[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62068-62069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30478]


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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(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

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Permit No. PRT-834021

Applicant: Timothy Reeves, Farmington, New Mexico

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) within New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT-834782

Applicant: James A. Tress, Jr., Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum), and Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) within 
New Mexico and Arizona.

Permit No. PRT-835139

Applicant: Gail Garber Place, Hawks Aloft, Inc., Albuquerque, New 
Mexico.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) within New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT-835118

Applicant: Dr. Robert J. Frye, University of Arizona, Tucson, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to collect soil samples along 
riparian channels possibly containing endangered plant species of 
Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp. recurva) for lab 
monitoring and to collect live plants in the field.

Permit No. PRT-835414

Applicant: Joseph P. Shannon, Northern Arizona University, 
Flagstaff, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to survey for southwestern willow 
flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), 
humpback chub (Gila cypha), Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius), 
and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) and collect salvage material 
of these endangered species as part of a monitoring and research 
program for analysis during the first year to determine if enough taxa 
are collected to construct a food web.

Permit No. PRT-835678

Applicant: Michael J. Boyles, NPS/Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area, Boulder City, Nevada.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) in the 
Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Permit No. PRT-836196

Applicant: Jeff Williamson, The Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona.

    Applicant request authorization to obtain for educational display 
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), 
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), and desert pupfish 
(Cyprinodon macularius).

Permit No. PRT-821577

Applicant: Duane Shroufe, Arizona Department of Game and Fish, 
Phoenix, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct activities for 
scientific research and recovery purposes for the jaguar (Panthera 
onca) in Arizona.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before December 22, 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.

Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 97-30478 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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