[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16255-16256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6643]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2012-N068; 40120-1112-0000-F2]


Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal 
permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we 
invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at 
the address given below, by April 19, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with the 
applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of 
the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who 
submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following 
office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, 
GA 30345 (Attn: Cameron Shaw, Permit Coordinator).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Shaw, telephone 904/731-3191; 
facsimile 904/731-3045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the 
following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with 
endangered and threatened species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 
17. This notice is provided under section 10(c) of the Act.
    If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the 
following methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife 
Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic 
mail (email) to: [email protected]. Please include your name and 
return address in your email message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the Fish and Wildlife Service that we have received 
your email message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed 
above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, you may 
hand deliver comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service office listed 
above (see ADDRESSES section).
    Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Permit Application Number: TE-206872

    Applicant: Joy O'Keefe, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 
Indiana.
    Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of gray bats 
(Myotis grisescens) for the purpose of conducting presence/absence 
surveys and collecting scientific data. This work will be conducted 
throughout the range of this species.

Permit Application Number: TE-206886

    Applicant: Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mines, Frankfort, 
Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys and to conduct scientific studies on the following species:
    Indiana bat Myotis sodalis.
    Gray bat Myotis grisescens.
    Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus.
    Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii ingens.
    Relict Darter Etheostoma chienense.
    Blackside dace Chrosomus cumberlandensis.
    This work will be carried out on lands under the authority of the 
Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mines.

Permit Application Number: TE-65002A

    Applicant: Robert Oney, Winchester, Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys and to conduct scientific studies on the following species:
    Indiana bat Myotis sodalis.
    Gray bat Myotis grisescens.
    Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus.
    This work will be carried out in Kentucky.

Permit Application Number: TE-65346A

    Applicant: Matthew Roberts, Berea Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of gray bats 
(Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bats (Myotis

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sodalis) for the purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys and 
collecting scientific data. This work will be conducted throughout the 
range of these species.

Permit Application Number: TE-139474

    Applicant: FTN Associates, LTD., Little Rock, Arkansas.
    Applicant requests authorization for non-lethal take of American 
burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) while conducting presence/
absence surveys in the State of Kansas.

Permit Application Number: TE-65550A

    Applicant: Dale Gawlik, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 
Florida.
    Applicant requests authorization to capture and collect biological 
specimens from wood storks (Mycteria Americana) while conducting 
scientific research in Dade and Collier Counties, Florida.

Permit Application Number: TE-171516

    Applicant: Copperhead Environmental Consulting, Paint Lick, 
Kentucky.
    Applicant requests the addition of Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and 
Ohio to the location authorized for conducting presence/absence surveys 
and scientific investigation on listed freshwater mussel species and 
authorization to conduct presence/absence surveys for the blackside 
dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis).

Permit Application Number: TE-65968A

    Applicant: Jason Dickey, Tallahassee, Florida.
    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys on the following freshwater mussel species:
    Fat threeridge Amblema neislerii.
    Shinyrayed pocketbook Hamiota subangulata.
    Gulf moccasinshell Medionidus penicillatus.
    Ochlockonee moccasinshell Medionidus simpsonianus.
    Oval pigtoe Pleurobema pyriforme.
    Chipola slabshell Elliptio chipolaensis.
    Purple bankclimber Margaritifera marrianae.
    These surveys will be conducted in Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Permit Application Number: TE-66039A

    Applicant: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Benton, Arkansas.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (non-lethally) the Ozark 
hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop) for the purpose of 
scientific research. This activity will take place in Arkansas.

    Dated: March 5, 2012.
Mark J. Musaus,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-6643 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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