[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37469-37470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13398]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2020-N082; FXES11130500000-201-FF05E00000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit application; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an
application for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of two endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies to comment on this application. Before issuing the requested
permit, 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 July 22,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant
name and application number (e.g., TE123456):
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 who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an application for a permit 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 permit would allow the
applicant to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species
that are listed as endangered under the ESA.
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 Application Available for Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the
public to comment on the following application.
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE01086D-1............ Virginia Department Oyster mussel Virginia............ Add activity: Health Lethal............ Amend.
of Game and Inland (Epioblasma assessment research
Fisheries, Richmond, capsaeformis) and of propagated
VA. Cumberlandian mussels.
combshell
(Epioblasma
brevidens).
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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.
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Next Steps
If we decide to issue a permits to the applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Pamela Toschik,
Acting ARD, Ecological Services, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2020-13398 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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