[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69891-69893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28300]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2012-N270; FXES11130300000F3-134-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 (USFWS), 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

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public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before December 21, 
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: TE38856A

Applicant: Skelly & Loy, Inc., Harrisburg, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis 
grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii 
virginianus) throughout the ranges of the species. Proposed activities 
are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE89557A

Applicant: URS Corporation, Cleveland, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
following endangered mussel species: Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), 
sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia 
monodonta), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), snuffbox (Epioblasma 
triquetra), Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), fat 
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), pink mucket pearlymussel (Lampsilis 
abrupta), and rayed bean (Villosa fabalis). Proposed activities would 
occur throughout the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin and include presence/absence 
surveys to enhance the recovery and survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE89559A

Applicant: URS Corporation, Cleveland, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Indiana bat throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the documentation of 
presence/probable absence of the species and documentation of habitat 
use to enhance the recovery and survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE105320

Applicant: Tragus Environmental Consulting, Inc., Akron, OH.

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

Permit Application Number: TE206781

Applicant: Ecological Specialists, Inc., O'Fallon, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment, to take 
(capture and release; capture and relocate) endangered mussels 
throughout the States of Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, 
Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The following mussel species are 
included: Clubshell, dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), 
fanshell, fat pocketbook, Higgins' eye pearlymussel, northern 
riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orange-foot pimpleback 
(Plethobasus cooperianus), Ouachita rock pocketbook (Arkansia 
wheeleri), pink mucket pearlymussel, rayed bean, ring pink (Obovaria 
retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), scaleshell (Leptodea 
leptodon), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), spectaclecase, 
spectacled pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri), sheepnose, and snuffbox. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE07730A

Applicant: Redwing Ecological Services, Inc.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment, to take 
(capture and release) the following listed species throughout their 
ranges, within the States of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and 
Wisconsin: Palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus), blackside dace 
(Phoxinus cumberlandensis), relict darter (Etheostoma chienense), 
tuxedo darter (Etheostoma lemniscatum), cumberland darter (Etheostoma 
susanae), scioto madtom (Noturus trautmani), pallid sturgeon 
(Scaphirrhynchus albus), cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), 
fanshell, dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), cumberlandian 
combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster mussel (Epioblasma 
capsaeformis), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri), catspaw 
(Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), White catspaw (Epioblasma obliquata 
perobliqua), northern riffleshell, tubercled blossom (Epioblasma 
torulosa torulosa), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), pink 
mucket, Higgins' eye pearlymussel, scaleshell, ring pink, littlewing 
pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), white wartyback (Plethobasus 
cicatricosus), orangefoot pimpleback, clubshell, rough pigtoe, fat 
pocketbook, winged mapleleaf, cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis), 
spectaclecase, snuffbox, sheepnose, and rayed bean. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE89558A

Applicant: Shannon E. Romeling, Valdez, NM.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Indiana bat, gray bat, Virginia big-eared bat, and Ozark big-eared bat 
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) throughout the ranges of the species. 
Proposed activities are for the documentation of presence/probable 
absence of the species and documentation of habitat use to enhance the 
recovery and survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06809A

Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station (Dr. Sybill 
Amelon, P.I.), Columbia, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect) gray 
bats in Missouri for scientific purposes in the interest of recovery of 
the species through study of white-nose syndrome in the species.

Permit Application Number: TE38785A

Applicant: Merrill B. Tawse, Mansfield, OH.

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

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documentation of presence/probable absence of the species and 
documentation of habitat use to enhance the recovery and survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE31310A

Applicant: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) within the State of 
Minnesota. Proposed activities are for the purpose of population 
monitoring to enhance the recovery and survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE206783

Applicant: Marlo M. Perdicas, Marshallville, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and gray bats throughout the ranges of the 
species. Proposed activities are for the documentation of presence/
probable absence of the species and documentation of habitat use to 
enhance the recovery and 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, 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.

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-28300 Filed 11-20-12; 8:45 am]
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