[Federal Register: May 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2010-N093; 30120-1113-0000-F6]
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, invite the public to
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities
with
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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 June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Fasbender, (612) 713-5343.
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: TE09357A.
Applicant: Ecological Specialties LLC, Symsonia, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (capture,
radio-tag, and release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats
(Myotis grisescens), Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus),
Mexican long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Sanborn's long-
nosed bats (Leptonycteris sanborni (=yerbabuenae)) throughout the
States of Arkansas, Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia to document
presence/absence and distribution of the species and to conduct habitat
use assessments. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE010887A.
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, Porter,
Indiana.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, rear and release)
Karner blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) throughout the
range of the species in New York, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Proposed activities involve capture of adult butterflies for captive
rearing, experimental treatments on captive-reared larvae, and
nonlethal tissue sampling in the wild. Population studies are designed
to answer questions posed in the Karner blue butterfly recovery plan
and are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE10891A.
Applicant: Illinois State Museum, Department of Natural Resources,
Springfield, Illinois.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, collect) Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
throughout the range of the species in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, 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: TE212427.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
The applicant requests an amendment to permit number TE212427 for
the Indiana bat, Ozark big-eared bat, and gray bat. The applicant's
request includes addition of qualified personnel and addition of the
States of Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to their area of
jurisdiction for conducting survey and assessment work. Activities are
for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE11035A.
Applicant: Robert J. Vande Kopple, University of Michigan, Pellston,
Michigan.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, collect) Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius
hungerfordi) throughout the States of Michigan and Wisconsin. Proposed
activities include surveys to document presence of the species, habitat
use, and scientific study related to recovery and enhancement of the
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, e-mail
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.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an
initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1,
1.4C(1)).
Dated: April 30, 2010.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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