[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18307-18309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07228]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2014-N054; 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

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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 May 1, 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 complete application to the 
address shown in ADDRESSES.

Permit Applications

    Permit Application Number: TE06820A.
    Applicant: Russell A. Benedict, Central College, Pella, IA.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and gray bat (Myotis grisescens) 
within the States of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of 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) the following mussel 
species within 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:

                                                 Mussel Species
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Clubshell.......................................  Pleurobema clava.
Dwarf wedgemussel...............................  Alasmidonta heterodon.
Fanshell........................................  Cyprogenia stegaria.
Fat pocketbook..................................  Potamilus capax.
Higgins' eye pearlymussel.......................  Lampsilis higginsii.
Northern riffleshell............................  Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Orange-footed pimpleback........................  Plethobasus cooperianus.
Ouachita Rock pocketbook........................  Arkansia wheeleri.
Pink mucket pearlymussel........................  Lampsilis abrupta.
Rayed bean......................................  Villosa fabalis.
Rink pink.......................................  Obovaria retusa.
Rough pigtoe....................................  Pleurobema plenum.
Scaleshell......................................  Leptodea leptodon.
Spectaclecase...................................  Cumberlandia monodonta.
Spectacled pocketbook...........................  Lampsilis streckeri.
Sheepnose.......................................  Plethobasus cyphyus.
Snuffbox........................................  Epioblasma triquetra.
Winged mapleleaf................................  Quadrula fragosa.
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    Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE60958A.
    Applicant: Bat Calls Identification, Inc., Kansas City, MO.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bat, gray bat, Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus 
townsendii ingens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii 
virginianus) within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 
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, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE48835A.
    Applicant: Applied Science and Technology, Inc., Brighton, MI.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) snuffbox, rayed bean, clubshell, and northern 
riffleshell mussels within the States of Michigan and Ohio. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE38842A
    Applicant: Sanders Environmental, Inc., Bellefonte, PA.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bat within the States of Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE26707B
    Applicant: Paige N. Anderson, Yutan, NE.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) within 
the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE77313A
    Applicant: Egret Environmental Consulting, LLC, Athens, OH.
    The applicant requests a permit, with amendments, to take the 
following species: Indiana bats, gray bats, northern long-eared bats, 
Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), American burying 
beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), and Mitchell's satyr butterfly 
(Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) within the States of Alabama, 
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New 
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,

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Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE31055B
    Applicant: Kory M. Armstrong, Springfield, MO.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bat, gray bat, and northern long-eared bat within the States of 
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, 
Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE31208A
    Applicant: Lewis and Associates, LLC, Borden, IN.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle, 
and release) Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) within 
Monroe County, Illinois, for the purpose of conducting census of 
populations in cave stream communities. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE66724A
    Applicant: Cleveland Metroparks, Timothy Krynak, P.I., Parma, OH.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bat within Cuyahoga, Medina, and Summit Counties, 
Ohio. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE31078B
    Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, MO.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle, 
and release) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) within the middle 
Mississippi River adjacent to Scott County, Missouri (RM 38.4-39.4), 
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (RM 58.0-60.0), Perry County, Missouri 
(RM 100.0-104.0), and Liberty Island (near RM 100.0), Monroe County, 
Illinois, for the purpose of evaluating flex pipe restoration and 
conducting population census. Proposed activities are for the recovery 
and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE62334A
    Applicant: Mark Hove, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and hold) winged 
mapleleaf, Higgins' eye pearlymussel, sheepnose, snuffbox, and 
spectaclecase mussel species occurring in the Mississippi and St. Croix 
River watersheds in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin for 
scientific research. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE10887A
    Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Porter, IN.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture, house, breed, handle, and release) Karner blue butterfly 
(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) within the State of Indiana. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE31355B
    Applicant: Brooke Ann Hines, Paris, KY.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bat, gray bat, northern long-eared bat, Virginia big-eared bat, 
and Ozark big-eared bat within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, 
Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and 
Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
    Permit Application Number: TE06846A
    Applicant: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Washington, DC.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take 
(capture, band/tag, and release) the Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica 
kirtlandii) throughout the State of Michigan. 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: March 24, 2014.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-07228 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 a.m.]
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