[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11302-11303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5794]


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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.).

Permit No. PRT--837751

Applicant: Dennis E. Schroeder, Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) in Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--837597

Applicant: Jeffrey S. Hartin, Mazatzal Nature Company, Flagstaff, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for Mexican spotted owls (Stix occidentalis lucida) in the 
Peaks Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--838600

Applicant: Larry Killman, Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
District.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) on the Gila River in Yuma County, Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--819458

Applicant: William E. Wellman, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, 
Ajo, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) in Grand Canyon National Park.

Permit No. PRT--797129

Applicant: Dr. James P. Collins, Arizona State University, Tempe, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys and related activities for scientific research and recovery 
purposes for Sonora tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi).

Permit No. PRT--839503

Applicant: Charles Rex Wahl, Entranco, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for Yuma clapper rails (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in 
Texas; bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Arizona; cactus 
ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) in Arizona and 
Texas; piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in Texas; southwestern 
willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona, New Mexico 
and Texas; black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapillus) and golden-cheeked 
warblers (Dendroica chrysoparia) in Texas.

Permit No. PRT--839504

Applicant: Ralph Brewer, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties in Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--839505

Applicant: Aaron D. Flesch, Flagstaff, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) in Pima County, Arizona.

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Permit No. PRT--839506

Applicant: Michael H. Winn, Ecological Restoration & Management 
Associates, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) in Pima County, Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--839510

Applicant: Michael J. Terrio, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) within Arizona.

Permit No. PRT--827726

Applicant: Charles R. Bazan, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) on the Tonto National Forest.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before April 6, 1998.

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.
Renne Lohoefener,
ARD-Ecological Services, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 98-5794 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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