[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6497-6498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2993]


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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-060299

Applicant: Bruce Pavlick, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy owl 
(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-066684

Applicant: Peter Abraham, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy owl 
(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-065394

Applicant: David Cowley, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to survey for and collect specimens of Rio Grande silvery minnow 
(Hybognathus amarus) within New Mexico.

Permit No. TE-065393

Applicant: Robert Thompson, Tucson, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy owl 
(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-840331

Applicant: Arizona State Land Department, Flagstaff, Arizona.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) and cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum cactorum) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-826091

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management--Phoenix Field Office, Phoenix, 
Arizona.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence and monitoring surveys for, capture of, and 
modification of habitat of Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana 
sonoriensis) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-066458

Applicant: The National Aquarium, Washington, D.C.

    Applicant request a new permit for purposes of education display to 
collect the following species: Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge 
rathbuni), fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola), bonytail chub (Gila 
elegans), Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), desert 
pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon 
bovinus), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Gila topminnow 
(Poeciliopsis occidentalis), and woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus). 
All specimens will be collected from either the San Marcos National 
Fish Hatchery, San Marcos, Texas or the Dexter National Fish Hatchery, 
Dexter, New Mexico.

Permit No. TE-023152

Applicant: Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) within Arizona.

Permit No. TE-828963

Applicant: Connors State College, Warner, Oklahoma.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides 
borealis) within Oklahoma.

Permit No. TE-028652

Applicant: Jean Krejca, Austin, Texas.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
presence/absence surveys for, mapping, and collection of the following 
species within Texas: Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta 
microps), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina vespera), 
Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii), Madla Cave meshweaver 
(Cicurina madla), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), 
Cokendolpher cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Helotes mold 
beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), [unnamed] ground beetle (Rhadine 
infernalis), and [unnamed] ground beetle (Rhadine exilis).

Permit No. TE-066226

Applicant: Amanda Moors, Globe, Arizona.

    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following species: Cactus 
ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium

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brasilianum cactorum), Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana 
sonoriensis), and Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 
grahamensis) within Arizona; Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris 
yumanensis) within Arizona and California; lesser long-nosed bat 
(Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) within Arizona and New Mexico; 
Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) within New Mexico and 
Texas; and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
within Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

Permit No. TE-066229

Applicant: Whitenton Group, San Marcos, Texas.

    Applicant request a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following species within 
Texas: Golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), black-capped 
vireo (Vireo atricapillus), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), red-
cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), northern aplomado falcon 
(Falco femoralis septentrionalis), fountain darter (Etheostoma 
fonticola), San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei), ocelot (Leopardus 
pardalis), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli), Barton 
Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), 
Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge rathbuni), and Houston toad (Bufo 
houstonensis).

Permit No. TE-037155

Applicant: BIO-WEST, Logan, Utah.

    Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to allow 
surveys for and collection of Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus 
lucius) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) within New Mexico, 
Colorado, and Utah.

Susan MacMullin,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 2, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 03-2993 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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