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names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. 

Before including your name, 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. 

If you wish to review a copy of these 

Plans, please contact Ms. Laurie Sharp 

to find the office nearest you. 

Dated: July 28, 2009. 

Richard J. Woodley, 

Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific 

Region, Bureau of Reclamation. 

[FR Doc. E9–22395 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2009–N189; 20124–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for scientific research permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The Act requires that we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

October 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to the Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, Ecological Services, 

P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103. 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. Documents will be 

available for public inspection, by 

appointment only, during normal 

business hours at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM. Please 

refer to the respective permit number for 

each application when submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248– 

6920. 

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. 

Permit TE–829996 

Applicant: Houston Zoo, Houston, 

Texas. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

their current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys of jaguarundi (Felis 

yagouaroundi cacomitli) within Texas. 

Permit TE–051832 

Applicant: The Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit to capture and breed 

Mt. Graham red squirrels (Tamiasciurus 

hudsonicus grahamensis) to be held in 

the zoo and eventually released back 

into the wild. 

Permit TE–225730 

Applicant: Scott Cutler, El Paso, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

education purposes to display skeletons 

and skins of salvaged California condors 

(Gymnogyps californianus) at the 

Centennial Museum within the 

University of Texas at El Paso. 

Permit TE–226653 

Applicant: The Arboretum at Flagstaff, 

Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

the following plants: sentry milk-vetch 

(Astragalus cremnophylax var. 

cremnophylax), Mancos milk-vetch 

(Astragalus humillimus), Arizona 

cliffrose (Purshia subintegra), and 

autumn buttercup (Ranunculus 

aestivalis) within New Mexico, Arizona, 

and Utah. 

Permit TE–192855 

Applicant: Amnis Opes Institute, LLC., 

Cornvallis, Oregon. 

Applicant request a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

humpback chub (Gila cypha) within the 

Colorado River, Arizona. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Brian Millsap, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22377 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N190; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before October 19, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Regional Director, Attn: Peter 

Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; 

electronic mail, permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We invite public comment on the 

following permit applications for certain 

activities with endangered species 

authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species in the Code of 

Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17. 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

request for a copy of the complete 

application to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. When submitting 

comments, please refer to the 

appropriate permit application number. 


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Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: TE224720 

Applicant: ABR, Inc., Environmental 

Research & Services, Forest Grove, 

Oregon. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass through capture and 

release; collection of hair and tissue 

samples) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) 

and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) 

throughout the States of Indiana, Iowa, 

Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and 

Wisconsin. Proposed activities under 

this permit application include surveys 

to document species’ presence or 

absence in areas proposed for windenergy development, studies to 

document habitat use, collection of 

echolocation data and hair/tissue 

sampling for scientific research. The 

applicant’s proposed activities are 

aimed at enhancement of the survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE224719 

Applicant: Richard B. King, DeKalb, 

Illinois. 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to take the Lake Erie water snake 

(Nerodia sipedon insularum) in the 

State of Ohio. Proposed activities 

include capture and release of snakes, 

insertion of PIT tags or radio 

transmitters, blood sampling, stomach 

sampling, and temporarily holding 

snakes for scientific study or public 

exhibition. These proposed activities are 

for enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE226335 

Applicant: Michael C. Quist, Ames, 

Iowa. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take the Topeka shiner (Notropis 

topeka) in the State of Iowa. Proposed 

activities include capture and release to 

determine presence or absence of the 

species and to study species’ 

distribution. The applicant also 

proposes to take voucher specimens to 

document presence of the species in 

formerly undocumented sites or in sites 

where documentation is over 20 years 

old. These proposed activities are for 

the enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE195082– 

1 

Applicant: Thomas E. Tomasi, 

Springfield, Missouri. 

The applicant requests an amendment 

to his permit to add Virginia big-eared 

bats (Corynorhinus townsendii 

virginianus) to the list of species 

covered by the permit. In addition, this 

amendment request seeks authorization 

to capture and temporarily hold Virginia 

big-eared bats and gray bats at Missouri 

State University for a period of five 

months during hibernation. Bats are 

proposed to be captured from caves in 

Missouri and Kentucky and will be 

returned unharmed to point of capture 

at the end of the hibernation period. The 

proposed research activity is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We seek public review and comments 

on these permit applications. Please 

refer to the permit number when you 

submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive are available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. 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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

[FR Doc. E9–22375 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2009–N104; 40136–1265–0000– 

S3] 

Buck Island, Green Cay, and Sandy 

Point National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. VI 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Buck 

Island, Green Cay, and Sandy Point 

National Wildlife Refuges for public 

review and comment. In this Draft CCP/ 

EA, we describe the alternative we 

propose to use to manage these three 

refuges for the 15 years following 

approval of the final CCP. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

October 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, questions, 

and requests for information to: Mr. 

Michael Evans, Refuge Manager, Sandy 

Point National Wildlife Refuge, 3013 

Estate Golden Rock, Christiansted, VI 

00820; telephone: 340/773–4554. The 

Draft CCP/EA is also available at the 

Service’s Internet Site: http:// 

southeast.fws.gov/planning/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Evans; telephone: 340/773– 

4554; e-mail: michael_evans@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we continue the CCP 

process for Buck Island, Green Cay, and 

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuges. 

We started the process through a notice 

in the Federal Register on March 12, 

2007 (72 FR 11046). 

Background 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

strategy for achieving refuge purposes 

and contributing toward the mission of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Administration Act. 


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