Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 18, 2009 / Notices 11599 

Dated: March 9, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E9–5960 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310-55-S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N0055; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

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, 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 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Regional Director, Attn: Peter 

Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; 

electronic mail, permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender, (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 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. When submitting 

comments, please refer to the 

appropriate permit application number. 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number TE206783 

Applicant: Marlo Perdicas, 

Marshallville, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

(Myotis sodalis) and gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) across the range of the 

species for the purpose of population 

monitoring and conservation, habitat 

management, and data collection for 

monitoring of white nose syndrome. 

Proposed activities are for the purpose 

of enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE206781 

Applicant: Ecological Specialists, Inc., 

O’Fallon, Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell 

(Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook 

(Potamilus capax), Higgins’ eye 

pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), 

northern riffleshell (Epioblasma 

torulosa rangiana), orange-foot 

pimpleback pearlymussel (Plethobasus 

cooperianus), pink mucket 

pearlymussel (Lampsilis abrupta), and 

scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon),; to take 

(capture and relocate) Higgins’ eye 

pearlymussel; and to take (collect dead 

specimens, capture and release) winged 

mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa) to 

determine presence or absence of the 

species and to relocate individuals that 

may be in danger of injury or stranding. 

Proposed activities are aimed at 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE206778 

Applicant: Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Twin Cities, 

Minnesota. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release, 

capture and relocate) Higgins’ eye 

pearlymussel and winged mapleleaf 

mussel throughout the States of Illinois, 

Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for 

scientific study in the interest of 

recovery of the species. Activities 

include population monitoring and 

assessment, relocation, and mussel 

propagation activities at the Genoa 

National Fish Hatchery and in 

conjunction with State partners. 

Activities are for the enhancement of 

propagation and survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207149 

Applicant: Sarah Bradley, Salem, 

Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

and gray bats throughout the Mark 

Twain National Forest and adjoining 

properties. Studies include presence or 

absence surveys, studies to document 

habitat use, and population monitoring 

for enhancement of recovery and 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207150 

Applicant: Bradley Steffen, Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

and gray bats throughout the range of 

the species. The activities proposed 

under this permit application include 

presence or absence surveys, studies to 

document habitat use, population 

monitoring, and evaluation of potential 

impacts of proposed projects. Activities 

are proposed for enhancement of the 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207154 

Applicant: Michigan Department of 

Natural Resources, Lansing, Michigan. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take Karner blue butterflies within the 

State of Michigan on State-owned lands. 

Take will occur during the 

implementation of land management 

practices designed to maximize the 

suitability of habitat for the species that 

may incidentally take a limited number 

of individual eggs, larvae, or adult 

butterflies, but will result in an increase 

in population numbers overall. 

Activities are proposed to enhance the 

recovery and survival of the species in 

the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207178 

Applicant: Amy Halsall, Woodridge, 

Illinois. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

within Illinois and Indiana. Proposed 

activities include presence or absence 

surveys, studies to document habitat 

use, population monitoring, and 

evaluation of project impacts in the 

interest of recovery and enhancement of 

the survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207180 

Applicant: Division of Wildlife, Ohio 

Department of Natural Resources, 

Columbus, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture, breed, and release) Karner 

blue butterflies within the States of 

Ohio and Michigan. Activities include 

captive rearing at the Toledo Zoo and 

reintroduction of reared stock into the 

Oak Openings of Lucas County, Ohio. 

Activities are aimed at recovery and 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207191 

Applicant: Natural Resources Research 

Institute, University of Minnesota, 

Duluth, Minnesota. 


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The applicant requests a permit take 

(capture, handle, and release) Canada 

lynx (Lynx canadensis) throughout the 

State of Minnesota. Proposed activities 

include evaluation of population health, 

habitat use, and survival. These 

proposed activities are aimed at 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207523 

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy in 

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take Mitchell’s satyr butterfly 

(Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) in 

Michigan for the purpose of population 

monitoring, evaluation of habitat 

suitability and habitat management to 

promote recovery of the species. 

Proposed activities are aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207526 

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Columbia Environmental Science 

Center, Columbia, Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take the following fish species: Pallid 

Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), 

Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka), and 

Neosho Madtom (Noturus placidus). 

Proposed activities include capture and 

release, propagation activities, 

population studies, and scientific 

research related to recovery of the 

species. Activities are aimed at 

enhancement of propagation and 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number TE207560 

Applicant: Merrill Tawse, Mansfield, 

Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

within Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Proposed activities include presence or 

absence surveys, studies to document 

habitat use, and population monitoring 

in the interest of recovery and 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We solicit 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, e-mail 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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the activities 

proposed in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

[FR Doc. E9–5804 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N0013]; [30120–1113– 

0000–C4] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 5-Year Reviews 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; 

request for information on nine listed 

Midwestern species. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), initiate 5- 

year reviews of two threatened species 

(prairie bush-clover and Mead’s 

milkweed) and seven endangered 

species [Scioto madtom, purple cat’s 

paw pearlymussel, winged mapleleaf 

(mussel), Tumbling Creek cavesnail, 

Karner blue butterfly, Mitchell’s satyr 

butterfly, and Michigan monkey-flower] 

under the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (Act). We request any 

new information on each species that 

may have a bearing on its classification 

as endangered or threatened. Based on 

the results of these 5-year reviews, we 

will make a finding on whether these 

species are properly classified under the 

Act. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct these reviews, we must receive 

your information no later than May 18, 

2009. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to 

submit information and review the 

information that we receive on these 

species, see ‘‘Public Solicitation of New 

Information.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the appropriate person 

under ‘‘Public Solicitation of New 

Information.’’ Individuals who are 

hearing impaired or speech impaired 

may call the Federal Relay Service at 

800–877–8337 for TTY (telephone 

typewriter or teletypewriter) assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

initiate 5-year reviews of the threatened 

prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza 

leptostachya) and threatened Mead’s 

milkweed (Asclepias meadii), as well as 

the endangered Scioto madtom (Noturus 

trautmani), purple cat’s paw 

pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata 

obliquata), winged mapleleaf (mussel) 

(Quadrula fragosa), Tumbling Creek 

cavesnail (Antrobia culveri), Karner blue 

butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis), 

Mitchell’s satyr butterfly (Neonympha 

mitchellii mitchellii), and Michigan 

monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. 

michiganensis), under the Act. 

We request any new information on 

each species that may have a bearing on 

its classification as endangered or 

threatened. Based on the results of these 

5-year reviews, we will make a finding 

on whether these species are properly 

classified under the Act. 

Why Do We Conduct a 5-Year Review? 

Under the Act, we maintain the List 

of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plant Species (List) at 50 CFR 17.11 

and 17.12. We amend the List by 

publishing final rules in the Federal 

Register. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act 

requires that we conduct a review of 

listed species at least once every 5 years. 

Section 4(c)(2)(B) requires that we 

determine (1) Whether a species no 

longer meets the definition of 

threatened or endangered and should be 

removed from the List (delisted); (2) 

whether a species more properly meets 

the definition of threatened and should 

be reclassified from endangered to 

threatened; or (3) whether a species 

more properly meets the definition of 

endangered and should be reclassified 

from threatened to endangered. Using 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available, a species will be considered 

for delisting if the data substantiate that 

the species is neither endangered nor 

threatened for one or more of the 

following reasons: (1) The species is 

considered extinct; (2) the species is 

considered to be recovered; and/or (3) 

the original data available when the 

species was listed, or the interpretation 


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