84188 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 

its implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.32) and the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46). 

Peter Maholland, 

Field Supervisor, Georgia Ecological Services 

Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2024–N050; 

FXES11130100000–234–FF01E00000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Recovery Permit Application 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

application; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received an 

application for a permit to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation and survival of 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 November 20, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit a request 

for a copy of the application and related 

documents and submit any comments 

by one of the following methods. All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant name and application 

number (e.g., Dana Ross, ES001705): 

• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Paul Leonard, Acting 

Regional Program Manager, Restoration 

and Endangered Species Classification, 

Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Pacific Regional 

Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, 

OR 97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Colson, Regional Recovery Permit 

Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 

231–6283 (telephone); permitsR1ES@

fws.gov (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-ofcontact in the United States. 

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 a species 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. 

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 (CFR) 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 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit request 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 the requested permit. 

Accordingly, we invite local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies and the 

public to submit written data, views, or 

arguments with respect to this 

application. 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, city, state Species Location Take activity Permit action 

ES003483–35 ........ U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific 

Island Ecosystems Research 

Center, Honolulu, HI.

Pacific sheath-tailed bat 

(Emballonura semicaudata 

rotensis).

Hawaii ................... Harass by videographic and 

acoustic monitoring and collection of cave information.

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 a permit to the 

applicant 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.). 

Paul B. Leonard, 

Acting Regional Program Manager for 

Restoration and Endangered Species 

Classification, Pacific Region. 

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