Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits, 41784-41785 [05-14215]

Download as PDF 41784 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 20, 2005 / Notices foreign commerce, export and cull of excess male barasingha (Cervus duvauceli), Eld’s deer (Cervus eldi), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and red lechwe (Kobus leche) from their captive herd for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a period of five years. Marine Mammals The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The applications were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of the complete applications or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing would be appropriate. The holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director. Applicant: Darrel E. Gusa, Kellogg, MN, PRT–102929. The applicant requests a permit to import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea polar bear population in Canada for personal, noncommercial use. Dated: July 8, 2005. Monica Farris, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 05–14204 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the following requests are made: Applicant: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Alice Bard, Apopka, Florida, TE105518–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark/recapture, take genetic samples, release) the Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma). The proposed VerDate jul<14>2003 14:24 Jul 19, 2005 Jkt 205001 activities would take place while conducting presence/absence surveys and research investigations necessary to track the status and/or recovery of the species. The proposed activities would occur in the Anastasia State Park and at the Fort Matanzas National Monument, Saint Johns County, Florida. Applicant: Michael L. Kennedy, Arlington, Tennessee, TE105519–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify, release) the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) and the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) while conducting presence/absence studies. The proposed activities would occur throughout the State of Tennessee and are limited in Alabama to the Little Rivers Canyon National Preserve in DeKalb and Cherokee Counties and Russell Cave National Monument in Jackson County. Applicant: Robert Environmental Consulting Services, Rex R. Roberg, Cabot, Arkansas, TE105626–0. The applicant requests authorization to harass (capture, translocate, release) the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) while managing and protecting populations, conducting research studies, characterizing habitat at all known localities, and translocating the species. The proposed activities would occur in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Applicant: Michael L. Kennedy, Arlington, Tennessee, TE105519–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (capture and release) the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) while conducting presence/absence studies and determining the use of a project area by target species. The proposed activities would occur throughout the species’ ranges in Tennessee; Little Rivers Canyon National Preserve, Dekalb and Cherokee Counties, Alabama; and Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama. Applicant: White Oak Conservation Center, John A. Lukas, Yulee, Florida, TE105674–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (captive propagate, transport, release) the Mississippi Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis pulla) while conducting breeding and reintroduction activities for the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The proposed activities would occur at the Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana; Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, Gautier, Mississippi; and White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Applicant: University of Florida, Steve A. Johnson, Plant City, Florida, TE106196–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (salvage) the following species: flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum), American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), Atlantic salt marsh water snake (Nerodia clarkia taeniata), bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus), sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Lepiodochelys kempii), roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii), wood stork (Mycteria americana), Audubon’s crested caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Everglade snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis), Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus), red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), key deer (Odocoileus virginianum clavium), Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), rice rat (Oryzomys palustris natator), Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli), Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola), Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris), Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma), St. Andrew beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis), Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), and Florida saltmarsh vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli) while salvaging whole or parts of specimens for teaching purposes. The teaching collection of the salvaged specimens would be maintained at the University of Florida extension campus, Plant City, Florida. Applicant: Dr. Joan L. Morrison, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, TE106708–0. The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify, radio tag, collect blood samples, release) the Audubon’s crested caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii). The proposed activities would take place while studying the abundance, distribution of nest sites, and habitat use throughout E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 20, 2005 / Notices the Audubon’s crested caracara range in Florida. DATES: We must receive written data or comments on these applications at the address given below, by August 19, 2005. 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 to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis, Permit Biologist). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Davis, telephone: (404) 679– 4176; facsimile (404) 679–7081. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. You may mail comments to the Service’s Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic mail (e-mail) to victoria_davis@fws.gov. Please submit electronic comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Service that we have received your e-mail message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, you may hand deliver comments to the Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES section). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent’s identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of ADDRESSES: VerDate jul<14>2003 14:24 Jul 19, 2005 Jkt 205001 organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: July 1, 2005. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. 05–14215 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 41785 conjunction with genetic research in Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE–105551 Applicant: Justin J. Meyer, Anaheim, California. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect and sacrifice) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the Fish and Wildlife Service longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta Endangered Species Recovery Permit longiantenna), the vernal pool tadpole Applications shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, wootoni), and the San Diego fairy Interior. shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit in conjunction with surveys throughout applications. the range of each species in southern SUMMARY: The following applicants have California for the purpose of enhancing applied for a scientific research permit their survival. to conduct certain activities with Permit No. TE–105148 endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Applicant: Matthew J. Wacker, Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Orangevale, California. Fish and Wildlife Service (‘‘we’’) solicits The applicant requests a permit to review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public on take (capture and collect and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp the following permit requests. (Branchinecta conservatio), the DATES: Comments on these permit longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta applications must be received on or longiantenna), the vernal pool tadpole before August 19, 2005. shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the ADDRESSES: Written data or comments Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered wootoni), and the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) Species, Ecological Services, 911 NE. in conjunction with surveys throughout 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232– 4181 (telephone: (503) 231–2063; fax: the range of each species in California (503) 231–6243). Please refer to the for the purpose of enhancing their respective permit number for each survival. application when submitting comments. Permit No. TE–018180 All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part Applicant: Point Reyes National of the official administrative record and Seashore, Point Reyes Station, may be made available to the public. California. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The permittee requests an amendment Documents and other information to remove/reduce to possession (collect submitted with these applications are seed) Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta available for review, subject to the (robust spineflower) in conjunction with requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any restoration activities at the Point Reyes party who submits a written request for National Seashore in Marin County, a copy of such documents within 30 California, for the purpose of enhancing days of the date of publication of this its survival. notice to the address above. Please refer We solicit public review and to the respective permit number for each comment on each of these recovery application when requesting copies of permit applications. documents. Dated: June 30, 2005. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Permit No. TE–105150 Applicant: Andrew P. Martin, Boulder, Colorado. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect) the Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) in PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Michael Fris, Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 05–14216 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41784-41785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14215]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the following requests are 
made:

Applicant: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Alice Bard, 
Apopka, Florida, TE105518-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, mark/
recapture, take genetic samples, release) the Anastasia Island beach 
mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma). The proposed activities would 
take place while conducting presence/absence surveys and research 
investigations necessary to track the status and/or recovery of the 
species. The proposed activities would occur in the Anastasia State 
Park and at the Fort Matanzas National Monument, Saint Johns County, 
Florida.

Applicant: Michael L. Kennedy, Arlington, Tennessee, TE105519-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify, 
release) the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) and the Indiana bat (Myotis 
sodalis) while conducting presence/absence studies. The proposed 
activities would occur throughout the State of Tennessee and are 
limited in Alabama to the Little Rivers Canyon National Preserve in 
DeKalb and Cherokee Counties and Russell Cave National Monument in 
Jackson County.

Applicant: Robert Environmental Consulting Services, Rex R. Roberg, 
Cabot, Arkansas, TE105626-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to harass (capture, 
translocate, release) the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 
americanus) while managing and protecting populations, conducting 
research studies, characterizing habitat at all known localities, and 
translocating the species. The proposed activities would occur in 
McCurtain County, Oklahoma.

Applicant: Michael L. Kennedy, Arlington, Tennessee, TE105519-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture and release) 
the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) 
while conducting presence/absence studies and determining the use of a 
project area by target species. The proposed activities would occur 
throughout the species' ranges in Tennessee; Little Rivers Canyon 
National Preserve, Dekalb and Cherokee Counties, Alabama; and Russell 
Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama.

Applicant: White Oak Conservation Center, John A. Lukas, Yulee, 
Florida, TE105674-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (captive propagate, 
transport, release) the Mississippi Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis 
pulla) while conducting breeding and reintroduction activities for the 
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The proposed 
activities would occur at the Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, 
Louisiana; Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, 
Gautier, Mississippi; and White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, 
Florida.

Applicant: University of Florida, Steve A. Johnson, Plant City, 
Florida, TE106196-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (salvage) the 
following species: flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum), 
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), American crocodile 
(Crocodylus acutus), eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), 
Atlantic salt marsh water snake (Nerodia clarkia taeniata), bluetail 
mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus), sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi), 
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia 
mydas), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill sea 
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's Ridley sea turtle 
(Lepiodochelys kempii), roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii), wood 
stork (Mycteria americana), Audubon's crested caracara (Polyborus 
plancus audubonii), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Everglade 
snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), Florida scrub jay 
(Aphelocoma coerulescens), Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus 
maritimus mirabilis), Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus 
savannarum floridanus), red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), 
Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), key deer (Odocoileus virginianum 
clavium), Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), rice 
rat (Oryzomys palustris natator), Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana 
smalli), Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola), 
Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), 
southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris), 
Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma), St. Andrew 
beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis), Perdido Key beach 
mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), and Florida saltmarsh vole 
(Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli) while salvaging whole or parts 
of specimens for teaching purposes. The teaching collection of the 
salvaged specimens would be maintained at the University of Florida 
extension campus, Plant City, Florida.

    Applicant: Dr. Joan L. Morrison, Trinity College, Hartford, 
Connecticut, TE106708-0.

    The applicant requests authorization to take (capture, identify, 
radio tag, collect blood samples, release) the Audubon's crested 
caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii). The proposed activities would 
take place while studying the abundance, distribution of nest sites, 
and habitat use throughout

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the Audubon's crested caracara range in Florida.

DATES: We must receive written data or comments on these applications 
at the address given below, by August 19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: 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 to the following 
office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis, Permit Biologist).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Davis, telephone: (404) 679-
4176; facsimile (404) 679-7081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public is invited to comment on the 
following applications for permits to conduct certain activities with 
endangered and threatened species. If you wish to comment, you may 
submit comments by any one of the following methods. You may mail 
comments to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or 
via electronic mail (e-mail) to victoria_davis@fws.gov. Please submit 
electronic comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name 
and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the Service that we have received your e-mail 
message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed above (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally, you may hand deliver 
comments to the Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES section).
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold 
their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such 
requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other 
circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record 
a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comments. However, we will not consider anonymous 
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: July 1, 2005.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 05-14215 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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