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Applicant Permit No. Permit 

issuance date 

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Inc ................................................................................................................................ 31693C 10/19/2017 

Disney’s Animal Kingdom ........................................................................................................................................ 30605C 9/12/2017 

Dallas World Aquarium ............................................................................................................................................ 15974C 10/19/2017 

Feld Entertainment, Inc ........................................................................................................................................... 30596C 10/19/2017 

Palfam Ranch Management LLC ............................................................................................................................ 64738A 10/12/2017 

Amanda Henson ...................................................................................................................................................... 32538C 11/01/2017 

Duke Lemur Center ................................................................................................................................................. 27453C 10/31/17 

Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society ........................................................................................................... 39618C 11/6/2017 

Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the ESA, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Joyce Russell, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28387 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2017–N162; 

FXES11130300000–189–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for a permit to conduct activities 

intended to enhance the propagation or 

survival of endangered or threatened 

species. Federal law prohibits certain 

activities with endangered species 

unless a permit is obtained. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before February 2, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: 

Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by 

electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

Requesting Copies of Applications or 

Public Comments: Copies of 

applications or public comments 

concerning any of the applications in 

this notice may be obtained 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, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552): Regional Director, Attn: Carlita 

Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Ecological Services, 5600 American 

Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 

55437–1458. 

Submitting Comments: You may 

submit comments by one of the 

following methods. Please specify 

applicant name(s) and application 

number(s) to which your comments 

pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX). 

• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

Please indicate the respective permit 

number (e.g., Application No. 

TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your 

email message. 

• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: 

Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343; 

permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on the following 

applications for a permit to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

or threatened species. Federal law 

prohibits certain activities with 

endangered species unless a permit is 

obtained. 

Background 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 

ESA), prohibits certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless the activities are specifically 

authorized by a Federal permit. The 

ESA and our implementing regulations 

in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for 

the issuance of such permits and require 

that we invite public comment before 

issuing permits for activities involving 

endangered species. 

A permit granted by us under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the 

permittee to conduct activities with U.S. 

endangered or threatened species for 

scientific purposes, enhancement of 

propagation or survival, or interstate 

commerce (the latter only in the event 

that it facilitates scientific purposes or 

enhancement of propagation or 

survival). Our regulations implementing 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Please refer to the permit number when 

you submit comments. Documents and 

other information the applicants have 

submitted with the applications are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Permit Applications 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. 


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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action 

TE35518B ...... Jeremy 

Sheets, 

Plymouth, 

IN.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), 

gray bat (M. grisescens), 

northern long-eared bat 

(M. septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii 

virginianus).

Rangewide ........ Conduct presence/absence 

surveys, document habitat 

use, conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate impacts.

Add new activity—band—to 

existing authorized activities: Capture, handle, 

mist-net, radio-tag, release.

Amend, renew. 

TE85232B ...... Zachary Kaiser, Independence, 

MO.

Add gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat 

(M. sodalis), northern 

long-eared bat (M. 

septentrionalis).

Rangewide ........ Conduct presence/absence 

surveys, document habitat 

use, conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, mist-net, 

radio-tag, light-tag, band, 

wing biopsy, collect tissue 

and hair samples, release, 

salvage.

Amend. 

TE38769A ...... Sarah Bradley, Salem, 

MO.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), 

gray bat (M. grisescens), 

northern long-eared bat 

(M. septentrionalis).

Missouri ............. Conduct presence/absence 

surveys, document habitat 

use, conduct population 

monitoring, evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, mist-net, 

harp trap, radio-tag, band, 

release, enter hibernacula.

Renew. 

TE106220 ...... Brianne Walters, Indiana 

State University Bat 

Center, 

Terre 

Haute, IN.

Add gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat 

(M. sodalis), northern 

long-eared bat (M. 

septentrionalis).

Rangewide ........ Research, conduct presence/absence surveys, 

document habitat use, 

conduct population monitoring, evaluate impacts.

Add new activities—harp 

trap, wing biopsy, collect 

tissue and hair samples, 

salvage, and enter 

hibernac-ula—to existing 

authorized activities: Capture, handle, mist-net, 

radio-tag, band, release.

Amend, renew. 

Public Availability of 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 in response to this 

notice are available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. 

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. 

Contents of Public Comments 

Please make your comments as 

specific as possible. Please confine your 

comments to issues for which we seek 

comments in this notice, and explain 

the basis for your comments. Include 

sufficient information with your 

comments to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

Next Steps 

If the Service decides to issue permits 

to any of the applicants listed in this 

notice, we will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Authority 

Section 10 of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.). 

Dated: December 1, 2017. 

Lori H. Nordstrom, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28382 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–R–2017–N138]; 

FXRS12610200000–189–FF02RTTM00] 

Application for Right of Way Permit for 

an Ethane Pipeline and Approved 

Compatibility Determination; San 

Bernard National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received an 

application for a 30-year right-of-way 

(ROW) permit under the Migratory Bird 

Conservation Act from Lavaca Pipeline 

Company. The applicant wishes to 

install, own, and operate a natural gas 

pipeline within an existing ROW 

easement crossing 203 feet on San 

Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in 

Brazoria County, Texas. We request 

public comment on the permit 

application. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments regarding the permit 

application on or before February 2, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review 

documents and submit comments, you 

may request documents by U.S. mail, 

email, or phone (see below). Documents 

are also available for public inspection 

by appointment during normal business 

hours at the Texas Mid-coast Complex 

office below (open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). 

Send your comments or requests by any 

one of the following methods. 

• Email: jennifer_sanchez@fws.gov 

(use ‘‘Lavaca ROW’’ as your message 

subject line). 

• Fax: 979–964–4021 (‘‘Lavaca ROW’’ 

subject line). 

• U.S. mail: Project Leader, Texas 

Mid-coast Complex, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 2547 County Road 316, 

Brazoria, TX 77422. 

• In-person drop-off: You may drop 

off information during regular business 

hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the above 

office address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Sanchez, 979–964–4011 

(phone), or jennifer_sanchez@fws.gov 

(email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is 

also an approved compatibility 

determination available for review. 

Comments regarding the compatibility 

determination will be received and 

filed, but we will not be amending the 

document. 


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