83 FR 4066 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4066-4067]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01570]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N154; FXES11140400000-178-FF04E00000]


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

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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 in ADDRESSES by February 26, 2018.

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 (see 
DATES): 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.; ESA), and our 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. 
With some exceptions, the 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.

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
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 Permit  application
         No.                 Applicant          Species/numbers          Location              Activity            Type of take         Permit action
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TE 125521-3..........  Department of         Puerto Rican parrot   Puerto Rico.........  Captive propagation   Collect eggs from    Renewal.
                        Natural and           (Amazona vittata)/1-                        and reintroduction.   wild nests for
                        Environmental         2 eggs per year and                                               hatching and
                        Resources, San        1-2 chicks per year.                                              rearing in
                        Juan, PR.                                                                               captivity and
                                                                                                                remove sick chicks
                                                                                                                from wild for
                                                                                                                veterinary
                                                                                                                treatment.
TE 132409-2..........  Gary R. O'Neill,      Red-cockaded          Arkansas and          Population            Construct and        Renewal and
                        Jr., Camden, AR.      woodpecker            Louisiana.            enhancement,          install artificial   Amendment.
                                              (Picoides borealis).                        management, and       nest cavities and
                                                                                          monitoring.           restrictors;
                                                                                                                monitor nest
                                                                                                                cavities.
TE 56430B-2..........  Jonathan R. Hootman,  Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,    Presence/absence      Enter hibernacula,   Amendment.
                        Mayking, KY.          grisescens).          Florida, Georgia,     surveys.              salvage dead bats,
                                                                    Illinois, Indiana,                          capture with mist
                                                                    Kansas, Kentucky,                           nets or harp
                                                                    Mississippi,                                traps, handle,
                                                                    Missouri, North                             identify, collect
                                                                    Carolina, Oklahoma,                         hair samples,
                                                                    Tennessee, Virginia.                        band, radio-tag,
                                                                                                                swab, and wing-
                                                                                                                punch.

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TE 14105A-2..........  Breedlove, Dennis,    Red-cockaded          Alabama, Arkansas,    Population            Construct and        Renewal and
                        and Associates,       woodpecker            Florida, Georgia,     enhancement,          monitor artificial   Amendment.
                        Inc., Winter Park,    (Picoides borealis).  Louisiana,            management, and       nest cavities and
                        FL.                                         Mississippi, North    monitoring.           restrictors,
                                                                    Carolina, South                             monitor nest
                                                                    Carolina.                                   cavities, capture,
                                                                                                                band, and
                                                                                                                translocate.
TE 56827C-0..........  De Soto National      Isoetes               National Forests in   Species               Remove and reduce    New.
                        Forest, Wiggins, MS.  louisianensis         Mississippi.          identification and    to possession
                                              (Louisiana                                  confirmation,         (collect) whole
                                              quillwort),                                 genetic studies and   and/or partial
                                              Schwalbea americana                         preservation, and     plants, seeds and
                                              (American                                   reproduction          spore-bearing and
                                              chaffseed), and                             studies.              non-spore-bearing
                                              Lindera                                                           sporophylls.
                                              melissifolia
                                              (pondberry).
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    Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the 
Act.

Leopoldo Miranda,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-01570 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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