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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 a permit to the 

applicant 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.). 

Martin Miller, 

Manager, Division of Endangered Species, 

Ecological Services, Northeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29571 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2024–N058; 

FXES11140400000–256–FF04E00000] 

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, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

scientific research to promote 

conservation or other activities intended 

to enhance the propagation or survival 

of endangered 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 written data or 

comments on the applications by 

January 15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 

Reviewing Documents: Submit 

requests for copies of applications and 

other information submitted with the 

applications to Karen Marlowe (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant’s name and application 

number (e.g., Mary Smith, 

ESPER0001234). 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

comment, you may submit comments by 

one of the following methods: 

• Email (preferred method): 

permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include 

your name and return address in your 

email message. If you do not receive a 

confirmation from the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service that we have received 

your email message, contact us directly 

at the telephone number listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Regional Office, Ecological 

Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, 

Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen 

Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, via 

telephone at 404–679–7097 or via email 

at karen_marlowe@fws.gov. 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 

review and comment from the public 

and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 

agencies on applications we have 

received for permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and 

other information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), and the Freedom of 

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

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits take of listed species unless a 

federal permit is issued that authorizes 

such take. The definition of ‘‘take’’ in 

the ESA includes hunting, shooting, 

harming, wounding, or killing, and also 

such activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to take 

endangered or threatened species while 

engaging in activities that are conducted 

for scientific purposes that promote 

recovery of species or for enhancement 

of propagation or survival of species. 

These activities often include the 

capture and collection of species, which 

would result in prohibited take if a 

permit were not issued. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

ESA 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 

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 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. 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. 

Permit application 

No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action 

ES68773B–1 ......... Olivia Munzer; Raleigh, NC.Tricolored bat 

(Perimyotis subflavus).

North Carolina ........... Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Enter hibernacula ......... Renewal and 

amendment. 

ES48579B–5 ......... Ecological Solutions, 

Inc.; Roswell, GA.

Tricolored bat 

(Perimyotis subflavus).

Throughout the range 

of the species.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Enter hibernacula, capture with mist nets or 

harp traps, handle, 

identify, band, radio 

tag, and release.

Renewal and 

amendment. 


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Permit application 

No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action 

ES059008–10 ....... CCR Environmental, 

Inc.; Atlanta, GA.

Reptiles: Alligator snapping turtle 

(Macrochelys 

temminckii), Pearl 

River map turtle 

(Graptemys 

pearlensis), Suwannee alligator snapping 

turtle (Macrochelys 

suwanniensis); 

Fishes: Coal darter 

(Percina brevicauda), 

frecklebelly madtom 

(Noturus munitus); 

Mussels: Cumberland 

moccasinshell 

(Medionidus 

conradicus), oblong 

rocksnail (Leptoxis 

compacta), Tennessee clubshell 

(Pleurobema 

oviforme), and Tennessee pigtoe 

(Pleuronaia 

barnesiana).

Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, handle, and 

release.

Amendment. 

ES42291D–1 ......... Rebecca Johansen, 

Austin Peay State 

University; Clarksville, TN.

Duskytail darter 

(Etheostoma 

percnurum).

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.Genetic analysis and 

genetic monitoring 

of populations.

Capture, handle, take 

fin clips, and release.

Renewal and 

amendment. 

PER0007863–1 ..... Jana Day; Louisville, 

KY.

Longsolid (Fusconaia 

subrotunda), round 

hickorynut (Obovaria 

subrotunda), and salamander mussel 

(Simpsonaias 

ambigua).

Kentucky ................... Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, handle, identify, and release.Amendment. 

ES30127D–2 ......... National Park Service; Asheville, NC.Alabama lampmussel 

(Lampsilis virescens), 

clubshell 

(Pleurobema clava), 

Cumberland bean 

(Villosa trabalis), 

Cumberland elktoe 

(Alasmidonta 

atropurpurea), 

Cumberlandian 

combshell 

(Epioblasma 

brevidens), dromedary pearlymussel 

(Dromus dromas), 

fluted kidneyshell 

(Ptychobranchus 

subtentus), littlewing 

pearlymussel (Pegias 

fabula), oyster mussel 

(Epioblasma 

capsaeformis), pink 

mucket (Lampsilis 

abrupta), 

spectaclecase 

(Cumberlandia 

monodonta), and tan 

riffleshell (Epioblasma 

florentina walkeri).

Kentucky and Tennessee.Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, handle, identify, and release.Renewal. 

PER12698268–0 ... USGS Cooperative 

Research Unit; 

Clemson, SC.

Black-capped petrel 

(Pterodroma hasitata).

North Carolina ........... Research on at-sea 

habitat use, movement patterns, and 

migration paths.

Capture, handle, band, 

satellite tag, collect 

blood, and release.

New. 

ES52113D–1 ......... Devin Bingham; Irmo, 

SC.

Gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens), Indiana 

bat (Myotis sodalis), 

northern long-eared 

bat (Myotis 

septentrionalis), and 

tricolored bat 

(Perimyotis subflavus).

Throughout the 

ranges of the species.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, handle, identify, band, radio tag, 

and release.

Renewal and 

amendment. 


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Permit application 

No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action 

PER12889073–0 ... Forrest Collins; 

Gardendale, AL.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys 

kempii), loggerhead 

sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), and green 

sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

Alabama .................... Research on effects 

of climate change 

on sea turtle population dynamics.

Insert temperature and 

water data loggers 

within nests, excavate 

hatched nests, handle 

dead and alive hatchlings and eggshells.

New. 

ES38642A–4 ......... Avian Research and 

Conservation Institute, Gainesville, 

FL.

Audubon’s crested 

caracara (Polyborus 

plancus audubonii) 

and Everglade snail 

kite (Rostrhamus 

sociabilis plumbeus).

Florida ....................... Scientific research .... Capture; weigh; measure; band; collect 

feathers, blood, and 

egg albumen; attach 

solar-powered transmitters; and release.

Renewal. 

PER12962063–0 ... Audubon Zoo; New 

Orleans, LA.

Dusky gopher frog 

(Rana sevosa).

Louisiana and Mississippi.Disease pathogen research.Capture with dip nets, 

swab, and collect 

dead or diseased tadpoles.

New. 

ES21276D–1 ......... Christopher Carpenter; Winchester, 

KY.

Gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens), Indiana 

bat (Myotis sodalis), 

northern long-eared 

bat (Myotis 

septentrionalis), tricolored bat 

(Perimyotis 

subflavus), and Virginia big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus 

townsendii 

virginianus).

Alabama, Arkansas, 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 

Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, 

North Carolina, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Virginia, and West 

Virginia.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Enter hibernacula or 

maternity roost caves, 

capture with mist nets 

and harp traps, handle, identify, band, 

radio tag, and release.

Renewal and 

amendment. 

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 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. 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 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed above in this 

notice, we will publish a subsequent 

notice in the Federal Register. You may 

locate the notice announcing the permit 

issuance by searching https://

www.regulations.gov for the application 

number listed above in this document. 

Type in your search exactly as the 

application number appears above, with 

spaces and hyphens as necessary. For 

example, to find information about the 

potential issuance of Permit No. PER 

1234567–0, you would go to https://

www.regulations.gov and put ‘‘PER 

1234567–0’’ in the Search field. 

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.). 

Christopher Cooley, 

Deputy Assistant Regional Director, 

Ecological Services, Southeast Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX25EN05ESBJF00] 

Announcement of Advisory Council for 

Climate Adaptation Science Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972, the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice 

to announce that a Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the Advisory 

Council for Climate Adaptation Science 

(ACCAS) will take place and is open to 

members of the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

virtually on January 9, 2025, from 10 

a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET. The final agenda 

will be made available in advance of the 

meeting at: https://www.usgs.gov/ 

programs/climate-adaptation-sciencecenters/advisory-council-climateadaptation-science. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

online via the Zoom meeting platform. 

The virtual meeting will be open to the 

public. A registration link for public 

attendees will be posted on the ACCAS 

website page no later than two weeks 

prior to the meeting: https://

www.usgs.gov/programs/climateadaptation-science-centers/advisorycouncil-climate-adaptation-science. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Isabella Ullerick, ACCAS Designated 

Federal Officer, USGS, by email at 

iullerick@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

(571) 477–4309. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held consistent with 

the provisions of the FACA (5 U.S.C. ch. 

10), the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as 

amended), and 41 CFR part 102–3. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The ACCAS 

advises the Secretary of the Interior on 

the operations of the USGS Climate 

Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs). 

ACCAS members represent State and 

local governments; Tribes and 

Indigenous organizations; nongovernmental organizations; academia; 

and the private sector. Additional 

information about the ACCAS is 

available at: https://www.usgs.gov/ 

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