[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35105-35106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12321]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2020-N082; FXES11130300000-201-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before July 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit
requests for copies of the applications and related documents, as well
as any comments, by one of the following methods. All requests and
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s)
(e.g., TEXXXXXX; see table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION):
Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective
application number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line
of your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Nathan Rathbun, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Rathbun, 612-713-5343 (phone);
permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email). Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened
species unless 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 recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered species
for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species. Our regulations implementing
section 10(a)(1)(A) 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.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the following applications:
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE73584A............... Illinois Natural Add Neosho madtom Add new locations-- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
History Survey, (Noturus placidus) KS, MO, OK--to absence surveys, temporary hold, DNA
Champaign, IL. to existing existing authorized document habitat sample, fin clip,
permitted species: location IL. use, conduct release, kill,
15 freshwater population salvage.
mussel species. monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
TE76362D............... Minnesota Zoological Higgins' eye IL, IA, MN, WI...... Conduct presence/ Collect, handle, New.
Garden, Apple (pearlymussel) absence surveys, transport, mark,
Valley, MN. (Lampsilis document habitat temporary hold,
higginsii), use, conduct collect tissue and
sheepnose mussel population buccal swab
(Plethobasus monitoring, samples, captive
cyphyus), snuffbox evaluate impacts, propagate,
mussel (Epioblasma conduct rearing headstart
triquetra), methods research. juveniles, release,
spectaclecase augment,
(mussel) reintroduce.
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa).
TE31055B............... Kory Armstrong,..... Gray bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Atlanta, GA......... grisescens), GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, absence surveys, mist-net, harp
Indiana bat (M. KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, document habitat trap, band, radio-
sodalis), northern MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, use, conduct tag, release.
long-eared bat (M. NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, population
septentrionalis), ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, monitoring,
Ozark big-eared bat SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, evaluate impacts.
(Corynorhinus WV, WI, WY.
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public
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review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Moreover,
all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-12321 Filed 6-5-20; 8:45 am]
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