Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications, 19340-19343 [2024-05708]
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Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2024–N002;
FXES11140400000–245–FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
species under the Endangered Species
Act. 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 April
17, 2024.
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).
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SUMMARY:
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, via
telephone at 404–679–7097 or via email
at karen_marlowe@fws.gov. 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
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 definition of ‘‘take’’ in
the ESA 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) of the
ESA 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.
Permit
application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
ES065972–4 ....
U.S. Forest
Service; Russellville, AR.
Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) ..................
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, Arkansas.
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
PER5292605–0
Amanda Miller;
Winchester,
TN.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus).
Alabama and Tennessee.
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
PER5294766–0
Braci Gatlin;
Moundville,
AL.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus).
Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, and
Tennessee.
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
Enter
hibernacula
and maternity
roost caves;
capture, handle, identify,
band, radiotag, and release.
Capture, handle, identify,
band, radiotag, and release.
Capture, handle, identify,
band, radiotag, and release.
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Permit
application No.
Applicant
Species
ES62026D–3 ...
Catherine
Haase, Austin
Peay State
University;
Clarksville,
TN.
Michelle Gilley;
Mars Hill, NC.
Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) ..................
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Assess bat
community
structure and
habitat use.
Capture, handle, identify,
band, radiotag, and release.
Amendment.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus), Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii
virginianus), and Carolina northern flying
squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus).
Bats: 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, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming;
Carolina northern
flying squirrel:
North Carolina,
Tennessee, and
Virginia.
Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Bats: Presence/
probable absence surveys, studies
to document
habitat use,
and population monitoring; Carolina northern
flying squirrel:
Presence/
probable absence surveys and
studies of
home ranges,
foraging behaviors, and
roost tree
preferences.
Bats: Capture,
handle, identify, band,
radio-tag, and
release;
Carolina
northern flying squirrel:
Capture, handle, identify,
radio-tag, and
release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
New.
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,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and Wyoming.
Georgia .....................
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
Enter
hibernacula
and maternity
roost caves,
capture, handle, identify,
band, radio
tag, and release.
Capture with
mist nets,
handle, identify, band,
radio-tag, and
release.
Capture, identify, and release.
Renewal.
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ES02332D–4 ...
Location
PER5521520–0
Sara Jeanine
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
McLaughlin(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
Johnson;
(Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored bat
Kingsport, TN.
(Perimyotis subflavus).
PER0037840–1
Cara Rogers;
Ypsilanti, MI.
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), and tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus).
ES77472C–1 ...
Streamtechs,
LLC; Athens,
GA.
Amber darter (Percina antesella), blue shiner
(Cyprinella caerulea), Cherokee darter
(Etheostoma scotti), Conasauga logperch
(Percina jenkinsi), Etowah darter (Etheostoma
etowahae), and goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata).
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Applicant
Species
PER5971699–0
Theresa Wetzel; Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
Lexington, KY.
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii ingens),
tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus)
townsendii virginianus).
ES97308A–2 ...
John Harris;
Scott, AR.
ES81202C–1 ...
Michael Maltba;
Whitesburg,
KY.
Arkansas fatmucket (Lampsilis powellii), Curtis
pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii),
fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook
(Potamilus capax), Higgins eye (Lampsilis
higginsii), Louisiana pearlshell (Margaritifera
hembeli), Louisiana pigtoe (Pleurobema
riddellii), Neosho mucket (Lampsilis
rafinesqueana), Ouachita fanshell (Cyprogenia
sp. cf aberti), Ouachita rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri), pink mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), rough
pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), salamander
mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua), scaleshell
(Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose (Plethobasus
cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra),
speckled pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri),
spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta),
western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti), and
winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa).
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored bat
(Perimyotis subflavus).
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record
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Location
Activity
Type of take
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,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and Wyoming.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New York,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Presence/probable absence
surveys.
Enter
hibernacula
and maternity
roost caves;
capture, handle, identify,
band, radiotag, collect
tissue samples, and release.
New.
Presence/probable absence
surveys, population estimate surveys,
and DNA
sampling.
Capture, collect
tissue swabs,
release, and
salvage relic
shells.
Renewal and
amendment.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
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.
Enter
hibernacula
and maternity
roost caves,
capture, handle, band,
radio tag, collect hair samples, wing
punch, and
light tag.
Presence/probable absence
surveys and
studies to
document
habitat use.
Renewal and
amendment.
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
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identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
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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
After the comment period closes, we
will make decisions regarding permit
issuance. If we issue permits to any of
the applicants listed above in this
notice, we will publish a subsequent
notice in the Federal Register. You may
locate the notice announcing the permit
issuance by searching https://
www.regulations.gov for the application
number listed above in this document.
Type in your search exactly as the
application number appears above, with
spaces and hyphens as necessary. For
example, to find information about the
potential issuance of Permit No. PER
1234567–0, you would go to https://
www.regulations.gov and put ‘‘PER
1234567–0’’ in the Search field.
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.).
Lawrence Williams,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLML_NV_FRN_MO4500177289]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Spring Valley Mine
Project, Pershing County, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Humboldt
River Field Office in Winnemucca,
Nevada, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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to consider the effects of Solidus LLC’s
(Solidus) Spring Valley Mine Project
(Project) in Pershing County, Nevada.
By this notice, the BLM is announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS. The BLM
requests that the public submit
comments concerning the scope of the
analysis, potential alternatives, and
identification of relevant information
and studies no later than 30 days after
the date of publication in the Federal
Register. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider comments in
the Draft EIS, please ensure your
comments are received prior to the close
of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days
after the last public meeting, whichever
is later. Two in-person public scoping
meetings will be held during the public
scoping period, the dates of which are
to be determined.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Spring Valley Mine
Project by any of the following methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2030469/510.
• Email: blm_nv_wdo_spring_valley_
gold_mine@blm.gov.
• Mail: BLM Humboldt River Field
Office, Attn: Spring Valley Mine Project,
5100 East Winnemucca Blvd.,
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/home
and at the Humboldt River Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Sevon, Project Manager, address:
5100 East Winnemucca Blvd.,
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445; email:
blm_nv_wdo_spring_valley_gold_mine@
blm.gov. Contact Mr. Sevon to have your
name added to our mailing list.
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 for
contacting Mr. Robert Sevon, Project
Manager. 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: Based on
the submitted proposed plan of
operations (Plan), Solidus is proposing
to construct, operate, close, and reclaim
a new surface mine within Buena Vista
Valley along the eastern part of the
Humboldt Range, approximately 20
miles northeast of Lovelock, Nevada,
and 70 miles southwest of Winnemucca,
Nevada.
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The proposed Spring Valley Mine
Plan boundary would encompass 14,623
acres. The total disturbance associated
with the proposed action, including
exploration and the new mine
operation, would be 6,232 acres, with
4,123 acres on land administered by the
BLM and 2,109 acres on private land.
The proposed surface mining activities
for the Spring Valley Mine would
include:
• One open pit and associated haul
roads;
• Three waste rock facilities;
• A heap leach facility including a
lined pad, process solution ponds, and
carbon processing and refining facilities;
• Ancillary facilities including pit
dewatering facilities with a rapid
infiltration basin system; crushing
circuit and an ore stockpile; secondary
roads; stormwater controls and
diversions; a mine fleet shop; explosives
storage; truck shop and refueling area;
mine offices and parking areas; laydown
yards and storage areas; an aggregate
plant; power distribution; a usedmaterials pad; freshwater distribution;
potable water, fire water, and sewage
systems; communications facilities; fuel
storage and distribution facilities;
monitoring wells; water pipelines;
wildlife and range fencing; growth
media stockpiles; and livestock water
developments.
• Exploration activities of up to 50
acres would occur anywhere within the
proposed Plan boundary.
Two plans of development (PODs)
have been submitted by NV Energy and
the Pershing County Road Department
(Pershing County) to support the Plan.
The Pershing County POD proposes to
modify the existing Spring Valley Road
with removal of a portion of the road,
realignment around the proposed
mining operation, and improvement of
portions of the existing road. The NV
Energy POD proposes to realign portions
of two 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission
lines and to construct a new 120-kV
transmission line. Combined, these two
PODs would disturb an additional 164
acres, with 102 acres on land
administered by the BLM and 62 acres
on private land.
As proposed, the Project would
employ a contractor workforce of
approximately 130 employees during
the initial two-year construction period
and approximately 250 full-time
employees for the operations period.
The Project would operate 24 hours per
day, 365 days per year. The total life of
the Project would be 29 years, including
2 years of construction, 11 years of
mining, 3 additional years of ore
processing, and 13 years of reclamation
and closure activities. Reclamation of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2024-N002; FXES11140400000-245-FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. 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
April 17, 2024.
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, via
telephone at 404-679-7097 or via email at [email protected].
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
definition of ``take'' in the ESA 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) of the ESA 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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ES065972-4........... U.S. Forest Service; Tricolored bat Ozark-St. Francis Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Amendment.
Russellville, AR. (Perimyotis National Forests, absence surveys. and maternity
subflavus). Arkansas. roost caves;
capture, handle,
identify, band,
radio-tag, and
release.
PER5292605-0......... Amanda Miller; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama and Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Winchester, TN. grisescens), Indiana Tennessee. absence surveys. identify, band,
bat (Myotis sodalis), radio-tag, and
northern long-eared release.
bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and
tricolored bat
(Perimyotis
subflavus).
PER5294766-0......... Braci Gatlin; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Georgia, Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Moundville, AL. grisescens), Indiana Mississippi, and absence surveys. identify, band,
bat (Myotis sodalis), Tennessee. radio-tag, and
northern long-eared release.
bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and
tricolored bat
(Perimyotis
subflavus).
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ES62026D-3........... Catherine Haase, Tricolored bat Kentucky and Assess bat Capture, handle, Amendment.
Austin Peay State (Perimyotis Tennessee. community identify, band,
University; subflavus). structure and radio-tag, and
Clarksville, TN. habitat use. release.
ES02332D-4........... Michelle Gilley; Gray bat (Myotis Bats: Alabama, Bats: Presence/ Bats: Capture, Renewal and
Mars Hill, NC. grisescens), Indiana Arkansas, probable absence handle, identify, amendment.
bat (Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, surveys, studies band, radio-tag,
northern long-eared Delaware, Georgia, to document and release;
bat (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, habitat use, and Carolina northern
septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas, population flying squirrel:
tricolored bat Kentucky, monitoring; Capture, handle,
(Perimyotis Maryland, Carolina northern identify, radio-
subflavus), Virginia Massachusetts, flying squirrel: tag, and release.
big-eared bat Michigan, Presence/probable
(Corynorhinus Minnesota, absence surveys
(=Plecotus) Mississippi, and studies of
townsendii Missouri, home ranges,
virginianus), and Nebraska, New foraging
Carolina northern Hampshire, New behaviors, and
flying squirrel Jersey, New York, roost tree
(Glaucomys sabrinus North Carolina, preferences.
coloratus). North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming; Carolina
northern flying
squirrel: North
Carolina,
Tennessee, and
Virginia.
PER5521520-0......... Sara Jeanine Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Georgia, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula New.
McLaughlin-Johnson; grisescens), Indiana Kentucky, absence surveys. and maternity
Kingsport, TN. bat (Myotis sodalis), Mississippi, North roost caves,
northern long-eared Carolina, capture, handle,
bat (Myotis Tennessee, and identify, band,
septentrionalis), and Virginia. radio tag, and
tricolored bat release.
(Perimyotis
subflavus).
PER0037840-1......... Cara Rogers; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture with mist Amendment.
Ypsilanti, MI. grisescens), Indiana Colorado, absence surveys. nets, handle,
bat (Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, identify, band,
and tricolored bat Delaware, District radio-tag, and
(Perimyotis of Columbia, release.
subflavus). 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,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and
Wyoming.
ES77472C-1........... Streamtechs, LLC; Amber darter (Percina Georgia............ Presence/probable Capture, identify, Renewal.
Athens, GA. antesella), blue absence surveys. and release.
shiner (Cyprinella
caerulea), Cherokee
darter (Etheostoma
scotti), Conasauga
logperch (Percina
jenkinsi), Etowah
darter (Etheostoma
etowahae), and
goldline darter
(Percina aurolineata).
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PER5971699-0......... Theresa Wetzel; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula New.
Lexington, KY. grisescens), Indiana Colorado, absence surveys. and maternity
bat (Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, roost caves;
northern long-eared Delaware, District capture, handle,
bat (Myotis of Columbia, identify, band,
septentrionalis), Florida, Georgia, radio-tag, collect
Ozark big-eared bat Illinois, Indiana, tissue samples,
(Corynorhinus Iowa, Kansas, and release.
(=Plecotus) Kentucky,
townsendii ingens), Louisiana, Maine,
tricolored bat Maryland,
(Perimyotis Massachusetts,
subflavus), and Michigan,
Virginia big-eared Minnesota,
bat (Corynorhinus Mississippi,
(=Plecotus) Missouri,
townsendii Nebraska, New
virginianus). Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
Mexico, New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and
Wyoming.
ES97308A-2........... John Harris; Scott, Arkansas fatmucket Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, collect Renewal and
AR. (Lampsilis powellii), Illinois, Indiana, absence surveys, tissue swabs, amendment.
Curtis pearlymussel Iowa, Kansas, population release, and
(Epioblasma Kentucky, estimate surveys, salvage relic
florentina curtisii), Louisiana, and DNA sampling. shells.
fanshell (Cyprogenia Michigan,
stegaria), fat Minnesota,
pocketbook (Potamilus Mississippi,
capax), Higgins eye Missouri,
(Lampsilis Nebraska, New
higginsii), Louisiana York, Ohio,
pearlshell Oklahoma,
(Margaritifera Pennsylvania,
hembeli), Louisiana South Dakota,
pigtoe (Pleurobema Tennessee, Texas,
riddellii), Neosho Virginia, West
mucket (Lampsilis Virginia,
rafinesqueana), Wisconsin.
Ouachita fanshell
(Cyprogenia sp. cf
aberti), Ouachita
rock pocketbook
(Arcidens wheeleri),
pink mucket
(Lampsilis abrupta),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica), ring
pink (Obovaria
retusa), rough pigtoe
(Pleurobema plenum),
salamander mussel
(Simpsonaias
ambigua), scaleshell
(Leptodea leptodon),
sheepnose
(Plethobasus
cyphyus), snuffbox
(Epioblasma
triquetra), speckled
pocketbook (Lampsilis
streckeri),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), western
fanshell (Cyprogenia
aberti), and winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa).
ES81202C-1........... Michael Maltba; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Enter hibernacula Presence/probable Renewal and
Whitesburg, KY. grisescens), Indiana Connecticut, and maternity absence surveys amendment.
bat (Myotis sodalis), Delaware, Florida, roost caves, and studies to
northern long-eared Georgia, Illinois, capture, handle, document habitat
bat (Myotis Indiana, Iowa, band, radio tag, use.
septentrionalis), and Kansas, Kentucky, collect hair
tricolored bat Maryland, samples, wing
(Perimyotis Massachusetts, punch, and light
subflavus). Michigan, tag.
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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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
After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed
above in this notice, we will publish a subsequent notice in the
Federal Register. You may locate the notice announcing the permit
issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the application
number listed above in this document. Type in your search exactly as
the application number appears above, with spaces and hyphens as
necessary. For example, to find information about the potential
issuance of Permit No. PER 1234567-0, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and put ``PER 1234567-0'' in the Search field.
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.).
Lawrence Williams,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services,
Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-05708 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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