[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70412-70413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33681]


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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 applications.

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    The following applicants have applied for permits 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 Numbers TE006010 and TE006012

    Applicant: Dr. Steven J. Taylor, Center for Biodiversity, Illinois 
Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois.
    The applicant requests two permits to take (collect) endangered 
Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) in Monroe and St. Clair 
Counties, Illinois. Research is proposed for scientific purposes to 
determine environmental threats to extant amphipod populations and to 
determine components of distribution of the species. Activities are 
proposed for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species in 
the wild.

Permit Number TE006007

    Applicant: Dr. Julian Lewis, Clarksville, Indiana.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) endangered 
Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) in Monroe and St. Clair 
Counties, Illinois,

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in conjunction with a survey of cave fauna. Survey data will contribute 
to knowledge of the distribution and abundance of the species in the 
wild. Activities are proposed for the 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 this application 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) 713-5343; FAX: (612) 713-5292.

    Dated: December 14, 1998.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Acting Program Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 
3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 98-33681 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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