[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60709-60710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0252; 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 November 13, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Fish and
Wildlife 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 17). Submit your
written data, comments, or request for a copy of the complete
application to the address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Number: TE187501
Applicant: Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit to take Indiana bats (Myotis
sodalis) throughout the State of Ohio in conjunction with the Ohio
Department of Transportation roadway projects. The applicant requests
authorization to conduct presence/absence surveys; assess habitat
characteristics associated with foraging, roosting and rearing of
offspring; and evaluate the ecology of adult and juvenile bats.
Proposed ``take'' is in the form of capturing, handling, and
radiotagging. Proposed research activities are aimed at enhancement of
recovery of the species in the wild.
Permit Number: TE191225
Applicant: Kathleen A. Dunlap, Columbus, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit to take Indiana bats (Myotis
sodalis) throughout the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky,
and West Virginia. The activities proposed involve capture using mist
nets and harp traps and marking of individual bats to identify
populations of this listed species and to develop methods to minimize
or avoid project-related impacts. Applicant seeks to provide site
assessments and pre-construction surveys for projects such as highway
and other development projects. Survey data are used to assist with
development of project design features aimed at enhancement of survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit Number: TE838715
Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Swanton, Ohio.
The applicant requests a renewal of their permit to take Karner
blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) at the Kitty Todd Nature
Preserve in Northwest Ohio. The activities proposed involve habitat
management in the form of prescribed burning, mowing, exotic species
control, woody plant control, establishment of oaks, and management of
plant community succession. Specified habitat management activities are
proposed to enhance the survival of this disturbance-dependent species
in the wild.
Permit Number: TE192348
Applicant: USDA-U.S. Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest, Rolla,
Missouri.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) Indiana bats
(Myotis sodalis), Gray bats (Myotis grisescens), and Ozark big-eared
bats (Corynorhinus townscendii ingens). The applicant proposes to
survey and inventory cave resources throughout the Mark Twain National
Forest. Disturbance to bats may occur while entering these caves. No
direct handling of bats is proposed; disturbance may occur through
temporary arousal of hibernating bats. Activities are proposed to
enhance the survival of the species in the wild by providing biological
data regarding status of bats within cave resources in the forest.
Permit Number: TE193614
Applicant: Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., Murray, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take listed mussel
species throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Activities
include diving surveys to determine presence/absence of listed species
involving capture and temporary holding of specimens for identification
purposes. Data collected will assist entities involved in construction
projects, such as bridge projects and others, in implementing measures
to protect species in the design of their projects. Therefore, the
scientific research is aimed at enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Number: TE194099
Applicant: Dr. Michael A. Hoggarth, Otterbein College, Westerville,
Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take listed mussel
species throughout the State of Ohio. Take activities include surveys
to determine presence/absence and to monitor populations of listed
species. This involves capture, temporary holding of specimens, and
release at or near the location of capture. Status surveys and
monitoring data collected will assist the State Wildlife Agency and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in recovery activities for the species.
Therefore, the scientific research is aimed at enhancement of survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit Number: TE195082
Applicant: Dr. Thomas E. Tomasi, Missouri State University,
Springfield, Missouri.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Indiana bats
(Myotis sodalis) and Gray bats (Myotis grisescens) in selected
locations within New York, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. While these
endangered bats are not the direct subject of the research, take is
possible in the form of disturbance to hibernation by arousal while
conducting pathology studies for little brown bats. Data collected will
assist in the study of an apparent disease epidemic (white nose
syndrome) in the bat community. Through collection of important
epidemiological data, this scientific research is 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 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: September 22, 2008.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort
Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. E8-24251 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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