[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 49843-49846] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-23390] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2017-N130; FXES11140400000-178-FF04E00000] Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 27, 2017. 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 [[Page 49844]] 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: 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) 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permit application No. Applicant Species/numbers Location Activity Type of take Permit action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TE 049502-8........... Carola A. Haas, Reticulated flatwoods Eglin Air Force Research on Take tail clips Amendment. Blacksburg, VA. salamander (Ambystoma Base and habitat use, from larvae and bishopi). Apalachicola population terrestrial National Forest, dynamics, salamanders; Florida. landscape genetic remove eggs and analyses, and larvae from ponds population for head-starting augmentation. in cattle tanks on site and release following metamorphosis. TE 070800-4........... Ecological Alabama red-bellied AL, FL, GA, NC, Presence/absence Scope burrows, Renewal and Solutions, Inc., turtle (Pseudemys SC, and TN. surveys. capture, handle, Amendment. Roswell, GA. alabamensis), eastern release. indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus), gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), amber darter (Percina antesella), blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum), snail darter (Percina tanasi), spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae), vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki), Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae), Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis), Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis), fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), slabshell pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi), southern sandshell (Hamiota australis), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), tapered pigtoe (Fusconaia burkei), and rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani). [[Page 49845]] TE 171545-3........... Ronald K. Redman, Gray bat (Myotis AL, AR, CO, DE, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal and Benton, AR. grisescens), Indiana FL, GA, IL, IN, surveys and white- or maternity Amendment. bat (M. sodalis), IA, KS, KY, LA, nose syndrome roost caves, northern long-eared bat MD, MI, MN, MS, research. capture with mist (M. septentrionalis), MO, NJ, NY, NC, nets or harp Ozark big-eared bat OH, OK, PA, SC, traps, handle, (Corynorhinus TN, TX, VT, VA, identify, band, townsendii ingens), WV, WI. radio-tag, wing- Virginia big-eared bat punch, and hold (C. t. virginianus). temporarily. TE 070796-9........... Apogee, Inc., Ozark big-eared bat AR, MO, OK........ Presence/absence Capture with mist Amendment. Whitesburg, KY. (Corynorhinus surveys. nets or harp townsendii ingens). traps, handle, collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, and wing- punch. TE 71854A-1........... David Eargle, South Carolina heelsplitter NC, SC............ Presence/absence Capture, handle, Renewal. Carolina DHEC (Lasmigona decorata). surveys and release, salvage Bureau of Water, collection of shells. Columbia, SC. relic shells. TE 05565B-1........... UT-Battelle Corp., Gray bat (Myotis Oak Ridge Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal and Oak Ridge, TN. grisescens), Indiana Reservation, surveys. or maternity Amendment. bat (M. sodalis), and Tennessee. roost caves, northern long-eared bat salvage dead (M. septentrionalis). bats, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, and wing- punch. TE 65968A-1........... Richard J. Dickey, Alabama pearlshell AL, FL, GA........ Presence/absence Capture, identify, Renewal and Tallahassee, FL. (Margaritifera surveys. and release. Amendment. marrianae), Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis), fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii), fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi), southern sandshell (Hamiota australis), Suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri), and tapered pigtoe (Fusconaia burkei). TE 37219B-1........... Roger W. Perry, Gray bat (Myotis AR, LA, OK, TX.... Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Amendment. USDA Forest grisescens), Indiana surveys and or maternity Service, Hot bat (M. sodalis), and studies to roost caves, Springs, AR. northern long-eared bat document habitat salvage dead (M. septentrionalis). use. bats, capture with mist nets, handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, wing-punch, and selectively euthanize. TE 79580A-3........... Jason M. Butler, Indiana bat (Myotis VA................ Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Amendment. Midway, KY. sodalis) and northern surveys. or maternity long-eared bat (M. roost caves, septentrionalis). salvage dead bats, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio- tag. [[Page 49846]] TE 034476-4........... Florida Forest Red-cockaded woodpecker Blackwater River Population Install artificial Renewal and Service, (Picoides borealis). State Forest, management and nest cavities and Amendment. Blackwater Florida. monitoring. restrictors, Forestry Center, monitor nest Milton, FL. cavities, capture, band, and translocate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Act. Dated: September 7, 2017. Aaron L. Valenta, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2017-23390 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P