[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9133-9134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04651]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N156; FXES11130300000-190-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 or threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act. 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 your written comments on or before April 12, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit 
requests for copies of the applications and related documents, as well 
as any comments, by one of the following methods. All requests and 
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) 
(e.g., TEXXXXXX):
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of 
your email message.
     U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. 
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343 (phone); 
[email protected] (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech 
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY 
assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[[Page 9134]]

Background

    The ESA prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened 
species unless authorized by a Federal permit. The ESA and our 
implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of such permits and require 
that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities 
involving endangered species.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered species 
for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species. 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

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the 
public to comment on the following applications.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Application No.            Applicant              Species              Location             Activity           Type of take         Permit action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TE809630...............  Allen Kurta,          Indiana bat (Myotis   IL, IN, MI, OH.....  Conduct presence/    Capture, handle,     Renew.
                          Ypsilanti, MI.        sodalis), northern                         absence surveys,     mist-net, harp
                                                long-eared bat (M.                         document habitat     trap, band, radio-
                                                septentrionalis).                          use, conduct         tag, collect hair,
                                                                                           population           fungal lift tape
                                                                                           monitoring,          and swab samples,
                                                                                           evaluate impacts.    wing biopsy, enter
                                                                                                                hibernacula,
                                                                                                                release.
TE13580D...............  Julia Wilson,         Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DE, DC,  Conduct presence/    Capture, handle,     New.
                          Bloomington, IN.      sodalis), northern    GA, IA, IL, IN,      absence surveys,     mist-net, band,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    KS, KY, LA, MA,      document habitat     radio-tag, collect
                                                septentrionalis).     MD, ME, MI, MN,      use, conduct         hair samples, wing
                                                                      MO, MS, MT, NC,      population           biopsy, enter
                                                                      NE, ND, NH, NJ,      monitoring,          hibernacula,
                                                                      NY, OH, OK, PA,      evaluate impacts.    release.
                                                                      RI, SC, SD, TN,
                                                                      VA, VT, WI, WV, WY.
TE212440...............  Bat Conservation and  Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,  Conduct presence/    Capture, handle,     Renew.
                          Management, Inc.,     sodalis), gray bat    GA, IL, IN, IA,      absence surveys,     mist-net, band,
                          Carlisle, PA.         (M. grisescens),      KY, MD, MA, MI,      document habitat     radio-tag, light-
                                                northern long-eared   MS, MO, NH, NJ,      use, conduct         tag, release.
                                                bat (M.               NY, NC, OH, OK,      population
                                                septentrionalis).     PA, RI, SC, TN,      monitoring,
                                                                      VT, VA, WV, WI.      evaluate impacts.
TE81968B...............  Curtis Hart, Hudson,  Add Gray bat (Myotis  AL, AR, CT, DE, DC,  Conduct presence/    Add new activity--   Amend.
                          MI.                   grisescens) to        FL, GA, IL, IN,      absence surveys,     harp trap--to
                                                existing permitted    IA, KS, KY, LA,      document habitat     existing
                                                species: Indiana      ME, MD, MA, MI,      use, conduct         authorized
                                                bat (Myotis           MN, MS, MO, MT,      population           activities:
                                                sodalis), northern    NE, NH, NJ, NY,      monitoring,          Capture, handle,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    NC, ND, OH, OK,      evaluate impacts.    mist-net, band,
                                                septentrionalis),     PA, RI, SC, SD,                           radio-tag, collect
                                                Ozark big-eared bat   TN, VT, VA, WV,                           fecal and hair
                                                (Corynorhinus         WI, WY.                                   samples, release.
                                                towsendii ingens),
                                                Virginia big-eared
                                                bat (C.t.
                                                virginianus).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Public Availability of Comments

    Written comments we receive become part of the administrative 
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Moreover, all 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their 
entirety.

Next Steps

    If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in 
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

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.).

Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-04651 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4333-15-P