[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53465-53467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21783]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N139; 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 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
November 6, 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 INFORMATION 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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TE98596B-1............. Sarah Veselka, Dwarf wedgemussel Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture, handle, Amendment.
Fairmont, WV. (Alasmidonta Connecticut, surveys. identify, tag, and
heterodon), Purple Delaware, Illinois, release.
cat's paw Indiana, Iowa,
(Epioblasma Kansas, Kentucky,
obliquata Louisiana,
obliquata), white Massachusetts,
cat's paw Maryland, Michigan,
(Epioblasma Minnesota,
obliquata Mississippi,
perobliqua), Missouri, New York,
cracking North Carolina, New
pearlymussel Hampshire, New
(Hemistena lata), Jersey, Ohio,
ring pink (Obovaria Oklahoma,
retusa), James Pennsylvania,
spinymussel Tennessee, Vermont,
(Pleurobema Virginia, West
collina), Virginia, and
orangefoot Wisconsin.
pimpleback
(Plethobasus
cooperianus), and
rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum).
TE 50089D-0............ Eneilis Mulero Puerto Rican boa Puerto Rico and U.S. Spatial analysis of Capture, handle, New.
Oliveras, (Epicrates Virgin Islands. Snake fungal swab, PIT-tag,
Canovanas, PR. inornatus), Virgin disease. scale-clip, and
Islands tree boa release.
(Epicrates monensis
granti), and Mona
boa (Epicrates
monensis monensis).
TE064856-4............. Trent Farris, Gulf Alabama beach mouse Alabama and Florida. Presence/absence Trap, mark, examine, Renewal.
Shores, AL. (Peromyscus surveys. and release.
polionotus
ammobates), Perdido
Key beach mouse
(Peromyscus
polionotus
trissyllepsis),
Choctawatchee beach
mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus
allophrys), and St.
Andrew beach mouse
(Peromyscus
polionotus
peninsularis).
TE34882A-2............. Mark Bailey, Red-cockaded Alabama, Florida, Presence/absence Red-cockaded Renewal and
Andalusia, AL. woodpecker Georgia, surveys and woodpecker Amendment.
(Picoides Mississippi, North population (construct and
borealis), black Carolina, and South monitoring. monitor artificial
pine snake Carolina. roost cavities and
(Pituophis restrictors);
melanoleucus gopher tortoise
lodingi), eastern (scope burrows,
indigo snake trap, handle, mark,
(Drymarchon corais collect blood);
couperi), flattened black pine snake
musk turtle (capture, handle,
(Sternotherus mark, PIT-tag,
depressus), gopher radio-tag, and
tortoise (Gopherus release); all
polyphemus), others (capture,
frosted flatwoods handle, identify,
salamander and release).
(Ambystoma
cingulatum), Red
Hills salamander
(Phaeognathus
hubrichti), Black
Warrior waterdog
(Necturus
alabamensis), and
dusky gopher frog
(Rana sevosa).
TE35313B-4............. Emma Willcox, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Research on ecology Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
University of grisescens), Georgia, Illinois, and behavior, maternity roost
Tennessee, northern long-eared Indiana, Kansas, habitat management, caves, capture with
Knoxville, TN. bat (Myotis Kentucky, and response to mist nets or harp
septentrionalis), Louisiana, white-nose syndrome. nets, handle,
and Indiana bat Mississippi, identify, collect
(Myotis sodalis). Missouri, North hair and blood
Carolina, Oklahoma, samples, band,
South Carolina, radio tag, PIT-tag,
Tennessee, light-tag, swab,
Virginia, and West fungal lift-tape,
Virginia. wing-punch, and
release.
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TE52113D-0............. Devin Bingham, Irmo, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture with mist New.
SC. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys. nets or harp nets,
northern long-eared Delaware, District band, radio-tag,
bat (Myotis of Columbia, and release.
septentrionalis), Florida, Georgia,
and Indiana bat Illinois, Indiana,
(Myotis sodalis). Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
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.
TE78650B-1............. Cassie Schmidt, American burying Arkansas, Kansas, Presence/absence Live-trap and Renewal.
Fayetteville, AR. beetle (Nicrophorus Missouri, and surveys. release.
americanus). Oklahoma.
TE18986C-2............. North Carolina Virgin Islands tree Puerto Rico......... Captive propagation Remove from the Amendment.
Zoological Park, boa (Epicrates and reintroduction, wild, handle, PIT-
Asheboro, NC. monensis granti). maintenance of a tag, collect blood
satellite and tissue samples,
population in radio-tag, and
captivity, genetic salvage.
analyses and
disease screenings,
and habitat use
studies.
TE834070-3............. Point Defiance Zoo, Red wolf (Canis Tacoma, WA.......... Irritable bowel Anesthetize, collect Amendment.
Tacoma, WA. rufus). syndrome study. blood, and collect
stomach and
duodenum samples
via endoscopy.
TE011542-1............. Conservation Roanoke logperch North Carolina and Captive propagation Collect up to 24 Amendment.
Fisheries, Inc., (Percina rex). Tennessee. and reintroduction. brood stock each
Knoxville, TN. year for 3 years to
produce progeny for
reintroduction in
the Dan River,
North Carolina.
TE016270-10............ U.S. Army, Fort Red-cockaded Alabama, Florida, Population Capture, band, Renewal.
Benning, GA. woodpecker Georgia, and management and construct and
(Picoides borealis). Mississippi. monitoring. monitor artificial
nest cavities and
restrictors, and
translocate.
TE53898D-0............. U.S. Department of Harrisia Cabo Rojo National Germplasm Collect seeds, New.
Agriculture, Animal portoricensis (higo Wildlife Refuge conservation and seedlings, flowers,
and Plant Health chumbo) and (NWR), Culebra collection of and plant parts.
Inspection Service, Leptocereus Island NWR, voucher specimens.
San Juan, PR. grantianus (no Desecheo Island
common name). NWR, and Vieques
Island NWR, Puerto
Rico..
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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. 2019-21783 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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