[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31805-31813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10647]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2023-N042; FXES11140400000-234-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 
June 20, 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 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.

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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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PER0018443-0.........  U.S. Army Engineer    Fishes: Alabama sturgeon   Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      New.
                        Research and          (Scaphirhynchus            Florida, Illinois,    absence surveys and   identify, collect
                        Development Center;   suttkusi), Arkansas        Indiana, Kentucky,    scientific studies.   glochidia, and
                        Vicksburg, MS.        River shiner (Notropis     Louisiana,                                  release.
                                              girardi), Big Bend         Mississippi,
                                              gambusia (Gambusia         Missouri, Ohio,
                                              gaigei), Clear Creek       Tennessee, Texas,
                                              gambusia (Gambusia         and West Virginia.
                                              heterochir), Comanche
                                              Springs pupfish
                                              (Cyprinodon elegans),
                                              Devils River minnow
                                              (Dionda diaboli),
                                              duskytail darter
                                              (Etheostoma percnurum),
                                              fountain darter
                                              (Etheostoma fonticola),
                                              Leon Springs pupfish
                                              (Cyprinodon bovinus),
                                              Neosho madtom (Noturus
                                              placidus), pearl darter
                                              (Percina aurora), Pecos
                                              bluntnose shiner
                                              (Notropis simus
                                              pecosensis), Pecos
                                              gambusia (Gambusia
                                              nobilis), peppered chub
                                              (Macrhybopsis
                                              tetranema), Rio Grande
                                              silvery minnow
                                              (Hybognathus amarus),
                                              San Marcos gambusia
                                              (Gambusia georgei),
                                              sharpnose shiner
                                              (Notropis oxyrhynchus),
                                              smalleye shiner
                                              (Notropis buccula),
                                              Topeka shiner (Notropis
                                              topeka [= tristis]), and
                                              yellowcheek darter
                                              (Etheostoma moorei);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              lampmussel (Lampsilis
                                              virescens), Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus), Arkansas
                                              fatmucket (Lampsilis
                                              powellii), black
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              curtum), clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema clava),
                                              Cumberlandian combshell
                                              (Epioblasma brevidans),
                                              Curtis pearlymussel
                                              (Epioblasma florentina
                                              curtisii), false spike
                                              (Fusconaia mitchelli),
                                              fanshell (Cyprogenia
                                              stegaria), finerayed
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              cuneolus), flat pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema marshalli),
                                              Guadalupe fatmucket
                                              (Lampsilis bergmanni),
                                              Guadalupe orb
                                              (Cyclonaias necki),
                                              heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              taitianum), Higgins eye
                                              (Lampsilis higginsii),
                                              longsolid (Fusconaia
                                              subrotunda), Louisiana
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera hembeli),
                                              Neosho mucket (Lampsilis
                                              rafinesqueana), northern
                                              riffleshell (Epioblasma
                                              rangiana), orangenacre
                                              mucket (Hamiota
                                              perovalis), Ouachita
                                              rock pocketbook
                                              (Arcidens wheeleri),
                                              ovate clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema perovatum),
                                              round hickorynut
                                              (Obovaria subrotunda),
                                              scaleshell (Leptodea
                                              leptodon), slabside
                                              pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides), snuffbox
                                              (Epioblasma triquetra),
                                              southern clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema decisum),
                                              southern combshell
                                              (Epioblasma penita),
                                              speckled pocketbook
                                              (Lampsilis streckeri),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), stirrupshell
                                              (Quadrula stapes), Texas
                                              fatmucket (Lampsilis
                                              bracteate), Texas
                                              fawnsfoot (Truncilla
                                              macrodon), Texas
                                              hornshell (Popenaias
                                              popeii), Texas
                                              pimpleback (Cyclonaias
                                              petrina), turgid blossom
                                              (Epioblasma turgidula),
                                              and winged mapleleaf
                                              (Quadrula fragosa);
                                              Insects: American
                                              burying beetle
                                              (Nicrophorus americanus).

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ES91373A-4...........  Jonathan Miller;      Alabama lampmussel         Alabama, Florida,     Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      Renewal.
                        Brundidge, AL.        (Lampsilis virescens),     Georgia, Louisiana,   absence surveys.      identify, release,
                                              Alabama moccasinshell      and Mississippi.                            and salvage relic
                                              (Medionidus                                                            shells.
                                              acutissimus), Alabama
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera
                                              marrianae), black
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              curtum), Chipola
                                              slabshell (Elliptio
                                              chipolaensis), Choctaw
                                              bean (Obovaria
                                              choctawensis), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              cracking pearlymussel
                                              (Hemistena lata),
                                              Cumberlandian combshell
                                              (Epioblasma brevidens),
                                              dark pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              furvum), dromedary
                                              pearlymussel (Dromus
                                              dromas), fanshell
                                              (Cyprogenia stegaria),
                                              fat pocketbook
                                              (Potamilus capax), fat
                                              threeridge mussel
                                              (Amblema neislerii),
                                              finelined pocketbook
                                              (Hamiota altilis),
                                              finerayed pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia cuneolus),
                                              fluted kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              subtentus), fuzzy pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema strodeanum),
                                              Georgia pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), heavy
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              taitianum), inflated
                                              heelsplitter (Potamilus
                                              inflatus), Louisiana
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera hembeli),
                                              narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              escambia), orangenacre
                                              mucket (Hamiota
                                              perovalis), oval pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema pyriforme),
                                              ovate clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema perovatum),
                                              pink mucket (Lampsilis
                                              abrupta), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus), rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), ring pink
                                              (Obovaria retusa), rough
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              plenum), round
                                              ebonyshell (Reginaia
                                              rotulata), sheepnose
                                              (Plethobasus cyphyus),
                                              shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              cor), shinyrayed
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              subangulata), slabside
                                              pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides), snuffbox
                                              (Epioblasma triquetra),
                                              southern clubshell
                                              (Pleurobema decisum),
                                              southern kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus jonesi),
                                              southern pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema georgianum),
                                              southern sandshell
                                              (Hamiota australis),
                                              tapered pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia burkei), and
                                              triangular kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus greenii).
ES56749B-5...........  Patrick Moore;        Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  Renewal and
                        Johnson City, TN.     grisescens), Indiana bat   Connecticut,          absence surveys,      maternity roost       amendment.
                                              (Myotis sodalis),          Delaware, Florida,    studies to document   caves, capture with
                                              northern long-eared bat    Georgia, Illinois,    habitat use,          mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis                    Indiana, Iowa,        population            traps, handle,
                                              septentrionalis), Ozark    Kansas, Kentucky,     monitoring, and       identify, band,
                                              big-eared bat              Louisiana, Maine,     studies to evaluate   radio tag, and
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Maryland,             potential impacts     release.
                                              ingens), tricolored bat    Massachusetts,        of white-nose
                                              (Perimyotis subflavus),    Michigan,             syndrome or other
                                              and Virginia big-eared     Minnesota,            threats.
                                              bat (Corynorhinus          Mississippi,
                                              townsendii virginianus).   Missouri, Montana,
                                                                         Nebraska, New
                                                                         Hampshire, New
                                                                         Jersey, New York,
                                                                         North Carolina,
                                                                         North Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                         Oklahoma,
                                                                         Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                         Island, South
                                                                         Carolina, South
                                                                         Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                         Texas, Vermont,
                                                                         Virginia, West
                                                                         Virginia,
                                                                         Wisconsin, and
                                                                         Wyoming.

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ES070800-7...........  Ecological            Fishes: amber darter       Alabama, Florida,     Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      Renewal.
                        Solutions, Inc;       (Percina antesella),       Georgia, North        absence surveys.      identify, and
                        Roswell, GA.          blue shiner (Cyprinella    Carolina, and                               release.
                                              caerulea), Cherokee        Tennessee.
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              scotti), Conasauga
                                              logperch (Percina
                                              jenkinsi), Etowah darter
                                              (Etheostoma etowahae),
                                              goldline darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), rush
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              phytophilum), snail
                                              darter (Percina tanasi),
                                              spring pygmy sunfish
                                              (Elassoma alabamae), and
                                              vermilion darter
                                              (Etheostoma chermocki);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus), Alabama
                                              pearlshell
                                              (Margaritifera
                                              marrianae), Altamaha
                                              spinymussel (Elliptio
                                              spinosa), Chipola
                                              slabshell (Elliptio
                                              chipolaensis), Choctaw
                                              bean (Obovaria
                                              choctawensis), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              Cumberland bean (Villosa
                                              trabalis), fat
                                              threeridge (Amblema
                                              neislerii), finelined
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              altilis), fuzzy pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema strodeanum),
                                              Georgia pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema
                                              hanleyianum), Gulf
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              penicillatus), narrow
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              escambia), Ochlockonee
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              simpsonianus),
                                              orangenacre mucket
                                              (Hamiota perovalis),
                                              oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              pyriforme), ovate
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              perovatum), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus), rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), round
                                              ebonyshell (Reginaia
                                              rotulata), sheepnose
                                              (Plethobasus cyphyus),
                                              shinyrayed pocketbook
                                              (Hamiota subangulata),
                                              slabside pearlymussel
                                              (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides), snuffbox
                                              (Epioblasma triquetra),
                                              southern acornshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogenis), southern
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              decisum), southern
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              penita), southern
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus jonesi),
                                              southern pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema georgianum),
                                              southern sandshell
                                              (Hamiota australis),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), tapered
                                              pigtoe (Fusconaia
                                              burkei), triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii), and upland
                                              combshell (Epioblasma
                                              metastriata).
ES070796-12..........  Apogee Environmental  Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  Renewal.
                        & Archaeological,     grisescens), Indiana bat   Connecticut,          absence surveys,      maternity roost
                        Inc.; Pittsburgh,     (Myotis sodalis),          Delaware, Georgia,    studies to document   caves, capture with
                        PA.                   northern long-eared bat    Illinois, Indiana,    habitat use,          mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis                    Iowa, Kansas,         population            traps, handle,
                                              septentrionalis), Ozark    Kentucky,             monitoring, and       identify, band,
                                              big-eared bat              Louisiana, Maine,     studies to evaluate   radio tag, and
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Maryland,             potential impacts     release.
                                              ingens), and Virginia      Massachusetts,        of white-nose
                                              big-eared bat              Michigan,             syndrome or other
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Mississippi,          threats.
                                              virginianus).              Missouri, Montana,
                                                                         Nebraska, New
                                                                         Hampshire, New
                                                                         Jersey, New York,
                                                                         North Carolina,
                                                                         North Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                         Oklahoma,
                                                                         Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                         Island, South
                                                                         Carolina, South
                                                                         Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                         Virginia, Vermont,
                                                                         West Virginia,
                                                                         Wisconsin, and
                                                                         Wyoming.

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ES129703-7...........  HMB Professional      Bats: gray bat (Myotis     Alabama, Georgia,     Presence/probable     Bats: enter           Renewal and
                        Engineers, Inc.;      grisescens), Indiana bat   Indiana, Kentucky,    absence surveys,      hibernacula or        amendment.
                        Frankfort, KY.        (Myotis sodalis),          North Carolina,       studies to document   maternity roost
                                              northern long-eared bat    Ohio, Tennessee,      habitat use, and      caves, capture with
                                              (Myotis                    and West Virginia.    population            mist nets or harp
                                              septentrionalis),                                monitoring.           traps, handle,
                                              tricolored bat                                                         identify, band,
                                              (Perimyotis subflavus),                                                radio tag, and
                                              and Virginia big-eared                                                 release; Fishes and
                                              bat (Corynorhinus                                                      Crustacean:
                                              townsendii virginianus);                                               capture, handle,
                                              Fishes: amber darter                                                   identify, and
                                              (Percina antesella),                                                   release; Mussels:
                                              blackside dace,                                                        capture, handle,
                                              (Phoxinus                                                              identify, release,
                                              cumberlandensis), blue                                                 and salvage relic
                                              shiner (Cyprinella                                                     shells.
                                              caerulea), bluemask
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              akatulo), boulder darter
                                              (Etheostoma wapiti),
                                              Conasauga logperch
                                              (Percina jenkinsi),
                                              Cumberland darter
                                              (Etheostoma susanae),
                                              diamond darter
                                              (Crystallaria cincotta),
                                              duskytail darter
                                              (Etheostoma percnurum),
                                              Kentucky arrow darter
                                              (Etheostoma spilotum),
                                              palezone shiner
                                              (Notropis albizonatus),
                                              pygmy madtom (Noturus
                                              stanauli), relict darter
                                              (Etheostoma chienense),
                                              and smoky madtom
                                              (Noturus baileyi);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              lampmussel (Lampsilis
                                              virescens), 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 brevidans),
                                              dromedary pearlymussel
                                              (Dromus dromas),
                                              fanshell (Cyprogenia
                                              stegaria), fat
                                              pocketbook (Potamilus
                                              capax) finerayed pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia cuneolus),
                                              fluted kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              subtentus) green blossom
                                              (Epioblasma torulosa
                                              gubernaculum),
                                              littlewing pearlymussel
                                              (Pegias fabula),
                                              longsolid (Fusconaia
                                              subrotunda), northern
                                              riffleshell (Epioblasma
                                              rangiana), orangefoot
                                              pimpleback
                                              (pearlymussel)
                                              (Plethobasus
                                              cooperianus), oyster
                                              mussel (Epioblasma
                                              capsaeformis), pale
                                              lilliput (Toxolasma
                                              cylindrellus), pink
                                              mucket (Lampsilis
                                              abrupta), purple bean
                                              (Villosa perpurpurea),
                                              purple cat's paw
                                              (Epioblasma obliquata
                                              obliquata), rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), ring pink
                                              (Obovaria retusa), rough
                                              pigtoe (Pleurobema
                                              plenum), rough
                                              rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
                                              cylindrica strigillata),
                                              round hickorynut
                                              (Obovaria subrotunda),
                                              sheepnose (Plethobasus
                                              cyphyus), shiny pigtoe
                                              (Fusconaia cor),
                                              slabside pearlymussel
                                              (Pleuronaia
                                              dolabelloides), snuffbox
                                              (Epioblasma triquetra),
                                              southern acornshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogensis),
                                              southern pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema georgianum),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), tan
                                              riffleshell (Epioblasma
                                              florentina walker [=E.
                                              walker]), triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus
                                              greenii), turgid blossom
                                              (Epioblasma turgidula),
                                              upland combshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              metastriata), white
                                              wartyback (Plethobasus
                                              cicatricosus), winged
                                              mapleleaf (Quadrula
                                              fragosa), and yellow
                                              blossom (Epioblasma
                                              florentina florentina);
                                              Crustacean: Big Sandy
                                              crayfish (Cambarus
                                              callainus).

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ES171545-4...........  Ronald Redman;        Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  Renewal.
                        Benton, AR.           grisescens), Indiana bat   Delaware, Florida,    absence surveys and   maternity roost
                                              (Myotis sodalis),          Georgia, Illinois,    white-nose syndrome   caves, capture with
                                              northern long-eared bat    Indiana, Iowa,        research.             mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis                    Kansas, Kentucky,                           traps, handle,
                                              septentrionalis), Ozark    Louisiana,                                  identify, band,
                                              big-eared bat              Maryland, Michigan,                         radio tag, swab,
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Minnesota,                                  and release.
                                              ingens), and Virginia      Mississippi,
                                              big-eared bat              Missouri, New
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Jersey, New York,
                                              virginianus).              North Carolina,
                                                                         Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                         Pennsylvania, South
                                                                         Carolina,
                                                                         Tennessee, Texas,
                                                                         Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                         West Virginia, and
                                                                         Wisconsin.
ES71854A-1...........  David Eargle;         Carolina heelsplitter      North Carolina and    Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      Renewal.
                        Columbia, SC.         (Lasmigona decorata).      South Carolina.       absence surveys.      identify, release,
                                                                                                                     and salvage relic
                                                                                                                     shells.
PER1922058-0.........  Tracy Feltman;        Fishes: amber darter       Georgia.............  Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      New.
                        Chatsworth, GA.       (Percina antesella),                             absence surveys.      identify, and
                                              blue shiner (Cyprinella                                                release.
                                              caerulea), Cherokee
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              scotti), Conasauga
                                              logperch (Percina
                                              jenkinsi), Etowah darter
                                              (Etheostoma etowahae),
                                              frecklebelly madtom
                                              (Noturus munitus),
                                              goldline darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), and
                                              trispot darter
                                              (Etheostoma trisella);
                                              Mussels: Alabama
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus
                                              acutissimus), Coosa
                                              moccasinshell
                                              (Medionidus parvulus),
                                              fat threeridge (Amblema
                                              neislerii), finelined
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              altilis), purple
                                              bankclimber
                                              (Elliptoideus
                                              sloatianus), shinyrayed
                                              pocketbook (Hamiota
                                              subangulata), and
                                              southern acornshell
                                              (Epioblasma
                                              othcaloogenis).
ES63577A-3...........  Mammoth Cave          Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Georgia,     Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  Renewal and
                        National Park;        grisescens), Indiana bat   Kentucky,             absence surveys,      maternity roost       amendment.
                        Mammoth Cave, KY.     (Myotis sodalis),          Mississippi, North    studies to document   caves, capture with
                                              northern long-eared bat    Carolina, South       habitat use,          mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis                    Carolina,             disease               traps, handle,
                                              septentrionalis), and      Tennessee, and        surveillance          identify, band,
                                              tricolored bat             Virginia.             activities, and       radio tag, collect
                                              (Perimyotis subflavus).                          population            hair samples, PIT
                                                                                               monitoring.           tag, light tag,
                                                                                                                     wing punch, and
                                                                                                                     release.
ES37900B-2...........  Sarah Lauerman;       Red-cockaded woodpecker    Osceola National      Population            Capture, handle,      Renewal.
                        Gainesville, FL.      (Picoides borealis).       Forest, Florida.      monitoring and        band, monitor nest
                                                                                               translocation of      cavities, and
                                                                                               subadults from        translocate.
                                                                                               Osceola National
                                                                                               Forest (donor
                                                                                               population) to
                                                                                               recruitment
                                                                                               clusters.

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ES53149B-3...........  Hans William Otto;    Mammals: Gray bat (Myotis  Alabama, Arizona,     Presence/probable     Bats: enter           Renewal.
                        Tucson, AZ.           grisescens), Indiana bat   Arkansas,             absence surveys and   hibernacula or
                                              (Myotis sodalis),          Connecticut,          scientific research.  maternity roost
                                              northern long-eared bat    Delaware, Florida,                          caves, capture with
                                              (Myotis                    Georgia, Illinois,                          mist nets or harp
                                              septentrionalis), Ozark    Indiana, Iowa,                              traps, handle,
                                              big-eared bat              Kansas, Kentucky,                           identify, collect
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Maryland,                                   hair samples, band,
                                              ingens), and Virginia      Massachusetts,                              radio tag, light
                                              big-eared bat              Michigan,                                   tag, collect fecal
                                              (Corynorhinus townsendii   Minnesota,                                  material, apply
                                              virginianus); Mice: New    Mississippi,                                fungal lift tape,
                                              Mexico meadow jumping      Missouri, Nebraska,                         swab, wing punch,
                                              mouse (Zapus hudsonius     New Hampshire, New                          and release; Mice:
                                              luteus).                   Jersey, New Mexico,                         live trap, handle,
                                                                         New York, North                             identify, and
                                                                         Carolina, North                             release.
                                                                         Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                         Oklahoma,
                                                                         Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                         Island, South
                                                                         Carolina, South
                                                                         Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                         Texas, Vermont,
                                                                         Virginia, West
                                                                         Virginia,
                                                                         Wisconsin, and
                                                                         Wyoming.
ES142294-6...........  William Holiman;      Red-cockaded woodpecker    Alabama, Arkansas,    Population            Capture, band,        Renewal.
                        Little Rock, AR.      (Picoides borealis).       Florida, Georgia,     management and        construct and
                                                                         Louisiana,            monitoring.           monitor artificial
                                                                         Mississippi, North                          nest cavities and
                                                                         Carolina, Oklahoma,                         restrictors,
                                                                         South Carolina, and                         translocate,
                                                                         Texas.                                      recapture, and
                                                                                                                     release.
ES066980-6...........  Brandon Rutledge;     Red-cockaded woodpecker    Georgia.............  Population            Capture, band,        Renewal.
                        Newton, GA.           (Picoides borealis).                             management and        construct and
                                                                                               monitoring.           monitor artificial
                                                                                                                     nest cavities and
                                                                                                                     restrictors,
                                                                                                                     translocate,
                                                                                                                     recapture, buccal
                                                                                                                     swab, and release.
PER2378263-0.........  Anthony Ledbetter;    Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  New.
                        Clyde, NC.            grisescens), Indiana bat   Connecticut,          absence surveys.      maternity roost
                                              (Myotis sodalis),          Delaware, Florida,                          caves, capture with
                                              northern long-eared bat    Georgia, Illinois,                          mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis                    Indiana, Iowa,                              traps, handle,
                                              septentrionalis), and      Kansas, Kentucky,                           identify, band,
                                              tricolored bat             Louisiana, Maine,                           radio tag, and
                                              (Perimyotis subflavus).    Maryland,                                   release.
                                                                         Massachusetts,
                                                                         Michigan,
                                                                         Minnesota,
                                                                         Mississippi,
                                                                         Missouri, Nebraska,
                                                                         New Hampshire, New
                                                                         Jersey, New York,
                                                                         North Carolina,
                                                                         North Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                         Oklahoma,
                                                                         Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                         Island, South
                                                                         Carolina, South
                                                                         Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                         Texas, Vermont,
                                                                         Virginia, West
                                                                         Virginia, and
                                                                         Wisconsin.

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ES63633A-7...........  Biodiversity          Gray bat (Myotis           Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Enter hibernacula or  Renewal.
                        Research Institute;   grisescens), Indiana bat   Connecticut,          absence surveys,      maternity roost
                        Portland, ME.         (Myotis sodalis), and      Delaware, District    studies to document   caves, capture with
                                              northern long-eared bat    of Columbia,          habitat use,          mist nets or harp
                                              (Myotis septentrionalis).  Georgia, Illinois,    population            traps, handle,
                                                                         Indiana, Iowa,        monitoring, and       identify, band,
                                                                         Kansas, Kentucky,     studies to evaluate   collect hair
                                                                         Louisiana, Maine,     potential impacts     samples, radio tag,
                                                                         Maryland,             of white-nose         wing punch, and
                                                                         Massachusetts,        syndrome or other     release.
                                                                         Michigan,             threats.
                                                                         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.
ES034476-5...........  Florida Forest        Red-cockaded woodpecker    Florida.............  Population            Install artificial    Renewal.
                        Service; Milton, FL.  (Picoides borealis).                             management and        nest cavities and
                                                                                               monitoring.           restrictors,
                                                                                                                     monitor nest
                                                                                                                     cavities, capture,
                                                                                                                     band, translocate,
                                                                                                                     and release.
PER2417230-0.........  Zachariah Alley;      Amber darter (Percina      Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/probable     Capture, handle,      New.
                        Cincinnati, OH.       antesella), blackside      Georgia, Illinois,    absence surveys.      identify, and
                                              dace (Phoxinus             Iowa, Kansas,                               release.
                                              cumberlandensis), blue     Kentucky,
                                              shiner (Cyprinella         Louisiana,
                                              caerulea), candy darter    Mississippi,
                                              (Etheostoma osburni),      Missouri, Montana,
                                              Carolina madtom (Noturus   Nebraska, North
                                              furiosus), Cherokee        Carolina, North
                                              darter (Etheostoma         Dakota, South
                                              scotti), chucky madtom     Dakota, Tennessee,
                                              (Noturus crypticus),       Virginia, and West
                                              Conasauga logperch         Virginia.
                                              (Percina jenkinsi),
                                              Cumberland darter
                                              (Etheostoma susanae),
                                              diamond darter
                                              (Crystallaria cincotta),
                                              Etowah darter
                                              (Etheostoma etowahae),
                                              frecklebelly madtom
                                              (Noturus munitus),
                                              goldline darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), Kentucky
                                              arrow darter (Etheostoma
                                              spilotum), laurel dace
                                              (Chrosomus saylori),
                                              pallid sturgeon
                                              (Scaphirhynchus albus),
                                              relict darter
                                              (Etheostoma chienense),
                                              Roanoke logperch
                                              (Percina rex), smoky
                                              madtom (Noturus
                                              baileyi), and trispot
                                              darter (Etheostoma
                                              trisella).
ES22311A-6...........  Tennessee Aquarium;   Alabama cavefish           Alabama, Georgia,     Presence/probable     Capture, identify,    Renewal and
                        Chattanooga, TN.      (Speoplatyrhinus           Kentucky,             absence surveys,      take fin clips, and   amendment.
                                              poulsoni), amber darter    Tennessee, and        tissue collection     release.
                                              (Percina antesella),       Virginia.             for genetic
                                              Barrens topminnow                                analysis, and
                                              (Fundulus julisia), blue                         captive propagation.
                                              shiner (Cyprinella
                                              caerulea), Cahaba shiner
                                              (Notropis cahabae),
                                              Conasauga logperch
                                              (Percina jenkinsi),
                                              Cumberland darter
                                              (Etheostoma susanae),
                                              frecklebelly madtom
                                              (Noturus munitus),
                                              goldline darter (Percina
                                              aurolineata), laurel
                                              dace (Chrosomus
                                              saylori), rush darter
                                              (Etheostoma
                                              phytophylum), sickle
                                              darter (Percina
                                              williamsi), snail darter
                                              (Percina tanasi),
                                              trispot darter
                                              (Etheostoma trisella),
                                              vermilion darter
                                              (Etheostoma chermocki),
                                              and watercress darter
                                              (Etheostoma nuchale).
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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. 2023-10647 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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