[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17878-17879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8819]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2009-N0083]; [30120-1113-0000-F6]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities 
with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species 
Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species 
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act requires that we 
invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before May 18, 2009.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    We invite public comment on the following permit applications for 
certain activities with endangered species authorized by section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations 
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal 
Regulations at 50 CFR part 17. Submit your written data, comments, or 
request for a copy of the complete application to one of the addresses 
shown in ADDRESSES. When submitting comments, please refer to the 
appropriate permit application number.

Permit Applications

Permit Application Number: TE212393.
Applicant: Kenneth Mierzwa, Eureka, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Hines' emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) adults and larvae in 
Will County, Illinois, for the purpose of population monitoring and 
recovery of the species. Proposed activities are for the purpose of 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212417.
Applicant: Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy, Marquette, Michigan.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass, salvage) piping 
plover (Charadrius melodus) along the Great Lakes shoreline in the 
proximity of Grand Marais and Gulliver, Michigan. Take is in the form 
of nest monitoring and protection activities and abandoned egg salvage 
for the purpose of cooperating with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
on captive breeding and release. Proposed activities are aimed at 
enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212423.
Applicant: Jessica Brzyski, Cincinnati, Ohio.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (collect) federally 
threatened Virginia Spirea (Spireaea virginiana) on Federal lands in 
Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Proposed collection of leaf 
tissue and seeds for recovery research is for the enhancement of 
propagation and survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212420.
Applicant: John Vucetich, Houghton, Michigan.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; salvage) gray wolf (Canis lupus) within Isle Royale National 
Park, Michigan, for recovery research aimed at enhancement of the 
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212425.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) throughout the range 
of the species (Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Ohio) 
to document presence or absence of the species. Activities are proposed 
to enable wind energy project proponents to avoid impacts to the 
species in the interest of enhancing survival of the species in the 
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212427.
Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens) and Ozark 
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townscendii ingens) throughout Ohio, 
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Illinois. The activities 
proposed under this permit application include presence or absence 
surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and 
evaluation of potential impacts of proposed projects. Activities are 
proposed for enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212430.
Applicant: Dr. Francesca Cuthbert, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take piping plover in 
Michigan and Wisconsin. The research entails capture and marking of 
piping plovers, erecting nesting enclosures to

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improve nesting success, and salvaging eggs and nestlings to enhance 
the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE182430.
Applicant: Nicholas Owens, Oak Brook, Illinois.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) federally listed mussels within the State of Iowa. Species 
included on Mr. Owens' existing permit are: Fanshell (Cyprogenia 
stegaria), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), Higgins' Eye (Lampsilis 
higginsii), orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), rough pigtoe 
(Pleurobema plenum), and Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa 
rangiana). Proposed activities are for enhancement of the survival of 
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE152002.
Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Louisville, Kentucky.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus 
coloratus) and bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) to the list of 
approved species on their existing fish and wildlife permit. Activities 
for the Carolina northern flying squirrel are proposed for Tennessee, 
North Carolina, and Virginia. Activities for the bog turtle are 
proposed for Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and 
Virginia. Proposed surveys are aimed at enhancement of the survival of 
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212435.
Applicant: David Zanatta, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, 
Michigan.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Northern riffleshell and Clubshell in the Black River watershed and St. 
Joseph River watershed in the State of Michigan. Proposed surveys to 
determine species presence and abundance are aimed at enhancement of 
the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE023664.
Applicant: Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, 
Ohio.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to authorize personnel to 
work under the authority of their existing permit for federally listed 
bat species. The proposed amendment is for the enhancement of survival 
of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE212440.
Applicant: Bat Conservation and Management, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats and gray bats within Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and 
Ohio. Proposed activities include presence/absence surveys, studies to 
document habitat use, and population monitoring in the interest of 
recovery and enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE842313.
Applicant: Dr. Everett D. Cashatt, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 
Illinois.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect) Hines' 
emerald dragonfly in Missouri and to include additional personnel in 
activities authorized on his existing fish and wildlife permit. The 
proposed activities are for scientific research in the interest of 
species recovery.

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 street 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 (516 DM6 Appendix 1, 
1.4C(1)).

    Dated: April 10, 2009.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
[FR Doc. E9-8819 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
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