Receipt of Enhancement of Survival Permit Application and Proposed Conservation Benefit Agreement for Introduction of the Endangered Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly to a Conservation Area on the Island of Lāna'i; Categorical Exclusion

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from P[umacr]lama L[amacr]na[revaps]i for an enhancement of survival permit (permit) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. If approved, the permit would authorize take of the orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly, ae[revaps]o (Hawaiian stilt), [revaps]alae ke[revaps]oke[revaps]o (Hawaiian coot) and assimulans yellow-faced bee (the "covered species"). The application includes a draft conservation benefit agreement, describing the actions the applicant will take to create new habitat for the covered species, facilitate reintroduction of the orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly to L[amacr]na[revaps]i, and achieve a net conservation benefit for each of the covered species. We have also prepared a draft environmental action statement for our preliminary determination that the permit decision may be eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, Native Hawaiian, and Federal agencies to comment on these documents.