[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 32686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12895]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2013-N127; FXES11130300000F3-234-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 (USFWS), 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 and
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 July 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Mandell, (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
address shown in ADDRESSES.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE06873B.
Applicant: Drew R. Carson, Cincinnati, OH.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and Gray bats (Myotis grisescens)
throughout the range of the species in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
and Tennessee. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement
of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07292B.
Applicant: Matthew J. Clement, U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, MD.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are
for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the
wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07293B.
Applicant: Daniel J. Call, Dubuque, IA.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), winged mapleleaf mussel
(Quadrula fragosa), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Scaleshell
(Leptodea leptodon), Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), and Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta) within the Upper Mississippi River, Pool 12
(Illinois). The proposed activity is for the recovery and enhancement
of survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07294B.
Applicant: Ecological Specialties, LLC, Symsonia, KY.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus), Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Sanborn's
long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris sanborni (=yerbabuenae)) throughout the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE07295B.
Applicant: Blue Creek Wind Farm, LLC, Van Wert, OH.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harm, harass, kill)
Indiana bats in Paulding and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. Proposed
activities include a research study of methods to reduce bat fatality
rates and a study of the meteorological conditions associated with
casualty rates at the Blue Creek Wind Farm. Proposed activities are
aimed at conservation of the species through reduction of impacts at
wind energy facilities.
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: May 24, 2013.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-12895 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 a.m.]
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