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	<summary><p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
<p type="1">The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Act requires that we invite public comment on these permit applications.</p>
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	<supplInfo><p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
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<p type="2">Public Availability of Comments</p>
<p type="1">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">Permit TE-13850A</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>Jarrod Edens</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2406080" type="Town" name="Fort Worth, TX, US">Fort Worth, Texas</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for American burying beetle ( <species_scientific name="Nicrophorus americanus">Nicrophorus americanus</species_scientific> ) within <research_location woeId="2347595" type="State" name="Oklahoma, US">Oklahoma</research_location>, <research_location woeId="2347562" type="State" name="Arkansas, US">Arkansas</research_location>, and <research_location woeId="2347602" type="State" name="Texas, US">Texas</research_location>.</p>
<p type="2">Permit TE-037155</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>Bio-West, Inc.</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2485177" type="Town" name="Round Rock, TX, US">Round Rock, Texas</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for Rio Grande silvery minnow ( <species_scientific name="Hybognathus amarus">Hybognathus amarus</species_scientific> ) and southwestern willow flycatcher ( <species_scientific name="Empidonax traillii extimus">Empidonax traillii extimus</species_scientific> ) along the Rio Grande.</p>
<p type="2">Permit TE-17497A</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>Christa Weise</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2508428" type="Town" name="Tucson, AZ, US">Tucson, Arizona</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for lesser long-nosed bat ( <species_scientific name="Leptonycteris yerbabuenae">Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)</species_scientific> within Arizona and New Mexico and Mexican long-nosed bat ( <species_scientific name="Leptonycteris nivalis">Leptonycteris nivalis</species_scientific> ) within <research_location woeId="2347590" type="State" name="New Mexico, US">New Mexico</research_location> and <research_location woeId="2347602" type="State" name="Texas, US">Texas</research_location>.</p>
<p type="2">Permit TE-17509A</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>University of Rhode Island</applicant>, Kingston, Rhode Island.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to obtain seeds of Welsh's milkweed ( <species_scientific name="Asclepias welshii">Asclepias welshii</species_scientific> ) from the Arboretum at Flagstaff (Permit TE-226653) at the University's greenhouse where biological control agent testing will be conducted inside their quarantine facility.</p>
<p type="2">Permit TE-236730</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>Timothy Bonner</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2488125" type="Town" name="San Marcos, TX, US">San Marcos, Texas</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for fountain darter ( <species_scientific name="Etheostoma fonticola">Etheostoma fonticola</species_scientific> ), San Marcos gambusia ( <species_scientific name="Gambusia georgei">Gambusia georgei</species_scientific> ), Comal Springs riffle beetle ( <species_scientific name="Heterelmis comalensis">Heterelmis comalensis</species_scientific> ), Texas wild-rice ( <species_scientific name="Zizania texana">Zizania texana</species_scientific> ), and Texas blind salamander ( <species_scientific name="Eurycea rathbuni">Eurycea rathbuni</species_scientific> ) within <research_location woeId="2347602" type="State" name="Texas, US">Texas</research_location>.</p>
<p type="2">Permit TE-20166A</p>
<p type="1">Applicant: <applicant>Trinity Bey</applicant>, <applicant_location woeId="2366263" type="Town" name="Boerne, TX, US">Boerne, Texas</applicant_location>.</p>
<p type="1">Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler ( <species_scientific name="Dendroica chrysoparia">Dendroica chrysoparia</species_scientific> ) within <research_location woeId="2347602" type="State" name="Texas, US">Texas</research_location>.</p>
<p type="0">Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</p>
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