[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7599-7600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3236]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2012-N031; 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 March 14, 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-56762A
Applicant: University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Applicant requests authorization to take (capture, transport,
temporarily house, conduct captive breeding, release and monitor
populations), the yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei). This
activity will be conducted on the Little Red River in Arkansas and
at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Permit Application Number: TE-58322A
Applicant: Brent Mock, Nashville, Tennessee
Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of Indiana
bats (Myotis sodalist) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) for the
purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys and collecting
scientific data. This work will be conducted throughout the ranges
of these species.
Permit Application Number: TE-58442A
Applicant: James Cox, Tallahassee, Florida
Applicant requests authorization to take Florida grasshopper
sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) by netting, handling,
marking and releasing for the purpose of conducting scientific
research in Osceola and Okeechobee Counties, Florida.
Permit Application Number: TE-63270A
Applicant: Dr. Robert Reynolds, Quincy, Massachusetts
Applicant requests authorization to take Puerto Rican boa
(Epicrates inornatus) and Virgin Island boa (Epicrates monensis
granti) by capturing, handling, collecting blood and tissue samples
and releasing for the purpose of conducting scientific research in
the Mato del Platano Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico.
Permit Application Number: TE-14097A
Applicant: Daniel Judy, Mount Dora, Florida
Applicant requests amendment of permit to allow for the take of
Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) and
Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) while
conducting presence/absence surveys. Applicant further requests
authorization to conduct such activities in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Permit Application Number: TE-75916
Applicant: Dr. Julie Lockwood, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, New Jersey
Applicant requests authorization to take Cape Sable seaside
sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) by netting, handling,
marking and releasing for the purpose of conducting scientific
research in Florida.
Permit Application Number: TE-63577A
Applicant: National Park Service, Mammoth Cave National Park
Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of Indiana
bats (Myotis sodalist) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) for the
purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys and collecting
scientific data. This work will be conducted at and in the vicinity
of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.
Permit Application Number: TE-63633A
Applicant: Biodiversity Research Institute, Gorham, Maine
Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of Indiana
bats (Myotis sodalist) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) for the
purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys and collecting
scientific data. This work will be conducted in Tennessee, New
Jersey and New York.
Permit Application Number: TE-63797A
Applicant: Christopher Owen, Louisville, Kentucky
Applicant requests authorization for take (capture, survey,
handle, hold in captivity, propagate and release), for the purpose
of collecting scientific data and artificial propagation research,
the following freshwater mussel species:
Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis)
Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)
Little-wing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula)
Orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus)
Ring pink mussel (Obovarua retusa)
Rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum)
This work will be conducted in the Cumberland, Green, Kentucky,
Licking, Salt and Ohio River basins.
Dated: January 27, 2012.
Franklin J. Arnold, III,
Acting Regional Director.
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