[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29872-29874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13435]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N067; FXES11140400000-190-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 
July 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 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

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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 30127D-0........  National Park       Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta     Big South Fork      Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    New.
                      Service,            atropurpurea), spectaclecase       National River      surveys.            identify, and
                      Asheville, NC.      (Cumberlandia monodonta),          and Recreation                          release.
                                          dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus     Area and Obed
                                          dromas), Cumberlandian combshell   Wild and Scenic
                                          (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster     River, Kentucky
                                          mussel (Epioblasma                 and Tennessee.
                                          capsaeformis), tan riffleshell
                                          (Epioblasma walkeri), pink
                                          mucket (Lampsilis abrupta),
                                          Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis
                                          virescens), littlewing
                                          pearlymussel (Pegias fabula),
                                          clubshell (Pleurobema clava),
                                          fluted kidneyshell
                                          (Ptychobranchus subtentum), and
                                          Cumberland bean (Villosa
                                          trabalis).
TE 33227D-0........  Jason Wisniewski,   Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta     Alabama, Florida,   Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    New.
                      Mt. Juliet, TN.     atropurpurea), Appalachian         Georgia,            surveys.            identify, mark,
                                          elktoe (Alasmidonta                Kentucky, North                         and release.
                                          raveneliana), fat threeridge       Carolina,
                                          (Amblema neislerii),               Tennessee, and
                                          spectaclecase (Cumberlandia        Virginia.
                                          monodonta), fanshell (Cyprogenia
                                          stegaria), dromedary
                                          pearlymussel (Dromus dromas),
                                          Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio
                                          spinosa), Chipola slabshell
                                          (Elliptio chipolaensis), Purple
                                          bankclimber (Elliptoideus
                                          sloatianus), Cumberlandian
                                          combshell (Epioblasma
                                          brevidens), oyster mussel
                                          (Epioblasma capsaeformis),
                                          Curtis pearlymussel (Epioblasma
                                          florentina curtisii), yellow
                                          blossom (Epioblasma florentina
                                          florentina), tan riffleshell
                                          (Epioblasma florentina walkeri),
                                          upland combshell (Epioblasma
                                          metastriata), purple cat's paw
                                          (Epioblasma obliquata
                                          obliquata), white catspaw
                                          (Epioblasma obliquata
                                          perobliqua), southern acornshell
                                          (Epioblasma othcaloogensis),
                                          southern combshell (Epioblasma
                                          penita), green blossom
                                          (Epioblasma torulosa
                                          gubernaculum), northern
                                          riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
                                          rangiana), tubercled blossom
                                          (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa),
                                          snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma
                                          triquetra), turgid blossom
                                          (Epioblasma turgidula), shiny
                                          pigtoe (Fusconaia cor),
                                          finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                          cuneolus), cracking pearlymussel
                                          (Hemistena lata), pink mucket
                                          (Lampsilis abrupta), finelined
                                          pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis),
                                          shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis
                                          subangulata), Alabama lampmussel
                                          (Lampsilis virescens), birdwing
                                          pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus)
                                          Alabama moccasinshell
                                          (Medionidus acutissimus), Coosa
                                          moccasinshell (Medionidus
                                          parvulus), Gulf moccasinshell
                                          (Medionidus penicillatus),
                                          Ochlockonee moccasinshell
                                          (Medionidus simpsonianus),
                                          Suwannee moccasinshell
                                          (Medionidus walkeri), ring pink
                                          (Obovaria retusa), littlewing
                                          pearlymussel (Pegias fabula),
                                          white wartyback (Plethobasus
                                          cicatricosus), orangefoot
                                          pimpleback (Plethobasus
                                          cooperianus), sheepnose mussel
                                          (Plethobasus cyphyus), clubshell
                                          (Pleurobema clava), southern
                                          clubshell (Pleurobema decisum),
                                          southern pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                          georgianum), Cumberland pigtoe
                                          (Pleurobema gibberum), Georgia
                                          pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum),
                                          rough pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                          plenum), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                          pyriforme), slabside
                                          pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
                                          dolabelloides), triangular
                                          kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
                                          greenii), fluted kidneyshell
                                          (Ptychobranchus subtentum),
                                          rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
                                          cylindrica), rough rabbitsfoot
                                          (Quadrula cylindrica
                                          strigillata), Cumberland
                                          monkeyface (Quadrula
                                          intermedia), Appalachian
                                          monkeyface (Quadrula sparsa),
                                          pale lilliput (Toxolasma
                                          cylindrellus), rayed bean
                                          (Villosa fabalis), purple bean
                                          (Villosa perpurpurea), and
                                          Cumberland bean (Villosa
                                          trabalis).
TE 087191-4........  Sandhills           Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides  North Carolina,     Research on avian   Buccal and cloacal  Amendment.
                      Ecological          borealis).                         South Carolina.     keratin disorder.   swabbing and
                      Institute,                                                                                     salvage of dead
                      Southern Pines,                                                                                specimens.
                      NC.
TE 64393C-1........  Vanasse Hangen      Gray bat (Myotis grisescens),      Kansas, Montana,    Presence/absence    Capture with mist   Amendment.
                      Brustlin, Inc.,     Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),      Nebraska, North     surveys and         nets, handle,
                      Raleigh, NC.        northern long-eared bat (Myotis    Dakota, Oklahoma,   population          identify, band,
                                          septentrionalis).                  South Dakota, and   monitoring.         and radio-tag.
                                                                             Wyoming.
TE 88778B-1........  John Lamb, Arnold   Gray bat (Myotis grisescens),      Tennessee.........  Presence/absence    Enter hibernacula   Renewal.
                      Air Force Base,     Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),                          surveys and         or maternity
                      TN.                 and northern long-eared bat                            population          roost caves,
                                          (Myotis septentrionalis).                              monitoring.         capture with mist
                                                                                                                     nets or harp
                                                                                                                     traps, handle,
                                                                                                                     identify, band,
                                                                                                                     radio-tag,
                                                                                                                     collect hair
                                                                                                                     samples, light-
                                                                                                                     tag, wing-punch,
                                                                                                                     and salvage.

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TE 063179-7........  Linda Edwards,      Mussels: Cumberland elktoe
                      Atlanta, GA.        (Alasmidonta atropurpurea),
                                          Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta
                                          raveneliana), spectaclecase
                                          (Cumberlandia monodonta),
                                          fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria),
                                          dromedary pearlymussel (Dromas
                                          dromas), Cumberland clubshell
                                          (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster
                                          mussel (Epioblasma
                                          capsaeformis), yellow blossom
                                          (Epioblasma florentina
                                          florentina), tan riffleshell
                                          (Epioblasma florentina walkeri),
                                          upland combshell (Epioblasma
                                          metastriata), southern
                                          acornshell (Epioblasma
                                          othcaloogensis), green blossom
                                          (Epioblasma torulosa
                                          gubernaculum), tubercled blossom
                                          (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa),
                                          snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma
                                          triquetra), turgid blossom
                                          (Epioblasma turgidula), shiny
                                          pigtoe (Fusconaia cor),
                                          finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                          cuneolus), cracking pearly
                                          mussel (Hemistena lata), pink
                                          mucket (Lampsilis abrupta),
                                          finelined pocketbook (lampsilis
                                          altilis), Alabama lampmussel
                                          (Lampsilis virescens), birdwing
                                          pearly mussel (Lemiox rimosus),
                                          Alabama moccasinshell
                                          (Medionidus acutissimus), Coosa
                                          moccasinshell (Medionidus
                                          parvulus), ring pink (Obovaria
                                          retusa), littlewing pearlymussel
                                          (Pegias fabula), white wartyback
                                          (Plethobasus cicatricosus),
                                          orangefoot pimpleback
                                          (Plethobasus cooperianus),
                                          sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus
                                          cyphyus), clubshell (Pleurobema
                                          clava), southern clubshell
                                          (Pleurobema decisum), southern
                                          pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum),
                                          Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                          hanleyianum), Cumberland pigtoe
                                          (Pleurobema gibberum), ovate
                                          clubshell (Pleurobema
                                          perovatum), rough pigtoe
                                          (Pleurobema plenum), slabside
                                          pearlymussel (Pleurnaia
                                          dollabelloides), fat pocketbook
                                          (Potamilis capax), triangular
                                          kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
                                          greenii), fluted kidneyshell
                                          (Ptychobranchus subtentum),
                                          rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
                                          cylindrica), rough rabbitsfoot
                                          (Quadrula cylindrica
                                          strigillata), winged mapleleaf
                                          (Quadrula fragosa), Cumberland
                                          monkeyface (Quadrula
                                          intermedia), Appalachian
                                          monkeyface (Quadrula sparsa),
                                          pale lilliput (Toxolasma
                                          cylindrellus), rayed bean
                                          (Villosa fabalis), purple bean
                                          (Villosa perpurpurea),
                                          Cumberland bean (Villosa
                                          trabalis);.
                                         Crayfish: Nashville crayfish       Florida, Georgia,   Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    Amendment.
                                          (Orconectes shoupi); Fish:         North Carolina,     surveys.            identify, and
                                          Laurel dace (Chrosomus saylori),   South Carolina,                         release.
                                          blue shiner (Cyprinella            and Tennessee.
                                          caerulaea), bluemask darter
                                          (Etheostoma akatulo), Okaloosa
                                          darter (Etheostoma okaloosae),
                                          duskytail darter (Etheostoma
                                          percnurum), Cumberland darter
                                          (Etheostoma susanae), trispot
                                          darter (Etheostoma trisella),
                                          boulder darter (Etheostoma
                                          wapiti), smoky madtom (Noturus
                                          baileyi), chucky madtom (Noturus
                                          crypticus), pygmy madtom
                                          (Noturus stanauli), amber darter
                                          (Percina antesella), goldline
                                          darter (Percina aurolineata),
                                          Conasauga logperch (Percina
                                          jenkinsi), snail darter (Percina
                                          tanasi), blackside dace
                                          (Phoxinus cumberlandensis), and
                                          Snail: Anthony's riversnail
                                          (Athearnia anthonyi).
TE 02200B-1........  Atlanta Botanical   Lepanthes eltoroensis (NCN)......  El Yunque National  Long-term storage   Collect seeds.....  Amendment.
                      Garden, Atlanta,                                       Forest, Puerto      and artificial
                      GA.                                                    Rico.               propagation.
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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.
[FR Doc. 2019-13435 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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