Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits, 14264-14266 [E8-5273]

Download as PDF 14264 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 52 / Monday, March 17, 2008 / Notices Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/ absence surveys of Yuma clapper rail (Rallus lomgirostris yumanensis) within Arizona, Nevada and California. Permit TE–174552 Applicant: Animas Biological Studies, LLC, Durango, Colorado. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) within New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Permit TE–829996 Applicant: Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas. Applicant requests an amendment to a previous permit to hold and maintain captive bred Wyoming toads (Bufo baxteri) within the Houston Zoo, until they are transferred to other authorized institutions. Permit TE–170389 Applicant: Travis Cooper, San Juan Capistrano, California. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) within Arizona. Permit TE–175541 Applicant: A&M Engineering and Environmental Services, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Dated: February 21, 2008. Christopher T. Jones, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–5265 Filed 3–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Fish and Wildlife Service Final Environmental Impact Statement on the White Wind Farm Project in Brookings County, SD AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Mar 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is adopting the Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the White Wind Farm in Brookings County, South Dakota, in support of a right-of-way application submitted by White Wind Farm, LLC. DATES: Preparation of the Record of Decision will begin no sooner than 30 days from this notice. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS are available online at: https://www.fws.gov/ madisonwetlands; during office hours at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Madison Wetland Management District, 23520 SD Hwy 19, Madison, South Dakota 57042 (telephone 605–256–2974); or at the Madison Public Library, Madison, South Dakota. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Coleman, Assistant Regional Director, National Wildlife Refuge System, Region 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Denver, Colorado 80225–4712, (303–236–4303). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the DOE, WAPA prepared a Final EIS assessing the impacts of constructing and operating the proposed White Wind Farm which would be enabled by WAPA’s execution of an interconnection agreement. A notice of availability of the EIS was originally published in a Federal Register notice dated April 13, 2007. Subsequently, White Wind Farm, LLC., a whollyowned subsidiary of Navitas Energy, Inc., applied for a right-of-way easement (50 CFR 29.21) for facilities to be constructed on lands where the Service holds an Easement for Waterfowl Habitat Protection. The Service is adopting and recirculating the EIS in accordance with 40 CFR 1506.3. The EIS presents alternatives and analyzes the anticipated effects of implementing the proposed action including construction of up to 105 2megawatt wind turbine generators with a net capacity of up to 200 MW. In addition to the wind turbine generators, components of the proposed project include constructing, operating, and maintaining access roads, overhead and underground electric collector lines, a new collection substation, a communication system, and interconnection to WAPA’s existing White Substation. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 7, 2008. James J. Slack, Deputy Regional Director. [FR Doc. E8–5272 Filed 3–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–ES–2008–N0044]; [40120–1112– 0000–F5] Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with threatened and endangered species. DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at the address given below, by April 16, 2008. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with the 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: Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: David Dell, HCP Coordinator). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dell, telephone 404/679–7313; 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 pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). This notice is provided under section 10(c) of the Act. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic mail (e-mail) to david_dell@fws.gov. Please include your name and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Fish and Wildlife 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 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 52 / Monday, March 17, 2008 / Notices Fish and Wildlife Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES section). Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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. We will not, however, 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. Applicant: Georgia Select Fish Farm, Bartow, Georgia, TE163430. The applicant requests authorization to harass or harm wood storks (Mycteria americana) for control of depredation at fish farming facilities in Jefferson County, Georgia. Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Kissimmee, Florida, TE088889. The applicant requests amendment of their existing permit to add authorization to capture and translocate red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) nestlings for management purposes at their Disney Wilderness Preserve, Osceola and Polk counties, Florida. Applicant: Sam Van Hook, Kissimmee Valley Forester, Babson Park, Florida TE092854. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to harass the redcockaded woodpecker while conducting management activities for this species throughout Osceola County, Florida. Applicant: Andrea Christman, Florida Division of Forestry, Brooksville, Florida TE002507. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to harass the redcockaded woodpecker while conducting management activities for this species throughout Florida. Applicant: Forest Supervisor, Ouachita National Forest, Hot Springs, Arkansas, TE171518. The applicant requests authorization to harass the red-cockaded woodpecker while conducting management activities VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Mar 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 for this species on Ouachita National Forest. Applicant: N. Ross Carrie, Raven Environmental Services, Inc., Huntsville, Texas, TE171483. The applicant requests authorization to harass the red-cockaded woodpecker while surveying population occurrence and conducting management activities for this species throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Applicant: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, TE017848. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to hold for veterinary treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens of Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources throughout Florida and other southeastern states. Applicant: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, Florida, TE054963. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to hold for veterinary treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens of Kemp’s ridley, hawksbill, leatherback, green, loggerhead, and olive ridley sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources throughout Florida and other southeastern states. Applicant: Walt Disney World Living Seas, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, TE171488. The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens of Kemp’s ridley, hawksbill, leatherback, green, loggerhead, and olive ridley sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at Walt Disney World Living Seas, but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources throughout Florida and other southeastern states. Applicant: Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, TE056217. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to capture, examine, hold, and release hatchling PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14265 leatherback, green, and loggerhead sea turtles to study the use of laparoscopic sexing techniques and conduct ecological research in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Applicant: Craig Martin, Wetland Sciences, Inc., Pensacola, Florida, TE171594. The applicant requests authorization to capture, mark, and release Perdido Key beach mice (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), for population surveys in Escambia County, Florida and Baldwin County, Alabama. Applicant: Elizabeth Phillips, Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, TE171577. The applicant requests authorization to capture, tag, translocate, and release the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) for population monitoring and management on Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center and adjacent areas, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Applicant: Bernard Kuhajda, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, TE171563. The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, collect tissue samples, and release Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni), for life history and genetic research in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Applicant: Bobby R. Harrison, The Ivory-billed Woodpecker Foundation, Gurley, Alabama, TE171553. The applicant requests authorization to use decoys and call recordings and to salvage specimens of the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), to survey for species occurrence, and research survey techniques throughout potential species range in Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Applicant: Ronald K. Redman, Benton, Arkansas, TE171545. The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, and release gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), to survey for occurrences throughout Arkansas. Applicant: Gary Libby, Skybax Ecological Services, Berea, Kentucky, TE156392. The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, and release gray bat, Indiana bat, and Ozark big-eared bats. The applicant requests authorization to conduct presence/ absence surveys for forty-five threatened E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1 14266 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 52 / Monday, March 17, 2008 / Notices or endangered mussels, and seven threatened or endangered fish species. Species may be sampled in Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Mississippi, and Michigan. Applicant: Memphis Zoo, Memphis, Tennessee, TE171493. The applicant requests authorization to capture and rear Mississippi gopher frog (Rana capitol sevosa), larvae and tadpoles for research in treatment of diseases and in rearing techniques. Specimens would be captured from Harrison County, Mississippi, housed primarily at the Memphis Zoo, and may be transferred to other suitable facilities. Applicant: Roel Lopez, Texas A&M University, Texas, TE079849. The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to capture, examine, hold, and release Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) to conduct population surveys and other research throughout the species range in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida. Dated: February 20, 2008. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. E8–5273 Filed 3–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R9–IA–2008–N0045]; [96300–1671– 0000–P5] Receipt of Applications for Permit Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Written data, comments or requests must be received by April 16, 2008. 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 within 30 days of the date of publication pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Mar 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358–2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Endangered Species The public is invited to comment on the following applications 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.). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). Applicant: International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals (The Wilds), Cumberland, OH, PRT– 174822. The applicant requests a permit to import two male and one female captive-born dhole (Cuon alpinus lepterus) from Ontario, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA, PRT–175905. The applicant requests a permit to export one male and two female captiveborn yellow-footed rock wallabies (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) to France for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA, PRT–174619. The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born male lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) from Zoo Granby, Granby, Quebec, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH, PRT–171630. The applicant requests a permit to import three male and one female blackfooted cats (Felis nigripes) from Cat Conservation Trust, Cradock, South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Richard J. Edelen, Thorton, CO, PRT–174604. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Applicant: Bruce L. Batory, Sugar Land, TX, PRT–175457. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Burke H. Tackett, Nampa, ID, PRT–175704. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Steve Martin’s Working Wildlife, Frazier Park, CA, PRT– 069429 and 069443. The applicant requests re-issuance of permits to re-export and re-import one male and one female leopard (Panthera pardus) to worldwide locations for the purpose of enhancement of the species through conservation education. The permit numbers and animals are: 069429, Ivory and 069443, Crystal. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a threeyear period and the import of any potential progeny born while overseas. Marine Mammals The public is invited to comment on the following application for a permit to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The application was 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: Matson’s Laboratory, Milltown, MT, PRT–166346. The applicant requests a permit to import teeth from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) which were taken during subsistence harvests in Nunavut, Canada, for age analysis for the purpose of scientific research and enhancement of survival of the species. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2008-N0044]; [40120-1112-0000-F5]


Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications 
to conduct certain activities with threatened and endangered species.

DATES: We must receive written data or comments on the applications at 
the address given below, by April 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with the 
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: Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30345 (Attn: David Dell, HCP Coordinator).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dell, telephone 404/679-7313; 
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 pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). This notice is provided under section 10(c) of the Act. If you 
wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of the following 
methods. You may mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) or via electronic mail (e-mail) 
to david_dell@fws.gov. Please include your name and return address in 
your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Fish 
and Wildlife 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

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Fish and Wildlife Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES section).
    Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comments to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so. 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. We will 
not, however, 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.

Applicant: Georgia Select Fish Farm, Bartow, Georgia, TE163430.

    The applicant requests authorization to harass or harm wood storks 
(Mycteria americana) for control of depredation at fish farming 
facilities in Jefferson County, Georgia.

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Kissimmee, Florida, TE088889.

    The applicant requests amendment of their existing permit to add 
authorization to capture and translocate red-cockaded woodpecker 
(Picoides borealis) nestlings for management purposes at their Disney 
Wilderness Preserve, Osceola and Polk counties, Florida.

Applicant: Sam Van Hook, Kissimmee Valley Forester, Babson Park, 
Florida TE092854.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to harass 
the red-cockaded woodpecker while conducting management activities for 
this species throughout Osceola County, Florida.

Applicant: Andrea Christman, Florida Division of Forestry, Brooksville, 
Florida TE002507.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to harass 
the red-cockaded woodpecker while conducting management activities for 
this species throughout Florida.

Applicant: Forest Supervisor, Ouachita National Forest, Hot Springs, 
Arkansas, TE171518.

    The applicant requests authorization to harass the red-cockaded 
woodpecker while conducting management activities for this species on 
Ouachita National Forest.

Applicant: N. Ross Carrie, Raven Environmental Services, Inc., 
Huntsville, Texas, TE171483.

    The applicant requests authorization to harass the red-cockaded 
woodpecker while surveying population occurrence and conducting 
management activities for this species throughout Florida, Georgia, 
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Texas.

Applicant: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, 
TE017848.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to hold 
for veterinary treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to 
euthanize specimens of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 
(Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green 
(Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley 
(Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at 
Clearwater Marine Aquarium, but specimens may be accepted from 
authorized sources throughout Florida and other southeastern states.

Applicant: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, Florida, 
TE054963.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to hold 
for veterinary treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to 
euthanize specimens of Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, leatherback, green, 
loggerhead, and olive ridley sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at 
the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, but specimens may be 
accepted from authorized sources throughout Florida and other 
southeastern states.

Applicant: Walt Disney World Living Seas, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 
TE171488.

    The applicant requests authorization to hold for veterinary 
treatment, to retain unreleasable specimens, or to euthanize specimens 
of Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, leatherback, green, loggerhead, and olive 
ridley sea turtles. Treatment facilities are at Walt Disney World 
Living Seas, but specimens may be accepted from authorized sources 
throughout Florida and other southeastern states.

Applicant: Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 
Florida, TE056217.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to 
capture, examine, hold, and release hatchling leatherback, green, and 
loggerhead sea turtles to study the use of laparoscopic sexing 
techniques and conduct ecological research in Florida, Georgia, South 
Carolina, and North Carolina.

Applicant: Craig Martin, Wetland Sciences, Inc., Pensacola, Florida, 
TE171594.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, mark, and release 
Perdido Key beach mice (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), for 
population surveys in Escambia County, Florida and Baldwin County, 
Alabama.

Applicant: Elizabeth Phillips, Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, 
Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, TE171577.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, tag, translocate, 
and release the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) for 
population monitoring and management on Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training 
Center and adjacent areas, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

Applicant: Bernard Kuhajda, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 
TE171563.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, collect 
tissue samples, and release Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus 
poulsoni), for life history and genetic research in Lauderdale County, 
Alabama.

Applicant: Bobby R. Harrison, The Ivory-billed Woodpecker Foundation, 
Gurley, Alabama, TE171553.

    The applicant requests authorization to use decoys and call 
recordings and to salvage specimens of the ivory-billed woodpecker 
(Campephilus principalis), to survey for species occurrence, and 
research survey techniques throughout potential species range in 
Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Applicant: Ronald K. Redman, Benton, Arkansas, TE171545.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, and 
release gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and 
Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), to survey for 
occurrences throughout Arkansas.

Applicant: Gary Libby, Skybax Ecological Services, Berea, Kentucky, 
TE156392.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture, examine, and 
release gray bat, Indiana bat, and Ozark big-eared bats. The applicant 
requests authorization to conduct presence/absence surveys for forty-
five threatened

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or endangered mussels, and seven threatened or endangered fish species. 
Species may be sampled in Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 
Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, 
Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Mississippi, and 
Michigan.

Applicant: Memphis Zoo, Memphis, Tennessee, TE171493.

    The applicant requests authorization to capture and rear 
Mississippi gopher frog (Rana capitol sevosa), larvae and tadpoles for 
research in treatment of diseases and in rearing techniques. Specimens 
would be captured from Harrison County, Mississippi, housed primarily 
at the Memphis Zoo, and may be transferred to other suitable 
facilities.

    Applicant: Roel Lopez, Texas A&M University, Texas, TE079849.

    The applicant requests renewal of existing authorization to 
capture, examine, hold, and release Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus 
palustris hefneri) to conduct population surveys and other research 
throughout the species range in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, 
Florida.

    Dated: February 20, 2008.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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