[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15593-15597] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-07434] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2018-N021; FXES11140400000-189-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 [[Page 15594]] 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 May 11, 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: 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities 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 37490B-1..................... Melissa Littrell, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture with mist Renewal. Lexington, KY. grisescens), Georgia, surveys. nets or harp Indiana bat (M. Illinois, traps, handle, sodalis), Indiana, identify, collect northern long- Kentucky, hair samples, eared bat (M. Mississippi, swab, band, radio- septentrionalis). Missouri, North tag, and wing- Carolina, Ohio, punch. South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. TE 37492B-1..................... Anthony Grow, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula, Renewal. Memphis, TN. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys. capture with mist Indiana bat (M. Delaware, nets or harp sodalis), District of traps, handle, northern long- Columbia, identify, band, eared bat (M. Florida, Georgia, and radio-tag. septentrionalis). 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. TE 37663B-1..................... Rebecca Ijames, Gray bat (Myotis Indiana, Kentucky, Presence/absence Capture with mist Renewal Central City, KY. grisescens), Missouri, Ohio, surveys. nets, handle, Indiana bat (M. and Tennessee. identify, band, sodalis), and radio-tag. northern long- eared bat (M. septentrionalis). [[Page 15595]] TE 022468-5..................... Endangered Species Red-cockaded North Carolina.... Population Capture, band, Renewal. Branch, woodpecker management and construct, and Department of (Picoides monitoring. monitor Defense, Ft. borealis). artificial nest Bragg, NC. cavities and restrictors, and translocate. TE 119937-4..................... Susan Loeb, U.S. Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal. Forest Service, grisescens), Georgia, surveys, studies or maternity Clemson, SC. Indiana bat (M. Kentucky, to document roost caves, sodalis), Missouri, North habitat use, and salvage dead northern long- Carolina, Ohio, population bats, capture eared bat (M. South Carolina, monitoring. with mist nets or septentrionalis). Tennessee, harp traps, Virginia, and handle, identify, West Virginia. collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, and wing- punch. TE 21809A-2..................... Monica Folk, Red-cockaded Alabama, Arkansas, Population Red-cockaded Renewal and Kissimmee, FL. woodpecker Florida, Georgia, management and woodpecker: Amendment. (Picoides Louisiana, monitoring. Capture, band, borealis), Mississippi, construct, and Florida scrub jay Missouri, North monitor (Aphelocoma Carolina, and artificial nest coerulescens). South Carolina. cavities and restrictors, and translocate; Florida scrub jay: Capture, band, and monitor nests. TE 48049B-1..................... Kathryn Indiana bat Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula, Renewal. Cunningham, (Myotis sodalis), Connecticut, surveys and salvage dead Garner, NC. northern long- Delaware, population bats, capture eared bat (M. Georgia, monitoring. with mist nets or septentrionalis). Illinois, harp traps, Indiana, Iowa, handle, identify, Kansas, Kentucky, band, and radio Louisiana, Maine, tag. 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. TE 73104C-0..................... Clyde Sorenson, Rhus michauxii Fort Bragg and Pollination Remove and reduce New North Carolina (Michaux's Camp Mackall, ecology, genetic to possession State University, sumac), North Carolina. diversity, seed (collect) stems, Raleigh, NC. Lysimachia set, and leaves, flowers, asperulaefolia viability studies. pollen, nectar, (rough-leaved inflorescences, loosestrife), and seeds. Schwalbea americana (American chaffseed). TE 088889-3..................... The Nature Red-cockaded Disney Wilderness Population Red-cockaded Renewal. Conservancy, woodpecker Preserve, Florida. management and woodpecker: Kissimmee, FL. (Picoides monitoring. Capture, band, borealis), construct, and Florida scrub jay monitor (Aphelocoma artificial nest coerulescens). cavities and restrictors, and translocate; Florida scrub jay: Capture, band, and monitor nests. [[Page 15596]] TE 108990-4..................... Ronald Spears, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal. Littleton, CO. grisescens), Connecticut, surveys. or maternity Indiana bat (M. Delaware, roost caves, sodalis), Florida, Georgia, salvage dead northern long- Illinois, bats, capture eared bat (M. Indiana, Iowa, with mist nets or septentrionalis). Kansas, Kentucky, harp traps, Louisiana, Maine, handle, identify, Massachusetts, band, and radio Michigan, tag. 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, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. TE 237548-3..................... Tom Counts, Gray bat (Myotis Alabama........... Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal. Tuscumbia, AL. grisescens), surveys, studies or maternity Indiana bat (M. to document roost caves, sodalis), habitat use, and salvage, capture northern long- population with mist nets or eared bat (M. monitoring. harp traps, septentrionalis). handle, identify, collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, and wing- punch. TE 73593C-0..................... Cody Parks, Rock Northern long- Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/absence Capture with mist New. Hill, SC. eared bat (Myotis Connecticut, surveys. nets, handle, septentrionalis). Delaware, identify, band, Georgia, and radio-tag. 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. TE 237549-2..................... Cory Holliday, Gray bat (Myotis Tennessee......... Presence/absence Enter hibernacula Renewal and Gainesboro, TN. grisescens), surveys, studies or maternity Amendment. Indiana bat (M. to document roost caves, sodalis), and habitat use, salvage dead northern long- population bats, capture eared bat (M. monitoring, and with mist nets or septentrionalis). white-nose harp traps, syndrome handle, identify, surveillance. collect hair samples, band, radio-tag, light- tag, swab, and wing-punch. [[Page 15597]] TE 65550A-2..................... Dale Gawlik, American wood Florida........... Research on Capture, band, and Amendment. Florida Atlantic stork (Mycteria differences in collect feathers. University, Boca americana). nestling health Raton, FL. and survival based upon prey selection. TE 27608B-1..................... McGehee Gray bat (Myotis Alabama........... Presence/absence Enter hibernacula, Renewal. Engineering grisescens), surveys and capture with mist Corp., Jasper, AL. Indiana bat (M. population nets or harp sodalis), and monitoring. traps, handle, northern long- identify, band, eared bat (M. and radio-tag. septentrionalis). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA. Todd Hopkins, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2018-07434 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P