83_FR_7246 83 FR 7212 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

83 FR 7212 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 34 (February 20, 2018)

Page Range7212-7215
FR Document2018-03302

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N004; FXES11140400000-189-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 March 22, 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 63577A-2............  Mammoth Cave          Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Georgia,    Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula,   Renewal and
                          National Park,        grisescens),          Kentucky,            surveys.             salvage dead bats,   Amendment.
                          Mammoth Cave, KY.     Indiana bat (M.       Mississippi, North                        capture with mist
                                                sodalis), northern    Carolina, South                           nets or harp
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Carolina,                                 traps, handle,
                                                septentrionalis).     Tennessee, and                            identify, collect
                                                                      Virginia.                                 hair samples,
                                                                                                                band, radio-tag,
                                                                                                                PIT-tag, light
                                                                                                                tag, and wing-
                                                                                                                punch.
TE 57873C-0............  Arkansas Natural      Yellowcheek darter    Arkansas...........  Presence/absence     Capture, handle,     New.
                          Heritage              (Etheostoma moorei).                       surveys.             identify, weigh,
                          Commission, Little                                                                    measure, and
                          Rock, AR.                                                                             release.
TE 102292-13...........  Jeremy L. Jackson,    Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Richmond, KY.         grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, Florida,   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), northern    Georgia, Illinois,   habitat use, and     dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Indiana, Iowa,       population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Kansas, Kentucky,    monitoring.          harp traps,
                                                and Virginia big-     Louisiana, Maine,                         handle, identify,
                                                eared bat             Massachusetts,                            collect hair
                                                (Corynorhinus         Michigan,                                 samples, band,
                                                townsendii            Minnesota,                                radio-tag, light-
                                                virginianus).         Mississippi,                              tag, and wing-
                                                                      Missouri, Montana,                        punch.
                                                                      Nebraska, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      North Dakota,
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      South Dakota,
                                                                      Tennessee, Texas,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.

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TE 066980-5............  J.W. Jones            Red-cockaded          Georgia............  Population           Capture, band,       Renewal.
                          Ecological Research   woodpecker                                 management and       construct, and
                          Center, Newton, GA.   (Picoides borealis).                       monitoring.          monitor artificial
                                                                                                                nest cavities and
                                                                                                                restrictors,
                                                                                                                translocate, and
                                                                                                                buccal swab.
TE 56749B-2............  Patrick R. Moore,     Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Harrison, AR.         grisescens),          Delaware, Florida,   surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Georgia, Illinois,   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), northern    Indiana, Iowa,       habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Kansas, Kentucky,    population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Louisiana,           monitoring, and to   harp traps,
                                                Ozark big-eared       Maryland,            evaluate potential   handle, identify,
                                                bats (Corynorhinus    Michigan,            impacts of white-    collect hair
                                                townsendii ingens),   Minnesota,           nose syndrome or     samples, band,
                                                and Virginia big-     Mississippi,         other threats.       radio tag, light-
                                                eared bats (C. t.     Missouri, New                             tag, swab, and
                                                virginianus).         Jersey, New York,                         wing-punch.
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      Tennessee, Texas,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia, and
                                                                      Wisconsin.
TE 206872-9............  Joy M. O'Keefe,       Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Indiana State         grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          University, Terre     Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   to document          caves, salvage
                          Haute, IN.            sodalis), northern    of Columbia,         habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Florida, Georgia,    population           with mist nets or
                                                septentrionalis),     Illinois, Indiana,   monitoring, and to   harp traps,
                                                and Virginia big-     Iowa, Kansas,        evaluate potential   handle, identify,
                                                eared bat             Kentucky,            impacts of white-    collect hair
                                                (Corynorhinus         Louisiana, Maine,    nose syndrome or     samples, band,
                                                townsendii            Maryland,            other threats.       radio tag, light-
                                                virginianus).         Massachusetts,                            tag, swab, fungal
                                                                      Michigan,                                 lift tape, and
                                                                      Minnesota,                                wing-punch.
                                                                      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 61573C-0............  University of         Louisiana quillwort   DeSoto National      Anatomic and         Collect leaf         New.
                          Southern              (Isoetes              Forest,              genetic studies.     fragments, root
                          Mississippi,          louisianensis).       Mississippi.                              tips, megaspores,
                          Hattiesburg, MS.                                                                      and a whole
                                                                                                                individual voucher
                                                                                                                specimen.
TE 64393C-0............  Vanesse Hangen        Florida bonneted bat  Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Capture with mist    New.
                          Brustlin, Inc.,       (Eumops               Connecticut,         surveys.             nets, handle,
                          South Burlington,     floridanus), gray     Delaware, District                        identify, band,
                          VT.                   bat (Myotis           of Columbia,                              and radio-tag.
                                                grisescens),          Florida, Georgia,
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Illinois, Indiana,
                                                sodalis), northern    Iowa, Kentucky,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Louisiana, Maine,
                                                septentrionalis),     Maryland,
                                                Virginia big-eared    Massachusetts,
                                                bat (Corynorhinus     Michigan,
                                                townsendii            Minnesota,
                                                virginianus).         Mississippi,
                                                                      Missouri, New
                                                                      Hampshire, New
                                                                      Jersey, New York,
                                                                      North Carolina,
                                                                      Ohio,
                                                                      Pennsylvania,
                                                                      Rhode Island,
                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                      Tennessee,
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                      West Virginia, and
                                                                      Wisconsin.

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TE 94704A-2............  Dorothy C. Brown,     Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Bats: Enter          Renewal.
                          Woodstock, GA.        grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, white-      hibernacula or
                                                Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   nose syndrome and    maternity roost
                                                sodalis), northern    of Columbia,         genetic research,    caves, salvage,
                                                long-eared bat (M.    Florida, Georgia,    studies to           capture with mist
                                                septentrionalis),     Illinois, Indiana,   document habitat     nets or harp
                                                Virginia big-eared    Iowa, Kansas,        use, and             traps, handle,
                                                bat (Corynorhinus     Kentucky,            population           identify, collect
                                                townsendii            Louisiana, Maine,    monitoring.          hair samples,
                                                virginianus),         Maryland,                                 band, pit-tag,
                                                Carolina northern     Massachusetts,                            radio-tag, light-
                                                flying squirrel       Michigan,                                 tag, wing-punch,
                                                (Glaucomys sabrinus   Minnesota,                                and swab for white-
                                                coloratus), and bog   Mississippi,                              nose syndrome
                                                turtle (Clemmys       Missouri, Montana,                        testing; Carolina
                                                muhlenbergii).        Nebraska, New                             northern flying
                                                                      Hampshire, New                            squirrel: Capture,
                                                                      Jersey, New York,                         handle, ear-tag,
                                                                      North Carolina,                           pit-tag, radio-
                                                                      North Dakota,                             tag, collect fur
                                                                      Ohio, Oklahoma,                           and tissue
                                                                      Pennsylvania,                             samples, and
                                                                      Rhode Island,                             conduct den
                                                                      South Carolina,                           surveys; Bog
                                                                      South Dakota,                             turtle: Capture,
                                                                      Tennessee,                                mark, pit-tag, and
                                                                      Vermont, Virginia,                        radio-tag.
                                                                      West Virginia,
                                                                      Wisconsin, and
                                                                      Wyoming.
TE 56746B-3............  Joseph S. Johnson,    Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Ohio, and   Presence/absence     Capture with mist    Renewal and
                          Ohio University,      grisescens),          Pennsylvania.        surveys, studies     nets, handle,        Amendment.
                          Athens, OH.           Indiana bat (M.                            to examine the       identify, band,
                                                sodalis), and                              impact of fire       nano tag, radio-
                                                northern long-eared                        management and       tag, and wing-
                                                bat (M.                                    forest thinning on   punch.
                                                septentrionalis).                          these bat species,
                                                                                           and fall migration
                                                                                           studies.
TE 64767C-0............  John H. Collins,      Red-cockaded          Florida, Georgia,    Population           Capture, band,       New.
                          Columbia, SC.         woodpecker            North Carolina,      management and       construct,
                                                (Picoides borealis).  and South Carolina.  monitoring.          install, and
                                                                                                                monitor artificial
                                                                                                                nest cavities and
                                                                                                                restrictors, and
                                                                                                                translocate.
TE 37900B-1............  Sarah A. Lauerman,    Red-cockaded          Osceola National     Population           Capture, band,       Renewal.
                          Gainesville, FL.      woodpecker            Forest, Florida.     management and       monitor nest
                                                (Picoides borealis).                       monitoring.          cavities, and
                                                                                                                translocate.
TE 94728A-1............  Environmental         American burying      Arkansas...........  Presence/absence     Trap and release...  Renewal.
                          Consulting            beetle (Nicrophorus                        surveys.
                          Operations, Inc.,     americanus).
                          Benton, AR.
TE 48579B-4............  Ecological            Gray bat (Myotis      Alabama, Arkansas,   Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Solutions, Inc.,      grisescens),          Connecticut,         surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          Roswell, GA.          Indiana bat (M.       Delaware, District   to document          caves, salvage
                                                sodalis), and         of Columbia,         habitat use,         dead bats, capture
                                                northern long-eared   Florida, Georgia,    population           with mist nets or
                                                bat (M.               Illinois, Indiana,   monitoring, and      harp traps,
                                                septentrionalis).     Iowa, Kansas,        white-nose           handle, identify,
                                                                      Kentucky,            syndrome             collect hair
                                                                      Louisiana, Maine,    surveillance.        samples, band,
                                                                      Maryland,                                 radio-tag, light-
                                                                      Massachusetts,                            tag, swab, and
                                                                      Michigan,                                 wing-punch.
                                                                      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 80381A-1............  Department of         Gray bat (Myotis      Fort Campbell,       Presence/absence     Enter hibernacula    Renewal.
                          Defense (Army),       grisescens),          Kentucky.            surveys, studies     or maternity roost
                          Fort Campbell, KY.    Indiana bat (M.                            to document          caves, capture
                                                sodalis), and                              habitat use, and     with mist nets,
                                                northern long-eared                        population           band, and radio-
                                                bat (M.                                    monitoring.          tag.
                                                septentrionalis).
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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. 2018-03302 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                EXEMPTIONS PROMOULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:                    requires that we invite public comment                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                   None.                                                   before issuing these permits.                                      Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
                                                                                                           DATES: We must receive written data or                             404–679–7097 (telephone) or 404–679–
                                                HISTORY:                                                                                                                      7081 (fax).
                                                                                                           comments on the applications at the
                                                   None.                                                   address given in ADDRESSES by March                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      We invite
                                                  Dated: February 8, 2018.                                 22, 2018.                                                          review and comment from local, State,
                                                John Bravacos,                                             ADDRESSES:                                                         and Federal agencies and the public on
                                                Senior Agency Official for Privacy.                          Reviewing Documents: Documents                                   applications we have received for
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–03393 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]                and other information submitted with                               permits to conduct certain activities
                                                BILLING CODE 4210–67–P                                     the applications are available for review,                         with endangered and threatened species
                                                                                                           subject to the requirements of the                                 under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
                                                                                                           Privacy Act and Freedom of Information                             Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
                                                                                                           Act, by any party who submits a written                            amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA),
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                           request for a copy of such documents to                            and our regulations in the Code of
                                                Fish and Wildlife Service                                  the following office within 30 days of                             Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
                                                                                                           the date of publication of this notice                             part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA
                                                [FWS–R4–ES–2017–N004;                                      (see DATES): U.S. Fish and Wildlife                                prohibits activities with listed species
                                                FXES11140400000–189–FF04E00000]                            Service Regional Office, Ecological                                unless a Federal permit is issued that
                                                                                                           Services, 1875 Century Boulevard,                                  allows such activities. The ESA requires
                                                Endangered Species Recovery Permit
                                                                                                           Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen                                     that we invite public comment before
                                                Applications
                                                                                                           Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).                                      issuing these permits.
                                                AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                         Submitting Comments: If you wish to                              Public Availability of Comments
                                                Interior.                                                  comment, you may submit comments by
                                                ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit                        any one of the following methods:                                    Before including your address, phone
                                                applications; request for comment.                           • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: U.S.                               number, email address, or other
                                                                                                           Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional                               personal identifying information in your
                                                SUMMARY:  We, the U.S. Fish and                            Office (see above).                                                comment, you should be aware that
                                                Wildlife Service, invite the public to                       • Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov.                                    your entire comment—including your
                                                comment on the following applications                      Please include your name and return                                personal identifying information—may
                                                to conduct certain activities with                         address in your email message. If you do                           be made publicly available at any time.
                                                endangered species. With some                              not receive a confirmation from the U.S.                           While you can ask us in your comment
                                                exceptions, the Endangered Species Act                     Fish and Wildlife Service that we have                             to withhold your personal identifying
                                                (ESA) prohibits activities with listed                     received your email message, contact us                            information from public review, we
                                                species unless a Federal permit is issued                  directly at the telephone number listed                            cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                that allows such activities. The ESA                       in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                                do so.
                                                                                                                       PERMIT APPLICATIONS
                                                     Permit                 Applicant                Species/numbers                 Location                          Activity                 Type of take          Permit action
                                                 application No.

                                                TE 63577A–2 ....     Mammoth Cave Na-           Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Georgia,                  Presence/absence sur-     Enter hibernacula, sal-     Renewal and
                                                                      tional Park, Mam-           grisescens), Indiana        Kentucky, Mis-                     veys.                     vage dead bats, cap-        Amendment.
                                                                      moth Cave, KY.              bat (M. sodalis),           sissippi, North Caro-                                        ture with mist nets or
                                                                                                  northern long-eared         lina, South Carolina,                                        harp traps, handle,
                                                                                                  bat (M.                     Tennessee, and Vir-                                          identify, collect hair
                                                                                                  septentrionalis).           ginia.                                                       samples, band,
                                                                                                                                                                                           radio-tag, PIT-tag,
                                                                                                                                                                                           light tag, and wing-
                                                                                                                                                                                           punch.
                                                TE 57873C–0 ....     Arkansas Natural Herit-    Yellowcheek darter          Arkansas ......................    Presence/absence sur-     Capture, handle, iden-      New.
                                                                       age Commission, Lit-       (Etheostoma moorei).                                           veys.                     tify, weigh, measure,
                                                                       tle Rock, AR.                                                                                                       and release.
                                                TE 102292–13 ...     Jeremy L. Jackson,         Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Arkansas,                 Presence/absence sur-     Enter hibernacula or        Renewal.
                                                                       Richmond, KY.              grisescens), Indiana        Connecticut, Dela-                 veys, studies to doc-     maternity roost
                                                                                                  bat (M. sodalis),           ware, Florida, Geor-               ument habitat use,        caves, salvage dead
                                                                                                  northern long-eared         gia, Illinois, Indiana,            and population moni-      bats, capture with
                                                                                                  bat (M.                     Iowa, Kansas, Ken-                 toring.                   mist nets or harp
                                                                                                  septentrionalis), and       tucky, Louisiana,                                            traps, handle, iden-
                                                                                                  Virginia big-eared bat      Maine, Massachu-                                             tify, collect hair sam-
                                                                                                  (Corynorhinus               setts, Michigan, Min-                                        ples, band, radio-tag,
                                                                                                  townsendii                  nesota, Mississippi,                                         light-tag, and wing-
                                                                                                  virginianus).               Missouri, Montana,                                           punch.
                                                                                                                              Nebraska, New
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                                                                                                              PERMIT APPLICATIONS—Continued
                                                     Permit                  Applicant                Species/numbers                  Location                          Activity                   Type of take           Permit action
                                                 application No.

                                                TE 066980–5 .....     J.W. Jones Ecological      Red-cockaded wood-          Georgia ........................    Population manage-          Capture, band, con-          Renewal.
                                                                        Research Center,           pecker (Picoides bo-                                            ment and monitoring.        struct, and monitor
                                                                        Newton, GA.                realis).                                                                                    artificial nest cavities
                                                                                                                                                                                               and restrictors,
                                                                                                                                                                                               translocate, and
                                                                                                                                                                                               buccal swab.
                                                TE 56749B–2 ....      Patrick R. Moore, Har-     Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Arkansas,                  Presence/absence sur-       Enter hibernacula or         Renewal.
                                                                        rison, AR.                 grisescens), Indiana        Delaware, Florida,                  veys, studies to doc-       maternity roost
                                                                                                   bat (M. sodalis),           Georgia, Illinois, Indi-            ument habitat use,          caves, salvage dead
                                                                                                   northern long-eared         ana, Iowa, Kansas,                  population moni-            bats, capture with
                                                                                                   bat (M.                     Kentucky, Louisiana,                toring, and to evalu-       mist nets or harp
                                                                                                   septentrionalis),           Maryland, Michigan,                 ate potential impacts       traps, handle, iden-
                                                                                                   Ozark big-eared bats        Minnesota, Mis-                     of white-nose syn-          tify, collect hair sam-
                                                                                                   (Corynorhinus               sissippi, Missouri,                 drome or other              ples, band, radio tag,
                                                                                                   townsendii ingens),         New Jersey, New                     threats.                    light-tag, swab, and
                                                                                                   and Virginia big-           York, North Carolina,                                           wing-punch.
                                                                                                   eared bats (C. t.           Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                                                   virginianus).               Pennsylvania, South
                                                                                                                               Carolina, Tennessee,
                                                                                                                               Texas, Vermont, Vir-
                                                                                                                               ginia, West Virginia,
                                                                                                                               and Wisconsin.
                                                TE 206872–9 .....     Joy M. O’Keefe, Indi-      Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Arkansas,                  Presence/absence sur-       Enter hibernacula or         Renewal.
                                                                        ana State University,      grisescens), Indiana        Connecticut, Dela-                  veys, studies to doc-       maternity roost
                                                                        Terre Haute, IN.           bat (M. sodalis),           ware, District of Co-               ument habitat use,          caves, salvage dead
                                                                                                   northern long-eared         lumbia, Florida,                    population moni-            bats, capture with
                                                                                                   bat (M.                     Georgia, Illinois, Indi-            toring, and to evalu-       mist nets or harp
                                                                                                   septentrionalis), and       ana, Iowa, Kansas,                  ate potential impacts       traps, handle, iden-
                                                                                                   Virginia big-eared bat      Kentucky, Louisiana,                of white-nose syn-          tify, collect hair sam-
                                                                                                   (Corynorhinus               Maine, Maryland,                    drome or other              ples, band, radio tag,
                                                                                                   townsendii                  Massachusetts,                      threats.                    light-tag, swab,
                                                                                                   virginianus).               Michigan, Minnesota,                                            fungal lift tape, and
                                                                                                                               Mississippi, Missouri,                                          wing-punch.
                                                                                                                               Montana, Nebraska,
                                                                                                                               New Hampshire,
                                                                                                                               New Jersey, New
                                                                                                                               York, North Carolina,
                                                                                                                               North Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                                                                               Oklahoma, Pennsyl-
                                                                                                                               vania, Rhode Island,
                                                                                                                               South Carolina,
                                                                                                                               South Dakota, Ten-
                                                                                                                               nessee, Vermont,
                                                                                                                               Virginia, West Vir-
                                                                                                                               ginia, Wisconsin, and
                                                                                                                               Wyoming.
                                                TE 61573C–0 ....      University of Southern     Louisiana quillwort         DeSoto National For-                Anatomic and genetic        Collect leaf fragments,      New.
                                                                       Mississippi, Hatties-       (Isoetes                    est, Mississippi.                   studies.                    root tips,
                                                                       burg, MS.                   louisianensis).                                                                             megaspores, and a
                                                                                                                                                                                               whole individual
                                                                                                                                                                                               voucher specimen.
                                                TE 64393C–0 ....      Vanesse Hangen             Florida bonneted bat        Alabama, Arkansas,                  Presence/absence sur-       Capture with mist nets,      New.
                                                                        Brustlin, Inc., South      (Eumops floridanus),        Connecticut, Dela-                  veys.                       handle, identify,
                                                                        Burlington, VT.            gray bat (Myotis            ware, District of Co-                                           band, and radio-tag.
                                                                                                   grisescens), Indiana        lumbia, Florida,
                                                                                                   bat (M. sodalis),           Georgia, Illinois, Indi-
                                                                                                   northern long-eared         ana, Iowa, Kentucky,
                                                                                                   bat (M.                     Louisiana, Maine,
                                                                                                   septentrionalis), Vir-      Maryland, Massachu-
                                                                                                   ginia big-eared bat         setts, Michigan, Min-
                                                                                                   (Corynorhinus               nesota, Mississippi,
                                                                                                   townsendii                  Missouri, New
                                                                                                   virginianus).               Hampshire, New Jer-
                                                                                                                               sey, New York, North
                                                                                                                               Carolina, Ohio,
                                                                                                                               Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                                                                               Island, South Caro-
                                                                                                                               lina, Tennessee,
                                                                                                                               Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                                                                               West Virginia, and
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                                                7214                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2018 / Notices

                                                                                                             PERMIT APPLICATIONS—Continued
                                                     Permit                 Applicant                Species/numbers                 Location                          Activity                   Type of take           Permit action
                                                 application No.

                                                TE 94704A–2 ....     Dorothy C. Brown,          Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Arkansas,                 Presence/absence sur-       Bats: Enter hibernacula      Renewal.
                                                                       Woodstock, GA.             grisescens), Indiana        Connecticut, Dela-                 veys, white-nose            or maternity roost
                                                                                                  bat (M. sodalis),           ware, District of Co-              syndrome and ge-            caves, salvage, cap-
                                                                                                  northern long-eared         lumbia, Florida,                   netic research, stud-       ture with mist nets or
                                                                                                  bat (M.                     Georgia, Illinois, Indi-           ies to document             harp traps, handle,
                                                                                                  septentrionalis), Vir-      ana, Iowa, Kansas,                 habitat use, and pop-       identify, collect hair
                                                                                                  ginia big-eared bat         Kentucky, Louisiana,               ulation monitoring.         samples, band, pit-
                                                                                                  (Corynorhinus               Maine, Maryland,                                               tag, radio-tag, light-
                                                                                                  townsendii                  Massachusetts,                                                 tag, wing-punch, and
                                                                                                  virginianus), Carolina      Michigan, Minnesota,                                           swab for white-nose
                                                                                                  northern flying squir-      Mississippi, Missouri,                                         syndrome testing;
                                                                                                  rel (Glaucomys              Montana, Nebraska,                                             Carolina northern fly-
                                                                                                  sabrinus coloratus),        New Hampshire,                                                 ing squirrel: Capture,
                                                                                                  and bog turtle              New Jersey, New                                                handle, ear-tag, pit-
                                                                                                  (Clemmys                    York, North Carolina,                                          tag, radio-tag, collect
                                                                                                  muhlenbergii).              North Dakota, Ohio,                                            fur and tissue sam-
                                                                                                                              Oklahoma, Pennsyl-                                             ples, and conduct
                                                                                                                              vania, Rhode Island,                                           den surveys; Bog
                                                                                                                              South Carolina,                                                turtle: Capture, mark,
                                                                                                                              South Dakota, Ten-                                             pit-tag, and radio-tag.
                                                                                                                              nessee, Vermont,
                                                                                                                              Virginia, West Vir-
                                                                                                                              ginia, Wisconsin, and
                                                                                                                              Wyoming.
                                                TE 56746B–3 ....     Joseph S. Johnson,         Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Ohio, and                 Presence/absence sur-       Capture with mist nets,      Renewal and
                                                                       Ohio University, Ath-      grisescens), Indiana        Pennsylvania.                      veys, studies to ex-        handle, identify,            Amendment.
                                                                       ens, OH.                   bat (M. sodalis), and                                          amine the impact of         band, nano tag,
                                                                                                  northern long-eared                                            fire management and         radio-tag, and wing-
                                                                                                  bat (M.                                                        forest thinning on          punch.
                                                                                                  septentrionalis).                                              these bat species,
                                                                                                                                                                 and fall migration
                                                                                                                                                                 studies.
                                                TE 64767C–0 ....     John H. Collins, Co-       Red-cockaded wood-          Florida, Georgia, North            Population manage-          Capture, band, con-          New.
                                                                       lumbia, SC.                pecker (Picoides bo-        Carolina, and South                ment and monitoring.        struct, install, and
                                                                                                  realis).                    Carolina.                                                      monitor artificial nest
                                                                                                                                                                                             cavities and
                                                                                                                                                                                             restrictors, and
                                                                                                                                                                                             translocate.
                                                TE 37900B–1 ....     Sarah A. Lauerman,         Red-cockaded wood-          Osceola National For-              Population manage-          Capture, band, monitor       Renewal.
                                                                       Gainesville, FL.           pecker (Picoides bo-       est, Florida.                       ment and monitoring.        nest cavities, and
                                                                                                  realis).                                                                                   translocate.
                                                TE 94728A–1 ....     Environmental Con-         American burying bee-       Arkansas ......................    Presence/absence sur-       Trap and release .........   Renewal.
                                                                       sulting Operations,        tle (Nicrophorus                                               veys.
                                                                       Inc., Benton, AR.          americanus).
                                                TE 48579B–4 ....     Ecological Solutions,      Gray bat (Myotis            Alabama, Arkansas,                 Presence/absence sur-       Enter hibernacula or         Renewal.
                                                                       Inc., Roswell, GA.         grisescens), Indiana        Connecticut, Dela-                 veys, studies to doc-       maternity roost
                                                                                                  bat (M. sodalis), and       ware, District of Co-              ument habitat use,          caves, salvage dead
                                                                                                  northern long-eared         lumbia, Florida,                   population moni-            bats, capture with
                                                                                                  bat (M.                     Georgia, Illinois, Indi-           toring, and white-          mist nets or harp
                                                                                                  septentrionalis).           ana, Iowa, Kansas,                 nose syndrome sur-          traps, handle, iden-
                                                                                                                              Kentucky, Louisiana,               veillance.                  tify, collect hair sam-
                                                                                                                              Maine, Maryland,                                               ples, band, radio-tag,
                                                                                                                              Massachusetts,                                                 light-tag, swab, and
                                                                                                                              Michigan, Minnesota,                                           wing-punch.
                                                                                                                              Mississippi, Missouri,
                                                                                                                              Montana, Nebraska,
                                                                                                                              New Hampshire,
                                                                                                                              New Jersey, New
                                                                                                                              York, North Carolina,
                                                                                                                              North Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                                                                              Oklahoma, Pennsyl-
                                                                                                                              vania, Rhode Island,
                                                                                                                              South Carolina,
                                                                                                                              South Dakota, Ten-
                                                                                                                              nessee, Vermont,
                                                                                                                              Virginia, West Vir-
                                                                                                                              ginia, Wisconsin, and
                                                                                                                              Wyoming.
                                                TE 80381A–1 ....     Department of Defense      Gray bat (Myotis            Fort Campbell, Ken-                Presence/absence sur-       Enter hibernacula or         Renewal.
                                                                       (Army), Fort Camp-         grisescens), Indiana        tucky.                             veys, studies to doc-       maternity roost
                                                                       bell, KY.                  bat (M. sodalis), and                                          ument habitat use,          caves, capture with
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                                                                                                  northern long-eared                                            and population moni-        mist nets, band, and
                                                                                                  bat (M.                                                        toring.                     radio-tag.
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                                                                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2018 / Notices                                            7215

                                                Authority                                               ADDRESSES:   Please send written                      under the ESA does not apply to plant
                                                  We provide this notice under section                  comments to Mr. Mendel Stewart, Field                 species, and is therefore not prohibited
                                                10(c) of the Act.                                       Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                    under the ESA; however, the plant
                                                                                                        Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife                   species identified in the VPHCP are
                                                Leopoldo Miranda,                                       Office, 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250,                  listed on the Federal Permit as Covered
                                                Assistant Regional Director, Ecological                 Carlsbad, California 92008. You may                   Species in recognition of the
                                                Services, Southeast Region.                             also submit comments by facsimile to                  conservation measures provided for
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–03302 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]             (760) 431–5901.                                       them under the Plan and receive ‘‘No
                                                BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                     Information and comments related                   Surprises’’ regulatory assurances under
                                                                                                        specifically to the final EIR and the                 the Federal Permit.
                                                                                                        California Environmental Quality Act                     The Applicant seeks incidental take
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              should be submitted to Myra Herrmann,                 authorization for 2 animal species and
                                                                                                        Senior Environmental Planner, City of                 assurances for 5 plant species.
                                                Fish and Wildlife Service                               San Diego Planning Department, 1010                   Collectively the 7 listed species are
                                                [FWS–RX–ES–2017–N167];                                  Second Avenue, East Tower, Suite 1200,                referred to as ‘‘Covered Species’’ by the
                                                [FXES11140800000–178–FF08E00000]                        MS 413, San Diego, CA 92101. You may                  VPHCP and include 2 crustaceans and
                                                                                                        also submit comments by email to                      5 plant species (all listed). The permit
                                                Notice of Availability; City of San                     PlanningCEQA@sandiego.gov.                            would provide take authorization for
                                                Diego Vernal Pool Habitat                                                                                     both animal species and assurances for
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G.
                                                Conservation Plan and Final                                                                                   all plant species identified by the
                                                                                                        Mendel Stewart, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                                Environmental Impact Report/                                                                                  VPHCP as ‘‘Covered Species.’’ Take
                                                                                                        Service, 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250,
                                                Statement; San Diego County,                                                                                  authorized for listed covered animal
                                                                                                        Carlsbad, California 92008; or by phone
                                                California                                                                                                    species would be effective upon permit
                                                                                                        at (760) 431–9440.
                                                                                                                                                              issuance.
                                                AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               The proposed permit would include
                                                Interior.                                                                                                     the following 2 federally listed animal
                                                                                                        Availability of Documents
                                                ACTION: Notice of availability of final                                                                       species: San Diego fairy shrimp
                                                environmental impact report/                              Documents available for public                      (Branchinecta sandiegonensis;
                                                environmental impact statement and                      review include the final EIR/EIS with                 endangered) and Riverside fairy shrimp
                                                habitat conservation plan.                              response to public comments received                  (Streptocephalus woottoni; endangered).
                                                                                                        on the draft EIR/EIS, VPHCP, and the                  The proposed permit would include
                                                SUMMARY:    The City of San Diego                       Implementing Agreement.                               assurances for the following 5 plant
                                                (applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish                  • For copies of the documents, please               species included in the VPHCP: Otay
                                                and Wildlife Service (Service) for an                   contact the Service by telephone at (760)             Mesa mint (Pogogyne nudiuscula;
                                                incidental take permit under section                    431–9440, or by letter to the Carlsbad                endangered), San Diego mesa mint
                                                10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species                   Fish and Wildlife Office (see FOR                     (Pogogyne abramsii; endangered),
                                                Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The                      FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Copies                  spreading navarretia (Navarretia
                                                Applicant is requesting a permit to                     of the final EIR/EIS, VPHCP also are                  fossalis; threatened), San Diego button-
                                                incidentally take 2 animal species and                  available for public review, by                       celery (Eryngium aristulatum var.
                                                seeking assurances for 5 plant species                  appointment, during regular business                  parishii; endangered), and California
                                                (all are federally listed species) during               hours, at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife              Orcutt grass (Orcuttia californica;
                                                the term of the proposed 30-year permit.                Office or at the City of San Diego.                   endangered).
                                                The permit is needed to authorize take                  Copies are also on the City’s website at                 The VPHCP Plan Area encompasses
                                                of listed animal species (including                     https://www.sandiego.gov/planning/                    206,124 acres and is intended to protect
                                                harm, death, and injury) resulting from                 programs/mscp/vphcp.                                  and sustain viable populations of native
                                                covered activities. The proposed Vernal                                                                       plant and animal species and their
                                                Pool Habitat Conservation Plan (VPHCP)                  Background
                                                                                                                                                              habitats in perpetuity through
                                                plan area encompasses 206,124 acres in                     Section 9 of the Endangered Species                avoidance, minimization, and
                                                the southwestern portion of San Diego                   Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.               mitigation measures. It includes
                                                County within the State of California.                  1531 et seq.), and Federal regulations                measures necessary to minimize and
                                                   Pursuant to the National                             prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish and wildlife            mitigate the impacts, to the maximum
                                                Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we                     species federally listed as endangered or             extent practicable, of potential proposed
                                                advise the public of the availability of                threatened. Take of federally listed fish             taking of federally listed species to be
                                                the final Environmental Impact Report                   or wildlife is defined under the Act as               covered by the VPHCP, and the habitats
                                                (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement                    to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,                 upon which they depend, resulting from
                                                (EIS) analyzing the impacts of issuing an               wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect                residential, commercial, and other
                                                incidental take permit based on the                     listed species, or attempt to engage in               development activities within the
                                                City’s proposed VPHCP. The EIR                          such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). ‘‘Harm’’               proposed plan area. The covered
                                                portion of the joint document was                       includes significant habitat modification             activities under the VPHCP are expected
                                                prepared by the City in compliance with                 or degradation that actually kills or                 to include residential, commercial, and
                                                the California Environmental Quality                    injures listed wildlife by significantly              industrial development; airport
                                                Act (CEQA).                                             impairing essential behavioral patterns,
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                                                                                                                                                              operation; road and utility maintenance
                                                DATES: A record of decision will be                     including breeding, feeding, and                      and construction; trail use; and vernal
                                                signed no sooner than 30 days after the                 sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). Under limited               pool restoration and enhancement.
                                                publication of the Environmental                        circumstances, we may issue permits to                   The VPHCP is a conservation plan for
                                                Protection Agency (EPA) notice of the                   authorize incidental take, which is                   vernal pools and seven threatened and
                                                final EIS in the Federal Register. We                   defined under the Act as take that is                 endangered vernal pool species that do
                                                must receive any comments by 5 p.m.                     incidental to, and not the purpose of,                not currently have federal coverage
                                                on March 22, 2018.                                      otherwise lawful activities. ‘‘Take’’                 under the section 10(a)(1)(B) permit


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Document Created: 2018-02-17 02:29:37
Document Modified: 2018-02-17 02:29:37
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
DatesWe must receive written data or comments on the applications at
ContactKaren Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 404-679-7097 (telephone) or 404-679-7081 (fax).
FR Citation83 FR 7212 

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