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1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Rolland G. White,
Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
Services, Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2018–11761 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2018–N049;
FXES11130300000–189–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to
conduct activities intended to enhance
the propagation or survival of
endangered or threatened species.
Federal law prohibits certain activities
with endangered species unless a permit
is obtained.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Requesting Copies of Applications or
Public Comments: Copies of
applications or public comments
SUMMARY:
Application
No.
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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 the activities are specifically
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 permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the
permittee to conduct activities with U.S.
endangered or threatened species for
scientific purposes, enhancement of
propagation or survival, or interstate
commerce (the latter only in the event
that it facilitates scientific purposes or
enhancement of propagation or
survival). 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
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Please refer to the permit number when
you submit comments. Documents and
other information the applicants have
submitted with the applications are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Applications
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild.
Species
Location
Activity
Type of
take
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M. grisescens),
northern long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
AL, AR, CT, DE,
D.C., FL, GA, IL,
IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI,
MN, MO, MS, MT,
NE, NH, NJ, NY,
NC, ND, OH, OK,
PA, SC, SD, TN,
VT, VA, WV, WI,
WY.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture,
handle,
mist-net,
radiotag,
band,
release.
Applicant
TE75774C ..
concerning any of the applications in
this notice may be obtained by any party
who submits a written request for a
copy of such documents to the abovementioned office within 30 days of the
date of publication of this notice (see
DATES), subject to the requirements of
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552).
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify
applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments
pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne (address above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343;
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on the following
applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species. Federal law
prohibits certain activities with
endangered species unless a permit is
obtained.
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Application
No.
Species
Location
Activity
Type of
take
Add
Dwarf
wedgemussel
(Alasmidonta heterodon) to
existing permitted species:
Clubshell (Pleurobema clava),
fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria),
fat
pocketbook
(Potamilus capax), Higgins
eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis
higginsii), neosho mucket (L.
rafinesquina), pink mucket
(pearlymussel) (L. abrupta),
speckled
pocketbook
(L.
streckeri), northern riffleshell
(Epioblasma
torulosa
rangiana), purple cat’s paw
pearlymussel (E. obliquata
obliquata), white catspaw
(pearlymussel)
(E.
o.
perobliqua), snuffbox mussel
(E.
triquetra),
orangefoot
pimpleback
(pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus
cooperianus),
sheepnose
mussel
(P.
cyphyus),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica),
rayed
bean
(Villosa fabalis), scaleshell
mussel (Leptodea leptodon),
spectaclecase
(mussel)
(Cumberlandia monodonta).
Add
Gray
bat
(Myotis
grisescens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat
(M. sodalis), northern longeared bat (M. septentrionalis).
Add new locations —
NJ, NY—to existing authorized locations: AL, AR,
IL, IN, IA, KY, MI,
MN, MS, MO, OH,
OK, TN.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture,
handle,
temporary
hold, release,
relocate.
Renew.
AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,
GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,
KY, LA, MD, MA,
MI, MS, MN, MO,
MT, NE, NH, NJ,
NY, NC, ND, OH,
OK, PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN, VT, VA,
WV, WI, WY.
IL, IN, OH, GA, KY ..
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture,
handle,
mist-net,
radiotag,
band,
release.
Amend.
Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture,
handle,
mist-net,
radiotag,
band,
release.
Capture,
handle,
mist-net,
radiotag,
band,
release.
Renew.
Applicant
TE89557A ..
TRC Companies,
Inc., Cleveland,
OH.
TE26856C ..
Sean Langley, Indianapolis, IN.
TE06845A ..
Lochmueller Group,
Inc., Evansville, IN.
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M. grisescens),
northern long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
TE60958A ..
Bat Calls Identification, Inc., Kansas
City, MO.
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M. grisescens),
northern long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis), Ozark bigeared
bat
(Corynorhinus
towsendii ingens), Virginia
big-eared
bat
(C.t.
virginianus).
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Public Availability of Comments
We seek public review and comments
on these permit applications. Please
refer to the permit number when you
submit comments. Comments and
materials we receive in response to this
notice are available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours at the address
listed in ADDRESSES.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
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AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,
GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,
KY, LA, ME, MD,
MA, MI, MS, MN,
MO, MT, NE, NH,
NJ, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OK, PA, RI,
SC, SD, TN, VT,
VA, WV, WI, WY.
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.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible. Please confine your
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Conduct presence/
absence surveys,
document habitat
use, conduct population monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Permit
action
Renew.
comments to issues for which we seek
comments in this notice, and explain
the basis for your comments. Include
sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
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that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits
to any of the applicants listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register.
Authority: Section 10 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
Dated: May 7, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2018–11674 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N006;
FXES11130100000C4–189–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Reviews of 38 Species in the
Southwest Region (Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
of 38 animal and plant species. A 5-year
status review is based on the best
SUMMARY:
Common name
Scientific name
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review; therefore, we
are requesting submission of any such
information that has become available
since the last review for the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we are
requesting submission of new
information no later than July 2, 2018.
However, we will continue to accept
new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For how to submit
information, see Request for Information
and ‘‘How Do I Ask Questions or
Provide Information?’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on a particular species,
contact the appropriate person or office
listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we maintain Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which
we collectively refer to as the List) in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species under active review. For
additional information about 5-year
reviews, refer to our factsheet at https://
www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/
recovery-overview.html.
Listing status
Current range
Final listing rule
(Federal Register
citation and
publication date)
What information do we consider in
our review?
A 5-year review considers all new
information available at the time of the
review. In conducting these reviews, we
consider the best scientific and
commercial data that have become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have
been implemented that benefit the
species;
(D) Threat status and trends in
relation to the five listing factors (as
defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act);
and
(E) Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
Any new information will be
considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the
ongoing recovery programs for the
species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active
review of the species listed in the table
below.
Contact person, phone,
email
Contact person’s U.S. mail
address
Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505–761–4781;
Susan_Millsap@fws.gov.
Bill Radke, Refuge Manager, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge,
520/364–2104; Bill_
Radke@fws.gov.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road
NE, Albuquerque, NM
87113–1001.
ANIMALS
Tyronia alamosae
Endangered .........
New Mexico—
U.S.A.
56 FR 49646; 09/
30/1991.
Beautiful shiner ....
Cyprinella formosa
Threatened ...........
Arizona—U.S.A.
Mexico.
49 FR 34490; 08/
31/1984.
Bee Creek Cave
harvestman.
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Alamosa
springsnail.
Texella reddelli .....
Endangered .........
Texas—U.S.A ......
53 FR 33 29; 09/
16/1988.
Coffin Cave mold
beetle.
Batrisodes
texanus.
Endangered .........
Texas—U.S.A ......
53 FR 36029; 09/
16/1988.
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Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office,
General Office: 512–490–
0057, Direct Line: 512–
577–6594; Adam_
Zerrenner@fws.gov.
Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office,
General Office: 512–490–
0057, Direct Line: 512–
577–6594; Adam_
Zerrenner@fws.gov.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention 5-year Review, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge,
P.O. Box 3509, Douglas,
Arizona 85607.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological
Services Field Office,
10711 Burnet Road, Suite
200, Austin, Texas
78758.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological
Services Field Office,
10711 Burnet Road, Suite
200, Austin, Texas
78758.
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[Notices]
[Pages 25032-25034]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N049; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to
enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened
species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered
species unless a permit is obtained.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director,
Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to [email protected].
Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies of
applications or public comments concerning any of the applications in
this notice may be obtained by any party who submits a written request
for a copy of such documents to the above-mentioned office within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES), subject to
the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the
following methods. Please specify applicant name(s) and application
number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of
your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne (address
above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit
to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival
of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain
activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.
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 the activities are specifically 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 permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or
survival). 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
We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public
to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit
number when you submit comments. Documents and other information the
applicants have submitted with the applications are available for
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Applications
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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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE75774C........... Wesley Conway, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Seymour, IN. sodalis), gray bat D.C., FL, GA, IL, absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
(M. grisescens), IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, document habitat tag, band, release.
northern long-eared ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, use, conduct
bat (M. MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, population
septentrionalis). NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, monitoring,
OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, evaluate impacts.
VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.
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TE89557A........... TRC Companies, Inc., Add Dwarf Add new locations -- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Cleveland, OH. wedgemussel NJ, NY--to existing absence surveys, temporary hold,
(Alasmidonta authorized document habitat release, relocate.
heterodon) to locations: AL, AR, use, conduct
existing permitted IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, population
species: Clubshell MN, MS, MO, OH, OK, monitoring,
(Pleurobema clava), TN. evaluate impacts.
fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat
pocketbook
(Potamilus capax),
Higgins eye
(pearlymussel)
(Lampsilis
higginsii), neosho
mucket (L.
rafinesquina), pink
mucket
(pearlymussel) (L.
abrupta), speckled
pocketbook (L.
streckeri),
northern
riffleshell
(Epioblasma
torulosa rangiana),
purple cat's paw
pearlymussel (E.
obliquata
obliquata), white
catspaw
(pearlymussel) (E.
o. perobliqua),
snuffbox mussel (E.
triquetra),
orangefoot
pimpleback
(pearlymussel)
(Plethobasus
cooperianus),
sheepnose mussel
(P. cyphyus),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica), rayed
bean (Villosa
fabalis),
scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea
leptodon),
spectaclecase
(mussel)
(Cumberlandia
monodonta).
TE26856C........... Sean Langley, Add Gray bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Indianapolis, IN. grisescens) to GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
existing permitted KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, document habitat tag, band, release.
species: Indiana MS, MN, MO, MT, NE, use, conduct
bat (M. sodalis), NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, population
northern long-eared OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, monitoring,
bat (M. SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, evaluate impacts.
septentrionalis). WI, WY.
TE06845A........... Lochmueller Group, Indiana bat (Myotis IL, IN, OH, GA, KY.. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Inc., Evansville, IN. sodalis), gray bat absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
(M. grisescens), document habitat tag, band, release.
northern long-eared use, conduct
bat (M. population
septentrionalis). monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
TE60958A........... Bat Calls Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Identification, sodalis), gray bat GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, absence surveys, mist-net, radio-
Inc., Kansas City, (M. grisescens), KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, document habitat tag, band, release.
MO. northern long-eared MI, MS, MN, MO, MT, use, conduct
bat (M. NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, population
septentrionalis), ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, monitoring,
Ozark big-eared bat SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, evaluate impacts.
(Corynorhinus WV, WI, WY.
towsendii ingens),
Virginia big-eared
bat (C.t.
virginianus).
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Public Availability of Comments
We seek public review and comments on these permit applications.
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments
and materials we receive in response to this notice are available for
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the
address listed in ADDRESSES.
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.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those
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that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and
regulations.
Next Steps
If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: May 7, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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