Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 29 / Tuesday, February 12, 2008 / Notices 8053 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of SGS North America, Inc., 

as a Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of SGS North 

America, Inc., as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, SGS North 

America, Inc., 2301 Brazosport Blvd., 

Suite A 915, Freeport, TX 77541, has 

been approved to gauge petroleum, 

petroleum products, organic chemicals 

and vegetable oils for customs purposes, 

in accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ 

this entity to conduct gauger services 

should request and receive written 

assurances from the entity that it is 

approved by the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection to conduct the 

specific gauger service requested. 

Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 

specific gauger service this entity is 

approved to perform may be directed to 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

by calling (202) 344–1060. The inquiry 

may also be sent to cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. 

Please reference the Web site listed 

below for a complete listing of CBP 

approved gaugers and accredited 

laboratories. http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/ 

import/operations_support/ 

labs_scientific_svcs/ 

commercial_gaugers/ 

DATES: The approval of SGS North 

America, Inc., as commercial gauger 

became effective on May 18, 2007. The 

next triennial inspection date will be 

scheduled for May 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commercial Gauger Laboratory Program 

Manager, Laboratories and Scientific 

Services, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 

20229, 202–344–1060. 

Dated: January 31, 2008. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2008–N003; 20124–1113–

0000–F5] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for scientific research permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species pursuant to section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

March 13, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to the Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, Ecological Services, 

P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. 

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. Documents 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment only, during normal 

business hours at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Please refer to the respective permit 

number for each application when 

submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, 

P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, (505) 

248–6920. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability Of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Permit TE–797127 

Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

an existing permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence and collections of the following 

endangered plant species: Holy Ghost 

ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus), 

Knowlton cactus (Pediocactus 

knowltonii), Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus 

(Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri), 

Mancos milk-vetch (Astragalus 

humillimus), Sacramento prickly poppy 

(Argemone pleiacantha spp. 

pinnatisecta), Sneed pincushion cactus 

(Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii), 

Todsen’s pennyroyal (Hedeoma 

todsenii), Gypsum wild-buckwheat 

(Eriogonum gypsophilum), Lee 

pincushion cactus (Coryphantha sneedii 

var. leei), Mesa Verde cactus 

(Sclerocactus mesae-verdae), Pecos 

sunflower (Helianthus paradoxus), 

Sacramento Mountains thistle (Cirsium 

vinaceum), and Zuni fleabane (Erigeron 

rhizomatus) within New Mexico. 

Permit TE–172278 

Applicant: John Abbott, Austin, 

Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

the American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus) within Texas. 

Permit TE–172461 

Applicant: Raymond Matlack, 

Canyon, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys of 

the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris 

curasoae yerbabuenae) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–028362 

Applicant: Bureau of Land 

Management—Arizona Strip, St. George, 

Utah. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a previous permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct recovery 

activities for the desert tortoise 

(Gopherus agassizii) within Mohave and 

Coconino counties, Arizona. 

Permit TE–069184 

Applicant: Turner Endangered 

Species Fund, Bozeman, Montana. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a previous permit to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys for research and 

recovery purposes for northern 

aplomado falcon (Falco fermoralis 

septentrionalis) within New Mexico. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq. 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

Christopher T. Jones, 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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