[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13290]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take of Threatened Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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On July 14, 1995, a notice was published in the Federal Register
(60 FR 36305) that an application had been filed with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) by Washington County, Utah, for a permit to
incidentally take, pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in conjunction with
otherwise legal activities including building construction, in portions
of Washington County pursuant to the Implementation Agreement that
implements the Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan.
Notice is hereby given that on February 23, 1996, as authorized by
the provisions of the Act, the Service issued an incidental take permit
PRT-811471 to the above-named party subject to certain conditions set
forth therein. The permit was granted only after it was determined that
it was applied for in good faith, that by granting the permit it will
not be to the disadvantage of the threatened species, and that it will
be consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in the Act, as
amended.
Additional information on this permit action may be obtained by
contacting the Assistant Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Utah Field Office, 145 East 1300 South Street, Suite 404, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84115, telephone (801) 524-5001, between the hours of
7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Dated: May 20, 1996.
Terry Terrell,
Deputy Regional Director Denver, Colorado, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
[FR Doc. 96-13290 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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