2024-17939. Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications

Table 1—Permit Applications Received

Application No.	Applicant	Species	Location	Activity	Type of take	Permit action
ES04397C	Giorgianna Auteri, Columbus, IN	Add new species—tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus)—to existing authorized species: Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis), gray bat ( M. grisescens), and northern long-eared bat ( M. septentrionalis)	AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OK, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY	Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts	Add new activity—harp trap—to existing authorized activities: capture, handle, band, bio-sample, radio-tag, release	Amend.
ESPER11684859	Natural Power Consultants, LLC., Saratoga Springs, NY	Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat ( M. septentrionalis), and tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus)	CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VT, WV, WI, WY	Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts	Capture with mist nets, handle, radio-tag, release	New.
ES64081B	Joseph Hoyt, Blacksburg, VA	Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis) and northern long-eared bat ( M. septentrionalis)	Add NY to IL, MI, and WI	Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts	Add mist netting and pit tagging to capture, handle, enter hibernacula, bio sample and release	Amend.
ES217351	U.S. Forest Service, Nelsonville, OH	Add new species—tricolored bat ( Perimyotis subflavus)—to existing authorized species: Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis), gray bat ( M. grisescens), and northern long-eared bat ( M. septentrionalis)	IL, KY, OH	Conduct presence/absence surveys, document habitat use, conduct population monitoring, and evaluate impacts	Capture with mist nets or harp traps, handle, identify, radio-tag, band, collect non-intrusive measurements, collect bio samples, enter hibernacula, and release	Amend.