82_FR_27634 82 FR 27520 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

82 FR 27520 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

Page Range27520-27520
FR Document2017-12400

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2017-N073; FXES11130300000-178-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct 
activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered or threatened 
species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered 
species unless a permit is obtained.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before July 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 
Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological 
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, (612) 713-5343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened 
species unless the activities are specifically authorized by a Federal 
permit. The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of 
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation 
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that 
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival). 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.

Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public 
to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit 
number when you submit comments. Documents and other information the 
applicants have submitted with the applications are available for 
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit Applications

    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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     Application No.             Applicant              Species              Location              Activity            Type of take       Permit action
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TE71720A.................  Forest Preserve       Indiana bat (Myotis   Illinois, Indiana,    Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                            District of Will      sodalis), gray bat    Ohio, Wisconsin.      absence surveys,      mist-net, band,
                            County, Plainfield,   (M. grisescens).                            document habitat      release.
                            IL.                                                               use, conduct
                                                                                              population
                                                                                              monitoring,
                                                                                              evaluate impacts.
TE30603C.................  Diehlux LLC,          Rusty patched bumble  Rangewide...........  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Amend.
                            Bloomfield, NY.       bee (Bombus                                 absence surveys.      hold, release.
                                                  affinis).
TE30472C.................  Elaine Evans, St.     Rusty patched bumble  Michigan, Minnesota.  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      New.
                            Paul, MN.             bee (Bombus                                 absence surveys.      hold, release.
                                                  affinis).
TE30471C.................  Randall Mitchell,     Rusty patched bumble  Ohio................  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      New.
                            Akron, OH.            bee (Bombus                                 absence surveys.      hold, release.
                                                  affinis).
TE71041B.................  Iwona Kuczynska,      Indiana bat (Myotis   Rangewide...........  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Amend.
                            Crestwood, MO.        sodalis), gray bat                          absence surveys,      mist-net, harp
                                                  (M. grisescens),                            document habitat      trap, radio-tag,
                                                  northern long-eared                         use, conduct          band, wing biopsy,
                                                  bat (M.                                     population            enter caves and
                                                  septentrionalis),                           monitoring,           mine portals,
                                                  Ozark big-eared bat                         evaluate impacts.     release.
                                                  (Plecotus
                                                  townsendii ingens).
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National Environmental Policy Act

    The proposed activities in the requested permits qualify as 
categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, as 
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part 
46 of title 43 of the CFR (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and 46.215).

Public Availability of Comments

    We seek public review and comments on these permit applications. 
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments 
and materials we receive in response to this notice are available for 
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the 
address listed above in ADDRESSES.
    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.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).

    Dated: April 27, 2017.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-12400 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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27520 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR American Blvd. West, Suite 990, enhancement of propagation or Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by survival). Our regulations implementing Fish and Wildlife Service electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov. section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for these [FWS–R3–ES–2017–N073; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for FXES11130300000–178–FF03E00000] Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343. endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and Plants; Permit Applications Background and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant The Endangered Species Act of 1973, species. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et Interior. Applications Available for Review and seq.), prohibits certain activities with ACTION: Notice of availability; request Comment endangered and threatened species for comments. unless the activities are specifically We invite local, State, Tribal, and authorized by a Federal permit. The Federal agencies and the public to SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and comment on the following applications. ESA and our implementing regulations Wildlife Service, invite the public to Please refer to the permit number when in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of comment on the following applications you submit comments. Documents and Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for for a permit to conduct activities other information the applicants have the issuance of such permits and require intended to enhance the survival of submitted with the applications are that we invite public comment before endangered or threatened species. available for review, subject to the issuing permits for activities involving Federal law prohibits certain activities requirements of the Privacy Act (5 endangered species. with endangered species unless a permit A permit granted by us under section U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of is obtained. 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). DATES: We must receive any written permittee to conduct activities with U.S. comments on or before July 17, 2017. Permit Applications endangered or threatened species for ADDRESSES: Send written comments by scientific purposes, enhancement of Proposed activities in the following U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: propagation or survival, or interstate permit requests are for the recovery and Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife commerce (the latter only in the event enhancement of survival of the species Service, Ecological Services, 5600 that it facilitates scientific purposes or in the wild. Permit Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take action TE71720A ............... Forest Preserve District Indiana bat (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, mist- Renew. of Will County, Plain- sodalis), gray bat (M. Wisconsin. sence surveys, docu- net, band, release. field, IL. grisescens). ment habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE30603C .............. Diehlux LLC, Bloom- Rusty patched bumble Rangewide .................... Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, hold, Amend. field, NY. bee (Bombus affinis). sence surveys. release. TE30472C .............. Elaine Evans, St. Paul, Rusty patched bumble Michigan, Minnesota .... Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, hold, New. MN. bee (Bombus affinis). sence surveys. release. TE30471C .............. Randall Mitchell, Akron, Rusty patched bumble Ohio .............................. Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, hold, New. OH. bee (Bombus affinis). sence surveys. release. TE71041B ............... Iwona Kuczynska, Indiana bat (Myotis Rangewide .................... Conduct presence/ab- Capture, handle, mist- Amend. Crestwood, MO. sodalis), gray bat (M. sence surveys, docu- net, harp trap, radio- grisescens), northern ment habitat use, tag, band, wing bi- long-eared bat (M. conduct population opsy, enter caves septentrionalis), monitoring, evaluate and mine portals, re- Ozark big-eared bat impacts. lease. (Plecotus townsendii ingens). National Environmental Policy Act inspection, by appointment, during Authority normal business hours at the address The proposed activities in the listed above in ADDRESSES. We provide this notice under section requested permits qualify as categorical 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). exclusions under the National Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other Dated: April 27, 2017. Environmental Policy Act, as provided by Department of the Interior personal identifying information in your Lori H. Nordstrom, implementing regulations in part 46 of comment, you should be aware that Assistant Regional Director, Ecological title 43 of the CFR (43 CFR 46.205, your entire comment—including your Services, Midwest Region. 46.210, and 46.215). personal identifying information—may [FR Doc. 2017–12400 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] be made publicly available at any time. pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Public Availability of Comments While you can ask us in your comment We seek public review and comments to withhold your personal identifying on these permit applications. Please information from public review, we refer to the permit number when you cannot guarantee that we will be able to submit comments. Comments and do so. materials we receive in response to this notice are available for public VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:10 Jun 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-15 01:03:40
Document Modified: 2017-06-15 01:03:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesWe must receive any written comments on or before July 17, 2017.
ContactCarlita Payne, (612) 713-5343.
FR Citation82 FR 27520 
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