[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21892-21898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08459]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2016-N070; FXES11130300000-167-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for
comments.
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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 (Act) prohibits activities with endangered or threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act requires that we
invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before May 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, (612) 713-5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We invite public comment on the following permit applications for
certain activities with endangered species authorized by section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our regulations
governing the taking of endangered species in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Submit your written data,
comments, or request for a copy of the complete application to the
mailing address or email address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE206781
Applicant: Ecological Specialists, Inc., O'Fallon, MO
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, capture and relocate) federally listed mussels
throughout the States of Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York,
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia,
Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The following mussel species are
included:
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Pocketbook, Ouachita rock.............. Arkansia wheeleri.
Bean, rayed............................ Villosa fabalis.
Catspaw, white (pearlymussel).......... Epioblasma obliquata
perobliqua.
Higgins eye (pearlymussel)............. Lampsilis higginsii.
Mapleleaf, winged...................... Quadrula fragosa.
Mussel, scaleshell..................... Leptodea leptodon.
Mussel, sheepnose...................... Plethobasus cyphyus.
Mussel, snuffbox....................... Epioblasma triquetra.
Pearlymussel, Curtis................... Epioblasma florentina curtisii.
Pearlymussel, purple cat's paw......... Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Spectaclecase (mussel)................. Cumberlandia monodonta.
Acornshell, southern................... Epioblasma othcaloogensis.
Bean, Cumberland (pearlymussel)........ Villosa trabalis.
Blossom, green (pearlymussel).......... Epioblasma torulosa
gubernaculum.
Blossom, tubercled (pearlymussel)...... Epioblasma torulosa torulosa.
Blossom, turgid (pearlymussel)......... Epioblasma turgidula.
Blossom, yellow (pearlymussel)......... Epioblasma florentina
florentina.
Combshell, Cumberlandian............... Epioblasma brevidens.
Combshell, upland...................... Epioblasma metastriata.
Elktoe, Appalachian.................... Alasmidonta raveneliana.
Elktoe, Cumberland..................... Alasmidonta atropurpurea.
Fanshell............................... Cyprogenia stegaria.
Fatmucket, Arkansas.................... Lampsilis powellii.
Kidneyshell, triangular................ Ptychobranchus greenii.
Lampmussel, Alabama.................... Lampsilis virescens.
Lilliput, pale (pearlymussel).......... Toxolasma cylindrellus.
Moccasinshell, Coosa................... Medionidus parvulus.
Monkeyface, Cumberland (pearlymussel).. Quadrula intermedia.
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel)............ Lampsilis abrupta.
Mussel, oyster......................... Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Pearlymussel, birdwing................. Lemiox rimosus.
Pearlymussel, cracking................. Hemistena lata.
Pearlymussel, dromedary................ Dromus dromas.
Pearlymussel, littlewing............... Pegias fabula.
Pigtoe, Cumberland..................... Pleurobema gibberum.
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Pigtoe, finerayed...................... Fusconaia cuneolus.
Pigtoe, Georgia........................ Pleurobema hanleyianum.
Pigtoe, rough.......................... Pleurobema plenum.
Pigtoe, shiny.......................... Fusconaia cor.
Pigtoe, southern....................... Pleurobema georgianum.
Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel).. Plethobasus cooperianus.
Pocketbook, fat........................ Potamilus capax.
Pocketbook, fine-lined................. Lampsilis altilis.
Pocketbook, speckled................... Lampsilis streckeri.
Riffleshell, tan....................... Epioblasma florentina walkeri
(=E. walkeri).
Ring pink (mussel)..................... Obovaria retusa.
Wartyback, white (pearlymussel)........ Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Bean, purple........................... Villosa perpurpurea.
Clubshell.............................. Pleurobema clava.
Monkeyface, Appalachian (pearlymussel). Quadrula sparsa.
Rabbitsfoot, rough..................... Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata.
Riffleshell, northern.................. Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Spinymussel, James..................... Pleurobema collina.
Wedgemussel, dwarf..................... Alasmidonta heterodon.
Kidneyshell, fluted.................... Ptychobranchus subtentum.
Mucket, Neosho......................... Lampsilis rafinesqueana.
Pearlymussel, slabside................. Pleuronaia dolabelloides.
Rabbitsfoot............................ Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica.
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Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE182436
Applicant: Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and take (conduct hibernacula
surveys) gray bat (Myotis grisescens) throughout Illinois. Proposed
activities are for the documentation of species presence and habitat
use, population monitoring, and evaluation of impacts to enhance
recovery and survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE71041B
Applicant: Iwona Kuczynska, Richmond Heights, MO
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in the States
of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and
Texas. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE38821A
Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services. Louisville, KY
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
grisescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis),,
Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), copperbelly watersnake
(Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta), and federally listed mussels and fish
in the States of 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, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin. The following mussel and fish species are included:
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Bean, rayed............................ Villosa fabalis.
Higgins eye (pearlymussel)............. Lampsilis higginsii.
Mussel, sheepnose...................... Plethobasus cyphyus.
Mussel, snuffbox....................... Epioblasma triquetra.
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel.......... Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Spectaclecase (mussel)................. Cumberlandia monodonta.
Bean, Cumberland (pearlymussel)........ Villosa trabalis.
Combshell, Cumberlandian............... Epioblasma brevidens.
Fanshell............................... Cyprogenia stegaria.
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel)............ Lampsilis abrupta.
Mussel, oyster......................... Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Pearlymussel, birdwing................. Lemiox rimosus.
Pearlymussel, cracking................. Hemistena lata.
Pearlymussel, dromedary................ Dromus dromas.
Pearlymussel, littlewing............... Pegias fabula.
Pigtoe, finerayed...................... Fusconaia cuneolus.
Pigtoe, rough.......................... Pleurobema plenum.
Pigtoe, shiny.......................... Fusconaia cor.
Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel).. Plethobasus cooperianus.
Pocketbook, fat........................ Potamilus capax.
Riffleshell, tan....................... Epioblasma florentina walkeri
(=E. walkeri).
Ring pink (mussel)..................... Obovaria retusa.
Wartyback, white (pearlymussel)........ Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Bean, purple........................... Villosa perpurpurea.
Clubshell.............................. Pleurobema clava.
Rabbitsfoot, rough..................... Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata.
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Riffleshell, northern.................. Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Kidneyshell, fluted.................... Ptychobranchus subtentum.
Pearlymussel, slabside................. Pleuronaia dolabelloides.
Rabbitsfoot............................ Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica.
Dace, blackside........................ Phoxinus cumberlandensis.
Darter, duskytail...................... Etheostoma percnurum.
Darter, Kentucky arrow................. Etheostoma spilotum.
Darter, relict......................... Etheostoma chienense.
Shiner, palezone....................... Notropis albizonatus.
Sturgeon, pallid....................... Scaphirhynchus albus.
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Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85229B
Applicant: Jeffrey Stone, Greenville, IL
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in the States of
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and
Texas. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE24334B
Applicant: Shaylyn Hatch, Covington, PA
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray
bat (Myotis grisescens), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis) in the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE135297
Applicant: Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release, capture and hold) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) at the Zoo facility in St. Louis, MO, and in the States of
Arkansas and Missouri. Proposed activities are for the propagation and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02378A
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, St. Paul,
MN
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Higgins eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis higginsii), scaleshell
mussel (Leptodea leptodon), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra),
sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), spectaclecase (mussel)
(Cumberlandia monodonta), and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) in
the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE03450B
Applicant: Erin Basiger, Cloverdale, IN
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
griescens), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE89557A
Applicant: TRC Companies, Inc., Cleveland, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Higgins eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis higginsii),
pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), speckeled pocketbook
(Lampsilis streckeri), Neosho mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana),
scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma
triquetra), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), purple
cat's paw pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), white catspaw
(pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua), sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus cyphyus), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus cooperianus), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia
monodonta), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica cylindrica), and rayed bean (Villosa fabalis) in the States
of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE06873B
Applicant: Andrew Carson, Cincinnati, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in the District of
Columbia and in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
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. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07358A
Applicant: Ryan Slack, Indianapolis, IN
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release, trap, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(Myotis griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis),
Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), and Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in the District of
Columbia and in the States of 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,
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Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85232B
Applicant: Zachary Kaiser, Ethridge, MT
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
griescens), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 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. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85227B
Applicant: Jacquelyn Dearborn, Columbia, MO
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and Ozark
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in the States of
Illinois and Missouri. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85228B
Applicant: Eric Schroder, Fairmont, WV
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and
release, trap, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(Myotis griescens), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, 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, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE43605A
Applicant: Daniel Cox, Streator, IL
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and northern long-
eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis in the States of 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. Proposed
activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE48832A
Applicant: Kevin Roe, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, sample, and collect vouchers) scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea leptodon), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta),
and Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in the States of Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE088720
Applicant: George Watters, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, sample
and release, propagate and release) federally listed mussels in the
States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and West Virginia. The following mussel species are included:
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Bean, rayed............................ Villosa fabalis
Mussel, sheepnose...................... Plethobasus cyphyus
Mussel, snuffbox....................... Epioblasma triquetra
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel.......... Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Spectaclecase (mussel)................. Cumberlandia monodonta
Bean, Cumberland (pearlymussel)........ Villosa trabalis
Fanshell............................... Cyprogenia stegaria
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel)............ Lampsilis abrupta
Pearlymussel, cracking................. Hemistena lata
Pigtoe, rough.......................... Pleurobema plenum
Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel).. Plethobasus cooperianus
Pocketbook, fat........................ Potamilus capax
Ring pink (mussel)..................... Obovaria retusa
Wartyback, white (pearlymussel)........ Plethobasus cicatricosus
Clubshell.............................. Pleurobema clava
Riffleshell, northern.................. Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Catspaw, white (pearlymussel).......... Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua
Mapleleaf, winged...................... Quadrula fragosa
Threeridge, fat........................ Amblema neislerii
Slabshell, Chipola..................... Elliptio chipolaensis
Bankclimber, purple.................... Elliptoideus sloatianus
Pocketbook, shinyrayed................. Lampsilis subangulata
Moccasinshell, Gulf.................... Medionidus penicillatus
Pigtoe, oval........................... Pleurobema pyriforme
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Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE31310A
Applicant: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) within the State of Minnesota.
Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE130900
Applicant: EnviroScience, Inc., Stow, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and
release) federally listed mussels and fish in the States of Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The following
mussel and fish species are included:
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Pocketbook, Ouachita rock.............. Arkansia wheeleri.
Bean, rayed............................ Villosa fabalis.
Catspaw, white (pearlymussel).......... Epioblasma obliquata
perobliqua.
Higgins eye (pearlymussel)............. Lampsilis higginsii.
Mapleleaf, winged...................... Quadrula fragosa.
Mussel, scaleshell..................... Leptodea leptodon.
Mussel, sheepnose...................... Plethobasus cyphyus.
Mussel, snuffbox....................... Epioblasma triquetra.
Pearlymussel, Curtis................... Epioblasma florentina curtisii.
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel.......... Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Spectaclecase (mussel)................. Cumberlandia monodonta.
Acornshell, southern................... Epioblasma othcaloogensis
Bean, Cumberland (pearlymussel)........ Villosa trabalis.
Combshell, Cumberlandian............... Epioblasma brevidens.
Combshell, upland...................... Epioblasma metastriata.
Elktoe, Appalachian.................... Alasmidonta raveneliana.
Elktoe, Cumberland..................... Alasmidonta atropurpurea.
Fanshell............................... Cyprogenia stegaria.
fatmucket, Arkansas.................... Lampsilis powellii.
Kidneyshell, triangular................ Ptychobranchus greenii.
Lampmussel, Alabama.................... Lampsilis virescens.
Lilliput, pale (pearlymussel).......... Toxolasma cylindrellus.
Moccasinshell, Coosa................... Medionidus parvulus.
Monkeyface, Cumberland (pearlymussel).. Quadrula intermedia.
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel)............ Lampsilis abrupta.
Mussel, oyster......................... Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Pearlymussel, birdwing................. Lemiox rimosus.
Pearlymussel, cracking................. Hemistena lata.
Pearlymussel, dromedary................ Dromus dromas.
Pearlymussel, littlewing............... Pegias fabula.
Pigtoe, Cumberland..................... Pleurobema gibberum.
Pigtoe, finerayed...................... Fusconaia cuneolus.
Pigtoe, Georgia........................ Pleurobema hanleyianum.
Pigtoe, rough.......................... Pleurobema plenum.
Pigtoe, shiny.......................... Fusconaia cor.
Pigtoe, southern....................... Pleurobema georgianum.
Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel).. Plethobasus cooperianus.
Pocketbook, fat........................ Potamilus capax.
Pocketbook, fine-lined................. Lampsilis altilis.
Riffleshell, tan....................... Epioblasma florentina walkeri
(=E. walkeri).
Ring pink (mussel)..................... Obovaria retusa.
Wartyback, white (pearlymussel)........ Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Bean, purple........................... Villosa perpurpurea.
Clubshell.............................. Pleurobema clava.
Monkeyface, Appalachian (pearlymussel). Quadrula sparsa.
Rabbitsfoot, rough..................... Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata.
Riffleshell, northern.................. Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Spinymussel, James..................... Pleurobema collina.
Wedgemussel, dwarf..................... Alasmidonta heterodon.
Kidneyshell, fluted.................... Ptychobranchus subtentum.
Pearlymussel, slabside................. Pleuronaia dolabelloides.
Rabbitsfoot............................ Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica.
Threeridge, fat........................ Amblema neislerii.
Slabshell, Chipola..................... Elliptio chipolaensis.
Bankclimber, purple.................... Elliptoideus sloatianus.
Pocketbook, shinyrayed................. Lampsilis subangulata.
Moccasinshell, Gulf.................... Medionidus penicillatus.
Pigtoe, oval........................... Pleurobema pyriforme.
Bean, Choctaw.......................... Villosa choctawensis.
Pigtoe, fuzzy.......................... Pleurobema strodeanum.
Pigtoe, narrow......................... Fusconaia escambia.
Moccasinshell, Alabama................. Medionidus acutissimus.
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee............. Medionidus simpsonianus.
Clubshell, ovate....................... Pleurobema perovatum.
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Ebonyshell, round...................... Fusconaia rotulata.
Clubshell, southern.................... Pleurobema decisum.
Kidneyshell, southern.................. Ptychobranchus jonesi.
Pearlshell, Alabama.................... Margaritifera marrianae.
Pigtoe, southern....................... Pleurobema georgianum.
Pigtoe, tapered........................ Fusconia burkei.
Sturgeon, shortnose.................... Acipenser brevirostrum.
Shiner, blue........................... Cyprinella caerulea.
Darter, Cherokee....................... Etheostoma scotti.
Darter, Etowah......................... Etheostoma etowahae.
Darter, amber.......................... Percina antesella.
Darter, goldline....................... Percina aurolineata.
Logperch, Conasauga.................... Percina jenkinsi.
Darter, snail.......................... Percina tanasi.
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Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE02373A
Applicant: Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati,
OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus);
take (capture and release, handle, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (Myotis griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens);
take (survey and identify) running buffalo clover (Trifolium
stoloniferum) and northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus); and
take (capture and release) 56 federally listed mussel species and 5
federally listed fish species in the territories of Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and in the States of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Texas. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE89558A
Applicant: Shannon Romeling, Ranchos de Taos, NM
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, handle, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (Myotis griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
in the District of Columbia and in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 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. Proposed activities
are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE62311A
Applicant: Mary Gilmore, Stow, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, handle, band, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 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. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement
of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE08603A
Applicant: Michelle Malcosky, Hudson, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, handle, band, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in the
States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE206783
Applicant: Marlo Perdicas, Marshallville, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, handle, and radio-tag) Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (Myotis griescens), and northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis) in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE38835A
Applicant: Land Conservancy of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(presence and absence surveys, habitat management, and prescribed fire)
Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides Melissa samuelis) in Kent County,
Michigan. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE71718A
Applicant: Bradley Steffen, Cincinnati, OH
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release, handle, radio-tag, trap, collect hair and tissue,
and enter hibernacula) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis
griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and
Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) in the
District of Columbia and in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota,
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Mississippi, Missouri, 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. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85231B
Applicant: Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, MI
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, hold, propagate,
and release) Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchelli mitchelli)
in the State of Michigan. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE85233B
Applicant: Shelly Colatskie, Cedar Hill, MO
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release,
handle, radio-tag, and enter hibernacula) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (Myotis griescens), northern long-eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens); take (capture and release) Ozark hellbender (Cryptobrachus
alleganiensis bishopi); and take (capture and release, and harass by
survey) Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae), Grotto sculpin (Cottus
specus), and Tumbling Creek Cavesnail (Antrobia culveri) throughout the
range of the species. Proposed activities are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE92978B
Applicant: Helms and Associates, Bellevue, IA
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka), Higgins eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis
higginsii), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), scaleshell
mussel (Leptodea leptodon), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra),
northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), purple cat's paw
pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), white catspaw
(pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua), sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus cyphyus), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus cooperianus), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia
monodonta), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum) and rayed bean (Villosa
fabalis) in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE042946
Applicant: James Garvey, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment to take
(capture and release) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the
States of Illinois and Missouri. Proposed activities are for the
recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.
Request for Public Comments
We seek public review and comments on these permit applications.
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments
and materials we receive are available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in the
ADDRESSES section. 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.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-08459 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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