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01/16/2023 Determination Key Result Based upon your IPaC submission, any take of the northern long-eared bat that may occur as a result of the Action is not prohibited under the ESA Section 4(d) rule adopted for this species at 50 CFR § 17.40(0). Qualification Interview l. Is the action authorized, funded, or being carried out by a Federal agency? No 2. Will your activity purposefully Take northern long-eared bats? No 3. [Semantic] Is the project action area located wholly outside the White-nose Syndrome Zone? Automatically answered No 4. Have you contacted the appropriate agency to determine if your project is near a known hibernaculum or maternity roost tree? 0 Location information for northern long-eared bat hibernacula is generally kept in state Natural Heritage Inventory databases — the availability of this data varies state-by-state. Many states provide online access to their data, either directly by providing maps or by providing the opportunity to make a data request. In some cases, to protect those resources, access to the information may be limited. A web page with links to state Natural Heritage Inventory databases and other sources of information on the locations of northern long- eared bat roost trees and hibernacula is available at www.fws.gov/media/nleb-roost-tree- and-hibernacula-state-specific-data-links-0. Yes Will the action affect a cave or mine where northern long-eared bats are known to hibernate (i.e., hibernaculum) or could it alter the entrance or the environment (physical or other alteration) of a hibernaculum? No 6. Will the action involve Tree Removal? Yes 7. Will the action only remove hazardous trees for the protection of human life or property? No 8. Will the action remove trees within 0.25 miles of a known northern long-eared bat hibernaculum at any time of year? No