[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17088-17089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8227]


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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.

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SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of applications to conduct certain 
activities pertaining to scientific research and enhancement of 
survival of endangered species.

DATES: Written comments on these requests for permits must be received 
May 9, 2002.

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 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have requested 
renewal of 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: ERO Resources Corporation, Denver, Colorado, TE-043060.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to add surveys for 
Southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Dr. Todd Crowl, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, TE-
049748.
    The applicant requests a renewed permit to take Bonytail chub (Gila 
elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), June sucker 
(Chasmistes liorus), and Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska, TE-053961.
    The above applicants request permits to possess black-footed 
ferrets (Mustela nigripes), Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), gray 
wolf (Canis lupus), grizzly bear (Urus arctos horribilis), and Wyoming 
toad (Bufo hemiophrys baxteri) for public display and propagation in 
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival and recovery.
    Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Hayden, Colorado, TE-054217.
    The applicant requests a permit to possess Colorado pikeminnow 
(Ptychocheilus lucius), bonytail (Gila elegans), humpback chub (Gila 
cypha), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) for public display and 
education in conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival and recovery.
    Applicants: Savage and Savage, Louisville, Colorado, TE-051718; TRC 
Mariah Associates, Inc., Laramie, Wyoming, TE-052582; Natural Resource 
Options, Inc., Bozeman, Montana, TE-052583.
    The above applicants request renewed permits to survey for 
Southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicants: Dakota Zoo, Bismarck , North Dakota, TE-051815; 
Louisville Zoo, Louisville, Kentucky, TE-051826; Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, 
Arizona, TE-051832; Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada, TE-051841; Elmwood 
Park Zoo, Norristown, Pennsylvania, TE-053485; Lee Richardson Zoo, 
Garden City, Kansas, TE-051825; Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas, TE-
051819.
    The above applicants request permits to possess black-footed 
ferrets (Mustela nigripes) for public display and propagation in 
conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Central Park Zoo, New 
York, New York, TE-051847; Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio, TE-
052627.
    The above applicants request permits to possess Wyoming toads (Bufo 
hemiophrys baxteri) for public display and propagation in conjunction 
with recovery activities for the purpose of enhancing their survival 
and recovery.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of January 10, 2002, (67 FR 1365), FR Doc. 
02-603, in the second column, the list of species requested by Trent 
Miller should read as follows:

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Permit No. TE-047252

    Applicant: Trent Miller, SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, 
Westminster Colorado.
    The applicant requests a renewed permit to survey for black-footed 
ferrets (Mustela nigripes), and Southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with recovery activities 
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival and recovery.

    Dated: March 20, 2002.
John A. Blankenship,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 02-8227 Filed 4-8-02; 8:45 am]
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