[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25681-25682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08912]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2023-N039; 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 May 30, 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-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 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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PER1896698..................... Caleb Knerr, Jefferson Eleven species of AR, IA, IL, KS, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
City, MO. freshwater KY, MO, NE, OK, absence surveys, release, and relocate
mussels. TN. document habitat due to stranding.
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
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PER2362555..................... Daniel Symonds, Twenty-two AL, AR, GA, IL, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Orient, OH. species of IN, IA, KS, KY, absence surveys, release, collect
freshwater LA, MI, MO, MN, document habitat tissue samples, and
mussels. MS, NE, NY, NC, use, conduct relocate due to
OK, OH, PA, TN, population stranding.
VA, VT, WV, WI. monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
PER0009122..................... Emily Grossman, Add new species:-- AR, IL, IN, IA, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
O'Fallon, MO. round hickorynut KS, KY, LA, MI, absence surveys, release, and relocate
(Obovaria MN, MO, MS, NE, document habitat due to stranding.
subrotunda) and NY, NC, OK, OH, use, conduct
longsolid PA, SD, WV, WI. population
(Fusconaia monitoring, and
subrotunda)--to evaluate impacts.
existing
authorized 22
species of
freshwater
mussels.
ES194099....................... Michael Hoggarth, Add new species:-- IN, KY, MI, NY, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, Amend.
Galena, OH. round hickorynut OH, PA, WV. absence surveys, release, and relocate.
(Obovaria document habitat
subrotunda) and use, conduct
longsolid population
(Fusconaia monitoring, and
subrotunda)--to evaluate impacts.
existing 30
authorized of
freshwater
mussels.
PER2372507..................... Matthew Gilkay, Kent, Twelve species of IA, MI, MN, NY, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
OH. freshwater OH, PA, WV, WI. absence surveys, release, and relocate
mussels. document habitat due to stranding.
use, conduct
population
monitoring, and
evaluate impacts.
ES38821A....................... Stantec Consulting Add new species:-- AL, AR, CO, CT, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, tag, Amend.
Services, Louisville, round hickorynut DE, GA, IL, IN, absence surveys, radio track, release,
KY. (Obovaria IA, KS, KY, LA, document habitat relocate due to
subrotunda), ME, MD, MA, MI, use, conduct stranding.
longsolid MN, MO, MS, MT, population
(Fusconaia NE, NH, NJ, NY, monitoring, and
subrotunda), and NC, ND, OK, OH, evaluate impacts.
Cumberland PA, RI, SC, SD,
darter TN, TX, VT, VA,
(Etheostoma WV, WI, WY.
susanae)--to
existing
authorized
species: 41
freshwater
mussel species,
6 freshwater
fish species, 5
bat species,
copperbelly
water snake
(Nerodia
erythrogaster
neglecta), and
Big Sandy River
crayfish
(Cambarus
callianus).
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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. 2023-08912 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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