Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2004 / Notices 70277

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for 

Endangered Species Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permits. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. We provide this 

notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

DATES: We must receive written data or 

comments on these applications at the 

address given below, by January 3, 2005.

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 

the following office within 30 days of 

the date of publication of this notice: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 

Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis, 

Permit Biologist).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Davis, telephone 404/679–4176; 

facsimile 404/679–7081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public is invited to comment on the 

following applications for permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. If you wish to 

comment, you may submit comments by 

any one of the following methods. You 

may mail comments to the Service’s 

Regional Office (see ADDRESSES section) 

or via electronic mail (e-mail) to 

victoria_davis@fws.gov. Please submit 

electronic comments as an ASCII file 

avoiding the use of special characters 

and any form of encryption. Please also 

include your name and return address 

in your e-mail message. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from the Service 

that we have received your e-mail 

message, contact us directly at the 

telephone number listed above (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section). 

Finally, you may hand deliver 

comments to the Service office listed 

above (see ADDRESSES section). 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home address from 

the administrative record. We will 

honor such requests to the extent 

allowable by law. There may also be 

other circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the administrative record 

a respondent’s identity, as allowable by 

law. If you wish us to withhold your 

name and address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Applicant: Anthony R. Dodd, 

GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc., Atlanta, 

Georgia, TE095972–0

The applicant requests authorization 

to take (capture, identify, and release) 

the following species: Shortnose 

sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), blue 

shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), Etowah 

darter (Etheostoma etowahae), Cherokee 

darter (Etheostoma scotti), amber darter 

(Percina antesella), goldline darter 

(Percina aurolineata), Conasauga 

logperch (Percina jenkensi), snail darter 

(Percina tanasi), fat threeridge 

(Amblema neislerii), upland combshell 

(Epioblasma metastriata), southern 

acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis), 

southern combshell (Epioblasma 

penita), shinyrayed pocketbook 

(Lampsilis subangulata), gulf 

moccasinshell (Medionidus 

penicillatus), Coosa moccasinshell 

(Medionidus parvulus), southern 

clubshell (Pleurobema decisum), 

southern pigtoe (Pleurobema 

georgianum), ovate clubshell 

(Pleurobema perovatum), oval pigtoe 

(Pleurobema pyriforme), purple 

bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus), 

fine-lined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis), 

orangenacre mucket (Lampsilis 

perovalis), Alabama moccasinshell 

(Medionidus acutissimus), and 

triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus 

greeni). The proposed activities would 

take place while conducting presence/

absence surveys throughout the state of 

Georgia. 

Applicant: Jennifer A. Wallens, Stantec 

Consulting Services Inc. or Ecosystem 

Consultants Inc., Nolensville, 

Tennessee, TE095978–0

The applicant requests authorization 

to take (capture, identify, release) the 

Nashville Crayfish (Orconectes shoupi), 

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), 

eastern (=cougar) puma (Puma (=Felis) 

concolor couguar), Carolina northern 

flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus 

coloratus), least tern (Sterna 

antillarum), bluetail mole skink 

(Eumeces egregius lividus), sand skink 

(Neoseps reynoldsi), eastern indigo 

snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), 

gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), 

Alabama red-belly turtle (Pseudemys 

alabamensis), bog turtle (Clemmys 

muhlenbergii), flattened musk turtle 

(Sternotherus depressus), ringed map 

turtle (Graptemys oculifera), yellowblotched map turtle (Graptemys 

flavimaculata), Audubon’s crested 

caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii), 

Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus 

canadensis pulla), whooping crane 

(Grus americana), Florida scrub jay 

(Aphelocoma coerulenscens), Everglade 

snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis 

plumbeus), brown pelican (Pelecanus 

occidentalis), Cape Sable seaside 

sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus 

mirabilis), Florida grasshopper sparrow 

(Ammodramus savannarum floridanus), 

wood stork (Mycteria americana), 

Bachman’s (=wood) warbler (Vermivora 

bachmanii), and red-cockaded 

woodpecker (Picoides borealis) while 

conducting presence/absence surveys 

and relocation activities for the 

Nashville crayfish and the gopher 

tortoise. The proposed activities would 

occur throughout the species’ ranges in 

Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, 

Kentucky, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Mississippi, and Illinois. 

Applicant: Michael T. Mengak, Warnell 

School of Forest Resources, University 

of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, TE095980–

0

The applicant requests authorization 

to take (capture, radio-tag, track, and 

release) Key Largo woodrats (Neotoma 

floridana smalli). Fifteen (15) females 

and fifteen (15) males may be radiotagged. The proposed activities would 

take place while conducting population 

estimations at Crocodile Lakes National 

Wildlife Refuge and Key Largo 

Hammocks Botanical Preserve, Monroe 

County, Florida. 

Applicant: Reed F. Noss, University of 

Central Florida, Department of Biology, 

Orlando, Florida, TE096068

The applicant requests authorization 

to take (capture, band, radio-tag, 

monitor nest, release) Florida 

grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus 

savannarum floridanus) while 

conducting research and maintaining a 

monitoring program. The proposed 

activities would occur on the 

Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, 

Florida. 

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Applicant: CCR Environmental, Inc., 

Charles V. Rabolli, Atlanta, Georgia 

30340

The applicant requests authorization 

to harass the red-cockaded woodpecker 

(Picoides borealis) while conducting 

presence/absence surveys, constructing 

artificial nest cavities, and monitoring 

activities in clusters. The proposed 

activities would take place throughout 

the species’ range in Alabama, 

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 

South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. 

Applicant: Hopi Elisabeth Hoekstra, 

University of California, San Diego, La 

Jolla, California, TE095962–0

The applicant requests authorization 

to take (capture, measure, collect genetic 

samples, release) up to 25 of each of the 

following species: Alabama beach 

mouse (Peromyscus polionotus 

ammobates), Perdido Key beach mouse 

(Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), 

Choctawhatchee beach mouse 

(Peromyscus polionotus allophyrs), St. 

Andrews beach mouse (Peromyscus 

polionotus peninsularis), Anastasia 

Island beach mouse (Peromyscus 

polionotus phasma), and the 

Southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus 

polionotus niveiventris). Take would 

occur while examining the evolution of 

morphological variation, with a focus on 

pigmentation, in natural populations of 

Peromyscus polionotus. The proposed 

activities would occur in Baldwin 

County, Alabama; Escambia, Santa Rosa, 

Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, St. John, 

and Brevard Counties, Florida.

Dated: November 12, 2004. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 04–26638 Filed 12–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation 

Folsom Dam Road Restricted Access, 

Folsom, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) and notice of public hearing [DES 

04–58]. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (as amended), the Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) has made 

available for public review and 

comment a Draft EIS for the Folsom 

Dam Road Restricted Access action. The 

Draft EIS describes and presents the 

environmental effects of the preferred 

alternative, the no-Action alternative 

and two additional alternatives. Two 

public hearings will be held to receive 

comments from individuals and 

organizations on the Draft EIS.

DATES: The Draft EIS will be available 

for a 45-day public review period. 

Comments are due on January 18, 2005. 

Two public hearings have been 

scheduled to receive oral or written 

comments regarding the project’s 

environmental effects: 

• January 4, 2005, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., 

Sacramento, CA 

• January 5, 2005, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., 

Folsom, CA

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be 

held at the following locations: 

• Sacramento, CA—Tsakopoulos 

Library Galleria, 828 I Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814–2589. 

• Folsom, CA—Folsom Community 

Center West Room, 52 Natoma Street, 

Folsom, CA 95630. 

Send comments on the Draft EIS to 

Folsom Dam Restricted Access Project, 

c/o Robert Schroeder, Project Manager, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Central 

California Area Office, 7794 Folsom 

Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630–1799. 

Copies of the Draft EIS may be 

requested from Ms. Marian Echeverria, 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, CA 95825 or by calling 

916–978–5105. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for locations where 

copies of the Draft EIS are available for 

public inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Schroeder, Project Manager, 

Bureau of Reclamation, at 916–989–

7274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS addresses impacts from continuing 

indefinitely restricted access across 

Folsom Dam Road based on security 

issues and potential disaster flood 

inundation. The Preferred Action is to 

continue the closure of Folsom Dam 

Road. The EIS also addresses a NoAction alternative that would reopen 

the road to public use similar to pre2003 conditions, and two additional 

alternatives that would include 

restricted Folsom Dam Road access 

involving combinations of vehicle 

inspections and restrictions on type and 

number of vehicles, and time of use. 

The Draft EIS has identified the key 

issues to include traffic and circulation, 

socioeconomics, air quality, and 

recreation. In addition to the key issues 

listed above, Reclamation has identified 

other issue areas which have also been 

included in the EIS. These include 

biology, water quality, cultural 

resources, ground water, water supply, 

power supply, municipal and industrial 

land uses, demographics, visual 

resources, public health, social wellbeing, power consumption and 

production, and cumulative effects. 

Copies of the Draft EIS are available 

for public inspection and review at the 

following locations: 

• Sacramento Public Library, 828 I 

Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 

• Folsom Public Library, 900 Persifer 

Street, Folsom, CA 95630 

• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225; telephone: 303–445–

2072 

• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Office 

of Public Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, CA 95825–1898; telephone: 

916–978–5100 

• Natural Resources Library, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001 

• May be available at other libraries 

in the project area. 

Oral and written comments, including 

names and home addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from public disclosure, which 

will be honored to the extent allowable 

by law. There may be circumstances in 

which a respondent’s identity may also 

be withheld from public disclosure, as 

allowable by law. If you wish to have 

your name and/or address withheld, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Hearing Process Information 

The purpose of the public hearing is 

to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on 

environmental issues addressed in the 

Draft EIS. Written comments will also 

be accepted. 

Persons needing special assistance to 

attend and participate in the public 

hearing should contact Mr. Robert 

Schroeder, at 916–989–7274, as soon as 

possible. In order to allow sufficient 

time to process requests, please call no 

later than one week before the public 

hearing. Information regarding this 

proposed action is available in 

alternative formats upon request.