[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49880-49883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17340]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2022-N042; FXES11140400000-223-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, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments 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 
September 12, 2022.

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: 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 in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from the public 
and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 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 take of listed species unless a 
Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. 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 take endangered or threatened species while 
engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that 
promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or 
survival of species. These activities often include the capture and 
collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a 
permit were not issued. 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                Location             Activity          Type of take         Permit action
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TE 56588D-2.........  Martin J. Melville,  Palezone shiner           Alabama............  Presence/probable    Capture, handle,    Amendment.
                       Marietta, GA.        (Notropis albizonatus)                         absence surveys.     identify, and
                                            and rush darter                                                     release.
                                            (Etheostoma
                                            phytophilum).
TE 91755B-1.........  Nathan Click,        Clubshell (Pleurobema     Kentucky...........  Presence/probable    Capture, handle,    Renewal.
                       Kentucky             clava), cracking                               absence surveys.     identify, mark,
                       Transportation       pearlymussel (Hemistena                                             and release.
                       Cabinet,             lata), Cumberland bean
                       Frankfort, KY.       (Villosa trabilis),
                                            Cumberland elktoe
                                            (Alasmidonta
                                            atropurpurea),
                                            Cumberlandian combshell
                                            (Epioblasma brevidens),
                                            dromedary pearlymussel
                                            (Dromus dromas),
                                            fanshell (Cyprogenia
                                            stegaria), fat
                                            pocketbook (Potamilus
                                            capax), fluted
                                            kidneyshell
                                            (Ptychobranchus
                                            subtentus), littlewing
                                            pearlymussel (Pegias
                                            fabula), northern
                                            riffleshell (E.
                                            rangiana), orangefoot
                                            pimpleback (Plethobasus
                                            cooperianus), oyster
                                            mussel (E.
                                            capsaeformis), pink
                                            mucket (Lampsilis
                                            abrupta), purple cat's
                                            paw (E. obliquata
                                            obliquata), rabbitsfoot
                                            (Quadrula cylindrica
                                            cylindrica), rayed bean
                                            (V. fabalis), ring pink
                                            (Obovaria retusa),
                                            rough pigtoe
                                            (Pleurobema plenum),
                                            scaleshell (Leptodea
                                            leptodon), sheepnose
                                            (Plethobasus cyphyus),
                                            slabside pearlymussel
                                            (Pleuronaia
                                            dolabelloides),
                                            snuffbox (E.
                                            triquetra),
                                            spectaclecase
                                            (Cumberlandia
                                            monodonta), tan
                                            riffleshell (E.
                                            florentina walkeri),
                                            white wartyback
                                            (Plethobasus
                                            cicatricosus), and
                                            winged mapleleaf (Q.
                                            fragosa).
TE 008077-3.........  John Palis,          Frosted flatwoods         Florida, Georgia,    Presence/probable    Capture, mark,      Renewal.
                       Jonesboro, IL.       salamander (Ambystoma     and South Carolina.  absence surveys.     release, and
                                            cingulatum) and                                                     collect voucher
                                            reticulated flatwoods                                               specimens.
                                            salamander (A. bishopi).
TE 98596B-3.........  Sarah Veselka,       Mussels: Clubshell        Mussels: Alabama,    Presence/probable    Mussels: Remove     Renewal and
                       BioSurvey Group,     (Pleurobema clava),       Arkansas,            absence surveys      from the            amendment.
                       LLC, Morgantown,     cracking pearlymussel     Connecticut,         and mark-recapture   substrate for
                       WV.                  (Hemistena lata),         Delaware,            projects.            identification,
                                            fanshell (Cyprogenia      Illinois, Indiana,                        handle, identify,
                                            stegaria), James          Iowa, Kansas,                             tag, and release;
                                            spinymussel (Parvaspina   Kentucky,                                 Crayfish: Capture
                                            collina), northern        Louisiana,                                via seining,
                                            riffleshell (Epioblasma   Maryland,                                 handle, identify,
                                            rangiana), orangefoot     Massachusetts,                            and release.
                                            pimpleback (Plethobasus   Michigan,
                                            cooperianus), pink        Minnesota,
                                            mucket (Lampsilis         Mississippi,
                                            abrupta), purple cat's    Missouri, New
                                            paw (E. obliquata         Hampshire, New
                                            obliquata), rabbitsfoot   Jersey, New York,
                                            (Quadrula cylindrica      North Carolina,
                                            cylindrica), rayed bean   Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                            (Villosa fabalis), ring   Pennsylvania,
                                            pink (Obovaria retusa),   Tennessee,
                                            rough pigtoe              Vermont, Virginia,
                                            (Pleurobema plenum),      West Virginia, and
                                            sheepnose (Plethobasus    Wisconsin;
                                            cyphyus), snuffbox (E.    Crayfish:
                                            triquetra),               Kentucky,
                                            spectaclecase             Virginia, and West
                                            (Cumberlandia             Virginia.
                                            monodonta), and white
                                            catspaw (E. obliquata
                                            perobliqua); Crayfish:
                                            Big Sandy crayfish
                                            (Cambarus callainus)
                                            and Guyandotte River
                                            crayfish (C. veteranus).
TE 33465A-4.........  U.S. Forest          Red-cockaded woodpecker   Alabama, Florida,    Population           Capture; band;      Renewal.
                       Service,             (Picoides borealis).      Georgia,             management and       drill nest
                       Montgomery, AL.                                Mississippi, and     monitoring.          cavities; install
                                                                      South Carolina.                           inserts,
                                                                                                                restrictors, and
                                                                                                                snake and
                                                                                                                squirrel
                                                                                                                excluders;
                                                                                                                monitor nest
                                                                                                                cavities and
                                                                                                                artificial nest
                                                                                                                cavities;
                                                                                                                recapture; and
                                                                                                                translocate.
PER 0047056.........  Margaret Lamont,     Green sea turtle          Alabama............  Population and       PIT and flipper     New.
                       U.S. Geological      (Chelonia mydas),                              distribution         tag, weigh,
                       Survey,              Kemp's ridley sea                              monitoring, mark-    measure, and
                       Gainesville, FL.     turtle (Lepidochelys                           recapture studies,   collect scute,
                                            kempii), and loggerhead                        genetic and diet     tissue, and blood
                                            sea turtle (Caretta                            research.            samples.
                                            caretta).

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TE 079883-5.........  Arkansas Department  Mussels: Arkansas         Arkansas...........  Presence/probable    Mussels: Remove     Renewal and
                       of Transportation,   fatmucket (Lampsilis                           absence surveys.     from substrate,     amendment.
                       Little Rock, AR.     powellii), Curtis                                                   handle, identify,
                                            pearlymussel                                                        swab, release,
                                            (Epioblasma florentina                                              and salvage relic
                                            curtisii), fanshell                                                 shells; Insects:
                                            (Cyprogenia stegaria),                                              Live trap and
                                            fat pocketbook                                                      release.
                                            (Potamilus capax),
                                            Neosho mucket (L.
                                            rafinesqueana),
                                            Ouachita rock
                                            pocketbook (Arcidens
                                            wheeleri), pink mucket
                                            (L. abrupta),
                                            rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
                                            cylindrica cylindrica),
                                            scaleshell mussel
                                            (Leptodea leptodon),
                                            snuffbox mussel (E.
                                            triquetra), speckled
                                            pocketbook (Lampsilis
                                            streckeri),
                                            spectaclecase
                                            (Cumberlandia
                                            monodonta), turgid
                                            blossom (E. turgidula),
                                            and winged mapleleaf
                                            (Q. fragosa); Insects:
                                            American burying beetle
                                            (Nicrophorus
                                            americanus).
TE 35594A-5.........  Alabama Power        Red-cockaded woodpecker   Alabama............  Presence/probable    Red-cockaded        Renewal and
                       Company,             (Picoides borealis);                           absence surveys      woodpecker:         amendment.
                       Birmingham, AL.      flattened musk turtle                          and population       Monitor nest
                                            (Sternotherus                                  monitoring.          cavities;
                                            depressus); gopher                                                  flattened musk
                                            tortoise (Gopherus                                                  turtle: Capture,
                                            polyphemus); black                                                  handle, radio
                                            pinesnake (Pituophis                                                tag, and release;
                                            melanoleucus lodingi);                                              gopher tortoise
                                            Black Warrior waterdog                                              and black
                                            (Necturus alabamensis);                                             pinesnake: Scope
                                            Fishes: Trispot darter                                              burrows; Black
                                            (Etheostoma trisella)                                               Warrior waterdog:
                                            and rush darter (E.                                                 Capture, handle,
                                            phytophilum); Mussels:                                              collect tissue
                                            Finelined pocketbook                                                samples, and
                                            (Hamiota altilis),                                                  release; Fishes:
                                            Georgia pigtoe                                                      Capture, handle,
                                            (Pleurobema                                                         and release;
                                            hanleyianum), southern                                              Mussels and
                                            clubshell (P. decisum),                                             Snails: Remove
                                            and southern pigtoe (P.                                             from substrate,
                                            georgianum); Snails:                                                handle, tag,
                                            Cylindrical lioplax                                                 release, and
                                            (Lioplax                                                            collect relic
                                            cyclostomaformis),                                                  shells.
                                            interrupted rocksnail
                                            (Leptoxis foremani),
                                            painted rocksnail (L.
                                            taeniata), rough
                                            hornsnail (Pleurocera
                                            foremani), and tulotoma
                                            (Tulotoma magnifica).
TE 02167C-1.........  James Gore,          Gray bat (Myotis          Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/probable    Enter hibernacula   Renewal and
                       Columbia, SC.        grisescens), Indiana      Connecticut,         absence surveys,     and maternity       amendment.
                                            bat (Myotis sodalis),     Delaware, District   population           roost caves,
                                            northern long-eared bat   of Columbia,         monitoring, and      capture with mist
                                            (Myotis                   Georgia, Illinois,   stable isotope       nets or harp
                                            septentrionalis), Ozark   Indiana, Iowa,       analyses.            traps, handle,
                                            big-eared bat             Kansas, Kentucky,                         identify, band,
                                            (Corynorhinus             Louisiana, Maine,                         radio tag, and
                                            (=Plecotus) townsendii    Maryland,                                 collect hair
                                            ingens), and Virginia     Massachusetts,                            samples.
                                            big-eared bat             Michigan,
                                            (Corynorhinus             Minnesota,
                                            (=Plecotus) townsendii    Mississippi,
                                            virginianus).             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.
TE 065972-3.........  U.S. Forest          Mammals: Gray bat         Ozark-St. Francis    Presence/probable    Mammals: Enter      Renewal and
                       Service,             (Myotis grisescens),      National Forests,    absence surveys.     hibernacula and     amendment.
                       Russellville, AR.    Indiana bat (Myotis       Arkansas.                                 maternity roost
                                            sodalis), northern long-                                            caves, capture
                                            eared bat (Myotis                                                   with mist nets or
                                            septentrionalis), and                                               harp traps,
                                            Ozark big-eared bat                                                 handle, identify,
                                            (Corynorhinus                                                       band, and radio
                                            (=Plecotus) townsendii                                              tag; Insects:
                                            ingens); Insects:                                                   Live-trap and
                                            American burying beetle                                             release.
                                            (Nicrophorus
                                            americanus).
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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.).

John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services Southeast 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-17340 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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