[Federal Register: September 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 178)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permits.
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SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this
notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
DATES: We must receive written data or comments on these applications
at the address given below, by October 15, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these
applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of
the
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Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a
written request for a copy of such documents to the following office
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Ste 200, Atlanta, Georgia
30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis, Permit Biologist).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Davis, telephone 404/679-
4176; facsimile 404/679-7081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by
any one of the following methods. You may mail comments to the
Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic
mail (e-mail) to victoria_davis@fws.gov. Please submit electronic
comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption. Please also include your name and return
address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation
from the Service that we have received your e-mail message, contact us
directly at the telephone number listed above (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, you may hand deliver comments to
the Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES section).
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold
their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such
requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other
circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record
a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. However, we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Applicant: Abyss Marine Technologies, Huntsville, Alabama, TE092868-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify,
photograph, temporarily hold, tag, translocate, and release) the
following species: Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea),
Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), fat three-ridge (Amblema
neislerii), birdwing pearlymussel (Conradilla caelata), fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria (=irroata)), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus
dromas), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster mussel
(Epioblasma capsaeformis), yellow blossom (Epioblasma florentina
florentina), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri), upland
combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), catspaw (Epioblasma obliquata
obliquata), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern
combshell (Epioblasma penita), green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa
gubernaculum), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana),
Tubercled blossom (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), shiny pigtoe
(Fusconaia cor (=edgariana)), fine-rayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus),
cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta
(=orbiculata)), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), Alabama
lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens), birdwing pearlymussel (Conradilla
caelata), gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), Coosa moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus), ringpink (Obovaria retusa), little-wing
pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), white wartyback (Plethobasus
cicatricosus), orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus),
clubshell (Pleurobema clava), black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum),
southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), dark pigtoe (Pleurobema
furvum), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), Cumberland pigtoe
(Pleurobema gibberum), flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshallii), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum),
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema
taitianum), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus greeni), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), Cumberland
monkeyface (Quadrula intermedia), Appalachian monkeyface (Quadrula
sparsa), stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes), pale lilliput (Toxolasma
cylindrellus), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), Cumberland bean
(Villosa trabalis), Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), purple
bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis
altilis), orangenacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis), Alabama
moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus), Alabama heelsplitter (Potamilus
inflatus), Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi), Squirrel Chimney
cave shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingi), Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias
alabamae), Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri), Alabama cavefish
(Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni), boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti),
vermillion darter (Etheostoma chermocki), watercrest darter (Etheostoma
nuchale), Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae), palezone shiner (Notropis
albizonatus), Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi), blue shiner
(Cyprinella caerulea), slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi),
goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), snail darter (Percina tanasi),
American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), yellow-blotched map turtle
(Graptemys flavimaculata), ringed map turtle (Graptemys oculifera),
Alabama red-belly turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis), bog turtle (Clemmys
muhlenbergii), and flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus). The
proposed activities would take place while conducting presence/absence
surveys, population counting, and translocation activities throughout
the species ranges in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
and Tennessee.
Applicant: Warren Scott Hall, The Advent Group, Brentwood, Tennessee,
TE092860-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify,
translocate, release) the Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi) while
conducting presence/absence surveys and relocation activities in
relation to proposed construction activities. The proposed activities
would occur in the Mill Creek drainage basin in Davidson and Williamson
Counties, Tennessee.
Applicant: Marine Corps Base Camp Lajeune, John R. Townson, Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina, TE091699-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, band,
translocate, release, and monitor nests) of the red-cockaded woodpecker
(Picoides borealis) while conducting population monitoring and
management activities. The proposed activities would be carried out on
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina.
Applicant: Samuel Mason Van Hook, II, Kissimmee Valley Forester, Babson
Park, Florida, TE092854-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (harass) red-cockaded
woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) while installing insert boxes in
Kenansville, Osceola County, Florida.
Applicant: McGuire Center/University of Florida, Thomas C. Emmel,
Gainesville, Florida, TE092891-0.
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The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark,
release, recapture) Schaus' swallowtail (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus)
while conducting population monitoring. The proposed activities would
take place in the Florida Keys and South Florida mainland.
Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Brain P. Van Eerden, Charlotteville,
Virginia, TE092887-0.
The applicant requests authorization to harass the red-cockaded
woodpecker (Picoides borealis) while installing restrictor plates on
cavities and while installing artificial cavities. The proposed
activities would take place on the Piney Grove Preserve, Sussex County,
Virginia.
Applicant: Lewis & Associates LLC, Julian J. Lewis, Borden, Indiana,
TE091701-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (harass) the Kentucky
cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) while conducting presence/absence
surveys. The proposed activities would occur in Graham Springs
Groundwater Basin, Warren County, Kentucky.
Applicant: Dr. David H. Nelson, University of South Alabama, Mobile,
Alabama, TE091704-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify,
release) the Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis),
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), and gopher tortoise (Gopherus
polyphemus) while conducting scientific ecological research. The
proposed activities would occur in Mobile and Baldwin Counties,
Alabama.
Applicant: Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton, Florida, TE092912-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, transport,
hold in captivity, release) the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea) while conducting laboratory experiments to characterize the
behavioral responses to simulate longline gear. The activities would
take place in Palm Beach County and Boca Raton, Florida (Biology
Department of Florida Atlantic University) and will be released at sea
when the study is complete.
Applicant: Florida Power & Light Company, Turkey Point Power Plant,
Juno Beach, Florida, TE092945-0.
The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark,
recapture, insert chips in the tail, insert Hobotemp dataloggers in the
interior and exterior of nests, take scute samples) the American
crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) while conducting management activities.
The proposed activities would take place at Florida Power & Light
Turkey Point Power Plant cooling canals, Dade County, Florida.
Dated: August 31, 2004.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Deputy Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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