[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19080-19081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10630]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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    The following applicants have applied for permits to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided 
pursuant to section 10(c) of the endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

PRT-813258

Applicant: Dr. Kirk J. Larsen, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) 
American burying beetles (Nicrophorus americanus) in northeastern Iowa, 
counties of Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, and Fayette. 
Activities are proposed for the purpose of enhancement of survival of 
the species through scientific research.

PRT-813259

Applicant: Thomas C. Erdman, Richter Museum of Natural History, 
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, band, and 
release) Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) at the Little Suamico 
Ornithological Station, Oconto County, Wisconsin. Banding of these 
endangered birds is proposed for the purpose of enhancement of survival 
of the species through scientific research.

PRT-813261

Applicant: Jan E. Riffe, National Biological Service, Upper 
Mississippi Science Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and relocate) 
Higgins' Eye Pearly Mussel (Lampsilis Higginsi) in the St. Croix River, 
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Activities are proposed for the purpose of 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild through scientific 
research.
    Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Ecological 
Service Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-
4056, and must be received within 30 days of the date of this 
publication.
    Documents and other information submitted with this application are 
available for review by any party who submits a written request for a 
copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Division of Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort 
Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: (612/725-3536 x250); (612/
725-3526).

    Dated: April 4, 1996.
John A. Blankenship,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 96-10630 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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