[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35567-35568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12508]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2022-N028 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 July 11, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: 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(s) (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 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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PER0042011............  Dragons Wynd,          Rusty patched bumble   MN...................  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  New.
                         Minneapolis, MN.       bee (Bombus affinis)                          absence surveys,      release.
                                                and Karner blue                               document habitat
                                                butterfly (Lycaeides                          use, conduct
                                                melissa samuelis).                            population
                                                                                              monitoring, and
                                                                                              evaluate potential
                                                                                              impacts.
TE92978B..............  Helms and Associates,  17 freshwater mussels  IL, IN, IA, MI, MN,    Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  Renew.
                         Bellevue, IA.                                 MO, OH, WI.            absence surveys,      release.
                                                                                              document habitat
                                                                                              use, conduct
                                                                                              population
                                                                                              monitoring, and
                                                                                              evaluate potential
                                                                                              impacts.
ES30234C..............  Illinois Natural       Eastern massasauga     IL...................  Conduct presence/     Add: new activity--   Amend.
                         History Survey,        rattlesnake                                   absence surveys,      powder marking--to
                         Champaign, IL.         (Sistrurus                                    document habitat      existing authorized
                                                catenatus).                                   use, conduct          activities:
                                                                                              population            capture, handle,
                                                                                              monitoring, and       PIT tag, mark,
                                                                                              evaluate potential    collect tissue and
                                                                                              impacts.              blood samples, and
                                                                                                                    release.
PER0044063............  Bruce R. Galer, Elk    Rusty patched bumble   IL, IN, MI, MN, OH,    Conduct presence/     Capture, handle, and  New.
                         River, MN.             bee (Bombus affinis).  WI.                    absence surveys,      release.
                                                                                              document habitat
                                                                                              use, conduct
                                                                                              population
                                                                                              monitoring, and
                                                                                              evaluate potential
                                                                                              impacts.
ES64080B-3............  Michigan Natural       American burying       Add: new States--IL,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Amend.
                         Features Inventory,    beetle (Nicrophorus    IN, MA, MN, MO OH--    absence surveys,      identify, mark,
                         Michigan State         americanus),           to existing            document habitat      light-tag, PIT-tag,
                         University, Lansing,   clubshell              authorized State MI.   use, conduct          salvage, collect
                         MI.                    (Pleurobema clava),                           population            bio-sample, collect
                                                copperbelly water                             monitoring, and       pollen samples,
                                                snake (Nerodia                                evaluate potential    collect voucher
                                                erythrogaster                                 impacts.              specimens, and
                                                neglecta), Hine's                                                   release.
                                                emerald dragonfly
                                                (Somatochlora
                                                hineana), Indiana
                                                bat (Myotis
                                                sodalis), Karner
                                                blue butterfly
                                                (Lycaeides melissa
                                                samuelis),
                                                Mitchell's satyr
                                                butterfly (Neonympha
                                                mitchellii
                                                mitchellii),
                                                northern long-eared
                                                bat (Myotis
                                                septentrionalis),
                                                northern riffleshell
                                                (Epioblasma
                                                rangiana), Poweshiek
                                                skipperling (Oarisma
                                                poweshiek), rayed
                                                bean (Villosa
                                                fabalis), rusty
                                                patched bumble bee
                                                (Bombus affinis),
                                                snuffbox (Epioblasma
                                                triquetra), white
                                                catspaw (Epioblasma
                                                obliquata
                                                perobliqua), and
                                                eight plant species.
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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. 2022-12508 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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