[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 130 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30660-30662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office []
[FR Doc No: 2025-12899]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2025-N004; FXES11130600000-256-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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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 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 written data or comments on or before August 11,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following methods to request documents or
submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant's
name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., Smith, PER0123456 or Jones,
ES-056001):
Email: [email protected].
U.S. Mail: Tom McDowell, Division Manager, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486 DFC, Denver,
CO 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Krijgsman, Recovery Permits
Coordinator, Ecological Services, 303-236-4347 (phone) or
[email protected] (email). Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact 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 ESA's
definition of ``take'' includes such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting,
harming, wounding, or killing.
ESA 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
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.
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Permit No. Applicant Species Location Activity Permit action
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PER13079463........... Maya Pendleton, SD.............. Survey, mist- New.
Brookings, UT. Northern long- net, capture,
eared bat handle, band,
(Myotis tag, and
septentrionalis conduct radio
). telemetry for
research.
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ES069300.............. Kirk Steffenson, Pallid NE, KS, SD, MO, Capture, handle, Renewal.
Nebraska Game sturgeon IA. identify, data
and Parks, (Scaphirhynchus collection, fin
Lincoln, NE. albus). clips,
injection of
passive
integrated
transponder
(PIT) tag,
implanting
telemetry tags,
collect blood/
egg and other
biological
samples, band,
and release.
PER0013492............ Mandy Guinn KS, MT, NE, ND, Capture, handle, Amendment.
United Tribes Northern long- SD, WY, PA, and band, light
Technical eared bat NY. tag, conduct
College, (Myotis radio
Bismark, ND. septentrionalis telemetry,
). collect
Indiana biological
bat (Myotis samples, and
sodalis). salvage.
Gray
bat (Myotis
grisescens).
ES66521B.............. Western Biology, UT, CO.......... Survey and play Renewal.
LLC, Hotchkiss, Southwestern taped
CO. willow vocalizations.
flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii
extimus).
ES73239C.............. U.S. Army Corps Pallid MO, KS.......... Capture, handle, Renewal.
of Engineers, sturgeon identify, data
Kansas City, MO. (Scaphirhynchus collection
albus). though tagging,
including fin
clips,
injection of
PIT tag,
implanting
telemetry tags,
tracking and
blood and other
biological
samples, and
release.
ES183432.............. Kansas City Zoo Wyoming WY.............. Hold in Renewal.
& Aquarium, toad (Anaxyrus captivity for
Kansas City, MO. baxteri). captive
breeding and
rearing,
collect genetic
samples, survey
and monitoring
activities,
exhibition,
conservation
research, land
restoration
actions.
PER14507358........... Margaret Murray, Throughout the Surveying, New.
Kansas City, KS. Northern long- range of each netting, data
eared bat species within collection,
(Myotis the continental radio-tag
septentrionalis United States. application,
). banding, harp
Gray trapping, tag
bat (Myotis attachment.
grisescens).
Indiana
bat (Myotis
sodalis).
Tricolored bat
(Perimyotis
subflavus--prop
osed as
endangered).
Ozark
big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus
townsendii
ingens).
ES56902B.............. Eric Best, Pallid MT, ND.......... Harass by survey/ Renewal.
Bureau of sturgeon monitor, PIT
Reclamation, (Scaphirhynchus tagging.
Denver, CO. albus).
ES41329C.............. Manzanita San UT.............. Remove and Renewal.
Botanical, Salt Rafael cactus reduce to
Lake City, UT. (Pediocactus possession from
despainii). lands under
Wright Federal
fishhook cactus jurisdiction.
(Sclerocactus
wrightiae).
PER16557243........... Blank Park Zoo, Wyoming IA, WY.......... Captively New.
Des Moines, IA. Toad (Anaxyrus propagate,
baxteri). receive,
transfer,
provide care
for, and
release into
the wild.
PER16805170........... Victor Pineiro, MO, NE, SD...... Capture, handle, New.
Carrollton, TX. Northern long- collect
eared bat biological
(Myotis samples, attach
septentrionalis radio
). transmitters,
Gray band, mark, and
bat (Myotis release for
grisescens). conducting
Indiana surveys and
bat (Myotis research.
sodalis).
Tricolored bat
(Perimyotis
subflavus--prop
osed as
endangered).
ES049109.............. Red Butte Autumn UT.............. Remove and Renewal.
Botanic Garden Buttercup reduce to
and Arboretum, (Ranunculus possession from
Salt Lake City, aestivalis lands under
UT. (=acriformis)). Federal
Barneby jurisdiction.
reed-mustard
(Schoenocrambe
barnebyi).
Barneby
ridge-cress
(Lepidium
barnebyanum).
Clay
phacelia
(Phacelia
argillacea).
Dwarf
Bear-poppy
(Arctomecon
humilis).
Gierisch mallow
(Sphaeralcea
gierischii).
Holmgren milk-
vetch
(Astragalus
holmgreniorum).
Kodachrome
bladderpod
(Lesquerella
tumulosa).
San
Rafael cactus
(Pediocactus
despainii).
Shivwits milk-
vetch
(Astragalus
ampullarioides).
Shrubby
reed-mustard
(Schoenocrambe
suffrutescens).
Wright
fishhook cactus
(Sclerocactus
wrightiae).
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PER17061751........... Joseph Pettit, ND.............. Capture, handle, New.
Minot, ND. Northern long- mark, tag,
eared bat radio track,
(Myotis band, collect
septentrionalis tissue, and
). release.
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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
If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this
notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Drue DeBerry,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
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