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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, permit
renewals, and/or permit amendments 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
September 12, 2022.
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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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: 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 in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite
review and comment from the public
and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies on applications we have
received for permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered and
threatened species under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations
in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some
exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of
listed species unless a Federal permit is
issued that authorizes such take. The
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes
hunting, shooting, harming, wounding,
or killing, and also such activities as
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pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing,
or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to take
endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted
for scientific purposes that promote
recovery of species or for enhancement
of propagation or survival of species.
These activities often include the
capture and collection of species, which
would result in prohibited take if a
permit were not issued. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22
for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
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
TE 56588D–2 ..
Martin J.
Melville,
Marietta,
GA.
Nathan Click,
Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet, Frankfort, KY.
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TE 91755B–1 ...
Species
Location
Palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus) and
rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum).
Alabama .....................
Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), cracking
pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (Villosa trabilis), Cumberland
elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea),
Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma
brevidens), dromedary pearlymussel
(Dromus dromas), fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus
capax), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
subtentus), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias
fabula), northern riffleshell (E. rangiana),
orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus
cooperianus), oyster mussel (E.
capsaeformis), pink mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple cat’s paw (E. obliquata
obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed bean (V. fabalis), ring
pink (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum), scaleshell
(Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), slabside
pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides),
snuffbox (E. triquetra), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta), tan riffleshell
(E. florentina walkeri), white wartyback
(Plethobasus cicatricosus), and winged
mapleleaf (Q. fragosa).
Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma
cingulatum) and reticulated flatwoods salamander (A. bishopi).
Kentucky ....................
Mussels: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and
Wisconsin; Crayfish:
Kentucky, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, and South
Carolina.
TE 008077–3 ...
John Palis,
Jonesboro,
IL.
TE 98596B–3 ...
Sarah
Veselka,
BioSurvey
Group,
LLC, Morgantown,
WV.
Mussels: Clubshell (Pleurobema clava),
cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata),
fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), James
spinymussel (Parvaspina collina), northern
riffleshell (Epioblasma rangiana),
orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus
cooperianus), pink mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple cat’s paw (E. obliquata
obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis),
ring pink (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (E.
triquetra), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia
monodonta), and white catspaw (E.
obliquata perobliqua); Crayfish: Big Sandy
crayfish (Cambarus callainus) and
Guyandotte River crayfish (C. veteranus).
TE 33465A–4 ...
U.S. Forest
Service,
Montgomery,
AL.
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis).
PER 0047056 ..
Margaret Lamont, U.S.
Geological
Survey,
Gainesville, FL.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Kemp’s
ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), and
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
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Florida, Georgia, and
South Carolina.
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Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys.
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys.
Capture, handle, identify, and release.
Amendment.
Capture, handle, identify, mark, and release.
Renewal.
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys.
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys
and markrecapture
projects.
Capture, mark, release, and collect
voucher specimens.
Renewal.
Population
management and
monitoring.
Capture; band; drill
nest cavities; install
inserts, restrictors,
and snake and
squirrel excluders;
monitor nest cavities
and artificial nest
cavities; recapture;
and translocate.
PIT and flipper tag,
weigh, measure,
and collect scute,
tissue, and blood
samples.
Population
and distribution
monitoring,
mark-recapture
studies,
genetic
and diet
research.
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Mussels: Remove
Renewal and
from the substrate
amendment.
for identification,
handle, identify, tag,
and release; Crayfish: Capture via
seining, handle,
identify, and release.
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Permit
application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
TE 079883–5 ...
Arkansas Department of
Transportation, Little Rock,
AR.
Arkansas ....................
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys.
Mussels: Remove
from substrate, handle, identify, swab,
release, and salvage relic shells; Insects: Live trap and
release.
Renewal and
amendment.
TE 35594A–5 ...
Alabama
Power
Company,
Birmingham,
AL.
Mussels: Arkansas fatmucket (Lampsilis
powellii), Curtis pearlymussel (Epioblasma
florentina curtisii), fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus
capax), Neosho mucket (L.
rafinesqueana), Ouachita rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri), pink mucket (L.
abrupta), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea
leptodon), snuffbox mussel (E. triquetra),
speckled pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri),
spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta),
turgid blossom (E. turgidula), and winged
mapleleaf (Q. fragosa); Insects: American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus).
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis); flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus
depressus); gopher tortoise (Gopherus
polyphemus); black pinesnake (Pituophis
melanoleucus lodingi); Black Warrior
waterdog (Necturus alabamensis); Fishes:
Trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella) and
rush darter (E. phytophilum); Mussels:
Finelined pocketbook (Hamiota altilis),
Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum),
southern clubshell (P. decisum), and
southern pigtoe (P. georgianum); Snails:
Cylindrical lioplax (Lioplax
cyclostomaformis), interrupted rocksnail
(Leptoxis foremani), painted rocksnail (L.
taeniata), rough hornsnail (Pleurocera
foremani), and tulotoma (Tulotoma
magnifica).
Alabama .....................
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys
and population monitoring.
Renewal and
amendment.
TE 02167C–1 ..
James Gore,
Columbia,
SC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), Ozark big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii
ingens), and Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii
virginianus).
Presence/
probable
absence
surveys,
population
monitoring,
and stable
isotope
analyses.
TE 065972–3 ...
U.S. Forest
Service,
Russellville, AR.
Mammals: Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern longeared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and
Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
(=Plecotus) townsendii ingens); Insects:
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus).
Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, Arkansas.
Red-cockaded woodpecker: Monitor nest
cavities; flattened
musk turtle: Capture, handle, radio
tag, and release;
gopher tortoise and
black pinesnake:
Scope burrows;
Black Warrior
waterdog: Capture,
handle, collect tissue samples, and
release; Fishes:
Capture, handle,
and release; Mussels and Snails: Remove from substrate, handle, tag,
release, and collect
relic shells.
Enter hibernacula and
maternity roost
caves, capture with
mist nets or harp
traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
and collect hair
samples.
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Type of take
Mammals: Enter
hibernacula and
maternity roost
caves, capture with
mist nets or harp
traps, handle, identify, band, and radio
tag; Insects: Livetrap and release.
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Renewal and
amendment.
Renewal and
amendment.
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We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
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Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services Southeast Region.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
seeks a right-of-way (ROW) grant from
the BLM for its existing groundwater
replenishment facility in North Palm
Springs that is partially located on
public lands managed by the BLM. The
existing facility consists of water control
berms, intake structures, conveyance
structures, and 19 infiltration ponds
over approximately 690 acres of BLMmanaged public lands. The facility also
includes 1,480 acres of lands held by
CVWD. No new construction and no
change in operations are proposed. The
change in volume represents CVWD’s
request that the BLM analyze
environmental impacts for the full
annual capacity of the facility, instead
of the anticipated water allotments, as
was done for the previous grant. The
change in acreage represents CVWD’s
request to authorize the use of public
lands for water control berms upstream
of its intake structure.
The Proposed Action (Alternative 1)
is the BLM Preferred Alternative and
would authorize the facility in its
existing configuration, which has the
ability to infiltrate up to 511,000 acrefeet per year, representing the maximum
physical capacity of the facility. In
addition to the Proposed Action, the
final EIS considers a no action
alternative and three action alternatives.
Alternative 2 (Partial Implementation)
would authorize only the area of public
lands on which the water control
structures upstream of the intake are
located. Alternative 3 (Reduced
Volume) would authorize the same
facility as described under Alternative 1
but would limit annual infiltration
volume to 220,000 acre-feet per year.
Alternative 4 (Land Disposal) would
authorize the sale or exchange of the
public lands within the project footprint
and would authorize the facility
operation on public lands for a period
of 10 years, sufficient to implement the
disposal. Alternative 5 (No Action)
would not authorize those portions of
the facility that are located on public
lands. Those portions would be
removed, and the public lands
rehabilitated.
The BLM is the lead agency under
NEPA and will make Federal decisions
regarding the ROW for the Project. The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a
Cooperating Agency and will issue a
Biological Opinion for the project. The
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agua
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Desert Water Agency, and Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California are
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Cooperating Agencies in this
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On June 11, 2021, the BLM published
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The BLM received nine comments
during the public comment process.
Issues raised included: concerns for
ground water quality and quantity,
impacts to listed species, and feasibility
of mitigation measures. These issues are
addressed in the response to comments
and final EIS analysis.
The BLM utilized and coordinated the
NEPA process to help fulfill the public
involvement process under the National
Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C.
306108), as provided in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3).
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6; 40 CFR 1506.10)
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BLM California Deputy State Director,
Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2022-N042; FXES11140400000-223-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, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments 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
September 12, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Documents and other information submitted with
the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements
of the 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: 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 in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from the public
and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies on applications we have
received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and
threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17.
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species unless a
Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. The ESA's
definition of ``take'' includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding,
or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping,
capturing, or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to take endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that
promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or
survival of species. These activities often include the capture and
collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a
permit were not issued. Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened
plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
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
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Permit application
No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 56588D-2......... Martin J. Melville, Palezone shiner Alabama............ Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Marietta, GA. (Notropis albizonatus) absence surveys. identify, and
and rush darter release.
(Etheostoma
phytophilum).
TE 91755B-1......... Nathan Click, Clubshell (Pleurobema Kentucky........... Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal.
Kentucky clava), cracking absence surveys. identify, mark,
Transportation pearlymussel (Hemistena and release.
Cabinet, lata), Cumberland bean
Frankfort, KY. (Villosa trabilis),
Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta
atropurpurea),
Cumberlandian combshell
(Epioblasma brevidens),
dromedary pearlymussel
(Dromus dromas),
fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus
capax), fluted
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
subtentus), littlewing
pearlymussel (Pegias
fabula), northern
riffleshell (E.
rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback (Plethobasus
cooperianus), oyster
mussel (E.
capsaeformis), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple cat's
paw (E. obliquata
obliquata), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed bean
(V. fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa),
rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum),
scaleshell (Leptodea
leptodon), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus),
slabside pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides),
snuffbox (E.
triquetra),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), tan
riffleshell (E.
florentina walkeri),
white wartyback
(Plethobasus
cicatricosus), and
winged mapleleaf (Q.
fragosa).
TE 008077-3......... John Palis, Frosted flatwoods Florida, Georgia, Presence/probable Capture, mark, Renewal.
Jonesboro, IL. salamander (Ambystoma and South Carolina. absence surveys. release, and
cingulatum) and collect voucher
reticulated flatwoods specimens.
salamander (A. bishopi).
TE 98596B-3......... Sarah Veselka, Mussels: Clubshell Mussels: Alabama, Presence/probable Mussels: Remove Renewal and
BioSurvey Group, (Pleurobema clava), Arkansas, absence surveys from the amendment.
LLC, Morgantown, cracking pearlymussel Connecticut, and mark-recapture substrate for
WV. (Hemistena lata), Delaware, projects. identification,
fanshell (Cyprogenia Illinois, Indiana, handle, identify,
stegaria), James Iowa, Kansas, tag, and release;
spinymussel (Parvaspina Kentucky, Crayfish: Capture
collina), northern Louisiana, via seining,
riffleshell (Epioblasma Maryland, handle, identify,
rangiana), orangefoot Massachusetts, and release.
pimpleback (Plethobasus Michigan,
cooperianus), pink Minnesota,
mucket (Lampsilis Mississippi,
abrupta), purple cat's Missouri, New
paw (E. obliquata Hampshire, New
obliquata), rabbitsfoot Jersey, New York,
(Quadrula cylindrica North Carolina,
cylindrica), rayed bean Ohio, Oklahoma,
(Villosa fabalis), ring Pennsylvania,
pink (Obovaria retusa), Tennessee,
rough pigtoe Vermont, Virginia,
(Pleurobema plenum), West Virginia, and
sheepnose (Plethobasus Wisconsin;
cyphyus), snuffbox (E. Crayfish:
triquetra), Kentucky,
spectaclecase Virginia, and West
(Cumberlandia Virginia.
monodonta), and white
catspaw (E. obliquata
perobliqua); Crayfish:
Big Sandy crayfish
(Cambarus callainus)
and Guyandotte River
crayfish (C. veteranus).
TE 33465A-4......... U.S. Forest Red-cockaded woodpecker Alabama, Florida, Population Capture; band; Renewal.
Service, (Picoides borealis). Georgia, management and drill nest
Montgomery, AL. Mississippi, and monitoring. cavities; install
South Carolina. inserts,
restrictors, and
snake and
squirrel
excluders;
monitor nest
cavities and
artificial nest
cavities;
recapture; and
translocate.
PER 0047056......... Margaret Lamont, Green sea turtle Alabama............ Population and PIT and flipper New.
U.S. Geological (Chelonia mydas), distribution tag, weigh,
Survey, Kemp's ridley sea monitoring, mark- measure, and
Gainesville, FL. turtle (Lepidochelys recapture studies, collect scute,
kempii), and loggerhead genetic and diet tissue, and blood
sea turtle (Caretta research. samples.
caretta).
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TE 079883-5......... Arkansas Department Mussels: Arkansas Arkansas........... Presence/probable Mussels: Remove Renewal and
of Transportation, fatmucket (Lampsilis absence surveys. from substrate, amendment.
Little Rock, AR. powellii), Curtis handle, identify,
pearlymussel swab, release,
(Epioblasma florentina and salvage relic
curtisii), fanshell shells; Insects:
(Cyprogenia stegaria), Live trap and
fat pocketbook release.
(Potamilus capax),
Neosho mucket (L.
rafinesqueana),
Ouachita rock
pocketbook (Arcidens
wheeleri), pink mucket
(L. abrupta),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica cylindrica),
scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea leptodon),
snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra), speckled
pocketbook (Lampsilis
streckeri),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), turgid
blossom (E. turgidula),
and winged mapleleaf
(Q. fragosa); Insects:
American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus
americanus).
TE 35594A-5......... Alabama Power Red-cockaded woodpecker Alabama............ Presence/probable Red-cockaded Renewal and
Company, (Picoides borealis); absence surveys woodpecker: amendment.
Birmingham, AL. flattened musk turtle and population Monitor nest
(Sternotherus monitoring. cavities;
depressus); gopher flattened musk
tortoise (Gopherus turtle: Capture,
polyphemus); black handle, radio
pinesnake (Pituophis tag, and release;
melanoleucus lodingi); gopher tortoise
Black Warrior waterdog and black
(Necturus alabamensis); pinesnake: Scope
Fishes: Trispot darter burrows; Black
(Etheostoma trisella) Warrior waterdog:
and rush darter (E. Capture, handle,
phytophilum); Mussels: collect tissue
Finelined pocketbook samples, and
(Hamiota altilis), release; Fishes:
Georgia pigtoe Capture, handle,
(Pleurobema and release;
hanleyianum), southern Mussels and
clubshell (P. decisum), Snails: Remove
and southern pigtoe (P. from substrate,
georgianum); Snails: handle, tag,
Cylindrical lioplax release, and
(Lioplax collect relic
cyclostomaformis), shells.
interrupted rocksnail
(Leptoxis foremani),
painted rocksnail (L.
taeniata), rough
hornsnail (Pleurocera
foremani), and tulotoma
(Tulotoma magnifica).
TE 02167C-1......... James Gore, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Columbia, SC. grisescens), Indiana Connecticut, absence surveys, and maternity amendment.
bat (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, District population roost caves,
northern long-eared bat of Columbia, monitoring, and capture with mist
(Myotis Georgia, Illinois, stable isotope nets or harp
septentrionalis), Ozark Indiana, Iowa, analyses. traps, handle,
big-eared bat Kansas, Kentucky, identify, band,
(Corynorhinus Louisiana, Maine, radio tag, and
(=Plecotus) townsendii Maryland, collect hair
ingens), and Virginia Massachusetts, samples.
big-eared bat Michigan,
(Corynorhinus Minnesota,
(=Plecotus) townsendii Mississippi,
virginianus). 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 065972-3......... U.S. Forest Mammals: Gray bat Ozark-St. Francis Presence/probable Mammals: Enter Renewal and
Service, (Myotis grisescens), National Forests, absence surveys. hibernacula and amendment.
Russellville, AR. Indiana bat (Myotis Arkansas. maternity roost
sodalis), northern long- caves, capture
eared bat (Myotis with mist nets or
septentrionalis), and harp traps,
Ozark big-eared bat handle, identify,
(Corynorhinus band, and radio
(=Plecotus) townsendii tag; Insects:
ingens); Insects: Live-trap and
American burying beetle release.
(Nicrophorus
americanus).
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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.).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services Southeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-17340 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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