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encouraged to register by or before 

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Attention: Kevin Kauffman, 400 Prince 

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20774, or email to mhcc@

homeinnovation.com or call 1–888– 

602–4663. Written comments are 

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extent possible within the time 

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Advance registration is strongly 

encouraged. The MHCC will also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on specific matters before the 

MHCC. 

Tentative Agenda 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 

I. Call to Order—Chair & Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) 

II. Opening Remarks—Chair & HUD 

A. Roll Call—Administering 

Organization (AO) 

B. Introductions 

i. HUD Staff 

ii. Guests 

C. Administrative Announcements— 

DFO & AO 

III. Approve draft minutes from 

December 12, 2016, MHCC meeting 

IV. Update on the Regulatory Process 

V. Update on Approved Proposals— 

HUD OGC 

VI. Review of Current Log & Action 

Items 

VII. Break 

VIII. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items 

IX. Public Comment Period 

X. Lunch 

XI. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items 

XII. Break 

XIII. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items 

XIV. Daily Wrap Up—DFO & AO 

XV. Adjourn 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 

I. Reconvene Meeting—Chair & 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 

II. Opening Remarks—Chair 

A. Roll Call—Administering 

Organization (AO) 

III. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items 

IV. Break 

V. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items 

VI. Public Comment 

VII. Lunch 

VIII. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items or Subcommittee/Task 

Group Meetings 

IX. Break 

X. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items or Subcommittee/Task 

Group Meetings 

XI. Daily Wrap Up—DFO 

XII. Adjourn 

Thursday, September 13, 2018 

I. Reconvene Meeting—Chair & 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 

II. Opening Remarks—Chair & FHA 

Commissioner 

A. Roll Call—Administering 

Organization (AO) 

III. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items or Subcommittee/Task 

Group Meetings 

IV. Break 

V. Continue Review of Current Log & 

Action Items or Subcommittee/Task 

Group Meetings 

VI. Public Comment 

VII. Daily Wrap Up—DFO & AO 

VIII. Adjourn 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Vance Morris, 

Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for 

Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2018–N085; 

FXES11130300000–189–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. 

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 of 1973, as 

amended. 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 August 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: You may, within 

30 days of the date of publication of this 

notice (see DATES) submit requests for 

copies of the applications and related 

documents, and submit any comments 

by one of the following methods. All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant name(s) and application 

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

• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

Please refer to the respective permit 

number (e.g., Application No. 

TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your 

email message. 

• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: 

Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343; 

permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 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 

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. 

These activities often include such 

prohibited actions as capture and 

collection. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for 

these permits are found in the Code of 

Federal Regulations 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. 

Accordingly, we invite local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies and the 

public to submit written data, views, or 


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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 No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

TE81001C ............ Katharine Zlonis, 

Cass Lake, MN.

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) .... MN ....................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE81122C ............ Three Rivers Park 

District, Plymouth, MN.

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) .... MN ....................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE86137B ............ The Nature Conservancy, Minneapolis, MN.Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) .................. MN, ND, SD ......... Monitoring, habitat 

management.

Add new activities— propagate 

and reintroduce—to existing authorized 

activities: prescribed burns.

Amend. 

TE81137C ............ Luther College, 

Decorah, IA.

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) .... IA .......................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE84882C ............ U.S. Forest Service, Deer River, 

MN.

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) .... MN ....................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE85294C ............ Amy Wolf, Green 

Bay, WI.

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) .... WI ......................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE86600C ............ National Park 

Service Ashland, WI, and 

Bad River Band 

of Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa, Odanah, 

WI.

Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) .................. WI ......................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

mist-net, band, 

collect feather 

and blood samples propagate, 

temporary hold, 

release.

New. 

TE98032A ............ James Gardner, 

Jefferson City, 

MO.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (M. 

grisescens), northern long-eared bat (M. 

septentrionalis), Ozark big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens).

Add new location—WV—to 

existing authorized locations: 

AR, IL, IN, IA, 

KS, KY, MO, 

OK, TN.

Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

mist-net, radiotag, release.

Amend. 

TE64073B ............ Ecological and 

GIS Services, 

Indianola, IA.

Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae), Poweshiek 

skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek).

IA, MN, ND, SD ... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

Renew. 


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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

TE90420C ............ Jennifer Bonta, 

Melrose, MA.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern longeared bat (M. septentrionalis).AL, AR, CT, DE, 

GA, IL, IN, IA, 

KS, KY, LA, ME, 

MD, MA, MI, 

MN, MS, MO, 

MT, NE, NH, 

NJ, NY, NC, 

ND, OH, OK, 

PA, RI, SC, SD, 

TN, VT, VA, 

WV, WI, WY.

Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

mist-net, harp 

trap, release.

New. 

TE64077B ............ Scott Krych, Minneapolis, MN.Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae), Poweshiek 

skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek).

MN, MT, ND, SD Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

Renew. 

TE90423C ............ Shaughn Barnett, 

Austin, TX.

Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell 

(Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook 

(Potamilus capax), Higgins eye 

(pearlymussel) (Lampsilis higginsii), pink 

mucket (pearlymussel) (L. abrupta), northern 

riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), 

purple cat’s paw pearlymussel (E. obliquata 

obliquata), white catspaw (pearlymussel) (E. 

o. perobliqua), snuffbox mussel (E. 

triquetra), orangefoot pimpleback 

(pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), 

sheepnose mussel (P. cyphyus), rayed bean 

(Villosa fabalis), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea 

leptodon), spectaclecase (mussel) 

(Cumberlandia monodonta).

IL, IN, OH ............. Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, release.

New. 

TE64239B ............ Nathanael Light, 

Ozark, MO.

Add Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus 

towsendii ingens) to existing permitted species: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat 

(M. grisescens), northern long-eared bat (M. 

septentrionalis).

AL, AR, CT, DE, 

D.C., FL, GA, 

IL, IN, IA, KS, 

KY, LA, ME, 

MD, MA, MI, 

MN, MS, MO, 

MT, NE, NH, 

NJ, NY, NC, 

ND, OH, OK, 

PA, RI, SC, SD, 

TN, VT, VA, 

WV, WI, WY.

Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

mist-net, harp 

trap, band, 

radio-tag, release.

Amend. 

TE90426C ............ Natalie Dingledine, 

Haslett, MI.

Hungerford’s crawling water beetle (Brychius 

hungerfordi).

MI ......................... Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

hold, relocate, 

release.

New. 

TE130900 ............. EnviroScience, 

Inc., Stow, OH.

Add Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii) and 

Yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata) to existing 

permitted species: 70 freshwater mussel 

species, shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser 

brevirostrum), blue shiner (Cyprinella 

caerulea), Cherokee darter (Etheostoma 

scotti), Etowah darter (E. etowahae), amber 

darter (Percina antesella), goldline darter (P. 

aurolineata), Conasauga logperch (P. 

jenkinsi), snail darter (P. tanasi).

Add new locations—NC, TX, 

VA—to existing 

authorized locations: AR, FL, 

GA, IL, IN, IA, 

KY, MI, MN, 

MO, OH, TN, WI.

Conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, document 

habitat use, conduct population 

monitoring, 

evaluate impacts.

Capture, handle, 

temporary hold, 

release, relocate.

Amend. 

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. 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 

Section 10(c) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 


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Dated: June 15, 2018. 

Lori H. Nordstrom, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16315 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N045; 

FXES11130200000–189–FF02ENEH00] 

U.S. Endangered Species; 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, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for a permit to conduct activities 

intended to recover and enhance 

endangered species survival. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits 

certain activities that may impact 

endangered species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activity. The ESA 

also requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by August 

30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: 

Request documents by phone or email: 

Susan Jacobsen, 505–248–6641, susan_

jacobsen@fws.gov. 

Comment submission: Submit 

comments by U.S. mail to Susan 

Jacobsen, Classification and Recovery 

Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Please specify the permit you are 

interested in by number (e.g., Permit No. 

TE–123456). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification 

and Restoration Division, 505–248– 

6641. 

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 

hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, 

or killing but also such activities as 

pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, 

or collecting. 

The ESA and our implementing 

regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) title 50, part 17, 

provide for issuing such permits and 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for activities 

involving endangered species. 

A recovery permit we issue under the 

ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the 

permittee to conduct activities with 

endangered or threatened species for 

scientific purposes that promote 

recovery or enhance the species’ 

propagation or survival. These activities 

often include such prohibited actions as 

capture and collection. 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 

Documents and other information 

submitted with these applications are 

available for review by any party who 

submits a request as specified in 

ADDRESSES. Releasing documents is 

subject to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a) and Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) requirements. 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. 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. 

Please refer to the application number 

when submitting comments. 

Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

TE–72370C .......... Gonzales, Kelly; 

Houston, Texas.

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis 

septentrionalis), Interior Least Tern (Sterna 

antillarum), Gulf Coast jaguarundi 

(Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli), Ocelot 

(Leopardus pardalis), Piping Plover 

(Charadrius melodus), Red Knot (Calidris 

canutus rufa).

Alabama, Arizona, 

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New 

Mexico, North 

Carolina, Oklahoma, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.

Presence/absence 

surveys, Nest 

monitoring.

Harm and harass New. 


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