Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)
Notices
Pages 49843-49846
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-23390
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS-R4-ES-2017-N130; FXES11140400000-178-FF04E00000
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at the address given in ADDRESSES by November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: Documents and other information submitted with the 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
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a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see above).
Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include your name and return address in your email message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that we have received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 404-679-7097 (telephone) or 404-679-7081 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public on applications we have received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
Public Availability of Comments
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 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Permit Applications
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Permit application
No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 049502-8........... Carola A. Haas, Reticulated flatwoods Eglin Air Force Research on Take tail clips Amendment.
Blacksburg, VA. salamander (Ambystoma Base and habitat use, from larvae and
bishopi). Apalachicola population terrestrial
National Forest, dynamics, salamanders;
Florida. landscape genetic remove eggs and
analyses, and larvae from ponds
population for head-starting
augmentation. in cattle tanks
on site and
release following
metamorphosis.
TE 070800-4........... Ecological Alabama red-bellied AL, FL, GA, NC, Presence/absence Scope burrows, Renewal and
Solutions, Inc., turtle (Pseudemys SC, and TN. surveys. capture, handle, Amendment.
Roswell, GA. alabamensis), eastern release.
indigo snake
(Drymarchon corais
couperi), flattened
musk turtle
(Sternotherus
depressus), gopher
tortoise (Gopherus
polyphemus), amber
darter (Percina
antesella), blue shiner
(Cyprinella caerulea),
Cherokee darter
(Etheostoma scotti),
Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
goldline darter
(Percina aurolineata),
rush darter (Etheostoma
phytophilum), snail
darter (Percina
tanasi), spring pygmy
sunfish (Elassoma
alabamae), vermilion
darter (Etheostoma
chermocki), Alabama
pearlshell
(Margaritifera
marrianae), Choctaw
bean (Villosa
choctawensis),
Cumberland bean
(Villosa trabalis),
fuzzy pigtoe
(Pleurobema
strodeanum), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), narrow
pigtoe (Fusconaia
escambia), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), round
ebonyshell (Fusconaia
rotulata), sheepnose
mussel (Plethobasus
cyphyus), slabshell
pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides),
snuffbox mussel
(Epioblasma triquetra),
southern kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
jonesi), southern
sandshell (Hamiota
australis),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), tapered
pigtoe (Fusconaia
burkei), and rough
hornsnail (Pleurocera
foremani).
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TE 171545-3........... Ronald K. Redman, Gray bat (Myotis AL, AR, CO, DE, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Benton, AR. grisescens), Indiana FL, GA, IL, IN, surveys and white- or maternity Amendment.
bat (M. sodalis), IA, KS, KY, LA, nose syndrome roost caves,
northern long-eared bat MD, MI, MN, MS, research. capture with mist
(M. septentrionalis), MO, NJ, NY, NC, nets or harp
Ozark big-eared bat OH, OK, PA, SC, traps, handle,
(Corynorhinus TN, TX, VT, VA, identify, band,
townsendii ingens), WV, WI. radio-tag, wing-
Virginia big-eared bat punch, and hold
(C. t. virginianus). temporarily.
TE 070796-9........... Apogee, Inc., Ozark big-eared bat AR, MO, OK........ Presence/absence Capture with mist Amendment.
Whitesburg, KY. (Corynorhinus surveys. nets or harp
townsendii ingens). traps, handle,
collect hair
samples, band,
radio-tag, light-
tag, and wing-
punch.
TE 71854A-1........... David Eargle, South Carolina heelsplitter NC, SC............ Presence/absence Capture, handle, Renewal.
Carolina DHEC (Lasmigona decorata). surveys and release, salvage
Bureau of Water, collection of shells.
Columbia, SC. relic shells.
TE 05565B-1........... UT-Battelle Corp., Gray bat (Myotis Oak Ridge Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Oak Ridge, TN. grisescens), Indiana Reservation, surveys. or maternity Amendment.
bat (M. sodalis), and Tennessee. roost caves,
northern long-eared bat salvage dead
(M. septentrionalis). bats, capture
with mist nets or
harp traps,
handle, identify,
collect hair
samples, band,
radio-tag, light-
tag, and wing-
punch.
TE 65968A-1........... Richard J. Dickey, Alabama pearlshell AL, FL, GA........ Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and
Tallahassee, FL. (Margaritifera surveys. and release. Amendment.
marrianae), Chipola
slabshell (Elliptio
chipolaensis), Choctaw
bean (Villosa
choctawensis), fat
threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), fuzzy
pigtoe (Pleurobema
strodeanum), Gulf
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
penicillatus), narrow
pigtoe (Fusconaia
escambia), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
simpsonianus), oval
pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), round
ebonyshell (Fusconaia
rotulata), shinyrayed
pocketbook (Lampsilis
subangulata), southern
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
jonesi), southern
sandshell (Hamiota
australis), Suwannee
moccasinshell
(Medionidus walkeri),
and tapered pigtoe
(Fusconaia burkei).
TE 37219B-1........... Roger W. Perry, Gray bat (Myotis AR, LA, OK, TX.... Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Amendment.
USDA Forest grisescens), Indiana surveys and or maternity
Service, Hot bat (M. sodalis), and studies to roost caves,
Springs, AR. northern long-eared bat document habitat salvage dead
(M. septentrionalis). use. bats, capture
with mist nets,
handle, identify,
collect hair
samples, band,
radio-tag, light-
tag, wing-punch,
and selectively
euthanize.
TE 79580A-3........... Jason M. Butler, Indiana bat (Myotis VA................ Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Amendment.
Midway, KY. sodalis) and northern surveys. or maternity
long-eared bat (M. roost caves,
septentrionalis). salvage dead
bats, capture
with mist nets or
harp traps,
handle, identify,
band, and radio-
tag.
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TE 034476-4........... Florida Forest Red-cockaded woodpecker Blackwater River Population Install artificial Renewal and
Service, (Picoides borealis). State Forest, management and nest cavities and Amendment.
Blackwater Florida. monitoring. restrictors,
Forestry Center, monitor nest
Milton, FL. cavities,
capture, band,
and translocate.
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Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act.
Dated: September 7, 2017.
Aaron L. Valenta,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
FR Doc. 2017-23390 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am
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