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draft EA that analyzes the
environmental impacts on the human
environment resulting from three
alternatives: a no-action alternative, a
dam removal alternative, and the
applicant’s proposed action.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the permit
application and the comments received
to determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA. We will also conduct an
intra-Service consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the above findings, we will
determine whether the permit issuance
criteria of section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA
have been met. If met, the Service will
issue the requested ITP to the applicant.
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on the proposed HCP, draft EA, and
supporting documents during a 30-day
public comment period (see DATES). In
particular, information and comments
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1. The effects that implementation of
any alternative could have on the
human environment;
2. Whether or not the significance of
the impact on various aspects of the
human environment has been
adequately analyzed;
3. Any threats to the snuffbox mussel
that may influence their populations
over the life of the ITP that are not
addressed in the proposed HCP or EA;
4. Whether the conservation measures
outlined in the HCP are sufficient to
offset impacts over a 30-year duration;
and
5. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the human environment.
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comments received, including names
and addresses, will become part of the
administrative record associated with
this action. Before including your
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should be aware that your entire
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we 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.
• 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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508; 43 CFR part 46).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services.
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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
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 September 12,
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):
SUMMARY:
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PO 00000
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.
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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.
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Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
The ESA requires that we invite
public comment before issuing permits.
Accordingly, we invite local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to the
applications in table 1. 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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TABLE 1—PERMIT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
Application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
ES04397C .............
Giorgianna
Auteri, Columbus, IN.
Add new species—tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M.
grisescens), and northern long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts.
Add new activity—harp
trap—to existing authorized activities: capture,
handle, band, bio-sample, radio-tag, release.
Amend.
ESPER11684859 ...
Natural Power
Consultants,
LLC., Saratoga Springs,
NY.
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis), northern longeared bat (M.
septentrionalis), and tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus).
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts.
Capture with mist nets,
handle, radio-tag, release.
New.
ES64081B ..............
Joseph Hoyt,
Blacksburg,
VA.
Indiana bat (Myotis
sodalis) and northern
long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
AL, AR, CT, DE,
DC, GA, IL,
IN, IA, KS,
KY, LA, ME,
MD, MA, MI,
MN, MS, MO,
MT, NE, NH,
NJ, NY, NC,
ND, OK, OH,
PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN, VT,
VA, WV, WI,
WY.
CO, CT, DE,
DC, FL, IA,
KY, LA, ME,
MD, MA, MI,
MN, MT, NE,
NH, NJ, NM,
NY, ND, OH,
PA, RI, SC,
SD, TX, VT,
WV, WI, WY.
Add NY to IL,
MI, and WI.
Add mist netting and pit
tagging to capture, handle, enter hibernacula,
bio sample and release.
Amend.
ES217351 ..............
U.S. Forest
Service,
Nelsonville,
OH.
Add new species—tricolored bat (Perimyotis
subflavus)—to existing
authorized species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),
gray bat (M.
grisescens), and northern long-eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
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.
IL, KY, OH ........
Permit action
Capture with mist nets or
Amend.
harp traps, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect non-intrusive measurements, collect bio
samples, enter
hibernacula, and release.
Public Availability of Comments
Next Steps
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.
If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
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Authority
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York State Museum, Albany, NY
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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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AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New
York State Museum (NYSM) has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2024-N044; FXES11130300000-245-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 September 12,
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.
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Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to the applications in table 1. 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.
Table 1--Permit Applications Received
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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ES04397C................ Giorgianna Auteri, Add new species-- AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, Conduct presence/ Add new activity-- Amend.
Columbus, IN. tricolored bat GA, IL, IN, IA, absence surveys, harp trap--to
(Perimyotis KS, KY, LA, ME, document habitat existing
subflavus)--to MD, MA, MI, MN, use, conduct authorized
existing MS, MO, MT, NE, population activities:
authorized NH, NJ, NY, NC, monitoring, and capture, handle,
species: Indiana ND, OK, OH, PA, evaluate impacts. band, bio-sample,
bat (Myotis RI, SC, SD, TN, radio-tag, release.
sodalis), gray bat VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.
(M. grisescens),
and northern long-
eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
ESPER11684859........... Natural Power Indiana bat (Myotis CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, Conduct presence/ Capture with mist New.
Consultants, LLC., sodalis), northern IA, KY, LA, ME, absence surveys, nets, handle,
Saratoga Springs, long-eared bat (M. MD, MA, MI, MN, document habitat radio-tag, release.
NY. septentrionalis), MT, NE, NH, NJ, use, conduct
and tricolored bat NM, NY, ND, OH, population
(Perimyotis PA, RI, SC, SD, monitoring, and
subflavus). TX, VT, WV, WI, WY. evaluate impacts.
ES64081B................ Joseph Hoyt, Indiana bat (Myotis Add NY to IL, MI, Conduct presence/ Add mist netting Amend.
Blacksburg, VA. sodalis) and and WI. absence surveys, and pit tagging to
northern long- document habitat capture, handle,
eared bat (M. use, conduct enter hibernacula,
septentrionalis). population bio sample and
monitoring, and release.
evaluate impacts.
ES217351................ U.S. Forest Add new species-- IL, KY, OH......... Conduct presence/ Capture with mist Amend.
Service, tricolored bat absence surveys, nets or harp
Nelsonville, OH. (Perimyotis document habitat traps, handle,
subflavus)--to use, conduct identify, radio-
existing population tag, band, collect
authorized monitoring, and non-intrusive
species: Indiana evaluate impacts. measurements,
bat (Myotis collect bio
sodalis), gray bat samples, enter
(M. grisescens), hibernacula, and
and northern long- release.
eared bat (M.
septentrionalis).
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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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