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With some exceptions, the + Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered + and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. + The Act requires that we invite public comment before issuing these + permits.</p> + </summary> + </summaries> + <supplementary_information> + + <supplInfo> + <p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p> + <p type="2">Background</p> + <p type="1">We invite public comment on the following permit + applications for certain activities with endangered species + authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. + ) and our regulations governing the taking of endangered species in + the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. Submit your + written data, comments, or request for a copy of the complete + application to the address shown in ADDRESSES .</p> + <p type="2">Permit Applications</p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71464A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Bishop Hill Energy LLC</applicant> + , Chicago, IL. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (salvage) the endangered + Indiana bat ( + <species_scientific name="Myotis sodalis">Myotis sodalis + </species_scientific> + ) at the Bishop Hill Wind Energy Project, + <research_location woeId="12588114" type="County" + name="Henry, IL, US">Henry County, IL</research_location> + . The applicant proposes a maximum take of two Indiana bats during + proposed research to determine operating methods to avoid long-term + take of the species at the facility. + </p> + <p type="1">Under the research proposal, Bishop Hill Energy would + evaluate bat mortality and take avoidance at the facility to benefit + listed and unlisted bat species. The primary goal of the research is + to evaluate and devise biologically based operational protocols for + turbines at the Henry County facility to successfully avoid take of + listed bat species.</p> + <p type="1"> + In addition, information generated by the proposed research could be + used to inform operational protocols at other operating wind energy + projects within the range of + <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" + name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location> + bats, thereby enhancing the propagation and survival of the listed + species. The proposed study is designed to research (1) effective + methods to avoid mortality of listed bats through curtailment of + turbines and (2) the relationship between temperature and risk of + bat mortality. The applicant requests a permit term of two years. + </p> + <p type="1">The environmental impacts of the proposed study have been + evaluated in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act + of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The USFWS has prepared an + Environmental Assessment (EA) to conduct this evaluation prior to + making its decision on permit issuance. The EA is available for + public review concurrent with the permit application.</p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71680A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Megan Caylor</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2427032" type="Town" + name="Indianapolis, IN, US">Indianapolis</applicant_location> + , IN. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) + Indiana bats and Gray bats ( + <species_scientific name="Myotis grisescens">Myotis grisescens + </species_scientific> + ) throughout the range of the species. The applicant requests + authority to conduct activities aimed at enhancement of survival of + the species in the wild in + <research_location woeId="2347559" type="State" + name="Alabama, US">Alabama</research_location> + , Arkansas, Connecticut, + <research_location woeId="2347568" type="State" + name="Florida, US">Florida</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347572" type="State" + name="Illinois, US">Illinois</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" + name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347574" type="State" + name="Iowa, US">Iowa</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347576" type="State" + name="Kentucky, US">Kentucky</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347579" type="State" + name="Maryland, US">Maryland</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347581" type="State" + name="Michigan, US">Michigan</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347582" type="State" + name="Minnesota, US">Minnesota</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347584" type="State" + name="Missouri, US">Missouri</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347583" type="State" + name="Mississippi, US">Mississippi</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347589" type="State" + name="New Jersey, US">New Jersey</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2459115" type="Town" + name="New York, NY, US">New York</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347592" type="State" + name="North Carolina, US">North Carolina</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347594" type="State" + name="Ohio, US">Ohio</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347595" type="State" + name="Oklahoma, US">Oklahoma</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347597" type="State" + name="Pennsylvania, US">Pennsylvania</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347598" type="State" + name="Rhode Island, US">Rhode Island</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347599" type="State" + name="South Carolina, US">South Carolina</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347601" type="State" + name="Tennessee, US">Tennessee</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347604" type="State" + name="Vermont, US">Vermont</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347605" type="State" + name="Virginia, US">Virginia</research_location> + , Washington, DC, and + <research_location woeId="2347607" type="State" + name="West Virginia, US">West Virginia</research_location> + . + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE15027A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Stantec Consulting</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2383660" type="Town" + name="Columbus, OH, US">Columbus</applicant_location> + , OH. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a renewal of their permit, with an amendment, + to take the following species: Indiana bats, gray bats, + <applicant>Hine</applicant> + 's emerald dragonfly ( + <species_scientific name="Somatochlora hineana">Somatochlora hineana + </species_scientific> + ), American burying beetle ( + <species_scientific name="Nicrophorus americanus">Nicrophorus americanus + </species_scientific> + ), and + <applicant>Mitchell</applicant> + 's satyr butterfly ( + <species_scientific name="Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii">Neonympha mitchellii + mitchellii</species_scientific> + ) for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species in + the wild. Proposed activities may occur within the following States: + <research_location woeId="2347572" type="State" + name="Illinois, US">Illinois</research_location> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2347573" type="State" + name="Indiana, US">Indiana</applicant_location> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2347581" type="State" + name="Michigan, US">Michigan</applicant_location> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2347584" type="State" + name="Missouri, US">Missouri</applicant_location> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2347589" type="State" + name="New Jersey, US">New Jersey</applicant_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347594" type="State" + name="Ohio, US">Ohio</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347597" type="State" + name="Pennsylvania, US">Pennsylvania</research_location> + , and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + . + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71718A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Steffen J. Bradley</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2403482" type="Town" + name="Finneytown, OH, US">Finneytown</applicant_location> + , OH. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take Indiana bats and gray bats + within Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + . Proposed activities are for the recovery of the species and + enhancement of survival of the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71720A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Forest Preserve District of Will County</applicant> + , Plainfield, IL. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) + Indiana bats and gray bats within the Forest Preserve District, + <research_location woeId="12588176" type="County" + name="Will, IL, US">Will County, IL</research_location> + , for the purpose of recovery and enhancement of survival of the + species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71730A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Missouri Department of Conservation</applicant> + , Lost Valley Hatchery, Warsaw, MO. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and hold; propagate + and release) the Topeka shiner ( + <species_scientific name="Notropis topeka">Notropis topeka + </species_scientific> + ) within the State of Missouri. Propagation activities will be + conducted in accordance with the 10-year Strategic Plan for Recovery + of the + <research_location woeId="2507158" type="Town" + name="Topeka, KS, US">Topeka</research_location> + <research_location woeId="2492837" type="Town" + name="Shiner, TX, US">Shiner</research_location> + in + <research_location woeId="2347584" type="State" + name="Missouri, US">Missouri</research_location> + . Proposed activities are for the enhancement of propagation and + survival of the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE00622A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy</applicant> + , Marquette, MI. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit renewal to take Piping Plover ( + <species_scientific name="Charadrius melodus">Charadrius melodus + </species_scientific> + ) within Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Proposed activities involve + protection of nests and adults, collection, and participating in + captive rearing/release in accordance with USFWS protocols. + Activities proposed are for the recovery of the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE06846A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center</applicant> + , Washington, DC + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, band/tag, + and release) the Kirtland's warbler ( + <species_scientific name="Dendroica kirtlandii">Dendroica kirtlandii + </species_scientific> + ) throughout Michigan for scientific research aimed at recovery of + the species. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71737A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Roger A. Klocek</applicant> + , Plainfield, IL. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) + <applicant>Higgins</applicant> + ' eye pearlymussel ( + <species_scientific name="Lampsilis higginsii">Lampsilis higginsii + </species_scientific> + ), spectaclecase mussel ( + <species_scientific name="Cumberlandia monodonta">Cumberlandia monodonta + </species_scientific> + ), and sheepnose mussel ( + <species_scientific name="Plethobasus cyphus">Plethobasus cyphus + </species_scientific> + ) within the + <research_location woeId="23460094" type="Drainage" + name="Mississippi River, KY, US">Mississippi River</research_location> + in Iowa. Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of + the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71819A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>The University of Michigan</applicant> + , Dearborn, MI. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take Karner blue butterfly ( + <species_scientific name="Lycaeides melissa samuelis">Lycaeides melissa + samuelis</species_scientific> + ) within Michigan, Ohio, and + <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" + name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location> + . Proposed take involves capture and handling, nonlethal collection + of tissue, and release. Activities are proposed to enhance the + recovery of the species through research into genetic diversity. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE08603A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Michelle Malcosky</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="12589266" type="County" + name="Hudson, NJ, US">Hudson</applicant_location> + , OH. + </p> + <p type="1">The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture + and release) Indiana bats throughout the species' range for the + purpose of enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.</p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71821A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>David T. Zanatta</applicant> + , Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release; + temporary holding) the following mussel species: Snuffbox ( + <species_scientific name="Epioblasma triquetra">Epioblasma triquetra + </species_scientific> + ), rayed bean ( + <species_scientific name="Villosa fabalis">Villosa fabalis + </species_scientific> + ), Clubshell ( + <species_scientific name="Pleurobema clava">Pleurobema clava + </species_scientific> + ), and Northern riffleshell ( + <species_scientific name="Epioblasma torulosa rangiana">Epioblasma torulosa + rangiana</species_scientific> + ). Proposed activities may occur within Michigan and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + for the purpose of research and enhancement of propagation and + survival of the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71827A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Benjamin T. Hale</applicant> + , Jacksonville, IL. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) + Indiana bats, gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats ( + <species_scientific name="Corynorhinus townsendii ingens">Corynorhinus townsendii + ingens</species_scientific> + ), and Virginia big-eared bats ( + <species_scientific name="Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus">Corynorhinus townsendii + virginianus</species_scientific> + ) throughout the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, + Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, + Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, + <research_location woeId="2347582" type="State" + name="Minnesota, US">Minnesota</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347583" type="State" + name="Mississippi, US">Mississippi</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347584" type="State" + name="Missouri, US">Missouri</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347586" type="State" + name="Nebraska, US">Nebraska</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347588" type="State" + name="New Hampshire, US">New Hampshire</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347589" type="State" + name="New Jersey, US">New Jersey</research_location> + , New York, + <research_location woeId="2347592" type="State" + name="North Carolina, US">North Carolina</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347594" type="State" + name="Ohio, US">Ohio</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347595" type="State" + name="Oklahoma, US">Oklahoma</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347597" type="State" + name="Pennsylvania, US">Pennsylvania</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347598" type="State" + name="Rhode Island, US">Rhode Island</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347599" type="State" + name="South Carolina, US">South Carolina</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347601" type="State" + name="Tennessee, US">Tennessee</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347602" type="State" + name="Texas, US">Texas</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347604" type="State" + name="Vermont, US">Vermont</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347605" type="State" + name="Virginia, US">Virginia</research_location> + , + <research_location woeId="2347607" type="State" + name="West Virginia, US">West Virginia</research_location> + , and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + . Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the + species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE206778.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</applicant> + , Ecological Services Field Office, + <applicant_location woeId="2509090" type="Town" + name="Twin Cities, CA, US">Twin Cities</applicant_location> + , MN. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit amendment to add snuffbox, + spectaclecase, and sheepnose mussels to existing Fish and Wildlife + Permit Number TE206778. Proposed activities would occur within + Minnesota and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + for the enhancement of propagation and survival of the species in + the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE71834A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Robert J. Welch</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2515454" type="Town" + name="Waupaca, WI, US">Waupaca</applicant_location> + Biological Field Station, Waupaca, WI. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) + snuffbox mussels within + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE02360A.</p> + <p type="4"> + Applicant: + <applicant>Sydney Morgan</applicant> + , + <applicant_location woeId="2378319" type="Town" + name="Charleston, SC, US">Charleston</applicant_location> + , WV. + </p> + <p type="1"> + The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and + release) Indiana bats, gray bats, and Virginia big-eared bats + throughout the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, + Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, + Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New + York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, + South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, + and + <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" + name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location> + . Proposed activities are for the enhancement of survival of the + species in the wild. + </p> + <p type="2">Public Comments</p> + <p type="1">We seek public review and comments on these permit + applications. Please refer to the permit number when you submit + comments. Comments and materials we receive are available for public + inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the + address shown in the ADDRESSES section. 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.</p> + </supplInfo> + </supplementary_information> +</results>