98-23619. Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23619]


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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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    The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided 
pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

PRT-838055

Applicant: Ecological Specialists, St. Peters, Missouri; Heidi L. 
Dunn, President.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their permit for take 
(capture and release; collect dead specimens) activities of listed 
freshwater mussels to add to the scope of permitted activities the 
state of Indiana and the following species: clubshell (Pleurobema 
clava), fanshell [(Cyprogenia stegaria (=irrorata)], and northern 
riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana). Take activities are 
currently authorized in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi) and winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula 
fragosa) for biological survey purposes. Activities are proposed to 
document presence or absence of the species for the purpose of survival 
and enhancement of the species in the wild.

PRT-TE002079-0

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter, Madison, 
Wisconsin; Peter McKeever, Director.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release, 
collect voucher specimens, and salvage dead specimens) Hine's (=Ohio) 
emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the state of Wisconsin. 
Activities are proposed to document presence or absence of the species 
for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species in the wild.
    Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services 
Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, and 
must be received within 30 days of the date of this publication.
    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review by any party who submits a written request for 
a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 
Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: [phone]); FAX: [phone]).

    Dated: August 26, 1998.
Matthias A. Kerschbaum,
Acting Program Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 98-23619 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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