[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53465-53467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21783]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N139; 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 
November 6, 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 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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TE98596B-1.............  Sarah Veselka,        Dwarf wedgemussel     Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/absence      Capture, handle,      Amendment.
                          Fairmont, WV.         (Alasmidonta          Connecticut,          surveys.              identify, tag, and
                                                heterodon), Purple    Delaware, Illinois,                         release.
                                                cat's paw             Indiana, Iowa,
                                                (Epioblasma           Kansas, Kentucky,
                                                obliquata             Louisiana,
                                                obliquata), white     Massachusetts,
                                                cat's paw             Maryland, Michigan,
                                                (Epioblasma           Minnesota,
                                                obliquata             Mississippi,
                                                perobliqua),          Missouri, New York,
                                                cracking              North Carolina, New
                                                pearlymussel          Hampshire, New
                                                (Hemistena lata),     Jersey, Ohio,
                                                ring pink (Obovaria   Oklahoma,
                                                retusa), James        Pennsylvania,
                                                spinymussel           Tennessee, Vermont,
                                                (Pleurobema           Virginia, West
                                                collina),             Virginia, and
                                                orangefoot            Wisconsin.
                                                pimpleback
                                                (Plethobasus
                                                cooperianus), and
                                                rough pigtoe
                                                (Pleurobema plenum).
TE 50089D-0............  Eneilis Mulero        Puerto Rican boa      Puerto Rico and U.S.  Spatial analysis of   Capture, handle,      New.
                          Oliveras,             (Epicrates            Virgin Islands.       Snake fungal          swab, PIT-tag,
                          Canovanas, PR.        inornatus), Virgin                          disease.              scale-clip, and
                                                Islands tree boa                                                  release.
                                                (Epicrates monensis
                                                granti), and Mona
                                                boa (Epicrates
                                                monensis monensis).
TE064856-4.............  Trent Farris, Gulf    Alabama beach mouse   Alabama and Florida.  Presence/absence      Trap, mark, examine,  Renewal.
                          Shores, AL.           (Peromyscus                                 surveys.              and release.
                                                polionotus
                                                ammobates), Perdido
                                                Key beach mouse
                                                (Peromyscus
                                                polionotus
                                                trissyllepsis),
                                                Choctawatchee beach
                                                mouse (Peromyscus
                                                polionotus
                                                allophrys), and St.
                                                Andrew beach mouse
                                                (Peromyscus
                                                polionotus
                                                peninsularis).
TE34882A-2.............  Mark Bailey,          Red-cockaded          Alabama, Florida,     Presence/absence      Red-cockaded          Renewal and
                          Andalusia, AL.        woodpecker            Georgia,              surveys and           woodpecker            Amendment.
                                                (Picoides             Mississippi, North    population            (construct and
                                                borealis), black      Carolina, and South   monitoring.           monitor artificial
                                                pine snake            Carolina.                                   roost cavities and
                                                (Pituophis                                                        restrictors);
                                                melanoleucus                                                      gopher tortoise
                                                lodingi), eastern                                                 (scope burrows,
                                                indigo snake                                                      trap, handle, mark,
                                                (Drymarchon corais                                                collect blood);
                                                couperi), flattened                                               black pine snake
                                                musk turtle                                                       (capture, handle,
                                                (Sternotherus                                                     mark, PIT-tag,
                                                depressus), gopher                                                radio-tag, and
                                                tortoise (Gopherus                                                release); all
                                                polyphemus),                                                      others (capture,
                                                frosted flatwoods                                                 handle, identify,
                                                salamander                                                        and release).
                                                (Ambystoma
                                                cingulatum), Red
                                                Hills salamander
                                                (Phaeognathus
                                                hubrichti), Black
                                                Warrior waterdog
                                                (Necturus
                                                alabamensis), and
                                                dusky gopher frog
                                                (Rana sevosa).
TE35313B-4.............  Emma Willcox,         Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,    Research on ecology   Enter hibernacula or  Renewal.
                          University of         grisescens),          Georgia, Illinois,    and behavior,         maternity roost
                          Tennessee,            northern long-eared   Indiana, Kansas,      habitat management,   caves, capture with
                          Knoxville, TN.        bat (Myotis           Kentucky,             and response to       mist nets or harp
                                                septentrionalis),     Louisiana,            white-nose syndrome.  nets, handle,
                                                and Indiana bat       Mississippi,                                identify, collect
                                                (Myotis sodalis).     Missouri, North                             hair and blood
                                                                      Carolina, Oklahoma,                         samples, band,
                                                                      South Carolina,                             radio tag, PIT-tag,
                                                                      Tennessee,                                  light-tag, swab,
                                                                      Virginia, and West                          fungal lift-tape,
                                                                      Virginia.                                   wing-punch, and
                                                                                                                  release.

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TE52113D-0.............  Devin Bingham, Irmo,  Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/absence      Capture with mist     New.
                          SC.                   grisescens),          Connecticut,          surveys.              nets or harp nets,
                                                northern long-eared   Delaware, District                          band, radio-tag,
                                                bat (Myotis           of Columbia,                                and release.
                                                septentrionalis),     Florida, Georgia,
                                                and Indiana bat       Illinois, Indiana,
                                                (Myotis sodalis).     Iowa, Kansas,
                                                                      Kentucky,
                                                                      Louisiana, Maine,
                                                                      Maryland,
                                                                      Massachusetts,
                                                                      Michigan,
                                                                      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.
TE78650B-1.............  Cassie Schmidt,       American burying      Arkansas, Kansas,     Presence/absence      Live-trap and         Renewal.
                          Fayetteville, AR.     beetle (Nicrophorus   Missouri, and         surveys.              release.
                                                americanus).          Oklahoma.
TE18986C-2.............  North Carolina        Virgin Islands tree   Puerto Rico.........  Captive propagation   Remove from the       Amendment.
                          Zoological Park,      boa (Epicrates                              and reintroduction,   wild, handle, PIT-
                          Asheboro, NC.         monensis granti).                           maintenance of a      tag, collect blood
                                                                                            satellite             and tissue samples,
                                                                                            population in         radio-tag, and
                                                                                            captivity, genetic    salvage.
                                                                                            analyses and
                                                                                            disease screenings,
                                                                                            and habitat use
                                                                                            studies.
TE834070-3.............  Point Defiance Zoo,   Red wolf (Canis       Tacoma, WA..........  Irritable bowel       Anesthetize, collect  Amendment.
                          Tacoma, WA.           rufus).                                     syndrome study.       blood, and collect
                                                                                                                  stomach and
                                                                                                                  duodenum samples
                                                                                                                  via endoscopy.
TE011542-1.............  Conservation          Roanoke logperch      North Carolina and    Captive propagation   Collect up to 24      Amendment.
                          Fisheries, Inc.,      (Percina rex).        Tennessee.            and reintroduction.   brood stock each
                          Knoxville, TN.                                                                          year for 3 years to
                                                                                                                  produce progeny for
                                                                                                                  reintroduction in
                                                                                                                  the Dan River,
                                                                                                                  North Carolina.
TE016270-10............  U.S. Army, Fort       Red-cockaded          Alabama, Florida,     Population            Capture, band,        Renewal.
                          Benning, GA.          woodpecker            Georgia, and          management and        construct and
                                                (Picoides borealis).  Mississippi.          monitoring.           monitor artificial
                                                                                                                  nest cavities and
                                                                                                                  restrictors, and
                                                                                                                  translocate.
TE53898D-0.............  U.S. Department of    Harrisia              Cabo Rojo National    Germplasm             Collect seeds,        New.
                          Agriculture, Animal   portoricensis (higo   Wildlife Refuge       conservation and      seedlings, flowers,
                          and Plant Health      chumbo) and           (NWR), Culebra        collection of         and plant parts.
                          Inspection Service,   Leptocereus           Island NWR,           voucher specimens.
                          San Juan, PR.         grantianus (no        Desecheo Island
                                                common name).         NWR, and Vieques
                                                                      Island NWR, Puerto
                                                                      Rico..
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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. 2019-21783 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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