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Background
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) uses a collision risk model
(CRM) to predict the number of golden
and bald eagles that may be killed at
new wind facilities (USFWS 2013; New
et al. 2015). The CRM incorporates
existing knowledge of eagle use around
a proposed wind facility (exposure) and
the probability of an eagle colliding
with an operating turbine (collision
probability).
The CRM is constructed using a
Bayesian framework, and as such
incorporates existing information on
eagle exposure and collision probability
in the form of prior distributions
(priors). The priors are formally
combined with site-specific data on
exposure and the amount of hazardous
area and operational time for a site to
estimate the expected number of annual
eagle collision fatalities.
The Service recently updated the
priors for both species of eagle using all
available data that meet specific criteria,
substantially more data than were
available when the original priors were
established. We released a report of the
analysis undertaken to generate the
updated priors and announced the
availability of the report in a June 21,
2018, Federal Register notice published
on (83 FR 28858). In that notice we
asked for public input on options for
how we should apply the new bald
eagle priors. Several of the comments
we received during the initial comment
period requested that the Service
provide the values for the shape and
rate parameters of the gamma and beta
distributions described in the referenced
report. In response to these comments,
we have posted an updated version of
the report that provides those parameter
values on the Service’s website at:
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https://www.fws.gov/birds/
management/managedspecies/
eaglemanagement.php. You can also
find the report on the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for FWS–
HQ–MB–2017–0092.
Because the bald eagle collision prior
is based on data from only 14 sites that
do not span the range of bald eagle
density conditions that exist across the
country, the prior may not be as
representative as it would be if data
from a wider range of location had been
available. Given this uncertainty, the
Service is considering three alternatives
for how to incorporate species-specific
priors for bald eagles into the CRM and
fatality modeling process:
(1) Use the updated species-specific
priors, and use the 80th quantile of the
CRM fatality estimates as the initial
permitted take number for permits, as is
the current practice.
(2) Use the updated species-specific
priors, but because the status of bald
eagles is secure, adopt a risk-tolerant
policy for bald eagles and select a more
liberal quantile on the CRM fatality
distribution as the initial permitted take
number for this species.
(3) Given the limitations in data
available to inform the bald eagle priors,
initiate an expert elicitation process to
further refine the bald eagle priors.
Under any of these scenarios, the
Service would use data submitted under
permits to make updates to the priors in
the future.
Alternative 1 would mean that for a
similar level of eagle use observed at a
project site, the Service would use
higher fatality estimates for bald eagles
than for golden eagles. Alternative 2
would be a decision by the Service to
be more ‘risk-tolerant’ for bald eagles.
This would mean that initial fatality
predictions would be lower, however it
would also likely mean that more
permits would have to be amended to
increase the permitted take over time
(i.e., the Service would be
underestimating take more often).
Alternative 3 would be a decision by the
Service that more information is needed
to understand the potential variability of
exposure and collision probability for
bald eagles. Such a process could result
in either higher or lower (or more
variable) priors. We are soliciting input
from the public on these three
alternatives. We are not seeking input
on the CRM itself, which has been peerreviewed and been the subject of
multiple rounds of public comment in
the past.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the public 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 the 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.
Dated: October 29, 2018.
Andrea Travnicek,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Water
and Science, Exercising the authority of the
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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BILLING CODE 4333–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2018–N107;
FXES11140400000–189–FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 of 1973, as amended. 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
December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Documents
and other information submitted with
the applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
SUMMARY:
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment, you may submit comments by
one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Regional
Office, Ecological Services, 1875
Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345
(Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit
Coordinator).
• Email: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404–679–7097 (telephone), karen_
marlowe@fws.gov (email), or 404–679–
7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing
or speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite
review and comment from local, State,
and Federal agencies and the public 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. With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activities. 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 conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. 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,
Permit application
No.
Applicant
TE 676379–6 .......
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National
Marine Fisheries
Service, Southeast
Fisheries Science
Center, Miami, FL.
Hawksbill
Florida, Mississippi,
(Eretmochelys
and Texas.
imbricata), Kemp’s
ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii), and
Leatherback
(Dermochelys
coriacea) sea turtles.
TE 97308A–1 .......
John L. Harris, Scott,
AR.
19 species of freshwater mussels.
TE 48576B–1 .......
Carson Wood, Castle
Hayne, NC.
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides
borealis).
TE 86956C–0 .......
Robert Davis, Tallahassee, FL.
16 species of freshwater mussels.
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Species/numbers
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Location
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South
Carolina.
Alabama, Florida, and
Georgia.
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and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. 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.
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.
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Turtle Excluder Device Conduct nest surveys,
(TED) certification
locate egg chamtrials and nest surbers, screen and
veys and excavation.
mark nests, monitor
nests for hatching,
and excavate nests.
Remove Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings from wild to
rear in captivity for a
period of 1–2 years
for use in TED certification trials.
Presence/absence
Remove from subsurveys, population
strate, handle, idenestimate surveys,
tify, collect tissue
and DNA sampling.
swabs, return to
substrate, and salvage relic shells.
Renewal and
Amendment.
Population management and monitoring.
Renewal.
Presence/absence
surveys.
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Capture, band, monitor nest cavities,
construct and monitor artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors, and salvage.
Remove from the substrate, handle, identify, and return to
substrate.
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Renewal.
New.
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Permit application
No.
Applicant
Species/numbers
Location
Activity
TE 041314–6 .......
U.S. Army, Fort Polk,
LA.
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides
borealis) and Louisiana pine snake
(Pituophis ruthveni).
Fort Polk Military
Base, Fort Polk,
Louisiana. Redcockaded woodpecker translocation
activities also in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and
Texas.
Population management and monitoring and screening
for disease.
TE 88796C–0 .......
Geological Survey of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Watercress darter
(Etheostoma
nuchale).
Presence/absence
and population surveys.
TE 89030C–0 .......
Mark Strong, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC.
25 species of plants ...
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge, Bessemer, Alabama.
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
TE 171594–1 .......
Craig Martin, Wetland
Sciences, Inc., Pensacola, FL.
Alabama and Florida
Presence/absence
surveys.
TE 97394A–3 .......
Zachary Couch,
Pleasureville, KY.
Alabama beach
mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus
ammobates),
Choctawhatchee
beach mouse
(Peromyscus
polionotus
allophrys), and
Perdido Key beach
mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus
trissyllepsis).
Gray bats (Myotis
grisescens), Indiana
bats (Myotis
sodalis), Northern
long-eared bats
(Myotis
septentrionalis), and
Virginia big-eared
bats (Corynorhinus
townsendii
virginianus).
TE 02200B–1 .......
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA.
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.
Federal lands in Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, and
Tennessee.
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Helonias bullata
(Swamp pink),
Platanthera
integrilabia (White
fringeless orchid),
Sarracenia
oreophila (Green
pitcher plant),
Spiraea virginiana
(Virginia spiraea),
Trillium persistens
(Persistent trillium),
Trillium reliquum
(Relict trillium), and
Xyris tennesseensis
(Tennessee yelloweyed grass).
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Type of take
Permit action
Red-cockaded woodpecker: Capture,
band, translocate,
monitor nest cavities, construct and
monitor artificial
nest cavities and
restrictors. Louisiana pine snake:
capture, handle,
measure, weigh,
PIT-tag, swab, remove radio transmitters, and collect
blood, fecal, and
shed skin samples.
Capture with seine
nets, identify, and
release.
Renewal and
Amendment.
Collect leaf tissue
samples and a single branch or small
above-ground portion of the plant.
Capture, identify, and
release.
New.
Presence/absence
surveys, population
monitoring, and
studies to document
habitat use.
Enter hibernacula or
maternity roost
caves, capture with
mist nets or harp
traps, handle, identify, band, radio-tag,
light-tag, collect hair
samples, wingpunch, and salvage.
Renewal.
Long-term storage, artificial propagation,
and ex situ safeguarding.
Remove and reduce
to possession (collect) seeds.
Renewal and
Amendment.
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Collect genomic tissue
samples and herbarium vouchers.
New.
Renewal and
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Permit application
No.
Applicant
Species/numbers
Location
Activity
Type of take
TE 35594A–3 .......
Alabama Power Company, Birmingham,
AL.
Gray bats (Myotis
grisescens), Indiana
bats (Myotis
sodalis), Northern
long-eared bats
(Myotis
septentrionalis), Gopher tortoise
(Gopherus
polyphemus), Black
Warrior waterdog
(Necturus
alabamensis).
Alabama .....................
Presence/absence
surveys, population
monitoring, upper
respiratory tract disease testing, and
DNA analysis.
Bats: Capture with
mist-nets, handle,
identify, band, and
radio-tag. Gopher
tortoise: Add authorization to trap, attach radio transmitters, and collect
blood. Black Warrior
waterdog: Trap,
handle, identify, and
collect tail sample.
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.).
Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[18X.LLES964000.L14400000.FR0000;
FLES–58597]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal
Extension and Opportunity for Public
Meeting for the Pelican Island National
Wildlife Refuge; Florida
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of the Interior
proposes to extend the duration of
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 5683 for
an additional 40-year term. PLO No.
5683 withdrew 37.50 acres of public
land from settlement, sale, location, or
entry under the general land laws,
including the mining laws, but not from
leasing under the mineral leasing laws
and reserved under the jurisdiction of
the Department of the Interior as part of
the Pelican Island National Wildlife
Refuge (PINWR), administered by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS). This Notice gives an
opportunity for the public to comment
on the petition/application for the
proposed withdrawal extension and to
request a public meeting.
DATES: For a period until February 11,
2019, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal extension may do so in
writing.
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SUMMARY:
Written comments should
be sent to the BLM Southeastern States
District Office, Attn: Victoria Craft, 273
ADDRESSES:
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Market Street, Flowood, MS 39232 or by
email to: vcraft@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally Spencer, phone: 202–912–7700;
email: sspencer@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
withdrawal created by PLO No. 5683 (44
FR 53084, 1979), will expire on
September 11, 2019, unless extended.
The USFWS has filed a petition/
application requesting extension of the
withdrawal created by the PLO for an
additional 40-year term. The PLO
withdrew the following described
public land from settlement, sale,
location, or entry under the general land
laws, including the mining laws, but not
from leasing under the mineral leasing
laws, and reserved them as part of the
PINWR:
Tallahassee Meridian, Florida
T. 31 S, R. 39 E,
Sec. 9, lot 9
The land withdrawn by PLO No. 5683 are
located in Indian River County (formerly a
portion of Brevard County), Florida.
The purpose of the withdrawal
extension is to continue to provide an
upland buffer zone between the existing
refuge and the adjacent privately held
land. The withdrawn land is home to
PINWR’s Centennial Trail, Boardwalk,
and Observation Pavilion, which were
developed in recognition of the 2003
Centennial Celebration of the National
Wildlife Refuge System, at the home of
the first National Wildlife Refuge. The
PINWR contains 5,400 acres and is
visited by over 100,000 people annually
who come to experience nature and
learn about the Refuge.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not provide adequate protection
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for the wildlife habitat and unique
resource values within the PINWR.
No additional water rights would be
needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal extension.
There are no suitable alternative sites
since the lands described herein contain
the natural and biological resources of
interest for protection.
All persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal extension may present their
views in writing to the BLM Eastern
States, at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and street
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
address stated above, during regular
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in
your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personally identifiable
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
the BLM in your comment to withhold
your personally identifiable information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that an
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
proposed withdrawal extension. All
interested persons who desire a public
meeting for the purpose of being heard
on the proposed withdrawal extension
must submit a written request to the
District Manager, BLM Southeastern
States District Office at the address
provided in the ADDRESSES section,
within 90 days from the date of
publication of this Notice. If the
authorized officer determines that a
public meeting will be held, a Notice of
the date, time, and place will be
published in the Federal Register and
local newspapers and posted on the
BLM website at: www.blm.gov at least
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2018-N107; FXES11140400000-189-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 of 1973, as amended. 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
December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Documents and other information submitted with
the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements
of the
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Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. Submit a request for a copy
of such documents to Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
Email: [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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404-679-7097 (telephone), [email protected] (email), or 404-679-
7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local,
State, and Federal agencies and the public 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.
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such
activities. 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 conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. 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
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. 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.
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.
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Permit application No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 676379-6............ National Oceanic Hawksbill Florida, Turtle Excluder Conduct nest Renewal and Amendment.
and Atmospheric (Eretmochelys Mississippi, and Device (TED) surveys, locate
Administration, imbricata), Kemp's Texas. certification egg chambers,
National Marine ridley trials and nest screen and mark
Fisheries Service, (Lepidochelys surveys and nests, monitor
Southeast kempii), and excavation. nests for
Fisheries Science Leatherback hatching, and
Center, Miami, FL. (Dermochelys excavate nests.
coriacea) sea Remove Kemp's
turtles. ridley sea turtle
hatchlings from
wild to rear in
captivity for a
period of 1-2
years for use in
TED certification
trials.
TE 97308A-1............ John L. Harris, 19 species of Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Remove from Renewal.
Scott, AR. freshwater mussels. Illinois, Indiana, surveys, substrate,
Iowa, Kansas, population handle, identify,
Kentucky, estimate surveys, collect tissue
Louisiana, and DNA sampling. swabs, return to
Michigan, substrate, and
Minnesota, salvage relic
Mississippi, shells.
Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Virginia, West
Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
TE 48576B-1............ Carson Wood, Castle Red-cockaded Alabama, Arkansas, Population Capture, band, Renewal.
Hayne, NC. woodpecker Florida, Georgia, management and monitor nest
(Picoides Louisiana, monitoring. cavities,
borealis). Mississippi, North construct and
Carolina, and monitor
South Carolina. artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors, and
salvage.
TE 86956C-0............ Robert Davis, 16 species of Alabama, Florida, Presence/absence Remove from the New.
Tallahassee, FL. freshwater mussels. and Georgia. surveys. substrate,
handle, identify,
and return to
substrate.
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TE 041314-6............ U.S. Army, Fort Red-cockaded Fort Polk Military Population Red-cockaded Renewal and Amendment.
Polk, LA. woodpecker Base, Fort Polk, management and woodpecker:
(Picoides Louisiana. Red- monitoring and Capture, band,
borealis) and cockaded screening for translocate,
Louisiana pine woodpecker disease. monitor nest
snake (Pituophis translocation cavities,
ruthveni). activities also in construct and
Arkansas, monitor
Louisiana, artificial nest
Oklahoma, and cavities and
Texas. restrictors.
Louisiana pine
snake: capture,
handle, measure,
weigh, PIT-tag,
swab, remove
radio
transmitters, and
collect blood,
fecal, and shed
skin samples.
TE 88796C-0............ Geological Survey Watercress darter Watercress Darter Presence/absence Capture with seine New.
of Alabama, (Etheostoma National Wildlife and population nets, identify,
Tuscaloosa, AL. nuchale). Refuge, Bessemer, surveys. and release.
Alabama.
TE 89030C-0............ Mark Strong, 25 species of Lake Wales Ridge Collect genomic Collect leaf New.
Smithsonian plants. National Wildlife tissue samples and tissue samples
Institution, Refuge, Florida. herbarium vouchers. and a single
Washington, DC. branch or small
above-ground
portion of the
plant.
TE 171594-1............ Craig Martin, Alabama beach mouse Alabama and Florida Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and Amendment.
Wetland Sciences, (Peromyscus surveys. and release.
Inc., Pensacola, polionotus
FL. ammobates),
Choctawhatchee
beach mouse
(Peromyscus
polionotus
allophrys), and
Perdido Key beach
mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus
trissyllepsis).
TE 97394A-3............ Zachary Couch, Gray bats (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal.
Pleasureville, KY. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys, or maternity
Indiana bats Delaware, District population roost caves,
(Myotis sodalis), of Columbia, monitoring, and capture with mist
Northern long- Florida, Georgia, studies to nets or harp
eared bats (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, document habitat traps, handle,
septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas, use. identify, band,
and Virginia big- Kentucky, radio-tag, light-
eared bats Louisiana, Maine, tag, collect hair
(Corynorhinus Maryland, samples, wing-
townsendii Massachusetts, punch, and
virginianus). Michigan, salvage.
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.
TE 02200B-1............ Atlanta Botanical Helonias bullata Federal lands in Long-term storage, Remove and reduce Renewal and Amendment.
Garden, Atlanta, (Swamp pink), Alabama, Georgia, artificial to possession
GA. Platanthera North Carolina, propagation, and (collect) seeds.
integrilabia and Tennessee. ex situ
(White fringeless safeguarding.
orchid),
Sarracenia
oreophila (Green
pitcher plant),
Spiraea virginiana
(Virginia
spiraea), Trillium
persistens
(Persistent
trillium),
Trillium reliquum
(Relict trillium),
and Xyris
tennesseensis
(Tennessee yellow-
eyed grass).
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TE 35594A-3............ Alabama Power Gray bats (Myotis Alabama............ Presence/absence Bats: Capture with Amendment.
Company, grisescens), surveys, mist-nets,
Birmingham, AL. Indiana bats population handle, identify,
(Myotis sodalis), monitoring, upper band, and radio-
Northern long- respiratory tract tag. Gopher
eared bats (Myotis disease testing, tortoise: Add
septentrionalis), and DNA analysis. authorization to
Gopher tortoise trap, attach
(Gopherus radio
polyphemus), Black transmitters, and
Warrior waterdog collect blood.
(Necturus Black Warrior
alabamensis). waterdog: Trap,
handle, identify,
and collect tail
sample.
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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.).
Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-24607 Filed 11-9-18; 8:45 am]
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