[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30623-30625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11835]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0078; 30120-1113-0000-F6]


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for permits to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before June 27, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Regional Director, Attn: Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 
MN 55111-4056; electronic mail, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Fasbender (612) 713-5343.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) (Act), with some exceptions, prohibits activities affecting 
endangered species unless authorized by a permit from the Service. 
Before issuing a permit, we invite public comment on it. Accordingly, 
we invite public comment on the following applicants' permit 
applications for certain activities with endangered species authorized 
by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and the regulations governing the 
taking of endangered species (50 CFR part17). Submit your written data, 
comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications to the 
address shown in ADDRESSES.

Permit Number TE089872

Applicant: Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi) and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula 
fragosa) in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This permit renewal is requested 
to continue long-term mussel and habitat monitoring in the St. Croix 
River aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE125333-1

Applicant: Francesca Cuthbert, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take piping plover 
(Charadrius melodus) in Michigan and Wisconsin. The research entails 
capture and marking of piping plovers, erecting nesting enclosures to 
improve nesting success, and salvaging eggs and nestlings to enhance 
the survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE130900

    Applicant: EnviroScience, Incorporated, Stow, Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (collect) listed 
fish and mussel species throughout Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The 
following species may be collected and temporarily held in the course 
of surveys and habitat studies to determine presence or absence of the 
species: Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma 
torulosa rangiana), Orange-footed pimpleback pearlymussel (Plethobasus 
cooperianus), Pink mucket pearlymussel (Lampsilis orbiculata), Rough 
pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), Purple cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma 
obliquata obliquata), White cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma 
obliquata perobliqua), Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), Fat pocketbook 
(Potamilus capax), Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), 
Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), White wartyback (Plethobathus 
cicatricosus), Fat three-ridge (Amblema neislerii), Chipola slabshell 
(Elliptio chipolaensis), Purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus), 
Upland combshell (Epioblasma metrastriata), Southern acornshell 
(Epioblasma othcaloogeniss), Fine-lined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), 
Shiny-rayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), Alabama moccasinshell 
(Medionidus acutissimus), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), 
Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), Ochlockonee moccasinshell 
(Medionidus simpsonianus), Southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), 
Southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), Ovate clubshell (Pleurobema 
perovatum), Triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobrachus greeni), Oval pigtoe 
(Pleurobema pyriforme), Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), 
Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), 
Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), Amber darter (Percina antesella), 
Goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), Conasauga logperch (Percina 
jenkinsi), and Snail darter (Percina tanasi). Activities are proposed 
to identify listed species within proposed project areas and to assist 
in the development of methods and alternatives to minimize or avoid 
impacts to those listed species. Surveys are used to enhance survival 
of the species in the wild.

Permit Number: TE135267

Applicant: Robert Vande Kopple, Pellston, Michigan.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Hungerford's 
crawling water beetle (Brachius hungerfordi). The scientific research 
involves surveying potential habitat to document the species range and 
to determine dietary habits of the species. The work is aimed at 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE144832

Applicant: Detroit Zoological Society, Royal Oak, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take piping plover 
(Charadrius melodus) in Michigan. The Detroit Zoological Society 
currently holds a permit to take Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides 
melissa samuelis) in Michigan for a captive rearing study and are 
requesting the same authority for piping plover eggs salvaged from 
abandoned nests in the wild. The work is a collaborative effort between 
the applicant and the University of Minnesota, who will salvage the 
eggs from abandoned nests. The applicant will incubate the eggs, hand 
raise the chicks, and release fledglings to the wild. The scientific 
research is aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Number TE179707

Applicant: Sanders Environmental Inc., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis) throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, 
and Wisconsin. The activities proposed involve capture and marking 
individual bats to identify populations of this listed species and to 
develop methods to minimize or avoid project related impacts. The 
surveys are used to formulate project features aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE179708

Applicant: Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis) throughout its range. The activities proposed involve capture 
and marking individual bats to identify populations of this listed 
species and to develop methods to minimize or avoid project-related 
impacts. The surveys are used to formulate project features aimed at 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE179711

Applicant: Bernardin-Lochmueller & Associates, Evansville, Indiana.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis) throughout the range of the species. The activities proposed 
involve capture and marking individual bats to identify populations of 
this listed species and to develop methods to minimize or avoid 
project-related impacts. The surveys are used to formulate project 
features aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE182430

Applicant: Nicholas Owens, Oak Brook, IL.


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    The applicant requests a permit to take Fanshell (Cyprogenia 
stegaria), Pink Mucket pearlymussel (Lampsilis abrupta), Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), Orangefoot Pimpleback pearlymussel 
(Plethobasus cooperianus), Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), and Fat 
Pocketbook (Potamilus capax) throughout the States of Illinois and 
Indiana. This permit is requested to determine presence or absence of 
species in conjunction with other projects, and is aimed at enhancement 
of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE182436

Applicant: Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis) throughout the State of Illinois. This permit is requested to 
determine presence or absence of the species and to determine 
distribution of the species. Activities are aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Public Comments

    We solicit public review and comments on these permit applications. 
Please refer to the respective 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 activities proposed in these permits are 
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: May 13, 2008.
Kyla Hastie,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort 
Snelling, Minnesota.
 [FR Doc. E8-11835 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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