[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49476-49477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24146]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
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SUMMARY: 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.).
Permit No. 819132
Applicant: Michael A. Rhodes, Waco, Texas
The applicant requests a permit to conduct population surveys for
the golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), black-capped vireo
(Vireo atricapillus), and American bald eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus). Applicant will also monitor foraging habits and observe
nesting behavior and success of the American bald eagle. All activities
will be conducted in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hill,
Limestone and McLennan counties, Texas.
Permit No. 819338
Applicant: Stephanie Renee Atchison, Fort Smith, Arkansas
The applicant requests a permit to trap the American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) found on the coal mining sites of Leflore,
Latimer, and Haskell counties in Oklahoma and relocate them to the
beetle preserve in Wilburton, Oklahoma in order to protect and preserve
the species.
Permit No. 819451
Applicant: Clifton Ladd, Austin, Texas
The applicant requests a permit to survey and study various
populations of the golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo in
Travis County, Texas, by tape recording songs and calls, playing back
songs and calls to determine warbler and vireo presence, mapping
territories, watching foraging habits and other behaviors and examining
nests to determine nesting success.
Permit No. 819454
Applicant: Dean Keddy-Hector, Kyle, Texas
The applicant requests a permit to color band golden-cheeked
warblers on the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge and the
Barton Creek Habitat Preserve (TNC) in Travis County, Texas, and to
survey and observe bald eagles in Brazoria County, Texas.
Permit No. 819458
Applicant: Harold J. Smith, Ajo, Arizona
The applicant requests a permit to trap and release desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon macularius eremus); and to survey and monitor lesser long-
nosed bats (Leptonycteris curasoae), American peregrine falcon (Falco
peregrinus anatum), and the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium
brasilianum). He also requests salvage authority of dead individuals
found.
Permit No. 819471
Applicant: Dr. Bryan T. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah
The applicant requests a permit to survey for and monitor nests of
the Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) on the
Verde and San Pedro Rivers in Arizona.
Permit No. 819473
Applicant: James R. Petterson, Jr., Grand Canyon, Arizona
The applicant requests a permit to survey for and monitor nests of
the
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Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) along the
Colorado River corridor within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
Permit No. 819475
Applicant: Michael J. Armbruster, Denver, Colorado
The applicant requests a permit to conduct presence/absence surveys
for the Southwestern willow flycatcher in the Pecos River Basin and the
Rio Grande River Basin from Velarde in Rio Arriba County to the north
end of Elephant Butte Reservoir in Socorro County, New Mexico.
DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received
October 21, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Legal
Instruments Examiner, Division of Endangered Species/Permits,
Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.
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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services, Division of Endangered Species/Permits, P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the respective
permit number for each application when requesting copies of documents.
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 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice, to the address above.
Lynn B. Starnes,
Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 96-24146 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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