33134 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey; capture, and

release) the tidewater goby

(Eucyclogobius newberryi) for the

purpose of enhancing its survival in

conjunction with surveys and habitat

studies in Santa Barbara and San Luis

Obispo Counties, California.

Permit No. 815251

Applicant: Philip R. Brown, Santa

Barbara Museum of Natural History,

Santa Barbara, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (remove from the wild for exhibit

and captive breeding) the arroyo

southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus

californicus) and the blunt-nosed

leopard lizard [Gambelia (=Crotaphytus)

silus] for educational purposes in Santa

Barbara County, California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 766018

Applicant: Franklin Gress, California

Institute of Environmental Studies,

Davis, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, band, color-band, radiotag, and release, and collect eggs,

feathers, and carcasses) the California

brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis

californicus) for the purpose of

enhancing its survival in conjunction

with life history studies in the southern

California bight, including the

immediate coast and the Channel

Islands.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received by

no later than July 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: 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 N.E. 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: June 14, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 96–16241 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Emergency Exemption: Issuance

On 14 June 1996, a permit, US

816181, was issued to the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,

Georgia to import 20 tissue samples

from one male chimpanzee (Pan

troglodytes) that died at Gombe National

Park, Tanzania, for diagnostic virology.

The 30-day public comment period

required by the Endangered Species Act

was waived in accordance with section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act.

The Fish & Wildlife Service determined

that an emergency affecting the health

and life of other chimpanzees existed

and no reasonable alternative was

available to the applicant.

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 430, 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 within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice at the above address.

Dated: June 21, 1996.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–16310 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

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–816287

Applicant: Fred Brindle, Sandusky, OH.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a sport-hunted cheetah

(Acinonyx jubatus) from Namibia for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival

of the species.

PRT–816358

Applicant: William L. Porteous, Cypress, TX.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

PRT–816359

Applicant: Ernest Heuer, Strathmore, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

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 430, 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 430, Arlington,

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

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: June 21, 1996.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–16311 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Availability of a Draft Revised

Recovery Plan for Enhydra Lutris

Nereis (Southern Sea Otter) for Review

and Comment, and Announcement of

Public Workshop on the Draft Plan

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability

and related public workshop.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices 33135

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

revision of the southern sea otter

recovery plan. This species occurs along

the central coast of California, from

Point An ̃ o Nuevo south to Purisima

Point. The Service solicits review and

comment from the public on this draft

revised plan. One public workshop will

be held.

DATES: Comments on the draft revised

recovery plan must be received on or

before September 24, 1996 to receive

consideration by the Service. Public

hearings will be held in Monterey,

California on July 18, 1996, from 2 to 4

p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Public hearings will be held

at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Golf

Course Road, Monterey, California.

Persons wishing to review the draft

revised recovery plan may obtain a copy

by written request addressed to the

Field Supervisor, Ventura Field Office,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2140

Eastman Avenue, Suite 100, Ventura,

California 93003, or the Assistant

Regional Director, Ecological Services,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181. Written comments and materials

regarding the plan should be addressed

to Mr. Carl Benz at the above Ventura,

California address. Comments and

materials received are available upon

request for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above Ventura, California

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Carl Benz at the above Ventura,

California address (telephone 805–644–

1766).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The southern (California) sea otter

was listed as threatened in 1977 under

the Federal Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended. It is also recognized

as a depleted population pursuant to the

Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Reduced range and population size,

vulnerability to oil spills, and the oil

spill risk from coastal tanker traffic were

the primary reasons for the threatened

status. The southern sea otter

population contains about 2,400

individuals and ranges between Point

An ̃ o Nuevo south to Purisima Point.

Approximately 17, including pups,

otters are at San Nicolas Island as a

result of translocation efforts to

establish an experimental population.

After review of new biological

information, the Service, with assistance

of the Southern Sea Otter Recovery

Team, drafted for public review and

comment a revised recovery plan in

1991. After review of public comments

on that draft and review of new

technical information regarding oil spill

risk to southern sea otters, the Service,

with assistance of the Southern Sea

Otter Recovery Team and technical

consultants, has drafted for public

review and comment a new revised

recovery plan.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

will be considered prior to approval of

the plan.

Authority

The authority for this action is

Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: June 12, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Region 1.

[FR Doc. 96–16286 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take

of Endangered Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On August 4, 1995, a notice

was published in the Federal Register

(60 FR 39964) that an application had

been filed with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) by the

Riverside County Habitat Conservation

Agency for a permit to incidentally take,

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

Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1532 et seq.), the

endangered Stephens’ kangaroo rat

(Dipodomys stephensi). This is in

conjunction with-otherwise legal

activities such as private and public

development and improvement projects

in portions of Riverside County,

California, pursuant to the

Implementation Agreement that

implements the Long-Term Stephens’

Kangaroo Rat Habitat Conservation Plan.

Notice is hereby given that on May 3,

1996, as authorized by the provisions of

the Act, the Service issued an incidental

take permit PRT–805414 to the abovenamed party subject to certain

conditions set forth therein. The permit

was granted only after it was

determined that it was applied for in

good faith, that by granting the permit

it will not lead to the jeopardy of the

endangered species, and that it will be

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Carlsbad Field Office, 2730

Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, California

92008, telephone (619) 431–9440,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00

p.m. weekdays.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 96–16239 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Meeting of the

Standards Working Group

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice is to invite public

participation in a meeting of the FGDC

Standards Working Group. The major

topics for this meeting are: Review of

the Cadastral Data Content Standards for

final endorsement as an FGDC standard,

development of working group

membership guidelines, and reports on

the status of other FGDC standards.

TIME AND PLACE: 9 July 1996, from 9:00

a.m. until 12:00 noon. The meeting will

be held in Room 0305 of the South

Agriculture Building, Independence

Avenue and 14th Street SW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise Perreca, FGDC Secretariat, U.S.

Geological Survey, 590 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia 22092; telephone (703) 648–

4573; facsimile (703) 648–5755; Internet

‘‘dperreca@usgs.gov’’. Minutes of

meetings are available by clicking on

Standards at the FGDC Internet address

http;//www.fgdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC

is a committee of Federal agencies

engaged in geospatial activities. The

FGDC Standards Working Group

promotes and coordinates the standards

activities of the Subcommittees and

Working Groups that make up the

FGDC. The Standards Working Group

provides guidance on FGDC standards

policy and procedures, facilitates the

coordination of standards activities

between Subcommittees and Working

Groups that have mutual interests,

reviews and recommends approval of

proposals for FGDC standards, reviews

standards for compliance to FGDC

policies and procedures, and makes

recommendations to the FDGC