[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30958-30959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13222]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2011-N111; 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 June 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 
Attn: Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological 
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Mandell, (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: TE42196A

Applicant: Illinois River Biological Station, Illinois Natural History 
Survey, Havana, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphyrinchus albus) throughout Illinois. Activities 
are proposed for long-term monitoring of fish communities in the large 
rivers of Illinois and are for the enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE43541A

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

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

Permit Application Number: TE43545A

Applicant: Shawna R. Kriegshauser, Lewistown, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Deer Ridge 
Conservation Area, Lewis County, Missouri. Proposed activities are 
aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE43555A

Applicant: Maria Gabriella Bidart-Bouzat, Bowling Green State 
University, Bowling Green, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (temporarily hold) 
Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) adults, eggs and 
larvae to test interactions with wild lupine of varying origins. 
Specimens will be received in conjunction with permitted reintroduction 
programs, and all larval specimens surviving to adults will be released 
to the wild following authorized activities. Research is proposed for 
the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE43605A

Applicant: Daniel R. Cox, Streator, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) throughout the range of the 
species. Proposed activities are for enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02365A

Applicant: Lynn W. Robbins, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.

    The applicant requests an amendment to permit number TE02365A to 
add the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) to the 
list of species covered and to add the State of Arkansas to the 
geographic scope of the permit. Proposed activities are for the 
survival and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE130900

Applicant: EnviroScience, Inc., Stow, OH.

    The applicant requests an amendment to permit number TE130900 to 
add the states of Arkansas and Tennessee to the geographic scope of the 
permit and to add the following mussel species to the permit: Arkansia 
wheeleri, Epioblasma florentina curtisii, Lampsilis powelli, Lampsilis 
streckeri, Alasmidonta

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atropupurea, Alasmidonta raveneliana, Dromus dromas, Epioblasma 
brevidens, Epioblasma capsaeformis, Epioblasma florentina walkeri, 
Epioblasma othcaloogensis, Epioblasma triquetra, Fusconaia cor, 
Fusconaia cuneolus, Hamiota altilis, Hemistena lata, Lampsilis 
virescens, Lemiox rimosus, Lexingtonia dolabelloides, Medionidus 
acutissimus, Obovaria retusa, Pegias fabula, Pleurobema gibberum, 
Pleurobema hanleyianum, Pleurobema perovatum, Ptychobrachus greenii, 
Ptychobrachus subtentum, Quadrula cylindrica strigillata, Quadrula 
fragosa, Quadrula intermedia, Quadrula sparsa, Toxolasma cylindrellus, 
Villosa purpurea, and Villosa trabilis. Proposed activities include 
surveys to document presence or absence of the species 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: May 20, 2011.
Sean Marsan,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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