2014-06003. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.

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 April 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES:

Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: Karl Tinsley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458; or by electronic mail to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karl Tinsley, [phone].

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: TE71718A

Applicant: Steffen J. Bradley, Cincinnati, OH.

The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) within the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery of the species and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE71827A

Applicant: Benjamin T. Hale, Bloomington, IN.

The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release) Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE71680A

Applicant: Megan Caylor, Indianapolis, IN.

The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release) Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE07358A

Applicant: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.

The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release) Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 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) the following listed fish and mussel species throughout their range, within the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin:

Mussel Species
Alabama lampmussel	Lampsilis virescens.
Alabama moccasinshell	Medionidus acutissimus.
Appalachian elktoe	Alasmidonta raveneliana.
Appalachian monkeyface	Quadrula sparsa.
Arkansas fatmucket	Lampsilis powelli.
Birdwing pearlymussel	Lemiox rimosus.
Chipola slabshell	Elliptio chipolaensis.
Clubshell	Pleurobema clava.
Coosa moccasinshell	Medionidus parvulus.
Cracking pearlymussel	Hemistena lata.
Cumberland bean	Vilosa trabalis.
Cumberland elktoe	Alasmidonta atropupurea.
Cumberland monkeyface	Quadrula intermedia.
Cumberland pigtoe	Pleurobema gibberum.
Cumberland combshell	Epioblasma brevidens.
Curtis pearlymussel	Epioblasma florentina curtisii,
Dromedary pearlymussel	Dromus dromas.
Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria.
Fat pocketbook	Potamilus capax.
Fat three-ridge	Amblema neislerii.
Fine-lined pocketbook	Hamiota altilis.
Finerayed pigtoe	Fusconaia cuneolus.
Fluted kidneyshell	Ptychobrachus subtentum.
Georgia pigtoe	Pleurobema hanleyianum.
Gulf moccasinshell	Medionidus penicillatus.
Higgins' eye pearlymussel	Lampsilis higginsii.
Littlewing pearlymussel	Pegias fabula.
Northern riffleshell	Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Ochlockonee moccasinshell	Medionidus simpsonianus.
Orange-footed pimpleback	Plethobasus cooperianus.
Ouachita Rock pocketbook	Arkansia wheeleri.
Oval pigtoe	Pleurobema pyriforme.
Ovate clubshell	Pleurobema perovatum.
Oyster musselshell	Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Pale lillput	Toxolasma cylindrellus.
Pink mucket pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta.
Purple bankclimber	Elliptoideus sloatianus.
Purple bean	Vilosa purpurea.
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel	Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
Rayed bean	Villosa fabalis.
Rink pink	Obovaria retusa.
Rough pigtoe	Pleurobema plenum.
Rough rabbitsfoot	Quadrula cylindrical strigillata.
Shiny pigtoe	Fusconaia cor.
Shiny-rayed pocketbook	Lampsilis subangulata.
Slabside pearlymussel	Lexingtonia dolabelloides.
Snuffbox	Epioblasma triquetra.
Southern acornshell	Epioblasma othcaloogensis.
Southern clubshell	Pleurobema decisum.
Southern pigtoe	Pleurobema georgianum.
Tan riffleshell	Epioblasma florentina walkeri.
Triangular kidneyshell	Ptychobrachus greeni.
Upland combshell	Epioblasma metrastriata.
White cat's paw pearlymussel	Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua.
White wartyback	Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Winged mapleleaf	Quadrula fragosa.
Fish Species
Shortnose sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum.
Blue shiner	Cyprinella caerulea.
Cherokee darter	Etheostoma scotti.
Etowah darter	Etheostoma etowahae.
Amber darter	Percina antesella.
Goldline darter	Percina aurolineata.
Conasauga logperch	Percina jenkinsi.
Snail darter	Percina tanasi.

Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE15027A

Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Columbus, OH.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture and release) Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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: TE94321A

Applicant: Brian J. O'Neill, Deerfield, IL.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture and release) the following listed fish and mussel species throughout their range, within the States of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin:

Fish Species
Palezone shiner	Notropis albizonatus
Blackside dace	Phoxinus cumberlandensis
Relict darter	Etheostoma chienense
Tuxedo darter	Etheostoma lemniscatun.
Cumberland darter	Etheostoma susanae.
Scioto madtom	Noturus trautmani.
Pallid sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus.
Mussel Species
Cumberland elktoe	Alasmidonta atropupurea.
Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria.
Dromedary pearlymussel	Dromus dromas.
Cumberland combshell	Epioblasma brevidens.
Oyster mussel	Epioblasma capsaeformis.
Tan riffleshell	Epioblasma florentina walkeri.
Purple cat's paw	Epioblasma obliquata obliquata.
White cat's paw	Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua.
Northern riffleshell	Epioblasma torulosa rangiana.
Tubercled blossom	Epioblasma torulosa torulosa.
Cracking pearlymussel	Hemistena lata.
Pink mucket pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta.
Higgins' eye pearlymussel	Lampsilis higginsii.
Scaleshell	Leptodea leptodon.
Ring pink	Obovaria retusa.
Littlewing pearlymussel	Pegias fabula.
White wartyback	Plethobasus cicatricosus.
Orangefoot pimpleback	Plethobasus cooperianus.
Clubshell	Pleurobema clava.
Rough pigtoe	Pleurobema plenum.
Fat pocketbook	Potamilus capax.
Winged mapleleaf	Quadrula fragosa.
Cumberland bean	Villosa trabalis.
Sheepnose	Plethobasus cyphyus.
Snuffbox	Epioblasma triquetra.
Spectaclecase	Cumberlandia monodonta.
Rabbitsfoot	Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica.
Rayed bean	Villosa fabalis.

Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE120259

Applicant: Missouri Department of Conservation, Chillicothe, Missouri.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and release, temporarily hold for propagation) pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River, including its tributaries, the Upper Mississippi River and Grand River within the State of Missouri, and the Kansas River within the State of Kansas. Activities will be conducted in conjunction with long-term population assessment and recovery work. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE89557A

Applicant: URS Corporation, Cleveland, OH.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture and release) the following endangered mussel species within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wisconsin:

Clubshell	Pleurobema clava
Sheepnose	Plethobasus cyphyus
Spectaclecase	Cumberlandia monodonta
Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria
Snuffbox	Epioblasma triquetra
Higgins' eye pearlymussel	Lampsilis higginsii
Fat pocketbook	Potamilus capax
Pink mucket pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta
Rabbitsfoot	Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica
Northern riffleshell	Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Purple cat's paw	Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
White cat's paw	Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua
Orangefoot pimpleback	Plethobasus cooperianus
Speckled pocketbook	Lampsilis streckeri
Scaleshell	Leptodea leptodon
Neosho mucket	Lampsilis rafinesqueana
Oval pigtoe	Pleurobema pyriforme
Fat three-ridge	Amblema neislerii
Gulf moccasinshell	Medionidus penicillatus
Rayed bean	Villosa fabalis

Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE43605A

Applicant: Daniel R. Cox, Streator, IL.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture and release) Indiana bats and northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) within the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 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: TE06845A

Applicant: Bernardin, Lochmueller, and Associates, Inc., Evansville, IN.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendment, to take (capture and release) Indiana bats and gray bats within the States of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE10891A

Applicant: Illinois State Museum Research and Collection Center, Dr. Everett Cashatt, P.I., Springfield, IL.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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: TE38856A

Applicant: Skelly & Loy, Inc., Harrisburg, PA.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture and release) the Indiana bat, gray bat, and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), throughout the range of the species within the States of Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE62311A

Applicant: Mary B. Gilmore, Cincinnati, OH.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) Indiana bats throughout the range of the species within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE27915B

Applicant: Wildlife Specialists, LLC., Wellsboro, PA.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) Indiana bats within the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed activities are for the recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Application Number: TE71737A

Applicant: Roger A. Klocek, Oak Brook, IL.

The applicant requests a permit renewal, with amendments, to take (capture and release) Higgins' eye pearlymussel, spectaclecase, sheepnose, and snuffbox mussels within the States of Illinois and Iowa. Proposed activities are for the recovery of the species and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

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: March 3, 2014.

Lynn M. Lewis,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.