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LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION ISSUED FOR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE BEAUFORT SEA, ALASKA,
IN 2022
Company
Project
ASRC Consulting and Environmental
Services.
Conoco Philips Alaska Inc ......................
Well drilling for a methane hydrate project on the Kuparuk State 7–11–12 gravel
pad within the Prudhoe Bay Unit on the North Slope of Alaska.
Incidental take of polar bears that may occur during ConocoPhillips Alaska
Inc.’s 3D seismic acquisition at and surrounding the Alpine CD1 Pad.
Oil and gas drilling and production within the Nikaitchuq and Oooguruk Units on
Alaska’s North Slope.
Oil and gas exploration and development within and adjacent to the Pikka Unit
area and oil and gas exploration on Oil Search Alaska operated leaseholds
on Alaska’s North Slope.
Operation and maintenance of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, which extends from Pump Station 1 in the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield to the Valdez Marine
Terminal.
Well drilling and production test facility construction and operation for a methane
hydrate project on the Kuparuk State 7–11–12 gravel pad within the Prudhoe
Bay Unit on the North Slope of Alaska.
Incidental harassment of polar bears and Pacific walrus that may occur during
Glacier Oil and Gas Corporation’s oil production, facilities and pipeline maintenance, workovers of existing wells, and construction and maintenance of ice
roads associated with the Badami oilfield near Mikkelsen Bay in the North
Slope.
Year-round oil and gas exploration, production, development, and support activities in the Milne Point, Duck Island (Endicott), Northstar Island, Prudhoe Bay,
and Point Thomson operation areas located in the Beaufort Sea Incidental
Take Regulations area of the North Slope of Alaska.
Incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus that may occur during
ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.’s field-wide operations in the Kuparuk River, Western North Slope, Colville River, Greater Moose’s Tooth, and Bear Tooth Units
on the North Slope of Alaska.
The incidental take of polar bears that may occur during ConocoPhillips Alaska
Inc.’s year 1 construction activities and geotechnical investigations for the Willow Development Project located in the Bear Tooth, Greater Mooses Tooth,
Colville River, Pikka, Southern Miluveach, and Kuparuk River Units of the
North Slope of Alaska, as well as non-unitized lands east of the Colville River.
An amendment dated March 9, 2022, to the letter of authorization (LOA) for the
alteration of a previously covered tundra travel route extending from
Deadhorse to Point Thomson and the addition of a secondary tundra travel
route extending from the western portion of the Point Thomson Unit coastal
route to the Bullen Point Staging Pad. The requested LOA is for the incidental
take of polar bears and Pacific walrus that may occur during operational and
tundra travel activities in support of the Point Thomson Production Facility on
the North Slope of Alaska.
An amendment dated January 26, 2022, to the LOA 21–03 [corrected] issued
on October 15, 2021, for the incidental take of small numbers of polar bears.
The amended LOA is for the incidental take of small numbers of polar bears
that may occur during Oil Search (Alaska) (OSA), LLC’s activities associated
with oil and gas exploration and development within and adjacent to the Pikka
Unit area and oil and gas exploration on OSA-operated leaseholds on Alaska’s North Slope. Planned activities occurred from January 28, 2022, to August 6, 2022.
An amendment dated January 3, 2022, to the LOA issued on August 5, 2021,
for the incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus. The Service considered additional information provided by Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, in the Milne
Point, Duck Island (Endicott), Northstar Island, and Prudhoe Bay operation
areas located in the Beaufort Sea Incidental Take Regulations Area of the
North Slope of Alaska. Planned activities occurred from January 3, 2022, to
August 5, 2022.
Eni U.S. Operating Company Inc ...........
Oil Search Alaska, LLC ..........................
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company ........
ASRC Consulting and Environmental
Services.
Glacier Oil and Gas ................................
Hilcorp Alaska, LLC ................................
Conoco Philips Alaska Inc ......................
Conoco Philips Alaska, Inc .....................
Hilcorp Alaska, LLC ................................
Oil Search Alaska, LLC ..........................
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Authority: We issue this notice under
the authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Peter Fasbender,
Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and
Ecological Services, Alaska Region.
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22–01.
22–02.
22–03.
22–04.
22–05.
22–06.
22–07.
22–08.
22–09.
22–10.
21–01 [Amended in
2022 from 2021].
21–03 [Amended in
2022 from 2021].
21–05 [Amended in
2022 from 2021].
Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
species under the Endangered Species
Act. We invite the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to
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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
August 9, 2023.
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
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Permit
application No.
Applicant
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
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.
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Canoe Creek clubshell
(Pleurobema athearni), Coosa
moccasinshell (Medionidus
parvulus), ovate clubshell
(Pleurobema perovatum), southern acornshell (Epioblasma
othcaloogensis), triangular
kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
greenii), and upland combshell
(Epioblasma metastriata).
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and
northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
Alabama ............................
Presence/probable
absence surveys
and population
monitoring.
Capture, handle,
identify, tag, release, and collect
relic shells.
Renewal and
amendment.
Tennessee ........................
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
population monitoring, and whitenose syndrome
surveillance.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roosts, capture
with mist nets or
harp traps, handle, identify,
band, radio tag,
light tag, swab,
collect hair samples, wing punch,
and release.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roosts, capture
with mist nets,
handle, identify,
band, radio tag,
and release.
Capture, handle,
identify, and release.
Renewal.
ES35594A–5 ....
Alabama Power
Company; Birmingham, AL.
ES237549–3 ....
Cory Holliday;
Gainesboro,
TN.
ES80381A–3 ....
Department of
Defense
(Army); Fort
Campbell, KY.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus).
Kentucky and Tennessee
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
and population
monitoring.
PER2789344–0
Glenn M. Rohrbach; Nashville, TN.
Nashville crayfish (Orconectes
shoupi).
Tennessee ........................
Presence/probable
absence surveys.
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amendment.
New.
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Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
ES14105A–3 ....
Breedlove, DenRed-cockaded woodpecker
nis, and Asso(Picoides borealis).
ciates, Inc.;
Winter Park, FL.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Population monitoring and management.
ES37490B–2 ....
Melissa Littrell;
Lexington, KY.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and Virginia bigeared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus).
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Mississippi,
Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Presence/probable
absence surveys
and white-nose
syndrome surveillance.
ES088889–4 ....
The Nature Conservancy; Kissimmee, FL.
Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma
coerulescens) and red-cockaded
woodpecker (Picoides borealis).
Florida ...............................
Population monitoring and management.
ES27608B–2 ....
McGehee Engineering Corporation; Jasper, AL.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and
northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
Alabama ............................
Presence/probable
absence surveys
and population
monitoring.
ES48579B–5 ....
Ecological Solutions, Inc.;
Roswell, GA.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and
northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
population monitoring, and whitenose syndrome
surveillance.
ES54578B–3 ....
Mary Frazer; Raleigh, NC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus).
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York.
North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
population monitoring, and whitenose syndrome
surveillance.
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Type of take
Permit action
Capture, handle,
band, and monitor nest and artificial nest cavities.
Capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, swab,
collect hair samples, wing punch,
and release.
Florida scrub-jay:
bait with unsalted
peanuts, trap,
handle, band,
and release; redcockaded woodpecker: capture,
handle, band,
construct and
monitor artificial
nest cavities and
restrictors, release, and
translocate.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roost caves, capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, and release.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roost caves, capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, collect
hair samples,
band, radio tag,
light tag, swab,
wing punch, and
release.
Renewal.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roost caves, capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, collect
hair samples,
band, radio tag,
light tag, wing
punch, and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Renewal.
Renewal.
Renewal.
Renewal.
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application No.
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roost caves, capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, collect
hair samples,
light tag, wing
punch, and release.
Capture with mist
nets, handle,
identify, band,
radio-tag, and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Capture with mist
nets and handheld mesh nets,
handle, identify,
and release.
Capture with mist
nets, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, and release.
New.
Enter hibernacula
or maternity
roost caves, capture with mist
nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
collect hair samples, radio tag,
and release.
Capture with mist
nets and harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, and release.
Amendment.
ES119937–5 ....
Susan Loeb;
Clemson, SC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus).
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri,
North Carolina, Ohio,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and
West Virginia.
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
population monitoring, and whitenose syndrome
surveillance.
ES37663B–2 ....
Rebecca Ijames;
Central City,
KY.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and
northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee.
PER3128179–0
Justin Hoffman,
McNeese State
University;
Lake Charles,
LA.
Vanasse Hangen
Brustlin, Inc.;
Raleigh, NC.
Northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis) and tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus).
Kisatchie National Forest,
Louisiana.
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
studies to document habitat use,
and population
monitoring.
Presence/probable
absence surveys.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and Virginia bigeared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus).
Presence/probable
absence surveys.
ES88778B–3 ....
John Lamb;
Decherd, TN.
Tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus).
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
Tennessee ........................
ES81353B–2 ....
Stephanie Penk;
Sylva, NC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus).
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
habitat use and
assessment research, population dynamics
evaluations, and
migration research.
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Renewal.
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application No.
Applicant
PER3315996–0
Dominique
DiLandro; Holly
Springs, NC.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens),
northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus).
ES94704A–4 ....
Dorothy Brown;
Arden, NC.
Mammals: Carolina northern flying
squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus
coloratus), gray bat (Myotis
grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus), and
Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus); Reptile: Bog turtle
(Clemmys muhlenbergii).
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
habitat use and
roost selection
research, and
population dynamics studies.
Enter roosts
(bridges, culverts, and abandoned buildings),
capture via mist
nets and harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, collect
swabs and hair
samples, and release.
New.
Presence/probable
absence surveys,
white-nose syndrome research,
studies to document habitat use,
population monitoring, and genetic sampling.
Carolina northern
flying squirrel:
capture, handle,
ear-tag, pit-tag,
radio-tag, collect
fur and tissue
samples, and
conduct den surveys; Bats: enter
hibernacula or
maternity roost
caves, capture
with mist nets or
harp traps, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, pittag, radio-tag,
light-tag, wingpunch, swab for
white-nose syndrome testing,
and release; Bog
turtle: capture,
mark, pit-tag,
and radio-tag.
Renewal and
amendment.
Public Availability of Comments
Next Steps
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.
If we decide to issue a permit to an
applicant listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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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.).
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Turtle Distribution
Database
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 9,
2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to
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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
August 9, 2023.
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:
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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,
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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ES35594A-5.......... Alabama Power Canoe Creek clubshell Alabama............ Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal and
Company; (Pleurobema athearni), absence surveys identify, tag, amendment.
Birmingham, AL. Coosa moccasinshell and population release, and
(Medionidus parvulus), monitoring. collect relic
ovate clubshell shells.
(Pleurobema perovatum),
southern acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogensis),
triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and upland
combshell (Epioblasma
metastriata).
ES237549-3.......... Cory Holliday; Gray bat (Myotis Tennessee.......... Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal.
Gainesboro, TN. grisescens), Indiana absence surveys, or maternity
bat (Myotis sodalis), studies to roosts, capture
and northern long-eared document habitat with mist nets or
bat (Myotis use, population harp traps,
septentrionalis). monitoring, and handle, identify,
white-nose band, radio tag,
syndrome light tag, swab,
surveillance. collect hair
samples, wing
punch, and release.
ES80381A-3.......... Department of Gray bat (Myotis Kentucky and Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Defense (Army); grisescens), Indiana Tennessee. absence surveys, or maternity amendment.
Fort Campbell, KY. bat (Myotis sodalis), studies to roosts, capture
northern long-eared bat document habitat with mist nets,
(Myotis use, and handle, identify,
septentrionalis), and population band, radio tag,
tricolored bat monitoring. and release.
(Perimyotis subflavus).
PER2789344-0........ Glenn M. Rohrbach; Nashville crayfish Tennessee.......... Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Nashville, TN. (Orconectes shoupi). absence surveys. identify, and
release.
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ES14105A-3.......... Breedlove, Dennis, Red-cockaded woodpecker Alabama, Arkansas, Population Capture, handle, Renewal.
and Associates, (Picoides borealis). Florida, Georgia, monitoring and band, and monitor
Inc.; Winter Park, Louisiana, management. nest and
FL. Mississippi, North artificial nest
Carolina, and cavities.
South Carolina.
ES37490B-2.......... Melissa Littrell; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture with mist Renewal.
Lexington, KY. grisescens), Indiana Georgia, Illinois, absence surveys nets or harp
bat (Myotis sodalis), Indiana, Kentucky, and white-nose traps, handle,
northern long-eared bat Mississippi, syndrome identify, band,
(Myotis Missouri, North surveillance. radio tag, swab,
septentrionalis), and Carolina, Ohio, collect hair
Virginia big-eared bat South Carolina, samples, wing
(Corynorhinus Tennessee, punch, and release.
townsendii virginianus). Virginia, and West
Virginia.
ES088889-4.......... The Nature Florida scrub-jay Florida............ Population Florida scrub-jay: Renewal.
Conservancy; (Aphelocoma monitoring and bait with unsalted
Kissimmee, FL. coerulescens) and red- management. peanuts, trap,
cockaded woodpecker handle, band, and
(Picoides borealis). release; red-
cockaded
woodpecker:
capture, handle,
band, construct
and monitor
artificial nest
cavities and
restrictors,
release, and
translocate.
ES27608B-2.......... McGehee Engineering Gray bat (Myotis Alabama............ Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal.
Corporation; grisescens), Indiana absence surveys or maternity roost
Jasper, AL. bat (Myotis sodalis), and population caves, capture
and northern long-eared monitoring. with mist nets or
bat (Myotis harp traps,
septentrionalis). handle, identify,
band, radio tag,
and release.
ES48579B-5.......... Ecological Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal.
Solutions, Inc.; grisescens), Indiana Connecticut, absence surveys, or maternity roost
Roswell, GA. bat (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, District studies to caves, capture
and northern long-eared of Columbia, document habitat with mist nets or
bat (Myotis Georgia, Illinois, use, population harp traps,
septentrionalis). Indiana, Iowa, monitoring, and handle, identify,
Kansas, Kentucky, white-nose collect hair
Louisiana, Maine, syndrome samples, band,
Maryland, surveillance. radio tag, light
Massachusetts, tag, swab, wing
Michigan, punch, and release.
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES54578B-3.......... Mary Frazer; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Raleigh, NC. grisescens), Indiana Connecticut, absence surveys, or maternity roost amendment.
bat (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, District studies to caves, capture
northern long-eared bat of Columbia, document habitat with mist nets or
(Myotis Florida, Georgia, use, population harp traps,
septentrionalis), Illinois, Indiana, monitoring, and handle, identify,
tricolored bat Iowa, Kansas, white-nose collect hair
(Perimyotis subflavus), Kentucky, syndrome samples, band,
and Virginia big-eared Louisiana, Maine, surveillance. radio tag, light
bat (Corynorhinus Maryland, tag, wing punch,
townsendii virginianus). Massachusetts, and release.
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York.
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
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ES119937-5.......... Susan Loeb; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Clemson, SC. grisescens), Indiana Georgia, Kentucky, absence surveys, or maternity roost amendment.
bat (Myotis sodalis), Missouri, North studies to caves, capture
northern long-eared bat Carolina, Ohio, document habitat with mist nets or
(Myotis South Carolina, use, population harp traps,
septentrionalis), and Tennessee, monitoring, and handle, identify,
tricolored bat Virginia, and West white-nose band, radio tag,
(Perimyotis subflavus). Virginia. syndrome collect hair
surveillance. samples, light
tag, wing punch,
and release.
ES37663B-2.......... Rebecca Ijames; Gray bat (Myotis Indiana, Kentucky, Presence/probable Capture with mist Renewal.
Central City, KY. grisescens), Indiana Missouri, Ohio, absence surveys, nets, handle,
bat (Myotis sodalis), and Tennessee. studies to identify, band,
and northern long-eared document habitat radio-tag, and
bat (Myotis use, and release.
septentrionalis). population
monitoring.
PER3128179-0........ Justin Hoffman, Northern long-eared bat Kisatchie National Presence/probable Capture with mist New.
McNeese State (Myotis Forest, Louisiana. absence surveys. nets and hand-held
University; Lake septentrionalis) and mesh nets, handle,
Charles, LA. tricolored bat identify, and
(Perimyotis subflavus). release.
ES64393C-2.......... Vanasse Hangen Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture with mist Renewal.
Brustlin, Inc.; grisescens), Indiana Connecticut, absence surveys. nets, handle,
Raleigh, NC. bat (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, District identify, band,
northern long-eared bat of Columbia, radio tag, and
(Myotis Georgia, Illinois, release.
septentrionalis), and Indiana, Iowa,
Virginia big-eared bat Kansas, Kentucky,
(Corynorhinus Louisiana, Maine,
townsendii virginianus). Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES88778B-3.......... John Lamb; Decherd, Tricolored bat Tennessee.......... Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Amendment.
TN. (Perimyotis subflavus). absence surveys, or maternity roost
studies to caves, capture
document habitat with mist nets or
use, population harp traps,
monitoring, and handle, identify,
white-nose band, collect hair
syndrome samples, radio
surveillance. tag, and release.
ES81353B-2.......... Stephanie Penk; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture with mist Amendment.
Sylva, NC. grisescens), Indiana Colorado, absence surveys, nets and harp
bat (Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, habitat use and traps, handle,
northern long-eared bat Delaware, District assessment identify, band,
(Myotis of Columbia, research, radio tag, and
septentrionalis), and Florida, Georgia, population release.
tricolored bat Illinois, Indiana, dynamics
(Perimyotis subflavus). Iowa, Kansas, evaluations, and
Kentucky, migration research.
Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
Mexico, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
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PER3315996-0........ Dominique DiLandro; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter roosts New.
Holly Springs, NC. grisescens), northern Colorado, absence surveys, (bridges,
long-eared bat (Myotis Connecticut, habitat use and culverts, and
septentrionalis), and Delaware, District roost selection abandoned
tricolored bat of Columbia, research, and buildings),
(Perimyotis subflavus). Florida, Georgia, population capture via mist
Illinois, Indiana, dynamics studies. nets and harp
Iowa, Kansas, traps, handle,
Kentucky, identify, band,
Louisiana, Maine, radio tag, collect
Maryland, swabs and hair
Massachusetts, samples, and
Michigan, release.
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
Mexico, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES94704A-4.......... Dorothy Brown; Mammals: Carolina Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Carolina northern Renewal and
Arden, NC. northern flying Colorado, absence surveys, flying squirrel: amendment.
squirrel (Glaucomys Connecticut, white-nose capture, handle,
sabrinus coloratus), Delaware, District syndrome research, ear-tag, pit-tag,
gray bat (Myotis of Columbia, studies to radio-tag, collect
grisescens), Indiana Florida, Georgia, document habitat fur and tissue
bat (Myotis sodalis), Illinois, Indiana, use, population samples, and
northern long-eared bat Iowa, Kansas, monitoring, and conduct den
(Myotis Kentucky, genetic sampling. surveys; Bats:
septentrionalis), Louisiana, Maine, enter hibernacula
tricolored bat Maryland, or maternity roost
(Perimyotis subflavus), Massachusetts, caves, capture
and Virginia big-eared Michigan, with mist nets or
bat (Corynorhinus Minnesota, harp traps,
townsendii Mississippi, handle, identify,
virginianus); Reptile: Missouri, collect hair
Bog turtle (Clemmys Nebraska, New samples, band, pit-
muhlenbergii). Hampshire, New tag, radio-tag,
Jersey, New light-tag, wing-
Mexico, New York, punch, swab for
North Carolina, white-nose
North Dakota, syndrome testing,
Ohio, Oklahoma, and release; Bog
Pennsylvania, turtle: capture,
Rhode Island, mark, pit-tag, and
South Carolina, radio-tag.
South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
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Public Availability of Comments
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.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-14509 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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