[Federal Register: January 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 10)] [Notices] [Page 2422] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14ja00-69] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Permits Issued AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of incidental take permits issued in 1999. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, has taken the following action with regard to permit applications duly received in accordance with section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1539, et seq.). Each permit listed as issued was granted only after it was determined that is was applied for in good faith, that by granting the permit it will not be to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and that it was consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. TE-006295 Town of Rome, Wisconsin On January 12, 1999, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 7, that an application was filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by the Town of Rome, Wisconsin, for a permit to incidentally take, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539), as amended, endangered Karner blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) pursuant to a Habitat Conservation Plan for road reconstruction activities. Notice is hereby given that on April 14, 1999, the Service issued a permit (TE-006295), as authorized by the provisions of the Act, to the Town of Rome subject to certain conditions set forth therein. TE-010064 State of Wisconsin On April 14, 1999, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 71, pp. 18440-18442, that an application was filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, for a permit to incidentally take, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539), as amended, endangered Karner blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the State of Wisconsin in accordance with a multi- party Statewide Habitat Conservation Plan. The Department of Natural Resources was one of 26 partners to the HCP. This single-species HCP was developed for multiple land uses and required development of an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Following public input on the draft Environmental Impact Statement and permit application, the Service made a decision to issue an incidental take permit. The Record of Decision describing the Service's rationale was published in the Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 191, pp. 53683-53686. The Record of Decision fully describes the Service's decision making process and determination to issue an incidental take permit to the Department of Natural Resources. Notice is hereby given that on September 27, 1999, as authorized by the provisions of the Act, the Service issued a permit (TE-010064) to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, and 25 Parties, subject to certain conditions set forth in the permit and Implementing Agreement for the HCP. TE-016724 Cinergy Corporation, Gibson County, Indiana On September 2, 1999, a notice was published in the Federal Register, Volume 64, No. 170, p. 48189-48190, that an application was filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Cinergy Corporation, Gibson County, Indiana, for a permit to incidentally take, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539), as amended, endangered Interior least terns (Sterna antillarum) pursuant to a Habitat Conservation Plan for operation of Cinergy's Gibson Generating Facility. Notice is hereby given that on December 21, 1999, the Service issued a permit (TE-016724), as authorized by the provisions of the Act, to Cinergy Corporation subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Each of the above referenced permits was granted only after the Service determined that it was applied for in good faith, that granting the permit would not be to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and that the permit was consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in the Endangered Species Act, as amended. Additional information on any of these permit actions may be requested by contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 612/713-5350, between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, weekdays, or by writing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056. Dated: January 6, 2000. T.J. Miller, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. [FR Doc. 00-948 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P