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20857, telephone (301) 443–5030 (not a

toll-free number).

Dated: October 18, 2000.

Nelba Chavez,

Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–27451 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

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.).

Permit Number TE034594

Applicant: M. Brent McClane, St.

Louis, Missouri.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle and release) all

federally listed unionid mussel species

within U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Regions 3 and 4, in particular Clubshell

(Pleurobema clava), Curtis’

pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina

curtisi), Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria),

Fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax),

Higgins’ eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis

higginsi), Orange-foot pimpleback

pearlymussel (Plethobasus

cooperianus), Pink mucket

pearlymussel (Lampsilis abrupta),

Scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon),

White wartyback pearlymussel

(Plethobasus cicatricosus), and Winged

mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa).

The applicant requests the permit to

collect the threatened and endangered

mussel species in all streams located

throughout U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Region 3 ( Iowa, Illinios,

Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,

Ohio, and Wisconsin) and portions of

Region 4 (Arkansas, Kentucky,

Tennessee, and West Virginia).

Activities are proposed for studies to

identify populations of listed mussel

species, develop methods to minimize

or avoid project related impacts to those

populations, and to identify new

populations of listed unionid species.

The scientific research is aimed at

enhancement of survival of the species

in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received within 30 days of

the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review by any party who

requests a copy of such documents from

the following office within 30 days of

the date of publication of this notice:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services Operations, 1

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

55111–4056, peter_fasbender@fws.gov,

telephone (612/713–5343), or FAX (612/

713–5292).

Dated: October 20, 2000.

T.J. Miller,

Acting, Assistant Regional Director,

Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 00–27505 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

Endangered Species

The following applicants have

applied 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.):

Applicant: Harry (Sonny) L. Evans, Jr.

San Antonio, TX, PRT–032508.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) 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.

Applicant: Daniel Brunner, San

Antonio, TX, PRT–032500.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) 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.

Applicant: Smithsonian National

Zoological Park, Washington, DC 20008,

PRT–700309.

The applicant seeks to renew their

permit to take, import, export, re-export,

and purchase in interstate and foreign

commerce blood, hair, and other tissue

samples and salvaged carcasses from

any endangered wildlife exotic to the

United States for the purpose of

scientific research to enhance the

survival of endangered species in the

wild. Samples are to be obtained from

wild, captive held, or captive born

animals. Samples collected from

animals in the wild are to be done so

opportunistically during immobilization

of the animals by local wildlife

management officials. Wild animals

may be immobilized, but not harmed,

for collection of samples. This

notification covers activities conducted

by the applicant over a five year period.

Applicant: The Peregrine Fund, Boise,

ID, PRT–819573.

The applicant requests a permit to

import live harpy eagle (Harpia harpja),

blood, tissue, and DNA samples and to

export/re-export live birds as part of an

on-going conservation project which

enhances the survival and propagation

of this species. This notice covers

activities conducted by the applicant

over a five year period.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Applicant: Phil Mancuso, Staten

Island, NY, PRT–034958.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Cambridge Bay

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203 and must be received by

the Director within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

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.