[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31805-31813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10647]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2023-N042; FXES11140400000-234-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 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
June 20, 2023.
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.
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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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PER0018443-0......... U.S. Army Engineer Fishes: Alabama sturgeon Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Research and (Scaphirhynchus Florida, Illinois, absence surveys and identify, collect
Development Center; suttkusi), Arkansas Indiana, Kentucky, scientific studies. glochidia, and
Vicksburg, MS. River shiner (Notropis Louisiana, release.
girardi), Big Bend Mississippi,
gambusia (Gambusia Missouri, Ohio,
gaigei), Clear Creek Tennessee, Texas,
gambusia (Gambusia and West Virginia.
heterochir), Comanche
Springs pupfish
(Cyprinodon elegans),
Devils River minnow
(Dionda diaboli),
duskytail darter
(Etheostoma percnurum),
fountain darter
(Etheostoma fonticola),
Leon Springs pupfish
(Cyprinodon bovinus),
Neosho madtom (Noturus
placidus), pearl darter
(Percina aurora), Pecos
bluntnose shiner
(Notropis simus
pecosensis), Pecos
gambusia (Gambusia
nobilis), peppered chub
(Macrhybopsis
tetranema), Rio Grande
silvery minnow
(Hybognathus amarus),
San Marcos gambusia
(Gambusia georgei),
sharpnose shiner
(Notropis oxyrhynchus),
smalleye shiner
(Notropis buccula),
Topeka shiner (Notropis
topeka [= tristis]), and
yellowcheek darter
(Etheostoma moorei);
Mussels: Alabama
lampmussel (Lampsilis
virescens), Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus), Arkansas
fatmucket (Lampsilis
powellii), black
clubshell (Pleurobema
curtum), clubshell
(Pleurobema clava),
Cumberlandian combshell
(Epioblasma brevidans),
Curtis pearlymussel
(Epioblasma florentina
curtisii), false spike
(Fusconaia mitchelli),
fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), finerayed
pigtoe (Fusconaia
cuneolus), flat pigtoe
(Pleurobema marshalli),
Guadalupe fatmucket
(Lampsilis bergmanni),
Guadalupe orb
(Cyclonaias necki),
heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema
taitianum), Higgins eye
(Lampsilis higginsii),
longsolid (Fusconaia
subrotunda), Louisiana
pearlshell
(Margaritifera hembeli),
Neosho mucket (Lampsilis
rafinesqueana), northern
riffleshell (Epioblasma
rangiana), orangenacre
mucket (Hamiota
perovalis), Ouachita
rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri),
ovate clubshell
(Pleurobema perovatum),
round hickorynut
(Obovaria subrotunda),
scaleshell (Leptodea
leptodon), slabside
pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
dolabelloides), snuffbox
(Epioblasma triquetra),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum),
southern combshell
(Epioblasma penita),
speckled pocketbook
(Lampsilis streckeri),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), stirrupshell
(Quadrula stapes), Texas
fatmucket (Lampsilis
bracteate), Texas
fawnsfoot (Truncilla
macrodon), Texas
hornshell (Popenaias
popeii), Texas
pimpleback (Cyclonaias
petrina), turgid blossom
(Epioblasma turgidula),
and winged mapleleaf
(Quadrula fragosa);
Insects: American
burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus).
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ES91373A-4........... Jonathan Miller; Alabama lampmussel Alabama, Florida, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal.
Brundidge, AL. (Lampsilis virescens), Georgia, Louisiana, absence surveys. identify, release,
Alabama moccasinshell and Mississippi. and salvage relic
(Medionidus shells.
acutissimus), Alabama
pearlshell
(Margaritifera
marrianae), black
clubshell (Pleurobema
curtum), Chipola
slabshell (Elliptio
chipolaensis), Choctaw
bean (Obovaria
choctawensis), Coosa
moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus),
cracking pearlymussel
(Hemistena lata),
Cumberlandian combshell
(Epioblasma brevidens),
dark pigtoe (Pleurobema
furvum), dromedary
pearlymussel (Dromus
dromas), fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria),
fat pocketbook
(Potamilus capax), fat
threeridge mussel
(Amblema neislerii),
finelined pocketbook
(Hamiota altilis),
finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia cuneolus),
fluted kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
subtentus), fuzzy pigtoe
(Pleurobema strodeanum),
Georgia pigtoe
(Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
penicillatus), heavy
pigtoe (Pleurobema
taitianum), inflated
heelsplitter (Potamilus
inflatus), Louisiana
pearlshell
(Margaritifera hembeli),
narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia
escambia), orangenacre
mucket (Hamiota
perovalis), oval pigtoe
(Pleurobema pyriforme),
ovate clubshell
(Pleurobema perovatum),
pink mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa), rough
pigtoe (Pleurobema
plenum), round
ebonyshell (Reginaia
rotulata), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus),
shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia
cor), shinyrayed
pocketbook (Hamiota
subangulata), slabside
pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
dolabelloides), snuffbox
(Epioblasma triquetra),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum),
southern kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus jonesi),
southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema georgianum),
southern sandshell
(Hamiota australis),
tapered pigtoe
(Fusconaia burkei), and
triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus greenii).
ES56749B-5........... Patrick Moore; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or Renewal and
Johnson City, TN. grisescens), Indiana bat Connecticut, absence surveys, maternity roost amendment.
(Myotis sodalis), Delaware, Florida, studies to document caves, capture with
northern long-eared bat Georgia, Illinois, habitat use, mist nets or harp
(Myotis Indiana, Iowa, population traps, handle,
septentrionalis), Ozark Kansas, Kentucky, monitoring, and identify, band,
big-eared bat Louisiana, Maine, studies to evaluate radio tag, and
(Corynorhinus townsendii Maryland, potential impacts release.
ingens), tricolored bat Massachusetts, of white-nose
(Perimyotis subflavus), Michigan, syndrome or other
and Virginia big-eared Minnesota, threats.
bat (Corynorhinus Mississippi,
townsendii virginianus). Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
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ES070800-7........... Ecological Fishes: amber darter Alabama, Florida, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal.
Solutions, Inc; (Percina antesella), Georgia, North absence surveys. identify, and
Roswell, GA. blue shiner (Cyprinella Carolina, and release.
caerulea), Cherokee Tennessee.
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga
logperch (Percina
jenkinsi), Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata), rush
darter (Etheostoma
phytophilum), snail
darter (Percina tanasi),
spring pygmy sunfish
(Elassoma alabamae), and
vermilion darter
(Etheostoma chermocki);
Mussels: Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus), Alabama
pearlshell
(Margaritifera
marrianae), Altamaha
spinymussel (Elliptio
spinosa), Chipola
slabshell (Elliptio
chipolaensis), Choctaw
bean (Obovaria
choctawensis), Coosa
moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus),
Cumberland bean (Villosa
trabalis), fat
threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis), fuzzy pigtoe
(Pleurobema strodeanum),
Georgia pigtoe
(Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
penicillatus), narrow
pigtoe (Fusconaia
escambia), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
simpsonianus),
orangenacre mucket
(Hamiota perovalis),
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), round
ebonyshell (Reginaia
rotulata), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus),
shinyrayed pocketbook
(Hamiota subangulata),
slabside pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides), snuffbox
(Epioblasma triquetra),
southern acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogenis), southern
clubshell (Pleurobema
decisum), southern
combshell (Epioblasma
penita), southern
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus jonesi),
southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema georgianum),
southern sandshell
(Hamiota australis),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), tapered
pigtoe (Fusconaia
burkei), triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and upland
combshell (Epioblasma
metastriata).
ES070796-12.......... Apogee Environmental Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
& Archaeological, grisescens), Indiana bat Connecticut, absence surveys, maternity roost
Inc.; Pittsburgh, (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, Georgia, studies to document caves, capture with
PA. northern long-eared bat Illinois, Indiana, habitat use, mist nets or harp
(Myotis Iowa, Kansas, population traps, handle,
septentrionalis), Ozark Kentucky, monitoring, and identify, band,
big-eared bat Louisiana, Maine, studies to evaluate radio tag, and
(Corynorhinus townsendii Maryland, potential impacts release.
ingens), and Virginia Massachusetts, of white-nose
big-eared bat Michigan, syndrome or other
(Corynorhinus townsendii Mississippi, threats.
virginianus). Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Virginia, Vermont,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
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ES129703-7........... HMB Professional Bats: gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Georgia, Presence/probable Bats: enter Renewal and
Engineers, Inc.; grisescens), Indiana bat Indiana, Kentucky, absence surveys, hibernacula or amendment.
Frankfort, KY. (Myotis sodalis), North Carolina, studies to document maternity roost
northern long-eared bat Ohio, Tennessee, habitat use, and caves, capture with
(Myotis and West Virginia. population mist nets or harp
septentrionalis), monitoring. traps, handle,
tricolored bat identify, band,
(Perimyotis subflavus), radio tag, and
and Virginia big-eared release; Fishes and
bat (Corynorhinus Crustacean:
townsendii virginianus); capture, handle,
Fishes: amber darter identify, and
(Percina antesella), release; Mussels:
blackside dace, capture, handle,
(Phoxinus identify, release,
cumberlandensis), blue and salvage relic
shiner (Cyprinella shells.
caerulea), bluemask
darter (Etheostoma
akatulo), boulder darter
(Etheostoma wapiti),
Conasauga logperch
(Percina jenkinsi),
Cumberland darter
(Etheostoma susanae),
diamond darter
(Crystallaria cincotta),
duskytail darter
(Etheostoma percnurum),
Kentucky arrow darter
(Etheostoma spilotum),
palezone shiner
(Notropis albizonatus),
pygmy madtom (Noturus
stanauli), relict darter
(Etheostoma chienense),
and smoky madtom
(Noturus baileyi);
Mussels: Alabama
lampmussel (Lampsilis
virescens), Appalachian
elktoe (Alasmidonta
raveneliana),
Appalachian monkeyface
(Theliderma sparsa),
birdwing pearlymussel
(Lemiox rimosus),
clubshell (Pleurobema
clava), Coosa
moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus),
cracking pearlymussel
(Hemistena lata),
Cumberland bean (Villosa
trabalis), Cumberland
elktoe (Alasmidonta
atropurpurea),
Cumberland monkeyface
(Theliderma intermedia),
Cumberland pigtoe
(Pleuronaia gibber),
Cumberlandian combshell
(Epioblasma brevidans),
dromedary pearlymussel
(Dromus dromas),
fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus
capax) finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia cuneolus),
fluted kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
subtentus) green blossom
(Epioblasma torulosa
gubernaculum),
littlewing pearlymussel
(Pegias fabula),
longsolid (Fusconaia
subrotunda), northern
riffleshell (Epioblasma
rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback
(pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus
cooperianus), oyster
mussel (Epioblasma
capsaeformis), pale
lilliput (Toxolasma
cylindrellus), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple bean
(Villosa perpurpurea),
purple cat's paw
(Epioblasma obliquata
obliquata), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa), rough
pigtoe (Pleurobema
plenum), rough
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica strigillata),
round hickorynut
(Obovaria subrotunda),
sheepnose (Plethobasus
cyphyus), shiny pigtoe
(Fusconaia cor),
slabside pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides), snuffbox
(Epioblasma triquetra),
southern acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogensis),
southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema georgianum),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), tan
riffleshell (Epioblasma
florentina walker [=E.
walker]), triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), turgid blossom
(Epioblasma turgidula),
upland combshell
(Epioblasma
metastriata), white
wartyback (Plethobasus
cicatricosus), winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa), and yellow
blossom (Epioblasma
florentina florentina);
Crustacean: Big Sandy
crayfish (Cambarus
callainus).
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ES171545-4........... Ronald Redman; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
Benton, AR. grisescens), Indiana bat Delaware, Florida, absence surveys and maternity roost
(Myotis sodalis), Georgia, Illinois, white-nose syndrome caves, capture with
northern long-eared bat Indiana, Iowa, research. mist nets or harp
(Myotis Kansas, Kentucky, traps, handle,
septentrionalis), Ozark Louisiana, identify, band,
big-eared bat Maryland, Michigan, radio tag, swab,
(Corynorhinus townsendii Minnesota, and release.
ingens), and Virginia Mississippi,
big-eared bat Missouri, New
(Corynorhinus townsendii Jersey, New York,
virginianus). North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, South
Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
ES71854A-1........... David Eargle; Carolina heelsplitter North Carolina and Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal.
Columbia, SC. (Lasmigona decorata). South Carolina. absence surveys. identify, release,
and salvage relic
shells.
PER1922058-0......... Tracy Feltman; Fishes: amber darter Georgia............. Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Chatsworth, GA. (Percina antesella), absence surveys. identify, and
blue shiner (Cyprinella release.
caerulea), Cherokee
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga
logperch (Percina
jenkinsi), Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
frecklebelly madtom
(Noturus munitus),
goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata), and
trispot darter
(Etheostoma trisella);
Mussels: Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus), Coosa
moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus),
fat threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), shinyrayed
pocketbook (Hamiota
subangulata), and
southern acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogenis).
ES63577A-3........... Mammoth Cave Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Georgia, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or Renewal and
National Park; grisescens), Indiana bat Kentucky, absence surveys, maternity roost amendment.
Mammoth Cave, KY. (Myotis sodalis), Mississippi, North studies to document caves, capture with
northern long-eared bat Carolina, South habitat use, mist nets or harp
(Myotis Carolina, disease traps, handle,
septentrionalis), and Tennessee, and surveillance identify, band,
tricolored bat Virginia. activities, and radio tag, collect
(Perimyotis subflavus). population hair samples, PIT
monitoring. tag, light tag,
wing punch, and
release.
ES37900B-2........... Sarah Lauerman; Red-cockaded woodpecker Osceola National Population Capture, handle, Renewal.
Gainesville, FL. (Picoides borealis). Forest, Florida. monitoring and band, monitor nest
translocation of cavities, and
subadults from translocate.
Osceola National
Forest (donor
population) to
recruitment
clusters.
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ES53149B-3........... Hans William Otto; Mammals: Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arizona, Presence/probable Bats: enter Renewal.
Tucson, AZ. grisescens), Indiana bat Arkansas, absence surveys and hibernacula or
(Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, scientific research. maternity roost
northern long-eared bat Delaware, Florida, caves, capture with
(Myotis Georgia, Illinois, mist nets or harp
septentrionalis), Ozark Indiana, Iowa, traps, handle,
big-eared bat Kansas, Kentucky, identify, collect
(Corynorhinus townsendii Maryland, hair samples, band,
ingens), and Virginia Massachusetts, radio tag, light
big-eared bat Michigan, tag, collect fecal
(Corynorhinus townsendii Minnesota, material, apply
virginianus); Mice: New Mississippi, fungal lift tape,
Mexico meadow jumping Missouri, Nebraska, swab, wing punch,
mouse (Zapus hudsonius New Hampshire, New and release; Mice:
luteus). Jersey, New Mexico, live trap, handle,
New York, North identify, and
Carolina, North release.
Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES142294-6........... William Holiman; Red-cockaded woodpecker Alabama, Arkansas, Population Capture, band, Renewal.
Little Rock, AR. (Picoides borealis). Florida, Georgia, management and construct and
Louisiana, monitoring. monitor artificial
Mississippi, North nest cavities and
Carolina, Oklahoma, restrictors,
South Carolina, and translocate,
Texas. recapture, and
release.
ES066980-6........... Brandon Rutledge; Red-cockaded woodpecker Georgia............. Population Capture, band, Renewal.
Newton, GA. (Picoides borealis). management and construct and
monitoring. monitor artificial
nest cavities and
restrictors,
translocate,
recapture, buccal
swab, and release.
PER2378263-0......... Anthony Ledbetter; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or New.
Clyde, NC. grisescens), Indiana bat Connecticut, absence surveys. maternity roost
(Myotis sodalis), Delaware, Florida, caves, capture with
northern long-eared bat Georgia, Illinois, mist nets or harp
(Myotis Indiana, Iowa, traps, handle,
septentrionalis), and Kansas, Kentucky, identify, band,
tricolored bat Louisiana, Maine, radio tag, and
(Perimyotis subflavus). Maryland, release.
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, West
Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
[[Page 31812]]
ES63633A-7........... Biodiversity Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
Research Institute; grisescens), Indiana bat Connecticut, absence surveys, maternity roost
Portland, ME. (Myotis sodalis), and Delaware, District studies to document caves, capture with
northern long-eared bat of Columbia, habitat use, mist nets or harp
(Myotis septentrionalis). Georgia, Illinois, population traps, handle,
Indiana, Iowa, monitoring, and identify, band,
Kansas, Kentucky, studies to evaluate collect hair
Louisiana, Maine, potential impacts samples, radio tag,
Maryland, of white-nose wing punch, and
Massachusetts, syndrome or other release.
Michigan, threats.
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, 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,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES034476-5........... Florida Forest Red-cockaded woodpecker Florida............. Population Install artificial Renewal.
Service; Milton, FL. (Picoides borealis). management and nest cavities and
monitoring. restrictors,
monitor nest
cavities, capture,
band, translocate,
and release.
PER2417230-0......... Zachariah Alley; Amber darter (Percina Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Cincinnati, OH. antesella), blackside Georgia, Illinois, absence surveys. identify, and
dace (Phoxinus Iowa, Kansas, release.
cumberlandensis), blue Kentucky,
shiner (Cyprinella Louisiana,
caerulea), candy darter Mississippi,
(Etheostoma osburni), Missouri, Montana,
Carolina madtom (Noturus Nebraska, North
furiosus), Cherokee Carolina, North
darter (Etheostoma Dakota, South
scotti), chucky madtom Dakota, Tennessee,
(Noturus crypticus), Virginia, and West
Conasauga logperch Virginia.
(Percina jenkinsi),
Cumberland darter
(Etheostoma susanae),
diamond darter
(Crystallaria cincotta),
Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
frecklebelly madtom
(Noturus munitus),
goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata), Kentucky
arrow darter (Etheostoma
spilotum), laurel dace
(Chrosomus saylori),
pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus),
relict darter
(Etheostoma chienense),
Roanoke logperch
(Percina rex), smoky
madtom (Noturus
baileyi), and trispot
darter (Etheostoma
trisella).
ES22311A-6........... Tennessee Aquarium; Alabama cavefish Alabama, Georgia, Presence/probable Capture, identify, Renewal and
Chattanooga, TN. (Speoplatyrhinus Kentucky, absence surveys, take fin clips, and amendment.
poulsoni), amber darter Tennessee, and tissue collection release.
(Percina antesella), Virginia. for genetic
Barrens topminnow analysis, and
(Fundulus julisia), blue captive propagation.
shiner (Cyprinella
caerulea), Cahaba shiner
(Notropis cahabae),
Conasauga logperch
(Percina jenkinsi),
Cumberland darter
(Etheostoma susanae),
frecklebelly madtom
(Noturus munitus),
goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata), laurel
dace (Chrosomus
saylori), rush darter
(Etheostoma
phytophylum), sickle
darter (Percina
williamsi), snail darter
(Percina tanasi),
trispot darter
(Etheostoma trisella),
vermilion darter
(Etheostoma chermocki),
and watercress darter
(Etheostoma nuchale).
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Next Steps
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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.
[FR Doc. 2023-10647 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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