[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42003-42005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17611]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N097; 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

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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 
September 16, 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 INFOMATION 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 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 011542-1........  Conservation        Diamond darter (Crystallaria       Alabama, Florida,   Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    Renewal and
                      Fisheries, Inc.,    cincotta), blue shiner             Georgia,            surveys,            identify,           Amendment.
                      Knoxville, TN.      (Cyprinella caerulea), spring      Kentucky,           population          collect, tag, and
                                          pygmy sunfish (Elassoma            Mississippi,        monitoring,         release.
                                          alabamae), bluemask darter         North Carolina,     research, and
                                          (Etheostoma akatulo), vermilion    South Carolina,     captive
                                          darter (Etheostoma chermocki),     Tennessee, and      propagation.
                                          relict darter (Etheostoma          Virginia.
                                          chienense), Etowah darter
                                          (Etheostoma etowahae),
                                          yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma
                                          moorei), Okaloosa darter
                                          (Etheostoma okaloosae),
                                          duskytail darter (Etheostoma
                                          percnurum), rush darter
                                          (Etheostoma phytophilum),
                                          Cumberland darter (Etheostoma
                                          susanae), boulder darter
                                          (Etheostoma wapiti), Waccamaw
                                          silverside (Menidia extensa),
                                          palezone shiner (Notropis
                                          albizonatus), Cahaba shiner
                                          (Notropis cahabae), Cape Fear
                                          shiner (Notropis mekistocholas),
                                          smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi),
                                          chucky madtom (Noturus
                                          crypticus), pygmy madtom
                                          (Noturus stanauli), amber darter
                                          (Percina antesella), goldline
                                          darter (Percina aurolineata),
                                          pearl darter (Percina aurora),
                                          Conasauga logperch (Percina
                                          jenkinsi), snail darter (Percina
                                          tanasi), blackside dace
                                          (Phoxinus cumberlandensis), and
                                          laurel dace (Phoxinus saylori).
TE 42291D-0........  Rebecca Johansen,   Duskytail darter (Etheostoma       Kentucky,           Genetic diversity   Capture, fin-clip,  New.
                      Austin Peay State   percnurum).                        Tennessee, and      research.           and release.
                      University,                                            Virginia.
                      Clarksville, TN.
TE 32394A-1........  Florida Department  Anastasia Island beach mouse       Florida...........  Presence/absence    Live-trap, mark,    Renewal.
                      of Environmental    (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)                         surveys.            and release.
                      Protection,         and southeastern beach mouse
                      Apopka, FL.         (Peromyscus polionotus
                                          niveiventris).

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TE 46522D-0........  John Enz,           Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus   Connecticut,        Presence/absence    Capture with        New.
                      Jacksonville        affinis).                          Delaware,           surveys and         aerial hand nets,
                      University, Ponte                                      District of         population          handle, and
                      Vedra, FL.                                             Columbia,           monitoring.         photograph.
                                                                             Georgia,
                                                                             Illinois,
                                                                             Indiana, Iowa,
                                                                             Kentucky, Maine,
                                                                             Maryland,
                                                                             Massachusetts,
                                                                             Michigan,
                                                                             Minnesota,
                                                                             Missouri, New
                                                                             Hampshire, New
                                                                             Jersey, New York,
                                                                             North Carolina,
                                                                             North Dakota,
                                                                             Ohio,
                                                                             Pennsylvania,
                                                                             Rhode Island,
                                                                             South Carolina,
                                                                             South Dakota,
                                                                             Tennessee,
                                                                             Vermont,
                                                                             Virginia, West
                                                                             Virginia, and
                                                                             Wisconsin.
TE 171516-7........  Copperhead          Sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus      Wisconsin.........  Presence/absence    Capture, handle,    Amendment.
                      Environmental       cyphyus), snuffbox mussel                              surveys and         identify, and
                      Consulting, Inc.,   (Epioblasma triquetra), and                            population          release.
                      Paint Lick, KY.     spectaclecase mussel                                   monitoring.
                                          (Cumberlandia monodonta).
TE 12392A-3........  The Institute for   Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta     Mississippi.......  Tagging of sea      Insert PIT tag,     Renewal and
                      Marine Mammal       caretta), green sea turtle                             turtles prior to    attach flipper      Amendment.
                      Studies,            (Chelonia mydas), leatherback                          release following   tag, attach
                      Gulfport, MS.       sea turtle (Dermochelys                                rehabilitation      satellite tag,
                                          coriacea), hawksbill sea turtle                        and nest            use temperature
                                          (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's                       monitoring.         loggers at nests,
                                          ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys                                            and excavate
                                          kempii), and olive ridley                                                  nests.
                                          (Lepidochelys olivacea).
TE 49280D-0........  The Nature          Alabama red-bellied turtle         Mississippi.......  Population          Capture, mark,      New.
                      Conservancy,        (Pseudemys alabamensis).                               monitoring and      radio-tag,
                      Vancleave, MS.                                                             research on         release, and
                                                                                                 habitat use.        recapture.
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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,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-17611 Filed 8-15-19; 8:45 am]
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