[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47814-47815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22375]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2009-N190; 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 October 19, 
2009.

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:

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 17. Submit your written data, comments, or 
request for a copy of the complete application to the address shown in 
ADDRESSES. When submitting comments, please refer to the appropriate 
permit application number.

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Permit Applications

Permit Application Number: TE224720

Applicant: ABR, Inc., Environmental Research & Services, Forest Grove, 
Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass through capture and 
release; collection of hair and tissue samples) Indiana bats (Myotis 
sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) throughout the States of 
Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 
Proposed activities under this permit application include surveys to 
document species' presence or absence in areas proposed for wind-energy 
development, studies to document habitat use, collection of 
echolocation data and hair/tissue sampling for scientific research. The 
applicant's proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of the 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE224719

Applicant: Richard B. King, DeKalb, Illinois.

    The applicant requests renewal of a permit to take the Lake Erie 
water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) in the State of Ohio. Proposed 
activities include capture and release of snakes, insertion of PIT tags 
or radio transmitters, blood sampling, stomach sampling, and 
temporarily holding snakes for scientific study or public exhibition. 
These proposed activities are for enhancement of the survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE226335

Applicant: Michael C. Quist, Ames, Iowa.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Topeka shiner (Notropis 
topeka) in the State of Iowa. Proposed activities include capture and 
release to determine presence or absence of the species and to study 
species' distribution. The applicant also proposes to take voucher 
specimens to document presence of the species in formerly undocumented 
sites or in sites where documentation is over 20 years old. These 
proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species 
in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE195082-1

Applicant: Thomas E. Tomasi, Springfield, Missouri.

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to add Virginia 
big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) to the list of 
species covered by the permit. In addition, this amendment request 
seeks authorization to capture and temporarily hold Virginia big-eared 
bats and gray bats at Missouri State University for a period of five 
months during hibernation. Bats are proposed to be captured from caves 
in Missouri and Kentucky and will be returned unharmed to point of 
capture at the end of the hibernation period. The proposed research 
activity is aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Public Comments

    We seek 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 proposed activities in these permits are 
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 
1.4C(1)).

    Dated: September 11, 2009.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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