[Federal Register: March 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 56)]

[Notices]               

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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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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for permits 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.).



DATES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 1 

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, and must be 

received on or before April 25, 2005.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Fasbender, (612) 713-5343.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Permit Number: TE100141.

    Applicant: Melissa Yanek, Madison, Wisconsin.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Karner blue butterfly 

(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Wisconsin. The scientific research is 

aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE100143.

    Applicant: Devetta Hill, Zanesfield, Ohio.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) throughout Ohio. The scientific 

research is aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the 

wild.

    Permit Number: TE100148.

    Applicant: Bradley Steffen, Carbondale, Illinois.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis) throughout Illinois. The scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE100150.

    Applicant: Neil Bossart, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis) throughout seven states within U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Region 3. The scientific research is aimed at enhancement of survival 

of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE100155.

    Applicant: Sanders Environmental Inc., Centre Hall Pennsylvania.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), and Virginia big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) throughout seven states within 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3. The scientific research is 

aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE100159.

    Applicant: Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the following species: 

Cumberland false rosemary (Conradina verticillata), Cumberland 

stichwort (Arenaria cumberlandensis), Virginia spirea (Spiraea 

virginiana), Eggert's sunflower (Helianthus eggertii), Missouri 

bladderpod (Lesquerella filiformis), Price's potato bean (Apios 

priceana), Nevada rockcress (Arabis perstellata), Leafy prairie-flower 

(Dalea foliosa), Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis), 

Guthries ground plum (Astragalus bibullatus), and Tennessee purple 

coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis). The applicant intends to collect 

seeds from the listed plant species within National Park Service 

properties within Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and 

Tennessee. The scientific research is aimed at enhancement of survival 

of the species in the wild.

    Permit Number: TE101191.

    Applicant: Russell A. Benedict, Pella, Iowa.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis) throughout Iowa. The scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE101192.

    Applicant: Arthur Howard, Indiana Army National Guard, Edinburgh, 

Indiana.

    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis) at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The scientific research is aimed 

at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Permit Number: TE101193.

    Applicant: Robert R. Kiser, Whitesburg, Kentucky.



    The applicant requests a permit to take the Indiana bat (Myotis 

sodalis), gray bat (M. grisescens), Virginia big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), and the Blackside dace (Phoxinus 

cumberlandensis) throughout the species range. The scientific research 

is aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

    Permit Number: TE101297.

    Applicant: Catherine E. Brown McCall, Georgetown University, 

Washington, DC.





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    The applicant requests a permit to take the Karner blue butterfly 

(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Wisconsin. The scientific research is 

aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

    Permit Number: TE091328.

    Applicant: John Chenger, Bat Conservation and Management, Inc., 

Carlisle, Pennsylvania.



    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take the Indiana bat 

(Myotis sodalis) throughout Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The scientific research is 

aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.



    Dated: March 14, 2005.

Jeffery C. Gosse,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort 

Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 05-5800 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]



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