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• Form 3–2532, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Geographic Area: 

Alaska Bat Reporting Form; 

• Form 3–2533, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Geographic Area: 

Northwestern Bat Reporting Form; and 

• Form 3–2534, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Geographic Area: 

Western Bat Reporting Form. 

Annual reporting of the results 

subsequent to the activity authorized by 

the permit is required in most cases 

(under the authority of section 

10(a)(1)(A) and 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA 

and its implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 17). The Service designed the forms 

to facilitate the electronic reporting 

specifically for each species. The 

Service will use the reported data to 

evaluate the success of the permitted 

project, formulate further research, and 

develop and adjust management and 

recovery plans for the species. The data 

will also inform 5-year reviews and 

Species Status Assessments conducted 

under the ESA. 

ePermits Initiative 

The Service’s new ePermits initiative 

is an automated permit application 

system that will allow the agency to 

move toward a streamlined permitting 

process to reduce public burden. Public 

burden reduction is a priority for the 

Service; the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 

Wildlife, and Parks; and senior 

leadership at the Department of the 

Interior. The intent of the ePermits 

initiative is to fully automate the 

permitting process to improve the 

customer experience and to reduce time 

burden on respondents. This new 

system will enhance the user experience 

by allowing users to enter data from any 

device that has internet access, 

including personal computers (PCs), 

tablets, and smartphones. It will also 

link the permit applicant to the Pay.gov 

system for payment of associated permit 

application fees, where applicable. 

Upon completion of the new ePermits 

system, applicants applying for 

Recovery, Interstate Commerce, Habitat 

Conservation Plan Incidental Take 

Permits, Candidate Conservation 

Agreements with Assurances, and Safe 

Harbor Agreements Enhancement of 

Survival Permits will have the 

opportunity to apply directly online 

through a secure, web-based platform. 

Title of Collection: Federal Fish and 

Wildlife Permit Applications and 

Reports—Native Endangered and 

Threatened Species; 50 CFR 10, 13, and 

17. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0094. 

Form Numbers: FWS Forms 3–200– 

54, 3–200–56, 3–200–59, 3–200–60, 3– 

202–55a through 3–202–55g, 3–2523 

(new), 3–2526 (new), 3–2530 (new), and 

3–2532 through 3–2534 (new). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals; private sector; and State/ 

local/Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 4,258. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,258. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 

2,080 hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 119,949. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion, 

annually, one time. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $54,910 for fees associated 

with permit applications and 

amendments. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Dated: November 30, 2020. 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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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. 

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 

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 by January 4, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Use one of the 

following methods to request 

documents or submit comments. 

Requests and comments should specify 

the applicant name(s) and application 

number(s) (e.g., TE123456): 

• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, 

Division of Ecological Services, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union 

Blvd., Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits 

Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303– 

236–4224 (phone), or permitsR6ES@

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 applications 

for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act, 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 or 

threatened under the ESA. 

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 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. The ESA 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 


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Accordingly, we invite local, State, and 

Federal agencies; Tribes; and the public 

to submit written data, view, 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. 

Application 

number Applicant Species Location Take activity Permit action 

TE067482–2 ....... Colorado Department of 

Transportation, Durango, 

CO.

• Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 

traillii extimus).

NE Pursue for presence/absence 

surveys, nest monitoring, 

habitat management.

Renew. 

TE059369–3 ....... Colorado Natural Heritage 

Program, Fort Collins, CO.

• New Mexico meadow jumping mouse 

(Zapus hudsonius luteus).

CO Pursue, capture, handle, 

measure, and release for 

presence/absence surveys.

Renew. 

TE81397D–0 ...... University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.• Eriogonum pelinophilum (Clay-loving wild 

buckwheat).

• Astragalus osterhoutii (Osterhout 

milkvetch). 

• Penstemon penlandii (Pendland 

beardtongue). 

CO Remove and reduce to possession; seed, fruit collection for genetic studies; 

voucher sample collection.

New. 

TE085324–3 ....... Wyoming Natural Diversity 

Database, Laramie, WY.

• Penstemon haydenii (Blowout penstemon) WY Remove and reduce to possession; seed, fruit collection for genetic studies; 

voucher sample collection; 

propagation and seed bank 

research; habitat restoration 

and enhancement prior to 

reintroduction activities.

Amend. 

TE053961–2 ....... Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 

and Aquarium, Omaha, NE.

• Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindeoa 

nevadica lincolniana).

• Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri). 

NE, WY Hold in captivity for captive 

breeding and propagation; 

pursue, capture, handle, 

measure, and release for 

presence/absence surveys; 

reintroduction activities.

Amend. 

TE35101D–0 ...... Schmueser Gordon Meyer, 

Inc. (SGM), Glenwood 

Springs, CO.

• Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 

traillii extimus).

CO Pursue for presence/absence 

surveys, nest monitoring, 

habitat management.

New. 

PER0001907 ...... Vosburgh, Timothy, Anaconda, MT.• Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) ......... MT Presence/absence surveys, 

capture, handle, chip implant, tattoo, measure, vaccinate, and release for reintroduction activities.

New. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the administrative record. 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. 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.). 

Stephen Small, 

Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior 

Unified Regions 5 and 7. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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DLSN00000.000000, DX6CS25; OMB Control 

No. 1090–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Watercraft Inspection 

Decontamination Regional DataSharing for Trailered Boats 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Department of the Interior (Interior), 

are proposing a new information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Mr. Jeffrey Parrillo, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, by phone 202– 

208–7072; or by email to DOI-PRA@

ios.doi.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1090–NEW in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Jeffrey Parrillo by 

email at DOI-PRA@ios.doi.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 208–7072. 

Individuals who are hearing or speech 

impaired may call the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. You may also view the ICR 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. We may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 


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