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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to
conduct activities intended to enhance
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the propagation or survival of
endangered or threatened species.
Federal law prohibits certain activities
with endangered species unless a permit
is obtained.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne, 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.
Requesting Copies of Applications or
Public Comments: Copies of
applications or public comments
concerning any of the applications in
this notice may be obtained by any party
who submits a written request for a
copy of such documents to the abovementioned office within 30 days of the
date of publication of this notice,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the
Freedom of Information Act (5.U.S.C.
552).
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify
applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments
pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne (address above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343;
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on the following
applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species. Federal law
prohibits certain activities with
endangered species unless a permit is
obtained.
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.;
ESA), prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless the activities are specifically
authorized by a Federal permit. The
ESA and our implementing regulations
in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for
the issuance of such permits and require
that we invite public comment before
issuing permits for activities involving
endangered species.
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A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the
permittee to conduct activities with U.S.
endangered or threatened species for
scientific purposes, enhancement of
propagation or survival, or interstate
commerce (the latter only in the event
that it facilitates scientific purposes or
enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Please refer to the permit number when
you submit comments. Documents and
other information the applicants have
submitted with the applications are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Applications
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
TE64079B
Minnesota Zoological Garden, Apple
Valley, MN.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
conduct population monitoring.
Capture, handle,
collect eggs, propagate, release.
Amend, renew.
Eric Schroder, Fairmont, WV.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, radiotag, band, release.
Amend, renew.
Missouri Department
of Conservation,
Jefferson City,
MO.
Add new locations—AL, AR, CT, GA, IL,
KY, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VT, WI, WV—to
existing authorized locations: Northern
IA, northern MI, central/southern AL,
central/southern AR, central/southern
GA, LA, central/southern MS, central/
eastern NC, SC, northern CT, DE, DC,
southern/eastern MD, MA, NH, southern NJ, RI, eastern VT, central/eastern
VA, KS, MT, NE, ND, SD, IA.
MO ............................................................
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
TE73587A
Dakota skipper
(Hesperia
dacotae),
Poweshiek
skipperling
(Oarisma
poweshiek).
Add Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis)
and Virginia bigeared bat
(Corynorhinus
townsendii
virginianus) to existing permitted
species: Northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Ozark hellbender
(Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis
bishop).
IA, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI ...........................
TE85228B
Megan Martin, Indianapolis, IN.
AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA,
KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, MN, MO, NH,
NJ, NY, NC, OK, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN,
VT, VA, WV, WI.
Capture, handle,
collect sperm and
eggs, transport,
hold, propagate,
pit-tag, augment,
reintroduce, release.
Add new activity—
band—to existing
authorized activities: Capture, handle, mist-net,
radio-tag, release.
TE62286A
Jason Whittle, Richfield, OH.
Add northern longeared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis) to
existing permitted
species: Indiana
bat (M. sodalis),
gray bat (M.
grisescens).
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Research, conduct
presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use,
conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Renew.
TE71682A
AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD,
MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC,
OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Redwing Ecological
Services, Inc.,
Louisville, KY.
AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MD,
MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC,
OK, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV,
WI.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
TE64074B
TeaLeaf Ecological,
LLC, Chambersburg, PA.
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
Ozark big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
Virginia big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
towsendii
virginianus).
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
band, wing biopsy, collect hair,
fungal lift tape and
swab samples, release.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
band, enter
hibernacula, release.
Renew.
TE151107
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No.
AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA,
KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN,
MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC,
ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT,
VA, WV, WI, WY.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
band, wing biopsy, collect hair,
fungal lift tape and
swab samples, release.
Renew.
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Renew.
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Application
No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
Ozark big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
Ozark big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens).
Add lesser longnosed bat
(Leptonycteris
curasoae
yerbabuenae) to
existing permitted
species: Indiana
bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
Ozark big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens),
northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Add new locations—DC, FL, LA, ME,
MN, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY—to existing
authorized locations: AL, AR, CT, DE,
GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI,
MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK,
PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Add new activities—
collect hair and
guano samples—
to existing authorized activities:
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
band, enter
hibernacula, release.
Amend, renew.
AR, CT, DE, DC, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME,
MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY,
ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VT, VA,
WV, WI.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag, release, salvage.
Renew.
Add new locations—AZ, NM—to existing
authorized locations: AL, AR, CT, DE,
DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK,
PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI,
WY.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Add new activities—
collect pollen
samples, light-tag,
enter roosts—to
existing authorized activities:
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
wing biopsy, collect hair, guano,
fungal lift tape and
swab samples,
enter hibernacula,
release, salvage.
Amend, renew.
AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, IA, KS, KY,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE,
NH, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
New.
Conduct population
monitoring, document reproductive
behavior and productivity.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, harp
trap, radio-tag,
band, wing biopsy, collect hair
samples, enter
hibernacula and
maternity roost
caves, release,
salvage.
Harass, handle
eggs, salvage.
Capture, handle,
mist-net, release.
Amend, renew.
TE74592A
Robert Brown, Cincinnati, OH.
TE30970B
Jeffrey Miller, Vancouver, WA.
TE21829B
Larisa Bishop-Boros,
Laramie, WY.
TE70488C
Scott Bergeson, Fort
Wayne, IN.
TE35859B
Charles Mills, Newburgh, IN.
Least tern (Sterna
antillarum).
IN ..............................................................
TE90090B
Power Engineers
Inc., Freeport,
Maine.
Remove 83 mussel
species and 41
fish species from
existing permitted
species: Northern
long-eared bat
(Myotis
septentrionalis).
DE, KS, ME, MA, MN, MT, NE, NH, ND,
OK, RI, SD, WI, WY.
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Public Availability of 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 in response to this
notice are available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours at the address
listed in ADDRESSES.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
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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.
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Amend, renew.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible. Please confine your
comments to issues for which we seek
comments in this notice, and explain
the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
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influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits
to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register.
Authority
Section 10 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
Dated: January 10, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025008;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any present-day
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to TVA. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to TVA at the address in this
notice by March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
TVA. The human remains were
removed from the following
archeological sites in Lauderdale
County, AL: 1LU15, 1LU18, 1LU114,
1LU275, 1LU276, and 1LU277.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by TVA professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama);
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date after April of
1982, human remains representing, at
minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from sites 1LU15, 1LU18, 1LU114,
1LU275, 1LU276, and 1LU277 in
Lauderdale County, AL. In 1981, the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
entered into a contract with Auburn
University for a survey of the cultural
resources on Seven Mile Island and
adjacent Coffee Slough. This area is part
of the Seven Mile Island Archeological
District which is on the National
Register of Historic Places. Natural
erosion exacerbated by persistent
looting raised questions regarding the
condition of the sites on the island,
which had not been professionally
surveyed since the 1930s. Fieldwork
took place from mid-December of 1981
to mid-April of 1982. Details regarding
this survey may be found in a report,
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The Archaeology of Seven Mile Island:
A Cultural Resource Survey of the
National Register District, Volume 1 & 2,
by Gregory A. Waselkov and Robert T.
Morgan.
Sometime after the fieldwork, TVA
was notified that erosion and looting
had exposed human remains along the
shoreline of the island. At TVA’s
request, archeologists from Auburn
University removed these human
remains and curated them at the
University. Human remains
representing one individual each were
collected from the surface of sites
1LU15, 1LU18, 1LU114, 1LU276, and
1LU277. Human remains representing
four individuals were excavated from an
eroding shoreline of site 1LU275.
Human remains representing one
individual were collected from a south
beach surface collection unit between
1LU276 and 1LU277. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis and archeological
context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 10
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Chickasaw Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian Tribe not identified
in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human
remains should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N005; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to
enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened
species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered
species unless a permit is obtained.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before March 26,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to [email protected].
Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies of
applications or public comments concerning any of the applications in
this notice may be obtained by any party who submits a written request
for a copy of such documents to the above-mentioned office within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5.U.S.C. 552).
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of
your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne (address
above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit
to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival
of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain
activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.; ESA), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless the activities are specifically authorized by a Federal
permit. The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing
permits for activities involving endangered species.
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A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
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
We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public
to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit
number when you submit comments. Documents and other information the
applicants have submitted with the applications are available for
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Applications
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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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE64079B......... Minnesota Zoological Dakota skipper IA, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI... Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend, renew.
Garden, Apple (Hesperia dacotae), absence surveys, collect eggs,
Valley, MN. Poweshiek conduct population propagate, release.
skipperling monitoring.
(Oarisma poweshiek).
TE85228B......... Eric Schroder, Add Indiana bat Add new locations--AL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend, renew.
Fairmont, WV. (Myotis sodalis) AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, MD, absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
and Virginia big- MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, document habitat tag, band, release.
eared bat NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VT, use, conduct
(Corynorhinus WI, WV--to existing population
townsendii authorized locations: monitoring,
virginianus) to Northern IA, northern evaluate impacts.
existing permitted MI, central/southern AL,
species: Northern central/southern AR,
long-eared bat (M. central/southern GA, LA,
septentrionalis). central/southern MS,
central/eastern NC, SC,
northern CT, DE, DC,
southern/eastern MD, MA,
NH, southern NJ, RI,
eastern VT, central/
eastern VA, KS, MT, NE,
ND, SD, IA.
TE73587A......... Missouri Department Ozark hellbender MO....................... Research, conduct Capture, handle, Renew.
of Conservation, (Cryptobranchus presence/absence collect sperm and
Jefferson City, MO. alleganiensis surveys, document eggs, transport,
bishop). habitat use, hold, propagate,
conduct population pit-tag, augment,
monitoring, reintroduce,
evaluate impacts. release.
TE71682A......... Megan Martin, Add northern long- AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, Conduct presence/ Add new activity-- Amend, renew.
Indianapolis, IN. eared bat (Myotis GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MA, absence surveys, band--to existing
septentrionalis) to MD, MI, MS, MN, MO, NH, document habitat authorized
existing permitted NJ, NY, NC, OK, OH, PA, use, conduct activities:
species: Indiana RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, population Capture, handle,
bat (M. sodalis), WI. monitoring, mist-net, radio-
gray bat (M. evaluate impacts. tag, release.
grisescens).
TE62286A......... Jason Whittle, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Richfield, OH. sodalis), northern IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
long-eared bat (M. MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, document habitat trap, radio-tag,
septentrionalis). OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, VT, use, conduct band, wing biopsy,
VA, WV. population collect hair,
monitoring, fungal lift tape
evaluate impacts. and swab samples,
release.
TE151107......... Redwing Ecological Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Services, Inc., sodalis), gray bat IN, IA, KY, MD, MA, MI, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
Louisville, KY. (M. grisescens), MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, document habitat trap, radio-tag,
northern long-eared OK, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, use, conduct band, enter
bat (M. VT, VA, WV, WI. population hibernacula,
septentrionalis), monitoring, release.
Ozark big-eared bat evaluate impacts.
(Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
TE64074B......... TeaLeaf Ecological, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
LLC, Chambersburg, sodalis), gray bat GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
PA. (M. grisescens), LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, document habitat trap, radio-tag,
northern long-eared MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, use, conduct band, wing biopsy,
bat (M. NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, population collect hair,
septentrionalis), RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, monitoring, fungal lift tape
Virginia big-eared WV, WI, WY. evaluate impacts. and swab samples,
bat (Corynorhinus release.
towsendii
virginianus).
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TE74592A......... Robert Brown, Indiana bat (Myotis Add new locations--DC, Conduct presence/ Add new activities-- Amend, renew.
Cincinnati, OH. sodalis), gray bat FL, LA, ME, MN, MT, NE, absence surveys, collect hair and
(M. grisescens), ND, SD, WY--to existing document habitat guano samples--to
northern long-eared authorized locations: use, conduct existing
bat (M. AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, population authorized
septentrionalis), IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, monitoring, activities:
Ozark big-eared bat MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, evaluate impacts. Capture, handle,
(Corynorhinus NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, mist-net, harp
towsendii ingens), TN, VT, VA, WV, WI. trap, radio-tag,
Virginia big-eared band, enter
bat (C.t. hibernacula,
virginianus). release.
TE30970B......... Jeffrey Miller, Indiana bat (Myotis AR, CT, DE, DC, IL, IN, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Vancouver, WA. sodalis), gray bat IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
(M. grisescens), MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, document habitat trap, radio-tag,
northern long-eared ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, use, conduct release, salvage.
bat (M. TN, VT, VA, WV, WI. population
septentrionalis), monitoring,
Ozark big-eared bat evaluate impacts.
(Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens).
TE21829B......... Larisa Bishop-Boros, Add lesser long- Add new locations--AZ, Conduct presence/ Add new activities-- Amend, renew.
Laramie, WY. nosed bat NM--to existing absence surveys, collect pollen
(Leptonycteris authorized locations: document habitat samples, light-
curasoae AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, use, conduct tag, enter roosts--
yerbabuenae) to GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, population to existing
existing permitted LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, monitoring, authorized
species: Indiana MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, evaluate impacts. activities:
bat (Myotis NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, Capture, handle,
sodalis), gray bat RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, mist-net, harp
(M. grisescens), WV, WI, WY. trap, radio-tag,
northern long-eared wing biopsy,
bat (M. collect hair,
septentrionalis), guano, fungal lift
Ozark big-eared bat tape and swab
(Corynorhinus samples, enter
towsendii ingens), hibernacula,
Virginia big-eared release, salvage.
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
TE70488C......... Scott Bergeson, Fort Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Wayne, IN. sodalis), gray bat IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
(M. grisescens), MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, document habitat trap, radio-tag,
northern long-eared NH, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, use, conduct band, wing biopsy,
bat (M. PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, population collect hair
septentrionalis). VA, WV, WI. monitoring, samples, enter
evaluate impacts. hibernacula and
maternity roost
caves, release,
salvage.
TE35859B......... Charles Mills, Least tern (Sterna IN....................... Conduct population Harass, handle Amend, renew.
Newburgh, IN. antillarum). monitoring, eggs, salvage.
document
reproductive
behavior and
productivity.
TE90090B......... Power Engineers Remove 83 mussel DE, KS, ME, MA, MN, MT, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend, renew.
Inc., Freeport, species and 41 fish NE, NH, ND, OK, RI, SD, absence surveys, mist-net, release.
Maine. species from WI, WY. document habitat
existing permitted use, conduct
species: Northern population
long-eared bat monitoring,
(Myotis evaluate impacts.
septentrionalis).
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Public Availability of 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 in response to this notice are available for
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the
address listed in ADDRESSES.
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.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to
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influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those that include citations to, and
analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: January 10, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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