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population in 2003 has been preserved 

to the maximum extent possible, the 

population as a whole is 

demographically stable, two or more 

subpopulations exist in the wild, 

persistence of wild subpopulations does 

not require additions from a captive 

flock, and peer-reviewed population 

models yield a probability of extinction 

of less than 5 percent within 100 years. 

Recovery will also require that threats to 

the species within suitable habitat have 

been managed so that 1Alala 

subpopulations in the wild are growing 

or stable in landscapes that include 

areas managed for native biodiversity. 

The following recovery actions 

address key threats to the species as 

well as the funding and public support 

necessary to recover the 1Alala ̄. First, we 

and our partners must manage the 

population of 1Alala ̄, including both 

captive and future reintroduced birds, to 

minimize loss of genetic diversity. 

Second, we must identify and manage 

suitable habitat to reduce or remove 

threats, including disease and predators, 

and we must halt additional habitat loss 

or degradation and, if possible, reverse 

them. Third, we must establish new 

populations in managed suitable 

habitat. Fourth, we must garner public 

involvement and support to facilitate 

captive propagation of 1Alala and other 

recovery activities, including habitat 

management and 1Alala reintroduction. 

Fifth, the recovery program must use 

focused research and an adaptive 

management strategy to increase the 

effectiveness of captive propagation, 

release methods, and habitat 

management, and to minimize the time 

to recovery. Some of these recovery 

actions are ongoing or were initiated 

prior to the publication of this revised 

plan. 

Authority: The authority for this action is 

section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 

16 U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: February 17, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–8898 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N0083]; [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 May 18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov 

or by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 

Attn: Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 1 

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111– 

4056. 

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 one of the addresses 

shown in ADDRESSES. When submitting 

comments, please refer to the 

appropriate permit application number. 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: TE212393. 

Applicant: Kenneth Mierzwa, Eureka, 

California. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Hines’ 

emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora 

hineana) adults and larvae in Will 

County, Illinois, for the purpose of 

population monitoring and recovery of 

the species. Proposed activities are for 

the purpose of enhancement of survival 

of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212417. 

Applicant: Central Lake Superior Land 

Conservancy, Marquette, Michigan. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass, salvage) piping plover 

(Charadrius melodus) along the Great 

Lakes shoreline in the proximity of 

Grand Marais and Gulliver, Michigan. 

Take is in the form of nest monitoring 

and protection activities and abandoned 

egg salvage for the purpose of 

cooperating with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service on captive breeding 

and release. Proposed activities are 

aimed at enhancement of the survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212423. 

Applicant: Jessica Brzyski, Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (collect) federally 

threatened Virginia Spirea (Spireaea 

virginiana) on Federal lands in 

Kentucky, West Virginia, and 

Tennessee. Proposed collection of leaf 

tissue and seeds for recovery research is 

for the enhancement of propagation and 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212420. 

Applicant: John Vucetich, Houghton, 

Michigan. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release; 

salvage) gray wolf (Canis lupus) within 

Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, for 

recovery research aimed at 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212425. 

Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., 

Lancaster, New York. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) the American 

burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) throughout the range of the 

species (Rhode Island, Oklahoma, 

Arkansas, Nebraska, and Ohio) to 

document presence or absence of the 

species. Activities are proposed to 

enable wind energy project proponents 

to avoid impacts to the species in the 

interest of enhancing survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212427. 

Applicant: Ecology & Environment, Inc., 

Lancaster, New York. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

(Myotis sodalis), gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) and Ozark big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townscendii ingens) 

throughout Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, 

Oklahoma, Indiana, and Illinois. 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: TE212430. 

Applicant: Dr. Francesca Cuthbert, 

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 

Minnesota. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take piping plover in 

Michigan and Wisconsin. The research 

entails capture and marking of piping 

plovers, erecting nesting enclosures to 

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improve nesting success, and salvaging 

eggs and nestlings to enhance the 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE182430. 

Applicant: Nicholas Owens, Oak Brook, 

Illinois. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (capture and release) 

federally listed mussels within the State 

of Iowa. Species included on Mr. 

Owens’ existing permit are: Fanshell 

(Cyprogenia stegaria), pink mucket 

(Lampsilis abrupta), Higgins’ Eye 

(Lampsilis higginsii), orangefoot 

pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), 

clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fat 

pocketbook (Potamilus capax), rough 

pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), and 

Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma 

torulosa rangiana). Proposed activities 

are for enhancement of the survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE152002. 

Applicant: Stantec Consulting Services, 

Louisville, Kentucky. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (capture and release) 

Carolina northern flying squirrel 

(Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) and bog 

turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) to the list 

of approved species on their existing 

fish and wildlife permit. Activities for 

the Carolina northern flying squirrel are 

proposed for Tennessee, North Carolina, 

and Virginia. Activities for the bog turtle 

are proposed for Connecticut, Delaware, 

Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. 

Proposed surveys are aimed at 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212435. 

Applicant: David Zanatta, Central 

Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, 

Michigan. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Northern 

riffleshell and Clubshell in the Black 

River watershed and St. Joseph River 

watershed in the State of Michigan. 

Proposed surveys to determine species 

presence and abundance are aimed at 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE023664. 

Applicant: Environmental Solutions & 

Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to authorize personnel to 

work under the authority of their 

existing permit for federally listed bat 

species. The proposed amendment is for 

the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE212440. 

Applicant: Bat Conservation and 

Management, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

and gray bats within Iowa, Illinois, 

Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. Proposed 

activities include presence/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. 

Permit Application Number: TE842313. 

Applicant: Dr. Everett D. Cashatt, 

Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 

Illinois. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (collect) Hines’ 

emerald dragonfly in Missouri and to 

include additional personnel in 

activities authorized on his existing fish 

and wildlife permit. The proposed 

activities are for scientific research in 

the interest of species recovery. 

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 

street 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: April 10, 2009. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Repair Kalaupapa Dock Structures To 

Ensure Continued Barge Service; 

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, 

Hawaii; Notice of Intent To Prepare 

Environmental Impact Statement 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service will prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for all repairs of 

Kalaupapa dock structures as may be 

necessary to ensure continued barge 

service for Kalaupapa National 

Historical Park (NHP) and community 

residents. Kalaupapa NHP was 

established on the island of Molokai in 

1980 in recognition of the significant 

role of this extremely isolated area in 

the development of treatments and care 

for persons with Hansen’s disease. The 

proposed project may include 

stabilization and repair of the failing 

bulkhead wall and toe structure located 

adjacent to the pier; repair and 

reconstruction of the severely cracked 

and deteriorating concrete pier; 

replacement of mooring dolphins to 

used to secure barges; and dredging and 

potentially blasting to widen the 

berthing channel. Timely repair of the 

structures is needed to avoid any 

disruption of incoming barge service 

upon which Kalaupapa NHP and 

community residents depend for their 

livelihood (as well as regular outgoing 

service required for the park’s recycling 

program and other activities). 

The National Park Service (NPS) 

previously conducted public scoping 

during spring and summer 2008, and 

began preparing an environmental 

assessment. A community meeting was 

conducted in March, 2008. Oral and 

written comments were obtained from 

the Kalaupapa patient community and 

park neighbors; state, county, and 

federal agencies, including Hawaii 

Department of Health, the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, and U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; interested 

organizations; and Native Hawaiian 

groups. Based on information obtained, 

particularly concerning the degree to 

which potential impacts could 

adversely affect several species 

protected under the Endangered Species 

Act, the NPS has determined that 

preparation of an EIS is warranted. 

Moreover the dock and harbor setting 

are deemed to be potential contributing 

elements to the National Historic 

Landmark status of Kalaupapa Leprosy 

Settlement made famous by Father 

Damien. 

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