62914 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 208 / Thursday, October 28, 2004 / Notices 

provisions of FACA. It reports to the 

Secretary of the Interior through the 

Trinity River Management Council and 

functions solely as an advisory body. 

The Working Group provides 

recommendations and advice to the 

Trinity Management Council on (1) the 

effectiveness of management actions in 

achieving restoration goals and 

alternative hypotheses for study, (2) the 

priority of restoration projects, (3) 

funding priorities, and (4) other program 

components. 

The Secretary will appoint members 

who can effectively represent the varied 

interests associated with the Trinity 

River Restoration Program. Members 

will represent stakeholders, Federal and 

State agencies, and tribes. Members will 

be senior representatives of their 

respective constituent groups with 

knowledge of the Trinity River 

Restoration Program including the 

Adaptive Environmental Assessment 

and Management Program. The 

Secretary will appoint Working Group 

members based on nominations 

submitted by interested parties, 

including but not limited to Trinity 

County residents, recreational and 

commercial fishermen, commercial and 

recreational boaters, power utilities, 

water users, forestry, grazing/ranchers, 

public trust interests, tribal interests, 

and the general public. 

The Working Group will meet at least 

two times per year. The Fish and 

Wildlife Service provides necessary 

support services to the Working Group. 

All Working Group meetings, as well as 

its subcommittee meetings, will be open 

to the public. A notice announcing each 

Working Group meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 15 days before the date of the 

meeting. The public will have the 

opportunity to provide input at all 

meetings. 

We expect the Working Group to 

continue for the duration of the Trinity 

River Restoration Program. Its 

continuation is, however, subject to 

biennial renewal. 

Fifteen days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register, we will 

file a copy of the Working Group’s 

charter with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration; Committee on 

Environment and Public Works, United 

States Senate; Committee on Resources, 

United States House of Representatives; 

and the Library of Congress. 

The Certification for renewal is 

published below. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the Trinity River 

Adaptive Management Working Group 

is necessary and is in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior by Public Laws 84–386 and 

96–335 (Trinity River Stream 

Rectification Act), 98–541 and 104–143 

(Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 

Management Act of 1984, and 102–575 

(The Central Valley Improvement Act). 

The Working Group will assist the 

Department of the Interior by providing 

advice and recommendations on all 

aspects of implementation of the Trinity 

River Restoration Program.

Dated: October 21, 2004. 

Gale A. Norton, 

Secretary of the Interior.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

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 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: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

08754 ....................... Sierra Endangered Cat Haven ........................... 69 FR 51703, August 20, 2004 ......................... October 7, 2004. 

090181 ..................... Nashville Zoo ..................................................... 69 FR 51702, August 20, 2004 ......................... October 7, 2004. 

090035 ..................... Wildlife Conservation Society ............................ 69 FR 51702, August 20, 2004 ......................... September 28, 2004. 

089828 ..................... Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden ................ 69 FR 51702, August 20, 2004 ......................... September 28, 2004. 

088784 ..................... Gibbon Conservation Center ............................. 69 FR 51703, August 20, 2004 ......................... October 7, 2004. 

ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE MAMMALS

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

063561 ..................... Florida Atlantic University .................................. 68 FR 69418; December 12, 2003 .................... November 6, 2004. 

072586 ..................... Boone and Crockett Club ................................... 69 FR 13329; March 22, 2004 ........................... June 22, 2004. 

078744 ..................... Randall Davis ..................................................... 69 FR13329; March 22, 2004 ............................ November 6, 2004. 

081115 ..................... Seward Association, dba Alaska SeaLife Center.69 FR 3386; January 23, 2004 .......................... September 7, 2004. 

088944 ..................... National Museum of the American Indian ......... 69 FR 40965; July 7, 2004 ................................ September 9, 2004. 

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Dated: October 15, 2004. 

Monica Farris, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

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 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: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit notice 

issuance date 

085459 ..................... Clyde Bros./Johnson Circus Corp. ..................... 60 FR 47171, August 4, 2004 ........................... October 1, 2004. 

087188 ..................... University of Massachusetts .............................. 69 FR 51702; August 20, 2004 ......................... October 1, 2004. 

090528 ..................... Douglas E. Owens ............................................. 69 FR 51702; August 20, 2004 ......................... September 28, 2004. 

MARINE MAMMALS

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit notice 

issuance date 

090007 ..................... Larry P. Carlson ................................................. 69 FR 47171; August 4, 2004 ........................... September 20, 2004. 

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

Michael S. Moore, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

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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.

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by November 

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 

(address above). 

PRT–045532

Applicant: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, Miami, FL.

The applicant requests an amendment 

and renewal of their permit to import 

and/or introduce from the sea, 

biological samples collected from wild 

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys 

kempii), hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), and 

leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys 

coriacea) for the purpose of scientific 

research. The amendment request is for 

biopsy samples to be collected from 

incidentally captured live specimens 

and the renewal is for samples collected 

opportunistically from salvaged 

specimens. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

PRT–093944

Applicant: George R. Fusner, III, 

Brentwood, TN.

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: October 8, 2004. 

Michael S. Moore, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

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