| Page Range | 36956-36959 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16315 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36956-36959] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16315] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2018-N085; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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 your written comments on or before August 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: You may, within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES) submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents, and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your email message. U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343; [email protected]. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA. Background With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing. A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of Federal Regulations 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 Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. 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 [[Page 36957]] 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE81001C........................ Katharine Zlonis, Rusty patched bumble MN................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Cass Lake, MN. bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys, hold, release. document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE81122C........................ Three Rivers Park Rusty patched bumble MN................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. District, bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys, hold, release. Plymouth, MN. document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE86137B........................ The Nature Dakota skipper MN, ND, SD........ Monitoring, Add new Amend. Conservancy, (Hesperia dacotae). habitat activities-- Minneapolis, MN. management. propagate and reintroduce--to existing authorized activities: prescribed burns. TE81137C........................ Luther College, Rusty patched bumble IA................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Decorah, IA. bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys, hold, release. document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE84882C........................ U.S. Forest Rusty patched bumble MN................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Service, Deer bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys, hold, release. River, MN. document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE85294C........................ Amy Wolf, Green Rusty patched bumble WI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Bay, WI. bee (Bombus affinis). absence surveys, hold, release. document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE86600C........................ National Park Piping plover WI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Service Ashland, (Charadrius melodus). absence surveys, mist-net, band, WI, and Bad River document habitat collect feather Band of Lake use, conduct and blood samples Superior Tribe of population propagate, Chippewa, Odanah, monitoring, temporary hold, WI. evaluate impacts. release. TE98032A........................ James Gardner, Indiana bat (Myotis Add new location-- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend. Jefferson City, sodalis), gray bat (M. WV--to existing absence surveys, mist-net, radio- MO. grisescens), northern authorized document habitat tag, release. long-eared bat (M. locations: AR, use, conduct septentrionalis), IL, IN, IA, KS, population Ozark big-eared bat KY, MO, OK, TN. monitoring, (Corynorhinus evaluate impacts. townsendii ingens). TE64073B........................ Ecological and GIS Dakota skipper IA, MN, ND, SD.... Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew. Services, (Hesperia dacotae), absence surveys, hold, release. Indianola, IA. Poweshiek skipperling document habitat (Oarisma poweshiek). use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. [[Page 36958]] TE90420C........................ Jennifer Bonta, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Melrose, MA. sodalis), northern GA, IL, IN, IA, absence surveys, mist-net, harp long-eared bat (M. KS, KY, LA, ME, document habitat trap, release. septentrionalis). MD, MA, MI, MN, use, conduct MS, MO, MT, NE, population NH, NJ, NY, NC, monitoring, ND, OH, OK, PA, evaluate impacts. RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY. TE64077B........................ Scott Krych, Dakota skipper MN, MT, ND, SD.... Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew. Minneapolis, MN. (Hesperia dacotae), absence surveys, hold, release. Poweshiek skipperling document habitat (Oarisma poweshiek). use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE90423C........................ Shaughn Barnett, Clubshell (Pleurobema IL, IN, OH........ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Austin, TX. clava), fanshell absence surveys, hold, release. (Cyprogenia stegaria), document habitat fat pocketbook use, conduct (Potamilus capax), population Higgins eye monitoring, (pearlymussel) evaluate impacts. (Lampsilis higginsii), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (L. abrupta), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), purple cat's paw pearlymussel (E. obliquata obliquata), white catspaw (pearlymussel) (E. o. perobliqua), snuffbox mussel (E. triquetra), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), sheepnose mussel (P. cyphyus), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia monodonta). TE64239B........................ Nathanael Light, Add Ozark big-eared bat AL, AR, CT, DE, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend. Ozark, MO. (Corynorhinus D.C., FL, GA, IL, absence surveys, mist-net, harp towsendii ingens) to IN, IA, KS, KY, document habitat trap, band, radio- existing permitted LA, ME, MD, MA, use, conduct tag, release. species: Indiana bat MI, MN, MS, MO, population (Myotis sodalis), gray MT, NE, NH, NJ, monitoring, bat (M. grisescens), NY, NC, ND, OH, evaluate impacts. northern long-eared OK, PA, RI, SC, bat (M. SD, TN, VT, VA, septentrionalis). WV, WI, WY. TE90426C........................ Natalie Hungerford's crawling MI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New. Dingledine, water beetle (Brychius absence surveys, hold, relocate, Haslett, MI. hungerfordi). document habitat release. use, conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts. TE130900........................ EnviroScience, Add Texas hornshell Add new locations-- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend. Inc., Stow, OH. (Popenaias popeii) and NC, TX, VA--to absence surveys, temporary hold, Yellow lance (Elliptio existing document habitat release, relocate. lanceolata) to authorized use, conduct existing permitted locations: AR, population species: 70 freshwater FL, GA, IL, IN, monitoring, mussel species, IA, KY, MI, MN, evaluate impacts. shortnose sturgeon MO, OH, TN, WI. (Acipenser brevirostrum), blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), Etowah darter (E. etowahae), amber darter (Percina antesella), goldline darter (P. aurolineata), Conasauga logperch (P. jenkinsi), snail darter (P. tanasi). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 request in your comment that we 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 permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. Authority Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). [[Page 36959]] Dated: June 15, 2018. Lori H. Nordstrom, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 2018-16315 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. | |
| Dates | We must receive your written comments on or before August 30, 2018. | |
| Contact | Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343; [email protected] Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 36956 |