[Federal Register: August 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 159)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2009-N157; 20124-1113-0000-F5]
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Act requires that
we invite public comment on these permit applications.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or
before September 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief,
Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room
6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 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.
Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only,
during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500
Gold Ave. SW., Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM. Please refer to the
respective permit number for each application when submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered
Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248-6920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, 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 comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Permit TE-219536
Applicant: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of Pecos assiminea (Assiminea
pecos) in Pecos County, Texas.
Permit TE-022190
Applicant: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for animal
husbandry of the following species: jaguarundi (Herpailurus
yaguarondi), jaguar (Panthera onca), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis),
margay (Leopardus wiedi), Mexican gray wolf (Canus lupus baileyi),
brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), thick-billed parrot
(Rhynchopsitta pachyrrhyncha), San Esteban Island chuckwalla
(Sauromalus varius), desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), Colorado
pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen
texanus), Gila topminnow (Poechiliopsis occidentalis), Kearney bluestar
cactus (Amsonia kearneyana), Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus
horizonthanlonius nicholii), and the Arizona claret cup (Echinocereus
triglochidiatus) which will be held in the museum.
Permit TE-222342
Applicant: Ecosystems Research Institute, Logan, Utah.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys and collect tissue samples of
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychcheilus lucius) and razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus) within the San Juan River, San Juan County, New
Mexico.
Permit TE-212905
Applicant: New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys of southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) within New Mexico.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: August 6, 2009.
Thomas L. Bauer,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E9-19837 Filed 8-18-09; 8:45 am]