Notice2024-22950
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
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Published
October 4, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct scientific research to promote conservation or other 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 the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80913-80914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22950]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2024-N048; FXES11130500000-245-FF05E00000]
Endangered 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 scientific research to promote
conservation or other 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 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 November 4,
2024.
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):
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#176772657a7e6364452252445771606439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f68693849b9f8285a4c3b3a5b6908185d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> U.S. Mail: Abby Goldstein, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr. Hadley, MA 01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Goldstein, 413-253-8212 (phone),
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#176772657a7e6364452252445771606439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec9c899e8185989fbed9a9bfac8a9b9fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a> (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 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.
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 applications in table 1.
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Table 1--Permit Applications Received
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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01086D-4..................... Virginia Appalachian monkeyface Virginia, Collect, Capture, collect Renew.
Department of (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing Tennessee. transport, hold
Wildlife pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), in captivity
Resources, cracking pearlymussel for longer than
Marion, VA; (Hemistena lata), Cumberland 45 days,
Timothy Lane. monkeyface (Quadrula propagate,
intermedia), Cumberlandian release,
combshell (Epioblasma research, and
brevidens), dromedary translocate.
pearlymussel (Dromus dromas),
fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia cuneolus), fluted
kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus
subtentus), littlewing
pearlymussel (Pegias fabula),
oyster mussel (Epioblasma
capsaeformis), pink mucket
(Lampsilis abrupta), purple
bean (Villosa perpurpurea),
rough pigtoe (Pleurobema
plenum), rough rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny
pigtoe (Fusconaia cor),
slabside pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia dolabelloides),
snuffbox (Epioblasma
triquetra), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta), tan
riffleshell (Epioblasma
florentina walkeri).
PER12175217.................. Jacob Miller, Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Alabama, Presence/absence Capture......... New.
Hurricane, WV. dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Arkansas, survey.
heterodon), fanshell Connecticut,
(Cyprogenia stegaria), fat Georgia,
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Illinois,
Higgins' eye Pearlymussel Indiana, Iowa,
(Lampsilis higginsii), James Kansas,
spinymussel (Parvaspina Kentucky,
collina), longsolid (Fusconaia Louisiana,
subrotunda), northern Maryland,
riffleshell (Epioblasma Michigan,
rangiana), orangefoot Minnesota,
pimpleback (Plethobasus Mississippi,
cooperianus), pink mucket Missouri,
(Lampsilis abrupta), purple Montana,
catspaw (Epioblasma Nebraska, New
obliquata), rabbitsfoot Hampshire, New
(Quadrula cylindrica York, North
cylindrica), rayed bean Carolina, Ohio,
(Villosa fabalis), ring pink Oklahoma,
(Obovaria retusa), rough Pennsylvania,
pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), Tennessee,
round hickorynut (Obovaria Vermont,
subrotunda), sheepnose Virginia, West
(Plethobasus cyphyus), Virginia,
snuffbox (Epioblasma Wisconsin.
triquetra), spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta),
white catspaw (Epioblasma
perobliqua), white wartyback
(Plethobasus cicatricosus).
PER12201376.................. Monongahela Rusty patched bumble bee West Virginia... Presence/absence Capture......... New.
National (Bombus affinis). survey.
Forest,
Parsons, WV;
Andrew Moore.
PER1541732-1................. Emily Pody, New Add: Ouachita rock pocketbook Add: Texas...... Survey, collect Capture, collect Amend.
Braunfels, TX. (Arcidens wheeleri), Guadalupe samples, tag,
orb (Cyclonaias necki), salvage shells.
Balcones spike (Fusconaia
iheringi), false spike
(Fusconaia mitchelli),
Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis
bergmanni), Texas fatmucket
(Lampsilis bracteata), Texas
hornshell (Popenaias popeii),
Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias
petrina), Texas fawnsfoot
(Truncilla macrodon).
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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 the applicants 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.).
Martin Miller,
Manager, Division of Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Northeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-22950 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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