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Total Annual Burden Cost
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CISA assumes that respondents are
generally Site Security Officers (SSOs),
although other types of respondents
may also complete this instrument (e.g.,
State, and local government employees
and contractors). For the purpose of this
notice, CISA maintains this assumption.
To estimate the total annual burden,
CISA multiplied the annual burden of
10,000 hours by the loaded average
hourly wage rate of SSOs of $101.87 per
hour.7 Therefore, the total annual
burden cost for the CVI Authorization
instrument is $1,018,700 [10,000 total
annual burden hours × $101.87 per
hour].
Fish and Wildlife Service
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Agency, Infrastructure
Security Division.
Title: CFATS Chemical-Terrorism
Vulnerability Information.
OMB Number: 1670–0015.
Instrument: Chemical-Terrorism
Vulnerability Information Training and
Authorized User Application.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 20,000
respondents (rounded estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.50
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 10,000 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $1,001,275.
Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency.
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https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes119199.htm.
The load factor is estimated by dividing total
compensation by total wages and salaries for the
Management, Professional and Related series ($72/
$49.72), which can be found at https://www.bls.gov/
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Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits 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
October 15, 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’s 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, 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
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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 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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No.
ES27608B–2 .........
ES54578B–3 .........
ES119937–5 ..........
ES64393C–2 .........
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Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
McGehee En- Tricolored bat
Alabama, Mississippi, and Tengineering
(Perimyotis subflavus).
nessee.
Corporation;
Jasper, AL.
Mary Frazer;
Tricolored bat
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Raleigh, NC.
(Perimyotis subflavus).
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, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming.
Susan Loeb;
Gray bat (Myotis
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, ConClemson,
grisescens), Indiana
necticut, Delaware, District of CoSC.
bat (Myotis sodalis),
lumbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
northern long-eared
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
bat (Myotis
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masseptentrionalis), and
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
tricolored bat
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
(Perimyotis subflavus).
New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Vanasse
Gray bat (Myotis
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Hangen
grisescens), Indiana
Delaware, District of Columbia,
Brustlin,
bat (Myotis sodalis),
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Inc.; Ranorthern long-eared
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louleigh, NC.
bat (Myotis
isiana, Maine, Maryland, Massaseptentrionalis), trichusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
colored bat
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
(Perimyotis
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
subflavus), and VirJersey, New York, North Carolina,
ginia big-eared bat
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
(Corynorhinus
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
townsendii
South Carolina, South Dakota,
virginianus).
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
U.S. Army En- Balcones spike
Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Misgineer Re(Fusconaia iheringi),
souri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
search and
false spike (Fusconaia
Developmitchelli), Guadalupe
ment Cenorb (Cyclonaias
ter; Vicksnecki), Guadalupe
burg, MS.
fatmucket (Lampsilis
bergmanni), Ouachita
fanshell (Cyprogenia
sp. cf. aberti), Texas
fatmucket (Lampsilis
bracteata), Texas
fawnsfoot (Truncilla
macrodon), Texas
pimpleback
(Cyclonaias petrina),
and western fanshell
(Cyprogenia aberti).
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Type of take
Permit action
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Enter hibernacula, capture, handle, identify,
band, radio tag, and
release.
Enter hibernacula, capture, handle, identify,
band, radio tag, and
release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Presence/
probable absence surveys and
scientific research.
Enter hibernacula or
maternity roost caves,
capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
collect hair samples,
light tag, wing punch,
and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Enter hibernacula or
maternity roosts, capture with mist nets or
harp traps, handle,
identify, band, radio
tag, and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle, identify, and release.
Amendment.
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No.
Applicant
Species
ES02200B–5 .........
Atlanta Botanical Garden;
Atlanta, GA.
PER11488797–0 ...
Helonias bullata (swamp
pink), Hudsonia montana (mountain golden
heather), Isotria
medeoloides (small
whorled pogonia),
Platanthera
integrilabia (white
fringeless orchid),
Sarracenia oreophila
(green pitcher plant),
Spiraea virginiana
(Virginia spiraea), Trillium persistens (persistent trillium), Trillium reliquum (relict
trillium), and Xyris
tennesseensis (Tennessee yellow-eyed
grass).
Red wolf (Canis rufus) ..
North Carolina
State University; Raleigh, NC.
Domonique
Indiana bat (Myotis
DiLandro;
sodalis).
Holly
Springs, NC.
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PER3315996–0 .....
ES88778B–3 .........
John Lamb;
Decherd,
TN.
ES81492B–2 .........
Biotope Forestry & Environmental,
LLC;
Nacogdoches, TX.
PER5292605–0 .....
Amanda Miller; Winchester, TN.
ES 75551C–1 ........
Phillip Arant;
Fairmont,WV.
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Location
Activity
Type of take
Federal lands in Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Long-term
storage, artificial propagation, ex
situ safeguarding,
and
genomic
studies.
Remove and reduce to
possession (collect)
seeds, leaves, root
tips, pollen, and stem
cuttings.
Renewal.
Red Wolf SAFE facilities and North
Carolina.
Evaluation of
cortisol values.
Collect hair samples .....
New.
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Tennessee ........................................
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Enter roosts (bridges,
culverts, and abandoned buildings), capture, handle, identify,
band, radio tag, and
release.
New.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Enter hibernacula or
maternity roost caves,
capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
and release.
Amendment.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
and release.
New.
Presence/
probable absence surveys.
Capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag,
and release.
Renewal and
amendment.
Gray bat (Myotis
grisescens), Indiana
bat (Myotis sodalis),
and northern longeared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
Tricolored bat
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
(Perimyotis subflavus).
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.
Gray bat (Myotis
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Florgrisescens), Indiana
ida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
bat (Myotis sodalis),
Mississippi, Missouri, North Caroand northern longlina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
eared bat (Myotis
South Carolina, Texas, and Virseptentrionalis).
ginia.
Tricolored bat
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
(Perimyotis subflavus).
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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Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
ES 88796C–3 ........
Geological
Survey of
Alabama;
Tuscaloosa,
AL.
Alabama ............................................
Presence/
probable absence surveys and
monitoring.
Fish: capture, handle,
identify and release;
Mussels: capture,
handle, identify, mark,
release, and collect
relic shells.
Renewal and
amendment.
ES 824723–12 .......
Archbold Expeditions,
Inc; Venus,
FL.
Fish: Blue shiner
(Cyprinella caerulea),
Cahaba shiner
(Notropis cahabae),
goldline darter
(Percina aurolineata),
rush darter
(Etheostoma
phytophilum), trispot
darter (E. trisella),
vermilion darter (E.
chermocki), and watercress darter (E.
nuchale); Mussels:
Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus), Coosa
moccasinshell (M.
parvulus), dark pigtoe
(Pleurobema furvum),
finelined pocketbook
(Hamiota altilis),
Georgia pigtoe
(Pleurobema
hanleyianum), heavy
pigtoe (P. taitianum),
inflated heelsplitter
(Potamilus inflatus),
orangenacre mucket
(Hamiota perovalis),
ovate clubshell
(Pleurobema
perovatum), southern
acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogensis),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema
decisum), southern
combshell
(Epioblasma penita),
southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema
georgianum), triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and upland
combshell
(Epioblasma
metastriata).
Birds: Florida grasshopper sparrow
(Ammodramus
savannarum
floridanus), Florida
scrub jay
(Aphelocoma
coerulescens), and
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis); Reptile: Eastern indigo snake
(Drymarchon couperi);
Plants: Cladonia
perforata (Florida perforate cladonia),
Dicerandra christmanii
(Garrett’s mint),
Polygala lewtonii
(Lewton’s milkwort),
and Ziziphus celata
(Florida ziziphus).
Florida ...............................................
Population
management and
monitoring,
genetic
analyses,
studies on
habitat use,
germination
experiments, propagation, and
reintroduction.
Birds: Red-cockaded
woodpeckers: capture, band, construct
and monitor artificial
nest cavities and
restrictors,
translocate, collect
blood, and salvage
non-viable eggs; Florida scrub jays: capture, band, collect
blood and feathers,
radio-tag, provide
supplemental food,
and administer
Ivermectin; Florida
grasshopper sparrows: capture, band,
collect blood, salvage
non-viable eggs, collect eggs and
nestlings to be
swapped with captive
eggs and/or nestlings;
Eastern indigo snake:
capture, handle, take
skin swabs, release,
and salvage; Plants:
collect seeds, leaves,
stem cuttings, and
portions of thallus.
Renewal and
amendment.
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Permit application
No.
ES63633A–7 .........
Applicant
Biodiversity
Research
Institute;
Portland,
ME.
Species
Activity
Tricolored bat
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
(Perimyotis subflavus).
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.
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.
Bureau of Land Management
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.).
Daniel Elbert,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan Amendment for the
Greenlink West Transmission Project
in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral,
Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and associated
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Greenlink West
Transmission Project located in Clark,
Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey,
and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
signed the ROD on September 9, 2024,
which constitutes the decision of the
BLM and two other Department of
Interior agencies (National Park Service,
Bureau of Indian Affairs) and makes the
Approved RMP Amendments for the
BLM effective immediately. The
Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration, as a
Cooperating Agency, also signed the
ROD that constitutes the decision for the
Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration on September
9, 2024.
DATES: The Acting Deputy Secretary of
the Interior, representative of the lead
federal agency (BLM), signed the ROD/
Approved RMP Amendment on
September 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The ROD/Approved RMP
Amendment is available online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2017391/510. Printed copies of
the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment
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Renewal and
amendment.
are available for public inspection at the
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
Boulevard, Reno, Nevada or can be
provided upon request by contacting
Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager, at:
775–861–6491.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager,
telephone (775) 861–6491; address 1340
Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada
89502; email BLM_NV_greenlinkwest@
blm.gov. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, blind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Mr. Buttazoni.
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: The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
has approved the RMP Amendments to
re-classify the visual resources
management classification of certain
segments, and to make modifications to
certain Section 368 corridors, which
required amending the existing 2001
Carson City Consolidated RMP, 1997
Tonopah RMP and ROD, the 1998 ROD
for the Approved Las Vegas RMP and
Final EIS, and 2009 Approved RMP
Amendment(s)/ROD for Designation of
Energy Corridors on BLM-Administered
Lands in the 11 Western States.
The ROD allows the BLM and three
other federal agencies (National Park
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
and Department of Energy/National
Nuclear Security Administration) to
issue their agency-specific
authorizations for their segments within
their jurisdiction for the construction,
operation and maintenance, and
decommissioning of the 472-mile long
transmission project and ancillary
facilities. As reflected in the ROD, the
BIA is only authorized to grant the
rights-of-way (ROW) across those Tribal
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2024-N046; 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
October 15, 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's 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
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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
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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ES27608B-2............... McGehee Engineering Tricolored bat Alabama, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula, Renewal and
Corporation; (Perimyotis Mississippi, and absence surveys. capture, handle, amendment.
Jasper, AL. subflavus). Tennessee. identify, band,
radio tag, and
release.
ES54578B-3............... Mary Frazer; Tricolored bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula, Renewal and
Raleigh, NC. (Perimyotis Connecticut, absence surveys. capture, handle, amendment.
subflavus). Delaware, District identify, band,
of Columbia, radio tag, and
Florida, Georgia, release.
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, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES119937-5............... Susan Loeb; Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Clemson, SC. grisescens), Colorado, absence surveys or maternity roost amendment.
Indiana bat Connecticut, and scientific caves, capture,
(Myotis sodalis), Delaware, District research. handle, identify,
northern long- of Columbia, band, radio tag,
eared bat (Myotis Florida, Georgia, collect hair
septentrionalis), Illinois, Indiana, samples, light
and tricolored bat Iowa, Kansas, tag, wing punch,
(Perimyotis Kentucky, and release.
subflavus). Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
Mexico, New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
ES64393C-2............... Vanasse Hangen Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Brustlin, Inc.; grisescens), Connecticut, absence surveys. or maternity amendment.
Raleigh, NC. Indiana bat Delaware, District roosts, capture
(Myotis sodalis), of Columbia, with mist nets or
northern long- Florida, Georgia, harp traps,
eared bat (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, handle, identify,
septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas, band, radio tag,
tricolored bat Kentucky, and release.
(Perimyotis Louisiana, Maine,
subflavus), and Maryland,
Virginia big-eared Massachusetts,
bat (Corynorhinus Michigan,
townsendii Minnesota,
virginianus). 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.
PER0018443-1............. U.S. Army Engineer Balcones spike Alabama, Kansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Research and (Fusconaia Louisiana, absence surveys. identify, and
Development iheringi), false Missouri, release.
Center; Vicksburg, spike (Fusconaia Oklahoma, and
MS. mitchelli), Texas.
Guadalupe orb
(Cyclonaias
necki), Guadalupe
fatmucket
(Lampsilis
bergmanni),
Ouachita fanshell
(Cyprogenia sp.
cf. aberti), Texas
fatmucket
(Lampsilis
bracteata), Texas
fawnsfoot
(Truncilla
macrodon), Texas
pimpleback
(Cyclonaias
petrina), and
western fanshell
(Cyprogenia
aberti).
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ES02200B-5............... Atlanta Botanical Helonias bullata Federal lands in Long-term storage, Remove and reduce Renewal.
Garden; Atlanta, (swamp pink), Alabama, Georgia, artificial to possession
GA. Hudsonia montana North Carolina, propagation, ex (collect) seeds,
(mountain golden and Tennessee. situ safeguarding, leaves, root tips,
heather), Isotria and genomic pollen, and stem
medeoloides (small studies. cuttings.
whorled pogonia),
Platanthera
integrilabia
(white fringeless
orchid),
Sarracenia
oreophila (green
pitcher plant),
Spiraea virginiana
(Virginia
spiraea), Trillium
persistens
(persistent
trillium),
Trillium reliquum
(relict trillium),
and Xyris
tennesseensis
(Tennessee yellow-
eyed grass).
PER11488797-0............ North Carolina Red wolf (Canis Red Wolf SAFE Evaluation of Collect hair New.
State University; rufus). facilities and cortisol values. samples.
Raleigh, NC. North Carolina.
PER3315996-0............. Domonique DiLandro; Indiana bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter roosts New.
Holly Springs, NC. sodalis). Connecticut, absence surveys. (bridges,
Delaware, Georgia, culverts, and
Illinois, Indiana, abandoned
Iowa, Kansas, buildings),
Kentucky, capture, handle,
Maryland, identify, band,
Michigan, radio tag, and
Mississippi, release.
Missouri,
Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
ES88778B-3............... John Lamb; Decherd, Gray bat (Myotis Tennessee.......... Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
TN. grisescens), absence surveys. or maternity roost amendment.
Indiana bat caves, capture,
(Myotis sodalis), handle, identify,
and northern long- band, radio tag,
eared bat (Myotis and release.
septentrionalis).
ES81492B-2............... Biotope Forestry & Tricolored bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Environmental, (Perimyotis Connecticut, absence surveys. identify, band,
LLC; Nacogdoches, subflavus). Delaware, District radio tag, and
TX. of Columbia, release.
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.
PER5292605-0............. Amanda Miller; Gray bat (Myotis Arkansas, Colorado, Presence/probable Capture, handle, New.
Winchester, TN. grisescens), Georgia, Florida, absence surveys. identify, band,
Indiana bat Kansas, Kentucky, radio tag, and
(Myotis sodalis), Louisiana, release.
and northern long- Mississippi,
eared bat (Myotis Missouri, North
septentrionalis). Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Texas, and
Virginia.
ES 75551C-1.............. Phillip Arant; Tricolored bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal and
Fairmont,WV. (Perimyotis Connecticut, absence surveys. identify, band, amendment.
subflavus). Delaware, District radio tag, and
of Columbia, release.
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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ES 88796C-3.............. Geological Survey Fish: Blue shiner Alabama............ Presence/probable Fish: capture, Renewal and
of Alabama; (Cyprinella absence surveys handle, identify amendment.
Tuscaloosa, AL. caerulea), Cahaba and monitoring. and release;
shiner (Notropis Mussels: capture,
cahabae), goldline handle, identify,
darter (Percina mark, release, and
aurolineata), rush collect relic
darter (Etheostoma shells.
phytophilum),
trispot darter (E.
trisella),
vermilion darter
(E. chermocki),
and watercress
darter (E.
nuchale); Mussels:
Alabama
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
acutissimus),
Coosa
moccasinshell (M.
parvulus), dark
pigtoe (Pleurobema
furvum), finelined
pocketbook
(Hamiota altilis),
Georgia pigtoe
(Pleurobema
hanleyianum),
heavy pigtoe (P.
taitianum),
inflated
heelsplitter
(Potamilus
inflatus),
orangenacre mucket
(Hamiota
perovalis), ovate
clubshell
(Pleurobema
perovatum),
southern
acornshell
(Epioblasma
othcaloogensis),
southern clubshell
(Pleurobema
decisum), southern
combshell
(Epioblasma
penita), southern
pigtoe (Pleurobema
georgianum),
triangular
kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
greenii), and
upland combshell
(Epioblasma
metastriata).
ES 824723-12............. Archbold Birds: Florida Florida............ Population Birds: Red-cockaded Renewal and
Expeditions, Inc; grasshopper management and woodpeckers: amendment.
Venus, FL. sparrow monitoring, capture, band,
(Ammodramus genetic analyses, construct and
savannarum studies on habitat monitor artificial
floridanus), use, germination nest cavities and
Florida scrub jay experiments, restrictors,
(Aphelocoma propagation, and translocate,
coerulescens), and reintroduction. collect blood, and
red-cockaded salvage non-viable
woodpecker eggs; Florida
(Picoides scrub jays:
borealis); capture, band,
Reptile: Eastern collect blood and
indigo snake feathers, radio-
(Drymarchon tag, provide
couperi); Plants: supplemental food,
Cladonia perforata and administer
(Florida perforate Ivermectin;
cladonia), Florida
Dicerandra grasshopper
christmanii sparrows: capture,
(Garrett's mint), band, collect
Polygala lewtonii blood, salvage non-
(Lewton's viable eggs,
milkwort), and collect eggs and
Ziziphus celata nestlings to be
(Florida ziziphus). swapped with
captive eggs and/
or nestlings;
Eastern indigo
snake: capture,
handle, take skin
swabs, release,
and salvage;
Plants: collect
seeds, leaves,
stem cuttings, and
portions of
thallus.
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ES63633A-7............... Biodiversity Tricolored bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula, Renewal and
Research (Perimyotis Connecticut, absence surveys. capture with mist amendment.
Institute; subflavus). Delaware, District nets or harp
Portland, ME. of Columbia, traps, handle,
Florida, Georgia, identify, band,
Illinois, Indiana, radio tag, and
Iowa, Kansas, release.
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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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.).
Daniel Elbert,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services,
Southeast Region.
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