Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications, 61349-61354 [2022-22058]
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issuance of the permit will not
jeopardize the continued existence of
any endangered or threatened species,
or destroy or adversely modify critical
habitat, we will issue a permit to the
applicant for the incidental take of the
covered species.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(c) and
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 et
seq.) and NEPA implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1501.4).
Glen W. Knowles,
Field Supervisor, Southern Nevada Fish and
Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Las Vegas, Nevada.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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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. 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
November 10, 2022.
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SUMMARY:
Permit application No.
Applicant
TE 61981B–4 .............
The Peregrine
Fund,
Boise, ID.
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ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Submit
requests for copies of applications and
other information submitted with the
applications to Karen Marlowe (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All
requests and comments should specify
the applicant name and application
number (e.g., Mary Smith,
ESPER0001234).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment, you may submit comments by
one of the following methods:
• Email (preferred method):
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.
• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Regional Office, Ecological
Services, 1875 Century Boulevard,
Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen
Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404–679–7097 (telephone) or karen_
marlowe@fws.gov (email). 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, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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. Documents and
Species
Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
(Accipiter striatus venator).
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other information submitted with the
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Background
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
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.
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild.
Location
Activity
Puerto Rico ..............
Captive
propagation and
reintroduction.
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Type of take
Permit action
Capture; band; color
Renewal and
band; radio tag;
amendment.
collect blood and
chest feathers; salvage carcasses,
eggshells, and infertile eggs; treat
individuals and
nests for parasites;
feed; collect eggs
for captive propagation; and release.
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Permit application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
TE 237544–2 ..............
Stephen
Golladay,
Newton,
GA.
Georgia ....................
Presence/ ...
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle,
identify, release,
and salvage relic
shells.
Renewal.
TE 063179–9 ..............
Edwards-Pitman Environmental,
Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii), Gulf
moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus),
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus
sloatianus), and shinyrayed pocketbook
(Hamiota subangulata).
Fishes: Amber darter (Percina antesella),
blue shiner (Cyprinella [=Notropis]
caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga logperch (P.
jenkinsi), Etowah darter (E. etowahae),
goldline darter (P. aurolineata), snail
darter (P. tanasi), and trispot darter (E.
trisella);.
Mussels: Alabama moccasinshell
(Medionidus acutissimus), Altamaha
spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), Coosa
moccasinshell (M. parvulus), dwarf
wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon),
fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii),
finelined pocketbook (Hamiota altilis),
Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf moccasinshell (M.
penicillatus), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (M. simpsonianus), oval
pigtoe (P. pyriforme), purple
bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus),
shinyrayed pocketbook (H.
subangulata), southern clubshell (P.
decisum), southern pigtoe (P.
georgianum), Suwannee moccasinshell
(M. walkeri), Tar River spinymussel
(Parvaspina steinstansana), triangular
kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii),
and yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata).
Georgia and North
Carolina.
Presence/ ...
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle,
identify, release,
and salvage relic
shells.
Renewal.
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Permit application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
TE 117405–5 ..............
Tennessee
Valley Authority,
Knoxville,
TN.
Mammals: Gray bat (Myotis grisescens),
Indiana bat (M. sodalis), northern longeared bat (M. septentrionalis), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus); Reptiles: Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus
depressus) and ringed map turtle
(Graptemys oculifera); Fishes: Alabama
cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni),
Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
suttkusi), amber darter (Percina
antesella), blackside dace (Chrosomus
cumberlandensis), blue shiner
(Cyprinella [=Notropis] caerulea),
bluemask darter (Etheostoma akatulo),
boulder darter (E. wapiti), Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae), Cherokee darter
(E. scotti), chucky madtom (Noturus
crypticus), Conasauga logperch
(Percina jenkinsi), Cumberland darter
(E. susanae), duskytail darter (E.
percnurum),.
Etowah darter (E. etowahae), goldline
darter (P. aurolineata), laurel dace
(Chrosomus saylori), palezone shiner
(Notropis albizonatus), pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus), pygmy madtom
(Noturus stanauli), relict darter (E.
chienense), rush darter (E.
phytophylum), smoky madtom (N.
baileyi), snail darter (P. tanasi), spring
pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae),
and vermilion darter (Etheostoma
chermocki); Mussels: Alabama clubshell
(Pleurobema troschelianum), Alabama
lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens), Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus
acutissimus), Appalachian elktoe
(Alasmidonta raveneliana), Applachian
monkeyface (Theliderma sparsa),
birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox
rimosus), black clubshell (Pleurobema
curtum), clubshell (P. clava), Coosa
moccasinshell (M. parvulus), cracking
pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta
atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface
(T. intermedia), Cumberland pigtoe
(Pleurnaia gibberum), Cumberlandian
combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dark
pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum), dromedary
pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook
(Potamilus capax), finelined pocketbook
(Hamiota altilis),.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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Activity
Type of take
Presence/
Mammals: Enter
probable
hibernacula or maabsence
ternity roost caves,
surveys
capture with mist
and popunets or harp traps,
lation
handle, identify,
monitoring.
band, collect hair
samples, radio tag,
light tag, and wing
punch; Reptiles:
Capture, identify,
and release;
Fishes: Capture,
identify, fin clip,
and release; Mussels and Snails:
Capture, identify,
release, and salvage relic shells;
Arachnids: Search
bryophyte mats;
Crustaceans: Capture, identify,
measure, sex, and
release; Plants:
Remove and reduce to possession (collect)
seeds and plant
material.
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Renewal and
amendment.
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Permit application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), flat
pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli), fluted
kidneyshell (Pytchobranchus subtentus),
Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), green blossom (E.
torulosa gubernaculum), heavy pigtoe
(P. taitianum), inflated heelsplitter
(Potamilius inflatus), littlewing
pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), northern
riffleshell (E. rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus),
orangenacre mucket (H. perovalis),
ovate clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), oyster mussel (E.
capsaeformis), pale lilliput (Toxolasma
cylindrellus), pink mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple bean (Villosa
perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (E.
obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), rayed
bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum), rough rabbitsfoot
(Q. cylindrica strigillata), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose
mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny
pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), slabside
pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides),.
snuffbox mussel (E. triquetra), southern
acornshell (E. othcaloogensis), southern
clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern combshell (E. penita),.
southern pigtoe (P. georgianum),
spectaclecase (Cumberlandia
monodonta), stirrupshell (Q. stapes), tan
riffleshell (E. florentina walker [=E.
walkeri]), triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus greenii), tubercled
blossom (E. torulosa torulosa), turgid
blossom (E. turgidula), upland
combshell (E. metastriata), white
wartyback (Plethobasus cicatricosus),.
winged mapleleaf (Q. fragosa), and ..........
yellow blossom (E. florentina florentina);
Snails: Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia
anthonyi), armored snail (Marstonia
pachyta), cylindrical lioplax (Lioplax
cyclostomaformis), interrupted
[=Georgia] rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani),
lacy elimia (Elimia crenatella), painted
rocksnail (L. taeniata), painted snake
coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta),
plicate rocksnail (L. plicata),.
rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani),
royal marstonia (Marstonia
ogmorhaphe), slender campeloma
(Campeloma decampi), and tulotoma
snail (Tulotoma magnifica); Arachnids:
Spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura
montivaga); Crustaceans: Kentucky
cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) and
Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi);.
Plants: Alabama leather flower (Clematis
socialis), Alabama streak-sorus fern
(Thelypteris pilosa var. alabamensis),
American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), American hart’s tongue fern
(Asplenium scolopendrium var.
americanum), Blue Ridge goldenrod
(Solidago spithamaea), bunched arrowhead (Sagittaria fasciculata),.
Cumberland rosemary (Conradina
verticillata), Georgia rockcress (Arabis
georgiana), fleshy-fruit gladecress
(Leavenworthia crassa), green pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila), harperella
(Ptilimnium nodosum), Heller’s
blazingstar (Liatris helleri), large-flowered skullcap (Scutellaria montana),
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Applicant
Species
leafy prairie-clover (Dalea foliosa), lyrate
bladderpod (Lesquerella lyrata),
Michaux’s sumac (Rhus michauxii),
Mohr’s Barbara’s buttons (Marshallia
mohrii), Morefields leather flower
(Clematis morefieldii), Mountain sweet
pitcher-plant (Sarracenia rubra ssp.
Jonesii), persistent trillium (Trillium
persistens),.
pondberry (Lindera melissifolia), Prices potato-bean (Apios priceana), Guthrie’s
[=Pyne’s] ground-plum (Astragalus
bibullatus), relict trillium (T. reliquum),
Roan Mountain bluet (Hedyotis purpurea
var. montana), rock gnome lichen
(Gymnoderma lineare), Ruth’s golden
aster (Pityopsis ruthii), Short’s
bladderpod (Physaria globosa),.
small whorled pogonia (Isotria
medeoloides), smooth coneflower
(Echinacea laevigata), spreading avens
(Geum radiatum), Spring Creek
bladderpod (Lesquerella perforata),
swamp pink (Helonias bullata), Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (Xyris
tennesseensis), Virginia round-lead
birch (Betula uber), Virginia spiraea
(Spiraea virginiana), white irisette
(Sisyrinchium dichotomum), and whorled
sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus).
Black warrior waterdog (Necturus
alabamensis).
TE 34882A–4 .............
Mark Bailey,
Andalusia,
AL.
TE 81492B–1 .............
Dylan
Brooks,
Sylva, NC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(M. sodalis), and northern long-eared
bat (M. septentrionalis).
TE 070846–4 ..............
Jeffrey Walters,
Blacksburg, VA.
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis).
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Location
Activity
Type of take
Alabama ...................
Presence/ ...
probable absence surveys.
Presence/ ...
probable absence surveys,
habitat
use and
assessment research,
population
monitoring, and
studies to
evaluate
potential
impacts of
Whitenose Syndrome or
other potential
threats.
Capture, handle, and
release.
Amendment.
Capture with mist
nets and harp
traps, handle,
identify, band, and
radio tag.
Renewal and
amendment.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
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, and
Wisconsin.
Camp Lejeune, NC ..
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Monitor nests, capmanageture, band, radio
ment and
tag, construct artifimonitoring.
cial nest cavities
and restrictors,
and translocate.
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Permit application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
TE 91733B–1 .............
Joshua
Adams,
Lexington,
KY.
Mammals: Gray bats (Myotis grisescens),
Indiana bats (M. sodalis), northern longeared bats (M. septentrionalis), Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), and Virginia big-eared bats (C.
t. virginianus); Fishes: Blackside dace
(Phoxinus cumberlandensis) and Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma
spilotum).
Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, 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, and
Wisconsin.
Presence/ ...
probable absence surveys.
Mammals: Capture
with mist nets,
handle, band,
radio tag, and release; Fishes: capture via seining,
netting, or
electroshocking,
handle, identify,
and release.
Public Availability of Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative 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
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. 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.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an
applicant listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
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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
seq.).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
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Permit Amendment Request; 12
Rancho San Carlos (Ocho West)
Project, Monterey County, California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application from Andris Upitis
(applicant) to amend an incidental take
permit pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
permit would continue to authorize take
of the central distinct population
segment (DPS) of the California tiger
salamander and the California redlegged frog, incidental to construction of
a single-family residence at 12 Rancho
San Carlos (Ocho West). We invite
public comment on the amendment
request, which includes the applicant’s
original HCP. In accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act, we have
prepared a draft low-effect screening
form supporting our preliminary
determination that the proposed action
qualifies for a categorical exclusion
under NEPA. To make this
determination, we reassessed our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form prepared for
the current HCP, and this draft NEPA
compliance documentation is also
available for public review.
SUMMARY:
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Renewal
Written comments should be
received on or before November 10,
2022.
ADDRESSES:
To obtain documents: You may obtain
copies of the documents online in
Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2022–0103 at
https://www.regulations.gov, or you may
request copies of the documents by U.S.
mail (below) or by email (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
To submit comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
any of the following methods:
• Online: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2022–0103.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8–
ES–2022–0103; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Henry, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at rachel_henry@fws.gov (by
email), or at the Ventura Fish and
Wildlife office (by telephone at 805–
644–1766, or by mail; see ADDRESSES).
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, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received an application from
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2022-N053; 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. 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
November 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Submit requests for copies of applications and
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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. Documents and other
information submitted with the applications are available for review,
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U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Background
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
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. 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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Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE 61981B-4................... The Peregrine Puerto Rican sharp- Puerto Rico...... Captive Capture; band; Renewal and
Fund, Boise, ID. shinned hawk propagation and color band; amendment.
(Accipiter striatus reintroduction. radio tag;
venator). collect blood
and chest
feathers;
salvage
carcasses,
eggshells, and
infertile eggs;
treat
individuals and
nests for
parasites; feed;
collect eggs for
captive
propagation; and
release.
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TE 237544-2................... Stephen Golladay, Fat threeridge Georgia.......... Presence/........ Capture, handle, Renewal.
Newton, GA. (Amblema neislerii), probable absence identify,
Gulf moccasinshell surveys. release, and
(Medionidus salvage relic
penicillatus), oval shells.
pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus), and
shinyrayed pocketbook
(Hamiota subangulata).
TE 063179-9................... Edwards-Pitman Fishes: Amber darter Georgia and North Presence/........ Capture, handle, Renewal.
Environmental, (Percina antesella), Carolina. probable absence identify,
Inc., Atlanta, blue shiner surveys. release, and
GA. (Cyprinella salvage relic
[=Notropis] shells.
caerulea), Cherokee
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga
logperch (P.
jenkinsi), Etowah
darter (E. etowahae),
goldline darter (P.
aurolineata), snail
darter (P. tanasi),
and trispot darter
(E. trisella);.
Mussels: Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus),
Altamaha spinymussel
(Elliptio spinosa),
Coosa moccasinshell
(M. parvulus), dwarf
wedgemussel
(Alasmidonta
heterodon), fat
threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), Gulf
moccasinshell (M.
penicillatus),
Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (M.
simpsonianus), oval
pigtoe (P.
pyriforme), purple
bankclimber
(Elliptoideus
sloatianus),
shinyrayed pocketbook
(H. subangulata),
southern clubshell
(P. decisum),
southern pigtoe (P.
georgianum), Suwannee
moccasinshell (M.
walkeri), Tar River
spinymussel
(Parvaspina
steinstansana),
triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and yellow
lance (Elliptio
lanceolata).
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TE 117405-5................... Tennessee Valley Mammals: Gray bat Alabama, Presence/probable Mammals: Enter Renewal and
Authority, (Myotis grisescens), Arkansas, absence surveys hibernacula or amendment.
Knoxville, TN. Indiana bat (M. Georgia, and population maternity roost
sodalis), northern Kentucky, monitoring. caves, capture
long-eared bat (M. Mississippi, with mist nets
septentrionalis), and North Carolina, or harp traps,
Virginia big-eared Tennessee, and handle,
bat (Corynorhinus Virginia. identify, band,
townsendii collect hair
virginianus); samples, radio
Reptiles: Flattened tag, light tag,
musk turtle and wing punch;
(Sternotherus Reptiles:
depressus) and ringed Capture,
map turtle (Graptemys identify, and
oculifera); Fishes: release; Fishes:
Alabama cavefish Capture,
(Speoplatyrhinus identify, fin
poulsoni), Alabama clip, and
sturgeon release; Mussels
(Scaphirhynchus and Snails:
suttkusi), amber Capture,
darter (Percina identify,
antesella), blackside release, and
dace (Chrosomus salvage relic
cumberlandensis), shells;
blue shiner Arachnids:
(Cyprinella Search bryophyte
[=Notropis] mats;
caerulea), bluemask Crustaceans:
darter (Etheostoma Capture,
akatulo), boulder identify,
darter (E. wapiti), measure, sex,
Cahaba shiner and release;
(Notropis cahabae), Plants: Remove
Cherokee darter (E. and reduce to
scotti), chucky possession
madtom (Noturus (collect) seeds
crypticus), Conasauga and plant
logperch (Percina material.
jenkinsi), Cumberland
darter (E. susanae),
duskytail darter (E.
percnurum),.
Etowah darter (E.
etowahae), goldline
darter (P.
aurolineata), laurel
dace (Chrosomus
saylori), palezone
shiner (Notropis
albizonatus), pallid
sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus
albus), pygmy madtom
(Noturus stanauli),
relict darter (E.
chienense), rush
darter (E.
phytophylum), smoky
madtom (N. baileyi),
snail darter (P.
tanasi), spring pygmy
sunfish (Elassoma
alabamae), and
vermilion darter
(Etheostoma
chermocki); Mussels:
Alabama clubshell
(Pleurobema
troschelianum),
Alabama lampmussel
(Lampsilis
virescens), Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus),
Appalachian elktoe
(Alasmidonta
raveneliana),
Applachian monkeyface
(Theliderma sparsa),
birdwing pearlymussel
(Lemiox rimosus),
black clubshell
(Pleurobema curtum),
clubshell (P. clava),
Coosa moccasinshell
(M. parvulus),
cracking pearlymussel
(Hemistena lata),
Cumberland bean
(Villosa trabalis),
Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta
atropurpurea),
Cumberland monkeyface
(T. intermedia),
Cumberland pigtoe
(Pleurnaia gibberum),
Cumberlandian
combshell (Epioblasma
brevidens), dark
pigtoe (Pleurobema
furvum), dromedary
pearlymussel (Dromus
dromas), fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus
capax), finelined
pocketbook (Hamiota
altilis),.
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finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia cuneolus),
flat pigtoe
(Pleurobema
marshalli), fluted
kidneyshell
(Pytchobranchus
subtentus), Georgia
pigtoe (Pleurobema
hanleyianum), green
blossom (E. torulosa
gubernaculum), heavy
pigtoe (P.
taitianum), inflated
heelsplitter
(Potamilius
inflatus), littlewing
pearlymussel (Pegias
fabula), northern
riffleshell (E.
rangiana), orangefoot
pimpleback
(Plethobasus
cooperianus),
orangenacre mucket
(H. perovalis), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema
perovatum), oyster
mussel (E.
capsaeformis), pale
lilliput (Toxolasma
cylindrellus), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), purple bean
(Villosa
perpurpurea), purple
cat's paw (E.
obliquata obliquata),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed
bean (Villosa
fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa),
rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum),
rough rabbitsfoot (Q.
cylindrica
strigillata),
scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea leptodon),
sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus
cyphyus), shiny
pigtoe (Fusconaia
cor), slabside
pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia
dolabelloides),.
snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra), southern
acornshell (E.
othcaloogensis),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum),
southern combshell
(E. penita),.
southern pigtoe (P.
georgianum),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta),
stirrupshell (Q.
stapes), tan
riffleshell (E.
florentina walker
[=E. walkeri]),
triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), tubercled
blossom (E. torulosa
torulosa), turgid
blossom (E.
turgidula), upland
combshell (E.
metastriata), white
wartyback
(Plethobasus
cicatricosus),.
winged mapleleaf (Q.
fragosa), and.
yellow blossom (E.
florentina
florentina); Snails:
Anthony's riversnail
(Athearnia anthonyi),
armored snail
(Marstonia pachyta),
cylindrical lioplax
(Lioplax
cyclostomaformis),
interrupted
[=Georgia] rocksnail
(Leptoxis foremani),
lacy elimia (Elimia
crenatella), painted
rocksnail (L.
taeniata), painted
snake coiled forest
snail (Anguispira
picta), plicate
rocksnail (L.
plicata),.
rough hornsnail
(Pleurocera
foremani), royal
marstonia (Marstonia
ogmorhaphe), slender
campeloma (Campeloma
decampi), and
tulotoma snail
(Tulotoma magnifica);
Arachnids: Spruce-fir
moss spider
(Microhexura
montivaga);
Crustaceans: Kentucky
cave shrimp
(Palaemonias ganteri)
and Nashville
crayfish (Orconectes
shoupi);.
Plants: Alabama
leather flower
(Clematis socialis),
Alabama streak-sorus
fern (Thelypteris
pilosa var.
alabamensis),
American chaffseed
(Schwalbea
americana), American
hart's tongue fern
(Asplenium
scolopendrium var.
americanum), Blue
Ridge goldenrod
(Solidago
spithamaea), bunched
arrowhead (Sagittaria
fasciculata),.
Cumberland rosemary
(Conradina
verticillata),
Georgia rockcress
(Arabis georgiana),
fleshy-fruit
gladecress
(Leavenworthia
crassa), green
pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia
oreophila),
harperella
(Ptilimnium nodosum),
Heller's blazingstar
(Liatris helleri),
large-flowered
skullcap (Scutellaria
montana),
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leafy prairie-clover
(Dalea foliosa),
lyrate bladderpod
(Lesquerella lyrata),
Michaux's sumac (Rhus
michauxii), Mohr's
Barbara's buttons
(Marshallia mohrii),
Morefields leather
flower (Clematis
morefieldii),
Mountain sweet
pitcher-plant
(Sarracenia rubra
ssp. Jonesii),
persistent trillium
(Trillium
persistens),.
pondberry (Lindera
melissifolia), Prices
potato-bean (Apios
priceana), Guthrie's
[=Pyne's] ground-plum
(Astragalus
bibullatus), relict
trillium (T.
reliquum), Roan
Mountain bluet
(Hedyotis purpurea
var. montana), rock
gnome lichen
(Gymnoderma lineare),
Ruth's golden aster
(Pityopsis ruthii),
Short's bladderpod
(Physaria globosa),.
small whorled pogonia
(Isotria
medeoloides), smooth
coneflower (Echinacea
laevigata), spreading
avens (Geum
radiatum), Spring
Creek bladderpod
(Lesquerella
perforata), swamp
pink (Helonias
bullata), Tennessee
yellow-eyed grass
(Xyris
tennesseensis),
Virginia round-lead
birch (Betula uber),
Virginia spiraea
(Spiraea virginiana),
white irisette
(Sisyrinchium
dichotomum), and
whorled sunflower
(Helianthus
verticillatus).
TE 34882A-4................... Mark Bailey, Black warrior waterdog Alabama.......... Presence/........ Capture, handle, Amendment.
Andalusia, AL. (Necturus probable absence and release.
alabamensis). surveys.
TE 81492B-1................... Dylan Brooks, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Presence/........ Capture with mist Renewal and
Sylva, NC. grisescens), Indiana Arkansas, probable absence nets and harp amendment.
bat (M. sodalis), and Connecticut, surveys, habitat traps, handle,
northern long-eared Delaware, use and identify, band,
bat (M. Georgia, assessment and radio tag.
septentrionalis). Illinois, research,
Indiana, Iowa, population
Kansas, monitoring, and
Kentucky, studies to
Maryland, evaluate
Massachusetts, potential
Michigan, impacts of White-
Minnesota, nose Syndrome or
Mississippi, other potential
Missouri, threats.
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, and
Wisconsin.
TE 070846-4................... Jeffrey Walters, Red-cockaded Camp Lejeune, NC. Population Monitor nests, Renewal.
Blacksburg, VA. woodpecker (Picoides management and capture, band,
borealis). monitoring. radio tag,
construct
artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors, and
translocate.
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TE 91733B-1................... Joshua Adams, Mammals: Gray bats Alabama, Presence/........ Mammals: Capture Renewal
Lexington, KY. (Myotis grisescens), Arkansas, probable absence with mist nets,
Indiana bats (M. Connecticut, surveys. handle, band,
sodalis), northern Delaware, radio tag, and
long-eared bats (M. Georgia, release; Fishes:
septentrionalis), Illinois, capture via
Ozark big-eared bat Indiana, Iowa, seining,
(Corynorhinus Kansas, netting, or
townsendii ingens), Kentucky, electroshocking,
and Virginia big- Louisiana, handle,
eared bats (C. t. Maine, Maryland, identify, and
virginianus); Fishes: Massachusetts, release.
Blackside dace Michigan,
(Phoxinus Minnesota,
cumberlandensis) and Mississippi,
Kentucky arrow darter Missouri,
(Etheostoma spilotum). 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, and
Wisconsin.
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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.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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.
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