We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagati...
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments 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 August 29, 2022.
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. 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:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov.
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),
karen_marlowe@fws.gov
(email), or 404-679-7081 (fax). Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
We invite review and comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 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. 1531et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. 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
( printed page 45356)
authorizes the permittee to take endangered or threatened species while engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or survival of species. These activities often include the capture and collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a permit were not issued. 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
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit action
TE 28597A-2
Joseph Alderman, Hillsborough, NC
Fishes:
Cape Fear shiner (
Notropis mekistocholas); and
Mussels:
Appalachian elktoe (
Alasmidonta raveneliana), Carolina heelsplitter (
Lasmigona decorata), dwarf wedgemussel (
Alasmidonta heterodon), James spinymussel (
Parvaspina collina), littlewing pearlymussel (
Pegias fabula), and Tar River spinymussel (
Parvaspina steinstansana)
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
Presence/probable absence surveys
Fish:
Capture via seining, handle, identify, and release; and
Mussels:
Capture, handle, identify, mark, release, and salvage relic shells
Renewal.
TE 11044C-1
Tyler Newman, Richmond, KY
Gray bat (
Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (
M. sodalis), and northern long-eared bat (
M. septentrionalis)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 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
Presence/probable absence surveys
Capture with mist nets, handle, identify, band, and radio tag
Renewal.
PER 0042918-0
Frank Ridgley, Zoo Miami, Miami, FL
Florida bonneted bat (
Eumops floridanus)
Florida
Studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and genetic, virome, dietary, and parasitology analyses
Capture with mist nets, handle, identify, radio tag, buccal swab, recapture if needed, and release
New.
( printed page 45357)
TE 81756A-4
Jason Robinson, Lexington, KY
Bats:
Gray bat (
Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (
M. sodalis), and northern long-eared bat (
M. septentrionalis);
Fishes:
Blackside dace (
Phoxinus cumberlandensis) and Kentucky arrow darter (
Etheostoma spilotum); and
Crustaceans:
Big Sandy crayfish (
Cambarus callainus)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
Presence/probable absence surveys and population monitoring
Bats:
Capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio tag;
Fishes:
Capture via seining, netting, or electroshock, handle identify, and release; and
Crustaceans:
Capture via seining, handle, identify, and release
Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, and excretion/respiration studies
Capture, handle, identify, hold temporarily in containers in stream, and release
Amendment.
TE 18986C-3
North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC
Virgin Islands tree boa (
Chilabothrus granti)
Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Captive propagation and reintroduction, maintenance of a satellite population in captivity, genetic analyses and disease screenings, and studies to document habitat use
Remove from the wild, handle, PIT tag, collect blood and tissue samples, radio tag, and salvage
Renewal and amendment.
( printed page 45359)
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.).