[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)] [Notices] [Pages 42422-42424] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-15180] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2020-N097; FXES11140400000-201-FF04E00000] Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 13, 2020. 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: 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 [[Page 42423]] 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE 18825B-1...... Timothy Savidge, FISH: Amber darter Alabama, Georgia, Presence/absence Fish: Capture with Renewal and Durham, NC. (Percina antesella), North Carolina, surveys. hand nets and Amendment. blue shiner (Cyprinella South Carolina. seines, handle, caerulea), Cape Fear identify, and shiner (Notropis release; Mussels: mekistocholas), Carolina Capture, handle, madtom (Noturus identify, release, furiosus),. and salvage relict Cherokee darter shells. (Etheostoma scotti), Conasauga logperch (Percina jenkinsi), Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), Roanoke logperch (Percina rex), and snail darter (Percina tanasi); MUSSELS: Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis), dwarf-wedge mussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), fat three- ridge (Amblema neislerii), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus slotianus), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri), tar spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansanna), upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), and yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata). TE 75524D-0...... Daniel Magoulick, Yellowcheek darter Arkansas............ Assessment of Capture via kick New. U.S. Geological (Etheostoma moorei). habitat selection. seine, handle, Survey, identify, and Fayetteville, AR. release. TE 21809A-3...... Monica Folk, Red-cockaded woodpecker Alabama, Arkansas, Population RCW: Capture, band, Renewal. Kissimmee, FL. (RCW; Picoides borealis) Florida, Georgia, management and monitor nest and Florida scrub jays Louisiana, monitoring. cavities, (Aphelocoma Mississippi, construct and coerulescens). Missouri, North monitor artificial Carolina, South nest cavities and Carolina. restrictors, and translocate; Florida scrub jay: capture, band, and monitor nests. TE 56749B-4...... Patrick Moore, Indiana bat (Myotis Connecticut, Maine, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Amendment. Harrison, AR. sodalis) and northern Massachusetts, surveys, studies to and maternity long-eared bat (Myotis Montana, Nebraska, document habitat roost caves, septentrionalis). New Hampshire North use, and population capture with mist Dakota, Rhode monitoring. nets or harp Island, South traps, handle, Dakota, and Wyoming. identify, collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light-tag, swab, and wing-punch. TE 75914D-0...... North Carolina State Spruce-fir moss spider Grandfather Mountain Presence/absence Capture, handle, New. Parks, Raleigh, NC. (Microhexura montivaga). State Park and surveys, population identify, Mount Mitchell monitoring. photograph, and State Park, North release. Carolina. TE 76153D-0...... Jaime Collazo, North Llanero coqui Puerto Rico......... Genetic structure Remove from the New. Carolina State (Eleutherodactylus and diversity wild for temporary University, juanariveroi). research and holding in Raleigh, NC. thermal limit captivity of up to research. 14 individuals for CTMax experiments; removal from the wild and euthanasia of up to 50 individuals for genetic research. TE 37219B-2...... Roger Perry, U.S. Gray bat (Myotis Arkansas, Louisiana, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal. Forest Service, Hot grisescens), Indiana bat and Oklahoma. surveys and studies or maternity roost Springs, AR. (Myotis sodalis), and to document habitat caves, capture northern long-eared bat use. with mist nets, (Myotis septentrionalis). handle, identify, band, radio-tag, collect hair, light-tag, wing- punch, and salvage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 42424]] 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. [FR Doc. 2020-15180 Filed 7-13-20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P