[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54521-54522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19197]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2022-N024; 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 October 6, 
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 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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ES02344A.............  Mainstream            Clubshell (Pleurobema      AL, AR, FL, GA, IA,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                        Commercial Divers,    clava), fanshell           IL, IN, KY, MI, MN,   absence surveys,      release.
                        Inc, Murray, KY.      (Cyprogenia stegaria),     MO, MS, OH, PA, TN,   document habitat
                                              fat pocketbook             WI, WV.               use, conduct
                                              (Potamilus capax),                               population
                                              Higgins' eye                                     monitoring, and
                                              pearlymussel (Lampsilis                          evaluate impacts.
                                              higginsi), northern
                                              riffleshell (Epioblasma
                                              torulosa rangiana),
                                              orange-footed pimpleback
                                              pearlymussel
                                              (Plethobasus
                                              cooperianus), pink
                                              mucket pearlymussel
                                              (Lampsilis orbiculata),
                                              purple cat's paw
                                              pearlymussel (Epioblasma
                                              obliquata obliquata),
                                              rayed bean (Villosa
                                              fabalis), rough pigtoe
                                              (Pleurobema plenum),
                                              scaleshell (Leptodea
                                              leptodon), sheepnose
                                              (Plethobasus cyphyus),
                                              snuffbox (Epioblasma
                                              triquetra),
                                              spectaclecase
                                              (Cumberlandia
                                              monodonta), white cat's
                                              paw pearlymussel
                                              (Epioblasma obliquata
                                              perobliqua), winged
                                              mapleleaf (Quadrula
                                              fragosa), rabbitsfoot
                                              (Quadrula cylindrica
                                              cylindrica), finelined
                                              pocketbook (Lampsilis
                                              altilis), southern
                                              clubshell (Pleurobema
                                              decisum), triangular
                                              kidneyshell
                                              (Ptychobranchus greenii).
ES30234C.............  Illinois Natural      Eastern massasauga         IL..................  Conduct presence/     Add new activity--    Amend.
                        History Survey,       rattlesnake (Sistrurus                           absence surveys,      powder tracking--to
                        Champaign, IL.        catenatus).                                      document habitat      existing authorized
                                                                                               use, conduct          activities:
                                                                                               population            capture, handle,
                                                                                               monitoring, and       collect tissue/
                                                                                               evaluate impacts.     blood samples,
                                                                                                                     mark, PIT tag.
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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, Midwest Region, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-19197 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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