[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5483-5485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01575]



[[Page 5483]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2012-N306: FXES11130300000F3-234-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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 public comment before issuing these 
permits.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before February 25, 
2013.

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: TE049738

Applicant: Third Rock Consultants, LLC, Lexington, KY
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis 
grisescens), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii 
virginianus), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and 
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), and the following 
Federally listed fish and mussel species:

Erimystax cahni..................  Slender chub.
Etheostoma chienense.............  Relict darter.
Etheostoma percnurum.............  Duskytail darter.
Hybopsis monacha.................  Spotfin chub.
Notropis albizonatus.............  Palezone shiner.
Phoxinus cumberlandensis.........  Blackside dace.
Noturus flavipinnis..............  Yellowfin madtom.
Noturus stanauli.................  Pygmy madtom.
Scaphirhynchus albus.............  Pallid sturgeon.
Alasmidonta atropurpurea.........  Cumberland elktoe.
Cyprogenia stegaria..............  Fanshell.
Dromus dromas....................  Dromedary pearlymussel.
Epioblasma brevidens.............  Cumberland combshell.
Epioblasma capsaeformis..........  Oyster mussel.
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata...  Purple cat's paw.
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.....  Northern riffleshell.
Lampsilis orbiculata (=l.          Pink mucket.
 abrupta).
Obovaria retusa..................  Ring pink.
Pegias fibula....................  Littlewing pearlymussel.
Plethobasus cooperianus..........  Orangefoot pimpleback.
Pleurobema clava.................  Clubshell.
Pleurobema gibberum..............  Cumberland pigtoe.
Pleurobema plenum................  Rough pigtoe.
Potamilus capax..................  Fat pocketbook.
Quadrula intermedia..............  Cumberland monkeyface.
Villosa perpurpurea..............  Purple bean.
Villosa trabilis.................  Cumberland bean.
 

    Activities are proposed throughout the range of the species in 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and 
Tennessee. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild through surveys to document presence/absence of 
the species, population monitoring, and evaluation of potential impacts 
to the species.

Permit Application Number: TE839763

Applicant: John O. Whitaker, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and gray bats throughout the range of the 
species. Proposed activities are for scientific research aimed at 
recovery of the species and enhancement of survival in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE106220

Applicant: Brianne L. Walters, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 
IN
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats within the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. 
Proposed activities are for scientific research aimed at recovery of 
the species and enhancement of survival in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE151109

Applicant: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, 
Columbus, OH
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
American burying beetles in the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are 
for the conservation and recovery of the species, including population 
monitoring, habitat management,

[[Page 5484]]

captive breeding, and release to the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE042946

Applicant: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, James M. Garvey, 
P.I., Carbondale, IL
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) pallid sturgeon within the Mississippi River from St. Louis, 
Missouri, to the mouth of the Ohio River. Proposed activities are for 
the recovery and survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE10891A

Applicant: Illinois State Museum Research and Collection Center, Dr. 
Everett Cashatt, P.I., Springfield, IL
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to add certain activities 
to an existing permit for the Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora 
hineana) to estimate population size in the interest of recovery of the 
species.

Permit Application Number: TE182436

Applicant: Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Indiana bat throughout Illinois. Proposed activities are 
for the documentation of species presence and habitat use, population 
monitoring, and evaluation of impacts to enhance recovery and survival 
of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38835A

Applicant: Land Conservancy of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass/harm) the 
Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the context of 
habitat management to benefit the species in Kent County, Michigan. 
Proposed activities include management and monitoring of the species in 
the interest of conservation and recovery.

Permit Application Number: TE174388

Applicant: Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Toledo, OH
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass/harm) the 
Karner blue butterfly in the context of habitat management to benefit 
the species within the properties owned and managed by Metroparks of 
the Toledo Area in Ohio. Proposed activities include management and 
monitoring of the species in the interest of conservation and recovery.

Permit Application Number: TE088720

Applicant: George T. Watters, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, sample 
and release; propagate and release) Federally endangered mussels within 
the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for scientific 
research in the interest of species recovery and for enhancement of 
populations through captive propagation and release.

Permit Application Number: TE38821A

Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Louisville, KY
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Indiana bat, gray bat, Virginia big-eared bat, Ozark big-
eared bat, Federally listed mussels, and Copperbelly watersnake 
(Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) throughout Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 
South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
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: TE38862A

Applicant: George R. Cunningham, Omaha, NE
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) within the States of Iowa, 
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Proposed 
activities are for the purpose of presence/absence determination and 
population monitoring to enhance the recovery and survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE839777

Applicant: Don R. Helms, Helms & Associates, Bellevue, IA
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; capture and relocate) endangered mussels throughout the States 
of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin. The following mussel species are included in the requested 
permit renewal: Clubshell, fanshell, fat pocketbook, Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), northern riffleshell, orangefoot 
pimpleback, pink mucket pearlymussel, purple cat's paw pearlymussel, 
rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), rough 
pigtoe, scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon), snuffbox (Epioblasma 
triquetra), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), spectaclecase 
(Cumberlandia monodonta), white cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma 
obliquata perobliqua), and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa). 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38837A

Applicant: Cardno JFNew, Walkerton, IN
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and Virginia big-eared bats 
throughout the range of the species. Proposed activities are for the 
enhancement of recovery and survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38793A

Applicant: Kenneth S. Mierzwa, Eureka, CA
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
the Hine's emerald dragonfly throughout the range of the species, 
including Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of recovery and 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02365A

Applicant: Lynn W. Robbins, Southwest Missouri State University, 
Springfield, MO
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, sample, 
and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and Ozark big-eared bats 
throughout the range of the species in the States of Arkansas, Iowa, 
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio. Proposed activities are for 
scientific research, 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: TE06822A

Applicant: Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy, Marquette, MI
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Piping Plover 
(Charadrius melodus) within Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Proposed 
activities involve protection of nests and adults, collection, and 
participating in captive rearing/release in accordance with

[[Page 5485]]

USFWS protocols. Activities proposed are for the recovery of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE106217

Applicant: Toledo Zoological Society, Toledo, OH
    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: TE43541A

Applicant: Dr. Francesca Cuthbert, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 
MN
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; capture and rear) piping plover in Michigan and Wisconsin. The 
research entails capture and marking of piping plovers, erecting 
nesting exclosures to improve nesting success, salvaging orphaned eggs 
and nestlings, and captive rearing and release. Proposed activities are 
for the enhancement and recovery of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE94321A

Applicant: Brian J. O'Neill, Deerfield, IL
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
following listed species throughout their range, within the States of 
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin: Palezone shiner, 
blackside dace, relict darter, tuxedo darter (Etheostoma lemniscatum), 
cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae), scioto madtom (Noturus 
trautmani), pallid sturgeon, cumberland elktoe, fanshell, dromedary 
pearlymussel, cumberland combshell, oyster mussel, tan riffleshell 
(Epioblasma florentina walkeri), Purple cat's paw, White cat's paw, 
northern riffleshell, tubercled blossom (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), 
cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), pink mucket, Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel, scaleshell, ring pink, littlewing pearlymussel, white 
wartyback (Plethobasus cicatricosus), orangefoot pimpleback, clubshell, 
rough pigtoe, fat pocketbook, winged mapleleaf, cumberland bean, 
sheepnose, snuffbox, spectaclecase, and rayed bean. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE207523

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy--Michigan Chapter, Lansing, MI
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass/harm 
through habitat management; census and monitoring) Mitchell's satyr 
butterflies (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii), Karner blue butterflies, 
and Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) within the State of Michigan. 
Proposed activities are for the conservation and recovery of the 
species through habitat management.

Permit Application Number: TE94330A

Applicant: Robert A. Krebs, Cleveland Heights, OH
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
snuffbox, rayed bean, purple cat's paw, clubshell, northern 
riffleshell, fanshell, pink mucket, sheepnose, and rabbitsfoot 
(Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica) throughout the State of Ohio. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and 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, 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: January 18, 2013.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-01575 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P