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replace the requirements of the 2007
Consent Decree, which would
ultimately be rescinded. A number of
issues that were raised during the initial
public comment period on the DEA are
still relevant to the revised proposed
action. Therefore, the Service’s DEA
also has included a response to
comments to explain how those issues
are handled in MDIFW’s revised ITP
and the Service’s revised DEA.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the revised ITP and
comments we receive on the Service’s
revised DEA to determine whether the
permit application meets the
requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We will also
evaluate whether issuance of a section
10(a)(1)(B) permit would comply with
section 7 of the ESA by conducting an
intra-Service section 7 consultation. We
will use the results of this consultation,
in combination with the above findings,
in our final analysis to determine
whether to issue a permit. If the
requirements are met, we will issue the
permit to the applicant.
Authority
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA and the
National Environmental Policy Act
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2014–N159;
FXES11130300000–145–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the
public to comment on the following
applications we’ve received for permits
to authorize take of federally listed
species. Although the Endangered
Species Act (Act) prohibits the take of
species listed as endangered or
threatened under the Act, the USFWS
may issue permits authorizing the take
of endangered or threatened species if
certain conditions are met by the
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We must receive any written
comments on or before September 5,
2014.
Mussel Species
DATES:
Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Thomas J. Magnuson, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services,
5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas J. Magnuson, (612) 713–5467.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
We invite public comment on the
following permit applications for certain
activities with federally listed species
authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our
regulations governing the taking of
endangered species in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17. Submit your comments, or
request for a copy of the complete
application to the mailing address or
email address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Application Number: TE40128B
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The applicant requests a permit
amendment to add the following mussel
and fish species to their permit.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Applications
Dated: July 22, 2014.
Paul R. Phifer,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services.
SUMMARY:
applicant, and when such take will not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of the
survival and recovery of the species in
the wild. The Act requires that we invite
public comment before we issue these
permits.
Applicant: Charles Morgan, Mainstream
Commercial Divers, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey, capture and release; nondestructive sampling) all threatened and
endangered unionid mussels within the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia,
and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are
for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE82666A
Applicant: Justin Boyles, University of
Southern Illinois
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to add the northern longeared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) to
their permit. The requested amendment
would also add personnel to the permit.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE049738
Applicant: Foree Davis, Third Rock
Consultants, LLC.
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Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis
virescens)
Alabama moccasinshell mussel
(Medionidus acutissimus)
Appalachian elktoe mussel
(Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Appalachian monkeyface mussel
(Quadrula sparsa)
Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox
rimosus)
Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus
parvulus)
Cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata)
Finelined pocketbook mussel (Lampsilis
altilis)
Finerayed pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia
cuneolus)
Fluted kidneyshell mussel
(Ptychobranchus subtentum)
Georgia pigtoe mussel (Pleurobema
hanleyianum)
Green blossom pearlymussel
(Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum)
Ovate clubshell mussel (Pleurobema
perovatum)
Pale Lilliput mussel (Toxolasma
cylindrellus)
Rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica)
Rayed bean (Villosa fabalis)
Rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata)
Scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon)
Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)
Shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor)
Slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
dolabelloides)
Snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra)
Southern acornshell mussel
(Epioblasma othcaloogenis)
Southern pigtoe mussel (Pleurobema
georgianum)
Spectaclease mussel (Cumberlandia
monodonta)
Tan riffleshell mussle (Epioblasma
florentina walkeri)
Triangular kidneyshell mussel
(Ptychobranchus greenii)
Tubercled blossom mussel (Epioblasma
torulosa torulosa)
Turgid blossom mussel (Epioblasma
turgidula)
White wartyback mussel (Plethobasus
cicatricosus)
Winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula
fragosa)
Yellow blossom mussel (Epioblasma
florentina florentina)
Fish Species
Spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus)
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Slender chub (Erimystax cahni)
Relict darter (Etheostoma chienense)
Tuxedo darter (Etheostoma
lemniscatum)
Marbled darter (Etheostoma
marmorpinnum)
Duskytail darter (Etheostoma
percnurum)
Citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense)
Snail darter (Percina tanasi)
Diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta)
Cumberland darter (Etheostoma
susanae)
Palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus)
Blackside dace (Phoxinus
cumberlandensis)
Permit Application Number: TE48833A
Applicant: Brian Carver, Tennessee
Tech University
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture, handle, radiotag, and release) the Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis) and gray bat (M. grisescens) in
the State of Tennessee. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07730A
Applicant: Kiersten Fuchs, Redwing
Ecological Services, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to add the rabbitsfoot
mussel (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), fluted kidneyshell mussel
(Ptychobranchus subtentum), and the
slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
dolabelloides) to their permit. The
requested amendment would also add
personnel to their permit. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
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Permit Application Number: TE38085B
Applicant: Keith A. Johnson, Mountain
State Biosurveys, LLC
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey, capture and release; nondestructive sampling) the Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis) in the States of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
an enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE2373A
Applicant: Virgil Brack, Environmental
Solutions and Innovations
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (survey, capture and
release; non-destructive sampling) the
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Rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica) in the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73584A
Applicant: Brian Anderson, Illinois
Natural History Survey
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (survey, capture and
release; non-destructive sampling) the
scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon),
rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), and spectaclecase mussel
(Cumberlandia monodonta) in the State
of Illinois. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06801A
Applicant: Neil Bossart, Pittsburgh
Wildlife and Environmental, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to add personnel to their
permit. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival
of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE40160B
Applicant: Daniel J. Call, Environmental
Research and Information Analysts,
LLC
The applicant requests a permit to
take (survey, capture and release;
nondestructive sampling) the fat
pocketbook mussel (Potamilus capax),
Higgin’s eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis
higginsii), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea
leptodon), sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus cyphyus), spectaclecase
mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta), and
winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula
fragosa) in the Upper Mississippi River
in the State of Illinois. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02344A
Applicant: Donald C. Fortenbery,
Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to add the rabbitsfoot
mussel (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), finelined pocketbook
mussel (Lampsilis altilis), southern
clubshell mussel (Pleurobema decisum),
and triangular kidneyshell mussel
(Ptychobranchus greenii) to their
permit. The requested amendment
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would also add personnel to the permit.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Request for Public Comments
We seek public review and comments
on these permit applications. Please
refer to the permit number when you
submit comments. Comments and
materials we receive are available for
public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES
section. 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.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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Notice of Availability of Draft Habitat
Conservation Plan; Receipt of
Application for Incidental Take Permit;
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLC
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), have received an incidental
take permit (ITP) application, draft
habitat conservation plan (HCP), and a
draft Implementing Agreement (IA) from
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLC
(applicant), located in Ford and Iroquois
Counties, Illinois. If approved, the ITP
would authorize incidental take of two
species of bats (covered species): the
Indiana bat, a federally endangered
species, and northern long-eared bat,
proposed for Federal listing under the
ESA. In accordance with the NEPA, the
Service has prepared a draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) in
response to the permit application. We
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2014-N159; FXES11130300000-145-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the
public to comment on the following applications we've received for
permits to authorize take of federally listed species. Although the
Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits the take of species listed as
endangered or threatened under the Act, the USFWS may issue permits
authorizing the take of endangered or threatened species if certain
conditions are met by the applicant, and when such take will not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the
species in the wild. The Act requires that we invite public comment
before we issue these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before September 5,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Thomas J. Magnuson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Magnuson, (612) 713-5467.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We invite public comment on the following permit applications for
certain activities with federally listed species authorized by section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Submit your comments, or request
for a copy of the complete application to the mailing address or email
address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE40128B
Applicant: Charles Morgan, Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture and
release; non-destructive sampling) all threatened and endangered
unionid mussels within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE82666A
Applicant: Justin Boyles, University of Southern Illinois
The applicant requests a permit amendment to add the northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) to their permit. The requested
amendment would also add personnel to the permit. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE049738
Applicant: Foree Davis, Third Rock Consultants, LLC.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to add the following
mussel and fish species to their permit. Proposed activities are for
the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Mussel Species
Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens)
Alabama moccasinshell mussel (Medionidus acutissimus)
Appalachian elktoe mussel (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Appalachian monkeyface mussel (Quadrula sparsa)
Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus)
Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus)
Cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata)
Finelined pocketbook mussel (Lampsilis altilis)
Finerayed pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia cuneolus)
Fluted kidneyshell mussel (Ptychobranchus subtentum)
Georgia pigtoe mussel (Pleurobema hanleyianum)
Green blossom pearlymussel (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum)
Ovate clubshell mussel (Pleurobema perovatum)
Pale Lilliput mussel (Toxolasma cylindrellus)
Rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica)
Rayed bean (Villosa fabalis)
Rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata)
Scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon)
Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)
Shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor)
Slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides)
Snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra)
Southern acornshell mussel (Epioblasma othcaloogenis)
Southern pigtoe mussel (Pleurobema georgianum)
Spectaclease mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta)
Tan riffleshell mussle (Epioblasma florentina walkeri)
Triangular kidneyshell mussel (Ptychobranchus greenii)
Tubercled blossom mussel (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa)
Turgid blossom mussel (Epioblasma turgidula)
White wartyback mussel (Plethobasus cicatricosus)
Winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa)
Yellow blossom mussel (Epioblasma florentina florentina)
Fish Species
Spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus)
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Slender chub (Erimystax cahni)
Relict darter (Etheostoma chienense)
Tuxedo darter (Etheostoma lemniscatum)
Marbled darter (Etheostoma marmorpinnum)
Duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum)
Citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense)
Snail darter (Percina tanasi)
Diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta)
Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae)
Palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus)
Blackside dace (Phoxinus cumberlandensis)
Permit Application Number: TE48833A
Applicant: Brian Carver, Tennessee Tech University
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
radio-tag, and release) the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and gray bat
(M. grisescens) in the State of Tennessee. Proposed activities are for
the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07730A
Applicant: Kiersten Fuchs, Redwing Ecological Services, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to add the rabbitsfoot
mussel (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), fluted kidneyshell mussel
(Ptychobranchus subtentum), and the slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia
dolabelloides) to their permit. The requested amendment would also add
personnel to their permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE38085B
Applicant: Keith A. Johnson, Mountain State Biosurveys, LLC
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture and
release; non-destructive sampling) the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) in
the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri. Proposed activities are for the recovery
an enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE2373A
Applicant: Virgil Brack, Environmental Solutions and Innovations
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture
and release; non-destructive sampling) the Rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula
cylindrica cylindrica) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico/
Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, and Missouri. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE73584A
Applicant: Brian Anderson, Illinois Natural History Survey
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture
and release; non-destructive sampling) the scaleshell mussel (Leptodea
leptodon), rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), and
spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) in the State of Illinois.
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06801A
Applicant: Neil Bossart, Pittsburgh Wildlife and Environmental, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to add personnel to their
permit. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE40160B
Applicant: Daniel J. Call, Environmental Research and Information
Analysts, LLC
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture and
release; nondestructive sampling) the fat pocketbook mussel (Potamilus
capax), Higgin's eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), scaleshell
mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus),
spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta), and winged mapleleaf
mussel (Quadrula fragosa) in the Upper Mississippi River in the State
of Illinois. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement
of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02344A
Applicant: Donald C. Fortenbery, Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to add the rabbitsfoot
mussel (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), finelined pocketbook mussel
(Lampsilis altilis), southern clubshell mussel (Pleurobema decisum),
and triangular kidneyshell mussel (Ptychobranchus greenii) to their
permit. The requested amendment would also add personnel to the permit.
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Request for Public Comments
We seek public review and comments on these permit applications.
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments
and materials we receive are available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in the
ADDRESSES section. 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.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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