[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12352]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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    The following applicants have applied for permits 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.).

PRT-842309

Applicant: Mark F. O'Brien, University of Michigan, Museum of 
Zoology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release, 
collect voucher specimens, collect larval exuviae, and salvage dead 
specimens) Hine's (=Ohio) emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in 
the state of Michigan. Activities are proposed to document presence or 
absence of the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of 
the species in the wild.

PRT-842310

Applicant: QST Environmental, St. Louis, Missouri.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) Curtis' pearlymussel [Epioblasma (=Dysnomia) florentina 
curtisi], fat pocketbook [Potamilus (=Proptera) capax], Higgins' eye 
pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi), and pink mucket pearlymussel 
[Lampsilis abrupta (=orbiculata)] in the states of Illinois and 
Missouri. Activities are proposed to document presence or absence of 
the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of the species 
in the wild.

PRT-842312

Applicant: Mark D. McGimsey, Columbia, Missouri.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) gray 
bat (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) throughout the 
ranges of the species. Activities are proposed to document presence or 
absence of the species for the purpose of survival and enhancement of 
the species in the wild.

PRT-842313

Applicant: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois State 
Museum Research and Collections Center, Springfield, Illinois.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release, 
collect) Hine's (=Ohio) emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the 
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of 
Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, 
and Wisconsin. Activities are proposed to document presence or absence 
of the species and for the purpose of scientific research aimed at 
enhancement and survival of the species in the wild.

PRT-842314

Applicant: Mark A. Sellers, Kentwood, Michigan.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass through survey; 
capture, and release) copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster 
neglecta) in the state of Michigan. Activities are proposed to document 
presence or absence of the species for the purpose of survival and 
enhancement of the species in the wild.

PRT-842392

Applicant: Richard ffrench-Constant, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Department of Entomology, Madison, Wisconsin.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) Karner blue 
butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the states of Indiana and New 
York. Activities are proposed for the purpose of scientific research 
aimed at enhancement and survival of the species in the wild.

PRT-842503

Applicant: Robert Mies and Kimberly Williams, Organization for Bat 
Conservation, Williamston, Michigan.

    The applicants request a permit to take (capture and release) 
Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in the state of Michigan. Activities are 
proposed to document presence or absence of the species for the purpose 
of survival and enhancement 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 these applications 
are available for review 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, 
Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 
Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: (612/713-5332); FAX: (612/713-5292).

    Dated: May 4, 1998.
Matthias A. Kerschbaum,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN, MO (Ecological Services), 
Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 98-12352 Filed 5-8-98; 8:45 am]
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