[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76173-76174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29833]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2013-N272; FXES11130300000F3-145-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 January 15,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Karl Tinsley, 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: Karl Tinsley, (612) 713-5330.
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 part 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: TE21829B.
Applicant: Larisa J. Bishop-Boros, Rochester, NY.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release, with
additional authorization for: (a) hibernacula or maternity roost cave
entry; (b) salvage dead specimens; (c) capture with harp traps; (d)
collection of hair, fecal samples, and wing biopsy punches; and (e)
light-tagging) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis
grisescens), Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), and Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE62286A.
Applicant: Jason B. Whittle, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, with additional authorization for: (a) Capture with harp trap,
and (b) collection of hair, wing biopsy punches, and fungal lift tape
and/or swab samples) Indiana bats within the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and
Tennessee. The proposed activity is for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE21831B.
Applicant: Katherine L. Caldwell, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release, with
additional authorization for: (a) Collection of hair, wing biopsy
punches and fungal lift tape and/or swab samples; and (b) salvage dead
specimens) Indiana bats and Northern long-eared bats (Myotis
septentrionalis) on Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests in
Brown, Monroe, and Morgan Counties, IN. The applicant requests
additional authorization to enter winter hibernacula in the State of
Illinois. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06797A.
Applicant: Rod D. McClanahan, Anna, IL.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, Ozark big-
eared bats, and Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) within
the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The proposed
activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06778A.
Applicant: USDA Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest (Rod
McClanahan, P.I.), Vienna, IL.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release; salvage dead specimens) Indiana bats and gray bats on federal
lands within the States of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.
Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE09947B.
Applicant: Missouri Department of Conservation (David Herzog, P.I.),
Jackson, MO.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Mississippi River Basin,
the Middle Mississippi River (MMR, between the confluences of the
Missouri and Ohio Rivers, Upper Mississippi River miles 0-200), and the
lower Mississippi River
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(LMR, from the Ohio River Confluence to the tip of the Missouri
Bootheel, Lower Mississippi River miles 954-825). Proposed activities
are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02344A.
Applicant: Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc. (Donald Fortenbery,
P.I.), Murray, KY.
The applicant requests authorization to renew and amend an existing
permit to take (capture, handle, conduct tissue sampling, release, and
collect dead shells for identification) species of freshwater mussels
for the purpose of conducting presence/absence/population surveys and
assisting in species recovery efforts. The applicant is requesting
authorization to conduct activities within the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin for the following species:
clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis
higginsii), Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orange
footed pimpleback pearlymussel (Plethobasus cooperianus), pink mucket
pearlymussel (Lampsilis orbiculata), purple cat's paw pearlymussel
(Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), rough
pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta), white cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma
obliquata perobliqua), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa).
Permit Application Number: TE71821A.
Applicant: David T. Zanatta, Mount Pleasant, MI.
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take
(capture and release; temporary holding) the following mussel species:
snuffbox, rayed bean, clubshell, and Northern riffleshell. Proposed
activities may occur within Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin for the
purpose of research and enhancement of propagation and survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73598A.
Applicant: Fowler Ridge Wind Farm LLC, Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm LLC,
Fowler Ridge III Wind Farm LLC, Houston, TX.
The applicant requests a permit renewal with amendments to take
(capture and release) Indiana bats at Fowler Ridge Wind Farm LCC,
Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm LLC, and Fowler Ridge III Wind Farm LCC in
Benton County, IN. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE62297A.
Applicant: Michael D. Whitby, (USGS Coop Unit--U Nebraska), Lincoln,
NE.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats and gray bats throughout the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE194099.
Applicant: Dr. Michael A. Hoggarth, Westerville, OH.
The applicant requests a permit renewal with amendments to take
(capture and release) the following mussel species: Clubshell, cracking
pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis),
Cumberland combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas),
dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), fanshell, fat pocketbook,
James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias
fabula), Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), oyster
mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), orange-footed pimpleback
pearlymussel, pink mucket pearlymussel, purple catspaw pearlymussel,
Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), rayed bean, ring pink,
rough pigtoe, scaleshell, sheepnose, slabside pearlymussel (Lexingtonia
dolabelloides), spectaclecase, snuffbox, tan riffleshell (Epioblasma
florentina walkeri), tubercled blossom (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa),
white cat's paw pearlymussel, white wartyback (Plethobasus
cicatricosus), and winged mapleleaf. Proposed activities may occur
within the States of Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and are for the enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE809630.
Applicant: Dr. Allen Kurta, Ypsilanti, MI.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Indiana bats throughout the States of Indiana, Michigan, and
Ohio. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02365A.
Applicant: Lynn W. Robbins, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, sample,
and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and
Northern long-eared bats throughout the range of the species in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for
scientific research, documentation of presence/probable absence of the
species, and documentation of habitat use to enhance the recovery and
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: December 3, 2013.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-29833 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 a.m.]
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