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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
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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 February 22,
2024.
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
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 ESA 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.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
ESPER5565041 ...............
Julia Leone,
Saint Paul,
MN.
Rusty patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
MN ...............
Capture, handle, and release.
New.
ES64079B ........................
Minnesota
Zoo, Apple
Valley, MN.
MI, MN, ND,
SD, WI.
Capture, handle, identify,
mark, monitor and survey, captive rearing,
propagation, and release.
Renew and
amend.
TE06845A ........................
Lochmueller
Group,
Evansville,
IN.
Dakota skipper (Hesperia
dacotae), poweshiek
skipperling (Oarisma
poweshiek), rusty
patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
Add new species—tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), and
gray bat (M. grisescens).
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 with mist nets,
identify, handle, collect
non-intrusive measurements, band, radio-tag,
and release.
Renew and
amend.
ESPER5664139 ...............
Kevyn Juneau, River
Falls, WI.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, hold, and
release.
New.
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Rusty patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
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GA, IL, IN,
KY, OH;
add: AL,
AR, CO,
DC, FL, IA,
KS, LA,
MA, MD,
ME, MI,
MN, MS,
MO, MT,
NE, NC,
NH, NJ,
NY, ND,
OK, PA, RI,
SD, TN,
TX, UT, VI,
VT, WI,
WY, WV.
WI .................
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Application No.
Species
Activity
Type of take
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, hold, and
release.
Renew.
Capture, handle, and release.
Renew.
Capture with mist nets and
harp traps, identify, handle, collect non-intrusive
measurements, band,
radio-tag, and release.
Renew and
amend.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture with mist nets and
harp traps, identify, handle, collect non-intrusive
measurements, band,
enter hibernacula, radiotag, and release.
Renew and
amend.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, salvage,
release, and erect
exclosures.
Renew.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, radio-tag,
band, and release.
Amend.
Alyssa RobRusty patched bumble bee
erts, Grand
(Bombus affinis).
Rapids, MN.
IA, IL, IN, MI,
MN, MO,
OH, WI.
ES81122C ........................
Three Rivers
Park District, Plymouth, MN.
Rusty patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
MN ...............
ES74742C ........................
Benjamin
Smith,
Kearney,
MO.
Add new species—Tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus) and Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens)—to existing authorized species: Indiana
bat (Myotis sodalis),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), and
gray bat (M. grisescens).
ES74592A ........................
Robert
Brown, Liberty Township, OH.
Add new species—Tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), gray
bat (M. grisescens),
Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia bigeared bat (C. t.
virginianus).
ES06452D ........................
National Park
Service
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore,
Bayfield,
WI.
Sanders Environmental, Inc.,
Bellefonte,
PA.
Piping plover (Charadrius
melodus).
AL, AR, CT,
DC, DE,
FL, GA,
KS, KY, IA,
IL, IN, LA,
MA, MD,
ME, MI,
MN, MO,
MS, NC,
NE, ND,
NH, NJ,
NY, OK,
OH, PA,
RI, SC, SD,
TN, TX,
VA, VT,
WI, WV,
WY.
AL, AR, CT,
DE, DC,
FL, GA, IL,
IN, IA, KS,
KY, LA,
ME, MD,
MA, MI,
MN, MO,
MS, MT,
NE, NH,
NJ, NY,
NC, ND,
OK, OH,
PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN,
VT, VA,
WV, WI,
WY.
WI .................
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Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens), Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia bigeared bat (C. t.
virginianus).
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ES08501D ........................
ES38842A ........................
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Add new
states—
TX—to existing authorized
states: AL,
AR, FL,
GA, IL, IN,
IA, KS, KY,
LA, MI,
MN, MO,
MS, MT,
NC, ND,
OK, OH,
SC, SD,
TN, WI,
WY.
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Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
ES03494B ........................
GAI Consultants, Florence, KY.
Add new species—Tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), gray
bat (M. grisescens),
Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia bigeared bat (C. t.
virginianus).
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture with mist nets and
harp traps, identify, handle, collect non-intrusive
measurements, band,
radio-tag, and release.
Renew and
amend.
ES24566D ........................
Nicholas
Smeenk,
Columbus,
OH.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
U.S. Army
Corps of
Engineers,
Carlyle
Lake
Project Office,
Carlyle, IL.
Larissa Herrera, Belmont, MI.
IL ..................
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, temporary hold for
processing, handle, collect tissue samples, mark
with PIT tags and/or ventral scale clips, and release.
Capture, temporary hold for
processing, handle, and
release.
Renew.
ES37065D ........................
Eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus
catenatus) and
copperbelly water snake
(Nerodia erythrogaster
neglecta).
Eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus
catenatus).
AL, AR, CO,
CT, DC,
DE, FL,
GA, KS,
KY, IA, IL,
IN, LA, MA,
MD, ME,
MI, MN,
MO, MS,
MT, NC,
NE, ND,
NH, NJ,
NM, NY,
OK, OH,
PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN,
TX, VA,
VT, WI,
WV, WY.
IA, IL, IN, MI,
NY, OH,
PA, WI.
Add new species—round
hickorynut (Obovaria
subrotunda), to existing
authorized species: 11
freshwater mussel species.
Hungerford’s crawling water
beetle (Brychius
hungerfordi).
IA, IL, IN, MI,
MN, OH,
WI.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, release,
and relocate due to
stranding..
Amend.
MI .................
Capture, handle, temporarily hold, handle, release, relocate, and salvage.
Renew.
AL, AR, CT,
DE, FL,
GA, IL, IN,
IA, KS, KY,
LA, ME,
MD, MA,
MI, MN,
MO, MS,
MT, NE,
NH, NJ,
NY, NC,
ND, OK,
OH, PA,
RI, SC, SD,
TN, VT,
VA, WV,
WI, WY.
MN, WI .........
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, conduct
health and disease monitoring, and evaluate impacts.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture with mist nets,
identify, handle, collect
non-intrusive measurements, band, radio-tag,
and 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, identify,
mark, bio sample and release.
Renew and
Amend.
Capture, handle, release ...
Renew.
ES14549C ........................
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action
Application No.
TE90426C ........................
Natalie
Dingledine,
Haslett, MI.
TE60958A ........................
Bat Calls
Identification, Inc.
Kansas
City, MO.
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis), gray bat
(M. grisescens), Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
ingens), Virginia bigeared bat (C. t.
virginianus).
ES30472 ..........................
Elaine Evans,
St. Paul,
MN.
Rusty patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
TE64073B ........................
Ecological
and GIS
Services,
Indianola,
IA.
Dakota skipper (Hesperia
dacotae), Poweshiek
skipperling (Oarisma
poweshiek).
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Application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
ESPER1462021 ...............
Keystone Ecological
Services,
LLC,
Wellsboro,
PA.
Add new species—Gray
bat (Myotis grisescens),
tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (M. sodalis),
northern long-eared bat
(M. septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus).
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Add new activity—capture
with harp traps—to existing authorized activities:
capture with mist nets,
identify, handle, collect
non-intrusive measurements, band, radio-tag,
and release.
Amend.
ESPER0002430 ...............
David Ford,
Spring, TX.
Add new species—Round
hickorynut (Obovaria
subrotunda) and
longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda), to existing authorized species: 21
freshwater mussel species.
Add new
states—AL,
AR, CO,
GA, IL, IN,
KS, MO,
MS, NM,
OK—to existing authorized
states: CT,
DC, DE, IA,
KY, LA,
MA, MD,
ME, MI,
MN, MT,
NC, ND,
NE, NH,
NJ, NY,
OH, PA,
RI, SC, SD,
TN, TX,
VA, VT,
WI, WV,
WY.
AL, AR, GA,
IL, IN, IA,
KS, KY,
LA, MI,
MN, MO,
MS, NE,
NM, NY,
NC, OK,
OH, PA,
SD, TN,
TX, VA,
WV, WI.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, release,
and relocate.
Amend.
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.
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
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1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Service, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation
of Law of Amendment to Class III
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
(Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo
Indians, Resighini Rancheria,
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians,
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville
Rancheria, and the State of California)
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This notice publishes the
approval by operation of law of
amendments to the Tribal-State Gaming
Compacts between the Sherwood Valley
Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Resighini
Rancheria, Manchester Band of Pomo
Indians of the Manchester Rancheria,
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Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville
Rancheria, respectively, and the State of
California.
DATES: The Compacts takes effect on
January 23, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,
25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides
the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
with 45 days to review and approve or
disapprove the Tribal-State compact
governing the conduct of Class III
gaming activity on the Tribe’s Indian
lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the
Secretary does not approve or
disapprove a Tribal-State compact
within the 45 days, IGRA provides the
Tribal-State compact is considered to
have been approved by the Secretary but
only to the extent the compact is
consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(8)(C). The IGRA also requires
the Secretary of the Interior to publish
in the Federal Register notice of the
approved Tribal-State compacts for the
purpose of engaging in Class III gaming
activities on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(8)(D). The Department’s
regulations at 25 CFR 293.4 require all
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4329-4333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01258]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2023-N004; 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
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these
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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 February 22,
2024.
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 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 ESA 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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ESPER5565041.................. Julia Leone, Saint Rusty patched MN................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Paul, MN. bumble bee (Bombus absence surveys, and release.
affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES64079B...................... Minnesota Zoo, Dakota skipper MI, MN, ND, SD, WI Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew and amend.
Apple Valley, MN. (Hesperia absence surveys, identify, mark,
dacotae), document habitat monitor and
poweshiek use, conduct survey, captive
skipperling population rearing,
(Oarisma monitoring, and propagation, and
poweshiek), rusty evaluate impacts. release.
patched bumble bee
(Bombus affinis).
TE06845A...................... Lochmueller Group, Add new species-- GA, IL, IN, KY, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Renew and amend.
Evansville, IN. tricolored bat OH; add: AL, AR, absence surveys, nets, identify,
(Perimyotis CO, DC, FL, IA, document habitat handle, collect
subflavus)--to KS, LA, MA, MD, use, conduct non-intrusive
existing ME, MI, MN, MS, population measurements,
authorized MO, MT, NE, NC, monitoring, and band, radio-tag,
species: Indiana NH, NJ, NY, ND, evaluate impacts. and release.
bat (Myotis OK, PA, RI, SD,
sodalis), northern TN, TX, UT, VI,
long-eared bat (M. VT, WI, WY, WV.
septentrionalis),
and gray bat (M.
grisescens).
ESPER5664139.................. Kevyn Juneau, River Rusty patched WI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Falls, WI. bumble bee (Bombus absence surveys, hold, and release.
affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
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ES08501D...................... Alyssa Roberts, Rusty patched IA, IL, IN, MI, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Grand Rapids, MN. bumble bee (Bombus MN, MO, OH, WI. absence surveys, hold, and release.
affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES81122C...................... Three Rivers Park Rusty patched MN................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
District, bumble bee (Bombus absence surveys, and release.
Plymouth, MN. affinis). document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES74742C...................... Benjamin Smith, Add new species-- AL, AR, CT, DC, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Renew and amend.
Kearney, MO. Tricolored bat DE, FL, GA, KS, absence surveys, nets and harp
(Perimyotis KY, IA, IL, IN, document habitat traps, identify,
subflavus) and LA, MA, MD, ME, use, conduct handle, collect
Ozark big-eared MI, MN, MO, MS, population non-intrusive
bat (Corynorhinus NC, NE, ND, NH, monitoring, and measurements,
townsendii NJ, NY, OK, OH, evaluate impacts. band, radio-tag,
ingens)--to PA, RI, SC, SD, and release.
existing TN, TX, VA, VT,
authorized WI, WV, WY.
species: Indiana
bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis),
and gray bat (M.
grisescens).
ES74592A...................... Robert Brown, Add new species-- AL, AR, CT, DE, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Renew and amend.
Liberty Township, Tricolored bat DC, FL, GA, IL, absence surveys, nets and harp
OH. (Perimyotis IN, IA, KS, KY, document habitat traps, identify,
subflavus)--to LA, ME, MD, MA, use, conduct handle, collect
existing MI, MN, MO, MS, population non-intrusive
authorized MT, NE, NH, NJ, monitoring, and measurements,
species: Indiana NY, NC, ND, OK, evaluate impacts. band, enter
bat (Myotis OH, PA, RI, SC, hibernacula,
sodalis), northern SD, TN, VT, VA, radio-tag, and
long-eared bat (M. WV, WI, WY. release.
septentrionalis),
gray bat (M.
grisescens), Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus
townsendii
ingens), Virginia
big-eared bat (C.
t. virginianus).
ES06452D...................... National Park Piping plover WI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Service Apostle (Charadrius absence surveys, salvage, release,
Islands National melodus). document habitat and erect
Lakeshore, use, conduct exclosures.
Bayfield, WI. population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES38842A...................... Sanders Indiana bat (Myotis Add new states-- Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Environmental, sodalis), northern TX--to existing absence surveys, radio-tag, band,
Inc., Bellefonte, long-eared bat (M. authorized document habitat and release.
PA. septentrionalis), states: AL, AR, use, conduct
gray bat (M. FL, GA, IL, IN, population
grisescens), Ozark IA, KS, KY, LA, monitoring, and
big-eared bat MI, MN, MO, MS, evaluate impacts.
(Corynorhinus MT, NC, ND, OK,
townsendii OH, SC, SD, TN,
ingens), Virginia WI, WY.
big-eared bat (C.
t. virginianus).
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ES03494B...................... GAI Consultants, Add new species-- AL, AR, CO, CT, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Renew and amend.
Florence, KY. Tricolored bat DC, DE, FL, GA, absence surveys, nets and harp
(Perimyotis KS, KY, IA, IL, document habitat traps, identify,
subflavus)--to IN, LA, MA, MD, use, conduct handle, collect
existing ME, MI, MN, MO, population non-intrusive
authorized MS, MT, NC, NE, monitoring, and measurements,
species: Indiana ND, NH, NJ, NM, evaluate impacts. band, radio-tag,
bat (Myotis NY, OK, OH, PA, and release.
sodalis), northern RI, SC, SD, TN,
long-eared bat (M. TX, VA, VT, WI,
septentrionalis), WV, WY.
gray bat (M.
grisescens), Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus
townsendii
ingens), Virginia
big-eared bat (C.
t. virginianus).
ES24566D...................... Nicholas Smeenk, Eastern massasauga IA, IL, IN, MI, Conduct presence/ Capture, temporary Renew.
Columbus, OH. rattlesnake NY, OH, PA, WI. absence surveys, hold for
(Sistrurus document habitat processing,
catenatus) and use, conduct handle, collect
copperbelly water population tissue samples,
snake (Nerodia monitoring, and mark with PIT
erythrogaster evaluate impacts. tags and/or
neglecta). ventral scale
clips, and
release.
ES37065D...................... U.S. Army Corps of Eastern massasauga IL................ Conduct presence/ Capture, temporary Renew.
Engineers, Carlyle rattlesnake absence surveys, hold for
Lake Project (Sistrurus document habitat processing,
Office, Carlyle, catenatus). use, conduct handle, and
IL. population release.
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES14549C...................... Larissa Herrera, Add new species-- IA, IL, IN, MI, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Belmont, MI. round hickorynut MN, OH, WI. absence surveys, release, and
(Obovaria document habitat relocate due to
subrotunda), to use, conduct stranding..
existing population
authorized monitoring, and
species: 11 evaluate impacts.
freshwater mussel
species.
TE90426C...................... Natalie Dingledine, Hungerford's MI................ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Haslett, MI. crawling water absence surveys, temporarily hold,
beetle (Brychius document habitat handle, release,
hungerfordi). use, conduct relocate, and
population salvage.
monitoring,
conduct health
and disease
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
TE60958A...................... Bat Calls Indiana bat (Myotis AL, AR, CT, DE, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Renew.
Identification, sodalis), northern FL, GA, IL, IN, absence surveys, nets, identify,
Inc. Kansas City, long-eared bat (M. IA, KS, KY, LA, document habitat handle, collect
MO. septentrionalis), ME, MD, MA, MI, use, conduct non-intrusive
gray bat (M. MN, MO, MS, MT, population measurements,
grisescens), Ozark NE, NH, NJ, NY, monitoring, and band, radio-tag,
big-eared bat NC, ND, OK, OH, evaluate impacts. and release.
(Corynorhinus PA, RI, SC, SD,
townsendii TN, VT, VA, WV,
ingens), Virginia WI, WY.
big-eared bat (C.
t. virginianus).
ES30472....................... Elaine Evans, St. Rusty patched MN, WI............ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew and Amend.
Paul, MN. bumble bee (Bombus absence surveys, identify, mark,
affinis). document habitat bio sample and
use, conduct release.
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
TE64073B...................... Ecological and GIS Dakota skipper IA, MN, SD........ Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Renew.
Services, (Hesperia absence surveys, release.
Indianola, IA. dacotae), document habitat
Poweshiek use, conduct
skipperling population
(Oarisma monitoring, and
poweshiek). evaluate impacts.
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ESPER1462021.................. Keystone Ecological Add new species-- Add new states-- Conduct presence/ Add new activity-- Amend.
Services, LLC, Gray bat (Myotis AL, AR, CO, GA, absence surveys, capture with harp
Wellsboro, PA. grisescens), IL, IN, KS, MO, document habitat traps--to
tricolored bat MS, NM, OK--to use, conduct existing
(Perimyotis existing population authorized
subflavus)--to authorized monitoring, and activities:
existing states: CT, DC, evaluate impacts. capture with mist
authorized DE, IA, KY, LA, nets, identify,
species: Indiana MA, MD, ME, MI, handle, collect
bat (M. sodalis), MN, MT, NC, ND, non-intrusive
northern long- NE, NH, NJ, NY, measurements,
eared bat (M. OH, PA, RI, SC, band, radio-tag,
septentrionalis), SD, TN, TX, VA, and release.
Virginia big-eared VT, WI, WV, WY.
bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii
virginianus).
ESPER0002430.................. David Ford, Spring, Add new species-- AL, AR, GA, IL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
TX. Round hickorynut IN, IA, KS, KY, absence surveys, release, and
(Obovaria LA, MI, MN, MO, document habitat relocate.
subrotunda) and MS, NE, NM, NY, use, conduct
longsolid NC, OK, OH, PA, population
(Fusconaia SD, TN, TX, VA, monitoring, and
subrotunda), to WV, WI. evaluate impacts.
existing
authorized
species: 21
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 Service, Midwest Region.
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