| Page Range | 56366-56369 | |
| FR Document | 2018-24607 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 56366-56369] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24607] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2018-N107; FXES11140400000-189-FF04E00000] Endangered Species; 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 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 written data or comments on the applications by December 13, 2018. ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: Documents and other information submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the [[Page 56367]] Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. Submit a request for a copy of such documents to Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by one of the following methods:U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). 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), [email protected] (email), or 404-679- 7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting. 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 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 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. 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 application No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE 676379-6............ National Oceanic Hawksbill Florida, Turtle Excluder Conduct nest Renewal and Amendment. and Atmospheric (Eretmochelys Mississippi, and Device (TED) surveys, locate Administration, imbricata), Kemp's Texas. certification egg chambers, National Marine ridley trials and nest screen and mark Fisheries Service, (Lepidochelys surveys and nests, monitor Southeast kempii), and excavation. nests for Fisheries Science Leatherback hatching, and Center, Miami, FL. (Dermochelys excavate nests. coriacea) sea Remove Kemp's turtles. ridley sea turtle hatchlings from wild to rear in captivity for a period of 1-2 years for use in TED certification trials. TE 97308A-1............ John L. Harris, 19 species of Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Remove from Renewal. Scott, AR. freshwater mussels. Illinois, Indiana, surveys, substrate, Iowa, Kansas, population handle, identify, Kentucky, estimate surveys, collect tissue Louisiana, and DNA sampling. swabs, return to Michigan, substrate, and Minnesota, salvage relic Mississippi, shells. Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. TE 48576B-1............ Carson Wood, Castle Red-cockaded Alabama, Arkansas, Population Capture, band, Renewal. Hayne, NC. woodpecker Florida, Georgia, management and monitor nest (Picoides Louisiana, monitoring. cavities, borealis). Mississippi, North construct and Carolina, and monitor South Carolina. artificial nest cavities and restrictors, and salvage. TE 86956C-0............ Robert Davis, 16 species of Alabama, Florida, Presence/absence Remove from the New. Tallahassee, FL. freshwater mussels. and Georgia. surveys. substrate, handle, identify, and return to substrate. [[Page 56368]] TE 041314-6............ U.S. Army, Fort Red-cockaded Fort Polk Military Population Red-cockaded Renewal and Amendment. Polk, LA. woodpecker Base, Fort Polk, management and woodpecker: (Picoides Louisiana. Red- monitoring and Capture, band, borealis) and cockaded screening for translocate, Louisiana pine woodpecker disease. monitor nest snake (Pituophis translocation cavities, ruthveni). activities also in construct and Arkansas, monitor Louisiana, artificial nest Oklahoma, and cavities and Texas. restrictors. Louisiana pine snake: capture, handle, measure, weigh, PIT-tag, swab, remove radio transmitters, and collect blood, fecal, and shed skin samples. TE 88796C-0............ Geological Survey Watercress darter Watercress Darter Presence/absence Capture with seine New. of Alabama, (Etheostoma National Wildlife and population nets, identify, Tuscaloosa, AL. nuchale). Refuge, Bessemer, surveys. and release. Alabama. TE 89030C-0............ Mark Strong, 25 species of Lake Wales Ridge Collect genomic Collect leaf New. Smithsonian plants. National Wildlife tissue samples and tissue samples Institution, Refuge, Florida. herbarium vouchers. and a single Washington, DC. branch or small above-ground portion of the plant. TE 171594-1............ Craig Martin, Alabama beach mouse Alabama and Florida Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and Amendment. Wetland Sciences, (Peromyscus surveys. and release. Inc., Pensacola, polionotus FL. ammobates), Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), and Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis). TE 97394A-3............ Zachary Couch, Gray bats (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal. Pleasureville, KY. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys, or maternity Indiana bats Delaware, District population roost caves, (Myotis sodalis), of Columbia, monitoring, and capture with mist Northern long- Florida, Georgia, studies to nets or harp eared bats (Myotis Illinois, Indiana, document habitat traps, handle, septentrionalis), Iowa, Kansas, use. identify, band, and Virginia big- Kentucky, radio-tag, light- eared bats Louisiana, Maine, tag, collect hair (Corynorhinus Maryland, samples, wing- townsendii Massachusetts, punch, and virginianus). Michigan, salvage. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. TE 02200B-1............ Atlanta Botanical Helonias bullata Federal lands in Long-term storage, Remove and reduce Renewal and Amendment. Garden, Atlanta, (Swamp pink), Alabama, Georgia, artificial to possession GA. Platanthera North Carolina, propagation, and (collect) seeds. integrilabia and Tennessee. ex situ (White fringeless safeguarding. orchid), Sarracenia oreophila (Green pitcher plant), Spiraea virginiana (Virginia spiraea), Trillium persistens (Persistent trillium), Trillium reliquum (Relict trillium), and Xyris tennesseensis (Tennessee yellow- eyed grass). [[Page 56369]] TE 35594A-3............ Alabama Power Gray bats (Myotis Alabama............ Presence/absence Bats: Capture with Amendment. Company, grisescens), surveys, mist-nets, Birmingham, AL. Indiana bats population handle, identify, (Myotis sodalis), monitoring, upper band, and radio- Northern long- respiratory tract tag. Gopher eared bats (Myotis disease testing, tortoise: Add septentrionalis), and DNA analysis. authorization to Gopher tortoise trap, attach (Gopherus radio polyphemus), Black transmitters, and Warrior waterdog collect blood. (Necturus Black Warrior alabamensis). waterdog: Trap, handle, identify, and collect tail sample. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Leopoldo Miranda, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2018-24607 Filed 11-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| 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 written data or comments on the applications by December 13, 2018. | |
| Contact | Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 404-679-7097 (telephone), [email protected] (email), or 404-679- 7081 (fax). 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 56366 |