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Federal Register/Vol. 78, No. 155/Monday, August 12, 2013 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2013 / Notices 48899 Francis Marion and Sumter National cicatricosus), winged mapleleaf mussel madtom (Noturus baileyi), Chucky Forests, in South Carolina. (Quadrula fragosa), yellow-blossom madtom (Noturus crypticus), palezone pearl mussel (Epioblasma florentina). shiner (Notropis albizonatus), ring pink Permit Application Number: TE05089B mussel (Obovaria retusa), Nashville Permit Application Number: TE237535 Applicant: Apogee Environmental & crayfish (Orconectes shoupi), sheepnose Archaeological, Whitesburg, Applicant: Bok Tower Gardens, Lake (Plethobasus cyphyus), littlewing pearly Kentucky. Wales, Florida. mussel (Pegias fabula), amber darter The applicant requests authorization The applicant requests authorization (Percina antesella), Conasauga logperch to take (capture, handle, conduct tissue to take scrub lupine (Lupinus aridorum) (Percina jenkinsi), snail darter (Percina sampling, and release) 42 species of for the purpose of seed harvesting, germ tanasi), blackside dace (Phoxinus freshwater mussels for the purpose of plasm storage, and germination research cumberlandensis), dace (Phoxinus conducting presence/absence/ in Polk County, Florida. species), white wartyback mussel (Plethobasus cicatricosus), clubshell population surveys and assisting in Permit Application Number: TE812344 species recovery efforts. These activities pearly mussel (Pleurobema clava), will be conducted throughout the range Applicant: Pennington and Associates, orange-footed pimpleback mussel of each species: Inc., Cookeville, Tennessee. (Plethobasus cooperianus), ovate Alabama lamp pearl mussel The applicant requests authorization clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), (Lampsilis virescens), Altamaha to take (capture, handle, conduct tissue Southern pigtoe (Pleurobema spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), sampling, and release) 18 species of georgianum), Cumberland pigtoe Appalachian monkeyface mussel freshwater fish, 1 species of freshwater (Pleurobema gibberum), Georgia pigtoe (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearly crayfish, 2 species of freshwater snails, (Pleurobema hanleyianum), rough mussel (Lemiox rimosus), clubshell and 43 species of freshwater mussels for pigtoe mussel (Pleurobema plenum), pearly mussel (Pleurobema clava), the purpose of conducting presence/ triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus cracking pearly mussel (Hemistena absence/population surveys and greenii), royal marstonia (Pyrgulopsis lata), Cumberland bean mussel (Villosa assisting in species recovery efforts. ogmorhaphe), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata), winged trabalis), Cumberland monkeyface These activities will be conducted mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa), mussel (Quadrula intermedia), Curtis’ throughout the range of each species: Cumberland monkeyface mussel pearly mussel (Epioblasma curtisi), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta (Quadrula intermedia), Appalachian Dromedary pearly mussel (Dromus atropurpurea), Appalachian elktoe monkeyface mussel (Quadrula sparsa), dromas), dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Anthony’s pale lilliput pearly mussel (Toxolasma (Alasmidonta heterodon), fanshell riversnail (Athearnia anthonyi), blue cylindrellus), rayed bean mussel (Villosa (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat three-ridge shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), birdwing fabalis), purple bean mussel (Villosa (Amblema neislerii), fat pocketbook pearly mussel (Lemiox rimosus), perpurpurea), Cumberland bean mussel mussel (Potamilus capax), green- spectaclecase (Cumberlandia (Villosa trabalis). blossom pearly mussel (Epioblasma monodonta), fanshell (Cyprogenia torulosa gubernaculum), Higgins’ eye stegaria), Cumberlandian combshell Dated: August 5, 2013. mussel (Lampsilis higginsii), James (Epioblasma brevidens), oyster mussel Mike Oetker, spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), (Epioblasma capsaeformis), upland Acting Regional Director. littlewing pearly mussel (Pegias fabula), combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), [FR Doc. 2013–19439 Filed 8–9–13; 8:45 am] Neosho mucket (Lampsilis purple cat paw pearly mussel BILLING CODE 4310–55–P rafinesqueana), Nicklin’s pearly mussel (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), (Unio nickliniana), Northern riffleshell Southern acornshell (Epioblasma (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orange- othcaloogensis), brown-blossom pearl DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR footed pimpleback mussel (Plethobasus mussel (Epioblasma walkeri), slackwater cooperianus), oyster mussel darter (Etheostoma boschungi), Fish and Wildlife Service (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pale lilliput bluemask darter (Etheostoma (doration) [FWS–R6–ES–2013–N159; pearly mussel (Toxolasma cylindrellus), sp.), duskytail darter (Etheostoma FXES11130600000D2–123–FF06E00000] pinkmucket mussel (Lampsilis percnurum), snuffbox mussel orbiculata orbiculata), purple cat’s paw (Epioblasma triquetra), boulder darter Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), (Etheostoma wapiti), Cumberland darter and Plants; Recovery Permit purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus (Etheostoma susanae), fine-rayed pigtoe Applications sloatianus), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula mussel (Fusconaia cuneolus), shiny AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, cylindrica), rayed bean mussel (Villosa pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia edgariana), Interior. fabalis), ring pink mussel (Obovaria cracking pearly mussel (Hemistena ACTION: Notice of availability; request retusa), rough pigtoe mussel lata), slender chub (Erimystax cahni), for comments. (Pleurobema plenum), scaleshell mussel spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus), (Leptodea leptodon), slab-side pearly kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus species), SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and mussel (Lexingtonia dolabelloides), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), Wildlife Service, invite the public to sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), pinkmucket mussel (Lampsilis comment on the following applications Tampico pearly mussel (Unio orbiculata), Alabama lamp pearl mussel to conduct certain activities with tampicoensis tecomatensis), Tar River (Lampsilis virescens), slab-side pearly endangered or threatened species. With spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana), mussel (Lexingtonia dolabelloides), some exceptions, the Endangered tubercled-blossom pearly mussel scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), turgid- alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus prohibits activities with endangered and blossom pearly mussel (Epioblasma acutissimus), Coosa moccasinshell threatened species unless a Federal turgidula), white cat’s paw mussel (Medionidus parvulus), yellowfin permit allows such activity. The Act (Epioblasma sulcata perobliqua), white madtom (Noturus flavipinnis), Pygmy requires that we invite public comment wartyback mussel (Plethobasus madtom (Noturus stanauli), smoky before issuing these permits. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:51 Aug 09, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 48900 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2013 / Notices DATES: To ensure consideration, please U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR send your written comments by Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). September 11, 2013. Bureau of Land Management Permit Application Number: TE–09941B ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [LLES956000–L14200000–BJ0000– or requests for copies or more Applicant: Bellini Environmental LXSITRST0000] information by any of the following Consulting, Midway, UT. methods. Alternatively, you may use The applicant requests a permit to Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey one of the following methods to request conduct presence/absence surveys through trap (take) and release of the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, hard copies or a CD–ROM of the Interior. documents. Please specify the permit Southwestern willow flycatcher you are interested in by number (e.g., (Empidonax traillii extimus) for the ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey; Permit No. TE–XXXXXX). purpose of enhancing the species’ New York. • survival. Email: [email protected]. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Please refer to the respective permit Permit Application Number: TE–045150 Management (BLM) will file the plat of number (e.g., Permit No. TE–XXXXXX) survey of the lands described below in in the subject line of the message. Applicant: Department of Biology, • University of Nebraska at Kearney, the BLM-Eastern States office in U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box Kearney, NE. The applicant requests a permit to from the date of publication in the 25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225. Federal Register. • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or increase the take of teneral (soft-bodied) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pickup: Call (303) 236–4212 to make an American burying beetle (Nicrophorus Bureau of Land Management-Eastern appointment during regular business americanus) from the current States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645, authorization of 10 individuals to a total Springfield, Virginia 22153. Attn: Lakewood, CO 80228. of 20 individuals through trap (take) for Cadastral Survey. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: propagation for the purpose of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator, enhancing the species’ survival. survey was requested by the Bureau of Ecological Services, (303) 236–4212 National Environmental Policy Act Indian Affairs. (phone); [email protected] (email). In compliance with the National The land surveyed is: SUPPLEMENTARY
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