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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action 

TE99051B ......... Goniela Iskali, Bloomington, IN.Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis) and northern 

long-eared bat 

(Myotis 

septentrionalis) Add 

new species: Gray 

bat (Myotis 

grisescens).

AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, 

GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, 

KY, LA, MA, MD, 

ME, MI, MN, MO, 

MS, MT, NC, NE, 

ND, NH, NJ, NY, OK, 

OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, 

TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, 

WV, WY.

Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, and 

evaluate impacts.

Capture with mist 

nests, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, 

and release.

Amend and 

renew. 

TE217351 ......... Katrina Schultes, 

Nelsonville, OH.

Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), northern 

long-eared bat 

(Myotis 

septentrionalis), and 

gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens).

IL, KY, OH .................... Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, and 

evaluate impacts.

Capture with mist nests 

and harp traps, enter 

hibernacula, handle, 

identify, radio-tag, bio 

sample, and release.

Renew. 

TE03495B ......... Kristina Hammond, 

Cheyenne, WY.

Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), northern 

long-eared bat 

(Myotis 

septentrionalis), and 

gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens).

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, 

FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, 

KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, 

MI, MN, MO, MS, 

MT, NC, NE, ND, 

NH, NJ, NY, OK, OH, 

PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, 

VA, VT, WI, WV, WY.

Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, and 

evaluate impacts.

Capture with mist nests 

and harp traps, handle, identify, radiotag, and release.

Renew. 

TE049738 ......... Third Rock Consultants, 

LLC, Lexington, KY.

Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), northern 

long-eared bat 

(Myotis 

septentrionalis), gray 

bat (Myotis 

grisescens), Virginia 

big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus 

townsendii 

virginianus), Ozark 

big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus 

townsendii ingens), 

Big Sandy crayfish 

(Cambarus callainus), 

American burying 

beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus), multiple 

mussel species, and 

multiple fish species.

AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, 

IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, 

MO, MS, NC, OH, 

PA, SC, TN, VI, WI, 

WV.

Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, 

conduct population 

monitoring, and 

evaluate impacts.

Capture bats with mist 

nests and harp traps, 

handle, identify, 

radio-tag, band, and 

release. Capture, 

handle, and release 

mussels, fish, Big 

Sandy crayfish, and 

American burying 

beetle.

Renew. 

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 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.). 

Lori Nordstrom, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00807 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0141; 

FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt 

of 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 applications to conduct 

certain activities with species that are 

listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). With 

some exceptions, the ESA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. The ESA also 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity 

otherwise prohibited by the ESA with 

respect to any endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

February 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

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Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: http://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2021–0141. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2021–0141; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– 

2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or 

via the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

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. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email or fax, or to an 

address not in ADDRESSES. We will not 

consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 

the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information 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. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at http://

www.regulations.gov, unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

we invite public comments on permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits certain activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. 

Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited 

activities for scientific purposes or to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the affected species. Service regulations 

regarding prohibited activities with 

endangered species, captive-bred 

wildlife registrations, and permits for 

any activity otherwise prohibited by the 

ESA with respect to any endangered 

species are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 17. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Endangered Species 

Applicant: Lee G. Simmons Wildlife 

Safari Park, Omaha, NE; Permit No. 

82690D 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two males and one female 

captive-born cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) 

to Yokohama Zoological Park— 

ZOORASIA, Yokohama, Japan, for the 

purpose of enhancing the propagation or 

survival of the species. This notification 

is for a single export. 

Applicant: Toledo Zoological Society, 

Toledo, OH; Permit No. PER0024280 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export five males and five female 

captive-bred ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur 

catta) to Monarto Safari Park, Monarto 

South, South Australia, Australia, for 

the purpose of enhancing the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Jeffrey Herschbach, 

Rocheport, MO; Permit No. PER0021709 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male and one female scimitar-horned 

oryx (Oryx dammah) from a captive 

herd in Mexico, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single import. 

Applicant: Cherokee Exotic Adventures, 

Richmond, TX; Permit No. 82001D 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for red lechwe (Kobus leche) to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Joseph Patinio, Henderson, 

NV; Permit No. 78720D 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for Galapagos tortoise 

(Geochelone nigra) and Madagascar 

radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Friends of Topeka Zoo, Inc., 

Topeka, KS; Permit No. PER0025129 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one female captive-born 

Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris 

sumatrae) to Auckland Zoo, Auckland, 

New Zealand, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single export. 

Applicant: Virginia Safari Park and 

Preservation Center, Inc., dba Virginia 

Safari Park, Natural Bridge, VA; Permit 

No. PER0014869 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male and one female 

captive-bred Andean condor (Vultur 

gryphus) from the Peruvian Jungle, 

Lima, Peru, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single import. 

Applicant: Russell Corbett-Detig, Santa 

Cruz, CA; Permit No. 85065D 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import scientific specimens of 

northern tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus) 


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and Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) 

collected in the wild in Port Alegre, 

Brazil, for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Lori Snook-Haas, Bolivar, 

OH; Permit No. PER0024437 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for Madagascar radiated tortoise 

(Astrochelys radiata) to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro, 

MA; Permit No. 76158D 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the following species, to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Common name Scientific name 

Rodrigues fruit bat .... Pteropus rodricensis. 

Bush-tailed rat-kangaroo.Bettongia penicillata. 

Japanese crane ........ Grus japonensis. 

Black-and-white lemur Varecia variegata 

variegata. 

Red ruffed lemur ....... Varecia rubra. 

Ring-tailed lemur ....... Lemur catta. 

Lion ........................... Panthera leo leo. 

Lion ........................... Panthera leo 

melanochaita. 

Applicant: University of Florida, Florida 

Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 

FL; Permit No. PER0025774 

The applicant requests authorization 

to export and re-import nonliving 

museum specimens of endangered 

species previously accessioned into the 

applicant’s collection for scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Cherokee Exotic Adventures, 

Richmond, TX; Permit No. 82000D 

The applicant requests a permit 

authorizing the culling of excess red 

lechwe (Kobus leche) from the captive 

herd maintained at their facility, to 

enhance the species’ propagation and 

survival. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching http://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Supervisor, Program Analyst/Data 

Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division 

of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00797 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2021–N189; 

FXES111602C0000–212–FF02ENEH00] 

Enhancement of Survival Permit; 

Agricultural Candidate Conservation 

Agreement With Assurances (CCAA) 

for Lesser Prairie Chicken in Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of an application to amend 

the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife 

Conservation’s enhancement of survival 

permit and the associated Agricultural 

Candidate Conservation Agreement with 

Assurances (CCAA) for Lesser Prairie 

Chickens (LEPC) in Oklahoma. The 

application package includes the 

proposed amendment to the CCAA and 

a draft screening form pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA). 

DATES: Submission of comments: We 

will accept comments received or 

postmarked on or before February 17, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining documents: You may 

obtain copies of the EOS application, 

proposed CCAA amendment, draft 

NEPA screening form, or other related 

documents on the internet at https://

www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma. 

Submitting comments: You may 

submit written comments by email to 

OKES_NEPA@fws.gov. Please note that 

your comment is in reference to the 

above-referenced CCAA. For more 

information, see Public Availability of 

Comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Hendrix, Acting Field Supervisor, 

Oklahoma Ecological Services Field 

Office, Tulsa, OK; telephone 918–581– 

7458. Individuals who are hearing or 

speech impaired may call the Federal 

Relay Service at 800–877–8337 for TTY 

assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice advises the public that the 

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife 

Conservation (ODWC) has applied to the 

Service to amend their existing 

enhancement of survival (EOS) permit 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

and the associated Agricultural 

Candidate Conservation Agreement with 

Assurances (CCAA) for Lesser Prairie 

Chickens in Oklahoma. The permit 

application includes the CCAA 

amendment and the draft screening 

form supporting a categorical exclusion 

in accordance with the requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We are 

making the permit application package 

available for public review and 

comment. 

Background 

Under a CCAA, the participants 

voluntarily undertake management 

activities on their properties to enhance, 

restore, or maintain habitat benefiting 

species that are proposed for listing 

under the ESA, candidates for listing, or 

species that may become candidates or 

proposed for listing. Enhancement of 

survival permits are issued to the 

applicants in association with approved 

CCAAs to authorize incidental take of 

the covered species from conservation 

measures and ongoing activities on the 

enrolled lands that are identified in the 

CCAA. Through the CCAA and the 

associated EOS permit, the Service 

provides assurances to enrolled 

property owners that they will not be 

subjected to increased land use 

restrictions if the covered species 

become listed under the ESA in the 

future, provided certain conditions are 

met. 

Application requirements and 

issuance criteria for EOS permits for 

CCAAs are found in the Code of 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

17.22(d)(2)(ii) and 17.32(d)(2)(ii), for 

species that may become listed as 

endangered and threatened under the 

ESA, respectively. See also the joint 

policy on CCAAs, which was published 


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