82 FR 38699 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17208 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 38699-38701] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17208] [[Page 38699]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2017-N080; FXES11140400000-178-FF04E00000] Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (Act) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The Act 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 in ADDRESSES by September 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 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 Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods:U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see above). Email: [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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, (404) 679-7097 (telephone) or (404) 679-7081 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some exceptions, the Act prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The Act requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. Public Availability of Comments 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. Permit Applications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permit application No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE 38792A-2........... U.S. Army, Fort Red-cockaded Ft. Gordon, Ft. Population Construct and Renewal. Gordon, Fort woodpecker (Picoides Stewart, and Ft. enhancement, install Gordon, GA. borealis)/Unlimited. Benning, GA; management, and artificial nest Apalachicola and monitoring. cavities and Ocala National restrictors; Forests, FL; Fort monitor nest Bragg, NC. cavities; capture, band, and translocate. TE 55292B-1........... University of Everglade snail kite Florida............ Demographic and Capture, band, Renewal. Florida, (Rostrhamus movement studies. mark, radio-tag, Gainesville, FL. sociabilis plumbeus)/ measure, collect Unlimited. feather samples, release, and monitor. TE 069280-5........... Alabama Department Alabama beach mouse Alabama............ Presence/absence Capture, examine, Renewal. of Transportation, (Peromyscus surveys. and release. Montgomery, AL. polionotus ammobates)/ Unlimited. TE 28975C-0........... Bruce Stallsmith, Palezone shiner Alabama, Kentucky.. DNA analyses for Capture, collect New. Univ. of Alabama (Notropis research on fin clips, and in Hunstville, albizonatus)/50 genetic diversity. release. Huntsville, AL. individuals. TE 055241-3........... Robert Montgomery, Red-cockaded North Carolina..... Population Construct and Renewal. Dare County Bomb woodpecker (Picoides enhancement, install Range, Stumpy borealis)/Unlimited. management, and artificial nest Point, NC. monitoring. cavities and restrictors; monitor nest cavities; capture, band, and translocate. [[Page 38700]] TE 30733C-0........... Marissa Thalken, Gray bat (Myotis Connecticut, Presence/absence Mist-net, harp New. Aurora, CO. grisescens), Indiana Delaware, District surveys. trap, handle, bat (M. sodalis), and of Columbia, band, radio-tag, northern long-eared Illinois, Indiana, wing-punch, and bat (M. Iowa, Kentucky, release. septentrionalis)/ Maryland, Unlimited. Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. TE 063179-6........... Edwards-Pitman Amber darter (Percina Florida, Georgia, Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and Environmental, antesella), blue North Carolina, surveys. release, and amendment. Inc., Smyrna, GA. shiner (Cyprinella and South Carolina. salvage shells. caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), Conasauga logperch (Percina jenkinsi), Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), snail darter (Percina tanasi), Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus), Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii), fine- lined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), orangenacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), shiny- rayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern combshell (Epioblasma penita), southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), southern sandshell (Hamiota australis), Suwanee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri), tapered pigtoe (Fusconaia burkei), triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), and upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata)/ Unlimited. [[Page 38701]] TE 12169B-1........... Mitigation Amber darter (Percina Georgia............ Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and Management, antesella), blue surveys. and release. amendment. Atlanta, GA. shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), Conasauga logperch (Percina jenkinsi), Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), and snail darter (Percina tanasi)/Unlimited. TE 34387C-0........... U.S. Fish and Oyster mussel Tennessee and Captive Collect, New. Wildlife Service, (Epioblasma Virginia. conditioning and transport, hold Blacksburg, VA. capsaeformis)/240 spawning research. in captivity for individuals. 90 days, tag, and release. TE 34429C-0........... Nancy Buschhaus, Gray bat (Myotis Tennessee.......... Presence/absence Capture with mist- New. Univ. of Tennessee grisescens), Indiana survey and nets, collect at Martin, Martin, bat (M. sodalis), and population fecal samples, TN. northern long-eared demographics study. and release. bat (M. septentrionalis)/ Unlimited. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act. Dated: June 1, 2017. Guy Schein, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2017-17208 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR available for review, subject to the and Federal agencies and the public on
requirements of the Privacy Act and applications we have received for
Fish and Wildlife Service Freedom of Information Act, by any permits to conduct certain activities
[FWS–R4–ES–2017–N080; party who submits a written request for with endangered and threatened species
FXES11140400000–178–FF04E00000] a copy of such documents to the under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
following office within 30 days of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
Endangered Species Recovery Permit date of publication of this notice: U.S. amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
Applications Fish and Wildlife Service Regional and our regulations in the Code of
Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345
Interior. part 17. With some exceptions, the Act
(Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit prohibits activities with listed species
Coordinator).
applications; request for comment. Submitting Comments: If you wish to unless a Federal permit is issued that
comment, you may submit comments by allows such activities. The Act requires
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and any one of the following methods: that we invite public comment before
Wildlife Service, invite the public to • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. issuing these permits.
comment on the following applications Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional
to conduct certain activities with Public Availability of Comments
Office (see above).
endangered species. With some • Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Before including your address, phone
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act Please include your name and return number, email address, or other
(Act) prohibits activities with listed address in your email message. If you do personal identifying information in your
species unless a Federal permit is issued not receive a confirmation from the U.S. comment, you should be aware that
that allows such activities. The Act Fish and Wildlife Service that we have your entire comment—including your
requires that we invite public comment received your email message, contact us
before issuing these permits. personal identifying information—may
directly at the telephone number listed
be made publicly available at any time.
DATES: We must receive written data or in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
While you can ask us in your comment
comments on the applications at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to withhold your personal identifying
address given in ADDRESSES by Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
information from public review, we
September 14, 2017. (404) 679–7097 (telephone) or (404)
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 679–7081 (fax).
do so.
Documents and other information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite
submitted with the applications are review and comment from local, State, Permit Applications
Permit application Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
No.
TE 38792A–2 ..... U.S. Army, Fort Red-cockaded woodpecker Ft. Gordon, Ft. Stew- Population en- Construct and install Renewal.
Gordon, Fort (Picoides borealis)/Unlimited. art, and Ft. hancement, artificial nest cav-
Gordon, GA. Benning, GA; Apa- management, ities and restrictors;
lachicola and Ocala and monitoring. monitor nest cav-
National Forests, ities; capture, band,
FL; Fort Bragg, NC. and translocate.
TE 55292B–1 ..... University of Flor- Everglade snail kite (Rostrhamus Florida ....................... Demographic and Capture, band, mark, Renewal.
ida, Gainesville, sociabilis plumbeus)/Unlimited. movement stud- radio-tag, measure,
FL. ies. collect feather sam-
ples, release, and
monitor.
TE 069280–5 ...... Alabama Depart- Alabama beach mouse Alabama .................... Presence/absence Capture, examine, Renewal.
ment of Trans- (Peromyscus polionotus surveys. and release.
portation, Mont- ammobates)/Unlimited.
gomery, AL.
TE 28975C–0 ..... Bruce Stallsmith, Palezone shiner (Notropis Alabama, Kentucky ... DNA analyses for Capture, collect fin New.
Univ. of Alabama albizonatus)/50 individuals. research on ge- clips, and release.
in Hunstville, netic diversity.
Huntsville, AL.
TE 055241–3 ...... Robert Mont- Red-cockaded woodpecker North Carolina ........... Population en- Construct and install Renewal.
gomery, Dare (Picoides borealis)/Unlimited. hancement, artificial nest cav-
County Bomb management, ities and restrictors;
Range, Stumpy and monitoring. monitor nest cav-
Point, NC. ities; capture, band,
and translocate.
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Permit application Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action
No.
TE 12169B–1 ..... Mitigation Manage- Amber darter (Percina antesella), Georgia ...................... Presence/absence Capture, identify, and Renewal and
ment, Atlanta, blue shiner (Cyprinella surveys. release. amendment.
GA. caerulea), Cherokee darter
(Etheostoma scotti),
Conasauga logperch (Percina
jenkinsi), Etowah darter
(Etheostoma etowahae),
goldline darter (Percina
aurolineata), and snail darter
(Percina tanasi)/Unlimited.
TE 34387C–0 ..... U.S. Fish and Wild- Oyster mussel (Epioblasma Tennessee and Vir- Captive condi- Collect, transport, New.
life Service, capsaeformis)/240 individuals. ginia. tioning and hold in captivity for
Blacksburg, VA. spawning re- 90 days, tag, and
search. release.
TE 34429C–0 ..... Nancy Buschhaus, Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), In- Tennessee ................. Presence/absence Capture with mist- New.
Univ. of Ten- diana bat (M. sodalis), and survey and pop- nets, collect fecal
nessee at Martin, northern long-eared bat (M. ulation demo- samples, and re-
Martin, TN. septentrionalis)/Unlimited. graphics study. lease.
Authority: We provide this notice under internet at http://www.fws.gov/ventura/, defined under the Act to include the
section 10(c) of the Act. or you may request copies of the following activities: ‘‘[T]o harass, harm,
Dated: June 1, 2017. documents by U.S. mail to our Ventura pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
Guy Schein, office, or by phone (see FOR FURTHER capture, or collect, or to attempt to
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological INFORMATION CONTACT). Please address engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C.
Services, Southeast Region. written comments to Stephen P. Henry, 1532); however, under section
[FR Doc. 2017–17208 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, we may issue
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife permits to authorize incidental take of
Service, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, listed species. ‘‘Incidental Take’’ is
Ventura, CA 93003. You may defined by the Act as take that is
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR alternatively send comments by incidental to, and not the purpose of,
facsimile to (805) 644–3958. carrying out of an otherwise lawful
Fish and Wildlife Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activity. Regulations governing
[FWS–R8–ES–2017–N091; Christopher Diel, Fish and Wildlife incidental take permits for threatened
FXES11130800000–178–FF08EVEN00] Biologist, at the above address or by and endangered species are,
calling (805) 644–1766. respectively, in the Code of Federal
Receipt of Application for Incidental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Regulations at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
Take Permit; Low-Effect Habitat U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have Under the Act, protections for federally
Conservation Plan for BAE Hollister received a request from BAE Systems listed plants differ from the protections
Test Facility, San Benito County, Land and Armaments L.P., for an afforded to federally listed animals.
California incidental take permit under the Issuance of an incidental take permit
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as also must not jeopardize the existence of
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant
Interior. amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act).
The applicant has agreed to follow all of species. All species included in the
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit incidental take permit would receive
the conditions in the habitat
application; request for comments. assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’
conservation plan for the project. The
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and permit would authorize take of the regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and
Wildlife Service, have received a federally endangered San Joaquin kit fox 17.32(b)(5)).
request from BAE Systems Land and (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and the The applicants have applied for a
Armaments L.P., for an incidental take threatened California red-legged frog permit for incidental take of the San
permit under the Endangered Species (Rana draytonii) and California tiger Joaquin kit fox, California red-legged
Act of 1973, as amended. The permit salamander (Ambystoma californiense), frog, and California tiger salamander.
would authorize take of the federally incidental to otherwise lawful activities The potential taking would occur by
endangered San Joaquin kit fox and the associated with the BAE Hollister Test activities associated with the soil
threatened California red-legged frog Facility Habitat Conservation Plan remediation activities at the BAE
and California tiger salamander, (HCP). We invite public comment on the Hollister Test Facility in suitable habitat
incidental to otherwise lawful soil application and related documents. for the covered species.
remediation activities associated with Background Preliminary Determination
the BAE Hollister Test Facility Habitat
Conservation Plan. We invite public The San Joaquin kit fox was listed by The Service has made a preliminary
comment. the Service as endangered on January determination that issuance of the
24, 1997. The California red-legged frog permit is neither a major Federal action
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DATES: Written comments should be and California tiger salamander were that will significantly affect the quality
received on or before September 14, listed by the Service as threatened on of the human environment within the
2017. May 23, 1996 and August 4, 2004, meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the
ADDRESSES: You may download a copy respectively. Section 9 of the Act and its National Environmental Policy Act (42
of the draft habitat conservation plan implementing regulations prohibit the U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; NEPA), nor will it
and draft low-effect screening form and ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species listed individually or cumulatively have more
environmental action statement on the as endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is than a negligible effect on the species
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| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. | |
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| Contact | Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, (404) 679-7097 (telephone) or (404) 679-7081 (fax). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 38699 |
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