[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23536-23537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08474]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2022-N013; FXES11130300000-223-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 May 20, 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 in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

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

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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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TE43541A..............  Francesca Cuthbert,    Piping plover         IL, MI, NY, PA, WI..  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                         Saint Paul, MN.        (Charadrius                                 absence surveys,      release, band, and
                                                melodus).                                   document habitat      DNA sample.
                                                                                            use, conduct
                                                                                            population
                                                                                            monitoring, and
                                                                                            evaluate potential
                                                                                            impacts.
TE38835A..............  Kim Karn, Grand        Karner blue           MI..................  Conduct presence/     Collect, handle, and  Renew and Amend.
                         Rapids, MI.            butterfly                                   absence surveys,      loss of habitat.
                                                (Lycaeides melissa                          document habitat
                                                samuelis).                                  use, and conduct
                                                                                            habitat management.
TE06820A..............  Russel Benedict,       Gray bat (Myotis      IL, IA, MO, NE......  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                         Pella, IA.             grisescens),                                absence surveys,      harp trap, radio-
                                                Indiana bat (M.                             document habitat      tag, and release.
                                                sodalis), and                               use, conduct
                                                northern long-eared                         population
                                                bat (M.                                     monitoring, and
                                                septentrionalis).                           evaluate potential
                                                                                            impacts.
TE65859D..............  Benjamin Schuplin,     Gray bat (Myotis      AL, AR, CN, DE, FL,   Conduct presence/     Add new activity--    Amend.
                         North Royalton, OH.    grisescens),          GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,   absence surveys,      radio-tag--to
                                                Indiana bat (M.       KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,   document habitat      existing authorized
                                                sodalis), and         MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,   use, conduct          activities:
                                                northern long-eared   NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC,   population            Capture, handle,
                                                bat (M.               ND, OK, OH, PA, RI,   monitoring, and       and release.
                                                septentrionalis).     SC, SD, TN, VT, VA,   evaluate potential
                                                                      WV, WI, WY.           impacts.
TE69835D..............  Michigan State         Add: new species--    Add new States--AL,   Conduct presence/     Add new activity --   Amend.
                         University, Hickory    Mitchell's satyr      MS--to existing       absence surveys,      captive propagation
                         Corners, MI.           butterfly             authorized State of   document habitat      -- to existing
                                                (Neonympha            MI.                   use, conduct          authorized
                                                mitchellii                                  population            activities:
                                                mitchellii) -- to                           monitoring, captive   Capture, handle,
                                                existing authorized                         propagate, conduct    hold, and release.
                                                species: Poweshiek                          genomic studies,
                                                skipperling                                 and evaluate
                                                (Oarisma poweshiek).                        potential 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. 2022-08474 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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