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Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

email Colette Pollard at Colette. 

Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone (202) 

402–3400. This is not a toll-free number. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the Information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

This notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Builder’s 

Certification/Guarantee and New 

Construction Subterranean Termite Soil 

Treatment Record. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0525. 

Form Numbers: HUD–NPCA–99–A, 

HUD–NPCA–99–B. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: The 

collection of the requested information 

requires that the sites for HUD-insured 

structures must be free of termite 

hazards. Builders certify and guarantee 

that all required treatment for termites 

are performed and there is no 

infestation of treated areas for a year. 

Also, pest control companies are 

required to provide a record of any soil 

treatment methods used to prevent 

subterranean termite infestation. The 

respondents for this collection are 

builders, pest control companies, 

mortgage lenders and homebuyers. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response Burden hours 

Reporting Burden ..................................................................................... 30,000 2 0.1665 9,990 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9,990. 

Status: Extension without change of a 

currently previously approved 

collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: January 10, 2012. 

Colette Pollard, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2011–N278; 

FXES11130300000F3–123–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before February 16, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: 

Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by 

electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Mandell, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We invite public comment on the 

following permit applications for certain 

activities with endangered species 

authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

request for a copy of the complete 

application to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: 

TE217351. 

Applicant: Katrina L. Schultes, 

U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Nelsonville, 

OH. 

The applicant requests a renewed and 

amended permit to take (capture and 

release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in 

the States of Ohio and Kentucky. 

Proposed activities are aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE60958A. 

Applicant: Bat Calls Identification, 

Inc., Kansas City, MO. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats, 

Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus 

townsendii ingens), Virginia big-eared 

bats (Corynorhinus townsendii 

virginianus), and gray bats (Myotis 

grisescens) throughout the ranges of the 

species. This includes proposed work in 

the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, 

and Wisconsin. Proposed activities are 

for the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE43555A. 

Applicant: Maria Gabriella BidartBouzat, Bowling Green State University, 

Bowling Green, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take 

(temporarily hold) Karner Blue Butterfly 

(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) adults, 

larvae, and eggs for scientific purposes. 

Specimens (including eggs) will be 

received in conjunction with permitted 

reintroduction programs, and all larval 

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released to the wild following 

authorized activities. Research is 

proposed for the recovery and 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE60999A. 

Applicant: Levi D. Miller, USDA– 

Forest Service, Logan, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

in the States of Ohio and Kentucky. 

Proposed activities are aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE62286A. 

Applicant: Jason B. Whittle, Cuyahoga 

Falls, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

throughout the range of the species. 

This includes proposed work in the 

States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, 

Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE62297A. 

Applicant: Michael D. Whitby, Ball 

State University, Muncie, IN. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

and gray bats throughout the States of 

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 

Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New 

York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed 

activities are for the enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE62311A. 

Applicant: Mary B. Gilmore, 

Cincinnati, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

throughout the range of the species. 

This includes proposed work in the 

States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, 

Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE235639. 

Applicant: Davey Resource Group, 

Kent, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and release) Indiana bats 

within Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE02560A. 

Applicant: Timothy C. Carter, Ball 

State University, Muncie, IN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take 

(capture and release) Indiana bats and 

gray bats throughout the States of 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and 

Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for 

the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE62334A. 

Applicant: Mark Hove, University of 

Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and hold) mussel 

specimens occurring in the Mississippi 

and St. Croix River watersheds for 

scientific research. Proposed research 

activities are in the interest of recovery 

of the species, and the applicant may 

capture any of the following listed or 

proposed species: Winged mapleleaf 

(Quadrula fragosa), Higgins’ eye 

pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), 

Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), 

Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), and 

Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia 

monodonta). Proposed recovery 

research will occur in the Mississippi 

River basin, in the States of Minnesota 

and Wisconsin. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE02373A. 

Applicant: Environmental Solutions 

and Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia bigeared bats, Ozark big-eared bats, 

Running buffalo clover (Trifolium 

stoloniferum), Northeastern bulrush 

(Scirpus ancistrocheatus), and the 

following mussel species: 

Alasmidonta atropurpurea ........................................................................................................................ Cumberland elktoe 

Alasmidonta heterodon ............................................................................................................................. Dwarf wedgemussel 

Cyprogenia stegaria ................................................................................................................................... Fanshell 

Cumberlandia monodonta ........................................................................................................................ Spectaclecase 

Dromus dromas .......................................................................................................................................... Dromedary pearlymussel 

Epioblasma brevidens ................................................................................................................................ Cumberland combshell 

Epioblasma capsaeformis .......................................................................................................................... Oyster mussel 

Epioblasma florentina florentina .............................................................................................................. Yellow blossom 

Epioblasma florentina walkeri .................................................................................................................. Tan riffleshell 

Epioblasma obliquata obliquata ............................................................................................................... Purple catspaw 

Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua ............................................................................................................. White catspaw 

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana .................................................................................................................. Northern riffleshell 

Epioblasma torulosa torulosa ................................................................................................................... Tubercled-blossom pearlymussel 

Epioblasma triquetra ................................................................................................................................. Snuffbox 

Hemistena lata ........................................................................................................................................... Cracking pearlymussel 

Lampsilis abrupta ...................................................................................................................................... Pink mucket 

Leptodea leptodon ..................................................................................................................................... Scaleshell 

Obovaria retusa .......................................................................................................................................... Ring pink 

Pegias fibula ............................................................................................................................................... Littlewing pearlymussel 

Plethobasus cicatricosus ............................................................................................................................ White wartyback pearlymussel 

Plethobasus cooperianus ........................................................................................................................... Orangefoot pimpleback 

Plethobasus cyphyus ................................................................................................................................. Sheepnose 

Pleurobema clava ....................................................................................................................................... Clubshell 

Pleurobema collina .................................................................................................................................... James spiny mussel 

Pleurobema plenum ................................................................................................................................... Rough pigtoe 

Potamilus capax ........................................................................................................................................ Fat pocketbook 

Quadrula cylindrical strigillata ................................................................................................................ Rough rabbitsfoot 

Quadrula fragosa ....................................................................................................................................... Winged mapleleaf 


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Villosa fabalis ............................................................................................................................................ Rayed bean 

Villosa trabilis ............................................................................................................................................ Cumberland bean 

As part of the same application, the 

applicant also requests a permit renewal 

to take (capture and release) the 

following fish species: 

Cyprinella caerulea .................................................................................................................................... Blue shiner 

Etheostoma sellare ..................................................................................................................................... Maryland darter 

Percina rex ................................................................................................................................................. Roanoke logperch 

Phoxinus cumberlandensis ....................................................................................................................... Blackside Dace 

Proposed work would take place in 

the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 

Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

Proposed activities include presence/ 

absence surveys, habitat evaluation, and 

other activity designed to enhance the 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE234121. 

Applicant: Western Ecosystems 

Technology, Inc. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared 

bats, and Virginia big-eared bats within 

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and 

Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for 

the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE10891A. 

Applicant: Illinois State Museum, 

Research and Collection Center, 

Springfield, IL. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release; 

collect) Hine’s emerald dragonfly 

(Somatochlora hineana) adults and 

larvae for scientific study in the interest 

of recovery of the species. Proposed 

activities may occur throughout the 

range of the species in Alabama, 

Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, 

District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and 

Wisconsin. Proposed activities are for 

the recovery and enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE02651A. 

Applicant: The Ohio Department of 

Transportation, Columbus, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats and American burying 

beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within 

the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are 

for the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE224720. 

Applicant: ABR, Inc. Environmental 

Research & Services 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats within the States of 

Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, 

Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE151107. 

Applicant: Redwing Ecological 

Services, Inc. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared 

bats, and Virginia big-eared bats within 

the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 

Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE06845A. 

Applicant: Bernardin, Lochmueller 

and Associates, Inc., Evansville, IN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats within the State of Indiana. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE181256. 

Applicant: Lewis Environmental 

Consulting, LLC, Murray, KY. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) the 

following mussel species: Clubshell, 

Northern riffleshell, Orange-footed 

pimpleback pearlymussel, Pink mucket 

pearlymussel, Rough pigtoe, Purple cat’s 

paw pearlymussel, White cat’s paw 

pearlymussel, Fanshell, Fat pocketbook, 

Higgins’ eye pearlymussel, Winged 

mapleleaf, Scaleshell, Ring pink, and 

White wartyback. Proposed activities 

may occur within the States of Alabama, 

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Tennessee, West Virginia, and 

Wisconsin, and are for the enhancement 

of survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE006012. 

Applicant: Dr. Steve Taylor, Illinois 

Natural History Survey, Center for 

Biodiversity, Champaign, IL. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take Illinois Cave Amphipod 

(Gammarus acherondytes) for scientific 

research within the State of Illinois. 

Proposed activities are to monitor and 

evaluate the recovery of the population 

and enhance the survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE212420. 

Applicant: John A. Vucetich, 

Michigan Technological University, 

Houghton, MI. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) the 

Gray Wolf (Canus lupus) within the Isle 

Royale National Park, State of Michigan. 

Proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE06797A. 

Applicant: Rod D. McClanahan, Anna, 

IL. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

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eared bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and 

Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys 

sabrinus) throughout the States of 

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, 

Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 

Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

The proposed activities are for the 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE07358A. 

Applicant: Civil & Environmental 

Consultants, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) 

Indiana bats and gray bats throughout 

the States of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, 

and West Virginia. The proposed 

activities are for the enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: 

TE194099. 

Applicant: Dr. Michael A. Hoggarth, 

Westerville, OH. 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture and release) the 

following mussel species: Clubshell, 

Cracking pearlymussel, Cumberland 

bean, Cumberland combshell, 

Cumberland elktoe, Dromedary 

pearlymussel, Dwarf wedgemussel, 

Fanshell, Fat Pocketbook, James 

spinymussel, Littlewing pearlymussel, 

Oyster mussel, Orange-footed 

pimpleback pearlymussel, Pink mucket 

pearlymussel, Purple catspaw 

pearlymussel, Rabbitsfoot, Rayed bean, 

Ring pink, Rough pigtoe, Scaleshell, 

Sheepnose, Spectaclecase, Snuffbox 

mussel, Tan riffleshell, White catspaw, 

and White wartyback. Proposed 

activities may occur within the States of 

Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, New 

York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West 

Virginia, and are for the enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We seek public review and comments 

on these permit applications. Please 

refer to the permit number when you 

submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive are available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. 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 ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: January 3, 2012. 

Lynn Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2012–N006; 

FXGO16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2280; or email DMAFR@

fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an email or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. 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 ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 


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