[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58819-58820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23650]


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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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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.).

DATES: 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 to 4:30) 
at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW, Room 4102, 
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, 
Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87103. 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 to the address above for a copy of such 
documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Permit No. TE-057946

    Applicant: USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Flagstaff, 
Arizona.
    Applicant requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) within Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and 
Utah.

Permit No. TE-802956

    Applicant: Walcoff & Associates, White Sands Missile Range, New 
Mexico.
    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys within White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 
for the following species: southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus), black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), and whooping 
crane (Grus americana).

Permit No. TE-820083

    Applicant: Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Rescue Unit, 
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
collection of Clear Creek gambusia (Gambusia heterchir) within Menard 
County, Texas.

Permit No. TE-841359

    Applicant: USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forests, Silver City, 
New Mexico.
    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
monitoring surveys for Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) within the Gila 
National Forest. Methodology may include use of seines, dip nets, and 
electrofishing.

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Permit No. TE-055422

    Applicant: BIO-Logic Environmental, Montrose, Colorado.
    Applicant requests a permit for recovery purposes to conduct 
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) within Colorado.

Permit No. TE-059141

    Applicant: City of New Braunfels, New Braunfels, Texas.
    Applicant requests a permit for research and recovery purposes to 
allow habitat management for the fountain darter (Etheostoma 
fonticola), within Comal County, Texas, in the form of aquatic plant 
removal resulting in some take of fountain darter eggs.

Permit No. TE-059794

    Applicant: Mary Darling, Tucson, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a permit for research and recovery purposes to 
conduct presence/absence surveys within Arizona for the following 
species: southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), 
cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum), Sonoran 
tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi), and Gila topminnow 
(Poeciliopsis occidentalis).

Leslie A. Dierauf,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 2, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 02-23650 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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