuing these permits. extimus) within Arizona. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice DATES: To ensure consideration, written of a major disaster declaration for the comments must be received on or before Permit TE–78959A State of Louisiana is hereby amended to October 31, 2012. Applicant: Sarah Weber, Spring Branch, include the following areas among those ADDRESSES: Marty Tuegel, Section 10 Texas. areas determined to have been adversely Coordinator, by U.S. mail at Division of Applicant requests a new permit for affected by the event declared a major Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and research and recovery purposes to disaster by the President in his Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Room conduct presence/absence surveys of declaration of August 29, 2012. 6034, Albuquerque, NM at (505) 248– golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica The parishes of Ascension, East Baton 6651. Please refer to the respective chrysoparia) within Texas. Rouge, Jefferson, Livingston, Plaquemines, permit number for each application St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist, and West when submitting comments. Permit TE–78960A Feliciana for Public Assistance [Categories FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Applicant: Federal Emergency Response C–G] (already designated for Individual Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered Agency, Denton, Texas. Assistance and debris removal and Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Applicant requests a new permit for emergency protective measures [Categories A Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248– and B], including direct federal assistance, research and recovery purposes to under the Public Assistance program). 6641. conduct presence/absence surveys of, to The following Catalog of Federal Domestic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: temporarily hold and handle, and to salvage Houston toads (Bufo Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used Public Availability of Comments for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, houstonensis) within Texas. Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Permit TE–07059A Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; prohibits activities with endangered and 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, threatened species unless a Federal Applicant: Paul Marsh, Chandler, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); permit allows such activities. Along Arizona. 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; with our implementing regulations in Applicant requests an amendment to 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In Presidentially the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at a current permit for research and Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 50 CFR 17, the Act provides for permits, recovery purposes to conduct presence/ Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— and requires that we invite public absences surveys of loach minnow Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals comment before issuing these permits. (Tiaroga cobitis) and spikedace (Mega and Households; 97.050, Presidentially A permit granted by us under section fulgida) within Arizona.

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Permit TE–80954A Applicant requests a renewal to a • Government Canyon Bat Cave current permit for research and recovery meshweaver (Cicurina vespera) Applicant: Thomas Crane, American • Livebearer Association, Ridgewood, purposes to conduct presence/absence Government Canyon Bat Cave New Jersey. surveys of the following species within spider (Neoleptoneta microps) Texas: • Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis) Applicant requests a new permit for • Bee Creek Cave harvestman • Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis) research and recovery purposes to breed (Texella reddelli) • Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes and capitvely hold Big Bend gambusia • Bone Cave harvestman (Texella venyivi) (Gambusia gaigei), Gila topminnow reyesi) • Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis), • Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Texamaurops reddelli) and Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) (Cicurina venii) • Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina obtained from The Dexter National Fish • Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes madla) Hatchery and Technology Center, New texanus) • Robber Baron Cave meshweaver Mexico, in American Livebearer • Cokendolpher Cave harvestman (Cicurina baronia) Facilities across the United States. (Texella cokendolpheri) • Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine Permit TE–014168 • Comal Springs dryopid beetle persephone) (Stygoparnus comalensis) • Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion Applicant: Peter Sprouse, Manchaca, • Texas. Comal Springs riffle beetle (Tartarocreagris texana) (Heterelmis comalensis) • Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta Applicant requests a renewal to a • Government Canyon Bat Cave (=Leptoneta) myopica) current permit for research and recovery meshweaver (Cicurina vespera) Permit TE–83598A purposes to conduct presence/absence • Government Canyon Bat Cave surveys of the following species within spider (Neoleptoneta microps) Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Texas: • Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis) Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, • Barton Springs salamander • Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Eurycea sosorum) • • Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes Applicant requests a new permit for Bee Creek Cave harvestman venyivi) research and recovery purposes to (Texella reddelli) • Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle conduct presence/absence surveys of • Bone Cave harvestman (Texella (Texamaurops reddelli) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus reyesi) • Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina americanus) within Oklahoma. • Braken Bat Cave meshweaver madla) (Cicurina venii) • Peck’s Cave amphipod Permit TE–078127 • Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes (Stygobromus pecki) Applicant: Dallas World Aquarium, texanus) • Dallas, Texas. • Cokendolpher Cave harvestman Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia) Applicant requests a new permit for (Texella cokendolpheri) • • Comal Springs dryopid beetle San Marcos salamander (Eurycea husbandry and holding of Kemp’s ridley nana) (Lepidochelys kempii), leather back (Stygoparnus comalensis) • • Comal Springs riffle beetle Texas blind salamander (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Heterelmis comalensis) (Typhlomolge rathbuni) (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles • • Government Canyon Bat Cave Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine within the Dallas World Aquarium, meshweaver (Cicurina vespera) persephone) Dallas, Texas. • Government Canyon Bat Cave • Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion Permit TE–155413 spider (Neoleptoneta microps) (Tartarocreagris texana) • Ground beetle (Rhadine exilis) • Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta Applicant: Murray Itzkowitz, • Ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis) (=Leptoneta) myopica) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. • Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes Permit TE–217655 Applicant requests a new permit for venyivi) research and recovery purposes to • Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle Applicant: Rachel Barlow, Manchaca, conduct presence/absence surveys of, (Texamaurops reddelli) Texas. • net, fin clip for genetic analysis, and Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina Applicant requests a renewal to a expand breeding habitat by removing madla) current permit for research and recovery bulrush and preventing regrowth using • Peck’s Cave amphipod purposes to conduct presence/absence submerged cement tile for Leon Springs (Stygobromus pecki) pupfish (Cyprinodon bovines) and Pecos • Robber Baron Cave meshweaver surveys of the following species within gambusia (Gambusia nobilis) within (Cicurina baronia) Texas: • Texas. • San Marcos salamander (Eurycea Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli) nana) • Permit TE–069320 • Texas blind salamander Black-capped vireo (Vireo Applicant: KBA Enviroscience, Ltd., (Typhlomolge rathbuni) atricapilla) • Lewisville, Texas. • Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine Bone Cave harvestman (Texella persephone) reyesi) Applicant requests an amendment to • Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion • Braken Bat Cave meshweaver a current permit for research and (Tartarocreagris texana) (Cicurina venii) recovery purposes to conduct presence/ • Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta • Coffin Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes absence surveys of American burying (=Leptoneta) myopica) texanus) beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in • Cokendolpher Cave harvestman Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota; Permit TE–208531 (Texella cokendolpheri) interior least tern (Sterna antillarum) Applicant: Sarah Zappitello, Manchaca, • Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica and red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides Texas. chrysoparia) borealis) within Oklahoma, Arkansas,

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and Louisiana; and piping plover activities in these permits are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Charadrius melodus) within Oklahoma categorically excluded from the Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 and Louisiana. requirement to prepare an (telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); environmental assessment or [email protected] (email). Permit TE–828830 environmental impact statement (516 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). Tucson, Arizona. I. Public Comment Procedures Public Availability of Comments Applicant requests a new permit for A. How do I request copies of research and recovery purposes to All comments and materials we applications or comment on submitted conduct presence/absence surveys of receive in response to this request will applications? be available for public inspection, by the following species within Arizona: Send your request for copies of • Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon appointment, during normal business applications or comments and materials macularius) hours at the address listed in the concerning any of the applications to • Gila chub (Gila intermedia) ADDRESSES section of this notice. the contact listed under ADDRESSES. • Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis Before including your address, phone Please include the Federal Register occidentalis) number, email address, or other notice publication date, the PRT- • Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris personal identifying information in your number, and the name of the applicant curasoae yerbabuenae) comment, you should be aware that • Loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) your entire comment—including your in your request or submission. We will • Southwestern willow flycatcher personal identifying information—may not consider requests or comments sent (Empidonax traillii extimus) be made publicly available at any time. to an email or address not listed under • Spikedace (Meda fulgida) While you can ask us in your comment ADDRESSES. If you provide an email to withhold your personal identifying address in your request for copies of Permit TE–83692A information from public review, we applications, we will attempt to respond Applicant: Sphere 3 Environmental, cannot guarantee that we will be able to to your request electronically. Inc., Longview, Texas. do so. Please make your requests or comments as specific as possible. Please Applicant requests a new permit for Authority confine your comments to issues for research and recovery purposes to We provide this notice under section which we seek comments in this notice, conduct presence/absence surveys of 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). and explain the basis for your red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides comments. Include sufficient borealis) within Texas. Dated: September 24, 2012. Benjamin N Tuggle, information with your comments to Permit TE–83693A Regional Director, Southwest Region. allow us to authenticate any scientific or Applicant: Oklahoma Biological Survey, commercial data you include. [FR Doc. 2012–24116 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am] The comments and recommendations Norman, Oklahoma. BILLING CODE 4310–55–P that will be most useful and likely to Applicant requests a new permit for influence agency decisions are: (1) research and recovery purposes to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Those supported by quantitative conduct presence/absence surveys and information or studies; and (2) Those collect stems, seeds, and voucher Fish and Wildlife Service that include citations to, and analyses specimens of haperella (Ptilimnium of, the applicable laws and regulations. nodosum) within Oklahoma. [FWS–HQ–IA–2012–N228; We will not consider or include in our FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] Permit TE–051832 administrative record comments we receive after the close of the comment Applicant: Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Endangered Species; Receipt of period (see DATES) or comments Arizona. Applications for Permit delivered to an address other than those Applicant requests an amendment to AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, listed above (see ADDRESSES). a current permit for research and Interior. B. May I review comments submitted by recovery purposes to conduct animal ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications others? husbandry and captive management of for permit. California condors (Gymnogyps Comments, including names and californianus) within the Phoenix Zoo, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and street addresses of respondents, will be Arizona. Wildlife Service, invite the public to available for public review at the street comment on the following applications address listed under ADDRESSES. The Permit TE–012642 to conduct certain activities with public may review documents and other Applicant: Blue Earth Ecological endangered species. With some information applicants have sent in Consultants, Santa Fe, New Mexico. exceptions, the Endangered Species Act support of the application unless our Applicant requests an amendment to (ESA) prohibits activities with listed allowing viewing would violate the a current permit for research and species unless Federal authorization is Privacy Act or Freedom of Information recovery purposes to conduct presence/ acquired that allows such activities. Act. Before including your address, absence surveys of loach minnow DATES: We must receive comments or phone number, email address, or other (Tiaroga cobitis) within New Mexico requests for documents on or before personal identifying information in your and Arizona. October 31, 2012. comment, you should be aware that ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of your entire comment—including your National Environmental Policy Act Management Authority, U.S. Fish and personal identifying information—may (NEPA) Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax be made publicly available at any time. In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; While you can ask us in your comment 4321 et seq.), we have made an initial fax (703) 358–2280; or email to withhold your personal identifying determination that the proposed [email protected]. information from public review, we

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