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irrigation project water to be delivered

from the features constructed under

subparagraph (B) have been executed.’’

Subparagraph B relates to construction

of the Wasatch County Water Efficiency

Project, Central Utah Project. A

negotiated contract among CUWCD,

WCWSA1, and DOI will meet the

requirements of Section 202(a)(3)(E).

DATES: Dates for public negotiation

sessions will be announced in local

newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information on matters

related to this Federal Register notice

can be obtained at the address and

telephone number set forth below: Mr.

Reed Murray, Program Coordinator,

CUP Completion Act Office, Department

of the Interior, 302 East 1860 South,

Provo UT 84606–6154, Telephone: (801)

379–1237, Internet:

rmurray@uc.usbr.gov

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Ronald Johnston,

CUP Program Director, Department of the

Interior.

[FR Doc. 96–12013 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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.).

Permit No. 779910

Applicant: William E. Haas, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to their permit to include taking (harass

by survey, capture, band, color-band,

withdraw blood, and release) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) throughout

the species’ range in California to

conduct presence or absence surveys,

population monitoring, and genetic

studies for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 778100

Applicant: Pacific Southwest

Biological Services, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) to determine its presence or

absence, and take (locate and monitor

nests) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii

pusillus) to conduct population

monitoring studies in Ventura, Los

Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside,

Orange, Kern, and San Diego Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 811615

Applicant: Cynthia A. Jones,

Huntington Beach, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) throughout the range of the

species in the states of California,

Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and

Nevada to determine its presence or

absence for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 812206

Applicant: Robin Church, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) to

conduct population monitoring studies

in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego

Counties, California for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 797259

Applicant: Chris Wilcox, Davis,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to take (harass by survey,

and collect and sacrifice voucher

specimens) the Conservancy fairy

shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), and vernal

pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi)

to extend presence or absence surveys

and population monitoring in vernal

pools throughout the species’ range in

California, and to include taking (harass

by survey, and collect and sacrifice

voucher specimens) the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) for

similar purposes throughout its range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 780692

Applicant: Lisa Embree, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey, and locate and monitor nests)

the southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) and least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San

Diego, Riverside, Orange, San

Bernardino, and Imperial Counties,

California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 814225

Applicant: Anthony A. Echelle,

Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, and sacrifice) the

desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)

in Imperial and Riverside Counties,

California, and the Owens pupfish

(Cyprinodon radiosus) in Inyo County,

California for genetic studies to enhance

their survival.

Permit No. 787924

Applicant: Markus Spiegelberg, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

in Riverside and San Diego Counties,

California to conduct presence or

absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 785564

Applicant: Harland Bartholomew &

Associates.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

throughout the species’ range in

California to conduct presence or

absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 781545

Applicant: P & D Consultants, Orange,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

throughout the species’ range in

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New

Mexico, and Colorado to conduct

presence or absence surveys for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 814222

Applicant: California Department of

Parks and Recreation, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) on

State Park lands within southern

California while conducting population

management activities for the purpose

of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 799557

Applicant: Robert Hamilton, Trabuco

Canyon, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass
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by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

in San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside,

San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura, Santa

Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern

Counties, California to conduct presence

or absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 814220

Applicant: Sapphos Environmental,

Pasadena, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, translocate, and release)

the El Segundo blue butterfly

[Euphilotes (=Shijimiaeoides) battoides

allyni] in Los Angeles County,

California for the purpose of conducting

population management studies to

enhance its survival.

Permit No. 814219

Applicant: Claude Edwards, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) to conduct presence or absence

surveys, and to take (locate and monitor

nests) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii

pusillus) while conducting population

monitoring studies in Los Angeles,

Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, San

Diego, and Imperial Counties, California

for the purpose of enhancing their

survival.

Permit No. 814219

Applicant: David Haupt, Monterey,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests, capture, band, attach

radio telemeters, and release) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus),

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus), California

least tern (Sterna antillarum browni),

western snowy plover (Charadrius

alexandrinus nivosus), light-footed

clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes),

and California clapper rail (Rallus

longirostris obsoletus) throughout the

species’ range in California to conduct

presence or absence surveys and

population studies for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No 814216

Applicant: Mark Holmgren, Santa

Barbara, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests, capture, band, and

release) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus),

California least tern (Sterna antillarum

browni), western snowy plover

(Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus), and

least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)

in Monterey, San Luis Obisopo, Santa

Barbara, Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles,

Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino,

Imperial, and Orange Counties,

California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring studies for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 677215

Applicant: Resource Management

International, Inc., San Rafael,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey, collect and sacrifice voucher

specimens) the California freshwater

shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in Marin,

Napa, and Sonoma Counties, California

to conduct presence or absence surveys

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 812792

Applicant: Julie M. Vanderwier.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice voucher specimens) the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

woottoni), Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), and vernal

pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi),

and remove and reduce to possession

the San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne

abramsii), Otay mesa mint (Pogogyne

nudiuscula), California Orcutt grass

(Orcuttia californica), and San Diego

buttoncelery (Eryngium aristulatum var.

parishii) throughout the species’ range

in California to conduct presence or

absence surveys, and population

monitoring and management for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 812739

Applicant: Zev Labinger, Goleta,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus), California least tern (Sterna

antillarum browni), and western snowy

plover (Charadrius alexandrinus

nivosus) in San Luis Obispo, Santa

Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Kern

Counties, California to conduct presence

or absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 780566

Applicant: Ruben S. Ramirez,

Diamond Bar, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking

(capture, mark, and release) the arroyo

toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus)

within the Angeles National Forest in

California to conduct abundance and

distribution studies for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 800926

Applicant: California Department of

Transportation, San Bernardino,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, San

Bernardino, and Riverside Counties,

California while conducting presence or

absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 802821

Applicant: Kern River Research

Center, Weldon, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include authorization

to withdraw blood from the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Kern

County, California for genetic research

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 813548

Applicant: Harold A. Wier, Encinitas,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

and least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii

pusillus) throughout the species’ range

in California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 813545

Applicant: Brock Ortega, Encinitas,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

and least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii

pusillus) throughout the species’ range

in California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 785108

Applicant: Tierra Madre Consultants,

Inc., Riverside, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey, capture, band, and release)
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the southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Los

Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San

Bernardino, and San Diego Counties,

California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

management activities for the purpose

of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 769931

Applicant: James M. Greaves, Santa

Barbara, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking (harass

by survey, locate and monitor nests, and

capture, band, and release) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus), California

least tern (Sterna antillarum browni),

and western snowy plover (Charadrius

alexandrinus nivosus) in San Luis

Obispio, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los

Angeles, Riverside, Kern, Orange, San

Diego, Monterey, and San Benito

Counties, California for presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring activities for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 793646

Applicant: Clifford M. Anderson,

Bow, Washington.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to take (harass by survey,

capture, band, and release) the peregrine

falcon (Falco peregrinus) to include

King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties,

Washington while conducting

population monitoring activities for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 799558

Applicant: Idaho Power Company,

Boise, Idaho.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to take (collect, release,

sacrifice voucher specimens) the Snake

River physa snail (Physa natricina),

Idaho springsnail (Fonteliecella

idahoensis), Utah valvata snail (Valvata

utahensis), and Banbury Springs Limpet

(Lanx n. sp.) in the Snake River, Idaho,

and its tributaries to extend the area of

activities to (and including) river mile

525 (Clover Creek) while conducting

presence or absence surveys and various

life history and ecological studies for

the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 787644

Applicant: William J. Vanherweg,

Bakersfield, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to include taking

(capture and release) the Stephens’

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and

Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus

longimembris pacificus) throughout the

species’ range in California to conduct

presence or absence surveys for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 813431

Applicant: Peter Famolaro, Spring

Valley, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and to

take (harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) throughout the species’ range

in California to conduct presence or

absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 811081

Applicant: Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (euthanize) desert tortoises

(gopherus agassizii) that test positive for

the Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (for

the purpose of enhancing the survival of

the species. These tortoises were

previously captured, removed from the

wild, and placed at the Desert Tortoise

Conservation Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

pursuant to permit numbers PRT–

747182 and PRT–756360, and biological

opinions 1–5–91–F–112 and 1–5–91–F–

25.

Permit No. 812740

Applicant: Ingri S. Quon, Sand Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, and locate and

monitor nests) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus),

least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus),

and California least tern (Sterna

antillarum browni) in San Diego,

Orange, Riverside, and Imperial

Counties, California to conduct presence

or absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

DATES: Written comments on the permit

applications must be received by June

13, 1996.

ADDRESS: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

All comments, including names and

addresses, received will become part of

the official administrative record and

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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, within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice, to the following office: U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services, Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4181.

Telephone: 503–231–2063; FAX: 503–

231–6243. Please refer to the respective

permit number for each application

when requesting copies of documents.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 96–11996 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for

the Maui Plant Cluster for Review and

Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

Maui Plant Cluster Recovery Plan. This

plan addresses 21 taxa of plants. Twelve

of the taxa are or were endemic to the

Hawaiian island of Maui. The plants

that are not endemic to Maui are or were

also found on the islands of Niihau,

Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and

Hawaii.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before July

15, 1996 to receive consideration by the

Service.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery

plan are available for inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the following locations: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, room 6307,

300 Ala Moana Blvd., P.O. Box 50167,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 [telephone

(808) 541–2749); U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Regional Office, Ecological

Services, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Eastside

Federal Complex, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181 [telephone (503) 231–6131];

the Wailuku Public Library, 251 High

Street, Wailuku, Maui 96793; the Kauai

Public Library, 4344 Hardy Street,

Lihue, Kauai 96766; and, the KailuaKona Public Library, 75–138 Hualalai

Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740.

Requests for copies of the draft recovery

plan and written comments and

materials regarding this plan should be

addressed to Brooks Harper, Field