[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69037-69039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25021]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2022-N064; FXES11140400000-223-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. 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 19, 2022.
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).
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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. 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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ES03305C-1.......... U.S. Army Corps of Chipola slabshell Alabama. Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal and
Engineers, Memphis (Elliptio Florida, Illinois, absence surveys. identify, and amendment.
District; Memphis, chipolaensis), Iowa, Kentucky, release.
TN. clubshell (Pleurobema Louisiana,
clava), Curtis Mississippi,
pearlymussel Missouri,
(Epioblasma florentina Tennessee, and
curtisii), fanshell Wisconsin.
(Cyprogenia stegaria),
fat pocketbook
(Potamilus capax), fat
threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), Higgins eye
(Lampsilis higginsii),
inflated heelsplitter
(Potamilus inflatus),
Louisiana pearlshell
(Margaritifera
hembeli), northern
riffleshell (Epioblasma
rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback (Plethobasus
cooperianus), Ouachita
rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri),
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), pink mucket
(Lampsilis abrupta),
purple bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica cylindrica),
rayed bean (Villosa
fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa),
rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum),
scaleshell (Leptodea
leptodon), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus),
snuffbox (Epioblasma
triquetra), southern
clubshell (Pleurobema
decisum), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), white
wartyback (Plethobasus
cicatricosus), and
winged mapleleaf
(Quadrula fragosa).
ES55292B-3.......... University of Everglade snail kite Florida............ Demographic and Install cameras at Amendment.
Florida; (Rostrhamus sociabilis movement studies, nests and collect
Gainesville, FL. plumbeus). genetic analyses, deceased
and avian vacuolar individuals,
myelinopathy unviable eggs, and
research. eggshells.
ES011542-11......... Conservation Barrens topminnow Tennessee.......... Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Fisheries, Inc.; (Fundulus julisia). absence surveys. identify, and
Knoxville, TN. release.
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PER0055231-0........ Matthew A. Bolton; Fishes: amber darter Georgia............ Presence/probable Fishes: Capture, New.
Gainesville, GA. (Percina antesella), absence surveys. handle, identify,
blue shiner (Cyprinella and release;
caerulea), Cherokee Mussels: Remove
darter (Etheostoma from substrate,
scotti), Conasauga handle, identify,
logperch (Percina release, and
jenkinsi), Etowah salvage relic
darter (Etheostoma shells.
etowahae), goldline
darter (Percina
aurolineata), snail
darter (Percina
tanasi), and trispot
darter (Etheostoma
trisella); Mussels:
Alabama moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus), Altamaha
spinymussel (Elliptio
spinosa), Atlantic
pigtoe (Fusconaia
masoni), Coosa
moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus),
fat threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
penicillatus),
Ochlockonee
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
simpsonianus), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), oval pigtoe
(Pleurobema pyriforme),
purple bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), shinyrayed
pocketbook (Hamiota
subangulata), southern
acornshell (Epioblasma
othcaloogensis),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum),
southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema
georgianum), Suwannee
moccasinshell
(Medionidus walkeri),
and triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this
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. 2022-25021 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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