[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10429-10430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5400]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit 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.).

[Permit No. TE-050508]

    Applicant: Melanie Pavlas, Dripping Springs, Texas. Applicant 
requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence 
surveys for the following species: Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 
chrysoparia) and Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus) within Texas.

[Permit No. TE-819471]

    Applicant: SWCA Environmental Consultants, Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for the following species: Black-footed ferret 
(Mustela nigripes) within Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and 
Arizona; Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) within 
Arizona, California, and Nevada; Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni 
kanabensis) within Utah and Arizona; and Utah valvata snail (Valvata 
utahensis) within Utah.

[Permit No. TE-051581]

    Applicant: David Baggett, Huntsville, Texas. Applicant requests a 
permit for recovery purposes to allow nest monitoring, banding, 
installation of artificial cavities and cavity restrictors, capture and 
translocation to and from donor populations of Red-cockaded woodpeckers 
(Picoides borealis) within Texas.

[Permit No. TE-051143]

    Applicant: Donald J. Melton, Georgetown, Texas. Applicant requests 
a permit for recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for 
the following species: Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis), Black-capped 
vireo (Vireo atricapillus) and Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 
chrysoparia) within Texas.

[Permit No. TE-019805]

    Applicant: Angela Barclay, Tucson, Arizona. Applicant requests an 
amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence surveys for 
the Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within 
Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-050490]

    Applicant: Rion Bowers, Phoenix, Arizona. Applicant requests a 
permit for recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for 
the following species: Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum cactorum), Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), 
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae), Gila 
topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 
texanus) within Maricopa, Pinal and Santa Cruz counties of Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-051195]

    Applicant: USDA National Resource Conservation Service, Parker, 
Arizona. Applicant requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for the following species: Southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and Yuma clapper rail (Rallus 
longirostris yumanensis) within Arizona and California.

[Permit No. TE-051150]

    Applicant: Amy Gibbons, Tempe, Arizona. Applicant requests a permit 
for recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for the 
following species: Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum), Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), 
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), Lesser long-nosed 
bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) and Black-footed ferret 
(Mustela nigripes) within Arizona.

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[Permit No. TE-051189]

    Applicant: Bureau of Land Management-Yuma Field Office, Yuma, 
Arizona. Applicant requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for the following species: Southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus 
longirostris yumanensis) and Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum cactorum) within Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-833868]

    Applicant: URS Corporation, Tucson, Arizona. Applicant requests an 
amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence surveys for 
the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) within Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-828640]

    Applicant: Harris Environmental Group, Tucson, Arizona. Applicant 
requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence 
surveys for the following species: Interior least tern (Sterna 
antillarum) and Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis 
septentrionalis) within Arizona and Texas.

[Permit No. TE-051372]

    Applicant: Wildlife Plus Consulting, Alto, New Mexico. Applicant 
requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence 
surveys for the following species: Black-footed ferret (Mustela 
nigripes) and Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis 
septentrionalis) within Lea County, New Mexico.

[Permit No. TE-052289]

    Applicant: Darling Environmental & Surveying, Ltd., Tucson, 
Arizona. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for the following species: Southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Sonoran tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) and Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 
occidentalis) within Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-010472]

    Applicant: Geo-Marine, Inc., Newport News, Virginia. Applicant 
requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence 
surveys and monitoring of breeding, nesting, and feeding for the 
Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum) within Arizona, New Mexico and 
Texas.

[Permit No. TE-051716]

    Applicant: Gretchen VanReyper, Austin, Colorado. Applicant requests 
a permit for recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for 
the Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within 
the Four Corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado.

[Permit No. TE-025197]

    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Environmental Services, Las Vegas, 
Nevada. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for the following species: Virgin river chub 
(Gila robusta semidnuda) and Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) 
within Utah.

[Permit No. TE-028605]

    Applicant: SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants-Flagstaff, 
Flagstaff, Arizona. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing 
permit to allow presence/absence surveys for the following species: 
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), Gila trout (Oncorhynchus 
gilae), Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), Rio Grande silvery minnow 
(Hybognathus amarus) and Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) within Arizona, New 
Mexico, and Texas.

[Permit No. TE-039468]

    Applicant: Cecelia M. Smith, Tucson, Arizona. Applicant requests an 
amendment to an existing permit to allow presence/absence surveys for 
the following species: Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), Lesser 
long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae), Sonoran pronghorn 
(Antilocapra americana sonoriensis), Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus 
mexicanus hualpaiensis), Jaguar (Panthera onca), Sinaloan jaguarundi 
(Herpailurus yagouaroundi tolteca), Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), 
Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus), Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
tigrinum stebbinsi), Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), Masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi), California 
condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus 
longirostris yumanensis), Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) Bonytail chub 
(Gila elegans), Humpback chub (Gila cypha), Virgin River chub (Gila 
robusta seminuda), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), Yaqui 
chub (Gila purpurea), Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), Razorback 
sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis), 
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) and Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma 
haydeni kanabensis) within Arizona.

[Permit No. TE-824573]

    Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation , Austin, Texas. 
Applicant requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys for the following species: jaguarundi (Herpailurus 
(=Felis) yagouaroundi), ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis), northern 
aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), Attwater's greater 
prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri), and Texas wild-rice 
(Zizania texana).
    Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
within 30 days of the date of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 
4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103; (505) 248-6649; Fax (505) 248-
6788. Documents will be available for public inspection by written 
request, by appointment only, during normal business hours (8:00 to 
4:30) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
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: Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the above address. 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.

Steven C. Helfert,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 2, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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