[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69678-69679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26566]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2021-N212; 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 January 7, 
2022.

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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PER0026145............  Zachary Kaiser,       Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DC, DE,   Conduct presence/     Capture with mist-    Renew.
                         Independence, MO.     sodalis), gray bat    FL, GA, IA, IL, IN,   absence surveys,      nets, handle,
                                               (M. grisescens),      KS, KY, LA, ME, MA,   document habitat      identify, radio-
                                               and northern long-    MD, MI, MN, MO, MS,   use, conduct          tag, light-tag,
                                               eared bat (M.         MT, NC, ND, NE, NH,   population            band, collect non-
                                               septentrionalis).     NJ, NY, OK, OH, PA,   monitoring,           intrusive
                                                                     RI, SC, SD, TN, VA,   evaluate impacts.     measurements,
                                                                     VT, WI, WV, WY.                             collect hair
                                                                                                                 samples, fungal
                                                                                                                 lift tape, pellets,
                                                                                                                 swab samples, wing
                                                                                                                 punch and release,
                                                                                                                 and salvage.
ESPER0003023..........  Samuel Schratz,       Add one new species,  Add: AL, AR, CT, GA,  Conduct presence/     Capture with mist-    Amend.
                         Villa Park, IL.       Indiana bat (Myotis   IL, IN, IA, KS, KY,   absence surveys,      nets, handle,
                                               sodalis), to          MD, MA, MI, MS, MO,   document habitat      identify, radio-
                                               existing authorized   NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK,   use, conduct          tag, band, collect
                                               species: Gray bat     PA, TN, VT, VA, WV    population            non-intrusive
                                               (M. grisescens) and   to existing           monitoring,           measurements,
                                               northern long-eared   authorized states:    evaluate impacts.     release.
                                               bat (M.               DE, DC, FL, LA, ME,
                                               septentrionalis).     MN, MT, NE, NH, ND,
                                                                     RI, SC, SD, WI, WY.

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ES206781..............  Environmental         Add two new species-- AL, AR, CN, DE, DC,   Conduct presence/     Capture; harp trap;   Amend.
                         Solutions &           Dakota Skipper        GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,   absence surveys,      handle; temporary
                         Innovations, Inc.,    (Hesperia dacotae)    KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,   document habitat      hold; band; radio
                         Cincinnati, OH.       and Poweshiek         MI, MN, MO, MS, MT,   use, conduct          tag; enter
                                               Skipperling           NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC,   population            hibernacula;
                                               (Oarisma              ND, OK, OH, PA, RI,   monitoring,           release;
                                               poweshiek)--to        SC, SD, TN, VT, VA,   evaluate impacts.     electrofish;
                                               existing authorized   WV, WI, WY.                                 collect fecal, DNA,
                                               species: Gray bat                                                 and pollen samples.
                                               (Myotis
                                               grisescens),
                                               Indiana bat (M.
                                               sodalis), northern
                                               long-eared bat (M.
                                               septentrionalis),
                                               Ozark big-eared bat
                                               (Corynorhinus
                                               townsendii ingens),
                                               Virginia big-eared
                                               bat (C. t.
                                               virginianus), Amber
                                               darter (Percina
                                               antesella),
                                               blackside dace
                                               (Phoxinus
                                               cumberlandensis),
                                               candy darter
                                               (Etheostoma
                                               osburni) Cherokee
                                               darter (Etheostoma
                                               scotti), Conasauga
                                               logperch (Percina
                                               jenkinsi), Diamond
                                               darter
                                               (Crystallaria
                                               cincotta), Etowah
                                               darter (Etheostoma
                                               etowahae), Maryland
                                               darter (Etheostoma
                                               sellare), Ozark
                                               cavefish
                                               (Amblyopsis rosea),
                                               Niangua darter
                                               (Etheostoma
                                               nianguae), Roanoke
                                               logperch (Percina
                                               rex), Topeka shiner
                                               (Notropis topeka),
                                               Rusty patched
                                               bumble bee (Bombus
                                               affinis), Karner
                                               blue butterfly
                                               (Lycaeides melissa
                                               samuelis),
                                               Mitchell's satyr
                                               butterfly
                                               (Neonympha
                                               mitchellii
                                               mitchellii),
                                               Running buffalo
                                               clover (Trifolium
                                               stoloniferum),
                                               northeastern
                                               bulrush (Scirpus
                                               ancistrochaetus),
                                               and American
                                               burying beetle
                                               (Nicrophorus
                                               americanus).
ES206781..............  EcoAnalysts, Inc.,    Fifty-nine            AR, CO, CN, DE, IL,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                         O'Fallon, MO.         freshwater mussel     IN, IA, KS, KY, ME,   absence surveys,      release.
                                               species.              MD, MA, MI, MN, MO,   document habitat
                                                                     NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK,   use, conduct
                                                                     OH, PA, RI, SD, TN,   population
                                                                     TX, VA, VT, WV, WI.   monitoring,
                                                                                           evaluate impacts.
ES88224B..............  Joe Snavely,          Sixteen freshwater    IL, IN, IA, MI, MN,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                         Chambersburg, PA.     mussel species.       MO, NC, OH, WI.       absence surveys,      release, relocation
                                                                                           document habitat      and marking due to
                                                                                           use, conduct          stranding.
                                                                                           population
                                                                                           monitoring,
                                                                                           evaluate 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. 2021-26566 Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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