[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25733-25734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10430]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2012-N092; 40120-1112-0000-F2]
Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 below, by May 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: 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 a copy of such documents to the following
office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: Cameron Shaw, Permit Coordinator).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Shaw, telephone 904/731-3191;
facsimile 904/731-3045.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17. This notice is provided under section 10(c) of the Act.
If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the
following methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife
Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic
mail (email) to: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include your name and
return address in your email message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from the Fish and Wildlife Service that we have received
your email message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed
above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, you may
hand deliver comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service office listed
above (see ADDRESSES section).
Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comments, 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Permit Application Number: TE-66439A
Applicant: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia
Applicant requests authorization to collect seeds from Trillium
reliquum (relict trillium) for the purpose of seed banking and
propagation. This activity will be conducted on Fort Benning Military
Base, Columbus, Georgia.
Permit Application Number: TE-237537
Applicant: Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
Applicant requests authorization to collect seeds from the
following plant species:
Arenaria cumberlandensis Cumberland sandwort
Astragalus bibullatus Guthries ground plum
Solidago albopilosa White-haired Goldenrod
Xyris tennesseensis Tennessee yellow-eyed grass
This project will take place on Federal properties in Alabama,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia.
Permit Application Number: TE-148282
Applicant: Jack Wilhide, Chapmanville, West Virginia
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence
surveys on the following species:
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
Gray bat Myotis grisescens
Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii ingens
These surveys will be conducted in West Virginia, Virginia,
Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Arkansas.
Permit Application Number: TE-67142A
Applicant: Woodson Asher, Mancherster, Kentucky
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence
surveys on the following species:
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
Gray bat Myotis grisescens
Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.
Permit Application Number: TE-67464A
Applicant: Irene Liu, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Applicant requests authorization to monitor nests, capture, band,
draw blood and conduct laparotomies on yellow-shouldered blackbirds
(Agelaius xanthomus) in Puerto Rico.
Permit Application Number: TE-108990
Applicant: Ronald Spears, Centennial, Colorado
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence
surveys on the following species:
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
Gray bat Myotis grisescens
Mexican long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis
Lesser long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.
Permit Application Number: TE-88889
Applicant: The Nature Conservancy.
Applicant requests renewed authorization to capture, band,
translocate and install artificial nesting cavities for the red-
cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) on the Disney Preserve in
Osceola and Polk Counties, Florida.
Permit Application Number: TE-156392
Applicant: Skybax Ecological Services, Berea, Kentucky
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct scientific studies
and surveys on the following species:
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Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
Gray bat Myotis grisescens
Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.
Dated: April 11, 2012.
Jacquelyn B. Parrish,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-10430 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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