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you wish to obtain copies of the 

proposed information collection 

requirement, the related form, or 

explanatory material, contact the 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer at the address listed 

below.

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before October 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on 

this information collection renewal to 

the Desk Officer for the Department of 

the Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395–

6566 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to the Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., MS 222 

ARLSQ, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 

358–2269 (fax); or hope_grey@fws.gov

(e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection request, explanatory 

information, or the related form, contact 

Hope Grey by phone at (703) 358–2482, 

or by e-mail at hope_grey@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), require that interested members 

of the public and affected agencies have 

an opportunity to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). We have submitted a request 

to OMB to renew approval of the 

collection of information included on 

FWS Form 3–2179 (Summary 

Information for Ranking of National 

Coastal Wetlands Grant Program 

Proposals). This form is approved under 

OMB control number 1018–0111, which 

expires on September 30, 2004. We are 

requesting a 3-year term of approval for 

this information collection activity. 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove this information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. To 

ensure consideration, send your 

comments to OMB by the date listed in 

the DATES section near the beginning of 

this Notice. 

Federal agencies may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. On May 14, 2004, we 

published in the Federal Register (69 

FR 26877) a notice announcing that we 

planned to submit a request to renew 

this information collection to OMB for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. In that notice, 

we solicited public comments for 60 

days, ending July 13, 2004. By that date, 

we received one comment, which was 

editorial in nature. The commenter 

expressed concern that more land needs 

to be conserved but did not comment on 

the merits of this information collection. 

As such, we have not made any changes 

to our information collection at this 

time. 

We administer the National Coastal 

Wetlands Conservation Grant program 

authorized by the Coastal Wetlands 

Planning, Protection and Restoration 

Act (16 U.S.C. 3951–3956). We use the 

information collected on FWS Form 3–

2179 to evaluate proposals under this 

program. The information collected 

includes summarized information on 

habitat, coastal barriers, levels of 

conservation, watershed management, 

threatened and/or endangered species 

potentially involved, benefits of the 

restoration proposed, partners, cost 

sharing, education/outreach impact, 

impact on wildlife-oriented recreation, 

and other benefits. Because grant 

applicants complete the summary 

information, the information is a 

thorough and accurate summary of the 

proposal. This summary information 

allows easy ranking of proposals in a 

short period of time.

Title: Summary Information for 

Ranking National Coastal Wetlands 

Conservation Grant Program Proposals, 

50 CFR 84. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0111. 

Form Number: 3–2179. 

Frequency of Collection: Annual. 

Description of Respondents: Coastal 

States and territories, as follows: 

States bordering the Great Lakes 

(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 

New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 

Wisconsin); Most States bordering the 

Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts 

(Alabama, Alaska, California, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Mississippi, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and 

Washington); and Territories of 

American Samoa, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto 

Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

(Please note that Louisiana is not 

included in this program because it has 

its own wetlands conservation program 

authorized by the Coastal Wetlands 

Planning, Protection and Restoration 

Act and implemented by the Corps of 

Engineers with assistance from the State 

of Louisiana, the Environmental 

Protection Agency, and the Departments 

of the Interior, Agriculture, and 

Commerce.) 

Total Annual Burden Responses: 35. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 18.

Form 

name Completion time per form 

Annual number of responses 

Annual hour 

burden 

3–2179 1⁄2 hour ................................................................................................................................................... 35 17.5 

We again invite comments on: (1) 

Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 04–21849 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species.

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DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by October 

29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: 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, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone (703) 358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

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.). 

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(ADDRESSES above). 

Applicant: Zoological Society of San 

Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT–727416. 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their permit to import multiple 

shipments of biological samples from 

wild, captive-held, or captive-born 

endangered species for the purpose of 

Scientific Research. No animals can be 

intentionally killed for the purpose of 

collecting specimens. Any invasively 

collected samples can only be collected 

by trained personnel. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

Applicant: Felix G. Stavinoha, 

Schulenburg, TX; PRT–093431. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

authorize interstate and foreign 

commerce, export, and cull of excess 

male barasingha (Cervus duvauceli) 

from his captive herd for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. 

Applicant: Morris Animal 

Foundation, Englewood, CO; PRT–

772163. 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their permit for the import of multiple 

shipments of biological samples from 

wild gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) from 

Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic 

Republic of the Congo for the purpose 

of scientific research of animal health 

concerns. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

Applicant: Roger J. Wendel, 

Vancouver, WA; PRT–093180. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Monica Farris, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 04–21782 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered Species Recovery Permit 

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for a scientific research permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species pursuant to section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (‘‘we’’) solicits 

review and comment from local, State, 

and Federal agencies, and the public on 

the following permit requests.

DATES: Comments on these permit 

applications must be received on or 

before October 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments 

should be submitted to the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered 

Species, Ecological Services, 911 NE. 

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181 (fax: 503–231–6243). Please refer 

to the respective permit number for each 

application when submitting comments. 

All comments received, including 

names and addresses, will become part 

of the official administrative record and 

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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, by any 

party who submits a written request for 

a copy of such documents within 30 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice to the address above (telephone: 

503–231–2063). Please refer to the 

respective permit number for each 

application when requesting copies of 

documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Permit No.: TE–022514

Applicant: Patrick Tennant, Costa Mesa, 

California.

The permittee requests an amendment 

to take (harass by survey and locate and 

monitor nests) the southwestern willow 

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), 

and to take (locate and monitor nests) 

the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo pusillus 

bellii) in conjunction with surveys in 

Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Los 

Angeles, Ventura, Imperial, and San 

Bernardino Counties, California, for the 

purpose of enhancing their survival. 

Permit No.: TE–091987

Applicant: Zachary Principe, Murrieta, 

California.

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (capture and collect and sacrifice) 

the Conservancy fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta conservatio), the 

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

longiantenna), the Riverside fairy 

shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the 

San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool 

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 

conjunction with surveys throughout 

southern California for the purpose of 

enhancing their survival. 

Permit No.: TE–092163

Applicant: Shelby Howard, Costa Mesa, 

California.

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey) the southwestern 

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus) in conjunction with surveys in 

San Diego and Los Angeles Counties, 

California, for the purpose of enhancing 

its survival. 

Permit No.: TE–092162

Applicant: Andrew Borcher, Santee, 

California.

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino 

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas 

editha quino) in conjunction with 

surveys throughout the range of the 

species in California for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival.

Permit No.: TE–092176

Applicant: Susan Ingram, Camarillo, 

California.

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (survey by pursuit) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in 

conjunction with surveys in Los 

Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo, Kern, 

and Santa Barbara Counties, California, 

for the purpose of enhancing its 

survival.