[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20690-20691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06220]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R5-ES-2024-N018; FXES11130500000-245-FF05E00000]


Endangered 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 species under the Endangered 
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 
agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested 
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we 
receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before April 24, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or 
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant's 
name and application number (e.g., PER0001234):
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. Mail: Abby Goldstein, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Goldstein, 413-253-8212 (phone), 
or [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: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants 
to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are 
listed as endangered under the ESA.

Background

    With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute 
take of listed species, unless a Federal permit is issued that allows 
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such 
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, 
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or 
threatened 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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PER7305940-0............  Robert E.            Indiana bat (Myotis  Alabama, Arkansas,       Capture, band,      Capture, collect..  New.
                           Adelstein,           sodalis), northern   Arizona, Colorado,       telemetry,
                           Huntington, WV.      long-eared bat       Connecticut, Delaware,   nonintrusive
                                                (Myotis              Florida, Georgia,        measurements,
                                                septentrionalis),    Illinois, Indiana,       release.
                                                gray bat (Myotis     Iowa, Kansas,
                                                grisescens),         Kentucky, Louisiana,
                                                tricolored bat       Maine, Maryland,
                                                (Perimyotis          Massachusetts,
                                                subflavus).          Michigan, Minnesota,
                                                                     Mississippi, Missouri,
                                                                     Montana, Nebraska, New
                                                                     Hampshire, New Jersey,
                                                                     New York, North
                                                                     Carolina, North
                                                                     Dakota, New Mexico,
                                                                     Oklahoma, Ohio,
                                                                     Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                     Island, South
                                                                     Carolina, South
                                                                     Dakota, Texas,
                                                                     Tennessee, Utah,
                                                                     Vermont, Virginia,
                                                                     West Virginia,
                                                                     Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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PER1745522-1............  Zeinab Haidar,       Indiana bat (Myotis  Add: Alabama, Arkansas,  Capture, band,      Capture, collect..  Amend.
                           Arcata, CA.          sodalis), northern   Colorado, Connecticut,   telemetry,
                                                long-eared bat       Delaware, Florida,       nonintrusive
                                                (Myotis              Georgia, Illinois,       measurements,
                                                septentrionalis),    Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,   wing punch,
                                                gray bat (Myotis     Kentucky, Louisiana,     release.
                                                grisescens),         Maine, Maryland,
                                                tricolored bat       Massachusetts,
                                                (Perimyotis          Michigan, Minnesota,
                                                subflavus).          Mississippi, Missouri,
                                                                     Montana, Nebraska, New
                                                                     Hampshire, New Jersey,
                                                                     New York, North
                                                                     Carolina, North
                                                                     Dakota, Ohio, Rhode
                                                                     Island, South
                                                                     Carolina, South
                                                                     Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                     Utah, Vermont,
                                                                     Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
PER1541934-1............  Audubon Sea bird     Roseate tern         Add: New Hampshire.....  Capture and band    Capture...........  Amend.
                           Institute, Bremen,   (Sterna dougallii                             adults and
                           ME; Donald Lyons.    dougallii).                                   chicks,
                                                                                              telemetry,
                                                                                              research, release.
PER8719125-0............  Audubon Sea Bird     Roseate tern         Maine..................  Capture and band    Capture...........  New.
                           Institute, Bremen,   (Sterna dougallii                             adults and
                           ME; Donald Lyons.    dougallii).                                   chicks, mark
                                                                                              chicks, release,
                                                                                              salvage.
PER9408441-0............  Luke Fultz,          Indiana bat (Myotis  Alabama, Arkansas,       Capture, band,      Capture, collect,   New.
                           Huntingdon, PA.      sodalis), northern   Connecticut, Delaware,   telemetry, non-     wound.
                                                long-eared bat       Florida, Georgia,        intrusive
                                                (Myotis              Illinois, Indiana,       measurements,
                                                septentrionalis),    Iowa, Kansas,            light-tag,
                                                gray bat (Myotis     Kentucky, Maryland,      release.
                                                grisescens).         Massachusetts,
                                                                     Michigan, Minnesota,
                                                                     Mississippi, Missouri,
                                                                     Nebraska, New
                                                                     Hampshire, New Jersey,
                                                                     New York, North
                                                                     Carolina, North Dakota
                                                                     Ohio, Oklahoma,
                                                                     Pennsylvania, Rhode
                                                                     Island, South
                                                                     Carolina, South
                                                                     Dakota, Tennessee,
                                                                     Texas, Vermont,
                                                                     Virginia, West
                                                                     Virginia, and
                                                                     Wisconsin.
ES37632D-1..............  U.S. Forest          Candy darter         West Virginia..........  Electrofish,        Capture...........  Renew.
                           Service,             (Etheostoma                                   survey, monitor,
                           Monongahela          osburni).                                     release.
                           National Forest,
                           Bartow, WV; Chad
                           Landress.
PER8716069-0............  West Virginia        Candy darter         West Virginia..........  Electrofish, fin    Capture, collect..  New.
                           Department of        (Etheostoma                                   clip, release.
                           Environmental        osburni).
                           Protection,
                           Charleston, WV;
                           Gary Rogers.
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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 the applicants listed in this 
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Authority

    Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Martin Miller,
Manager, Division of Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Northeast 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-06220 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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