# 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, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments 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 December 3, 2021.
**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:* 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 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. With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. 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 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 were a permit not issued. 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 | Applicant | Species | Location | Activity | Type of take | Permit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TE 25612A-2 | Stephen Samoray, Nashville, TN | Gray bat (
), Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
),Ozark big-eared bat (
(=
)
), and Virginia big-eared bat (
(=
)
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, 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 | Presence/absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio-tag, light-tag, swab, wing-punch, and collect hair samples | Renewal. |
| TE 06337C-1 | Zachary Loughman, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV | Big Sandy crayfish (
), Guyandotte River crayfish (
) | Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia | Development of genetic management plan and study of movements in response to anthropogenic structures and activities | Collect gill samples and radio-tag | Amendment. |
| TE 834070-4 | Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA | Red wolf (
) | Washington | Study genetic predisposition to hyperthermia | Collect tissues from deceased individuals | Amendment. |
| TE 114069-4 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL | Florida semaphore cactus (
) | Biscayne National Park, Florida | Artificial propagation and research | Collect seeds and cuttings | Amendment. |
| TE 079972-4 | Eric Baka, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Pineville, LA | Red-cockaded woodpecker (
) | Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas | Population management and monitoring | Capture, band, monitor nest cavities, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, and translocate | Renewal. |
| TE 86220A-3 | Jaret Daniels, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL | Miami blue butterfly (
(
)
), Schaus swallowtail butterfly (
) | Florida | Propagation for research and reintroduction | Capture with hand-nets, mark, collect eggs and larvae, take wing fragments, and release | Renewal/Amendment. |
| PER 0012943 | Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, San Antonio, TX | Silver rice rat (
) | Naval Air Station Key West, Florida | Population status survey | Capture and release | New. |
| PER 0013650 | Bureau of Land Management-Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ONA, Jupiter, FL | Florida perforate cladonia (
) | Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida | Genetic research | Collect thalli | New. |
| TE 091705-4 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC | var.
and | Federal lands in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia | Ex situ seed banking, artificial propagation, conservation research, educational display, and genetic analyses | Collection of seeds, sporocarps, and cuttings | Renewal. |
| PER 0013669 | Alyssa Jones, Huntington, WV | Mussels: Clubshell (
), cracking pearlymussel (
), Cumberland combshell (
), dromedary pearlymussel (
), fanshell (
), fat pocketbook (
), James spinymussel (
), northern riffleshell (
), oyster mussel (
), pink mucket (
), rabbitsfoot (
), rayed bean (
), ring pink (
), rough pigtoe (
), sheepnose (
), snuffbox (
), and spectaclecase (
); rusty patched bumble bee (
); and Roanoke logperch (
) | Mussels: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; Rusty patch bumble bee: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; Roanoke logperch: North Carolina and Virginia | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, and release | New. |
| TE 83013B-1 | Kathleen McDaniel, Syracuse, NY | Indiana bat (
) and northern long-eared bat (
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 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 | Presence/absence surveys, population monitoring, and studies to document habitat use | Enter hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio-tag, and collect hair samples | Renewal. |
| TE 02166C-2 | Zoe Bryant, Medford, NJ | Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
), and gray bat (
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, 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 | Presence/absence surveys | Capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio-tag | Renewal. |
| TE 007748-6 | USDA Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest, Pineville, LA | Red-cockaded woodpecker (
), Louisiana pinesnake (
), and Louisiana pearlshell (
) | Red-cockaded woodpecker: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Louisiana pinesnake: Louisiana and Texas; Louisiana pearlshell: Louisiana | Population management and monitoring; presence/absence surveys; captive propagation and reintroduction; disease surveillance; research on range, habitat, behavior, and management requirements; and genetic analyses | Red-cockaded woodpecker: Capture, band, monitor nest cavities, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, translocate, and recapture; Louisiana pine snake: Capture, handle, measure, weigh, sex via cloacal probe or everting hemipenes, PIT-tag, scale-clip, cauterize, swab, gastric wash, and hold temporarily in captivity to collect samples (blood, fecal, and shed skin); Louisiana pearlshell: Capture, handle, and release | Renewal/Amendment. |
| TE 136808-4 | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, FL | Olive ridley sea turtle (
), green sea turtle (
), hawksbill sea turtle (
), loggerhead sea turtle (
), leatherback sea turtle (
), Kemp's ridley sea turtle (
) | Florida | Research on survival of rehabilitated turtles and on microbial changes as a result of treatment | Collect blood, cloacal specimens, colonic specimens, and mesenchymal stem cells; PIT-tag; flipper tag; and attach satellite transmitter prior to release | Renewal/Amendment. |
| TE 125557-3 | Barbara Allen, Mobile, AL | Alabama beach mouse (
) and Perdido Key beach mouse (
) | Alabama | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, mark, examine, and release | Renewal. |
| PER 0018443 | US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS | Fish: Pallid sturgeon (
); Mussels: Fat threeridge (
), Chipola slabshell (
), purple bankclimber (
), shinyrayed pocketbook (
), pink mucket (
), orangefoot pimpleback (
), sheepnose (
), oval pigtoe (
), fat pocketbook (
), Alabama heelsplitter (=inflated) (
), and rabbitsfoot (
) | Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia | Presence/absence surveys and population monitoring | Pallid sturgeon: Capture, handle, PIT-tag, insert internal or external telemetry tag, and release; Mussels: Capture, handle, and release | New. |
| PER 0018626 | Timothy Black, Wake Forest, NC | Florida bonneted bat (
), Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
), gray bat (
), and Virginia big-eared bat (
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee | Presence/absence surveys and counts | Use of unmanned aircraft systems to assist survey efforts | New. |
| TE 56588D-2 | Martin Melville, Marietta, GA | Reptiles: Eastern indigo snake (
); Amphibians: reticulated flatwoods salamander (
) and frosted flatwoods salamander (
); Fish: Carolina madtom (
), Cape Fear shiner (
), Roanoke logperch (
), and Waccamaw silverside (
); and Mussels: James spinymussel (
) | Georgia and North Carolina | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, identify, and release | Amendment. |
| TE 061005-3 | International Carnivorous Plant Society, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA | Godfrey's butterwort (
), Alabama cane break pitcher (
ssp.
), green pitcher-plant (
), and Mountain sweet pitcher-plant (
ssp.
) | California | Interstate commerce | Sell in interstate commerce | Renewal. |
| TE 156392-4 | Skybax Ecological Services, LLC, Berea, KY | Gray bat (
), Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
), and Virginia big-eared bat (
) | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, 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 | Presence/absence surveys and population monitoring | Enter hibernacula and maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio-tag, and collect hair | Renewal. |
| TE 60238B-1 | Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, GA | Blue shiner (
), Etowah darter (
etowahae), Cherokee darter (
), trispot darter (
), amber darter (
), goldline darter (
), and Conasauga logperch (
) | Georgia and Tennessee | Presence/absence surveys | Capture, handle, fin-clip, and release | Renewal/Amendment. |
| TE 178815-1 | Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, KY | Spectaclecase (mussel) (
), oyster mussel (
), tan riffleshell (
(=
)) snuffbox mussel (
), birdwing pearlymussel (
), slabside pearlymussel (
), fluted kidneyshell (
), rough rabbitsfoot (
), Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (
), rayed bean (
), and Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (
) | Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia | Captive propagation, research, and reintroduction | Capture, handle, transport, propagate, tag, release, and salvage relict shells | Renewal/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.* ).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services.