[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38190-38191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18765]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

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    The following applicant has 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.).

PRT-844592

Applicant: James W. Eckblad, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) fat pocketbook [Potamilus (=Proptera) capax], Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), and winged mapleleaf mussel 
(Quadrula fragosa) in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and 
Wisconsin. Activities are proposed to document presence or absence of 
the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species 
in the wild.
    Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services 
Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, and 
must be received within 30 days of the date of this publication.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by any party who submits a written request for 
a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 
Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: (612/713-5332); FAX: (612/713-5292).


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    Dated: July 7, 1998.
John A. Blankenship,
Assistant Regional Director, IL, IA, MO (Ecological Services), Region 
3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 98-18765 Filed 7-14-98; 8:45 am]
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