[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30635-30638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2014-N091; FXES11130300000F3-145-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; 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 June 27, 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 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: TE82665A

Applicant: Melody L. Myers-Kinzie, Indianapolis, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to add 
winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) mussels, to take (capture and 
release) mussel species for the purpose of enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild. The proposed amendment also includes adding 
the State of Wisconsin to the scope of the permit.

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Permit Application Number: TE38842A

Applicant: Sanders Environmental, Inc., Bellefonte, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to add 
personnel, to take (capture and release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) 
within the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, 
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival 
and recovery of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE234121

Applicant: Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, WY.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats (Myotis grisescens), Ozark big-eared 
bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and Virginia big-eared bats 
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) 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. The proposed amendment 
is for adding personnel to the scope of the permit. Proposed activities 
are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE207526

Applicant: Columbia Environmental Research Center, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Columbia, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, sample, 
release; capture and hold) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) 
within the Missouri River and Middle Mississippi River. Proposed 
research activities are for the conservation and recovery of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE98032A

Applicant: James E. Gardner, Jefferson City, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bat, gray bat, and Ozark big-eared bat within the 
States of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The proposed amendment includes 
adding the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and the 
State of Indiana to the scope of the permit. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE21829B

Applicant: Larisa J. Bishop-Boros, Rochester, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle, 
and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, and 
Ozark big-eared bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, 
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The proposed amendment includes 
adding the northern long-eared bat and the activity of salvaging dead 
specimens. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE135297

Applicant: Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release; capture and hold) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 
americanus) within the States of Missouri and Arkansas, and at the Zoo 
facility in St. Louis, MO. The proposed amendment is for adding 
personnel to the scope of the permit. Proposed activities are for the 
propagation and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE71720A

Applicant: Forest Preserve District of Will County, Plainfield, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to include 
the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, to take (capture 
and release) Indiana bats and gray bats. Proposed activities are for 
the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE212440

Applicant: John D. Chenger, Carlisle, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Alabama, 
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, 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: TE35867B

Applicant: Lisa E. Powers, Urbana, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats at Siloam Spring State Park, Clayton, Illinois. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35859B

Applicant: Charles E. Mills, Newburgh, IN.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) interior least tern 
(Sternula antillarum anthalassos) within the State of Indiana. Proposed 
activities involve protection of nests, nesting site enhancement, and 
studying phenology. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35857B

Applicant: Jason R. Holmes, Tumwater, WA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats within the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, 
Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 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 recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35855B

Applicant: Laura E. D'Acunto, Lafayette, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats and northern long-eared bats within the State of Indiana. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE30970B

Applicant: Jeffery C. Miller, Kansas City, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats, gray bats, northern long-eared bats, Ozark big-eared 
bats, and Rafinesque big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) within 
the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 
Ohio, and Oklahoma. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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Permit Application Number: TE33521B

Applicant: Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc, Cheyenne, WY.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
following listed fish and mussel species throughout their ranges, 
within the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and 
Wisconsin:

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                                                 Mussel Species
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Appalachian elktoe..........................  Alasmidonta raveneliana.
Appalachian monkeyface......................  Quadrula sparsa.
Birdwing pearlymussel.......................  Lemiox rimosus.
Clubshell...................................  Pleurobema clava.
Cracking pearlymussel.......................  Hemistena lata.
Cumberland bean.............................  Villosa trabalis.
Cumberland elktoe...........................  Alasmidonta atropurpurea.
Cumberland monkeyface.......................  Quadrula intermedia.
Cumberland combshell........................  Epioblasma brevidens.
Dromedary pearlymussel......................  Dromus dromas.
Fanshell....................................  Cyprogenia stegaria.
Fat pocketbook..............................  Potamilus capax.
Finerayed pigtoe............................  Fusconaia cuneolus.
Fluted kidneyshell..........................  Ptychobranchus subtentum.
Higgins' eye pearlymussel...................  Lampsilis higginsii.
Littlewing pearlymussel.....................  Pegias fabula.
Northern riffleshell........................  Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Orange-footed pimpleback....................  Plethobasus cooperianus.
Oyster musselshell..........................  Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Pale lilliput...............................  Toxolasma cylindrellus.
Pink mucket pearlymussel....................  Lampsilis abrupta.
Purple bean.................................  Villosa perpurpurea.
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel...............  Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Rabbitsfoot.................................  Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica.
Rayed bean..................................  Villosa fabalis.
Rink pink...................................  Obovaria retusa.
Rough pigtoe................................  Pleurobema plenum.
Rough rabbitsfoot...........................  Quadrula cylindrica strigillata.
Scaleshell mussel...........................  Leptodea leptodon.
Sheepnose...................................  Plethobasus cyphyus.
Shiny pigtoe................................  Fusconaia cor.
Snuffbox....................................  Epioblasma triquetra.
Tan riffleshell.............................  Epioblasma florentina walkeri.
Tubercled blossom...........................  Epioblasma torulosa torulosa.
Turgid blossom..............................  Epioblasma turgidula.
White cat's paw pearlymussel................  Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua.
White wartyback.............................  Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Winged mapleleaf............................  Quadrula fragosa.
Yellow blossom..............................  Epioblasma florentina florentina.
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Spotfin chub................................  Erimonax monachus.
Slender chub................................  Erimystax cahni.
Relict darter...............................  Etheostoma chienense.
Tuxedo darter...............................  Etheostoma lemniscatum.
Marbled darter..............................  Etheostoma marmorpinnum.
Duskytail darter............................  Etheostoma percnurum.
Citico darter...............................  Etheostoma sitikuense.
Snail darter................................  Percina tanasi.
Diamond darter..............................  Crystallaria cincotta.
Cumberland darter...........................  Etheostoma susanae.
Palezone shiner.............................  Notropis albizonatus.
Blackside dace..............................  Phoxinus cumberlandensis.
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Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35517B

Applicant: Bryan D. Arnold, Jacksonville, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats, gray bats, and northern long-eared bats within the State 
of Illinois. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement 
of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35872B

Applicant: John F. Tetzloff, Upper Arlington, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
following mussel species within the State of Ohio:

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                                                 Mussel Species
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Clubshell...................................  Pleurobema clava.
Northern riffleshell........................  Epioblasma rangiana.
Fanshell....................................  Cyprogenia stegaria.
Rayed bean..................................  Villosa fabalis.
Pink Mucket.................................  Lampsilis orbiculata.
Purple cat's paw............................  Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Sheepnose...................................  Plethobasus cyphyus.
Snuffbox....................................  Epioblasma triquetra.
White cat's paw.............................  Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua.
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Proposed activities include population surveys. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35518B

Applicant: Jeremy J. Sheets, Plymouth, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats, gray bats, northern long-eared bats, and Virginia big-
eared bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Maine, 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 recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE03494B

Applicant: GAI Consultants, Inc., Erlanger, KY.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats, and Ozark 
big-eared bats throughout 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 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35520B

Applicant: Leah E. Sefton, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (including tissue removal) 
for Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) within the State of Michigan. 
Proposed activities include the removal of plant material for genetic 
analysis, and are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE98295A

Applicant: Dallas Scott Settle, DBA Alliance Consulting, Fayetteville, 
WV.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and Virginia big eared bats within 
the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West 
Virginia. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE02560A

Applicant: Timothy C. Carter, Muncie, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment, to take 
(capture and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and northern long-eared 
bats within the States of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 
Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 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: May 20, 2014.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-12261 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 a.m.]
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