# 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.
**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.
| Permit No. | Applicant | Species | Location | Activity | Permit action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PER13079463 | Maya Pendleton, Brookings, UT | • Northern long-eared bat (
) | SD | Survey, mist-net, capture, handle, band, tag, and conduct radio telemetry for research | New. |
| ES069300 | Kirk Steffenson, Nebraska Game and Parks, Lincoln, NE | • Pallid sturgeon (
) | NE, KS, SD, MO, IA | Capture, handle, identify, data collection, fin clips, injection of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, implanting telemetry tags, collect blood/egg and other biological samples, band, and release | Renewal. |
| PER0013492 | Mandy Guinn United Tribes Technical College, Bismark, ND | • Northern long-eared bat (
) | KS, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY, PA, and NY | Capture, handle, band, light tag, conduct radio telemetry, collect biological samples, and salvage | Amendment. |
| ES66521B | Western Biology, LLC, Hotchkiss, CO | • Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | UT, CO | Survey and play taped vocalizations | Renewal. |
| ES73239C | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, MO | • Pallid sturgeon (
) | MO, KS | Capture, handle, identify, data collection though tagging, including fin clips, injection of PIT tag, implanting telemetry tags, tracking and blood and other biological samples, and release | Renewal. |
| ES183432 | Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Kansas City, MO | • Wyoming toad (
) | WY | Hold in captivity for captive breeding and rearing, collect genetic samples, survey and monitoring activities, exhibition, conservation research, land restoration actions | Renewal. |
| PER14507358 | Margaret Murray, Kansas City, KS | • Northern long-eared bat (
) | Throughout the range of each species within the continental United States | Surveying, netting, data collection, radio-tag application, banding, harp trapping, tag attachment | New. |
| ES56902B | Eric Best, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO | • Pallid sturgeon (
) | MT, ND | Harass by survey/monitor, PIT tagging | Renewal. |
| ES41329C | Manzanita Botanical, Salt Lake City, UT | • San Rafael cactus (
) | UT | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renewal. |
| PER16557243 | Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA | • Wyoming Toad (
) | IA, WY | Captively propagate, receive, transfer, provide care for, and release into the wild | New. |
| PER16805170 | Victor Pineiro, Carrollton, TX | • Northern long-eared bat (
) | MO, NE, SD | Capture, handle, collect biological samples, attach radio transmitters, band, mark, and release for conducting surveys and research | New. |
| ES049109 | Red Butte Botanic Garden and Arboretum, Salt Lake City, UT | • Autumn Buttercup (
(=
)) | UT | Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction | Renewal. |
| | | • Barneby ridge-cress (
) | | | |
| | | • Holmgren milk-vetch (
) | | | |
| PER17061751 | Joseph Pettit, Minot, ND | • Northern long-eared bat (
) | ND | Capture, handle, mark, tag, radio track, band, collect tissue, and release | New. |
**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.