[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61349-61354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22058]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2022-N053; FXES11140400000-223-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, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments to
conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of
endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. 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
November 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Submit requests for copies of applications and
other information submitted with the applications to Karen Marlowe (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and comments should
specify the applicant name and application number (e.g., Mary Smith,
ESPER0001234).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by one of the following methods:
Email (preferred method): 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.
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office,
Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404-679-7097 (telephone) or karen_marlowe@fws.gov (email). Individuals
in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite review and comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies 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. Documents and other
information submitted with the applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species
unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. 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 take endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that
promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or
survival of species. These activities often include the capture and
collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a
permit were not issued. 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
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. Proposed
activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.
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Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 61981B-4................... The Peregrine Puerto Rican sharp- Puerto Rico...... Captive Capture; band; Renewal and
Fund, Boise, ID. shinned hawk propagation and color band; amendment.
(Accipiter striatus reintroduction. radio tag;
venator). collect blood
and chest
feathers;
salvage
carcasses,
eggshells, and
infertile eggs;
treat
individuals and
nests for
parasites; feed;
collect eggs for
captive
propagation; and
release.
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TE 237544-2................... Stephen Golladay, Fat threeridge Georgia.......... Presence/........ Capture, handle, Renewal.
Newton, GA. (Amblema neislerii), probable absence identify,
Gulf moccasinshell surveys. release, and
(Medionidus salvage relic
penicillatus), oval shells.
pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), and
shinyrayed pocketbook
(Hamiota subangulata).
TE 063179-9................... Edwards-Pitman Fishes: Amber darter Georgia and North Presence/........ Capture, handle, Renewal.
Environmental, (Percina antesella), Carolina. probable absence identify,
Inc., Atlanta, blue shiner surveys. release, and
GA. (Cyprinella salvage relic
[=Notropis] shells.
caerulea), Cherokee
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga
logperch (P.
jenkinsi), Etowah
darter (E. etowahae),
goldline darter (P.
aurolineata), snail
darter (P. tanasi),
and trispot darter
(E. trisella);.
Mussels: Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus),
Altamaha spinymussel
(Elliptio spinosa),
Coosa moccasinshell
(M. parvulus), dwarf
wedgemussel
(Alasmidonta
heterodon), fat
threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf
moccasinshell (M.
penicillatus),
Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (M.
simpsonianus), oval
pigtoe (P.
pyriforme), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus),
shinyrayed pocketbook
(H. subangulata),
southern clubshell
(P. decisum),
southern pigtoe (P.
georgianum), Suwannee
moccasinshell (M.
walkeri), Tar River
spinymussel
(Parvaspina
steinstansana),
triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and yellow
lance (Elliptio
lanceolata).
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TE 117405-5................... Tennessee Valley Mammals: Gray bat Alabama, Presence/probable Mammals: Enter Renewal and
Authority, (Myotis grisescens), Arkansas, absence surveys hibernacula or amendment.
Knoxville, TN. Indiana bat (M. Georgia, and population maternity roost
sodalis), northern Kentucky, monitoring. caves, capture
long-eared bat (M. Mississippi, with mist nets
septentrionalis), and North Carolina, or harp traps,
Virginia big-eared Tennessee, and handle,
bat (Corynorhinus Virginia. identify, band,
townsendii collect hair
virginianus); samples, radio
Reptiles: Flattened tag, light tag,
musk turtle and wing punch;
(Sternotherus Reptiles:
depressus) and ringed Capture,
map turtle (Graptemys identify, and
oculifera); Fishes: release; Fishes:
Alabama cavefish Capture,
(Speoplatyrhinus identify, fin
poulsoni), Alabama clip, and
sturgeon release; Mussels
(Scaphirhynchus and Snails:
suttkusi), amber Capture,
darter (Percina identify,
antesella), blackside release, and
dace (Chrosomus salvage relic
cumberlandensis), shells;
blue shiner Arachnids:
(Cyprinella Search bryophyte
[=Notropis] mats;
caerulea), bluemask Crustaceans:
darter (Etheostoma Capture,
akatulo), boulder identify,
darter (E. wapiti), measure, sex,
Cahaba shiner and release;
(Notropis cahabae), Plants: Remove
Cherokee darter (E. and reduce to
scotti), chucky possession
madtom (Noturus (collect) seeds
crypticus), Conasauga and plant
logperch (Percina material.
jenkinsi), Cumberland
darter (E. susanae),
duskytail darter (E.
percnurum),.
Etowah darter (E.
etowahae), goldline
darter (P.
aurolineata), laurel
dace (Chrosomus
saylori), palezone
shiner (Notropis
albizonatus), pallid
sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus
albus), pygmy madtom
(Noturus stanauli),
relict darter (E.
chienense), rush
darter (E.
phytophylum), smoky
madtom (N. baileyi),
snail darter (P.
tanasi), spring pygmy
sunfish (Elassoma
alabamae), and
vermilion darter
(Etheostoma
chermocki); Mussels:
Alabama clubshell
(Pleurobema
troschelianum),
Alabama lampmussel
(Lampsilis
virescens), Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus),
Appalachian elktoe
(Alasmidonta
raveneliana),
Applachian monkeyface
(Theliderma sparsa),
birdwing pearlymussel
(Lemiox rimosus),
black clubshell
(Pleurobema curtum),
clubshell (P. clava),
Coosa moccasinshell
(M. parvulus),
cracking pearlymussel
(Hemistena lata),
Cumberland bean
(Villosa trabalis),
Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta
atropurpurea),
Cumberland monkeyface
(T. intermedia),
Cumberland pigtoe
(Pleurnaia gibberum),
Cumberlandian
combshell (Epioblasma
brevidens), dark
pigtoe (Pleurobema
furvum), dromedary
pearlymussel (Dromus
dromas), fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus
capax), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis),.
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finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia cuneolus),
flat pigtoe
(Pleurobema
marshalli), fluted
kidneyshell
(Pytchobranchus
subtentus), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), green
blossom (E. torulosa
gubernaculum), heavy
pigtoe (P.
taitianum), inflated
heelsplitter
(Potamilius
inflatus), littlewing
pearlymussel (Pegias
fabula), northern
riffleshell (E.
rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback
(Plethobasus
cooperianus),
orangenacre mucket
(H. perovalis), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), oyster
mussel (E.
capsaeformis), pale
lilliput (Toxolasma
cylindrellus), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple bean
(Villosa
perpurpurea), purple
cat's paw (E.
obliquata obliquata),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed
bean (Villosa
fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa),
rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum),
rough rabbitsfoot (Q.
cylindrica
strigillata),
scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea leptodon),
sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus
cyphyus), shiny
pigtoe (Fusconaia
cor), slabside
pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides),.
snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra), southern
acornshell (E.
othcaloogensis),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum),
southern combshell
(E. penita),.
southern pigtoe (P.
georgianum),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta),
stirrupshell (Q.
stapes), tan
riffleshell (E.
florentina walker
[=E. walkeri]),
triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), tubercled
blossom (E. torulosa
torulosa), turgid
blossom (E.
turgidula), upland
combshell (E.
metastriata), white
wartyback
(Plethobasus
cicatricosus),.
winged mapleleaf (Q.
fragosa), and.
yellow blossom (E.
florentina
florentina); Snails:
Anthony's riversnail
(Athearnia anthonyi),
armored snail
(Marstonia pachyta),
cylindrical lioplax
(Lioplax
cyclostomaformis),
interrupted
[=Georgia] rocksnail
(Leptoxis foremani),
lacy elimia (Elimia
crenatella), painted
rocksnail (L.
taeniata), painted
snake coiled forest
snail (Anguispira
picta), plicate
rocksnail (L.
plicata),.
rough hornsnail
(Pleurocera
foremani), royal
marstonia (Marstonia
ogmorhaphe), slender
campeloma (Campeloma
decampi), and
tulotoma snail
(Tulotoma magnifica);
Arachnids: Spruce-fir
moss spider
(Microhexura
montivaga);
Crustaceans: Kentucky
cave shrimp
(Palaemonias ganteri)
and Nashville
crayfish (Orconectes
shoupi);.
Plants: Alabama
leather flower
(Clematis socialis),
Alabama streak-sorus
fern (Thelypteris
pilosa var.
alabamensis),
American chaffseed
(Schwalbea
americana), American
hart's tongue fern
(Asplenium
scolopendrium var.
americanum), Blue
Ridge goldenrod
(Solidago
spithamaea), bunched
arrowhead (Sagittaria
fasciculata),.
Cumberland rosemary
(Conradina
verticillata),
Georgia rockcress
(Arabis georgiana),
fleshy-fruit
gladecress
(Leavenworthia
crassa), green
pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia
oreophila),
harperella
(Ptilimnium nodosum),
Heller's blazingstar
(Liatris helleri),
large-flowered
skullcap (Scutellaria
montana),
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leafy prairie-clover
(Dalea foliosa),
lyrate bladderpod
(Lesquerella lyrata),
Michaux's sumac (Rhus
michauxii), Mohr's
Barbara's buttons
(Marshallia mohrii),
Morefields leather
flower (Clematis
morefieldii),
Mountain sweet
pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia rubra
ssp. Jonesii),
persistent trillium
(Trillium
persistens),.
pondberry (Lindera
melissifolia), Prices
potato-bean (Apios
priceana), Guthrie's
[=Pyne's] ground-plum
(Astragalus
bibullatus), relict
trillium (T.
reliquum), Roan
Mountain bluet
(Hedyotis purpurea
var. montana), rock
gnome lichen
(Gymnoderma lineare),
Ruth's golden aster
(Pityopsis ruthii),
Short's bladderpod
(Physaria globosa),.
small whorled pogonia
(Isotria
medeoloides), smooth
coneflower (Echinacea
laevigata), spreading
avens (Geum
radiatum), Spring
Creek bladderpod
(Lesquerella
perforata), swamp
pink (Helonias
bullata), Tennessee
yellow-eyed grass
(Xyris
tennesseensis),
Virginia round-lead
birch (Betula uber),
Virginia spiraea
(Spiraea virginiana),
white irisette
(Sisyrinchium
dichotomum), and
whorled sunflower
(Helianthus
verticillatus).
TE 34882A-4................... Mark Bailey, Black warrior waterdog Alabama.......... Presence/........ Capture, handle, Amendment.
Andalusia, AL. (Necturus probable absence and release.
alabamensis). surveys.
TE 81492B-1................... Dylan Brooks, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Presence/........ Capture with mist Renewal and
Sylva, NC. grisescens), Indiana Arkansas, probable absence nets and harp amendment.
bat (M. sodalis), and Connecticut, surveys, habitat traps, handle,
northern long-eared Delaware, use and identify, band,
bat (M. Georgia, assessment and radio tag.
septentrionalis). Illinois, research,
Indiana, Iowa, population
Kansas, monitoring, and
Kentucky, studies to
Maryland, evaluate
Massachusetts, potential
Michigan, impacts of White-
Minnesota, nose Syndrome or
Mississippi, other potential
Missouri, threats.
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
York, North
Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
TE 070846-4................... Jeffrey Walters, Red-cockaded Camp Lejeune, NC. Population Monitor nests, Renewal.
Blacksburg, VA. woodpecker (Picoides management and capture, band,
borealis). monitoring. radio tag,
construct
artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors, and
translocate.
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TE 91733B-1................... Joshua Adams, Mammals: Gray bats Alabama, Presence/........ Mammals: Capture Renewal
Lexington, KY. (Myotis grisescens), Arkansas, probable absence with mist nets,
Indiana bats (M. Connecticut, surveys. handle, band,
sodalis), northern Delaware, radio tag, and
long-eared bats (M. Georgia, release; Fishes:
septentrionalis), Illinois, capture via
Ozark big-eared bat Indiana, Iowa, seining,
(Corynorhinus Kansas, netting, or
townsendii ingens), Kentucky, electroshocking,
and Virginia big- Louisiana, handle,
eared bats (C. t. Maine, Maryland, identify, and
virginianus); Fishes: Massachusetts, release.
Blackside dace Michigan,
(Phoxinus Minnesota,
cumberlandensis) and Mississippi,
Kentucky arrow darter Missouri,
(Etheostoma spilotum). Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
York, North
Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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.).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast
Region.
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