[Federal Register: August 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 167)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R2-ES-2010-N180; 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 29, 2010.

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.

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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-13850A

    Applicant: Jarrod Edens, Fort Worth, Texas.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for American burying beetle 
(Nicrophorus americanus) within Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas.

Permit TE-037155

    Applicant: Bio-West, Inc., Round Rock, Texas.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for Rio 
Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) and southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) along the Rio Grande.

Permit TE-17497A

    Applicant: Christa Weise, Tucson, Arizona.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for lesser long-nosed bat 
(Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) within Arizona and New Mexico and Mexican 
long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) within New Mexico and Texas.

Permit TE-17509A

    Applicant: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to obtain seeds of Welsh's milkweed (Asclepias welshii) from the 
Arboretum at Flagstaff (Permit TE-226653) at the University's 
greenhouse where biological control agent testing will be conducted 
inside their quarantine facility.

Permit TE-236730

    Applicant: Timothy Bonner, San Marcos, Texas.
    Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research 
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for fountain 
darter (Etheostoma fonticola), San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei), 
Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), Texas wild-rice 
(Zizania texana), and Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) within 
Texas.

Permit TE-20166A

    Applicant: Trinity Bey, Boerne, Texas.
    Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes 
to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler 
(Dendroica chrysoparia) within Texas.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: August 18, 2010.
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-21502 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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