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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
 SUMMARY: Between April 1, 2000 and September 30, 2000, Region 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Service issued 31 permits for the incidental take of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. Of the 31 permits issued, one is a Safe Harbor Agreement in Arizona, and the other 30 are issued to Permittees in the greater Austin, Texas area; two are related to the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, golden-cheeked warbler (GCW) and karst invertebrates, and 28 are for the Houston toad (HT). Copies of the 31 permits and associated decision documents are available upon request. In addition, between April 1, 2000 and September 30, 2000, two permits had minor administrative amendments.
 ADDRESSES: If you would like copies of any of the above documents, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Dierauf, Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Coordinator, at the above address, 505-248-6651. Further details of these permits may also be viewed on the Internet at 
                        *http://ecos.fws.gov.*


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the Act and Federal Regulation prohibits the “take” of wildlife species listed as threatened or endangered species. Under the Act, the term “take” means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect listed wildlife, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. The Service may, under limited circumstances, issue permits to authorize incidental take, 
                    *i.e.*
                     that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22. 
                    ( print page 65875) 31 Incidental Take Permits Issued
Permittee
Permit No.
Date of issuanceAdams (TX) HT
TE-021226-0
04/10/00Walters (TX) HT
TE-021659-0
04/27/00Ehrler (TX) HT
TE-021561-0
04/27/00Sanchez (TX) HT
TE-021792-0
04/27/00White/Cornerstone (TX) HT
TE-021793-0
04/27/00Hughes (TX) HT
TE-021532-0
05/10/00Cook (TX) HT
TE-023593-0
05/19/00Hanks/Sims (TX) HT
TE-024872-0
06/09/00Tilley (TX) HT
TE-023965-0
06/09/00Schuelke (TX) HT
TE-023822-0
06/14/00Comanche Canyon (TX) GCW/karst
TE-004683-0
07/17/00The Crossings (TX) GCW
TE-024619-0
07/27/00Manferd (TX) HT
TE-025655-0
07/28/00Pettit (TX) HT
TE-025656-0
07/28/00White #2 (TX) HT
TE-026687-0
07/28/00Berger (TX) HT
TE-027260-0
07/28/00Cooper (TX) HT
TE-027163-0
07/28/00Hyatt (TX) HT
TE-025653-0
07/28/00Cantrell (TX) HT
TE-025654-0
07/28/00Mixon (TX) HT
TE-027746-0
08/17/00Bush (TX) HT
TE-029608-0
08/31/00Decker (TX) HT
TE-028087-0
09/18/00Russo (TX) HT
TE-029605-0
09/18/00Rush (TX) HT
TE-024949-0
09/18/00Miles (TX) HT
TE-029947-0
09/18/00Broussard (TX) HT
TE-029946-0
09/18/00Arizona Dept of Trans (AZ) SHA
TE-026887-0
09/28/00Luth/Lake of the Woods (TX) HT
TE-026887-0
09/28/0046—Subdivisions LOW (TX) HT
TE-025965-0
1
                             08/28/0046—Subdivisions MEDIUM (TX) HT
TE-025997-0
1
                             08/28/00Ludwig
TE-025997-0-1
09/15/00MacLeod
TE-025997-0-9
09/15/001
                         Approved.
 Two Administrative Amendment
Permittee
Permit No.
Date of amendmentLopez/Johnson
TE-024873-0
07/17/00Baldwin Ranch
TE-003593-0
08/21/00
 Nancy M. Kaufman, Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.


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