FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SURVIVAL PERMIT, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO; DRAFT CONSERVATION BENEFIT AGREEMENT FOR ELEVEN BUMBLE BEE SPECIES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Application for Enhancement of Survival Permit, University of Illinois at Chicago; Draft Conservation Benefit Agreement for Eleven Bumble Bee Species.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 23 by Sean Marsan, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application from University of Illinois at Chicago (applicant), for an enhancement of survival (EOS) permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The application is supported by the proposed "Nationwide Conservation Benefit Agreement for Bumble Bees on Energy and Transpor...