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Permit No.
Applicant
Species
ES–056079 ......
Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO.
ES–054317 ......
Interwest Wildlife & Ecological Services, Inc., Richmond, UT.
Zion National Park, Springdale, UT.
ES–057485 ......
ES–00484C .....
Keith Geluso, Kearney, NE
ES–98708A .....
South Dakota Department
of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Rapid City,
SD.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, NE.
ES–210754 ......
Activity
Arizona, Colorado, Utah,
and Wyoming.
Survey, capture, handle,
electrofish, tag, and release.
Renew and
amend.
Colorado and Utah .............
Play taped vocalizations for
surveys.
Renew.
• Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus).
• Shivwits milk-vetch (Astragalus
ampullarioides).
• Gray bat (Myotis grisescens) ................
• Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis
septentrionalis).
• Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka
(=tristis)).
Utah ....................................
Play taped vocalizations for
surveys and collect plants
and parts.
Renew and
amend.
Kansas, Nebraska, and
South Dakota.
Survey, capture, handle,
band, and track.
Amend.
South Dakota ......................
Survey, capture, handle,
collect vouchers, and release.
Renew.
• Salt Creek Tiger beetle (Cicindela
nevadica lincolniana).
Nebraska ............................
Survey, capture, handle,
propagate in captivity,
monitor populations, and
release.
Capture, collect biological
samples for research,
and release.
Capture, handle, tag, collect
biological samples, and
release.
Capture, handle, tag, collect
biological samples, attach
radio-transmitters, and release.
Renew.
ES–68706C .....
Christopher Guy, Bozeman,
MT.
• Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
Montana ..............................
ES–067486 ......
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
• Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
Nebraska ............................
PER0009566 ...
Colorado Natural Heritage
Program, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins,
CO.
• New Mexico meadow jumping mouse
(Zapus hudsonius luteus).
Colorado, New Mexico .......
Written comments we receive become
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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
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Thomas McDowell,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, MountainPrairie Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2023–N031;
FXES11130300000–234–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 ESA.
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.
SUMMARY:
If we decide to issue a permit to an
applicant 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
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• Bonytail (Gila elegans) ..........................
• Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus
lucius).
• Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
• Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus).
Public Availability of Comments
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Renew and
amend.
Renew and
amend.
Amend.
We must receive your written
comments on or before April 24, 2023.
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.,
ESXXXXXX; see table in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION):
• Email (preferred method):
permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Please refer to
the respective application number (e.g.,
Application No. ESXXXXXX) 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).
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-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
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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 and the Freedom of
Information Act.
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), prohibits certain activities with
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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
Species
Type of take
Permit
action
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Capture, handle, and release.
Renew and
amend.
Capture, handle, and release.
New.
Capture, handle, and release.
Amend.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Capture, handle, release,
and relocate due to
stranding.
New.
Capture, handle, band,
radio-track, collect biosamples, release.
Renew.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate
impacts.
Capture, handle, temporary hold, release,
salvage.
Renew and
amend.
Capture, handle, tag, release.
Amend.
Rusty patched bumble
bee (Bombus affinis).
OH, WI ............................
PER1867075 .....
Jackson County
Conservation
Board,
Maquoketa, IA.
Rusty patched bumble
bee (Bombus affinis).
IA ....................................
ES181256 ..........
Lewis Environmental Consulting, Murray,
KY.
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN,
IA, KY, MI, MO, MS,
OH, PA, TN, WV, WI.
PER1896698 .....
Caleb Knerr, Jefferson City, MO.
Add—Round hickorynut
(Obovaria subrotunda)
and longsolid
(Fusconaia subrotunda)—to existing
authorized species—60
freshwater mussel species.
Eleven species ...............
TE11145C .........
Lisa Kleinschmidt,
Syracuse, NY.
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), gray bat (M.
grisescens), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
ES28570D .........
Midwest Natural Resources, St. Paul,
MN.
Rusty patched bumble
bee (Bombus affinis),
Dakota skipper
(Hesperia dacotae).
PER0039255 .....
Ryan Schwegman,
College Corner,
OH.
Add—Round hickorynut
(Obovaria subrotunda)
and longsolid
(Fusconaia subrotunda)—to existing
authorized species—11
freshwater mussel species.
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AR, IA, IL, KS, KY, MO,
NE, OK, TN.
AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA,
IL, IN, KS, KY, MD,
MA, MI, MN, MS, MO,
NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ,
NY, OH, OK, PA, RI,
SC, SD, TN, VA, VT,
WV, WI.
IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA,
MN, NC, NY, OH, TN,
VA, WV, WI.
AR, DE, IL, IN, IA, KS,
KY, MD, MI, MN, MO,
NY, OK, OH, PA, TX,
VA, WV, WI.
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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.
Activity
Randy Mitchell,
Akron, OH.
19:23 Mar 22, 2023
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Location
TE30471C .........
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Public Availability of Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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, USFWS Region 3.
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Applicant
Steve Tanguay, Hot
Springs, VA.
Sea Turtle Recovery,
West Orange, NJ. William Deerr.
Add: Roseate tern (Sterna
dougallii dougallii).
19:23 Mar 22, 2023
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
[FWS–R5–ES–2023–N019;
FXES11130500000–234–FF05E00000]
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered 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
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, 2023.
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: permitsR5ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Abby Gelb, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA
01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abby Gelb, 413–253–8212 (phone), or
permitsR5ES@fws.gov (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.
SUMMARY:
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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.
Permit
action
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Rusty patched bumble
bee (Bombus affinis).
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii),
hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys
imbricata), leatherback
sea turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea), loggerhead
sea turtle (Caretta
caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
Add: New York .................
Virginia, West Virginia ......
Presence/absence survey
Capture ....................
New.
New Jersey ......................
Add: stranding response,
nest monitoring and relocation, telemetry.
Salvage, capture,
collect.
Amend.
Survey, capture, band, release.
Capture ............................
Amend.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2023-N031; FXES11130300000-234-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
ESA. 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 April 24,
2023.
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., ESXXXXXX; see table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION):
Email (preferred method): [email protected]. Please
refer to the respective application number (e.g., Application No.
ESXXXXXX) in the subject line of your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Nathan Rathbun, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Rathbun, 612-713-5343 (phone);
[email protected] (email). Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite
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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 and the Freedom of
Information Act.
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
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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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE30471C............... Randy Mitchell, Rusty patched bumble OH, WI.............. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, and Renew and amend.
Akron, OH. bee (Bombus absence surveys, release.
affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
PER1867075............. Jackson County Rusty patched bumble IA.................. Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, and New.
Conservation Board, bee (Bombus absence surveys, release.
Maquoketa, IA. affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES181256............... Lewis Environmental Add--Round AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, and Amend.
Consulting, Murray, hickorynut IN, IA, KY, MI, MO, absence surveys, release.
KY. (Obovaria MS, OH, PA, TN, WV, document habitat
subrotunda) and WI. use, conduct
longsolid population
(Fusconaia monitoring, and
subrotunda)--to evaluate impacts.
existing authorized
species--60
freshwater mussel
species.
PER1896698............. Caleb Knerr, Eleven species...... AR, IA, IL, KS, KY, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Jefferson City, MO. MO, NE, OK, TN. absence surveys, release, and
document habitat relocate due to
use, conduct stranding.
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
TE11145C............... Lisa Kleinschmidt, Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Syracuse, NY. sodalis), gray bat IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, absence surveys, band, radio-track,
(M. grisescens), MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, document habitat collect bio-
northern long-eared MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, use, conduct samples, release.
bat (M. NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, population
septentrionalis). RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, monitoring, and
VT, WV, WI. evaluate impacts.
ES28570D............... Midwest Natural Rusty patched bumble IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew and amend.
Resources, St. bee (Bombus MA, MN, NC, NY, OH, absence surveys, temporary hold,
Paul, MN. affinis), Dakota TN, VA, WV, WI. document habitat release, salvage.
skipper (Hesperia use, conduct
dacotae). population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
PER0039255............. Ryan Schwegman, Add--Round AR, DE, IL, IN, IA, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
College Corner, OH. hickorynut KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, absence surveys, tag, release.
(Obovaria MO, NY, OK, OH, PA, document habitat
subrotunda) and TX, VA, WV, WI. use, conduct
longsolid population
(Fusconaia monitoring, and
subrotunda)--to evaluate impacts.
existing authorized
species--11
freshwater mussel
species.
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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, USFWS Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2023-05929 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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