[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35187-35192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2024-N026; FXES11140400000-245-FF04E00000]


Endangered Species; 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 any of the 
requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that 
we receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications by 
May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: Submit requests for copies of 
applications and other information submitted with the applications to 
Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All requests and 
comments should specify the applicant's name and application number 
(e.g., Mary Smith, ESPER0001234).
    Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit 
comments by one of the following methods:
     Email (preferred method): [email protected]. Please 
include your name and return address in your email message. If you do 
not receive a confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that 
we have received your email message, contact us directly at the 
telephone number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
     U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office, 
Ecological Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: 
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, via 
telephone at 404-679-7097 or via email at [email protected]. 
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 review and comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and 
Federal agencies on applications we have received for permits to 
conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species under 
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and other 
information submitted with the applications are available for review, 
subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 
U.S.C. 552a), and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Background

    With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species 
unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. The 
definition of ``take'' in the ESA includes hunting, shooting, harming, 
wounding, or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, 
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to take endangered or threatened species while 
engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that 
promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or 
survival of species. These activities often include the capture and 
collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a 
permit were not issued. Our regulations implementing section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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

    The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these 
permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal 
agencies, and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations 
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are 
those supported by quantitative information or studies. Proposed 
activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.

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    Permit application No.          Applicant              Species              Location           Activity         Type of take        Permit action
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ES117405-5....................  Tennessee Valley   Tricolored bat          Alabama,           Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  Renewal and
                                 Authority;         (Perimyotis             Arkansas,          absence surveys.   or maternity       amendment
                                 Knoxville, TN.     subflavus).             Georgia,                              roost caves,
                                                                            Kentucky,                             capture with
                                                                            Mississippi,                          mist nets or
                                                                            North Carolina,                       harp traps,
                                                                            Tennessee, and                        handle,
                                                                            Virginia.                             identify,
                                                                                                                  collect hair
                                                                                                                  samples, band,
                                                                                                                  radio tag, light
                                                                                                                  tag, wing punch,
                                                                                                                  and release.

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ES79580A-4....................  Jason Butler;      Tricolored bat          Kentucky,          Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  Renewal and
                                 Midway, KY.        (Perimyotis             Tennessee,         absence surveys.   or maternity       amendment
                                                    subflavus).             Virginia, and                         roost caves,
                                                                            West Virginia.                        capture, handle,
                                                                                                                  identify, band,
                                                                                                                  radio tag, and
                                                                                                                  release.
ES75560C-1....................  Jeffrey Hawkins;   Gray bat (Myotis        Alabama,           Scientific         Bats: Enter        Renewal and
                                 Richmond, KY.      grisescens), Indiana    Arkansas,          research and       hibernacula or     amendment
                                                    bat (Myotis sodalis),   Connecticut,       population         maternity roost
                                                    northern long-eared     Delaware,          monitoring.        caves, capture,
                                                    bat (Myotis             Florida,                              handle,
                                                    septentrionalis),       Georgia,                              identify,
                                                    Ozark big-eared bat     Illinois,                             collect hair
                                                    (Corynorhinus           Indiana, Iowa,                        samples, band,
                                                    townsendii ingens),     Kansas,                               radio tag, light
                                                    tricolored bat          Kentucky,                             tag, swab, and
                                                    (Perimyotis             Louisiana,                            wing punch;
                                                    subflavus), Virginia    Maine, Maryland,                      fishes and
                                                    big-eared bat           Massachusetts,                        mussels:
                                                    (Corynorhinus           Michigan,                             capture,
                                                    townsendii              Minnesota,                            identify, and
                                                    virginianus),           Mississippi,                          release.
                                                    blackside dace          Missouri,
                                                    (Phoxinus               Montana,
                                                    cumberlandensis),       Nebraska, New
                                                    Kentucky arrow darter   Hampshire, New
                                                    (Etheostoma             Jersey, New
                                                    spilotum), and 40       York, North
                                                    species of freshwater   Carolina, North
                                                    mussels.                Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.
ES171493-5....................  Memphis Zoo;       Dusky gopher frog       Louisiana,         Captive            Dusky gopher       Renewal and
                                 Memphis, TN.       (Rana sevosa) and       Mississippi,       propagation and    frog: capture by   amendment
                                                    Louisiana pinesnake     Tennessee, and     release,           hand and with
                                                    (Pituophis ruthveni).   Texas.             monitoring of      dip nets, PIT
                                                                                               reintroduced       tag, VIA tag,
                                                                                               populations, and   collect eggs,
                                                                                               scientific         collect toe
                                                                                               research.          clips, swab,
                                                                                                                  preserve
                                                                                                                  deceased
                                                                                                                  specimens,
                                                                                                                  transport,
                                                                                                                  release,
                                                                                                                  monitor, and
                                                                                                                  humanely
                                                                                                                  euthanize
                                                                                                                  captive-bred
                                                                                                                  individuals;
                                                                                                                  Louisiana
                                                                                                                  pinesnake:
                                                                                                                  capture, handle,
                                                                                                                  PIT tag, collect
                                                                                                                  semen, collect
                                                                                                                  blood and shed
                                                                                                                  skins, conduct
                                                                                                                  in-situ gastric
                                                                                                                  washing, swab,
                                                                                                                  and remove up to
                                                                                                                  five males from
                                                                                                                  the wild.

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ES75551C-1....................  Phillip Arant;     Gray bat (Myotis        Alabama,           Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Renewal
                                 Fairmont, WV.      grisescens), Indiana    Arkansas,          absence surveys.   identify, band,
                                                    bat (Myotis sodalis),   Connecticut,                          radio tag, and
                                                    and northern long-      Delaware,                             release.
                                                    eared bat (Myotis       District of
                                                    septentrionalis).       Columbia,
                                                                            Florida,
                                                                            Georgia,
                                                                            Illinois,
                                                                            Indiana, Iowa,
                                                                            Kansas,
                                                                            Kentucky,
                                                                            Louisiana,
                                                                            Maine, Maryland,
                                                                            Massachusetts,
                                                                            Michigan,
                                                                            Minnesota,
                                                                            Mississippi,
                                                                            Missouri,
                                                                            Montana,
                                                                            Nebraska, New
                                                                            Hampshire, New
                                                                            Jersey, New
                                                                            York, North
                                                                            Carolina, North
                                                                            Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.
ES100626-10...................  Selby              Atlantic pigtoe         Alabama,           Presence probable  Capture, handle    Renewal and
                                 Environmental,     (Fusconaia masoni),     Arkansas,          absence surveys.   identify,          amendment
                                 Inc; Decatur, AL.  birdwing pearlymussel   Florida,                              release, and
                                                    (Lemiox rimosus),       Georgia,                              salvage relic
                                                    black warrior           Illinois,                             shells.
                                                    waterdog (Necturus      Indiana, Iowa,
                                                    alabamensis), Canoe     Kansas,
                                                    Creek clubshell         Kentucky,
                                                    (Pleurobema             Louisiana,
                                                    athearni), longsolid    Michigan,
                                                    (Fusconaia              Minnesota,
                                                    subrotunda), oyster     Mississippi,
                                                    mussel (Epioblasma      Missouri,
                                                    capsaeformis), purple   Nebraska, New
                                                    bankclimber             Mexico, New
                                                    (Elliptoideus           York, North
                                                    sloatianus), round      Carolina, Ohio,
                                                    hickorynut (Obovaria    Oklahoma,
                                                    subrotunda),            Pennsylvania,
                                                    sheepnose               South Dakota,
                                                    (Plethobasus            Tennessee,
                                                    cyphyus), snuffbox      Texas, Virginia,
                                                    (Epioblasma             West Virginia,
                                                    triquetra), Suwannee    and Wisconsin.
                                                    moccasinshell
                                                    (Medionidus walkeri),
                                                    tan riffleshell
                                                    (Epioblasma
                                                    florentina walkeri
                                                    [=E. walker]), and
                                                    yellow lance
                                                    (Elliptio lanceolata).
PER0018443-1..................  U.S. Army          Cylindrical lioplax     Alabama..........  Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Amendment
                                 Engineer           (Lioplax                                   absence surveys    identify, and
                                 Research and       cyclostomaformis),                         and scientific     release.
                                 Development        Lacy elimia (Elimia                        studies.
                                 Center;            crenatella), painted
                                 Vicksburg, MS.     rocksnail (Leptoxis
                                                    taeniata), rough
                                                    hornsnail (Pleurocera
                                                    foremani), and
                                                    tulotoma snail
                                                    (Tulotoma magnifica).
PER0039682-0..................  Carl Dick;         Gray bat (Myotis        North Carolina...  Parasitic micro    Capture, handle,   New
                                 Bowling Green,     grisescens), Indiana                       fungi study.       identify, band,
                                 KY.                bat (Myotis sodalis),                                         and release.
                                                    northern long-eared
                                                    bat (Myotis
                                                    septentrionalis), and
                                                    Virginia big-eared
                                                    bat (Corynorhinus
                                                    towsendii
                                                    virginianus).

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PER8279969-0..................  Drew Powell;       Gray bat (Myotis        Alabama,           Presence/probable  Enter hibernacula  New
                                 Louisville, KY.    grisescens), Indiana    Arkansas,          absence surveys.   or maternity
                                                    bat (Myotis sodalis),   Colorado,                             caves, capture,
                                                    northern long-eared     Connecticut,                          handle,
                                                    bat (Myotis             Delaware,                             identify, band,
                                                    septentrionalis), and   District of                           radio tag,
                                                    tricolored bat          Columbia,                             collect hair,
                                                    (Perimyotis             Florida,                              swab, fungal
                                                    subflavus).             Georgia,                              lift tape, and
                                                                            Illinois,                             release.
                                                                            Indiana, Iowa,
                                                                            Kansas,
                                                                            Kentucky,
                                                                            Louisiana,
                                                                            Maine, Maryland,
                                                                            Massachusetts,
                                                                            Michigan,
                                                                            Minnesota,
                                                                            Mississippi,
                                                                            Missouri,
                                                                            Montana,
                                                                            Nebraska, New
                                                                            Hampshire, New
                                                                            Jersey, New
                                                                            Mexico, New
                                                                            York, North
                                                                            Carolina, North
                                                                            Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Texas, Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.
PER8275393-0..................  Scott Slankard;    Gray bat (Myotis        Alabama,           Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   New
                                 Lawrenceburg, KY.  grisescens), Indiana    Arkansas,          absence surveys.   identify, band,
                                                    bat (Myotis sodalis),   Connecticut,                          radio tag, and
                                                    northern long-eared     Delaware,                             release.
                                                    bat (Myotis             District of
                                                    septentrionalis),       Columbia,
                                                    Ozark big-eared bat     Florida,
                                                    (Corynorhinus           Georgia,
                                                    townsendii ingens),     Illinois,
                                                    tricolored bat          Indiana, Iowa,
                                                    (Perimyotis             Kansas,
                                                    subflavus), Virginia    Kentucky,
                                                    big-eared bat           Louisiana,
                                                    (Corynorhinus           Maine, Maryland,
                                                    townsendii              Massachusetts,
                                                    virginianus).           Michigan,
                                                                            Minnesota,
                                                                            Mississippi,
                                                                            Missouri,
                                                                            Montana,
                                                                            Nebraska, New
                                                                            Hampshire, New
                                                                            Jersey, New
                                                                            York, North
                                                                            Carolina, North
                                                                            Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.
ES102418-3....................  Florida Army       Red-cockaded            Camp Blanding      Presence/probable  Red-cockaded       Renewal and
                                 National Guard;    woodpecker (Picoides    Joint Training     absence surveys    woodpecker:        amendment
                                 Starke, FL.        borealis) and eastern   Center, Starke,    and population     monitor nest
                                                    indigo snake            FL.                management.        cavities,
                                                    (Drymarchon corais                                            capture, band,
                                                    couperi).                                                     release, and
                                                                                                                  install
                                                                                                                  artificial nest
                                                                                                                  cavities;
                                                                                                                  eastern indigo
                                                                                                                  snake: scope
                                                                                                                  burrows,
                                                                                                                  capture, handle,
                                                                                                                  and release.
ES50300D-1....................  Edward Wilson;     Gray bat (Myotis        Kentucky, Ohio,    Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Amendment
                                 Lexington, KY.     grisescens), Indiana    and Tennessee.     absence surveys.   identify, band,
                                                    bat (Myotis sodalis),                                         radio tag, and
                                                    northern long-eared                                           release.
                                                    bat (Myotis
                                                    septentrionalis), and
                                                    tricolored bat
                                                    (Perimyotis
                                                    subflavus).
ES009638-13...................  Appalachian        Tricolored bat          Alabama, Georgia,  Presence/probable  Enter              Amendment
                                 Technical          (Perimyotis             Indiana,           absence surveys.   hibernacula,
                                 Services, Inc.;    subflavus).             Kentucky,                             capture, handle,
                                 Wise, VA.                                  Mississippi,                          identify, band,
                                                                            North Carolina,                       radio tag, and
                                                                            Ohio,                                 release.
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Virginia, and
                                                                            West Virginia.

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ES82659D-1....................  Sarah Messer;      Indiana bat (Myotis     Alabama,           Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   Amendment
                                 Huntington, WV.    sodalis), gray bat      Arkansas,          absence surveys.   identify, band,
                                                    (Myotis grisescens),    Colorado,                             radio tag, and
                                                    northern long-eared     Connecticut,                          release.
                                                    bat (Myotis             Delaware,
                                                    septentrionalis), and   Florida,
                                                    tricolored bat          Georgia,
                                                    (Perimyotis             Illinois,
                                                    subflavus).             Indiana, Iowa,
                                                                            Kansas,
                                                                            Kentucky,
                                                                            Louisiana,
                                                                            Maine, Maryland,
                                                                            Massachusetts,
                                                                            Michigan,
                                                                            Minnesota,
                                                                            Mississippi,
                                                                            Missouri,
                                                                            Nebraska, New
                                                                            Hampshire, New
                                                                            Jersey, New
                                                                            Mexico, New
                                                                            York, North
                                                                            Carolina, North
                                                                            Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Texas, Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin,
                                                                            Wyoming.
CS5916357-0...................  Peter Hazelton,    Carolina heelsplitter   South Carolina...  Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   New
                                 University of      (Lasmigona decorata).                      absence surveys    identify,
                                 Georgia; Athens,                                              and population     release, and
                                 GA.                                                           demographic and    salvage relic
                                                                                               habitat data       shells.
                                                                                               collection.
PER9340831-0..................  Jeffrey Garner;    Anthony's riversnail    Alabama, Florida,  Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   New
                                 Florence, AL.      (Athearnia anthonyi),   Georgia,           absence surveys,   identify,
                                                    armored marstonia       Mississippi,       quantification     release, and
                                                    (Marstonia pachyta),    North Carolina,    of community       salvage relic
                                                    cylindrical lioplax     Tennessee, and     composition and    shells.
                                                    (Lioplax                Virginia.          density, and
                                                    cyclostomatiformis),                       nonlethal
                                                    flat pebblesnail                           collection of
                                                    (Lepyrium                                  DNA samples.
                                                    showalteri),
                                                    interrupted rocksnail
                                                    (Leptoxis foremani),
                                                    lacy elimia (Elimia
                                                    crenatella), painted
                                                    rocksnail (Leptoxis
                                                    taeniata), plicate
                                                    rocksnail (Leptoxis
                                                    plicata), rough
                                                    hornsnail (Pleurocera
                                                    foremani), round
                                                    rocksnail (Leptoxis
                                                    ampla), royal
                                                    marstonia (Marstonia
                                                    ogmorhaphe), slender
                                                    campeloma (Campeloma
                                                    decampi), tulotoma
                                                    (Tulotoma magnifica),
                                                    and 73 species of
                                                    freshwater mussels.
ES676379-8....................  NOAA/National      Green sea turtle        Alabama, Florida,  Population         PIT tag and        Renewal and
                                 Marine Fisheries   (Chelonia mydas),       Georgia,           monitoring.        flipper tag;       amendment
                                 Service;           hawksbill sea turtle    Louisiana,                            collect biopsy,
                                 Pascagoula, MS.    (Eretmochelys           Mississippi,                          blood, and scute
                                                    imbricata), Kemp's      North Carolina,                       samples.
                                                    ridley sea turtle       South Carolina,
                                                    (Lepidochelys           and Texas.
                                                    kempii), leatherback
                                                    sea turtle
                                                    (Dermochelys
                                                    coriacea), and
                                                    loggerhead sea turtle
                                                    (Caretta caretta).
ES41910B-4....................  Scott Rush,        Indiana bat (Myotis     Alabama,           Presence/probable  Bats: capture,     Renewal and
                                 Mississippi        sodalis), gray bat      Louisiana,         absence surveys    handle,            amendment
                                 State              (Myotis grisescens),    Mississippi,       and scientific     identify, band,
                                 University;        northern long-eared     Ohio, and          research.          collect hair
                                 Starkville, MS.    bat (Myotis             Tennessee.                            samples, and
                                                    septentrionalis), and                                         release; Gopher
                                                    gopher tortoise                                               tortoise: scope
                                                    (Gopherus polyphemus).                                        burrows,
                                                                                                                  capture, handle,
                                                                                                                  mark, attach
                                                                                                                  transmitters,
                                                                                                                  and attach GPS
                                                                                                                  data loggers.

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PER9604902-0..................  Kaitlyn Torrey;    Indiana bat (Myotis     Alabama,           Presence/probable  Capture, handle,   New
                                 Woodstock, GA.     sodalis), gray bat      Arkansas,          absence surveys.   identify, band,
                                                    (Myotis grisescens),    Colorado,                             radio tag, and
                                                    northern long-eared     Connecticut,                          release.
                                                    bat (Myotis             Delaware,
                                                    septentrionalis), and   District of
                                                    tricolored bat          Columbia,
                                                    (Perimyotis             Florida,
                                                    subflavus).             Georgia,
                                                                            Illinois,
                                                                            Indiana, Iowa,
                                                                            Kansas,
                                                                            Kentucky,
                                                                            Louisiana,
                                                                            Maine, Maryland,
                                                                            Massachusetts,
                                                                            Michigan,
                                                                            Minnesota,
                                                                            Mississippi,
                                                                            Missouri,
                                                                            Nebraska, New
                                                                            Hampshire, New
                                                                            Jersey, New
                                                                            Mexico, New
                                                                            York, North
                                                                            Carolina, North
                                                                            Dakota, Ohio,
                                                                            Oklahoma,
                                                                            Pennsylvania,
                                                                            Rhode Island,
                                                                            South Carolina,
                                                                            South Dakota,
                                                                            Tennessee,
                                                                            Texas, Vermont,
                                                                            Virginia, West
                                                                            Virginia,
                                                                            Wisconsin, and
                                                                            Wyoming.
PER9605390-0..................  Amanda             Chucky madtom (Noturus  Tennessee and      Presence/probable  Fishes: capture,   New
                                 Rosenberger;       crypticus) and 53       Virginia.          absence surveys    handle,
                                 Cookeville, TN.    species of freshwater                      and scientific     identify, swab,
                                                    mussels.                                   research.          fin clip, and
                                                                                                                  release;
                                                                                                                  Mussels:
                                                                                                                  capture, handle,
                                                                                                                  identify,
                                                                                                                  release, and
                                                                                                                  salvage relic
                                                                                                                  shells.
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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 ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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

    After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding 
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed 
above in this notice, we will publish a subsequent notice in the 
Federal Register. You may locate the notice announcing the permit 
issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the application 
number listed above in this document. Type in your search exactly as 
the application number appears above, with spaces and hyphens as 
necessary. For example, to find information about the potential 
issuance of Permit No. PER 1234567-0, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and put ``PER 1234567-0'' in the Search field.

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.).

Sean Blomquist,
Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, 
Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-09347 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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