[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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