Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice.
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 (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
We must receive written data or comments on the applications at the address given below, by May 31, 2012.
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, 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Cameron Shaw, Permit Coordinator).
Cameron Shaw, telephone 904/731–3191; facsimile 904/731–3045.
The public is invited to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see
Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Applicant requests authorization to collect seeds from
Applicant requests authorization to collect seeds from the following plant species:
This project will take place on Federal properties in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia.
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence surveys on the following species:
These surveys will be conducted in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Arkansas.
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence surveys on the following species:
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.
Applicant requests authorization to monitor nests, capture, band, draw blood and conduct laparotomies on yellow-shouldered blackbirds (
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct presence/absence surveys on the following species:
Indiana bat
Gray bat
Mexican long-nosed bat
Lesser long-nosed bat
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.
Applicant requests renewed authorization to capture, band, translocate and install artificial nesting cavities for the red-cockaded woodpecker (
Applicant requests reauthorization to conduct scientific studies and surveys on the following species:
Indiana bat
Gray bat
Virginia big-eared bat
These surveys will be conducted throughout the species ranges.