[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6264-6265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3333]
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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. 823110
Applicant: Charles W. Cartwright, Jr., Albuquerque, New Mexico
The applicant requests authorization for research and recovery
purposes to survey for the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium
brasilianum cactorum) and the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris
yumanensis).
Permit No. 813889
Applicant: Larry Benallie, Sr., Window Rock, Arizona
The applicant requests authorization for research and recovery
purposes to survey parts of the Navajo Nation for the possible
occurrence of the Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni ssp. kanabensis).
Permit No. 823253
Applicant: John Lloyd-Reilley, Kingsville, Texas
The applicant requests authorization to perfom an intensive study
of slender rush-pea (Hoffmannseggia tenella) for possible
reintroduction to wildland sites. Applicant was previously granted
permission to collect the seeds of slender rushpea and propagate plants
for research and recovery purposes.
Permit No. 823293
Applicant: Joseph B. Gebler, Tucson, Arizona
Applicant requests authorization for research and recovery purposes
to collect up to 10 of the following endangered fish species from
various locales within Arizona for ecological and contaminant
assessment. Except when vouchered, endangered and threatened species
will be released unharmed immediately.
Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans,)
Pupfish, desert (Cyprinodon macularius)
Minnow, loach (Rhinichthys (=Tiaroga) cobitis)
Squawfish, Colorado (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus)
Topminnow, Gila (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Trout, Apache (Oncorhynchus apache)
Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
Permit No. 823354
Applicant: Dr. Ross Dawkins, San Angelo, Texas
Applicant requests authorization to survey, map territory
distribution, capture (using mist nets) band, measure, and immediately
release unharmed no more than five black-capped vireos (Vireo
atricapillus). Work would be conducted in Terrell, Brushy Canyon, and
Brewster Counties, Texas.
Permit No. 823431
Applicant: Nancy London, Wickenburg, Arizona
The applicant requests authorization to observe, survey, and
monitor for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii
extimus) to determine habitat preferences of the species.
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Permit No. 823442
Applicant: Richard Long, Houston, Texas
The applicant requests authorization to collect specimens of
prairie dawn (Hymenoxys texana) from population sites in the wild at
Addicks and Barker reservoirs, southwest Harris County and northeast
Fort Bend County, Texas. They will be preserved for use as an
educational exhibit of the interpretive center at the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers Addick Project Office at Barker reservoir.
Permit No. PRT-823964
Applicant: Dr. Paul Krausman, Tucson, Arizona
The applicant requests authorization to survey for Mexican spotted
owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) on U.S. Navy Observatory property in
Flagstaff, Arizona for the purpose of making appropriate management
decisions regarding timber thinning and fire control.
Permit No. PRT-823956
Applicant: Dr. Thomas M. Engels, Austin, Texas
The applicant requests authorization to conduct surveys of large
fruited sand verbena (Abronia macrocarpa), Navasota ladies'-tresses
(Spiranthes parksii), and the Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) at the
ALCOA Sandow Mine and surrounding areas in Milam and Lee Counties,
Texas. No individuals of any species will be handled, captured, or
removed from the wild at any time.
Permit No. PRT-824062
Applicant: Joseph Lawrence Kowalski, McAllen, Texas
The applicant requests authorization to receive deceased sea turtle
specimens from the Coastal Studies Laboratory in South Padre Island,
Texas. The director of the facility, has agreed to sign over any
deceased listed, sea turtle specimens to Mr. Kowalski for taxonomy and
comparative anatomy studies in his classroom.
Permit No. PRT-824714
Applicant: Barney Wegener, Farmington, New Mexico
The applicant requests authorization to conduct field surveys,
locate, and map the distribution of Mexican spotted owls (Strix
occidentalis lucida) on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management in Rio Arriba, San Juan, and McKinley Counties, New Mexico.
DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received
on or before March 13, 1997.
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,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 97-3333 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
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