[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5462-5464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02914]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2018-N139; FXES11140400000-189-FF04E00000]


Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received 
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the 
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the public and local, State, 
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before 
issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration 
any information that we receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications by 
March 25, 2019.

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. 
Submit a request for a copy of such documents to Karen Marlowe (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit 
comments by one of the following methods:
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, 
GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
     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), [email protected] (email), or 404-679-
7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the 
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. 
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take 
of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such 
activities. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes hunting, 
shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such activities as 
pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities 
often include such prohibited actions as capture and

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collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these 
permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 
CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered 
plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.

Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment

    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in 
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing 
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal 
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations 
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are 
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
    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.

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     Permit application No.           Applicant         Species/numbers          Location            Activity          Type of take       Permit action
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TE 21570C-1....................  Tennessee Wildlife  Alabama cavefish      Tennessee..........  Captive             Collect,            Amendment.
                                  Resources Agency,   (Speoplatyrhinus                           propagation and     transport, hold
                                  Nashville, TN.      poulsoni), Laurel                          release.            in captivity for
                                                      Dace (Chrosomus                                                more than 45
                                                      saylori), Bluemask                                             consecutive days,
                                                      darter (Etheostoma                                             release.
                                                      akatulo), Boulder
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      wapiti), Cherokee
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      scotti), Cumberland
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      susanae), Diamond
                                                      darter
                                                      (Crystallaria
                                                      cincotta),
                                                      Duskytail darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      percnurum), Etowah
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      etowahae), Fountain
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      fonticola),
                                                      Kentucky arrow
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      spilotum), Okaloosa
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      okaloosae), Pearl
                                                      darter (Percina
                                                      aurora), Relict
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      chienense), Rush
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      phytophilum),
                                                      Vermilion darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      chermocki),
                                                      Watercress darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      nuchale),
                                                      Yellowcheek darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      moorei), Conasauga
                                                      logperch (Percina
                                                      jenkinsi), Roanoke
                                                      logperch (Percina
                                                      rex), Chucky madtom
                                                      (Noturus
                                                      crypticus), Pygmy
                                                      madtom (Noturus
                                                      stanauli), Scioto
                                                      madtom (Noturus
                                                      trautmani), Smoky
                                                      madtom (Noturus
                                                      baileyi), Cahaba
                                                      shiner (Notropis
                                                      cahabae), Palezone
                                                      shiner (Notropis
                                                      albizonatus),
                                                      Alabama sturgeon
                                                      (Scaphirhynchus
                                                      suttkusi), Pallid
                                                      sturgeon
                                                      (Scaphirhynchus
                                                      albus), White
                                                      sturgeon (Acipenser
                                                      transmontanus), and
                                                      Spring pygmy
                                                      sunfish (Elassoma
                                                      alabamae).
TE 94849B-1....................  Copperhead          Indiana bat (Myotis   Alabama............  Determine           Collect blood       Amendment.
                                  Environmental       sodalis).                                  pregnancy timing.   samples.
                                  Consulting, Paint
                                  Lick, KY.
TE 02332D-0....................  Michelle Gilley,    Gray bats (Myotis     Bats: Alabama,       Presence/absence    Bats: Capture with  New.
                                  Mars Hill, NC.      grisescens),          Arkansas,            surveys,            mist nets and
                                                      Indiana bats          Connecticut,         population          harp traps,
                                                      (Myotis sodalis),     Delaware, Florida,   monitoring, and     handle, identify,
                                                      Northern long-eared   Georgia, Illinois,   studies to          band, radio-tag,
                                                      bats (Myotis          Indiana, Iowa,       document habitat    collect hair
                                                      septentrionalis),     Kansas, Kentucky,    use.                samples, and wing-
                                                      Virginia big-eared    Maryland,                                punch. Carolina
                                                      bats (Corynorhinus    Massachusetts,                           northern flying
                                                      townsendii            Michigan,                                squirrel: Capture
                                                      virginianus), and     Minnesota,                               in nest boxes or
                                                      Carolina northern     Mississippi,                             live traps,
                                                      flying squirrel       Missouri,                                handle, radio-
                                                      (Glaucomys sabrinus   Nebraska, New                            tag, collect hair
                                                      coloratus).           Hampshire, New                           samples, and ear
                                                                            Jersey, New York,                        tag.
                                                                            North Carolina,
                                                                            North Dakota,
                                                                            Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee, Texas,
                                                                            Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                            West Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming. Carolina
                                                                            northern flying
                                                                            squirrel: North
                                                                            Carolina,
                                                                            Tennessee, and
                                                                            Virginia.
TE 05528D-0....................  John Manuel,        Gray bats (Myotis     Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   New.
                                  Asheville, NC.      grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, habitat    or maternity
                                                      Indiana bats          Delaware, District   assessments,        roost caves,
                                                      (Myotis sodalis),     of Columbia,         population          capture with mist
                                                      and Northern long-    Florida, Georgia,    dynamics            nets or harp
                                                      eared bats (Myotis    Illinois, Indiana,   evaluations, and    traps, handle,
                                                      septentrionalis).     Iowa, Kansas,        migration           identify, band,
                                                                            Kentucky, Maine,     research.           radio-tag,
                                                                            Maryland,                                collect hair
                                                                            Massachusetts,                           samples, wing-
                                                                            Michigan,                                punch, and swab.
                                                                            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, Texas,
                                                                            Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                            West Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.

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TE 95412A-0....................  Kentucky Division   Big Sandy crayfish    Kentucky...........  Presence/absence    Collect, handle,    New.
                                  of Water,           (Cambarus                                  surveys.            and release.
                                  Frankfort, KY.      callainus),
                                                      Blackside dace
                                                      (Chrosomus
                                                      cumberlandensis),
                                                      Cumberland darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      susanae), Duskytail
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      percnurum),
                                                      Kentucky arrow
                                                      darter (Etheostoma
                                                      spilotum), Palezone
                                                      shiner (Notropis
                                                      albizonatus),
                                                      Relict darter
                                                      (Etheostoma
                                                      chienense),
                                                      Clubshell
                                                      (Pleurobema clava),
                                                      Cumberland bean
                                                      (Villosa trabalis),
                                                      Cumberland
                                                      combshell
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      brevidens),
                                                      Cumberland elktoe
                                                      (Alasmidonta
                                                      atropurpurea),
                                                      Dromedary
                                                      pearlymussel
                                                      (Dromus dromas),
                                                      Fanshell
                                                      (Cyprogenia
                                                      stegaria), Fat
                                                      pocketbook
                                                      (Potamilus capax),
                                                      Fluted kidneyshell
                                                      (Ptychobranchus
                                                      subtentum),
                                                      Littlewing
                                                      pearlymussel
                                                      (Pegias fabula),
                                                      Northern
                                                      riffleshell
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      torulosa rangiana),
                                                      Orangefoot
                                                      pimpleback
                                                      (Plethobasus
                                                      cooperianus),
                                                      Oyster mussel
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      capsaeformis), Pink
                                                      mucket (Lampsilis
                                                      abrupta), Purple
                                                      cat's paw
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      obliquata
                                                      obliquata),
                                                      Rabbitsfoot
                                                      (Quadrula
                                                      cylindrica
                                                      cylindrica), Rayed
                                                      bean (Villosa
                                                      fabalis), Ring pink
                                                      (Obovaria retusa),
                                                      Rough pigtoe
                                                      (Pleurobema
                                                      plenum), Scaleshell
                                                      mussel (Leptodea
                                                      leptodon),
                                                      Sheepnose mussel
                                                      (Plethobasus
                                                      cyphyus), Slabside
                                                      pearlymussel
                                                      (Pleuronaia
                                                      dolabelloides),
                                                      Snuffbox mussel
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      triquetra),
                                                      Spectaclecase
                                                      (Cumberlandia
                                                      monodonta), and Tan
                                                      riffleshell
                                                      (Epioblasma
                                                      florentina walkeri
                                                      (=E. walkeri)).
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Authority

    We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Franklin Arnold,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast 
Region.
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