Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 237 / Monday, December 11, 1995 / Notices 63541

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 5 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

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: December 5, 1995.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 95–30023 Filed 12–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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.):

Applicant: Richard Olsen, Santa Cruz,

CA, PRT–809107.

The applicant requests a permit for

the import of one male and three female

Chinese Monals (Lophophorus lhuysis)

bred in captivity at the Forestry

Department of Sichuan Province aviary,

Baoxing, China, for the purpose of

enhancement of the survival of the

species through propagation.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

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

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: December 1, 1995.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 95–30024 Filed 12–08–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Availability of an Environmental

Assessment and Receipt of an

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit for Operations of ARCO

Western Energy, Kern County,

California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that ARCO Western Energy has applied

to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) for an incidental take permit

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act). The application has

been assigned permit number PRT–

809228. The proposed permit would

authorize the incidental take of the

endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes

macrotis mutica), blunt-nosed leopard

lizard (Gambelia silus), Tipton kangaroo

rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides),

giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens),

San Joaquin woolly threads (Lembertia

congdonii), Kern mallow (Eremalche

kernensis) and the threatened Hoover’s

eriastrum (Eriastrum hooveri) and/or

their habitat during the implementation

of oil exploration activities. The permit

will become effective for the following

currently unlisted, covered species if

they are listed under the Act: San

Joaquin antelope squirrel

(Ammospermophilus nelsoni),

southwestern pond turtle (Clemmys

marmorata pallida), short-nosed

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides

brevinasus), San Joaquin LeConte’s

thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei

macmillanorum), western burrowing

owl (Athene cunicularia hypugea),

slough thistle (Cirsium crassicaule) and

the recurved larkspur (Delphinium

recurvatum).

The Service also announces the

availability of an environmental

assessment (EA) for the incidental take

permit application, which includes the

proposed habitat conservation plan

(HCP) fully describing the proposed

project and mitigation, and the

accompanying implementing agreement

(IA). This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(a) of the Act and National

Environmental Policy Act regulations

(40 CFR 1506.6). All comments,

including names and addresses,

received will become part of the official

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

DATES: Written comments on the permit

application, EA and IA should be

received on or before (January 10, 1996).

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

application or adequacy of the EA and

IA should be addressed to Mr. Joel

Medlin, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Sacramento Field

Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E–

1823, Sacramento, California 95825.

Please refer to permit number PRT–

809228 when submitting comments.

Individuals wishing copies of the

application, EA or IA for review should

immediately contact the above office

(916–979–2725).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Michael Horton or Ms. Jody Brown, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento

Field Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room

E–1823, Sacramento, California 95825

(916–979–2725).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability of Documents

Individuals wishing copies of the

documents should immediately contact

the Service’s Sacramento Field Office at

the above referenced address, or by

telephone at (916) 979–2725.

Documents will also be available for

public inspection, by appointment,

during normal business hours at the

above address.

Background

Section 9 of the Act, and

implementing regulations, prohibit the

‘‘taking’’ of a species listed as

threatened or endangered. However, the

Service, under limited circumstances,

may issue permits to take listed species

incidental to, and not the purpose of,

otherwise lawful activities. Regulations

governing permits for endangered and

threatened species are promulgated at

50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.

ARCO Western Energy proposes to

conduct on-going oil production,

operations and transportation activities

on approximately 330 acres in Kern

County, California. The age of the field

makes routine maintenance, repair and

sometimes replacement of active

equipment necessary. In addition,

ARCO Western Energy seeks coverage

for operations and maintenance

activities for pipeline, powerline, and

emergency response activities outside of

the Coles Levee oil field. Though the

proposed project would remove 330

acres of suitable habitat for the San

Joaquin kit fox, blunt-nosed leopard

lizard, Tipton kangaroo rat, giant