[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42003-42005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17611]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N097; FXES11140400000-190-FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species
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Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications by
September 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 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.
Submit a request for a copy of such documents to Karen Marlowe (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include your name and
return address in your email message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that we have
received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone
number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFOMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 404-
679-7097 (telephone), karen_marlowe@fws.gov (email), or 404-679-7081
(fax). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local,
State, and Federal agencies and the public on applications we have
received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and
threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17.
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such
activities. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes hunting,
shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such activities as
pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for
threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
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.
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Permit Application
No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 011542-1........ Conservation Diamond darter (Crystallaria Alabama, Florida, Presence/absence Capture, handle, Renewal and
Fisheries, Inc., cincotta), blue shiner Georgia, surveys, identify, Amendment.
Knoxville, TN. (Cyprinella caerulea), spring Kentucky, population collect, tag, and
pygmy sunfish (Elassoma Mississippi, monitoring, release.
alabamae), bluemask darter North Carolina, research, and
(Etheostoma akatulo), vermilion South Carolina, captive
darter (Etheostoma chermocki), Tennessee, and propagation.
relict darter (Etheostoma Virginia.
chienense), Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma
moorei), Okaloosa darter
(Etheostoma okaloosae),
duskytail darter (Etheostoma
percnurum), rush darter
(Etheostoma phytophilum),
Cumberland darter (Etheostoma
susanae), boulder darter
(Etheostoma wapiti), Waccamaw
silverside (Menidia extensa),
palezone shiner (Notropis
albizonatus), Cahaba shiner
(Notropis cahabae), Cape Fear
shiner (Notropis mekistocholas),
smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi),
chucky madtom (Noturus
crypticus), pygmy madtom
(Noturus stanauli), amber darter
(Percina antesella), goldline
darter (Percina aurolineata),
pearl darter (Percina aurora),
Conasauga logperch (Percina
jenkinsi), snail darter (Percina
tanasi), blackside dace
(Phoxinus cumberlandensis), and
laurel dace (Phoxinus saylori).
TE 42291D-0........ Rebecca Johansen, Duskytail darter (Etheostoma Kentucky, Genetic diversity Capture, fin-clip, New.
Austin Peay State percnurum). Tennessee, and research. and release.
University, Virginia.
Clarksville, TN.
TE 32394A-1........ Florida Department Anastasia Island beach mouse Florida........... Presence/absence Live-trap, mark, Renewal.
of Environmental (Peromyscus polionotus phasma) surveys. and release.
Protection, and southeastern beach mouse
Apopka, FL. (Peromyscus polionotus
niveiventris).
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TE 46522D-0........ John Enz, Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus Connecticut, Presence/absence Capture with New.
Jacksonville affinis). Delaware, surveys and aerial hand nets,
University, Ponte District of population handle, and
Vedra, FL. Columbia, monitoring. photograph.
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
TE 171516-7........ Copperhead Sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus Wisconsin......... Presence/absence Capture, handle, Amendment.
Environmental cyphyus), snuffbox mussel surveys and identify, and
Consulting, Inc., (Epioblasma triquetra), and population release.
Paint Lick, KY. spectaclecase mussel monitoring.
(Cumberlandia monodonta).
TE 12392A-3........ The Institute for Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Mississippi....... Tagging of sea Insert PIT tag, Renewal and
Marine Mammal caretta), green sea turtle turtles prior to attach flipper Amendment.
Studies, (Chelonia mydas), leatherback release following tag, attach
Gulfport, MS. sea turtle (Dermochelys rehabilitation satellite tag,
coriacea), hawksbill sea turtle and nest use temperature
(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's monitoring. loggers at nests,
ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys and excavate
kempii), and olive ridley nests.
(Lepidochelys olivacea).
TE 49280D-0........ The Nature Alabama red-bellied turtle Mississippi....... Population Capture, mark, New.
Conservancy, (Pseudemys alabamensis). monitoring and radio-tag,
Vancleave, MS. research on release, and
habitat use. recapture.
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Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Franklin Arnold,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-17611 Filed 8-15-19; 8:45 am]
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