[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9248-9250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4166]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2010-N031; 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 March 31, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 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; or by 
electronic mail to [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 (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. Submit your written data, comments, or 
request for a copy of the complete application to the address shown in 
ADDRESSES.

Permit Applications

Permit Application Number: TE006012.
Applicant: Steven Taylor, Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural 
History Survey, Champaign, Illinois.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release, collect for scientific study and for propagation) Illinois 
cave amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) in Monroe and St. Clair Counties, 
Illinois. Activities are proposed for life history analysis and 
population assessment work aimed at enhancement of the survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE106217.
Applicant: Toledo Zoological Society, Toledo, Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and hold) 
Mitchell's satyr butterflies (Neonympha mitchelli mitchelli) for 
captive propagation and release into the wild. Activities are proposed 
in the interest of conservation and recovery of the species and 
enhancement of the survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE130900
Applicant: Enviroscience, Inc., Blacklick, Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the following unionid 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

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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) 
and the following fish species: 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) in the 
States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, 
Wisconsin, Kentucky, Florida and Georgia. Proposed activities are for 
the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02344A
Applicant: Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., Murray, Kentucky.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the following unionid species: Clubshell, Northern 
riffleshell, Orangefoot pimpleback pearlymussel, Pink mucket 
pearlymussel, Rough pigtoe, Purple cat's paw pearlymussel, White cat's 
paw pearlymussel, Fanshell, Fat pocketbook, Higgins' eye pearlymussel, 
Winged mapleleaf, and Scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon) in the States of 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, 
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and 
West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival 
of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02350A.
Applicant: J.F. New Associates, Inc., Walkerton, Indiana.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) 
throughout the States of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, 
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky to document presence/absence of 
the species and to conduct habitat use assessments. Proposed activities 
are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02360A.
Applicant: Theresa Sydney Burke, Beaver, West Virginia.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and Virginia big-eared bats 
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) throughout the range of the 
species in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities 
are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02365A.
Applicant: Lynn W. Robbins, Missouri State University, Springfield, 
Missouri.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; collect tissue samples) Indiana bats and gray bats throughout 
the range of the species in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio. 
Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species 
in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02373A
Applicant: Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, 
Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal with amendment to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, 
Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens); to take (harass) 
running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) and Northeastern 
bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus), to take (capture and release) 
Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), dwarf wedgemussel 
(Alasmidonta heterodon), Fanshell, Dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus 
dromas), Cumberland combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster mussel (E. 
capsaeformis), Curtis pearlymussel (E. florentina curtisii), yellow 
blossom (E. florentina florentina), tan riffleshell (E. florentina 
walkeri), purple cat's paw, white cat's paw, northern riffleshell, 
tubercled-blossom pearlymussel (E. torulosa torulosa), cracking 
pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), pink mucket, Arkansas fatmucket 
(Lampsilis powellii), scaleshell, ring pink (Obovaria retusa), 
Littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fibula), white wartyback pearlymussel, 
orangefoot pimpleback, clubshell, James spiny mussel (Pleurobema 
collina), rough pigtoe, fat pocketbook, rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula 
cylindrical strigillata), winged mapleleaf, and Cumberland bean 
(Villosa travilis) mussels; and to take (capture and release) diamond 
darter (Crystallaria cincotta), blue shiner, Maryland darter 
(Etheostoma sellare), Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) and blackside dace 
(Phoxinus cumberlandensis) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, 
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed 
activities are for the purpose of determining presence or absence of 
the species, population monitoring, habitat assessment, and evaluation 
of potential project impacts. Activities are aimed at the enhancement 
of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02378A.
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Higgins' eye pearlymussel in the Mississippi, St. Croix, 
Minnesota, and Wisconsin Rivers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, 
Illinois, and Missouri. Proposed activities include surveys to 
determine presence/absence of the species and to assess impacts of 
proposed projects. Proposed activities are aimed at the enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02381A.
Applicant: Mark Hove, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; potential collection of glochidia during fish-host study; 
capture and relocate) winged mapleleaf and Higgins eye pearlymussels in 
the St. Croix, Mississippi, Chippewa, and Zumbro Rivers in Minnesota 
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of survival 
of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE224720-1.
Applicant: ABR, Inc., Environmental Research & Services, Forest Grove, 
Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to permit number TE224720 
which authorizes take (harass through capture and release; collection 
of hair and tissue samples) of Indiana bats and gray bats. Applicant 
requests an

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amendment of the geographic scope of the permit to include the states 
within Region 5 of the Service: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode 
Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 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: TE839777-11.
Applicant: Don Helms, Helms & Associates, Bellevue, Iowa.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release; capture and relocate) Higgins' eye pearlymussels and 
scaleshell mussels throughout the State of South Dakota. Proposed 
activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02560A.
Applicant: Timothy C. Carter, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take 
(capture and release; collect tissue samples) Indiana bats and gray 
bats throughout the States of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for 
the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02651A.
Applicant: The Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and American burying beetles (Nicrophorus 
americanus) within the State of Ohio. Proposed activities to determine 
presence/absence of the species, to assess habitat use and monitor 
populations are for the 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: February 19, 2010.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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