81 FR 50542 - Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18180 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 50542-50543] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18180] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2016-N126; 40120-1112-0000-F2] Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at the address given below by August 31, 2016. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Acting Permit Coordinator). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Acting 10(a)(1)(A) Permit Coordinator, telephone 205-726-2667; facsimile 205-726-2479. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the following applications 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This notice is provided under section 10(c) of the Act. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) or send them via electronic mail (email) to [email protected]. Please include your name and return address in your email message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Fish and Wildlife Service that we have received your email message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally, you may hand- deliver comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES). Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Permit Applications Permit Application Number: TE 40523A-1 Applicant: David H. Nelson, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. The applicant requests renewal and amendment of his current permit to add authorization to take (draw blood) for DNA analyses and continue take (trap, hand-capture, collect tail snips, measure, mark, and attach scientific devices) of Alabama red-bellied turtles (Pseudemys alabamensis) in Alabama and Mississippi for scientific research purposes. Permit Application Number: TE 060988-3 Applicant: Fort Jackson, Department of the Army, Fort Jackson, SC. The applicant requests renewal of the current permit to continue take (construct and monitor nest cavities and restrictors, capture, band, and translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and as directed by the [[Page 50543]] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for enhancement of propagation and survival of the species. Permit Application Number: TE 31141A-2 Applicant: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN. The applicant requests renewal of the current permit to continue take (humane euthanasia) of gray bats (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) for white-nose syndrome surveillance and testing purposes. Permit Application Number: TE 009638-11 Applicant: Appalachian Technical Services, Inc., Wise, VA. The permittee requests amendment of their current permit to add authorization to take (capture, handle, identify, mark, and release) Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus), Guyandotte crayfish (Cambarus veteranus), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus subtentum), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), purple cat's paw (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica ssp. cylindrica), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), and Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens) and take (capture via seining and electroshocking, handle, identify, and release) Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma sagitta spilotum) for presence/absence surveys in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Permit Application Number: TE 42183A-1 Applicant: Eglin Air Force Base, Niceville, FL. The applicant requests renewal of the current permit to continue continue take (construct and monitor nest cavities and restrictors, capture, band, and translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) at Eglin Air Force Base and as directed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for enhancement of propagation and survival of the species. Permit Application Number: TE 00868C-0 Applicant: Fred C. Shaffner, University of Turabo, Gurabo, PR. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture with mist-nets, band, and release) Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus) and yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) for presence/absence surveys and to mark birds for future population monitoring purposes. Permit Application Number: TE 33465A-1 Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Montgomery, AL. The applicant requests renewal of the current permit to continue take (construct and monitor nest cavities and restrictors, capture, band, and translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) on national forests in the State of Alabama and as directed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for enhancement of propagation and survival of the species. Permit Application Number: TE 824723-9 Applicant: Reed Bowman, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL. The applicant requests renewal of the current permit to continue take (construct and monitor nest cavities and restrictors, capture, band, draw blood, salvage nonviable eggs, and translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis), take (capture, band, radio-tag, draw blood, take feathers, treat with Ivermectin) Florida scrub jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), and take (capture, band, draw blood, salvage unhatched eggs) Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) in Florida for scientific research purposes. Dated: July 22, 2016. Steven Bekkerus, Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2016-18180 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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overview.html, scroll down to ‘‘Learn Comments and materials received will conduct certain activities with
More about 5-Year Reviews,’’ and click be available for public inspection, by endangered and threatened species
on our factsheet. appointment, during normal business under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
hours at the offices where the comments Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
What information do we consider in
are submitted. amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
our review?
our regulations in the Code of Federal
Authority
A 5-year review considers all new Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This
information available at the time of the This document is published under the notice is provided under section 10(c) of
review. In conducting these reviews, we authority of the Endangered Species Act the Act.
consider the best scientific and of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et If you wish to comment, you may
commercial data that have become seq.). submit comments by any one of the
available since the listing determination Dated: July 13, 2016. following methods. You may mail
or most recent status review, such as: Gary Frazer, comments to the Fish and Wildlife
(A) Species biology, including but not Assistant Director—Ecological Services, U.S. Service’s Regional Office (see
limited to population trends, Fish and Wildlife Service. ADDRESSES) or send them via electronic
distribution, abundance, demographics, [FR Doc. 2016–18096 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] mail (email) to permitsR4ES@fws.gov.
and genetics; BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Please include your name and return
(B) Habitat conditions, including but address in your email message. If you do
not limited to amount, distribution, and not receive a confirmation from the Fish
suitability; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and Wildlife Service that we have
(C) Conservation measures that have received your email message, contact us
been implemented that benefit the Fish and Wildlife Service directly at the telephone number listed
species; [FWS–R4–ES–2016–N126; 40120–1112– above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
(D) Threat status and trends in 0000–F2] CONTACT). Finally, you may hand-
relation to the five listing factors (as deliver comments to the Fish and
defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); Receipt of Applications for Wildlife Service office listed above (see
and Endangered Species Permits ADDRESSES).
(E) Other new information, data, or Before including your address,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, telephone number, email address, or
corrections, including but not limited to Interior.
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, other personal identifying information
ACTION: Notice. in your comments, you should be aware
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and that your entire comment—including
analytical methods. Wildlife Service, invite the public to your personal identifying information—
Any new information will be comment on the following applications may be made publicly available at any
considered during the 5-year review and to conduct certain activities with time. While you can ask us in your
will also be useful in evaluating the endangered species. With some comments to withhold your personal
ongoing recovery programs for the exceptions, the Endangered Species Act identifying information from public
species. (ESA) prohibits activities with listed review, we cannot guarantee that we
species unless a Federal permit is issued will be able to do so.
Request for Information
that allows such activities. The ESA Permit Applications
To ensure that a 5-year review is requires that we invite public comment
complete and based on the best before issuing these permits. Permit Application Number: TE
available scientific and commercial 40523A–1
DATES: We must receive written data or
information, we request new comments on the applications at the Applicant: David H. Nelson,
information from all sources. See ‘‘What address given below by August 31, University of South Alabama, Mobile,
information do we consider in our 2016. AL.
review?’’ for specific criteria. If you The applicant requests renewal and
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
submit information, please support it amendment of his current permit to add
information submitted with the
with documentation such as maps, authorization to take (draw blood) for
applications are available for review,
bibliographic references, methods used DNA analyses and continue take (trap,
subject to the requirements of the
to gather and analyze the data, and/or hand-capture, collect tail snips,
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
copies of any pertinent publications, measure, mark, and attach scientific
Act, by any party who submits a written
reports, or letters by knowledgeable devices) of Alabama red-bellied turtles
request for a copy of such documents to
sources. (Pseudemys alabamensis) in Alabama
the following office within 30 days of
Public Availability of Submissions the date of publication of this notice: and Mississippi for scientific research
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, purposes.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other Ecological Services, 1875 Century Permit Application Number: TE
personal identifying information in your Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30345 060988–3
comment, you should be aware that (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Acting Permit Applicant: Fort Jackson, Department
your entire comment—including your Coordinator). of the Army, Fort Jackson, SC.
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personal identifying information—may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The applicant requests renewal of the
be made publicly available at any time. Karen Marlowe, Acting 10(a)(1)(A) current permit to continue take
While you can ask us in your comment Permit Coordinator, telephone 205–726– (construct and monitor nest cavities and
to withhold your personal identifying 2667; facsimile 205–726–2479. restrictors, capture, band, and
information from public review, we SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers
cannot guarantee that we will be able to public is invited to comment on the (Picoides borealis) at Fort Jackson,
do so. following applications for permits to South Carolina, and as directed by the
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for release) Puerto Rican nightjar the public to comment on incidental
enhancement of propagation and (Caprimulgus noctitherus) and yellow- take permit applications for take of the
survival of the species. shouldered blackbird (Agelaius federally listed American burying beetle
xanthomus) for presence/absence resulting from activities associated with
Permit Application Number: TE
surveys and to mark birds for future the geophysical exploration (seismic)
31141A–2 and construction, maintenance,
population monitoring purposes.
Applicant: Tennessee Wildlife operation, repair, and decommissioning
Resources Agency, Nashville, TN. Permit Application Number: TE of oil and gas well field infrastructure
The applicant requests renewal of the 33465A–1 within Oklahoma. If approved, the
current permit to continue take (humane Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, permits would be issued under the
euthanasia) of gray bats (Myotis Montgomery, AL. approved Amended Oil and Gas
grisescens) and Indiana bats (Myotis The applicant requests renewal of the Industry Conservation Plan Associated
sodalis) for white-nose syndrome current permit to continue take with Issuance of Endangered Species
surveillance and testing purposes. (construct and monitor nest cavities and Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
restrictors, capture, band, and American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
Permit Application Number: TE translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers (ICP).
009638–11 (Picoides borealis) on national forests in DATES: To ensure consideration, written
Applicant: Appalachian Technical the State of Alabama and as directed by comments must be received on or before
Services, Inc., Wise, VA. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for August 31, 2016.
The permittee requests amendment of enhancement of propagation and
their current permit to add ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of
survival of the species.
authorization to take (capture, handle, all documents and submit comments on
identify, mark, and release) Big Sandy Permit Application Number: TE the applicant’s ITP application by one of
crayfish (Cambarus callainus), 824723–9 the following methods. Please refer to
Guyandotte crayfish (Cambarus Applicant: Reed Bowman, Archbold the permit number when requesting
veteranus), clubshell (Pleurobema Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL. documents or submitting comments.
The applicant requests renewal of the Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
clava), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta
current permit to continue take Service, Division of Endangered
atropurpurea), fluted kidneyshell
(construct and monitor nest cavities and Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306,
(Ptychobranchus subtentum), sheepnose
restrictors, capture, band, draw blood, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), slabside salvage nonviable eggs, and translocate)
fws.gov.
pearlymussel (Pleuronaia red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides
dolabelloides), orangefoot pimpleback borealis), take (capture, band, radio-tag, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(Plethobasus cooperianus), fat draw blood, take feathers, treat with Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), purple Ivermectin) Florida scrub jays mail at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
cat’s paw (Epioblasma obliquata (Aphelocoma coerulescens), and take Environmental Review Division, P.O.
obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula (capture, band, draw blood, salvage Box 1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque,
cylindrica ssp. cylindrica), northern unhatched eggs) Florida grasshopper NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum 6651.
rangiana), ring pink (Obovaria retusa), floridanus) in Florida for scientific SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and Cumberlandian combshell research purposes. Introduction
(Epioblasma brevidens) and take Dated: July 22, 2016.
(capture via seining and Under the Endangered Species Act, as
Steven Bekkerus, amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
electroshocking, handle, identify, and Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
release) Kentucky arrow darter we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services, Southeast Region. invite the public to comment on
(Etheostoma sagitta spilotum) for [FR Doc. 2016–18180 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am]
presence/absence surveys in Kentucky, incidental take permit (ITP) applications
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P for take of the federally listed American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus
Permit Application Number: TE americanus) resulting from activities
42183A–1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR associated with geophysical exploration
Applicant: Eglin Air Force Base, (seismic) and construction,
Fish and Wildlife Service
Niceville, FL. maintenance, operation, repair, and
The applicant requests renewal of the [FWS–R2–ES–2016–N120; decommissioning of oil and gas well
current permit to continue continue take FXES11120200000–167–FF02ENEH00] field infrastructure, as well as
(construct and monitor nest cavities and construction, maintenance, operation,
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit repair, decommissioning, and
restrictors, capture, band, and
Applications for Participation in the reclamation of oil and gas gathering,
translocate) red-cockaded woodpeckers
Amended Oil and Gas Industry transmission, and distribution pipeline
(Picoides borealis) at Eglin Air Force
Conservation Plan for the American infrastructure within Oklahoma. If
Base and as directed by the U.S. Fish
Burying Beetle in Oklahoma approved, the permit would be issued to
and Wildlife Service for enhancement of
the applicant under the Amended Oil
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propagation and survival of the species. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior. and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
Permit Application Number: TE Associated with Issuance of Endangered
00868C–0 ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments. Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits
Applicant: Fred C. Shaffner, for the American Burying Beetle in
University of Turabo, Gurabo, PR. SUMMARY: Under the Endangered Oklahoma (ICP). The original ICP was
The applicant requests a permit to Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the approved on May 21, 2014 (publication
take (capture with mist-nets, band, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite of the FONSI notice was on July 25,
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