88 FR 130 pgs. 43622-43626 - Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 130Pages: 43622 - 43626
Pages: 43622, 43623, 43624Docket number: [FWS-R4-ES-2023-N058; FXES11140400000-234-FF04E00000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-14509 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2023-N058; FXES11140400000-234-FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
[top] 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
DATES:
We must receive written data or comments on the applications by August 9, 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): permitsR4ES@fws.gov. 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 karen_marlowe@fws.gov (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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES35594A-5 | Alabama Power Company; Birmingham, AL | Canoe Creek clubshell ( Pleurobema athearni ), Coosa moccasinshell ( Medionidus parvulus ), ovate clubshell ( Pleurobema perovatum ), southern acornshell ( Epioblasma othcaloogensis ), triangular kidneyshell ( Ptychobranchus greenii ), and upland combshell ( Epioblasma metastriata ) | Alabama | Presence/probable absence surveys and population monitoring | Capture, handle, identify, tag, release, and collect relic shells | Renewal and amendment. |
| ES237549-3 | Cory Holliday; Gainesboro, TN | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), and northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) | Tennessee | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Enter hibernacula or maternity roosts, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, light tag, swab, collect hair samples, wing punch, and release | Renewal. |
| ES80381A-3 | Department of Defense (Army); Fort Campbell, KY | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Kentucky and Tennessee | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring | Enter hibernacula or maternity roosts, capture with mist nets, handle, identify, band, radio tag, and release | Renewal and amendment. |
| PER2789344-0 | Glenn M. Rohrbach; Nashville, TN | Nashville crayfish ( Orconectes shoupi ) | Tennessee | Presence/probable absence surveys | Capture, handle, identify, and release | New. |
| ES14105A-3 | Breedlove, Dennis, and Associates, Inc.; Winter Park, FL | Red-cockaded woodpecker ( Picoides borealis ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina | Population monitoring and management | Capture, handle, band, and monitor nest and artificial nest cavities | Renewal. |
| ES37490B-2 | Melissa Littrell; Lexington, KY | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and Virginia big-eared bat ( Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia | Presence/probable absence surveys and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, swab, collect hair samples, wing punch, and release | Renewal. |
| ES088889-4 | The Nature Conservancy; Kissimmee, FL | Florida scrub-jay ( Aphelocoma coerulescens ) and red-cockaded woodpecker ( Picoides borealis ) | Florida | Population monitoring and management | Florida scrub-jay: bait with unsalted peanuts, trap, handle, band, and release; red-cockaded woodpecker: capture, handle, band, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, release, and translocate | Renewal. |
| ES27608B-2 | McGehee Engineering Corporation; Jasper, AL | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), and northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) | Alabama | Presence/probable absence surveys and population monitoring | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, and release | Renewal. |
| ES48579B-5 | Ecological Solutions, Inc.; Roswell, GA | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), and northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, radio tag, light tag, swab, wing punch, and release | Renewal. |
| ES54578B-3 | Mary Frazer; Raleigh, NC | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ), and Virginia big-eared bat ( Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York. North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, radio tag, light tag, wing punch, and release | Renewal and amendment. |
| ES119937-5 | Susan Loeb; Clemson, SC | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, collect hair samples, light tag, wing punch, and release | Renewal and amendment. |
| ES37663B-2 | Rebecca Ijames; Central City, KY | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), and northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) | Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring | Capture with mist nets, handle, identify, band, radio-tag, and release | Renewal. |
| PER3128179-0 | Justin Hoffman, McNeese State University; Lake Charles, LA | Northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana | Presence/probable absence surveys | Capture with mist nets and hand-held mesh nets, handle, identify, and release | New. |
| ES64393C-2 | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Raleigh, NC | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and Virginia big-eared bat ( Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys | Capture with mist nets, handle, identify, band, radio tag, and release | Renewal. |
| ES88778B-3 | John Lamb; Decherd, TN | Tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Tennessee | Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and white-nose syndrome surveillance | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, collect hair samples, radio tag, and release | Amendment. |
| ES81353B-2 | Stephanie Penk; Sylva, NC | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys, habitat use and assessment research, population dynamics evaluations, and migration research | Capture with mist nets and harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, and release | Amendment. |
| PER3315996-0 | Dominique DiLandro; Holly Springs, NC | Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys, habitat use and roost selection research, and population dynamics studies | Enter roosts (bridges, culverts, and abandoned buildings), capture via mist nets and harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, collect swabs and hair samples, and release | New. |
| ES94704A-4 | Dorothy Brown; Arden, NC | Mammals: Carolina northern flying squirrel ( Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus ), gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ), Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ), northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ), tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ), and Virginia big-eared bat ( Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus ); Reptile: Bog turtle ( Clemmys muhlenbergii ) | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | Presence/probable absence surveys, white-nose syndrome research, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and genetic sampling | Carolina northern flying squirrel: capture, handle, ear-tag, pit-tag, radio-tag, collect fur and tissue samples, and conduct den surveys; Bats: enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, pit-tag, radio-tag, light-tag, wing-punch, swab for white-nose syndrome testing, and release; Bog turtle: capture, mark, pit-tag, and radio-tag | Renewal and amendment. |
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register .
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.
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