[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58513-58514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research 
and enhancement of survival permits to conduct certain activities with 
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    Applicant: Kenneth C. Herin, Kansas Department of Transportation, 
Topeka, Kansas.
    The applicant requests a permit to take American burying beetles 
(Nicrophorus americanus) in conjunction with recovery activities 
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival 
and recovery.
    Applicant: Ocean Journey, Denver, Colorado.
    The applicant requests a permit to possess bonytail chub (Gila 
elegans), humpback chub (Gila cypha), Colorado pikeminnow 
(Ptychocheilus lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), woundfin 
(Plagopterus argentissimus), Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 
occidentalis), Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea), and Kanab ambersnails 
(Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) for public display and propagation in 
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Dr. Sylvia Torti, Red Butte Botanic Garden and 
Arboretum, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    The applicant requests a permit to take dwarf bear poppy 
(Arctomecon humilis), Barneby ridge cress (Lepidium barnebyanum), 
kodachrome bladderpod (Lesquerella tumulosa), San Rafael cactus 
(Pediocactus despainii), clay phacelia (Phacelia argillacea), autumn 
buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis L. var. aestivalis), Barnaby reed 
mustard (Schoenocrambe barnebyi), Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus 
wrightiae), and toad-flex cress (Schoenocrambe suffrutescens) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicant: David Pratt, Three Forks Ranch Corporation, Savery, 
Wyoming.
    The applicant requests a permit for the future take of Colorado 
cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) in Colorado and 
Wyoming. The permit application includes a proposed Candidate 
Conservation Agreement with Assurances, in which the landowner 
voluntarily implements conservation activities on his property to 
benefit the Colorado cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus. 
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances encourage private and 
other non-Federal property owners to implement conservation efforts and 
reduce threats to species that are proposed for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act, candidate species, or other sensitive species 
by assuring the landowners they will not be subject to increased 
restrictions if the species are listed in the future. Application 
requirements and issuance criteria for enhancement of survival permits 
through Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances are found in 
50 CFR 12.22(d) and 17.32(d).
    Applicant: Ted Alexander, Sun City, Kansas.
    The applicant requests a permit for the future take of lesser 
prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in conjunction with 
recovery in Kansas. The permit application includes a proposed 
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, in which the 
landowner voluntarily implements conservation activities on his 
property to benefit the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus 
pallidicinctus). Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances 
encourage private and other non-Federal property owners to implement 
conservation efforts and reduce threats to species that are proposed 
for listing under the Endangered Species Act, candidate species, or 
other sensitive species by assuring the landowners they will not be 
subject to increased restrictions if the species are listed in the 
future. Application requirements and issuance criteria for enhancement 
of survival permits through Candidate Conservation Agreement with 
Assurances are found in 50 CFR 12.22(d) and 17.32(d).

DATES: Written comments on these requests for permits must be received 
within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the 
Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, P.O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-
0486; telephone 303-236-7400, facsimile 303-236-0027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are

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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 20 days of the date of 
publication of this notice to the address above; telephone 303-236-
7400.

    Dated: October 24, 2001.
John A. Blankenship,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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