Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 86 / Thursday, May 4, 1995 / Notices 22073

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for permits 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., the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (U.S.C. 1531, et seq.) and the

regulations governing marine mammals

and endangered species (50 CFR 17 and

18).

PRT–801652

Applicant: National Biological Service,

Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK

Type of Permit: Scientific Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus); 230.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to capture, immobilize, tag,

implant transmitters, collect blood and

whisker samples, biopsy, and release

230 walrus, aged 6 years or older, to

continue scientific research to develop

reliable methods for anesthetizing and

holding walrus, develop methods for

attaching transmitters and testing these

devices in determining walrus

movements, diving, and haulout

patterns, and collect data on

physiological status and life history

parameters of walrus. The applicant also

intends to import biological samples

taken from Atlantic or Pacific walrus in

Canada, Greenland, Norway, and

Russia.

Source of Marine Mammals for

Research: Cape Pierce, Round Island,

and Bristol Bay, Alaska, and Bering and

Chukchi seas.

Period of Activity: Through December

31, 2000.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of this application to

the Marine Mammal Commission and

the Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete application,

or requests for a public hearing on this

application should be submitted to the

Director, Office of Management

Authority (OMA), 4401 N. Fairfax Dr.,

Room 420(c), Arlington, VA 22203 and

must be received by the Director within

30 days of the date of publication of this

notice. Anyone requesting a hearing

should give specific reasons why a

hearing would be appropriate. The

holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

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.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 420(c), Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: April 28, 1995.

Mary Ellen P. Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

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Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

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.):

PRT–801914

Applicant: Savannah River Ecology

Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken,

South Carolina.

Perform recovery-related management

and monitoring activities on the

endangered wood stork, Mycteria

americana, for the purposes of

enhancement of survival of the species.

PRT–801913

Applicant: Barrett Kays and Associates,

Raleigh, North Carolina.

Perform recovery-related monitoring

activities on the endangered dwarfwedge mussel, Alasmidenta heterodon,

to enhance the survival of the species.

Written data or comments on any of

these applications should be submitted

to: Regional Permit Coordinator, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345. All data and comments must be

received within 30 days of the date of

this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and the

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.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345 (Attn: Permit Coordinator).

Telephone: 404/679–7110; Fax: 404/

679–7280.

Dated: April 28, 1995.

Judy L. Jones,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 95–10983 Filed 5–3–95; 8:45 am]

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Receipt of Application(s) for Permit

The following applicant(s) 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.)

PRT–801822

Applicant: Mr. Donald F. Eriacho, Governor,

Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (conduct presence/absence surveys)

for the southwestern willow flycatcher

Empidonax trailii extimus on

Reservation lands in New Mexico for

the purpose of scientific research and

enhancement of propagation and

survival of the species as prescribed by

Service recovery documents.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Assistant

Regional Director, Ecological Services,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103,

and must be received by the Assistant

Regional Director within 30 days for the

date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application 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 above

office within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. (See

ADDRESSES above.)

James A. Young,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Draft Brown Tree Snake Control Plan

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability

and request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of the Draft Brown Tree

Snake Control Plan for public review

and comments. The document was

prepared by the Brown Tree Snake

Control Committee of the Aquatic

Nuisance Species Task Force, as

required by section 1209 of the