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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2021-N007; FXES11130300000-201-FF03E00000]
 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. 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 March 25, 2022.
 ADDRESSES: *Document availability and comment submission:*
                         Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents, as well as 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; see table in 
                        **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                        ): *Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.*
                         Please refer to the respective application number (
                        *e.g.,*
                         Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your email message.
                    *U.S. Mail:*
                         Regional Director, Attn: Nathan Rathbun, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Rathbun, 612-713-5343 (phone); 
                        *permitsR3ES@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: 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 We invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the public to comment on the following applications. Application No.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
Type of take
Permit actionESPER0003023
Samuel Schratz, Villa Park, IL
Add Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) to existing authorized species: Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) and northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*)
Add AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VT, VA, and WV to existing authorized States: DE, DC, FL, LA, ME, MN, MT, NE, NH, ND, RI, SC, SD, WI, WY
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture with mist-nets and harp traps, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect nonintrusive measurements, release
Amend.TE181256
Chad Lewis, Murray, KY
Clubshell (
                            *Pleurobema clava*) Fanshell (
                            *Cyprogenia stegaria*) Fat pocketbook (
                            *Potamilus capax*) Higgins' eye pearlymussel (
                            *Lampsilis higginsi*) Northern riffieshell (
                            *Epioblasma torulosa rangiana*) Orange-footed pimpleback pearlymussel (
                            *Plethobasus cooperianus*) Pink mucket pearlymussel (
                            *Lampsilis orbiculata*) Purple cat's paw pearlymussel (
                            *Epioblasma obliquata obliquata*) Rabbitsfoot (
                            *Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica*) Rayed bean (
                            *Villosa fabalis*) Ring pink (
                            *Obovaria retusa*)
AL, AR, KY, IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, MS, OH, PA, TN, WI, WV
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, temporary hold, release
Renew.TE130900
Gregory Zimmerman, Enviroscience Inc., Stow, OH
Seventy freshwater mussel species; Eight freshwater fish species
AR, KY, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, TN, WI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, temporary hold, release
Renew.( print page 10230)TE71718A
Bradley Steffen, Cincinnati, OH
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*)
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, 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-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect nonintrusive measurements, release
Renew.TE02560A
Timothy Carter, Muncie, IN
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*)
IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, WI, GA
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture with mist-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, bio-sample, enter hibernacula, collect nonintrusive measurements, release
Renew.PER0032362
Robert Weck, Columbia, IL
Illinois cave amphipod (
                            *Gammarus archerondytes*)
IL
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, identify, collect nonintrusive measurements using anesthetic, and release
New.TE06873B
Andrew Carson, Cincinnati, OH
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*) Ozark big-eared bat (
                            *Corynorhinus townsendii ingens*)
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, 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-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, enter hibernacula, collect nonintrusive measurements, and release
Renew.TE85233B
Shelly Colatskie, Cedar Hill, MO
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*) Ozark big-eared bat (
                            *Corynorhinus townsendii ingens*)
AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NY, OK, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, WV, WY
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture with mist-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, bio-sample, enter hibernacula, collect nonintrusive measurements, and release
Renew.TE206781
EcoAnalysts, Inc., O'Fallon, MO
Sixty freshwater mussel species
AR, CN, CO, DE, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV, WI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, collect, handle, release, and relocate due to stranding
Amend and renew.TE35521B
Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, WY
Forty-one freshwater mussel species; Thirteen freshwater fish species
AL, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NY, NC, ND, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, WV, WI, WY
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, release, and relocate due to stranding
Renew.TE207523
The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Chapter, Lansing, MI
Add Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (
                            *Sistrurus catenatus*) to existing authorized species: Mitchell's styr butterfly (
                            *Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii*), Karner blue butterfly (
                            *Lycaeides melissa samuelis*), and pitcher's thistle (
                            *Cirsium pitcheri*)
MI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, and release
Amend and renew.TE106217
Toledo Zoological Society, Toledo, OH
Mitchell's styr butterfly (
                            *Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii*)
MI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Add: New activity—captive propagation—to existing permitted activities: Capture, handle, and hold
Amend and renew.( print page 10231)TE66634A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Curtis pearlymussel (
                            *Epioblasma florentina curtisii*) Fat pocketbook (
                            *Potamilus capax*) Orange-foot pimpleback (
                            *Plethobasus cooperianus*) Pink mucket (
                            *Lampsilis abrupta*) Scaleshell (
                            *Leptodea leptodon*) Rabbitsfoot (
                            *Quadrula cylindrica*) Rayed bean (
                            *Villosa fabalis*) Sheepnose (
                            *Plethobasus cyphyus*) Spectaclecase (
                            *Cumberlandia monodonta*) Snuffbox (
                            *Epioblasma triquetra*) Higgin's eye pearlymussel (
                            *Lampsilis higginsii*) Winged mapleleaf (
                            *Quadrula fragosa*)
IL, IA, MO, WI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, release, and relocate due to stranding
Amend and renew.TE30603C
Diehlux, LLC., Bloomfield, NY
Rusty patched bumblebee (
                            *Bombus affinis*)
CN, DE, DC, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV, WI
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct scientific research, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture, handle, and release
Renew.PER0032442
Sarah Stankavich, Columbus, OH
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*)
IL, IN, MI, MO, NJ, NC, OH, PA, WV
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, scientific research, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Harass by ultraviolet light
New.TE27915B
Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*) Virginia big-eared bat (
                            *Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus*)
AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts
Capture with mist-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect nonintrusive measurements, and release
Renew.TE98673B
Jason Thomas Layne, Spring Hill, KS
Indiana bat (
                            *Myotis sodalis*) Gray bat (
                            *M. grisescens*) Northern long-eared bat (
                            *M. septentrionalis*) Virginia big-eared bat (
                            *Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus*) Ozark big-eared bat (
                            *Corynorhinus townsendii ingens*)
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, 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-nets, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect nonintrusive measurements, and release
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. 2022-03777 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P