[Federal Register: April 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 73)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2009-N0083]; [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 May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by electronic mail to
permitsR3ES@fws.gov or 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.
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 at 50 CFR part 17. Submit your written data, comments, or
request for a copy of the complete application to one of the addresses
shown in ADDRESSES. When submitting comments, please refer to the
appropriate permit application number.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE212393.
Applicant: Kenneth Mierzwa, Eureka, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Hines' emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) adults and larvae in
Will County, Illinois, for the purpose of population monitoring and
recovery of the species. Proposed activities are for the purpose of
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212417.
Applicant: Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy, Marquette, Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass, salvage) piping
plover (Charadrius melodus) along the Great Lakes shoreline in the
proximity of Grand Marais and Gulliver, Michigan. Take is in the form
of nest monitoring and protection activities and abandoned egg salvage
for the purpose of cooperating with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
on captive breeding and release. Proposed activities are aimed at
enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212423.
Applicant: Jessica Brzyski, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (collect) federally
threatened Virginia Spirea (Spireaea virginiana) on Federal lands in
Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Proposed collection of leaf
tissue and seeds for recovery research is for the enhancement of
propagation and survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212420.
Applicant: John Vucetich, Houghton, Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release; salvage) gray wolf (Canis lupus) within Isle Royale National
Park, Michigan, for recovery research aimed at enhancement of the
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212425.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) throughout the range
of the species (Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Ohio)
to document presence or absence of the species. Activities are proposed
to enable wind energy project proponents to avoid impacts to the
species in the interest of enhancing survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212427.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens) and Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townscendii ingens) throughout Ohio,
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Illinois. The activities
proposed under this permit application include presence or absence
surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and
evaluation of potential impacts of proposed projects. Activities are
proposed for enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212430.
Applicant: Dr. Francesca Cuthbert, University of Minnesota, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take piping plover in
Michigan and Wisconsin. The research entails capture and marking of
piping plovers, erecting nesting enclosures to
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improve nesting success, and salvaging eggs and nestlings to enhance
the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE182430.
Applicant: Nicholas Owens, Oak Brook, Illinois.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release) federally listed mussels within the State of Iowa. Species
included on Mr. Owens' existing permit are: Fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), Higgins' Eye (Lampsilis
higginsii), orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), clubshell
(Pleurobema clava), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum), and Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana). Proposed activities are for enhancement of the survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE152002.
Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Louisville, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release) Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus
coloratus) and bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) to the list of
approved species on their existing fish and wildlife permit. Activities
for the Carolina northern flying squirrel are proposed for Tennessee,
North Carolina, and Virginia. Activities for the bog turtle are
proposed for Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and
Virginia. Proposed surveys are aimed at enhancement of the survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212435.
Applicant: David Zanatta, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,
Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Northern riffleshell and Clubshell in the Black River watershed and St.
Joseph River watershed in the State of Michigan. Proposed surveys to
determine species presence and abundance are aimed at enhancement of
the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE023664.
Applicant: Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to authorize personnel to
work under the authority of their existing permit for federally listed
bat species. The proposed amendment is for the enhancement of survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212440.
Applicant: Bat Conservation and Management, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats and gray bats within Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and
Ohio. Proposed activities include presence/absence surveys, studies to
document habitat use, and population monitoring in the interest of
recovery and enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE842313.
Applicant: Dr. Everett D. Cashatt, Illinois State Museum, Springfield,
Illinois.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect) Hines'
emerald dragonfly in Missouri and to include additional personnel in
activities authorized on his existing fish and wildlife permit. The
proposed activities are for scientific research in the interest of
species recovery.
Public Comments
We solicit 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 street 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 activities proposed in these permits are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM6 Appendix 1,
1.4C(1)).
Dated: April 10, 2009.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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