[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24432-24433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09714]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2013-N090; 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 May 28, 2013.

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: David Dell, Permit Coordinator).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dell, Permit Coordinator, 
telephone 404-679-7313; facsimile 404-678-7081.

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). Finally, you may hand-
deliver comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service office listed above 
(see ADDRESSES).
    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: TE00657B

Applicant: Douglas Shelton, Mobile, Alabama.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and transport) 68 species of freshwater mussels, 12 species of 
freshwater snails, and 3 species of terrestrial snails throughout 
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, 
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of 
conducting presence/absence/population surveys and assisting in species 
recovery efforts.

Permit Application Number: TE148282

Applicant: Jack Wilhide, Richmond, Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark, apply 
transmitters, track, survey, and collect tissues) Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), Virginia big-eared bat 
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) and Ozark big-eared bat (C. t. 
ingens) in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, West 
Virginia, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, New York, Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, and Michigan while conducting presence/absence surveys, 
studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring.

Permit Application Number: TE01335B

Applicant: Emma Willcox, Knoxville, Tennessee.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (capture, handle, collect 
tissues, release, and monitor) Indiana bat (M. sodalis) and gray bat 
(M. grisescens) in Tennessee.

Permit Application Number: TE97394A

Applicant: Zachary Couch, Pleasureville, Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark, apply 
transmitters, track, survey, and collect tissues) Indiana bat (M. 
sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat (C. t. 
virginianus), for the purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys 
and assisting in species recovery efforts. These activities may be 
conducted throughout Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio, 
Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia.

Permit Application Number: TE02206B

Applicant: Kefyn Catley, Sylva, North Carolina.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (harass) spruce-fir moss 
spider (Microhexura montivaga) during habitat studies in North Carolina 
and Virginia.

Permit Application Number: TE02200B

Applicant: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia.
    Applicant requests authorization to collect seeds of swamp pink 
(Helonias bullata), relict trillium (Trillium reliquum), and Tennessee 
yellow-eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis) from Federal lands for long-
term conservation storage and potential propagation if needed for 
restoration and recovery activities.

Permit Application Number: TE00657B

Applicant: Jeff Selby, Decatur, Alabama.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (survey, capture, handle, 
tag, release) 56 freshwater mussel species, 5 snail species, 7 fish 
species, and 1 species of turtle for the purpose of conducting 
presence/absence/population surveys and assisting in species recovery 
efforts.

Permit Application Number: TE13844A

Applicant: Aquatic Resources, Lexington, Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to survey for Indiana bat (M. 
sodalis) throughout the species range for the purpose of conducting 
presence/absence/population surveys and assisting in species recovery 
efforts.

Permit Application Number: TE134265

Applicant: SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Florida.

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    Applicant requests authorization to receive and retain, for greater 
than 45 days, Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 
(Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green 
(Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley 
(Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles for veterinary treatment, release, 
educational display, or euthanasia under certain conditions.

Permit Application Number: TE810274

Applicant: Eco Tech, Louisville, Kentucky.
    Applicant requests authorization to take (capture, handle, release) 
freshwater mussels (Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), 
spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), snuffbox (Epioblasma 
triquetra), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), rayed bean (Villosa 
fabalis)) and fish (Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susannae)), for the 
purpose of conducting presence/absence surveys and assisting in species 
recovery efforts. Activities may occur throughout the species' ranges 
in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, 
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

    Dated: April 16, 2013.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director.
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