[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12323-12324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04225]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2020-N022; 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 April 1, 
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):
     Email: [email protected]. 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); 
[email protected] (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                                                                                             Permit
      No.           Applicant          Species          Location          Activity        Type of take    action
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TE65584D......  Ian S. Pearse,    Rusty patched     IL, IN, IA, MI,   Conduct presence/ Capture; handle;  New.
                 Fort Collins,     bumble bee        MN, OH, VA, WI.   absence           temporarily
                 CO.               (Bombus                             surveys,          hold; tag;
                                   affinis).                           document          collect fecal
                                                                       habitat use,      and tarsal
                                                                       conduct           samples;
                                                                       population        release.
                                                                       monitoring,
                                                                       evaluate
                                                                       impacts.

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TE60813D......  Nichole Lally,    Gray bat (Myotis  AL, AR, CT, DE,   Conduct presence/ Capture, handle,  New.
                 Bay City, MI.     grisescens),      GA, IL, IN, IA,   absence           mist-net, band,
                                   Indiana bat (M.   KS, KY, LA, ME,   surveys,          radio-tag,
                                   sodalis),         MD, MA, MI, MN,   document          release.
                                   northern long-    MS, MO, MT, NE,   habitat use,
                                   eared bat (M.     NH, NJ, NY, NC,   conduct
                                   septentrionalis   ND, OH, OK, PA,   population
                                   ), Ozark big-     RI, SC, SD, TN,   monitoring,
                                   eared bat         VT, VA, WV, WI,   evaluate
                                   (Corynorhinus     WY.               impacts.
                                   towsendii
                                   ingens),
                                   Virginia big-
                                   eared bat (C.t.
                                   virginianus).
TE62048D......  Carly Kalina,     Gray bat (Myotis  AL, AR, CT, DE,   Conduct presence/ Capture, handle,  New.
                 Des Moines, IA.   grisescens),      GA, IL, IN, IA,   absence           mist-net, band,
                                   Indiana bat (M.   KY, MD, MA, MI,   surveys,          radio-tag,
                                   sodalis),         MS, MO, NH, NJ,   document          collect guano
                                   northern long-    NY, NC, OH, OK,   habitat use,      samples,
                                   eared bat (M.     PA, SC, TN, VT,   conduct           release.
                                   septentrionalis.  VA, WV.           population
                                                                       monitoring,
                                                                       evaluate
                                                                       impacts.
TE65859D......  Benjamin          Gray bat (Myotis  AL, AR, CT, DE,   Conduct presence/ Capture, handle,  New.
                 Schuplin, North   grisescens),      FL, GA, IL, IN,   absence           mist-net, harp
                 Royalton, OH.     Indiana bat (M.   IA, KS, KY, LA,   surveys,          trap, band,
                                   sodalis),         ME, MD, MA, MI,   document          radio-tag,
                                   northern long-    MN, MS, MO, MT,   habitat use,      release.
                                   eared bat (M.     NE, NH, NJ, NY,   conduct
                                   septentrionalis   NC, ND, OH, OK,   population
                                   ).                PA, RI, SC, SD,   monitoring,
                                                     TN, VT, VA, WV,   evaluate
                                                     WI, WY.           impacts.
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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 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. 2020-04225 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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