[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26283-26289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10985]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2015-N081; FXES11130300000-154-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 or 
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 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 
Attn: Endangered Species Permits, 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].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regional Recovery Permit Coordinator, 
by telephone at (612) 713-5343.

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, found at 50 CFR part 17. 
Submit your written data, comments, or request for a copy of the 
complete application to the mailing address or email address shown in 
ADDRESSES.

Permit Applications

Permit Application Number: TE697830-9

Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to add species listed or 
proposed for listing since January 2012, and that occur within the 
States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio 
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement 
of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE62218B

Applicant: Douglas J. Taron, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Karner blue butterfly 
(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) within the States of Illinois and Indiana. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE130900

Applicant: Gregory F. Zimmerman, EnviroScience, Inc., Stow, OH.

    The applicant requests an amendment to add dwarf wedgemussel 
(Alasmidonta heterodon), James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), 
scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia 
monodonta) to their permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery 
and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE120231

Applicant: John C. Timpone, Coeur d'Alene, ID.

    The applicant requests renewal of their permit and an amendment to 
add the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and the States 
of Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and 
South Dakota. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement 
of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE60257B

Applicant: Jason W. Crites, Missouri Department of Conservation, Cape 
Girardeau, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take grotto sculpin (Cottus 
specus) in the State of Missouri. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE60133B

Applicant: Jay T. Hatch, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Topeka shiner (Notropis 
topeka) in the State of Minnesota. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE40451B

Applicant: Katie N. Bertrand, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 
SD.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Topeka shiner (Notropis 
topeka) in the States of Minnesota and South Dakota. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE15027A

Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Columbus, OH.

    The applicant requests permit amendment to take northern long-eared 
bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and add the States of Connecticut, 
Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, 
Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 
South Dakota and Wyoming to their permit. The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE82666A

Applicant: Justin G. Boyles, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 
IL.

    The applicant requests an amendment to add the northern long-eared 
bat (Myotis septentrionalis) to their permit. The applicant also 
requests a permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE105320

Applicant: Michael D. Johnson, Tragus Environmental Consulting, Inc., 
Akron, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take the northern 
long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and add the States of 
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North 
Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wisconsin to their permit. The 
applicant also requests a permit renewal. Proposed activities are for 
the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE21831B

Applicant: Katherine L. Caldwell, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take Indiana bats 
(Myotis sodalis) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 
Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New 
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, and West Virginia. The applicant also requests a permit 
renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64241B

Applicant: Mary Thomsen, Barker Lemar Engineering Consultants, West Des 
Moines, IA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Indiana bats (Myotis 
sodalis) in the States of Illinois and Iowa. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64239B

Applicant: Nathanael R. Light, Ozark, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Indiana bats (Myotis 
sodalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens), and northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, 
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: TE06797A

Applicant: Rod D. McClanahan, Anna, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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Permit Application Number: TE98063A

Applicant: Kathryn M. Womack, Columbia, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38842A

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

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE77530A

Applicant: Douglas J. Kapusinski, Chagrin Valley Engineering, Ltd., 
Cleveland, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), dwarf 
wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), 
fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis 
higginsii), James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), northern 
riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orangefoot pimpleback 
pearlymussel (Plethobasus cooperianus), pink mucket pearlymussel 
(Lampsilis abrupta), purple cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma 
obliquata obliquata), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink (Obovaria 
retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), scaleshell (Leptodea 
leptodon), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma 
triquetra), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), tubercled blossom 
(Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), white cat's paw pearlymussel 
(Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua), white wartyback (Plethobasus 
cicatriocosus), and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa). Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE144832

    Applicant: Detroit Zoological Society, Royal Oak, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Karner blue 
butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the States of Ohio and 
Michigan, and to take piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in the States 
of Michigan and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE206778-6

    Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Twin Cities Field 
Office, Bloomington MN.

    The applicant requests an amendment to add additional activities 
and personnel to their permit. The applicant also requests a permit 
renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06845A

Applicant: Lochmueller Group, Inc., Evansville, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE98032A

Applicant: James Gardner, Jefferson City, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to the existing permit to 
take northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant 
also requests a permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE98295A

    Applicant: Dallas Settle, Fayetteville, WV.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to the existing permit to 
take northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant 
also requests a permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE66742A

    Applicant: Timothy Krynak, Cleveland Parks, Parma, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE60958A

Applicant: Bryan Arnold, affiliated with Illinois College, 
Jacksonville, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and add additional States and 
personnel to their permit. The applicant also requests a permit 
renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38769A

Applicant: Sarah Bradley, Salem, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE62297A

Applicant: Michael Whitby, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
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 amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE62286A

Applicant: Jason Whittle, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38821A

Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Louisville, KY.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus 
subtentum), and slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), and 
to add personnel to their permit. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and

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enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38789A

Applicant: Power Engineers, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Oklahoma, Texas, 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, 
Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, and Wyoming. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE38087B

Applicant: Jessica Hickey-Miller, Independence, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and Gray bats (Myotis grisescens) 
in the States of Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35518B

Applicant: Jeremy Sheets, Plymouth, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis). The amendment would also ad the 
States of Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota 
to their permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE212427

Applicant: Ecology and Environment, Inc., Lancaster, NY.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and add the States of Louisiana, 
Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, 
and Wyoming to their permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery 
and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE31055B

Applicant: Kory Armstrong, Springfield, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and Ozark big-eared bats 
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). The applicant also requests a permit 
renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE60958A

Applicant: Bat Call Identification Inc., Kansas City, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and add personnel to the permit. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE106220

Applicant: Brianne Walters, Terre Haute, IN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Illinois, Indiana, 
and Ohio. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06846A

Applicant: Peter P. Marra, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take Kirtland's 
warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) in the State of Michigan (a request to 
increase the number of nests monitored from 100 to 150, and increase 
the frequency of nest check). Proposed activities are for the recovery 
and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE98296A

Applicant: Braden A. Hoffman, Alliance Consulting, Inc., Daniels, WV.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) and Virginia big-eared bats 
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus). The applicant also requests a 
permit renewal. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE809630

Applicant: Allen Kurta, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), and add personnel and the State of 
Michigan to their permit. The applicant also requests a permit renewal. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE10877

Applicant: Ralph Grundel, Porter IN.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take Karner blue 
butterflies (Lycaeides melissa sameulis) in the States of Wisconsin and 
Michigan, and add personnel to their permit. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE30970B

Applicant: Jeffrey Miller, Kansas City MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Arkansas, District 
of Colombia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, 
Connecticut, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06778A

Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Poplar Bluff, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), and add personnel to their permit. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE35855B

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

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take northern long-
eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in the State of Michigan. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64072B

Applicant: Douglas D. Locy, Aquatic Systems, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the clubshell (Pleurobema 
clava), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus 
capax), Higgins' eye (Lampsilis higginsii), northern riffleshell 
(Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orangefoot pimpleback (Phethobasus 
cooperianus), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), purple cat's paw 
pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula 
cylindrica cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), rough pigtoe 
(Pleurobema plenum), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox 
(Epioblasma triquetra), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), and 
white cat's paw (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua) mussels in the States 
of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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Permit Application Number: TE64068B

Applicant: Timothy J. Catton, USDA Forest Service, Duluth, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and 
Michigan. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64070B

Applicant: Jeff Towner, SWCA, Inc., Bismarck, ND.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Dakota skippers (Hesperia 
dacotae) and Poweshiek skipperlings (Oarisma poweshiek) in the States 
of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64071B

Applicant: Gerald Lawrence Zuercher, Dubuque, IA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) in the State 
of Iowa. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64069B

Applicant: Kari Beth Jensen Kirschbaum, East Lansing, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) in the States 
of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64073B

Applicant: Gerald Selby, Ecological & GIS Services, Indianola, IA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Dakota skippers (Hesperia 
dacotae) and Poweshiek skipperlings (Oarisma poweshiek) in the States 
of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64074B

Applicant: Julie A. Zeyzus, Fayetteville, PA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens), Virginia big-
eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), and Indiana bats 
(Myotis sodalis) in the States of Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, 
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, 
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Proposed 
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the 
species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64075B

Applicant: Rodney Rovang, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harper's 
Ferry, IA.

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

Permit Application Number: TE64076B

Applicant: Sarah Ebel, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take federally listed species 
(salvage dead threatened and endangered species for scientific museum 
collections and public education/display) in the States of Illinois, 
Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64077B

Applicant: Scott Reed, HDR, Minneapolis, MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Dakota skippers (Hesperia 
dacotae) and Poweshiek skipperlings (Oarisma poweshiek) in the States 
of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE74078B

Applicant: Wyn Hall, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, OH.

    The applicant requests a permit to take and/or possess gray wolves 
(Canis lupus) for zoological purposes. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64079B

Applicant: Erik Runquist, Minnesota Zoological Garden, Apple Valley, 
MN.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Dakota skippers (Hesperia 
dacotae) and Poweshiek skipperlings (Oarisma poweshiek) in the State of 
Minnesota. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64080B

Applicant: Brian Klatt, Michigan State University, Michigan Natural 
Features Inventory, East Lansing, MI.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the following species in 
the State of Michigan. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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          Species common name                Species scientific name
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Copperbelly water snake................  Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta.
Eastern massasauga.....................  Sistrurus catenatus catenatus.
Piping plover..........................  Charadrius melodus.
Kirtland's warbler.....................  Dendroica kirtlandii.
Gray wolf..............................  Canis lupus.
Cougar.................................  Felis concolor.
Lynx...................................  Lynx canadensis.
Northern long-eared bat................  Myotis septentrionalis.
Indiana bat............................  Myotis sodalis.
Hungerford's crawling water beetle.....  Brychius hungerfordi.
American burying beetle................  Nicrophorus americanus.
Karner blue butterfly..................  Lycaeides melissa samuelis.
Mitchell's satyr.......................  Neonympha mitchellii
                                          mitchellii.
Poweshiek skipperling..................  Oarisma poweshiek.
Hine's emerald dragonfly...............  Somatochlora hineana.

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White cat's paw........................  Epioblasma obliquata
                                          perobliqua.
Northern riffleshell...................  Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Snuffbox...............................  Epioblasma triquetra.
Scaleshell.............................  Leptodea leptodon.
Clubshell..............................  Pleurobema clava.
Rayed bean.............................  Villosa fabalis.
Hart's-tongue fern.....................  Asplenium scolopendrium var.
Pitcher's thistle......................  Cirsium pitcheri.
Lakeside daisy.........................  Hymenoxys herbacea (Tetraneuris
                                          herbacea).
Dwarf lake iris........................  Iris lacustris.
Small whorled pogonia..................  Isotria medeoloides.
Michigan monkey flower.................  Mimulus michiganensis (Mimulus
                                          glabratus var. michiganensis).
Prairie white-fringed orchid...........  Platanthera leucophaea
                                          (Habenaria leucophaea).
Houghton's goldenrod...................  Solidago houghtonii.
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Permit Application Number: TE64081B

Applicant: Joseph R. Hoyt, Santa Cruz, CA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in the 
States of Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64082B

Applicant: Daniel W. Beckman, Springfield, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take Topeka shiners (Notropis 
topeka) in the State of Missouri. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64234B

Applicant: Christopher Miles Barnhart, Springfield, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take fanshell (Cyprogenia 
stegaria), Ouachita rock pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri), fat pocketbook 
(Potamilus capax), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), winged mapleleaf 
(Quadrula fragosa), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), 
scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon), Arkansas fatmucket (Lampsilis 
powellii), Neosho mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) pink mucket 
(Lampsilis abrupta), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) 
mussels, in the State of Missouri. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64235B

Applicant: William G. O'Leary, Murphysboro, IL.

    The applicant requests a permit to take least terns (Sternula 
antillarum) in the State of Indiana. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64236B

Applicant: Josiah J. Maine, Kansas City, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in the 
States of Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Connecticut, 
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, 
Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, and South Dakota. Proposed activities 
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64237B

Applicant: Megan B. York-Harris, Fairdealing, MO.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis), gray bats (Myotis grisescens), and Indiana 
bats (Myotis sodalis) in the States of Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, 
Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, 
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Delaware, District of 
Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, 
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of 
the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE64238B

Applicant: Jocelyn R. Karsk, Muncie, IN.

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

Permit Application Number: TE64264B

Applicant: Carly RW Kalina, Barker Lemar Engineering Consultants, West 
Des Moines, IA.

    The applicant requests a permit to take northern long-eared bats 
(Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in the 
States of Iowa and Illinois. Proposed activities are for the recovery 
and enhancement of survival 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 
northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), Tar River 
spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), 
rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), James 
spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), and snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra) 
mussels. The proposed amendments would occur in the states currently 
covered in the permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery and 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE697830

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chicago Field Office, 
Chicago, IL.

    The applicant requests permit renewal and an amendment to add 
additional activities and personnel. Proposed activities are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE06809A

Applicant: Sybill Amelon, USDA Forest Service, Columbia, MO.


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    The applicant requests an amendment to add the northern long-eared 
bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and additional personnel to their permit. 
The applicant also requests a permit renewal. Proposed activities are 
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the 
wild.

Request for Public Comments

    We seek public review and comments on these permit applications. 
Please refer to the appropriate permit application number(s) 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.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) and it's implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22).

    Dated: April 28, 2015.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-10985 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-55-P