The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received an application from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for a 35-year enhancement of survival (EOS) permit under ESA section 10(a)(1)(A), supported by the proposed Nationwide Conservation Benefit Agreement for Bumble Bees on Energy and Transportation Lands. The CBA would cover eleven bumble bee species across the conterminous 48 states, authorizing incidental take and providing regulatory assurances to non-federal energy and transportation landowners who voluntarily enroll and implement conservation measures. The action qualifies for a NEPA categorical exclusion. Public comments are due February 23, 2026.12