[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101617-101619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29568]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2024-N058; FXES11140400000-256-FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct scientific research to promote
conservation or other activities intended to enhance the propagation or
survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. 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
January 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Submit requests for copies of applications and
other information submitted with the applications to Karen Marlowe (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and comments should
specify the applicant's name and application number (e.g., Mary Smith,
ESPER0001234).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by one of the following methods:
Email (preferred method): [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.
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office,
Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, via
telephone at 404-679-7097 or via email at [email protected].
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, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and other
information submitted with the applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a), and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species
unless a federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. The
definition of ``take'' in the ESA 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
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) of the ESA 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
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. Proposed
activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.
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Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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ES68773B-1.............. Olivia Munzer; Tricolored bat North Carolina..... Presence/probable Enter hibernacula.. Renewal and
Raleigh, NC. (Perimyotis absence surveys. amendment.
subflavus).
ES48579B-5.............. Ecological Tricolored bat Throughout the Presence/probable Enter hibernacula, Renewal and
Solutions, Inc.; (Perimyotis range of the absence surveys. capture with mist amendment.
Roswell, GA. subflavus). species. nets or harp
traps, handle,
identify, band,
radio tag, and
release.
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ES059008-10............. CCR Environmental, Reptiles: Alligator Alabama, Florida, Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Inc.; Atlanta, GA. snapping turtle Georgia, Kentucky, absence surveys. and release.
(Macrochelys Louisiana,
temminckii), Pearl Mississippi, and
River map turtle Tennessee.
(Graptemys
pearlensis),
Suwannee alligator
snapping turtle
(Macrochelys
suwanniensis);
Fishes: Coal
darter (Percina
brevicauda),
frecklebelly
madtom (Noturus
munitus); Mussels:
Cumberland
moccasinshell
(Medionidus
conradicus),
oblong rocksnail
(Leptoxis
compacta),
Tennessee
clubshell
(Pleurobema
oviforme), and
Tennessee pigtoe
(Pleuronaia
barnesiana).
ES42291D-1.............. Rebecca Johansen, Duskytail darter Kentucky, Genetic analysis Capture, handle, Renewal and
Austin Peay State (Etheostoma Tennessee, and and genetic take fin clips, amendment.
University; percnurum). Virginia. monitoring of and release.
Clarksville, TN. populations.
PER0007863-1............ Jana Day; Longsolid Kentucky........... Presence/probable Capture, handle, Amendment.
Louisville, KY. (Fusconaia absence surveys. identify, and
subrotunda), round release.
hickorynut
(Obovaria
subrotunda), and
salamander mussel
(Simpsonaias
ambigua).
ES30127D-2.............. National Park Alabama lampmussel Kentucky and Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal.
Service; (Lampsilis Tennessee. absence surveys. identify, and
Asheville, NC. virescens), release.
clubshell
(Pleurobema
clava), Cumberland
bean (Villosa
trabalis),
Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta
atropurpurea),
Cumberlandian
combshell
(Epioblasma
brevidens),
dromedary
pearlymussel
(Dromus dromas),
fluted kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus
subtentus),
littlewing
pearlymussel
(Pegias fabula),
oyster mussel
(Epioblasma
capsaeformis),
pink mucket
(Lampsilis
abrupta),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), and
tan riffleshell
(Epioblasma
florentina
walkeri).
PER12698268-0........... USGS Cooperative Black-capped petrel North Carolina..... Research on at-sea Capture, handle, New.
Research Unit; (Pterodroma habitat use, band, satellite
Clemson, SC. hasitata). movement patterns, tag, collect
and migration blood, and release.
paths.
ES52113D-1.............. Devin Bingham; Gray bat (Myotis Throughout the Presence/probable Capture, handle, Renewal and
Irmo, SC. grisescens), ranges of the absence surveys. identify, band, amendment.
Indiana bat species. radio tag, and
(Myotis sodalis), release.
northern long-
eared bat (Myotis
septentrionalis),
and tricolored bat
(Perimyotis
subflavus).
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PER12889073-0........... Forrest Collins; Kemp's ridley sea Alabama............ Research on effects Insert temperature New.
Gardendale, AL. turtle of climate change and water data
(Lepidochelys on sea turtle loggers within
kempii), population nests, excavate
loggerhead sea dynamics. hatched nests,
turtle (Caretta handle dead and
caretta), and alive hatchlings
green sea turtle and eggshells.
(Chelonia mydas).
ES38642A-4.............. Avian Research and Audubon's crested Florida............ Scientific research Capture; weigh; Renewal.
Conservation caracara measure; band;
Institute, (Polyborus plancus collect feathers,
Gainesville, FL. audubonii) and blood, and egg
Everglade snail albumen; attach
kite (Rostrhamus solar-powered
sociabilis transmitters; and
plumbeus). release.
PER12962063-0........... Audubon Zoo; New Dusky gopher frog Louisiana and Disease pathogen Capture with dip New.
Orleans, LA. (Rana sevosa). Mississippi. research. nets, swab, and
collect dead or
diseased tadpoles.
ES21276D-1.............. Christopher Gray bat (Myotis Alabama, Arkansas, Presence/probable Enter hibernacula Renewal and
Carpenter; grisescens), Georgia, Illinois, absence surveys. or maternity roost amendment.
Winchester, KY. Indiana bat Indiana, Kentucky, caves, capture
(Myotis sodalis), Maryland, with mist nets and
northern long- Mississippi, harp traps,
eared bat (Myotis Missouri, North handle, identify,
septentrionalis), Carolina, Ohio, band, radio tag,
tricolored bat Pennsylvania, and release.
(Perimyotis South Carolina,
subflavus), and Tennessee,
Virginia big-eared Virginia, and West
bat (Corynorhinus Virginia.
townsendii
virginianus).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed
above in this notice, we will publish a subsequent notice in the
Federal Register. You may locate the notice announcing the permit
issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the application
number listed above in this document. Type in your search exactly as
the application number appears above, with spaces and hyphens as
necessary. For example, to find information about the potential
issuance of Permit No. PER 1234567-0, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and put ``PER 1234567-0'' in the Search field.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Christopher Cooley,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-29568 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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