Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices 24327 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2022–N017; 

FXES11140400000–223–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, permit 

renewals, and/or permit amendments to 

conduct activities intended to enhance 

the propagation or survival of 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. 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 May 

25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Reviewing Documents: 

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submitted with the applications are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act and 

Freedom of Information Act. Submit a 

request for a copy of such documents to 

Karen Marlowe (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

comment, you may submit comments by 

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• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

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Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, 

Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen 

Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). 

• Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. 

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in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 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. With some 

exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of 

listed species unless a Federal permit is 

issued that authorizes such take. The 

ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ 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) 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 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests 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 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. 

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. 


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24328 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action TE 054973–6 ........... Nicholas Haddad, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Mitchell’s satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) and Saint Francis’ satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii francisci). Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Population moni- toring, scientific re- search, captive propagation, and release into suit- able habitat. Capture, mark, transport, release, recapture, and sal- vage. Renewal/ Amend- ment. TE 822525–7 ........... Joseph McGlincy, Wiregrass Ecologi- cal Services, Bain- bridge, GA. Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lou- isiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Population manage- ment and moni- toring. Capture, band, mon- itor nest cavities, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, recap- ture, and translocate. Renewal. PER 0020528 .......... Kyle Edmonds, USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, London, KY. Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat 

(Myotis septentrionalis), Ozark big-eared bat. (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii ingens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus townsendii virginianus).

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

absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, and population monitoring.

Enter hibernacula or 

maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

New. 

TE 206777–4 ........... Ralph Costa, Ralph 

Costa’s Woodpecker Outfit, LLC, Mountain Rest, SC.

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Population management and monitoring. Capture, band, mon- itor nest cavities, construct and 

monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, recapture, collect buccal swabs, and translocate.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 


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TE 130300–6 ........... Paul Johnson, Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center, 

Marion, AL.

Fish: Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi), boulder darter (Etheostoma 

wapiti), Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae), chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus), palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus), rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum), vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki), watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale); Mussels: Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens), Alabama 

pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae), Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum), Canoe Creek clubshell (Pleurobema athearni), Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat threeridge (mussel) (Amblema neislerii), finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), Ouachita rock pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pale lilliput (pearlymussel) (Toxolasma cylindrellus), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (=purple cat’s paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), southern sandshell (Hamiota australis), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia monodonta), stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri (=E. walkeri)), triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), tubercled blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), white wartyback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cicatricosus), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa); Snails: Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia anthonyi), armored snail (Pyrgulopsis (=Marstonia) pachyta), cylindrical lioplax (snail) (Lioplax cyclostomaformis), flat pebblesnail (Lepyrium showalteri), interrupted (=Georgia) rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani), plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis plicata), rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani), royal marstonia (snail) (Pyrgulopsis ogmorhaphe), and slender campeloma (Campeloma decampi).

Alabama, Georgia, 

Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Scientific research, 

captive propagation, relocation, and reintroduction.

Collect, transport, 

hold in captivity for longer than 45 days, release, translocate, and euthanize.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 084054–4 ........... James Orr, AECOM, 

Franklin, TN.

Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia anthonyi) and Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi) Alabama and Tennessee. Presence/probable absence surveys, 

population monitoring, and distribution studies.

Capture, identify, 

measure, and release.

Renewal. 

TE 38642A–3 .......... Kenneth Meyer, 

Avian Research and Conservation Institute, Gainesville, FL.

Audubon’s crested caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii) and Everglade snail kite 

(Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus).

Florida ..................... Examine core foraging areas, 

roosts, nest sites, timing of destinations of long-distance movements throughout the year, habitat loss and degradation effects, methyl mercury levels, and genetic sex determination.

Capture, weigh, 

measure, band, collect body coverts, blood, and egg albumen, attach solar-powered transmitters, and release.

Amendment. 

TE 62026D–2 .......... Catherine Haase, 

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and northern long-eared 

bat (Myotis septentrionalis).

Kentucky and Tennessee. Assess bat commu- nity structure and 

habitat use.

Capture with mist 

nets, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

Amendment. 


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24330 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action TE 084047–5 ........... St. John’s River Water Manage- ment District, Mount Dora, FL. Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) and red-cockaded woodpecker 

(Picoides borealis).

Florida ..................... Population management and monitoring. Florida scrub-jay: Capture, band, and release; redcockaded woodpecker: capture, 

band, monitor nest cavities, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, recapture, and translocate.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 810274–14 ......... ICF Jones and 

Stokes, Inc., Fisherville, KY.

Bats: Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern longeared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) 

townsendii ingens), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianus); Fish: Blackside dace (Phoxinus cumberlandensis), Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae), diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum), Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma spilotum), palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus), relict darter (Etheostoma chienense), and snail darter (Percina tanasi); Mussels: Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens), Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberland pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus subtentus), green blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum), heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum), Higgins eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis higginsii), inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), orangenacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pale lilliput (pearlymussel) (Toxolasma cylindrellus), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (=purple cat’s paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), southern combshell (Epioblasma penita), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia monodonta), stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri (=E. walkeri)), tubercled blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), turgid blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma turgidula), white catspaw (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua), white wartyback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cicatricosus), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), and yellow blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma florentina florentina); and Crustaceans: Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus).

Bats: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of 

Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; Fish: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; Mussels: Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (except Upper Coosa River Basin and Tributaries), Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; Crustaceans: Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Bats: Presence/probable absence surveys, studies to 

document habitat use, and population monitoring; Fish, Mussels, and Crustaceans: Presence/probable absence surveys.

Bats: Enter 

hibernacula or maternity roost caves, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio tag; Fish: Capture, 

identify, and release; Mussels: Capture, identify, mark, release, collect relict shells; Crustaceans: Capture via seining, handle, identify, and release.

Renewal. 

TE 43264B–1 .......... Nicole Riddle, Columbia, SC. Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata) .................................................................. South Carolina ........ Presence/probable absence surveys. Remove from sub- strate, handle, 

identify, release, and salvage shells.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 


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TE 089075–5 ........... Donna Oddy, 

Rockledge, FL.

Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates), Anastasia Island 

beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma), Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), St. Andrew beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis), and southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris).

Alabama and Florida Long-term monitoring, presence/ 

probable absence surveys, mark/recapture studies, and genetic analyses.

Capture, tag, ear 

snip, collect hair, radio collar, release, and translocate.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 009638–12 ......... Appalachian Technical Services, 

Inc., Wise, VA.

Bats: Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat (Myotis grisescens), northern long-eared 

bat (Myotis septentrionalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianus); Fish: Blackside dace (Phoxinus cumberlandensis), Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae), duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum), Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma spilotum); Mussels: Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabilis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus subtentus), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (=purple cat’s paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny pigtoe (Fusconia cor), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra); Crustaceans: Guyandotte River crayfish 

(Cambarus veteranus) and Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus).

Alabama, Georgia, 

Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys and scientific research aimed at recovery of the species.

Bats: Enter 

hibernacula, capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, band, radio tag, and release; Fish: Capture via seining, netting, trapping, or electroshocking, handle, identify, and release; Mussels: Remove from substrate, handle, identify, data collection, tagging, and release; Crustaceans: Capture via seining, handle, identify, and release.

Renewal. 

TE 81492B–1 .......... Dylan Brooks, Sylva, 

NC.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) ..... Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, habitat use and assessment research, population monitoring, and studies to evaluate potential impacts of White-nose Syndrome or other potential threats.

Capture with mist 

nets, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 03305C–1 .......... U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Memphis District, Memphis, TN.

Curtis pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), 

fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), fat threeridge (mussel) (Amblema neislerii), Higgins eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis higginsii), inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), Ouachita rock pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia monodonta), turgid blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma turgidula), and winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa).

Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, Wisconsin.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, identify, 

and release.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 81430B–1 .......... Heather Wallace, 

Raleigh, NC.

Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat 

(Myotis septentrionalis), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) 

townsendii virginianus).

Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, population monitoring, genetic analyses, and White-nose Syndrome sampling.

Enter hibernacula, 

capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, radio tag, collect hair samples, wing punch, and swab.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 


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(Myotis septentrionalis), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) 

townsendii virginianus).

Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, population monitoring, and to evaluate potential impacts of Whitenose Syndrome or other threats.

Capture with mist 

nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

Renewal. 

TE 178643–3 ........... Jeffrey West, Columbia, SC. Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata) .................................................................. North Carolina and South Carolina. Presence/probable absence surveys. Capture, handle, identify, and release. Renewal. TE 81353B–1 .......... Stephanie Penk, 

Sylva, NC.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) ..... Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, habitat use and assessment research, population dynamics evaluation, and migration research.

Capture with mist 

nets, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

Renewal. 

TE 88796C–2 .......... Geological Survey of 

Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Fish: Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae), goldline 

darter (Percina aurolineata), rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum), vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki); Mussels: Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum), inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus), orangenacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis), ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern combshell (Epioblasma penita), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata).

Alabama .................. Population surveys .. Capture, handle, 

identify, and release.

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PER 0036267 .......... Shane Kelley, Louisville, KY. Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat 

(Myotis septentrionalis), and Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus (Plecotus) 

townsendii virginianus).

Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture with mist 

nets or harp traps, handle, identify, band, and radio tag.

New. 

PER 0036268 .......... KFS LLC, Huntsville, 

AL.

Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) .................................... Alabama .................. Population monitoring, mark/recapture studies. Capture, tag, and re- lease. New. 

TE 42183A–2 .......... Eglin Air Force 

Base, Niceville, FL.

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Population management and monitoring. Capture, band, mon- itor nest cavities, construct and 

monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, recapture, and translocate.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

TE 087194–5 ........... Florida Forest Service, Goethe State 

Forest, Dunnellon, FL.

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... Goethe State Forest, 

Levy County, Florida.

Population management and monitoring. Capture, band, con- struct and install artificial nest cavities and 

restrictors, monitor nest cavities, recapture, and translocate.

Renewal/ 

Amendment. 

PER 0037085 .......... Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport, MS. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), and loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).

Mississippi ............... Population monitoring should they 

be re-encountered and physiological research during rehabilitation.

Insert PIT tag, attach 

flipper tag, and collect blood samples.

New. 

PER 0037218 .......... Alabama Department 

of Environmental Management, Decatur, AL.

Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi), blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), 

boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), palezone shiner (Notropis albizonatus), rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum), spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae), trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella), vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki), watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale).

Alabama .................. Presence/probable 

absence surveys and population monitoring.

Capture, handle, 

identify, and release.

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24334 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices Permit application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action PER 0037593 .......... Donald Hubbs, Cam- den, TN. Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens), Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus), Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberland pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), fluted kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus subtentus), Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), green blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum), inflated heelsplitter 

(Potamilus inflatus), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pale lilliput (pearlymussel) (Toxolasma cylindrellus), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (purple cat’s paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), spectaclecase (mussel) (Cumberlandia monodonta), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri (E. walkeri)), triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), tubercled blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), turgid blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma turgidula), upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), white wartyback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cicatricosus), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), and yellow blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma florentina florentina).

Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, scientific research, and collect for captive propagation and reintroduction.

Remove from substrate, handle, 

identify, collect tissue, mark, release, collect for propagation at permitted Tennessee facility, transport, and release.

New. 

TE 88797B–2 .......... Amber Nolder, Harrisburg, PA. Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of 

Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys, habitat assessments, and habitat-use studies.

Capture with mist 

nets and harp traps, handle, identify, band, mark with nontoxic paint, and radio tag.

Renewal. 

TE 142806–3 ........... James Cox, Tallahassee, FL. Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... Florida and Georgia Cross-fostering nestlings. Monitor, capture, weigh, band, release, translocate, 

and collect cloacal swabs.

Amendment. 

PER 0037739 .......... Arkansas State University, State University, AR. Lindera melissifolia (pondberry) .................................................................................... Arkansas ................. Scientific research and propagation. Collect root/rhizome tissue, and stem pieces. New. 


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PER 0037719 .......... Kissimmee Prairie 

Preserve State Park, Okeechobee, FL.

Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) ........................ Florida ..................... Presence/probable 

absence surveys, population management and monitoring, and collection and transport of eggs, nestlings, and adults for captive breeding.

Nest searching, deploy nest cameras, 

install predator fences, nest lifting, fire ant treatment, capture with mist nets and audio lures, handle, band, monitor nest cavities, install predator barriers, collect blood, feces, and buccal swabs, collect and transport eggs, nestlings, and adults for captive breeding at permitted White Oak Conservation Foundation facility.

New. 

PER 0037812 .......... Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 

ON.

Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and northern long-eared 

bat (Myotis septentrionalis).

Tennessee ............... Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture via mist 

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

New. 

PER 0037836 .......... Christopher Sheats, 

New Hill, NC.

Amphibians: Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi); Fish: Cape Fear shiner 

(Notropis mekistocholas), Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus), Roanoke logperch (Percina rex), Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa); Mussels: Appalachian 

elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni), Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana), and yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata).

North Carolina and 

South Carolina.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Amphibians: Capture 

via trap and baiting, handle, identify, and release; Fish: Capture via seining, or netting, handle, identify, and release; Mussels: Remove from substrate, handle, identify, mark, and release.

New. 

PER 0037837 .......... Justin Bagley, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea) and Cahaba shiner (Notropis cahabae) ................. Alabama .................. Presence/Probable absence surveys, genomic analyses, and increase museum collection. Capture via seining or netting, handle, identify, photo- graph, collect non- lethal fin clips, release, collect 

voucher specimens.

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(Medionidus acutissimus), Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae), Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana), Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa), birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum), Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis), clubshell (Pleurobema clava), Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus), cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis), Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula intermedia), Cumberland pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas), dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), fat threeridge (mussel) (Amblema neislerii), finelined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus), flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli), fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum), green blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum), inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus), interrupted (=Georgia) rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani), James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina), littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), narrow pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum), oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), pale lilliput (pearlymussel) (Toxolasma cylindrellus), pink mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis abrupta), purple bankclimber (mussel) (Elliptoideus sloatianus), purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea), purple cat’s paw (=purple cat’s paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata), ring pink (mussel) (Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), slabside pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides), southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), southern combshell (Epioblasma penita), southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi), southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum), southern sandshell (Hamiota australis), stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes), tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri (=E. walkeri)), tapered pigtoe (Fusconaia burkei), Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana), triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), tubercled blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa), turgid blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma turgidula), upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata), white wartyback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cicatricosus), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), and yellow blossom (pearlymussel) (Epioblasma florentina florentina); Snails: Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia anthonyi), armored snail (Pyrgulopsis (=Marstonia) 

pachyta), cylindrical lioplax (snail) (Lioplax cyclostomaformis), flat pebblesnail (Lepyrium showalteri), Lacy elimia (snail) (Elimia crenatella), painted rocksnail (Leptoxis taeniata), plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis plicata), rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foreman), round rocksnail (Leptoxis ampla), slender campeloma (Campeloma decampi), and tulotoma snail (Tulotoma magnifica).

Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture, identify, 

tag, collect buccal swabs, release, and salvage shells.

Renewal. 

TE 50300D–1 .......... Edward Wilson, Lexington, KY. Gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Presence/probable 

absence surveys.

Capture via mist 

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

Amendment. 

TE 087191–6 ........... Sandhills Ecological 

Institute, Southern Pines, NC.

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) ........................................................... North Carolina and 

South Carolina.

Population management and monitoring and research on Avian 

Keratin Disorder.

Capture, recapture, 

band, construct and monitor artificial nest cavities and restrictors, monitor nest cavities, translocate, collect buccal and cloacal swabs, and capture and recapture birds that exhibit Avian Keratin Disorder to monitor their fate in the population.

Renewal/ 

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2022 / Notices 24337 

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.). 

John Tirpak, 

Deputy Assistant Regional Director, 

Ecological Services. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08689 Filed 4–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2022–0034; 

FXES11140800000–223–FF08ECAR00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Incidental Take Permit Application for 

the Desert Tortoise; Draft Habitat 

Conservation Plan and Draft 

Environmental Assessment; Bellefield 

Solar Energy Project, Kern County, CA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

an application from 8minute Solar 

Energy for an incidental take permit 

under the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended. The permit would 

authorize take of the federally 

threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus 

agassizii) incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities associated with construction, 

operation, maintenance, and 

decommissioning of the Bellefield Solar 

Energy Project. We invite comments on 

the draft habitat conservation plan and 

the draft environmental assessment, 

which we have prepared pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act. We 

will take comments into consideration 

before deciding whether to issue an 

incidental take permit. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

submit your written comments by May 

25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

application, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket 

No. FWS–R8–ES–2022–0034. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

any of the following methods: 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

R8–ES–2022–0034. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8– 

ES–2022–0034; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

We request that you send written 

comments by only one of the methods 

described above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Bransfield, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 

by mail at the Palm Springs Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 777 East Tahquitz 

Canyon Way, Suite 208, Palm Springs, 

CA 92262; by phone at 805–677–3398; 

or via email at ray_bransfield@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 have 

received an application from 8minute 

Solar Energy (applicant) for an 

incidental take permit under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

The application addresses the potential 

take of the federally threatened desert 

tortoise, incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities at the Bellefield Solar Energy 

Project (project), as described in the 

applicant’s draft habitat conservation 

plan. The proposed project would be 

located east of the town of Mojave in 

Kern County, California. 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) 

and Federal regulations promulgated 

pursuant to section 4(d) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1533) prohibit the take of 

endangered and threatened animals 

without special exemption. Under 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 

1539), we may issue permits to 

authorize take of listed fish and wildlife 

species that is incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, carrying out an otherwise 

lawful activity. Regulations governing 

permits for endangered and threatened 

species are set forth in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

part 17, sections 17.22 and 17.32. 

The National Environmental Policy 

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

requires Federal agencies to analyze 

their proposed actions to determine 

whether the actions may significantly 

affect the human environment. In the 

NEPA analysis, the Federal agency will 

identify the effects, as well as possible 

mitigation for effects on environmental 

resources, that could occur with the 

implementation of the proposed action 

and alternatives. The Federal action in 

this case is the Service’s proposed 

issuance of an incidental take permit for 

the federally threatened desert tortoise. 

Permit Application 

The applicant has submitted a draft 

habitat conservation plan that describes 

the activities covered by the permit, 

such as the construction of the solar 

field and generator tie-in line. To 

minimize the risk of incidental take, the 

applicant would employ qualified 

biologists to translocate desert tortoises 

to a safe location off site. The 

conservation plan also includes 

adaptive management to allow for 

maintaining the protection of desert 

tortoises if necessary. To mitigate the 

impact of the incidental take, the 

applicant proposes to fund the 

enhancement of desert tortoise habitat 

within a retired grazing allotment on 

lands managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

The draft conservation plan and the 

draft environmental assessment 

consider alternatives to the proposed 

action, including a no action alternative. 

The Service prepared a draft 

environmental assessment to evaluate 

the impacts of issuing the proposed 

incidental take permit on the human 

environment, consistent with the 

purpose and goals of NEPA and 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s implementing 

NEPA regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508. Additionally, the draft 

environmental assessment was prepared 

consistent with the Department of the 

Interior NEPA regulations (43 CFR part 

46); longstanding Federal judicial and 

regulatory interpretations; and 

Administration priorities and policies, 

including Secretary’s Order No. 3399, 

which requires bureaus and offices to 

use ‘‘the same application or level of 

NEPA that would have been applied to 

a proposed action before the 2020 Rule 

went into effect.’’ 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the draft 

conservation plan and draft 

environmental assessment, you may 

submit comments by one of the methods 

in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

You may submit comments by one of 

the methods shown under ADDRESSES. 

All comments and materials we receive 

in response to this request will become 

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