[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38216-38217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18286]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2009-N151; 60120-1113-0000-D2]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permits.

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SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of applications to conduct certain 
activities pertaining to enhancement of survival of endangered species. 
The Endangered Species Act requires that we invite public comment on 
these permit applications.

DATES: Written comments on this request for a permit must be received 
by August 31, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written data or comments to the Assistant Regional 
Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0486; facsimile 
303-236-0027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Document Availability

    Documents and other information submitted with these applications 
are available for review, subject to the

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requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any party who submits a request for 
a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of 
this notice to Kris Olsen, by mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at 
303-236-4256. All comments we receive from individuals become part of 
the official public record.

Applications

    The following applicants have requested issuance of enhancement of 
survival permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    Applicant: Mike Phillips, Turner Endangered Species Fund, Bozeman, 
Montana, TE-219757. The applicant requests a permit to take black-
footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) in conjunction with recovery 
activities throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Catherine Ortega, Ft. Lewis College, San Juan Institute 
of Natural Resources, Durango, Colorado, TE-220822. The applicant 
requests a permit to take Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout 
the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival and 
recovery.
    Applicant: David Johnson, Nelson Consulting, Inc., Durango, 
Colorado, TE-220648. The applicant requests a permit to take 
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Katie Fessler, ZooAmerica, North American Wildlife Park, 
Hershey, Pennsylvania, TE-220820. The applicant requests a permit to 
possess black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) for public display and 
propagation in conjunction with recovery activities for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival and recovery.
    Applicant: Brian Graeb, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological 
Resources Division, South Dakota Coop Unit, Brookings, South Dakota, 
TE-047249. The applicant requests a permit amendment to take pallid 
sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction with recovery activities 
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival 
and recovery.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Noreen E. Walsh,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. E9-18286 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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