[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17603-17610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05907]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2023-N025; 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 to conduct activities intended to enhance the 
propagation or survival of endangered 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 written data or comments on the applications by 
April 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Reviewing Documents: Submit requests for copies of applications and 
other information submitted with the applications to Karen Marlowe (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and comments should 
specify the applicant name and application number (e.g., Mary Smith, 
ESPER0001234).
    Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit 
comments by one of the following methods:
     Email (preferred method): [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.
     U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, 
Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: 
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 
404-679-7097 (telephone) or [email protected] (email). 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, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
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

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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. 
Documents and other information submitted with the applications are 
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552).

Background

    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

    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. Proposed 
activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.

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 Permit application No.       Applicant              Species               Location            Activity         Type of take          Permit action
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ES812344-7.............  Pennington and      Fishes: amber darter     Alabama, Georgia,   Presence/probable  Fishes: capture,   Renewal.
                          Associates, Inc.;   (Percina antesella),     Kentucky, North     absence surveys,   handle,
                          Cookeville, TN.     blackside dace           Carolina,           population         identify, and
                                              (Phoxinus                Tennessee, and      estimates, and     release;
                                              cumberlandensis), blue   Virginia.           age class          Mussels:
                                              shiner (Cyprinella                           determinations.    capture, handle,
                                              caerulea), bluemask                                             identify,
                                              darter (Etheostoma                                              release, and
                                              akatulo), boulder                                               salvage relic
                                              darter (Etheostoma                                              shells; Snails:
                                              wapiti), chucky madtom                                          capture, handle,
                                              (Noturus crypticus),                                            identify, and
                                              Conasauga logperch                                              release;
                                              (Percina jenkinsi),                                             Crustaceans:
                                              Cumberland darter                                               capture, handle,
                                              (Etheostoma susanae),                                           identify,
                                              duskytail darter                                                measure, sex,
                                              (Etheostoma                                                     and release.
                                              percnurum), laurel
                                              dace (Chrosomus
                                              saylori), palezone
                                              shiner (Notropis
                                              albizonatus), pygmy
                                              madtom (Noturus
                                              stanauli), and smoky
                                              madtom (Noturus
                                              baileyi); Mussels:
                                              Alabama lampmussel
                                              (Lampsilis virescens),
                                              Alabama moccansinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus),
                                              Appalachian elktoe
                                              (Alasmidonta
                                              raveneliana),
                                              Appalachian monkeyface
                                              (Theliderma sparsa),
                                              birdwing pearlymussel
                                              (Lemiox rimosus),
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              clava), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              cracking pearlymussel
                                              (Hemistena lata),
                                              Cumberland bean
                                              (Villosa trabalis),
                                              Cumberland elktoe
                                              (Alasmidonta
                                              atropurpurea),
                                              Cumberland monkeyface
                                              (Theliderma
                                              intermedia),
                                              Cumberland pigtoe
                                              (Pleuronaia gibber),
                                              Cumberlandian
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              brevidens), dromedary
                                              pearlymussel (Dromus
                                              dromas), fanshell
                                              (Cyprogenia stegaria),
                                              finelined pocketbook
                                              (Hamiota altilis),
                                              finerayed pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia cuneolus),
                                              fluted kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              subtentus), Georgia
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum),
                                              littlewing

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                                              pearlymussel (Pegias
                                              fabula), orangefoot
                                              pimpleback
                                              (Plethobasus
                                              cooperianus), ovate
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              perovatum), oyster
                                              mussel (Epioblasma
                                              capsaeformis), pale
                                              lilliput (Toxolasma
                                              cylindrellus), pink
                                              mucket (Lampsilis
                                              abrupta), purple bean
                                              (Villosa perpurpurea),
                                              purple cat's paw
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              obliquata), rayed bean
                                              (Villosa fabalis),
                                              ring pink (Obovaria
                                              retusa), rough pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema plenum),
                                              rough rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              strigillata),
                                              scaleshell (Leptodea
                                              leptodon), sheepnose
                                              (Plethobasus cyphyus),
                                              shiny pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia cor),
                                              slabside pearlymussel
                                              (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides),
                                              snuffbox mussel
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              triquetra), southern
                                              acornshell (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogensis),
                                              southern pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              georgianum),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), tan
                                              riffleshell
                                              (Epioblasma florentina
                                              walkeri [=E.
                                              walkeri]), triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii), upland
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              metastriata), white
                                              wartyback (Plethobasus
                                              cicatricosus), and
                                              winged mapleleaf
                                              (Quadrula fragosa);
                                              Snails: Anthony's
                                              riversnail (Athearnia
                                              anthonyi) and royal
                                              marstonia (Marstonia
                                              ogmorhaphe);
                                              Crustaceans: Nashville
                                              crayfish (Orconectes
                                              shoupi).
ES11866B-1.............  Francis Marion and  Red-cockaded woodpecker  South Carolina....  Red-cockaded       Red-cockaded       Renewal and amendment.
                          Sumter National     (Picoides borealis)                          woodpecker:        woodpecker:
                          Forests, U.S.       and American chaffseed                       population         capture, band,
                          Forest Service;     (Schwalbea americana).                       management and     drill nest
                          Columbia, SC.                                                    monitoring;        cavities,
                                                                                           American           install inserts
                                                                                           chaffseed:         and restrictors,
                                                                                           germination and    install snake
                                                                                           reintroduction.    and squirrel
                                                                                                              excluders,
                                                                                                              monitor nest
                                                                                                              cavities and
                                                                                                              artificial nest
                                                                                                              cavities,
                                                                                                              recapture, and
                                                                                                              translocate;
                                                                                                              American
                                                                                                              chaffseed:
                                                                                                              collect seeds.
PER0388631-0...........  Gordon-Bryon        Amphibians: Neuse River  North Carolina and  Presence/probable  Amphibians and     New.
                          Stuart Marsh;       waterdog (Necturus       Virginia.           absence surveys.   Fishes: capture,
                          Raleigh, NC.        lewisi); Fishes:                                                handle,
                                              Carolina madtom                                                 identify, mark,
                                              (Noturus furiosus) and                                          and release;
                                              Roanoke logperch                                                Mussels:
                                              (Percina rex);                                                  capture, handle,
                                              Mussels: Atlantic                                               identify, mark,
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia                                               release, and
                                              masoni), dwarf                                                  salvage relic
                                              wedgemussel                                                     shells.
                                              (Alasmidonta
                                              heterodon), Tar River
                                              spinymussel
                                              (Parvaspina
                                              steinstansana), and
                                              yellow lance (Elliptio
                                              lanceolata).
ES67197D-2.............  Tyler Black;        Neuse River waterdog     North Carolina,     Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Amendment.
                          Chapel Hill, NC.    (Necturus lewisi),       Tennessee, and      absence surveys.   identify, and
                                              Carolina madtom          Virginia.                              release.
                                              (Noturus furiosus),
                                              and sickle darter
                                              (Percina williamsi).

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ES206872-12............  Joy O'Keefe,        Gray bat (Myotis         Alabama, Arkansas,  Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  Renewal and amendment.
                          University of       grisescens), Indiana     Connecticut,        absence surveys,   or maternity
                          Illinois at         bat (Myotis sodalis),    Delaware,           studies to         roost caves,
                          Urbana-Champaign;   northern long-eared      District of         document habitat   capture with
                          Urbana, IL.         bat (Myotis              Columbia,           use, population    mist nets or
                                              septentrionalis),        Florida, Georgia,   monitoring, and    harp traps,
                                              tricolored bat           Illinois,           to evaluate        handle,
                                              (Perimyotis              Indiana, Iowa,      potential          identify, band,
                                              subflavus), and          Kansas, Kentucky,   impacts of white-  radio tag,
                                              Virginia big-eared bat   Louisiana, Maine,   nose syndrome or   collect hair
                                              (Corynorhinus            Maryland,           other threats.     samples, swab,
                                              townsendii               Massachusetts,                         use tape to
                                              virginianus).            Michigan,                              collect mites,
                                                                       Minnesota,                             wing punch, and
                                                                       Mississippi,                           release.
                                                                       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.
ES38792A-3.............  U.S. Army; Fort     Red-cockaded woodpecker  Fort Gordon, Fort   Population         Capture, band,     Renewal and amendment.
                          Gordon, GA.         (Picoides borealis).     Stewart, and Fort   management and     drill nest
                                                                       Benning, Georgia;   monitoring.        cavities,
                                                                       Apalachicola and                       install inserts
                                                                       Ocala National                         and restrictors,
                                                                       Forests, Florida;                      install snake
                                                                       and Fort Bragg,                        and squirrel
                                                                       North Carolina.                        excluders,
                                                                                                              monitor nest
                                                                                                              cavities and
                                                                                                              artificial nest
                                                                                                              cavities,
                                                                                                              recapture, and
                                                                                                              translocate.
ES05565B-2.............  UT-Battelle Corp.;  Gray bat (Myotis         Oak Ridge           Presence/probable  Capture with mist  Renewal and amendment.
                          Oak Ridge, TN.      grisescens), Indiana     Reservation,        absence surveys.   nets, handle,
                                              bat (Myotis sodalis),    Tennessee.                             identify, band,
                                              northern long-eared                                             wing punch,
                                              bat (Myotis                                                     salvage, and
                                              septentrionalis), and                                           release.
                                              tricolored bat
                                              (Perimyotis subflavus).

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ES56515D-1.............  Leslie Meade;       Gray bat (Myotis         Arkansas,           Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  Amendment.
                          Richmond, KY.       grisescens), Indiana     Connecticut,        absence surveys,   or maternity
                                              bat (Myotis sodalis),    Delaware, Kansas,   studies to         roost caves,
                                              northern long-eared      Louisiana, Maine,   document habitat   capture with
                                              bat (Myotis              Maryland,           use, population    harp traps,
                                              septentrionalis),        Massachusetts,      monitoring, and    collect hair
                                              Ozark big-eared bat      Minnesota,          studies to         samples, wing
                                              (Corynorhinus            Montana,            evaluate           punch, swab, and
                                              townsendii ingens),      Nebraska, New       potential          release.
                                              and Virginia big-eared   Hampshire, New      impacts of white-
                                              bat (Corynorhinus        Jersey, New York,   nose syndrome or
                                              townsendii               North Dakota,       other threats.
                                              virginianus).            Oklahoma,
                                                                       Pennsylvania,
                                                                       Rhode Island,
                                                                       South Dakota,
                                                                       Vermont,
                                                                       Virginia, West
                                                                       Virginia,
                                                                       Wisconsin, and
                                                                       Wyoming.
ES089074-5.............  Corblu Ecology      Fishes: amber darter     Alabama and         Presence/probable  Fishes: capture,   Renewal.
                          Group, LLC;         (Percina antesella),     Georgia.            absence surveys    handle,
                          Woodstock, GA.      blue shiner                                  and population     identify, and
                                              (Cyprinella caerulea),                       monitoring.        release;
                                              Cherokee darter                                                 Mussels:
                                              (Etheostoma scotti),                                            capture, handle,
                                              Conasauga logperch                                              identify,
                                              (Percina jenkinsi),                                             release, and
                                              Etowah darter                                                   salvage relic
                                              (Etheostoma etowahae),                                          shells.
                                              and goldline darter
                                              (Percina aurolineata);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              fat threeridge
                                              (Amblema neislerii),
                                              finelined pocketbook
                                              (Hamiota altilis),
                                              Georgia pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), oval
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              pyriforme), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus),
                                              shinyrayed pocketbook
                                              (Hamiota subangulata),
                                              southern clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema decisum),
                                              southern pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              georgianum), and
                                              triangular kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii).
ES054973-7.............  Nicholas Haddad,    Mitchell's satyr         Alabama, Michigan,  Scientific         Collect            Amendment.
                          Michigan State      butterfly (Neonympha     Mississippi, and    research.          caterpillars and
                          University;         mitchellii mitchellii).  North Carolina.                        sacrifice or
                          Hickory Corners,                                                                    retain all lab-
                          MI.                                                                                 reared
                                                                                                              caterpillars.
ES56746B-5.............  Joseph Johnson;     Gray bat (Myotis         Alabama, Kentucky,  Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  Renewal and amendment.
                          Cincinnati, OH.     grisescens), Indiana     Ohio,               absence surveys,   and maternity
                                              bat (Myotis sodalis),    Pennsylvania, and   investigate        roost caves,
                                              northern long-eared      West Virginia.      impacts of white-  capture with
                                              bat (Myotis                                  nose syndrome      mist nets or
                                              septentrionalis),                            and habitat        harp traps,
                                              tricolored bat                               management on      handle,
                                              (Perimyotis                                  bat communities,   identify, band,
                                              subflavus), and                              migration          radio tag, wing
                                              Virginia big-eared bat                       studies, and       punch, and
                                              (Corynorhinus                                genetic analyses.  release.
                                              townsendii
                                              virginianus).
ES37652B-3.............  Blue Ridge          Spruce-fir moss spider   North Carolina and  Presence/probable  Spruce-fir moss    Amendment.
                          Parkway, National   (Microhexura             Virginia.           absence surveys.   spider: lift
                          Park Service;       montivaga) and rusty                                            bryophyte mats;
                          Asheville, NC.      patched bumble bee                                              rusty patched
                                              (Bombus affinis).                                               bumble bee:
                                                                                                              capture, handle,
                                                                                                              identify, and
                                                                                                              release.

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ES060988-5.............  U.S. Army; Fort     Red-cockaded woodpecker  South Carolina....  Population         Capture, band,     Renewal and amendment.
                          Jackson, SC.        (Picoides borealis).                         management and     monitor nest
                                                                                           monitoring.        cavities,
                                                                                                              construct and
                                                                                                              monitor
                                                                                                              artificial nest
                                                                                                              cavities and
                                                                                                              restrictors,
                                                                                                              translocate,
                                                                                                              recapture, and
                                                                                                              release.
ES43261B-1.............  Ann Altman;         Carolina heelsplitter    North Carolina and  Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Renewal.
                          Columbia, SC.       (Lasmigona decorata).    South Carolina.     absence surveys.   identify,
                                                                                                              release, and
                                                                                                              salvage relic
                                                                                                              shells.
ES79580A-4.............  Jason Butler;       Mammals: gray bat        Kentucky,           Presence/probable  Mammals: enter     Renewal.
                          Midway, KY.         (Myotis grisescens),     Tennessee,          absence surveys.   hibernacula or
                                              Indiana bat (Myotis      Virginia, and                          maternity roost
                                              sodalis), and northern   West Virginia.                         caves, capture
                                              long-eared bat (Myotis                                          with mist nets
                                              septentrionalis);                                               or harp traps,
                                              Fishes: blackside dace                                          handle,
                                              (Phoxinus                                                       identify, band,
                                              cumberlandensis) and                                            radio tag,
                                              Cumberland darter                                               salvage dead
                                              (Etheostoma susanae).                                           bats, and
                                                                                                              release; Fishes:
                                                                                                              capture, handle,
                                                                                                              identify, and
                                                                                                              release.
ES100626-10............  Selby               Reptiles: flattened      Alabama, Arkansas,  Presence/probable  Reptiles:          Renewal.
                          Environmental,      musk turtle              Florida, Georgia,   absence surveys.   flattened musk
                          Inc.; Decatur, AL.  (Sternotherus            Illinois,                              turtle: capture,
                                              depressus); Fishes:      Indiana, Iowa,                         identify,
                                              amber darter (Percina    Kansas, Kentucky,                      measure, and
                                              antesella), blue         Louisiana,                             release; Fishes:
                                              shiner (Cyprinella       Michigan,                              capture, handle,
                                              caerulea), boulder       Minnesota,                             identify, and
                                              darter (Etheostoma       Mississippi,                           release;
                                              wapiti), Cahaba shiner   Missouri,                              Mussels:
                                              (Notropis cahabae),      Nebraska, New                          capture, handle,
                                              chucky madtom (Noturus   Mexico, New York,                      identify,
                                              crypticus), Cumberland   North Carolina,                        release, and
                                              darter (Etheostoma       Ohio, Oklahoma,                        salvage relic
                                              susanae), goldline       Pennsylvania,                          shells; Snails:
                                              darter (Percina          South Dakota,                          capture, handle,
                                              aurolineata), laurel     Tennessee, Texas,                      identify,
                                              dace (Chrosomus          Virginia, West                         release, collect
                                              saylori), palezone       Virginia, and                          vouchers, and
                                              shiner (Notropis         Wisconsin.                             salvage relic
                                              albizonatus), rush                                              shells;
                                              darter (Etheostoma                                              Crustaceans:
                                              phytophilum), spring                                            Nashville
                                              pygmy sunfish                                                   crayfish:
                                              (Elassoma alabamae),                                            capture,
                                              vermilion darter                                                identify,
                                              (Etheostoma                                                     measure, sex,
                                              chermocki), and                                                 and release.
                                              watercress darter
                                              (Etheostoma nuchale);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              lampmussel (Lampsilis
                                              virescens), Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus), Alabama
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera
                                              marrianae), Altamaha
                                              spinymussel (Elliptio
                                              spinosa), Appalachian
                                              elktoe (Alasmidonta
                                              raveneliana),
                                              Appalachian monkeyface
                                              (Theliderma sparsa),
                                              black clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema curtum),
                                              Chipola slabshell
                                              (Elliptio
                                              chipolaensis), Choctaw
                                              bean (Obovaria
                                              choctawensis),
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              clava), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              cracking pearlymussel
                                              (Hemistena lata),
                                              Cumberland bean
                                              (Villosa trabalis),
                                              Cumberland elktoe
                                              (Alasmidonta
                                              atropurpurea),
                                              Cumberland monkeyface
                                              (Theliderma
                                              intermedia),
                                              Cumberland pigtoe
                                              (Pleuronaia gibber),
                                              Cumberlandian
                                              combshell

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                                              (Epioblasma
                                              brevidens), dark
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              furvum), dromedary
                                              pearlymussel (Dromus
                                              dromas), fanshell
                                              (Cyprogenia stegaria),
                                              fat pocketbook
                                              (Potamilus capax), fat
                                              threeridge (Amblema
                                              neislerii), finelined
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              altilis), finerayed
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              cuneolus), flat pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              marshalli), fluted
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              subtentus), fuzzy
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              strodeanum), Georgia
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), green
                                              blossom (Epioblasma
                                              torulosa
                                              gubernaculum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), heavy
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              taitianum), inflated
                                              heelsplitter
                                              (Potamilus inflatus),
                                              littlewing
                                              pearlymussel (Pegias
                                              fabula), narrow pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia escambia),
                                              Neosho mucket
                                              (Lampsilis
                                              rafinesqueana),
                                              Ochlockonee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              simpsonianus),
                                              orangefoot pimpleback
                                              (Plethobasus
                                              cooperianus),
                                              orangenacre mucket
                                              (Hamiota perovalis),
                                              Ouachita rock
                                              pocketbook (Arcidens
                                              wheeleri), oval pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              pyriforme), ovate
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              perovatum), pale
                                              lilliput (Toxolasma
                                              cylindrellus), pink
                                              mucket (Lampsilis
                                              abrupta), purple bean
                                              (Villosa perpurpurea),
                                              purple cat's paw
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              obliquata),
                                              rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
                                              cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), rayed
                                              bean (Villosa
                                              fabalis), ring pink
                                              (Obovaria retusa),
                                              rough pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema plenum),
                                              round ebonyshell
                                              (Reginaia rotulata),
                                              rought rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              strigillata),
                                              scaleshell (Leptodea
                                              leptodon), shiny
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              cor), shinyrayed
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              subangulata), slabside
                                              pearlymussel
                                              (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides),
                                              southern acornshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogensis),
                                              southern clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema decisum),
                                              southern combshell
                                              (Epioblasma penita),
                                              southern kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              jonesi), southern
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              georgianum), southern
                                              sandshell (Hamiota
                                              australis),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta),
                                              stirrupshell (Quadrula
                                              stapes), tapered
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              burkei), triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii), tubercled
                                              blossom (Epioblasma
                                              torulosa torulosa),
                                              turgid blossom
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              turgidula), upland
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              metastriata), white
                                              wartyback (Plethobasus
                                              cicatricosus), and
                                              winged mapleleaf
                                              (Quadrula fragosa);
                                              Snails: Anthony's
                                              riversnail (Athearnia
                                              anthonyi), armored
                                              snail (Marstonia
                                              pachyta), cylindrical
                                              lioplax (Lioplax
                                              cyclostomaformis),
                                              diamond tryonia
                                              (Pseudotryonia
                                              adamantina), flat
                                              pebblesnail (Lepyrium
                                              showalteri), Gonzales
                                              tryonia (Tryonia
                                              circumstriata
                                              [=stocktonensis]),
                                              interrupted rocksnail
                                              (Leptoxis foremani),
                                              lacy elimia (Elimia
                                              crenatella), painted
                                              rocksnail (Leptoxis
                                              taeniata), Pecos
                                              assimenia snail
                                              (Assiminea pecos),
                                              phantom tryonia
                                              (Tryonia cheatumi),
                                              plicate rocksnail
                                              (Leptoxis plicata),
                                              rough hornsnail
                                              (Pleurocera foremani),
                                              round rocksnail
                                              (Leptoxis ampla),
                                              royal marstonia
                                              (Marstonia
                                              ogmorhaphe), slender
                                              campeloma (Campeloma
                                              decampi), and tulotoma
                                              snail (Tulotoma
                                              magnifica);
                                              Crustaceans: Nashville
                                              crayfish (Orconectes
                                              shoupi).
PER1408431-0...........  Carnivorous Plant   Sarracenia oreophila     Maryland..........  Interstate         Sell artificially  New.
                          Nursery;            (green pitcher-plant),                       commerce.          propagated
                          Smithsburg, MD.     Sarracenia rubra ssp.                                           plants in
                                              alabamensis (Alabama                                            interstate
                                              canebrake pitcher-                                              commerce.
                                              plant), and Sarracenia
                                              rubra ssp. jonesii
                                              (mountain sweet
                                              pitcher-plant).

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ES38397A-2.............  Kathryn Craven;     Green sea turtle         Georgia...........  Monitor and        Salvage hatched    Renewal and amendment.
                          Savannah, GA.       (Chelonia mydas),                            evaluate nest      eggs, inviable
                                              hawksbill sea turtle                         hatching success   eggs, and dead
                                              (Eretmochelys                                and conduct        embryos, and
                                              imbricata), Kemp's                           scientific         collect cloacal
                                              ridley sea turtle                            research.          swabs from wild
                                              (Lepidochelys kempii),                                          or captive
                                              leatherback sea turtle                                          individuals.
                                              (Dermochelys
                                              coriacea), and
                                              loggerhead sea turtle
                                              (Caretta caretta).
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[FR Doc. 2023-05907 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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