# Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications
**AGENCY:**
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
**SUMMARY:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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 July 25, 2019.
**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. Submit a request for a copy of such documents to Karen Marlowe (see *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* ).
*Submitting Comments:* If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by one of the following methods:
• *U.S. mail or hand-delivery:* U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
• *Email: [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* .
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, 404-679-7097 (telephone), *[email protected]* (email), or 404-679-7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
**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 that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA's definition of “take” 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 conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) 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**
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. 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.
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 application No. | Applicant | Species/numbers | Location | Activity | Type of take | Permit action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TE 30127D-0 | National Park Service, Asheville, NC | Cumberland elktoe (
), spectaclecase (
), dromedary pearlymussel (
), Cumberlandian combshell (
), oyster mussel (
), tan riffleshell (
), pink mucket (
), Alabama lampmussel (
), littlewing pearlymussel (
), clubshell (
), fluted kidneyshell (
), and Cumberland bean (
) | Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River, Kentucky and Tennessee | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, identify, and release | New. |
| TE 33227D-0 | Jason Wisniewski, Mt. Juliet, TN | Cumberland elktoe (
), Appalachian elktoe (
), fat threeridge (
), spectaclecase (
), fanshell
), dromedary pearlymussel (
), Altamaha spinymussel (
), Chipola slabshell (
), Purple bankclimber (
), Cumberlandian combshell (
), oyster mussel (
), Curtis pearlymussel (
), yellow blossom (
), tan riffleshell (
), upland combshell (
), purple cat's paw (
), white catspaw (
), southern acornshell (
), southern combshell (
), green blossom (
), northern riffleshell (
), tubercled blossom (
), snuffbox mussel (
), turgid blossom (
), shiny pigtoe (
), finerayed pigtoe (
), cracking pearlymussel (
), pink mucket (
), finelined pocketbook (
), shinyrayed pocketbook (
), Alabama lampmussel (
), birdwing pearlymussel (
) Alabama moccasinshell (
), Coosa moccasinshell (
), Gulf moccasinshell (
), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (
), Suwannee moccasinshell (
), ring pink (
), littlewing pearlymussel (
), white wartyback (
), orangefoot pimpleback (
), sheepnose mussel (
), clubshell (
), southern clubshell (
), southern pigtoe (
), Cumberland pigtoe (
), Georgia pigtoe (
), rough pigtoe (
), oval pigtoe (
), slabside pearlymussel (
), triangular kidneyshell (
), fluted kidneyshell (
), rabbitsfoot (
), rough rabbitsfoot (
), Cumberland monkeyface (
), Appalachian monkeyface (
), pale lilliput (
), rayed bean (
), purple bean (
), and Cumberland bean (
) | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, identify, mark, and release | New. |
| TE 087191-4 | Sandhills Ecological Institute, Southern Pines, NC | Red-cockaded woodpecker (
) | North Carolina, South Carolina | Research on avian keratin disorder | Buccal and cloacal swabbing and salvage of dead specimens | Amendment. |
| TE 64393C-1 | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., Raleigh, NC | Gray bat (
), Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
) | Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming | Presence/absence surveys and population monitoring | Capture with mist nets, handle, identify, band, and radio-tag | Amendment. |
| TE 88778B-1 | John Lamb, Arnold Air Force Base, TN | Gray bat (
), Indiana bat (
), and northern long-eared bat (
) | Tennessee | Presence/absence surveys and population monitoring | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio-tag, collect hair samples, light-tag, wing-punch, and salvage | Renewal. |
| TE 063179-7 | Linda Edwards, Atlanta, GA | Mussels: Cumberland elktoe (
), Appalachian elktoe (
), spectaclecase (
), fanshell (
), dromedary pearlymussel (
), Cumberland clubshell (
), oyster mussel (
), yellow blossom (
), tan riffleshell (
), upland combshell (
), southern acornshell (
), green blossom (
), tubercled blossom (
), snuffbox mussel (
), turgid blossom (
), shiny pigtoe (
), finerayed pigtoe (
), cracking pearly mussel (
), pink mucket (
), finelined pocketbook (
), Alabama lampmussel (
), birdwing pearly mussel (
), Alabama moccasinshell (
), Coosa moccasinshell (
), ring pink (
), littlewing pearlymussel (
), white wartyback (
), orangefoot pimpleback (
), sheepnose mussel (
), clubshell (
), southern clubshell (
), southern pigtoe (
), Georgia pigtoe (
), Cumberland pigtoe (
), ovate clubshell (
), rough pigtoe (
), slabside pearlymussel (
), fat pocketbook (
), triangular kidneyshell (
), fluted kidneyshell (
), rabbitsfoot (
), rough rabbitsfoot (
), winged mapleleaf (
), Cumberland monkeyface (
), Appalachian monkeyface (
), pale lilliput (
), rayed bean (
), purple bean (
), Cumberland bean (
); | | | | |
| | | Crayfish: Nashville crayfish (
); Fish: Laurel dace (
), blue shiner (
), bluemask darter (
), Okaloosa darter (
), duskytail darter (
), Cumberland darter (
), trispot darter (
), boulder darter (
), smoky madtom (
), chucky madtom (
), pygmy madtom (
), amber darter (
), goldline darter (
), Conasauga logperch (
), snail darter (
), blackside dace (
), and Snail: Anthony's riversnail (
) | Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, identify, and release | Amendment. |
| TE 02200B-1 | Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA | (NCN) | El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico | Long-term storage and artificial propagation | Collect seeds | Amendment. |
**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.* ).
Franklin Arnold,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Southeast Region.