This Federal Register notice, published May 29, 2026, is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Region 4 announcement of receipt of multiple applications for Endangered Species Act section 10(a)(1)(A) recovery permits. The applications cover scientific research and enhancement-of-propagation activities for a wide range of listed species, including sea turtles, bats, freshwater mussels, fish, and rare plants, across numerous states and U.S. territories. Activities proposed include presence/absence surveys, capture and handling, genetic sampling, captive propagation, and collection of plant material. The public comment period runs through June 29, 2026. This notice is not itself a NEPA environmental impact document; it is a permit-application notice under the ESA, and no environmental impact analysis or alternatives analysis is presented in the document.1