[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7212-7215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03302]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N004; FXES11140400000-189-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 March 22, 2018.

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 (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 63577A-2............  Mammoth Cave          Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Georgia,    Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula,   Renewal and
                          National Park,        grisescens),          Kentucky,            surveys.             salvage dead bats,   Amendment.
                          Mammoth Cave, KY.     Indiana bat (M.       Mississippi, North                        capture with mist
                                                sodalis), northern    Carolina, South                           nets or harp
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Carolina,                                 traps, handle,
                                                septentrionalis).     Tennessee, and                            identify, collect
                                                                      Virginia.                                 hair samples,
                                                                                                                band, radio-tag,
                                                                                                                PIT-tag, light
                                                                                                                tag, and wing-
                                                                                                                punch.
TE 57873C-0............  Arkansas Natural      Yellowcheek darter    Arkansas...........  Presence/absence     Capture, handle,     New.
                          Heritage              (Etheostoma moorei).                       surveys.             identify, weigh,
                          Commission, Little                                                                    measure, and
                          Rock, AR.                                                                             release.
TE 102292-13...........  Jeremy L. Jackson,    Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Richmond, KY.         grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, Florida,   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), northern    Georgia, Illinois,   habitat use, and     dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Indiana, Iowa,       population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Kansas, Kentucky,    monitoring.          harp traps,
                                                and Virginia big-     Louisiana, Maine,                         handle, identify,
                                                eared bat             Massachusetts,                            collect hair
                                                (Corynorhinus         Michigan,                                 samples, band,
                                                townsendii            Minnesota,                                radio-tag, light-
                                                virginianus).         Mississippi,                              tag, and wing-
                                                                      Missouri, Montana,                        punch.
                                                                      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,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.

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TE 066980-5............  J.W. Jones            Red-cockaded          Georgia............  Population           Capture, band,       Renewal.
                          Ecological Research   woodpecker                                 management and       construct, and
                          Center, Newton, GA.   (Picoides borealis).                       monitoring.          monitor artificial
                                                                                                                nest cavities and
                                                                                                                restrictors,
                                                                                                                translocate, and
                                                                                                                buccal swab.
TE 56749B-2............  Patrick R. Moore,     Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Harrison, AR.         grisescens),          Delaware, Florida,   surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Georgia, Illinois,   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), northern    Indiana, Iowa,       habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Kansas, Kentucky,    population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Louisiana,           monitoring, and to   harp traps,
                                                Ozark big-eared       Maryland,            evaluate potential   handle, identify,
                                                bats (Corynorhinus    Michigan,            impacts of white-    collect hair
                                                townsendii ingens),   Minnesota,           nose syndrome or     samples, band,
                                                and Virginia big-     Mississippi,         other threats.       radio tag, light-
                                                eared bats (C. t.     Missouri, New                             tag, swab, and
                                                virginianus).         Jersey, New York,                         wing-punch.
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      Tennessee, Texas,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia, and
                                                                      Wisconsin.
TE 206872-9............  Joy M. O'Keefe,       Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Indiana State         grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          University, Terre     Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   to document          caves, salvage
                          Haute, IN.            sodalis), northern    of Columbia,         habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Florida, Georgia,    population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Illinois, Indiana,   monitoring, and to   harp traps,
                                                and Virginia big-     Iowa, Kansas,        evaluate potential   handle, identify,
                                                eared bat             Kentucky,            impacts of white-    collect hair
                                                (Corynorhinus         Louisiana, Maine,    nose syndrome or     samples, band,
                                                townsendii            Maryland,            other threats.       radio tag, light-
                                                virginianus).         Massachusetts,                            tag, swab, fungal
                                                                      Michigan,                                 lift tape, and
                                                                      Minnesota,                                wing-punch.
                                                                      Mississippi,
                                                                      Missouri, Montana,
                                                                      Nebraska, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      North Dakota,
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      South Dakota,
                                                                      Tennessee,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.
TE 61573C-0............  University of         Louisiana quillwort   DeSoto National      Anatomic and         Collect leaf         New.
                          Southern              (Isoetes              Forest,              genetic studies.     fragments, root
                          Mississippi,          louisianensis).       Mississippi.                              tips, megaspores,
                          Hattiesburg, MS.                                                                      and a whole
                                                                                                                individual voucher
                                                                                                                specimen.
TE 64393C-0............  Vanesse Hangen        Florida bonneted bat  Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Capture with mist    New.
                          Brustlin, Inc.,       (Eumops               Connecticut,         surveys.             nets, handle,
                          South Burlington,     floridanus), gray     Delaware, District                        identify, band,
                          VT.                   bat (Myotis           of Columbia,                              and radio-tag.
                                                grisescens),          Florida, Georgia,
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Illinois, Indiana,
                                                sodalis), northern    Iowa, Kentucky,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Louisiana, Maine,
                                                septentrionalis),     Maryland,
                                                Virginia big-eared    Massachusetts,
                                                bat (Corynorhinus     Michigan,
                                                townsendii            Minnesota,
                                                virginianus).         Mississippi,
                                                                      Missouri, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      Ohio,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      Tennessee,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia, and
                                                                      Wisconsin.

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TE 94704A-2............  Dorothy C. Brown,     Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Bats: Enter          Renewal.
                          Woodstock, GA.        grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, white-      hibernacula or
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   nose syndrome and    maternity roost
                                                sodalis), northern    of Columbia,         genetic research,    caves, salvage,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Florida, Georgia,    studies to           capture with mist
                                                septentrionalis),     Illinois, Indiana,   document habitat     nets or harp
                                                Virginia big-eared    Iowa, Kansas,        use, and             traps, handle,
                                                bat (Corynorhinus     Kentucky,            population           identify, collect
                                                townsendii            Louisiana, Maine,    monitoring.          hair samples,
                                                virginianus),         Maryland,                                 band, pit-tag,
                                                Carolina northern     Massachusetts,                            radio-tag, light-
                                                flying squirrel       Michigan,                                 tag, wing-punch,
                                                (Glaucomys sabrinus   Minnesota,                                and swab for white-
                                                coloratus), and bog   Mississippi,                              nose syndrome
                                                turtle (Clemmys       Missouri, Montana,                        testing; Carolina
                                                muhlenbergii).        Nebraska, New                             northern flying
                                                                      Hampshire, New                            squirrel: Capture,
                                                                      Jersey, New York,                         handle, ear-tag,
                                                                      North Carolina,                           pit-tag, radio-
                                                                      North Dakota,                             tag, collect fur
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,                           and tissue
                                                                      Pennsylvania,                             samples, and
                                                                      Rhode Island,                             conduct den
                                                                      South Carolina,                           surveys; Bog
                                                                      South Dakota,                             turtle: Capture,
                                                                      Tennessee,                                mark, pit-tag, and
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,                        radio-tag.
                                                                      West Virginia,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.
TE 56746B-3............  Joseph S. Johnson,    Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Ohio, and   Presence/absence     Capture with mist    Renewal and
                          Ohio University,      grisescens),          Pennsylvania.        surveys, studies     nets, handle,        Amendment.
                          Athens, OH.           Indiana bat (M.                            to examine the       identify, band,
                                                sodalis), and                              impact of fire       nano tag, radio-
                                                northern long-eared                        management and       tag, and wing-
                                                bat (M.                                    forest thinning on   punch.
                                                septentrionalis).                          these bat species,
                                                                                           and fall migration
                                                                                           studies.
TE 64767C-0............  John H. Collins,      Red-cockaded          Florida, Georgia,    Population           Capture, band,       New.
                          Columbia, SC.         woodpecker            North Carolina,      management and       construct,
                                                (Picoides borealis).  and South Carolina.  monitoring.          install, and
                                                                                                                monitor artificial
                                                                                                                nest cavities and
                                                                                                                restrictors, and
                                                                                                                translocate.
TE 37900B-1............  Sarah A. Lauerman,    Red-cockaded          Osceola National     Population           Capture, band,       Renewal.
                          Gainesville, FL.      woodpecker            Forest, Florida.     management and       monitor nest
                                                (Picoides borealis).                       monitoring.          cavities, and
                                                                                                                translocate.
TE 94728A-1............  Environmental         American burying      Arkansas...........  Presence/absence     Trap and release...  Renewal.
                          Consulting            beetle (Nicrophorus                        surveys.
                          Operations, Inc.,     americanus).
                          Benton, AR.
TE 48579B-4............  Ecological            Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Solutions, Inc.,      grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          Roswell, GA.          Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), and         of Columbia,         habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                northern long-eared   Florida, Georgia,    population           with mist nets or
                                                bat (M.               Illinois, Indiana,   monitoring, and      harp traps,
                                                septentrionalis).     Iowa, Kansas,        white-nose           handle, identify,
                                                                      Kentucky,            syndrome             collect hair
                                                                      Louisiana, Maine,    surveillance.        samples, band,
                                                                      Maryland,                                 radio-tag, light-
                                                                      Massachusetts,                            tag, swab, and
                                                                      Michigan,                                 wing-punch.
                                                                      Minnesota,
                                                                      Mississippi,
                                                                      Missouri, Montana,
                                                                      Nebraska, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      North Dakota,
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      South Dakota,
                                                                      Tennessee,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.
TE 80381A-1............  Department of         Gray bat (Myotis      Fort Campbell,       Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Defense (Army),       grisescens),          Kentucky.            surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          Fort Campbell, KY.    Indiana bat (M.                            to document          caves, capture
                                                sodalis), and                              habitat use, and     with mist nets,
                                                northern long-eared                        population           band, and radio-
                                                bat (M.                                    monitoring.          tag.
                                                septentrionalis).
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Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act.

Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-03302 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4333-15-P