[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46266-46268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17664]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2021-N176; 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 September 17, 
2021.

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: [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 No.            Applicant               Species              Location              Activity            Type of take       Permit action
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ES06778A................  USDA Forest Service,   Gray bat (Myotis      IL, IN, MO, OH......  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                           Shawnee National       grisescens),                                absence surveys,      mist-net, band,
                           Forest, Vienna, IL.    Indiana bat (Myotis                         document habitat      attach radio
                                                  sodalis), northern                          use, conduct          transmitters,
                                                  long-eared bat                              population            nonintrusive
                                                  (Myotis                                     monitoring,           measurements,
                                                  septentrionalis).                           evaluate impacts.     collect hair,
                                                                                                                    fungal lift tape,
                                                                                                                    swab, and wing
                                                                                                                    biopsy samples,
                                                                                                                    release, salvage.
PER0015167..............  Michael Whitby,        Gray bat (Myotis      AL, AR, CT, DE, DC,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                           Lincoln, NE.           grisescens),          FL, GA, IL, IN, IA,   absence surveys,      mist-net, band,
                                                  Indiana bat (Myotis   KS, KY, LA, ME, MA,   document habitat      attach radio
                                                  sodalis), northern    MD, MI, MO, MN, MS,   use, conduct          transmitters,
                                                  long-eared bat        MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY,   population            release.
                                                  (Myotis               NC, ND, OH, OK, PA,   monitoring,
                                                  septentrionalis).     RI, SC, SD, TN, VT,   evaluate impacts.
                                                                        VA, WV, WI, WY.

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PER0011986..............  Lindsey Jakovljevic,   Clubshell             AL, AK, IA, IL, IN,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      New.
                           Kirtland, OH.          (Pleurobema clava),   KS, KY, MI, MN, MO,   absence surveys,      observe, release,
                                                  fanshell              MS, NJ, NY, OH, OK,   document habitat      survey.
                                                  (Cyprogenia           PA, TN, WI, WV.       use, conduct
                                                  stegaria), fat                              population
                                                  pocketbook                                  monitoring,
                                                  (Potamilus capax),                          evaluate impacts.
                                                  Higgins' eye
                                                  pearlymussel
                                                  (Lampsilis
                                                  higginsii), Neosho
                                                  mucket (Lampsilis
                                                  rafinesqueana),
                                                  northern
                                                  riffleshell
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  torulosa rangiana),
                                                  orangefoot
                                                  pimpleback
                                                  (pearlymussel)
                                                  (Plethobasus
                                                  cooperianus), pink
                                                  mucket
                                                  (pearlymussel)
                                                  (Lampsilis
                                                  abrupta), purple
                                                  cat's paw
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  obliquata
                                                  obliquata),
                                                  rabbitsfoot
                                                  (Quadrula
                                                  cylindrica
                                                  cylindrica), rayed
                                                  bean (Villosa
                                                  fabalis), ring pink
                                                  (Obovaria retusa),
                                                  rough pigtoe
                                                  (Pleurobema
                                                  plenum), scaleshell
                                                  (Leptodea
                                                  leptodon),
                                                  sheepnose
                                                  (Plethobasus
                                                  cyphyus), snuffbox
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  triquetra),
                                                  speckled pocketbook
                                                  (Lampsilis
                                                  strecken),
                                                  spectaclecase
                                                  (Cumberlandia
                                                  monodonta), winged
                                                  mapleleaf (Quadrula
                                                  fragosa), white
                                                  cat's paw
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  obliquata
                                                  perobliqua).
PER0013263..............  Marion Wells,          Clubshell             OH, MO..............  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                           Springboro, OH.        (Pleurobema clava),                         absence surveys,      observe, release,
                                                  Curtis pearlymussel                         document habitat      survey.
                                                  (Epioblasma                                 use, conduct
                                                  florentina                                  population
                                                  curtisii), fanshell                         monitoring,
                                                  (Cyprogenia                                 evaluate impacts.
                                                  stegaria), fat
                                                  pocketbook
                                                  (Potamilus capax),
                                                  Neosho mucket
                                                  (Lampsilis
                                                  rafinesqueana),
                                                  northern
                                                  riffleshell
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  torulosa rangiana),
                                                  pink mucket
                                                  (pearlymussel)
                                                  (Lampsilis
                                                  abrupta), purple
                                                  cat's paw
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  obliquata
                                                  obliquata),
                                                  rabbitsfoot
                                                  (Quadrula
                                                  cylindrica
                                                  cylindrica), rayed
                                                  bean (Villosa
                                                  fabalis),
                                                  scaleshell
                                                  (Leptodea
                                                  leptodon),
                                                  sheepnose
                                                  (Plethobasus
                                                  cyphyus), snuffbox
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  triquetra),
                                                  spectaclecase
                                                  (Cumberlandia
                                                  monodonta), winged
                                                  mapleleaf (Quadrula
                                                  fragosa), white
                                                  cat's paw
                                                  (Epioblasma
                                                  obliquata
                                                  perobliqua).
PER0015171..............  Cory Suski, Urbana,    Higgins' eye          IL..................  Conduct presence/     Collect, handle,      New.
                           IL.                    pearlymussel                                absence surveys,      hold, kill, release.
                                                  (Lampsilis                                  document habitat
                                                  higginsii).                                 use, conduct
                                                                                              population
                                                                                              monitoring,
                                                                                              evaluate impacts,
                                                                                              conduct research.
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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

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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. 2021-17664 Filed 8-17-21; 8:45 am]
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