[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13666-13668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05197]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2014-N025; 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 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 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: Angela Romito, Permit Coordinator). How 
to Submit Comments: See Submitting Comments, under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Romito, Permit Coordinator, by 
telephone at 404-679-7101, or by facsimile at 404-679-7081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction

    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.

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Submitting Comments

    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 send them 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).

Public Availability of Comments

    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 Applications

Permit Application Number: TE79580A

    Applicant: Jason Butler, Lexington, Kentucky

    The applicant requests authorization to amend his permit to take 
(capture, mark, apply transmitters, track, survey) the Indiana bat 
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), 
gray bat (M. grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus 
townsendii virginianus) in Kentucky, while conducting presence/absence 
surveys, studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring.

Permit Application Number: TE23583B

Applicant: Holly Ober, Quincy, Florida

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark, apply 
transmitters, track, survey) the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops 
floridanus) in Florida, while conducting presence/absence surveys, 
studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring.

Permit Application Number: TE171545

Applicant: Ronald K. Redman, Benton, Arkansas

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, and 
release gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), 
northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and Ozark big-eared 
bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), to survey for occurrences 
throughout Arkansas.

Permit Application Number: TE24030B-0

Applicant: Magdalena Rodriguez, Miami, Florida

    The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary 
treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens 
of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), 
and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. Treatment facilities are 
at the Miami Seaquarium, but specimens may be accepted from authorized 
sources throughout Florida and other southeastern states.

Permit Application Number: TE24053B-0

Applicant: Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Panacea, Florida

    The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary 
treatment, tag, retain unreleasable specimens, or euthanize specimens 
of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), green (Chelonia mydas), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) 
sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at the Gulf Specimen Marine 
Laboratory, but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources 
throughout Florida and other southeastern states.

Permit Application Number: TE24343B

Applicant: EGIS, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas

    The applicant requests authorization to take the American burying 
beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) while surveying for its occurrence 
throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Permit Application Number: TE011542-9

Applicant: Conservation Fisheries Incorporated. Knoxville, Tennessee

    The applicant requests authorization to renew their existing permit 
to take endangered fish species for captive propagation, genetic 
research, presence/absence surveys, and other research activities. The 
applicant has also requested to amend their current permit to add the 
diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) and spring pygmy sunfish 
(Elassoma alabamae) to their list of species and to increase amount of 
take for boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti) from 12 adults to 16 adults 
throughout the range of these species.

Permit Application Number: TE-91366A

Applicant: Dr. Paul Stewart, Troy, Alabama

    Applicant requests authorization to add waters of the State of 
Florida to their existing permit authorizing take (capture, 
translocate, collect voucher specimens, and release) of aquatic 
species.

Permit Application Number: TE-91373A

Applicant: Jonathan Miller, Troy, Alabama

    Applicant requests authorization to add waters of the state of 
Florida their existing permit authorizing take (capture, translocate, 
collect voucher specimens, and release) of aquatic species.

Permit Application Number: TE171488-2

Applicant: Walt Disney World Living Seas, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

    The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary 
treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens 
of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) 
sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at Walt Disney World Living Seas, 
but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources throughout 
Florida and other southeastern states.

Permit Application Number: TE20020A-3

Applicant: Dr. Reed Noss, University of Central Florida, TE-20020A

    The applicant requests authorization to take Florida grasshopper 
sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) through capture and 
banding. This activity will take place on State and Federal lands in 
Okeechobee, Osceola, Highlands, and Polk Counties, Florida.

Permit Application Number: TE25057B-0

Applicant: Nicole Angeli, College Station, Texas

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark, 
measure, collect tissue, track, survey) the Saint Croix ground lizard 
(Ameiva polops) in Saint Croix, while conducting population and genetic 
studies.

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Permit Application Number: TE102292-10

Applicant: Jeremy Jackson, Richmond, Kentucky

    The applicant requests authorization to amend his current permit to 
take (capture, mark, apply transmitters, track, survey) the Indiana bat 
(Myotis sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat 
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, 
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Georgia, and Mississippi, while 
conducting presence/absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, 
and population monitoring.

Permit Application Number: TE054963-6

Applicant: Heather Barron, Sanibel, Florida

    The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary 
treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens 
of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), 
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) 
sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at CROW Wildlife Hospital, but 
specimens may be accepted from authorized sources throughout Florida 
and other southeastern states.

Permit Application Number: TE26395B-0

Applicant: Montgomery Zoo, Montgomery, Alabama

    The applicant requests authorization to purchase in interstate 
commerce six American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) from Jerry Motta, 
Bushnell, Florida.

Permit Application Number: TE-27608B

Applicant: McGehee Engineering Incorporated, Jasper, Alabama

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys and other research activities on aquatic species throughout 
Alabama. The applicant also requests authorization to capture, examine, 
and release gray bat (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis), to survey for occurrences throughout Alabama.

    Dated: February 24, 2014.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Regional Director.
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