[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60642-60648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23958]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2021-N190; FXES11140400000-201-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 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
December 3, 2021.
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 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.
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 were a
permit 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.
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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 Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 25612A-2........... Stephen Samoray, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
Nashville, TN. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys, studies to maternity roost
Indiana bat (Myotis Delaware, District document habitat caves, capture with
sodalis), northern of Columbia, use, and population mist nets or harp
long-eared bat Georgia, Illinois, monitoring. traps, handle,
(Myotis Indiana, Iowa, identify, band,
septentrionalis),Oz Kansas, Kentucky, radio-tag, light-
ark big-eared bat Louisiana, Maine, tag, swab, wing-
(Corynorhinus Maryland, punch, and collect
(=Plecotus) Massachusetts, hair samples.
townsendii ingens), Michigan,
and Virginia big- Minnesota,
eared bat Mississippi,
(Corynorhinus Missouri, Montana,
(=Plecotus) Nebraska, New
townsendii Hampshire, New
virginianus). Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
TE 06337C-1........... Zachary Loughman, Big Sandy crayfish Kentucky, Virginia, Development of Collect gill samples Amendment.
West Liberty (Cambarus West Virginia. genetic management and radio-tag.
University, West callainus), plan and study of
Liberty, WV. Guyandotte River movements in
crayfish (Cambarus response to
veteranus). anthropogenic
structures and
activities.
TE 834070-4........... Point Defiance Zoo Red wolf (Canis Washington.......... Study genetic Collect tissues from Amendment.
and Aquarium, rufus). predisposition to deceased
Tacoma, WA. hyperthermia. individuals.
TE 114069-4........... Fairchild Tropical Florida semaphore Biscayne National Artificial Collect seeds and Amendment.
Botanic Garden, cactus (Consolea Park, Florida. propagation and cuttings.
Coral Gables, FL. corallicola). research.
TE 079972-4........... Eric Baka, Louisiana Red-cockaded Arkansas, Louisiana, Population Capture, band, Renewal.
Department of woodpecker Oklahoma, and Texas. management and monitor nest
Wildlife and (Picoides borealis). monitoring. cavities, construct
Fisheries, and monitor
Pineville, LA. artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors, and
translocate.
TE 86220A-3........... Jaret Daniels, Miami blue butterfly Florida............. Propagation for Capture with hand- Renewal/
Florida Museum of (Cyclargus research and nets, mark, collect Amendment.
Natural History, (=Hemiargus) reintroduction. eggs and larvae,
Gainesville, FL. thomasi take wing
bethunebakeri), fragments, and
Schaus swallowtail release.
butterfly
(Heraclides
aristodemus
ponceanus).
PER 0012943........... Texas A&M Natural Silver rice rat Naval Air Station Population status Capture and release. New.
Resources Institute, (Oryzomys palustris Key West, Florida. survey.
San Antonio, TX. natator).
PER 0013650........... Bureau of Land Florida perforate Jupiter Inlet Genetic research.... Collect thalli...... New.
Management-Jupiter cladonia (Cladonia Lighthouse
Inlet Lighthouse perforata). Outstanding Natural
ONA, Jupiter, FL. Area, Palm Beach
County, Florida.
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TE 091705-4........... North Carolina Aeschynomene Federal lands in Ex situ seed Collection of seeds, Renewal.
Botanical Garden, virginica, Alabama, banking, artificial sporocarps, and
Chapel Hill, NC. Amaranthus pumilus, Connecticut, propagation, cuttings.
Arabis serotina, Delaware, Florida, conservation
Betula uber, Carex Georgia, Maryland, research,
lutea, Echinacea Massachusetts, New educational
laevigata, Geum Jersey, New York, display, and
radiatum, North Carolina, genetic analyses.
Gymnoderma lineare, Rhode Island, South
Hedyotis purpurea Carolina,
var. montana, Tennessee,
Helianthus Virginia, and West
schweinitzii, Virginia.
Helonias bullata,
Hexastylis
naniflora, Hudsonia
montana, Liatris
helleri, Lysimachia
asperulifolia,
Oxypolis canbyi,
Pityopsis ruthii,
Ptilimnium nodosum,
Rhus michauxii,
Sagittaria
fasciculata,
Sagittaria
secundifolia,
Sarracenia jonesii,
Sarracenia
oreophila,
Schwalbea
americana,
Scutellaria
montana,
Sisyrinchium
dichotomum,
Solidago
spithamaea, Spiraea
virginiana,
Thalictrum cooleyi,
and Trifolium
stoloniferum.
PER 0013669........... Alyssa Jones, Mussels: Clubshell Mussels: Alabama, Presence/absence Capture, handle, and New.
Huntington, WV. (Pleurobema clava), Arkansas, Georgia, surveys. release.
cracking Illinois, Indiana,
pearlymussel Iowa, Kansas,
(Hemistena lata), Kentucky,
Cumberland Louisiana,
combshell Michigan,
(Epioblasma Minnesota,
brevidens), Mississippi,
dromedary Missouri, Nebraska,
pearlymussel North Carolina, New
(Dromas dromas), York, Ohio,
fanshell Oklahoma,
(Cyprogenia Pennsylvania,
stegaria), fat Tennessee,
pocketbook Virginia, West
(Potamilus capax), Virginia, and
James spinymussel Wisconsin; Rusty
(Pleurobema patch bumble bee:
collina), northern Connecticut,
riffleshell Delaware, Georgia,
(Epioblasma Illinois, Indiana,
rangiana), oyster Iowa, Kentucky,
mussel (Epioblasma Maine, Maryland,
capsaeformis), pink Massachusetts,
mucket (Lampsilis Michigan,
abrupta), Minnesota,
rabbitsfoot Mississippi, New
(Quadrula Hampshire, New
cylindrica Jersey, New York,
cylindrica), rayed North Carolina,
bean (Villosa North Dakota, Ohio,
fabalis), ring pink Pennsylvania, Rhode
(Obovaria retusa), Island, South
rough pigtoe Carolina, South
(Pleurobema Dakota, Tennessee,
plenum), sheepnose Vermont, Virginia,
(Plethobasus West Virginia, and
cyphyus), snuffbox Wisconsin; Roanoke
(Epioblasma logperch: North
triquetra), and Carolina and
spectaclecase Virginia.
(Cumberlandia
monodonta); rusty
patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis);
and Roanoke
logperch (Percina
rex).
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TE 83013B-1........... Kathleen McDaniel, Indiana bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula or Renewal.
Syracuse, NY. sodalis) and Connecticut, surveys, population maternity roost
northern long-eared Delaware, Georgia, monitoring, and caves, capture with
bat (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, studies to document mist nets or harp
septentrionalis). Iowa, Kansas, habitat use. traps, handle,
Kentucky, identify, band,
Louisiana, Maine, radio-tag, and
Maryland, collect hair
Massachusetts, samples.
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.
TE 02166C-2........... Zoe Bryant, Medford, Indiana bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture with mist Renewal.
NJ. sodalis), northern Connecticut, surveys. nets or harp traps,
long-eared bat Delaware, Georgia, handle, identify,
(Myotis Illinois, Indiana, band, and radio-tag.
septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas,
and gray bat Kentucky,
(Myotis grisescens). 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.
TE 007748-6........... USDA Forest Service, Red-cockaded Red-cockaded Population Red-cockaded Renewal/
Kisatchie National woodpecker woodpecker: management and woodpecker: Amendment.
Forest, Pineville, (Picoides Alabama, Arkansas, monitoring; Capture, band,
LA. borealis), Florida, Georgia, presence/absence monitor nest
Louisiana pinesnake Kentucky, surveys; captive cavities, construct
(Pituophis Louisiana, propagation and and monitor
ruthveni), and Mississippi, North reintroduction; artificial nest
Louisiana Carolina, South disease cavities and
pearlshell Carolina, and surveillance; restrictors,
(Margaritifera Tennessee; research on range, translocate, and
hembeli). Louisiana habitat, behavior, recapture;
pinesnake: and management Louisiana pine
Louisiana and requirements; and snake: Capture,
Texas; Louisiana genetic analyses. handle, measure,
pearlshell: weigh, sex via
Louisiana. cloacal probe or
everting hemipenes,
PIT-tag, scale-
clip, cauterize,
swab, gastric wash,
and hold
temporarily in
captivity to
collect samples
(blood, fecal, and
shed skin);
Louisiana
pearlshell:
Capture, handle,
and release.
TE 136808-4........... Loggerhead Marinelife Olive ridley sea Florida............. Research on survival Collect blood, Renewal/
Center, Juno Beach, turtle of rehabilitated cloacal specimens, Amendment.
FL. (Lepidochelys turtles and on colonic specimens,
olivacea), green microbial changes and mesenchymal
sea turtle as a result of stem cells; PIT-
(Chelonia mydas), treatment. tag; flipper tag;
hawksbill sea and attach
turtle satellite
(Eretmochelys transmitter prior
imbricata), to release.
loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta
caretta),
leatherback sea
turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea), Kemp's
ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys
kempii).
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TE 125557-3........... Barbara Allen, Alabama beach mouse Alabama............. Presence/absence Capture, mark, Renewal.
Mobile, AL. (Peromyscus surveys. examine, and
polionotus release.
ammobates) and
Perdido Key beach
mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus
trissyllepsis).
PER 0018443........... US Army Engineer Fish: Pallid Arkansas, Florida, Presence/absence Pallid sturgeon: New.
Research & sturgeon Illinois, Indiana, surveys and Capture, handle,
Development Center, (Scaphirhynchus Kentucky, population PIT-tag, insert
Vicksburg, MS. albus); Mussels: Louisiana, monitoring. internal or
Fat threeridge Mississippi, external telemetry
(Amblema Missouri, Ohio, tag, and release;
neislerii), Chipola Tennessee, and West Mussels: Capture,
slabshell (Elliptio Virginia. handle, and release.
chipolaensis),
purple bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus),
shinyrayed
pocketbook (Hamiota
subangulata), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta),
orangefoot
pimpleback
(Plethobasus
cooperianus),
sheepnose
(Plethobasus
cyphyus), oval
pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), fat
pocketbook
(Potamilus capax),
Alabama
heelsplitter
(=inflated)
(Potamilus
inflatus), and
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica).
PER 0018626........... Timothy Black, Wake Florida bonneted bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Use of unmanned New.
Forest, NC. (Eumops Florida, Georgia, surveys and counts. aircraft systems to
floridanus), Kentucky, assist survey
Indiana bat (Myotis Louisiana, efforts.
sodalis), northern Mississippi, North
long-eared bat Carolina, South
(Myotis Carolina, and
septentrionalis), Tennessee.
gray bat (Myotis
grisescens), and
Virginia big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii
virginianus).
TE 56588D-2........... Martin Melville, Reptiles: Eastern Georgia and North Presence/absence Capture, handle, Amendment.
Marietta, GA. indigo snake Carolina. surveys. identify, and
(Drymarchon corais release.
couperi);
Amphibians:
reticulated
flatwoods
salamander
(Ambystoma bishopi)
and frosted
flatwoods
salamander
(Ambystoma
cingulatum); Fish:
Carolina madtom
(Noturus furiosus),
Cape Fear shiner
(Notropis
mekistocholas),
Roanoke logperch
(Percina rex), and
Waccamaw silverside
(Menidia extensa);
and Mussels: James
spinymussel
(Pleurobema
collina).
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TE 061005-3........... International Godfrey's butterwort California.......... Interstate commerce. Sell in interstate Renewal.
Carnivorous Plant (Pinguicula commerce.
Society, Inc., ionantha), Alabama
Walnut Creek, CA. cane break pitcher
(Sarracenia rubra
ssp. alabamensis),
green pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia
oreophila), and
Mountain sweet
pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia rubra
ssp. jonesii).
TE 156392-4........... Skybax Ecological Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal.
Services, LLC, grisescens), Connecticut, surveys and and maternity roost
Berea, KY. Indiana bat (Myotis Delaware, District population caves, capture with
sodalis), northern of Columbia, monitoring. mist nets or harp
long-eared bat Florida, Georgia, traps, handle,
(Myotis Illinois, Indiana, identify, band,
septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas, radio-tag, and
and Virginia big- Kentucky, collect hair.
eared bat Louisiana, Maine,
(Corynorhinus Maryland,
townsendii Massachusetts,
virginianus). 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.
TE 60238B-1........... Georgia Museum of Blue shiner Georgia and Presence/absence Capture, handle, fin- Renewal/
Natural History, (Cyprinella Tennessee. surveys. clip, and release. Amendment.
Athens, GA. caerulea), Etowah
darter (Etheostoma
etowahae), Cherokee
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), trispot
darter (Etheostoma
trisella), amber
darter (Percina
antesella),
goldline darter
(Percina
aurolineata), and
Conasauga logperch
(Percina jenkinsi).
TE 178815-1........... Kentucky Department Spectaclecase Alabama, Georgia, Captive propagation, Capture, handle, Renewal/
of Fish and Wildlife (mussel) Illinois, Indiana, research, and transport, Amendment.
Resources, (Cumberlandia Kentucky, Maryland, reintroduction. propagate, tag,
Frankfort, KY. monodonta), oyster Mississippi, New release, and
mussel (Epioblasma York, North salvage relict
capsaeformis), tan Carolina, Ohio, shells.
riffleshell Pennsylvania,
(Epioblasma Tennessee,
florentina walkeri Virginia, and West
(=E. walkeri)) Virginia.
snuffbox mussel
(Epioblasma
triquetra),
birdwing
pearlymussel
(Lemiox rimosus),
slabside
pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides),
fluted kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
subtentus), rough
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
strigillata),
Appalachian
monkeyface
(pearlymussel)
(Quadrula sparsa),
rayed bean (Villosa
fabalis), and
Cumberland bean
(pearlymussel)
(Villosa trabalis).
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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.).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services.
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