[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38699-38701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17208]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N080; FXES11140400000-178-FF04E00000]


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

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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 (Act) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal 
permit is issued that allows such activities. The Act 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 in ADDRESSES by September 14, 2017.

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 Regional Office, Ecological 
Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen 
Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
    Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit 
comments by any one of the following methods:
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service's Regional Office (see above).
     Email: [email protected]. Please include your name and 
return address in your email message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that we have 
received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone 
number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 
(404) 679-7097 (telephone) or (404) 679-7081 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local, 
State, and Federal agencies and the public on applications we have 
received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and 
threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), and our 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. 
With some exceptions, the Act prohibits activities with listed species 
unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The Act 
requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

Public Availability of Comments

    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.

Permit Applications

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Permit application No.       Applicant           Species/numbers           Location             Activity          Type of take         Permit action
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TE 38792A-2...........  U.S. Army, Fort      Red-cockaded            Ft. Gordon, Ft.      Population           Construct and       Renewal.
                         Gordon, Fort         woodpecker (Picoides    Stewart, and Ft.     enhancement,         install
                         Gordon, GA.          borealis)/Unlimited.    Benning, GA;         management, and      artificial nest
                                                                      Apalachicola and     monitoring.          cavities and
                                                                      Ocala National                            restrictors;
                                                                      Forests, FL; Fort                         monitor nest
                                                                      Bragg, NC.                                cavities;
                                                                                                                capture, band,
                                                                                                                and translocate.
TE 55292B-1...........  University of        Everglade snail kite    Florida............  Demographic and      Capture, band,      Renewal.
                         Florida,             (Rostrhamus                                  movement studies.    mark, radio-tag,
                         Gainesville, FL.     sociabilis plumbeus)/                                             measure, collect
                                              Unlimited.                                                        feather samples,
                                                                                                                release, and
                                                                                                                monitor.
TE 069280-5...........  Alabama Department   Alabama beach mouse     Alabama............  Presence/absence     Capture, examine,   Renewal.
                         of Transportation,   (Peromyscus                                  surveys.             and release.
                         Montgomery, AL.      polionotus ammobates)/
                                              Unlimited.
TE 28975C-0...........  Bruce Stallsmith,    Palezone shiner         Alabama, Kentucky..  DNA analyses for     Capture, collect    New.
                         Univ. of Alabama     (Notropis                                    research on          fin clips, and
                         in Hunstville,       albizonatus)/50                              genetic diversity.   release.
                         Huntsville, AL.      individuals.
TE 055241-3...........  Robert Montgomery,   Red-cockaded            North Carolina.....  Population           Construct and       Renewal.
                         Dare County Bomb     woodpecker (Picoides                         enhancement,         install
                         Range, Stumpy        borealis)/Unlimited.                         management, and      artificial nest
                         Point, NC.                                                        monitoring.          cavities and
                                                                                                                restrictors;
                                                                                                                monitor nest
                                                                                                                cavities;
                                                                                                                capture, band,
                                                                                                                and translocate.

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TE 30733C-0...........  Marissa Thalken,     Gray bat (Myotis        Connecticut,         Presence/absence     Mist-net, harp      New.
                         Aurora, CO.          grisescens), Indiana    Delaware, District   surveys.             trap, handle,
                                              bat (M. sodalis), and   of Columbia,                              band, radio-tag,
                                              northern long-eared     Illinois, Indiana,                        wing-punch, and
                                              bat (M.                 Iowa, Kentucky,                           release.
                                              septentrionalis)/       Maryland,
                                              Unlimited.              Massachusetts,
                                                                      Michigan,
                                                                      Minnesota,
                                                                      Missouri, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      Ohio,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      Tennessee,
                                                                      Virginia, Vermont,
                                                                      West Virginia, and
                                                                      Wisconsin.
TE 063179-6...........  Edwards-Pitman       Amber darter (Percina   Florida, Georgia,    Presence/absence     Capture, identify,  Renewal and
                         Environmental,       antesella), blue        North Carolina,      surveys.             release, and        amendment.
                         Inc., Smyrna, GA.    shiner (Cyprinella      and South Carolina.                       salvage shells.
                                              caerulea), Cherokee
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              scotti), Conasauga
                                              logperch (Percina
                                              jenkinsi), Etowah
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              etowahae), goldline
                                              darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), snail
                                              darter (Percina
                                              tanasi), Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus),
                                              Altamaha spinymussel
                                              (Elliptio spinosa),
                                              Carolina heelsplitter
                                              (Lasmigona decorata),
                                              Choctaw bean (Villosa
                                              choctawensis), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              parvulus), fat
                                              threeridge (Amblema
                                              neislerii), fine-
                                              lined pocketbook
                                              (Lampsilis altilis),
                                              fuzzy pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              strodeanum), Georgia
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), narrow
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              escambia),
                                              Ochlockonee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              simpsonianus),
                                              orangenacre mucket
                                              (Lampsilis
                                              perovalis), oval
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              pyriforme), ovate
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              perovatum), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus), round
                                              ebonyshell (Fusconaia
                                              rotulata), shiny-
                                              rayed pocketbook
                                              (Lampsilis
                                              subangulata),
                                              southern acornshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogensis),
                                              southern clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema decisum),
                                              southern combshell
                                              (Epioblasma penita),
                                              southern kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              jonesi), southern
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              georgianum), southern
                                              sandshell (Hamiota
                                              australis), Suwanee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus walkeri),
                                              tapered pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia burkei),
                                              triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii), and upland
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              metastriata)/
                                              Unlimited.

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TE 12169B-1...........  Mitigation           Amber darter (Percina   Georgia............  Presence/absence     Capture, identify,  Renewal and
                         Management,          antesella), blue                             surveys.             and release.        amendment.
                         Atlanta, GA.         shiner (Cyprinella
                                              caerulea), Cherokee
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              scotti), Conasauga
                                              logperch (Percina
                                              jenkinsi), Etowah
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              etowahae), goldline
                                              darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), and
                                              snail darter (Percina
                                              tanasi)/Unlimited.
TE 34387C-0...........  U.S. Fish and        Oyster mussel           Tennessee and        Captive              Collect,            New.
                         Wildlife Service,    (Epioblasma             Virginia.            conditioning and     transport, hold
                         Blacksburg, VA.      capsaeformis)/240                            spawning research.   in captivity for
                                              individuals.                                                      90 days, tag, and
                                                                                                                release.
TE 34429C-0...........  Nancy Buschhaus,     Gray bat (Myotis        Tennessee..........  Presence/absence     Capture with mist-  New.
                         Univ. of Tennessee   grisescens), Indiana                         survey and           nets, collect
                         at Martin, Martin,   bat (M. sodalis), and                        population           fecal samples,
                         TN.                  northern long-eared                          demographics study.  and release.
                                              bat (M.
                                              septentrionalis)/
                                              Unlimited.
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    Authority:  We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the 
Act.

    Dated: June 1, 2017.
Guy Schein,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-17208 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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