[Federal Register: February 3, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 22)] [Notices] [Page 5567] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr03fe98-90] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.). PRT-83713 Applicant: Zambrana Engineering, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; Paul T. Raibley, Senior Aquatic Scientist. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), fanshell [Cyprogenia stegaria (=irrorata)], fat pocketbook [Potamilus (=Proptera) capax], and Higgins' eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi) from the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and their tributaries bordering or occurring in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Activities are proposed to document presence or absence of the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species in the wild. PRT-838714 Applicant: University of Minnesota, Raptor Center, St. Paul, Minnesota; Patrick Redig, Director. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, fit with radio tracking units, and release) bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Activities are proposed for the purpose of scientific research aimed at survival and enhancement of the species in the wild. PRT-838715 Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Oak Openings Project Office, Swanton, Ohio; David Weekes, Executive Director. The applicant requests a permit to take (harass and kill through habitat management) Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) at the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Swanton, Ohio. Activities are proposed to maintain and increase habitat for a reintroduced population of the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species in the wild. Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, and must be received within 30 days of the date of this publication. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: (612/713-5332); FAX: (612/713-5292). Dated: January 26, 1998. Matthias A. Kerschbaum, Acting Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN, MO (Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. [FR Doc. 98-2522 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P