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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–FAC–2021–N192;
FXFR13360900000–FF09F14000–201]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Meeting
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of teleconference/web
meeting.
ACTION:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service gives notice of a teleconference/
web meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force, in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
DATES:
Teleconference/Web Meeting: The
ANS Task Force will meet Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, November
16–18, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
each day (Eastern Time).
Registration: Registration is required.
The deadline for registration is
November 12, 2021.
Accessibility: The deadline for
accessibility accommodation requests is
November 12, 2021. Please see
Accessibility Information, below.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via teleconference and broadcast over
the internet. To register and receive the
web address and telephone number for
participation, contact the Executive
Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) or visit the ANS Task Force
website at https://anstaskforce.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary, ANS
Task Force, by telephone at (703) 358–
2466, or by email at Susan_Pasko@
fws.gov. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), please call the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ANS
Task Force was established by the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990, and
is composed of Federal and ex-officio
members. The ANS Task Force’s
purpose is to develop and implement a
program for U.S. waters to prevent
introduction and dispersal of aquatic
invasive species; to monitor, control,
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and study such species; and to
disseminate related information.
The meeting agenda will include:
ANS Task Force subcommittee reports
and ANS Task Force discussion on
priority outputs to advance the goals
identified in the ANS Task Force
Strategic Plan for 2020–2025;
presentation by the U.S Geological
Survey on new species occurrences in
the United States; updates from ANS
Task Force member agencies and
interagency invasive species
organizations; recommendations by the
ANS Task Force regional panels; and
public comment. The final agenda and
other related meeting information will
be posted on the ANS Task Force
website, https://anstaskforce.gov.
Public Input
If you wish to listen to the webinar by
telephone, listen and view through the
internet, provide oral public comment,
or provide a written comment for the
ANS Task Force to consider, contact the
ANS Task Force Executive Secretary
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
no later than Friday, November 12,
2021.
Depending on the number of people
who want to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for
individual oral comments may be
limited. Interested parties should
contact the ANS Task Force Executive
Secretary, in writing (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), for placement on
the public speaker list for this
teleconference. Registered speakers who
wish to expand upon their oral
statements, or those who had wished to
speak but could not be accommodated
on the agenda, may submit written
statements to the Executive Secretary up
to 30 days following the meeting.
Requests to address the ANS Task Force
during the teleconference will be
accommodated in the order the requests
are received.
Accessibility Information
Requests for sign language
interpretation services, closed
captioning, or other accessibility
accommodations should be directed to
the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
by close of business Friday, November
12, 2021.
Public Disclosure
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.
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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.
Authority: U.S.C. appendix 2.
David W. Hoskins,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task
Force.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2021–N199;
FXES11130300000–201–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 November 29,
2021.
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: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
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); permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email).
SUMMARY:
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Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
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
Application No.
Applicant
ESPER0003023
Samuel Schratz, Villa
Park, IL.
ES35517B .........
Bryan Arnold, Jacksonville, IL.
ES0022223 .......
Caleb Knerr, Jefferson
City, MO.
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Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies; Tribes; and the public to
comment on the following applications:
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
AL, AR, CT, DC, GA,
IL, IN, IA, KY, MD,
MI, MS, MO, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, OK, PA, TN,
VT, VA, WV.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use,
conduct population
monitoring, evaluate
impacts.
Capture with mist-nets
or harp traps, handle,
identify, radio-tag,
band, collect non-intrusive measurements, release.
Amend.
IL, FL ............................
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use,
conduct population
monitoring, evaluate
impacts.
Capture with mist-nets,
handle, identify,
radio-tag, band, collect non-intrusive
measurements, release.
Renew.
MO ...............................
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use,
conduct population
monitoring, evaluate
impacts.
Capture, handle, temporary hold, release.
New.
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
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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.
Add: new species—Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis) to existing
authorized species:
Gray bat (M.
grisescens) and
northern long-eared
bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (M.
grisescens), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis), Florida bonneted bat
(Eumops floridanus).
Curtis pearlymussel
(Epioblasma
florentina curtisii), fat
pocketbook
(Potamilus capax),
Higgins’ eye
pearlymussel
(Lampsilis higginsii),
Neosho mucket
(Lampsilis
rafinesqueana), pink
mucket (Lampsilis
abrupta), rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
cylindrica), scaleshell
mussel (Leptodea
leptodon), sheepnose
mussel (Plethobasus
cyphyus),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta), snuffbox
(Epioblasma
triquetra), winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa).
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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.
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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,
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Permit action
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2021-N199; FXES11130300000-201-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 November 29,
2021.
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).
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Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
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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ESPER0003023......... Samuel Schratz, Add: new species-- AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist- Amend.
Villa Park, IL. Indiana bat (Myotis IL, IN, IA, KY, MD, absence surveys, nets or harp traps,
sodalis) to MI, MS, MO, NJ, NY, document habitat handle, identify,
existing authorized NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, use, conduct radio-tag, band,
species: Gray bat VT, VA, WV. population collect non-
(M. grisescens) and monitoring, intrusive
northern long-eared evaluate impacts. measurements,
bat (M. release.
septentrionalis).
ES35517B............. Bryan Arnold, Indiana bat (Myotis IL, FL.............. Conduct presence/ Capture with mist- Renew.
Jacksonville, IL. sodalis), gray bat absence surveys, nets, handle,
(M. grisescens), document habitat identify, radio-
northern long-eared use, conduct tag, band, collect
bat (M. population non-intrusive
septentrionalis), monitoring, measurements,
Florida bonneted evaluate impacts. release.
bat (Eumops
floridanus).
ES0022223............ Caleb Knerr, Curtis pearlymussel MO.................. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Jefferson City, MO. (Epioblasma absence surveys, temporary hold,
florentina document habitat release.
curtisii), fat use, conduct
pocketbook population
(Potamilus capax), monitoring,
Higgins' eye evaluate impacts.
pearlymussel
(Lampsilis
higginsii), Neosho
mucket (Lampsilis
rafinesqueana),
pink mucket
(Lampsilis
abrupta),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica),
scaleshell mussel
(Leptodea
leptodon),
sheepnose mussel
(Plethobasus
cyphyus),
spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia
monodonta),
snuffbox
(Epioblasma
triquetra), winged
mapleleaf (Quadrula
fragosa).
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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.
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