Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications, 61349-61354 [2022-22058]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. 2022–21974 Filed 10–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–ES–2022–N053; FXES11140400000–223–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, 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Permit application No. Applicant TE 61981B–4 ............. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 07, 2022 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). Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 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. Sfmt 4703 61349 E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 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. 11OCN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 61350 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 07, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM Type of take 11OCN1 Permit action khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 07, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 61351 Permit action Renewal and amendment. 61352 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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), VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Oct 07, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 Permit action Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Permit application No. 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). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 07, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 61353 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 .. Sfmt 4703 Population Monitor nests, capmanageture, band, radio ment and tag, construct artifimonitoring. cial nest cavities and restrictors, and translocate. E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 Permit action Renewal. 61354 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 / Notices 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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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. 2022–22058 Filed 10–7–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 07, 2022 Jkt 259001 [FWS–R8–ES–2022–0103; FXES11140800000–223–FF08EVEN00] 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: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit action 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: E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-22058]


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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 
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): [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.
     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 [email protected] (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-of-contact 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 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.

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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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