Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Permit for Endangered Species, 46186 [05-15712]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
46186
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 9, 2005 / Notices
in conjunction with surveys throughout
the range of each species in Southern
California for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. TE–004939
Applicant: Gordon Pratt, Riverside,
California.
The permittee requests an amendment
to take (survey by pursuit, capture,
handle, remove from the wild, captively
propagate, and release to the wild) the
El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes
battiudes allyni) and the Smith’s blue
butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi) in
conjunction with surveys and
propagation activities throughout the
range of each species in California for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
We solicit public review and
comment on each of these recovery
permit applications.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Robert Williams,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–15707 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of
Permit for Endangered Species
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of emergency issuance of
permit for endangered species.
ACTION:
Tanzania for the purpose of scientific
research. This action was authorized
under Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Service
determined that an emergency affecting
the health and life of the chimpanzees
at the Mahale Mountains National Park
in Kigoma, Tanzania, existed and that
no reasonable alternative was available
to the applicant for the following
reasons.
Virginia Polytechinic Institute and
State University requested a permit to
import biological samples (bodily
tissues and organs, hair, saliva, and
other body parts) from the forest floor
and from deceased animals found in the
Mahle Mountains National Park in
Tanzania for emergency and ongoing
health and disease evaluation purposes.
Samples will be utilized exclusively for
diagnostic and scientific purposes. The
specimens will be used to run
diagnostics tests to determine the cause
of death of several animals that have
died during an ongoing disease outbreak
at the National Park within the past
several weeks. The necessary diagnostic
testing is not available in Africa. The
results of health and disease testing
from these chimpanzees will help
determine why the animals are sick and
what caused the outbreak in order to
develop interventions to help prevent
reoccurrence.
Dated: July 29, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 05–15712 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
SUMMARY:
The following permit was
issued.
Documents and other
information submitted for this
application 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:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358–2104
or fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
28, 2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) issued a permit (PRT–
108841) to the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University (CVM
Phase 2), Blacksburg, Virginia, to import
biological samples from wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in
ADDRESSES:
VerDate jul<14>2003
15:52 Aug 08, 2005
Jkt 205001
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Scoping Meeting and Notice
of Intent to Prepare a Habitat
Conservation Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement for the Barton
Springs Ecosystem in the Barton
Springs Segment of the Edwards
Aquifer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct
scoping meetings and prepare a Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this
notice advises the public that the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
intends to prepare a draft EIS for an
anticipated incidental take permit
PO 00000
Frm 00055
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
application, including an HCP, by the
Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District (District) of
Austin, Texas. The proposed
application is for an Incidental Take
Permit for the District’s management of
underground water through permits
authorizing withdrawals from the
Barton Springs segment of the Edwards
Aquifer. Such withdrawals directly
affect the flow of Barton Springs, which
are four hydraulically connected spring
outlets constituting the major discharge
points for the Barton Springs segment of
the Edwards Aquifer. The District is
evaluating the need for a permit for the
endangered Barton Springs salamander
(Eurycea sosorum) and the Austin blind
salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis), a
candidate for listing. Additionally, the
District may prepare an HCP that
includes measures to minimize and
mitigate any taking of species incidental
to the permitted withdrawal of
groundwater from the Barton Springs
segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments from all interested parties
concerning the scope of the analysis
must be received on or before
September 12, 2005. A public scoping
meeting for receipt of comments will be
held at 5 p.m. on August 23, 2005, at the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in
Austin, Texas. The draft EIS is expected
April 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for
information should be sent to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, ATTN: Carrie
Thompson, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite
200, Austin, Texas 78758; telephone
(512) 490–0057 x230; facsimile (512)
490–0974. Comments and materials
received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.) at the Austin Ecological Services
Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200,
Austin, Texas. Questions regarding the
HCP should be directed to Timothy
Riley, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District, 1124 Regal Row,
Austin, Texas 78748, telephone (512)
282–8441.
Applicant: The District, a political
subdivision of the State of Texas, is
charged with the duty to manage,
conserve, preserve, and protect the
Barton Springs segment of the Edwards
Aquifer. The District issues permits for
the drilling of wells and the production
of groundwater for purposes that are not
exempt from regulation under the Texas
law requiring the District-issued
permits.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is provided as required by the
NEPA, its implementing regulations (40
E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM
09AUN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 46186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15712]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Permit for Endangered Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency issuance of permit for endangered species.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The following permit was issued.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted for this
application 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: U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-
2104 or fax 703/358-2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358-2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) issued a permit (PRT-108841) to the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (CVM Phase 2), Blacksburg,
Virginia, to import biological samples from wild chimpanzees (Pan
troglodytes) in Tanzania for the purpose of scientific research. This
action was authorized under Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Service determined
that an emergency affecting the health and life of the chimpanzees at
the Mahale Mountains National Park in Kigoma, Tanzania, existed and
that no reasonable alternative was available to the applicant for the
following reasons.
Virginia Polytechinic Institute and State University requested a
permit to import biological samples (bodily tissues and organs, hair,
saliva, and other body parts) from the forest floor and from deceased
animals found in the Mahle Mountains National Park in Tanzania for
emergency and ongoing health and disease evaluation purposes. Samples
will be utilized exclusively for diagnostic and scientific purposes.
The specimens will be used to run diagnostics tests to determine the
cause of death of several animals that have died during an ongoing
disease outbreak at the National Park within the past several weeks.
The necessary diagnostic testing is not available in Africa. The
results of health and disease testing from these chimpanzees will help
determine why the animals are sick and what caused the outbreak in
order to develop interventions to help prevent reoccurrence.
Dated: July 29, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. 05-15712 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
