[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3853-3856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01264]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2014-N002; FXES11130300000F3-145-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 public comment before issuing these 
permits.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before February 24, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 
Attn: Karl Tinsley, 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: Karl Tinsley, (612) 713-5330.

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 part 17. Submit your written data, 
comments, or request for a copy of the

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complete application to the address shown in ADDRESSES.

Permit Applications

Permit Application Number: TE48832A
Applicant: Kevin J. Roe, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release; non-destructive sampling) scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon) and 
pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta) mussels within the States of Alabama, 
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. 
Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species 
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE151107
Applicant: Redwing Ecological Services, Inc., Louisville, KY.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens), 
Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), and 
Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) within the States 
of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed 
activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02651A
Applicant: The Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 
americanus) within the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are for the 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE217351
Applicant: Katrina L. Schultes, USDA-Forest Service, Nelsonville, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, 
and northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) within the States 
of Ohio and Kentucky. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE234121
Applicant: Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, WY.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and Virginia 
big-eared bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE08603A
Applicant: Michelle Malcosky, Hudson, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats throughout the species' range within the States 
of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West 
Virginia. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE049738
Applicant: Third Rock Consultants, LLC, Lexington, KY.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) the Indiana bat, gray bat, Virginia big-eared 
bat, Ozark big-eared bat, American burying beetle, and the following 
Federally listed fish and mussel species:

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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. abrupta)......  Pink mucket
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
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    Activities are proposed throughout the range of the species within 
the States of 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

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evaluation of potential impacts to the species.
Permit Application Number: TE235639
Applicant: Davey Resource Group, Kent, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats within the States of Alabama, 
Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06801A
Applicant: Pittsburgh Wildlife & Environmental, Inc., McDonald, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats and gray bats within 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: TE02373A
Applicant: Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, 
OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, 
Ozark big-eared bats, northern long-eared bats, Running buffalo clover 
(Trifolium stoloniferum), Northeastern bulrush (Scirpus 
ancistrocheatus), and the following mussel species:

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Alasmidonta atropurpurea................  Cumberland elktoe
Alasmidonta heterodon...................  Dwarf wedgemussel
Cyprogenia stegaria.....................  Fanshell
Cumberlandia monodonta..................  Spectaclecase
Dromus dromas...........................  Dromedary pearlymussel
Epioblasma brevidens....................  Cumberland combshell
Epioblasma capsaeformis.................  Oyster mussel
Epioblasma florentina florentina........  Yellow blossom
Epioblasma florentina walkeri...........  Tan riffleshell
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata..........  Purple catspaw
Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua.........  White catspaw
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana............  Northern riffleshell
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa............  Tubercled-blossom pearlymussel
Epioblasma triquetra....................  Snuffbox
Hemistena lata..........................  Cracking pearlymussel
Lampsilis abrupta.......................  Pink mucket
Leptodea leptodon.......................  Scaleshell
Obovaria retusa.........................  Ring pink
Pegias fibula...........................  Littlewing pearlymussel
Plethobasus cicatricosus................  White wartyback pearlymussel
Plethobasus cooperianus.................  Orangefoot pimpleback
Plethobasus cyphyus.....................  Sheepnose
Pleurobema clava........................  Clubshell
Pleurobema collina......................  James spiny mussel
Pleurobema plenum.......................  Rough pigtoe
Potamilus capax.........................  Fat pocketbook
Quadrula cylindrical strigillata........  Rough rabbitsfoot
Quadrula fragosa........................  Winged mapleleaf
Villosa fabalis.........................  Rayed bean
Villosa trabilis........................  Cumberland bean
Epioblasma florentina curtisi...........  Curtis' pearly mussel
Lampsilis powellii......................  Arkansas fatmucket
Lampsilis virescens.....................  Alabama lampmussel
Alasmidonta raveneliana.................  Appalachian elktoe
Quadrula sparsa.........................  Appalachian monkeyface
                                           pearlymussel
Lemiox rimosus..........................  Birdwing pearlymussel
Medionidus parvulus.....................  Coosa moccasinshell
Quadrula intermedia.....................  Cumberland monkeyface
                                           pearlymussel
Pleurobema gibberum.....................  Cumberland pigtoe
Lampsilis altilis.......................  Fineline pocketbook
Fusconaia cuneolus......................  Finerayed pigtoe
Ptychobranchus subtentum................  Fluted kidneyshell
Pleurobema hanleyianum..................  Georgia pigtoe
Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum........  Green bloom pearlymussel
Pleurobema perovatum....................  Ovate clubshell
Toxolasma cylindrellus..................  Pale Lilliput pearlymussel
Villosa perpurpurea.....................  Purple bean
Quadrula cylindrical cylindrical........  Rabbitsfoot
Fusconaia Cor...........................  Shiny pigtoe
Pleuronaia dolabelloides................  Slabside pearlymussel
Epioblasma othcaloogensis...............  Southern acornshell
Pleurobema georgianum...................  Southern pigtoe
Ptychobranchus greenii..................  Triangular kidneyshell
Epioblasma turgidula....................  Turgid blossom pearlyshell
Epioblasma metastriata..................  Upland combshell
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As part of the same application, the applicant also requests a permit 
renewal to take (capture and release) the following fish species:

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Cyprinella caerulea.....................  Blue shiner
Etheostoma sellare......................  Maryland darter
Percina rex.............................  Roanoke logperch
Phoxinus cumberlandensis................  Blackside Dace
Crystallaria cincotta...................  Diamond darter
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    Proposed work would take place in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, 
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed 
activities include presence/absence surveys, habitat evaluation, and 
other activity designed to enhance the survival of the species in the 
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE181256
Applicant: Lewis Environmental Consulting, LLC, Murray, KY.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) clubshell, Northern riffleshell, orange-footed pimpleback 
pearlymussel, pink mucket pearlymussel, rough pigtoe, purple cat's paw 
pearlymussel, white cat's paw pearlymussel, fanshell, fat pocketbook, 
Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), winged mapleleaf, 
rabbitsfoot, rayed bean, sheepnose, spectaclecase, snuffbox, 
scaleshell, ring pink, and white wartyback mussels within the States of 
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West 
Virginia and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE60999A
Applicant: Levi D. Miller, Logan, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats within the States of Ohio and 
Kentucky. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE24334B
Applicant: Shaylyn K. Hatch, Covington, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats within the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are for the 
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 14, 2014.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-01264 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 a.m.]
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