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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[FWS–R3–ES–2013–N033;
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat
Summer Survey Guidelines
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension
of comment period.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), are
extending the public comment period
on documents related to the draft
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revised summer survey guidelines for
the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) for an
additional 30 days. We announced
availability of these documents in our
January 9, 2013, Federal Register notice,
which opened a 30-day public comment
period. If you have previously
submitted comments, you do not need
to resubmit them. We have already
incorporated them in the public record
and will fully consider them in our final
USFWS guidelines. The draft guidelines
were prepared by representatives of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Defense’s
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Department of the Interior’s Geological
Survey and USFWS, Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources, New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, and the
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources. We request review and
comment on the guidelines—along with
acoustic identification software testing
criteria our 2013 contingency plan—
from local, State, and Federal agencies
and the public.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments on or
before March 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
draft survey guidelines, acoustic
identification software testing criteria,
and 2013 contingency plan are available
at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
Endangered/mammals/inba/
inbasummersurveyguidance.html. The
documents are also available by request,
by U.S. mail from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
Field Office, 620 South Walker Street,
Bloomington, IN 47403–2121; or by
phone at 812–334–4261, x1216.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment on the documents, you may
submit your comments in writing by
any one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 620 South Walker Street,
Bloomington, IN 47403–2121;
• Hand-delivery: Field Supervisor at
the above U.S. mail address;
• Email: indiana_bat@fws.gov; or
• Fax: 812–334–4273. Include
‘‘Indiana Bat Summer Survey
Guidelines’’ in the subject line of the
facsimile transmittal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions or requests for additional
information may be directed to any of
the following: (1) Mr. Andrew King,
Endangered Species Biologist, at the
Bloomington, Indiana, Field Office
address or phone above; (2) Ms. Robyn
Niver, Endangered Species Biologist, by
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services Field
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13045; or by phone at 607–753–9334; or
(3) Mr. Mike Armstrong, Endangered
Species Biologist, by U.S. mail at U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services Field Office, J.C. Watts Federal
Building, Room 265, 330 West
Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601–8670;
or by phone at 502–229–4632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Indiana bat was originally listed
as in danger of extinction under the
Endangered Species Preservation Act of
1966. It was subsequently listed as
endangered under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Summer survey guidelines (mist-netting
protocols) were first developed for the
species in the early 1990s and the
USFWS provided revised mist-netting
guidelines in our 2007 Draft Revised
Recovery Plan. The USFWS recently
convened a group of State and Federal
agency representatives to revise existing
survey guidelines. We solicited peer
review through the bat working groups
across the range of the Indiana bat
between February and March 2012 and
received comments from 57 individuals.
Based upon comments received and the
results of pilot testing of the survey
guidelines at known Indiana bat
maternity colonies in the summer of
2012, we offer the revised guidelines for
public review and comment.
In addition to soliciting comments on
draft survey guidelines for determining
presence or probable absence of Indiana
bats in the summer, we request
comment on our proposed approach and
criteria for testing the accuracy and
suitability of available acoustic
identification software programs. Only
programs that pass our suitability test
would be approved by the USFWS for
official survey use. Our goal is to
incorporate comments and finalize the
draft survey guidelines and testing
criteria in time for implementation in
the 2013 field season. However, should
no USFWS-approved software programs
be concurrently available, we propose to
follow an intermediary contingency
plan. The draft survey guidelines, draft
acoustic identification software testing
criteria, and 2013 contingency plan,
with instructions for commenting, are
available on the Internet (see
ADDRESSES).
Request for Public Comments
We invite written comments on (1)
The draft survey guidelines, (2) the
acoustic identification software testing
criteria, and (3) the 2013 contingency
plan. Substantive comments may or may
not result in changes to the USFWS
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guidance document. Please include
sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to verify any
scientific or commercial information
you include.
While all comments we receive will
be considered in developing final
documents, we encourage commenters
to focus on those portions of the
guidelines that have been revised,
particularly those topics noted above
that address peer-review comments. If
you have previously submitted
comments, you need not resubmit them
because we have already incorporated
them in the public record and will fully
consider them in our final USFWS
summer survey guidelines for the
Indiana bat.
All comments received by the date
specified in DATES will be considered in
preparing final documents. Methods of
submitting comments are in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
Responses to individual commenters
will not be provided; however, we will
provide the comments we receive and a
summary of how we addressed
substantive comments in a frequently
asked questions document on the Web
site listed above. If you submit
comments or information by email to
indiana_bat@fws.gov, your entire
submission—including any personal
identifying information—will be posted
on the Web site. If your submission is
made by hard copy that includes
personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from
public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
We will post all hard copy and email
submissions on the Web site listed
above in ADDRESSES.
Comments and materials we receive
will be available on our Web site;
however, individuals without internet
access may request an appointment to
inspect the comments during normal
business hours at our office in
Bloomington, Indiana (see ADDRESSES).
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: February 4, 2013.
Sean O. Marsan,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2013-N033; FXES11130300000-134-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised
Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), are extending
the public comment period on documents related to the draft revised
summer survey guidelines for the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) for an
additional 30 days. We announced availability of these documents in our
January 9, 2013, Federal Register notice, which opened a 30-day public
comment period. If you have previously submitted comments, you do not
need to resubmit them. We have already incorporated them in the public
record and will fully consider them in our final USFWS guidelines. The
draft guidelines were prepared by representatives of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of
Defense's Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of the Interior's
Geological Survey and USFWS, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and
the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. We request review and
comment on the guidelines--along with acoustic identification software
testing criteria our 2013 contingency plan--from local, State, and
Federal agencies and the public.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments on or
before March 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The draft survey guidelines, acoustic
identification software testing criteria, and 2013 contingency plan are
available at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/inba/inbasummersurveyguidance.html. The documents are also available by
request, by U.S. mail from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services Field Office, 620 South Walker Street, Bloomington,
IN 47403-2121; or by phone at 812-334-4261, x1216.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment on the documents, you
may submit your comments in writing by any one of the following
methods:
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 620 South
Walker Street, Bloomington, IN 47403-2121;
Hand-delivery: Field Supervisor at the above U.S. mail
address;
Email: indiana_bat@fws.gov; or
Fax: 812-334-4273. Include ``Indiana Bat Summer Survey
Guidelines'' in the subject line of the facsimile transmittal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or requests for additional
information may be directed to any of the following: (1) Mr. Andrew
King, Endangered Species Biologist, at the Bloomington, Indiana, Field
Office address or phone above; (2) Ms. Robyn Niver, Endangered Species
Biologist, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services Field
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Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045; or by phone at 607-753-
9334; or (3) Mr. Mike Armstrong, Endangered Species Biologist, by U.S.
mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Field
Office, J.C. Watts Federal Building, Room 265, 330 West Broadway,
Frankfort, KY 40601-8670; or by phone at 502-229-4632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Indiana bat was originally listed as in danger of extinction
under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. It was
subsequently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended. Summer survey guidelines (mist-netting protocols)
were first developed for the species in the early 1990s and the USFWS
provided revised mist-netting guidelines in our 2007 Draft Revised
Recovery Plan. The USFWS recently convened a group of State and Federal
agency representatives to revise existing survey guidelines. We
solicited peer review through the bat working groups across the range
of the Indiana bat between February and March 2012 and received
comments from 57 individuals. Based upon comments received and the
results of pilot testing of the survey guidelines at known Indiana bat
maternity colonies in the summer of 2012, we offer the revised
guidelines for public review and comment.
In addition to soliciting comments on draft survey guidelines for
determining presence or probable absence of Indiana bats in the summer,
we request comment on our proposed approach and criteria for testing
the accuracy and suitability of available acoustic identification
software programs. Only programs that pass our suitability test would
be approved by the USFWS for official survey use. Our goal is to
incorporate comments and finalize the draft survey guidelines and
testing criteria in time for implementation in the 2013 field season.
However, should no USFWS-approved software programs be concurrently
available, we propose to follow an intermediary contingency plan. The
draft survey guidelines, draft acoustic identification software testing
criteria, and 2013 contingency plan, with instructions for commenting,
are available on the Internet (see ADDRESSES).
Request for Public Comments
We invite written comments on (1) The draft survey guidelines, (2)
the acoustic identification software testing criteria, and (3) the 2013
contingency plan. Substantive comments may or may not result in changes
to the USFWS guidance document. Please include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to verify any scientific or commercial
information you include.
While all comments we receive will be considered in developing
final documents, we encourage commenters to focus on those portions of
the guidelines that have been revised, particularly those topics noted
above that address peer-review comments. If you have previously
submitted comments, you need not resubmit them because we have already
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in
our final USFWS summer survey guidelines for the Indiana bat.
All comments received by the date specified in DATES will be
considered in preparing final documents. Methods of submitting comments
are in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
Responses to individual commenters will not be provided; however,
we will provide the comments we receive and a summary of how we
addressed substantive comments in a frequently asked questions document
on the Web site listed above. If you submit comments or information by
email to indiana_bat@fws.gov, your entire submission--including any
personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site. If
your submission is made by hard copy that includes personal identifying
information, you may request at the top of your document that we
withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hard copy and
email submissions on the Web site listed above in ADDRESSES.
Comments and materials we receive will be available on our Web
site; however, individuals without internet access may request an
appointment to inspect the comments during normal business hours at our
office in Bloomington, Indiana (see ADDRESSES).
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: February 4, 2013.
Sean O. Marsan,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest
Region.
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