[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14039-14040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5613]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2012-N052: FXES11130300000F3-123-FF03E00000]


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 April 9, 2012.

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: TE06778A

Applicant: USDA Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest (Rod 
McClanahan, P.I.), Vienna, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (capture 
and release; salvage dead specimens) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and 
Gray bats (Myotis grisescens) on federal lands in Illinois, Indiana, 
Missouri, and Ohio. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE207526

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research 
Center (Mark Wildhaber, P.I.), Columbia, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take Pallid 
Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka), and 
Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus). Proposed activities include captive 
propagation, reintroduction, scientific study, field assessments, and 
other recovery activities involving capture, handling, and holding of 
fish in the laboratory (hatchery) and in the wild. Proposed field 
activities would occur in the Missouri River, its tributaries, the 
Middle Mississippi River, Neosho River (KS) and Cottonwood River (KS).

Permit Application Number: TE06809A

Applicant: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station (Sybill 
Amelon, P.I.), Columbia, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Indiana bats, gray 
bats, and Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) 
throughout the range of the species in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, 
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for

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the recovery of the species and enhancement of survival of the species 
in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE66634A

Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, TN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) fat 
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), 
scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon), and rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrical) 
during freshwater mussel surveys to evaluate potential impacts and 
avoid harm to listed species. Activities are proposed within the 
jurisdiction of the Memphis District (USACE) in Illinois and Missouri.

Permit Application Number: TE02378A

Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, St. Paul, 
MN.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi) within 
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02344A

Applicant: Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the following freshwater mussels species: Clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava), Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa 
rangiana), Orange-footed pimpleback pearlymussel (Plethobasus 
cooperianus), Pink mucket pearlymussel, 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, Higgins' 
eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula 
fragosa), and Scaleshell within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, 
Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 
Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival and recovery of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE838715

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Operating Unit, Swanton, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Karner blue 
butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the context of habitat 
management for the recovery of the species at the Kitty Todd Nature 
Preserve, Lucas County, Ohio.

Permit Application Number: TE66724A

Applicant: Cleveland Metroparks, Timothy Krynak, P.I., Willoughby 
Hills, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats within the State of Ohio for the purpose of scientific 
research aimed at recovery of the species.

Permit Application Number: TE06820A

Applicant: Russell A. Benedict, Central College, Pella, IA

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats and gray bats within the states of Illinois, Iowa, and 
Missouri. Proposed activities are for the enhancement and recovery of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06801A

Applicant: Pittsburgh Wildlife & Environmental, Inc., McDonald, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and gray bats throughout the States of Alabama, 
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of 
survival and recovery of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38842A

Applicant: Sanders Environmental, Inc.

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

Permit Application Number: TE66727A

Applicant: Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats within Ohio for the enhancement of survival of the species 
in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE130900

Applicant: EnviroScience, Inc., Stow, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) freshwater mussel species within the States of Arkansas, 
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Take in the 
context of harass through capture during surveys within these states is 
proposed for the purpose of enhancement of survival of the species in 
the wild through evaluation of habitat use and consideration of those 
species in project planning.

Permit Application Number: TE195082

Applicant: Thomas E. Tomasi, Missouri State University, Springfield, 
MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release; capture and hold; euthanize) gray bats within the State of 
Missouri for scientific research activities aimed at recovery of the 
species and enhancement of its survival 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, email 
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: March 1, 2012.
Lynn Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
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