[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29357-29358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11946]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2012-N111; FXES11130300000F3-123-FF03E00000]
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 (USFWS), 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 June 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Mandell, (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: TE73584A.
Applicant: Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release;
capture and relocate) the following endangered mussel species:
clubshell (Pleurobema clava), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma
rangiana), orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), pink mucket
(Lampsilis abrupta), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), Higgins' eye
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), and rayed bean (Villosa fabalis).
Proposed activities would occur throughout the State of Illinois,
including presence/absence surveys and mussel relocation to enhance
recovery of the species. Proposed activities are for the purpose of
recovery of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73587A.
Applicant: Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO.
The applicant requests a permit to take the Ozark hellbender
(Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) in Missouri for the propagation,
augmentation, and reintroduction of the species. Proposed activities
are for the survival and recovery of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73128A.
Applicant: Malacological Consultants, LaCrosse, WI.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release;
capture and relocate) Higgins' eye pearlymussel, fat pocketbook, winged
mapleleaf, sheepnose, spectaclecase, scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon),
and snuffbox mussels within the Upper Mississippi and Iowa Rivers,
States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. Proposed activities
are for the enhancement of survival and recovery of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73598A.
Applicant: Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, Houston, TX.
The applicant requests a permit to take (study, salvage, and
monitor) the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) at the
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Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, Benton County, IN. The applicant proposes to
monitor the nocturnal behavior of bats in and around turbines utilizing
an experimental design to determine susceptibility of bats to turbine
mortality at varying wind speeds and operating protocols. The study is
proposed to further understand bat interactions with turbines at
multiple spatial and temporal scales and to determine the best
combination of methods for detecting and observing interactions.
Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE74589A.
Applicant: Vesper Environmental, LLC, Hurley, NY.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont,
Maryland, and Massachusetts. Proposed activities are for the
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE74592A.
Applicant: R. Jeffrey Brown, Mason, OH.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, and Ozark big-eared
bats throughout the range of the species. 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, 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.
Dated: May 10, 2012.
Robert Krska,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest
Region.
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