[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49843-49846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23390]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N130; 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 (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 in ADDRESSES by November 27, 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

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a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice (see DATES): 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.; ESA), and our 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. 
With some exceptions, the 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.

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 049502-8...........  Carola A. Haas,      Reticulated flatwoods     Eglin Air Force     Research on         Take tail clips     Amendment.
                         Blacksburg, VA.      salamander (Ambystoma     Base and            habitat use,        from larvae and
                                              bishopi).                 Apalachicola        population          terrestrial
                                                                        National Forest,    dynamics,           salamanders;
                                                                        Florida.            landscape genetic   remove eggs and
                                                                                            analyses, and       larvae from ponds
                                                                                            population          for head-starting
                                                                                            augmentation.       in cattle tanks
                                                                                                                on site and
                                                                                                                release following
                                                                                                                metamorphosis.
TE 070800-4...........  Ecological           Alabama red-bellied       AL, FL, GA, NC,     Presence/absence    Scope burrows,      Renewal and
                         Solutions, Inc.,     turtle (Pseudemys         SC, and TN.         surveys.            capture, handle,    Amendment.
                         Roswell, GA.         alabamensis), eastern                                             release.
                                              indigo snake
                                              (Drymarchon corais
                                              couperi), flattened
                                              musk turtle
                                              (Sternotherus
                                              depressus), gopher
                                              tortoise (Gopherus
                                              polyphemus), amber
                                              darter (Percina
                                              antesella), blue shiner
                                              (Cyprinella caerulea),
                                              Cherokee darter
                                              (Etheostoma scotti),
                                              Etowah darter
                                              (Etheostoma etowahae),
                                              goldline darter
                                              (Percina aurolineata),
                                              rush darter (Etheostoma
                                              phytophilum), snail
                                              darter (Percina
                                              tanasi), spring pygmy
                                              sunfish (Elassoma
                                              alabamae), vermilion
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              chermocki), Alabama
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera
                                              marrianae), Choctaw
                                              bean (Villosa
                                              choctawensis),
                                              Cumberland bean
                                              (Villosa trabalis),
                                              fuzzy pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              strodeanum), Georgia
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), narrow
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              escambia), rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), round
                                              ebonyshell (Fusconaia
                                              rotulata), sheepnose
                                              mussel (Plethobasus
                                              cyphyus), slabshell
                                              pearlymussel
                                              (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides),
                                              snuffbox mussel
                                              (Epioblasma triquetra),
                                              southern kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              jonesi), southern
                                              sandshell (Hamiota
                                              australis),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), tapered
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              burkei), and rough
                                              hornsnail (Pleurocera
                                              foremani).

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TE 171545-3...........  Ronald K. Redman,    Gray bat (Myotis          AL, AR, CO, DE,     Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   Renewal and
                         Benton, AR.          grisescens), Indiana      FL, GA, IL, IN,     surveys and white-  or maternity        Amendment.
                                              bat (M. sodalis),         IA, KS, KY, LA,     nose syndrome       roost caves,
                                              northern long-eared bat   MD, MI, MN, MS,     research.           capture with mist
                                              (M. septentrionalis),     MO, NJ, NY, NC,                         nets or harp
                                              Ozark big-eared bat       OH, OK, PA, SC,                         traps, handle,
                                              (Corynorhinus             TN, TX, VT, VA,                         identify, band,
                                              townsendii ingens),       WV, WI.                                 radio-tag, wing-
                                              Virginia big-eared bat                                            punch, and hold
                                              (C. t. virginianus).                                              temporarily.
TE 070796-9...........  Apogee, Inc.,        Ozark big-eared bat       AR, MO, OK........  Presence/absence    Capture with mist   Amendment.
                         Whitesburg, KY.      (Corynorhinus                                 surveys.            nets or harp
                                              townsendii ingens).                                               traps, handle,
                                                                                                                collect hair
                                                                                                                samples, band,
                                                                                                                radio-tag, light-
                                                                                                                tag, and wing-
                                                                                                                punch.
TE 71854A-1...........  David Eargle, South  Carolina heelsplitter     NC, SC............  Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    Renewal.
                         Carolina DHEC        (Lasmigona decorata).                         surveys and         release, salvage
                         Bureau of Water,                                                   collection of       shells.
                         Columbia, SC.                                                      relic shells.
TE 05565B-1...........  UT-Battelle Corp.,   Gray bat (Myotis          Oak Ridge           Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   Renewal and
                         Oak Ridge, TN.       grisescens), Indiana      Reservation,        surveys.            or maternity        Amendment.
                                              bat (M. sodalis), and     Tennessee.                              roost caves,
                                              northern long-eared bat                                           salvage dead
                                              (M. septentrionalis).                                             bats, capture
                                                                                                                with mist nets or
                                                                                                                harp traps,
                                                                                                                handle, identify,
                                                                                                                collect hair
                                                                                                                samples, band,
                                                                                                                radio-tag, light-
                                                                                                                tag, and wing-
                                                                                                                punch.
TE 65968A-1...........  Richard J. Dickey,   Alabama pearlshell        AL, FL, GA........  Presence/absence    Capture, identify,  Renewal and
                         Tallahassee, FL.     (Margaritifera                                surveys.            and release.        Amendment.
                                              marrianae), Chipola
                                              slabshell (Elliptio
                                              chipolaensis), Choctaw
                                              bean (Villosa
                                              choctawensis), fat
                                              threeridge (Amblema
                                              neislerii), fuzzy
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              strodeanum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), narrow
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              escambia), Ochlockonee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              simpsonianus), oval
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              pyriforme), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus), round
                                              ebonyshell (Fusconaia
                                              rotulata), shinyrayed
                                              pocketbook (Lampsilis
                                              subangulata), southern
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              jonesi), southern
                                              sandshell (Hamiota
                                              australis), Suwannee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus walkeri),
                                              and tapered pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia burkei).
TE 37219B-1...........  Roger W. Perry,      Gray bat (Myotis          AR, LA, OK, TX....  Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   Amendment.
                         USDA Forest          grisescens), Indiana                          surveys and         or maternity
                         Service, Hot         bat (M. sodalis), and                         studies to          roost caves,
                         Springs, AR.         northern long-eared bat                       document habitat    salvage dead
                                              (M. septentrionalis).                         use.                bats, capture
                                                                                                                with mist nets,
                                                                                                                handle, identify,
                                                                                                                collect hair
                                                                                                                samples, band,
                                                                                                                radio-tag, light-
                                                                                                                tag, wing-punch,
                                                                                                                and selectively
                                                                                                                euthanize.
TE 79580A-3...........  Jason M. Butler,     Indiana bat (Myotis       VA................  Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   Amendment.
                         Midway, KY.          sodalis) and northern                         surveys.            or maternity
                                              long-eared bat (M.                                                roost caves,
                                              septentrionalis).                                                 salvage dead
                                                                                                                bats, capture
                                                                                                                with mist nets or
                                                                                                                harp traps,
                                                                                                                handle, identify,
                                                                                                                band, and radio-
                                                                                                                tag.

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TE 034476-4...........  Florida Forest       Red-cockaded woodpecker   Blackwater River    Population          Install artificial  Renewal and
                         Service,             (Picoides borealis).      State Forest,       management and      nest cavities and   Amendment.
                         Blackwater                                     Florida.            monitoring.         restrictors,
                         Forestry Center,                                                                       monitor nest
                         Milton, FL.                                                                            cavities,
                                                                                                                capture, band,
                                                                                                                and translocate.
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    Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the 
Act.

    Dated: September 7, 2017.
Aaron L. Valenta,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-23390 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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