[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13129]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

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    The following applicants have applied for scientific research 
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant 
to sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Permit Number TE042395

Applicant: George Thomas Watters, Columbus, Ohio

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect, transport, and 
relocate) the following mussels in Indiana: Fanshell (Cyprogenia 
stegaria), Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma rangiana), and Clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava).

Permit Number TE042945

Applicant: Melody Myers-Kinzie, Lafayette, Indiana

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), clubshell 
(Pleurobema clava), and rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum) in Indiana.

Permit Number TE042946

Applicant: Robert J. Sheehan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 
Illinois

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, tag, and release) 
pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Mississippi River from 
St. Louis, Missouri to the mouth of the Ohio River. Juvenile pallid 
sturgeon sampled in trawls may be subject to lethal take for 
identification. The scientific research is aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE043011

Applicant: Ody Brooks Enterprises, Cedar Springs, Michigan

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and 
collect) Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Kent 
County, Michigan. The scientific research is aimed at enhancement of 
survival 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 requests a copy from 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, 
[email protected], telephone (612) 713-5343, or Fax (612) 713-
5292.

    Dated: May 17, 2001.
T.J. Miller,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort 
Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 01-13129 Filed 5-23-01; 8:45 am]
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