[Federal Register: September 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 174)]
[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-2010-N193; 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 October 12,
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.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE195082.
Applicant: Thomas E. Tomasi, Missouri State University, Springfield,
MO.
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(capture, temporarily hold, and release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis)
and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) in Missouri. Proposed activities
include population monitoring, sampling and laboratory experimentation
to investigate white-nose syndrome in the interest of enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE151109.
Applicant: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife,
Columbus, OH.
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(capture and release; capture and hold in captivity for propagation)
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in Ohio. Propagation
of the insects and reintroduction activities are aimed at recovery of
the species and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE697830.
Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Twin Cities, MN.
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
listed species that occur within the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin for activities to
recover the species and enhance the survival of the species in the
wild. The amendment to the permit adds species listed or proposed for
listing since January 2005 when the permit was renewed for its current
term.
Permit Application Number: TE20323A.
Applicant: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI.
The applicant requests a permit for the potential inadvertent take
(injury or mortality) of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus
catenatus catenatus) should the species become
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Federally-listed in the future. The rattlesnake is currently a Federal
candidate species. Take associated with the permit may result from
habitat management actions for the species at the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources' Tiffany State Wildlife Area. These activities are
described in the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Candidate Conservation
Agreement with Assurances for the Lower Chippewa River Bottoms, Buffalo
and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin (EMR CCAA). The EMR CCAA agreement is a
10-year agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Wisconsin DNR. The permit application, the EMR CCAA, and the
Environmental Assessment applicable to this application are available
for review on the Service's Web site at: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/
endangered/lists/candidat.html. The purpose of the proposed activities
is enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE207523.
Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Lansing, MI.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take Karner Blue
Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) and Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium
pitcheri) on lands within the State of Michigan. Take may occur during
habitat management activities designed to enhance the available habitat
for the species. Proposed activities are expected to increase habitat
for both species and are aimed at 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)), with the exception of Application Number TE20323A, for which
an environmental assessment was prepared.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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