[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49476-49477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24146]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a permit 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.).

Permit No. 819132

Applicant: Michael A. Rhodes, Waco, Texas

    The applicant requests a permit to conduct population surveys for 
the golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), black-capped vireo 
(Vireo atricapillus), and American bald eagle (Haliaeetus 
leucocephalus). Applicant will also monitor foraging habits and observe 
nesting behavior and success of the American bald eagle. All activities 
will be conducted in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, 
Limestone and McLennan counties, Texas.

Permit No. 819338

Applicant: Stephanie Renee Atchison, Fort Smith, Arkansas

    The applicant requests a permit to trap the American burying beetle 
(Nicrophorus americanus) found on the coal mining sites of Leflore, 
Latimer, and Haskell counties in Oklahoma and relocate them to the 
beetle preserve in Wilburton, Oklahoma in order to protect and preserve 
the species.

Permit No. 819451

Applicant: Clifton Ladd, Austin, Texas

    The applicant requests a permit to survey and study various 
populations of the golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo in 
Travis County, Texas, by tape recording songs and calls, playing back 
songs and calls to determine warbler and vireo presence, mapping 
territories, watching foraging habits and other behaviors and examining 
nests to determine nesting success.

Permit No. 819454

Applicant: Dean Keddy-Hector, Kyle, Texas

    The applicant requests a permit to color band golden-cheeked 
warblers on the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge and the 
Barton Creek Habitat Preserve (TNC) in Travis County, Texas, and to 
survey and observe bald eagles in Brazoria County, Texas.

Permit No. 819458

Applicant: Harold J. Smith, Ajo, Arizona

    The applicant requests a permit to trap and release desert pupfish 
(Cyprinodon macularius eremus); and to survey and monitor lesser long-
nosed bats (Leptonycteris curasoae), American peregrine falcon (Falco 
peregrinus anatum), and the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum). He also requests salvage authority of dead individuals 
found.

Permit No. 819471

Applicant: Dr. Bryan T. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The applicant requests a permit to survey for and monitor nests of 
the Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) on the 
Verde and San Pedro Rivers in Arizona.

Permit No. 819473

Applicant: James R. Petterson, Jr., Grand Canyon, Arizona

    The applicant requests a permit to survey for and monitor nests of 
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Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) along the 
Colorado River corridor within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

Permit No. 819475

Applicant: Michael J. Armbruster, Denver, Colorado

    The applicant requests a permit to conduct presence/absence surveys 
for the Southwestern willow flycatcher in the Pecos River Basin and the 
Rio Grande River Basin from Velarde in Rio Arriba County to the north 
end of Elephant Butte Reservoir in Socorro County, New Mexico.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
October 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Legal 
Instruments Examiner, Division of Endangered Species/Permits, 
Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. 
Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when 
submitting comments. All comments received, including names and 
addresses, will become part of the official administrative record and 
may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Ecological Services, Division of Endangered Species/Permits, P.O. Box 
1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the respective 
permit number for each application when requesting copies of documents. 
Documents and other information submitted with these applications are 
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act 
and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written 
request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice, to the address above.
Lynn B. Starnes,
Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 96-24146 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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