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	<summary><p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
<p type="1">We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. 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>
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	<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 part 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: TE09357A.</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Ecological Specialties LLC</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2503404" type="Town" name="Symsonia, KY, US">Symsonia, Kentucky</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (capture, radio-tag, and release) <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location> bats ( <species_scientific name="Myotis sodalis">Myotis sodalis</species_scientific> ), gray bats ( <species_scientific name="Myotis grisescens">Myotis grisescens</species_scientific> ), Ozark big-eared bats ( <species_scientific name="Corynorhinus townsendii ingens">Corynorhinus townsendii ingens</species_scientific> ), <research_location woeId="2347605" type="State" name="Virginia, US">Virginia</research_location> big-eared bats ( <species_scientific name="Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus">Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus</species_scientific> ), Mexican long-nosed bats ( <species_scientific name="Leptonycteris nivalis">Leptonycteris nivalis</species_scientific> ), and Sanborn's long-nosed bats ( <species_scientific name="Leptonycteris sanborni">Leptonycteris sanborni</species_scientific> (=yerbabuenae) ) throughout the States of <research_location woeId="2347562" type="State" name="Arkansas, US">Arkansas</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347559" type="State" name="Alabama, US">Alabama</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347563" type="State" name="California, US">California</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="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="2347589" type="State" name="New Jersey, US">New Jersey</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347590" type="State" name="New Mexico, US">New Mexico</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2459115" type="Town" name="New York, NY, US">New York</research_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>, <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="2347605" type="State" name="Virginia, US">Virginia</research_location>, and <research_location woeId="2347607" type="State" name="West Virginia, US">West Virginia</research_location> to document presence/absence and distribution of the species and to conduct habitat use assessments. Proposed activities are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.</p>
<p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE010887A.</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>U.S. Geological Survey</applicant>, <applicant_institution woeId="23627934" type="POI" name="Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH, US">Great Lakes Science Center</applicant_institution>, <research_location woeId="12588243" type="County" name="Porter, IN, US">Porter, Indiana</research_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, rear and release) Karner blue butterflies ( <species_scientific name="Lycaeides melissa samuelis">Lycaeides melissa samuelis</species_scientific> ) throughout the range of the species in New York, <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347581" type="State" name="Michigan, US">Michigan</research_location>, and <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location>. Proposed activities involve capture of adult butterflies for captive rearing, experimental treatments on captive-reared larvae, and nonlethal tissue sampling in the wild. Population studies are designed to answer questions posed in the Karner blue butterfly recovery plan and are aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.</p>
<p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE10891A.</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Illinois State Museum</applicant>, Department of Natural Resources, <applicant_location woeId="2498306" type="Town" name="Springfield, IL, US">Springfield, Illinois</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release, collect) <applicant>Hine</applicant>'s emerald dragonfly ( <species_scientific name="Somatochlora hineana">Somatochlora hineana</species_scientific> ) throughout the range of the species in the States of <research_location woeId="2347559" type="State" name="Alabama, US">Alabama</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347562" type="State" name="Arkansas, US">Arkansas</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347565" type="State" name="Connecticut, US">Connecticut</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347566" type="State" name="Delaware, US">Delaware</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347567" type="State" name="District of Columbia, US">District of Columbia</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347569" type="State" name="Georgia, US">Georgia</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="2347578" type="State" name="Maine, US">Maine</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347579" type="State" name="Maryland, US">Maryland</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347580" type="State" name="Massachusetts, US">Massachusetts</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="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>, <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>, <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 recovery and enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.</p>
<p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE212427.</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Ecology Environment, Inc.</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2436069" type="Town" name="Lancaster, NY, US">Lancaster, New York</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests an amendment to permit number TE212427 for the <research_location woeId="2347573" type="State" name="Indiana, US">Indiana</research_location> bat, Ozark big-eared bat, and gray bat. The applicant's request includes addition of qualified personnel and addition of the States of <research_location woeId="2347574" type="State" name="Iowa, US">Iowa</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347581" type="State" name="Michigan, US">Michigan</research_location>, and <research_location woeId="2347597" type="State" name="Pennsylvania, US">Pennsylvania</research_location> to their area of jurisdiction for conducting survey and assessment work. Activities are for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.</p>
<p type="4">Permit Application Number: TE11035A.</p>
<p type="4">Applicant: <applicant>Robert J. Vande Kopple</applicant>, <applicant_institution woeId="2510124" type="POI" name="University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, US">University of Michigan</applicant_institution>, <applicant_location woeId="2470049" type="Town" name="Pellston, MI, US">Pellston, Michigan</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture and release, collect) Hungerford's crawling water beetle ( <species_scientific name="Brychius hungerfordi">Brychius hungerfordi</species_scientific> ) throughout the States of <research_location woeId="2347581" type="State" name="Michigan, US">Michigan</research_location> and <research_location woeId="2347608" type="State" name="Wisconsin, US">Wisconsin</research_location>. Proposed activities include surveys to document presence of the species, habitat use, and scientific study related to recovery and enhancement of the 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, e-mail 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>
<p type="2">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)</p>
<p type="1">In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), we have made an initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).</p>
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