90 FR 69 pgs. 15467-15468 - Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 69Pages: 15467 - 15468
Pages: 15467, 15468Docket number: [FWS-R5-ES-2025-N003; FXES11130500000-256-FF05E00000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-06189 Filed 4-10-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2025-N003; FXES11130500000-256-FF05E00000]
Endangered Species; Receipt of 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 or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite local, State and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to comment on these applications. Before issuing the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES:
We must receive any written comments on or before May 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Use one of the following methods to request documents or submit comments. Requests and comments should specify the applicant's name and application number ( e.g., PER0001234).
• Email: permitsR5ES@fws.gov.
• U.S. Mail: Abby Goldstein, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abby Goldstein, 413-253-8212 (phone), or permitsR5ES@fws.gov (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 local, State and Federal agencies, Tribes, and the public to review and comment on applications we have received for permits 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 implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The requested permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are listed as endangered under the ESA. 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 activities that constitute take of listed species, unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. 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.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities constituting or resulting in take of endangered or threatened 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
In accordance with the ESA, we invite local, State, and Federal agencies; Tribes; and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to the applications in table 1.
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| Application No. | Applicant | Species | Location | Activity | Type of take | Permit action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53603D-3 | West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, South Charleston, WV | Candy darter ( Etheostoma osburni ) | West Virginia | Survey, hold more than 45 days, translocate, research, release | Capture, collect | Renew. |
| 86602C-6 | White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur Springs, WV | Candy darter ( Etheostoma osburni ) Clubshell ( Pleurobema clava ), Cumberland bean ( Villosa trabalis ), fanshell ( Cyprogenia stegaria ), fluted kidneyshell ( Ptychobranchus subtentum ), James spinymussel ( Parvaspina collina ), littlewing pearlymussel ( Pegias fabula ), northern riffleshell ( Epioblasma torulosa ), orangefoot pimpleback ( Plethobasus cooperianus ), pink mucket ( Lampsilis abrupta ), purple cat's paw ( = purple cat's paw pearlymussel) ( Epioblasma obliquata obliquata ), rayed bean ( Villosa fabalis ), sheepnose mussel ( Plethobasus cyphyus ), shiny pigtoe ( Fusconaia cor ), snuffbox mussel ( Epioblasma triquetra ), spectaclecase mussel ( Cumberlandia monodonta ) | Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia | Capture, survey, propagation, research, release | Capture, collect | Renew. |
| Guyandotte River crayfish ( Cambarus veteranus ) | ||||||
| PER18419723-0 | Monongahela National Forest, Parsons, WV | Rusty patched bumble bee ( Bombus affinis ) | West Virginia | Presence/probable absence survey, release | Capture | New. |
| PER5389953-1 | Jason Holmes, Arcata, CA | Add: Tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus ) | Add: Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota | Survey, band, radio telemetry, release | Capture, collect | Amend. |
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 the applicants 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. ).
Sharon Marino,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2025-06189 Filed 4-10-25; 8:45 am]
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