[Federal Register: December 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2009-N270; 30120-1113-0000-F6]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for
comments.
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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 (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act requires that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before January 27,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Fasbender, (612) 713-5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We invite public comment on the following permit applications for
certain activities with endangered species authorized by section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. Submit your written data, comments, or
request for a copy of the complete application to the address shown in
ADDRESSES. When submitting comments, please refer to the appropriate
permit application number.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE120259-1
Applicant: Missouri Department of Conservation, Chillicothe, Missouri.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, temporarily hold for propagation) Pallid Sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River, including its
tributaries, and the Upper Mississippi River within the State of
Missouri, and the Kansas River within the State of Kansas. Activities
will be conducted in conjunction with long-term population assessment
and recovery work. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of the
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE151107
Applicant: Redwing Ecological Services, Louisville, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) the following endangered bat species: Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), and Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). The applicant seeks authority
throughout the range of the species in Regions 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the
Service. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE234121
Applicant: Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and Virginia big-eared
bats throughout the range of the species, which includes Alabama,
Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities
are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE120258
Applicant: Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, Iowa.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, collect voucher specimens) the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)
throughout the State of Iowa to document species presence or absence.
Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE023666
Applicant: Eric R. Britzke, Clinton, Mississippi.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, Ozark big-
eared bats, and Northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus)
throughout the range of the species in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE194099
Applicant: Michael A. Hoggarth, Westerville, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, capture and relocate) purple cat's paw pearlymussel
(Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), white
cat's paw (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua), pink mucket pearly mussel
(Lampsilis abrupta), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), and clubshell (Pluerobema clava) mussels
throughout the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are for the
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE235639
Applicant: Jessica Hickey, P.I., Davey Resource Group, Kent, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Indiana bats throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE120231
Applicant: John C. Timpone, Ballwin, Missouri.
The applicant requests an amendment and renewal of his permit to
take (capture and release) Indiana bats. The amendment seeks to add the
gray bat to the species authorized as well as additional states for
authorized activities. The applicant seeks authority in Illinois,
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
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Permit Application Number: TE181256
Applicant: Lewis Environmental Consulting, LLC, Murray, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) clubshell, Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana), orange-footed pimpleback pearlymussel (Plethobasus
cooperianus), pink mucket pearlymussel, rough pigtoe (Pleurobema
plenum), purple cat's paw pearlymussel, white cat's paw pearlymussel,
fanshell, fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Higgins' eye pearlymussel
(Lampsilis higginsii), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), scaleshell
(Leptodea leptodon), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), and white wartyback
(Plethobasus cicatricosus) mussels throughout the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Public Comments
We seek public review and comments on these permit applications.
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments
and materials we receive are available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in the
ADDRESSES section. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
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.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an
initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1,
1.4C(1)).
Dated: December 16, 2009.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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