[Federal Register: January 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 8)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2009-N271; 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, or the Fish and Wildlife Service is amending their existing
permit, 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 February 12, 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.
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-233201
Applicant: Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for interior least tern (Sterna
antillarum) within Texas.
Permit TE-227505
Applicant: Thomas D. Bonn, Lockhart, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler
(Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
within Texas.
Permit TE-841353
Applicant: Loomis Partners, Inc., Austin, Texas.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for northern
aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) within Texas.
Permit TE-045236
Applicant: SWCA Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Applicant requests an amendment to a current permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for Virgin
River chub (Gila seminuda) and woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)
within Arizona.
Permit TE-232639
Applicant: Dixie Environmental Services Co., LP, Magnolia, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for red-cockaded woodpecker
(Picoides borealis) and white bladderpod (Lesquerella pallid) within
Texas.
Permit TE-227505
Applicant: Kathleen O'Connor, Georgetown, Texas.
Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes
to conduct presence/absence surveys for northern aplomado falcon (Falco
femoralis septentrionalis) within Texas.
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Permit TE-821577
Permittee: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona.
The Service is amending Arizona Game and Fish Department's current
permit for research and recovery purposes for the range of activities
they undertake; including, but not limited to, presence/absence
surveys, research, and reestablishment of the following species: Kanab
ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis), lesser long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae), Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis), masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus
ridgwayi), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), Gila chub (Gila intermedia),
humpback chub (Gila cypha), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius),
Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon eremus), Virgin River chub (Gila
seminuda), woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus),Yaqui chub (Gila
purpurea), Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis),
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), northern aplomado falcon
(Falco femoralis septentrionalis), thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta
pachyrhyncha), black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), southwestern
willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), California least tern
(Sterna antillarum browni), jaguar (Pathera onca), jaguarundi
(Herpailurus yagouaroundi tolteca), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis),
Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis), desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon macularius), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris
yumanensis), Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi),
Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis),
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis
occidentalis), Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis),
gray wolf (Canis lupus), Kearney's blue-star (Amsonia kearneyana),
Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus),
Brady pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi), Nichol's Turk's head
cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii), Peebles Navajo
cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus), Pima pineapple
cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina), Arizona cliff-rose
(Purshia subintegra), Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes
delitescens), Holmgren milk-vetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), sentry
milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax), and Huachuca
water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: January 6, 2010.
Benjamin N. Tuggle,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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