Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 43 / Monday, March 5, 2001 / Notices 13341

Permit Number TE038824

Applicant: Jeanette C. Martinez,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle and release) the

Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora

hineana) in Door County, Wisconsin,

and DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties,

Illinois. Research activities proposed are

designed to model population dynamics

via genetic analyses. The scientific

research is aimed at enhancement of

survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE039066

Applicant: Merrill B. Tawse, Lucus,

Ohio

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle and release) the

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) in Ohio.

Research activities include capture,

radio-marking, and evaluating habitat

used by the Indiana bat. The scientific

research is aimed at enhancement of

survival of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received within 30 days of

the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review by any party who

requests a copy from the following

office within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

peter_fasbender@fws.gov, telephone

(612) 713–5343, or FAX (612) 713–5292.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Jeff Gosse,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 01–4932 Filed 3–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability; Travis County

TX; Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Notice of Availability of an

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit for the Endangered Goldencheeked Warbler (Dendroica

chrysoparia) During Construction and

Operation of a Six-Unit Condominium

and One Single-family Residence on

Lots One and Two (29.86 acres) at the

Southwest Corner of Bridge Point

Parkway and City Park Road, Austin,

Travis County, Texas (Gray Mountain).

SUMMARY: Gray Mountain, Ltd.

(Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (Service) for an

incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act (Act). The Applicant has been

assigned permit number TE–037888–0.

The requested permit, which is for a

period of 30 years, would authorize the

incidental take of the endangered

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica

chrysoparia). The proposed take would

occur as a result of the construction and

operation of a six-unit Condominium

and one single-family residence on a

portion of the 29.86 acres of Lots one

and two, Coldwater Section one, Phase

A, Travis County, Texas.

The Service has prepared the

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the

incidental take application. A

determination of jeopardy to the species

or a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) will not be made until at least

60 days from the date of publication of

this notice. This notice is provided

pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Act and

National Environmental Policy Act

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the

application and the EA/HCP should be

received on or before May 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application may obtain a copy by

writing to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87103. Persons wishing to

review the EA/HCP may obtain a copy

by written or telephone request to Scott

Rowin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services Office, 10711 Burnet

Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758

(512/490–0063). Documents will be

available for public inspection by

written request or by appointment only

during normal business hours (8:00 to

4:30) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Office, Austin, Texas. Data or

comments concerning the application

and EA/HCP should be submitted in

writing to the Field Supervisor, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service Office,

Austin, Texas at the above address.

Please refer to permit number TE–

037888–0 when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Rowin, at the above U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service Office, Austin, TX.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

endangered species such as the goldencheeked warbler. However, the Service,

under limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take endangered wildlife

species incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22.

Applicant: Gray Mountain, Ltd. plans

to construct and operate a six-unit

Condominium and one single-family

residence, with associated access road/

driveway, utilities, and other associated

improvements and facilities, on portions

of the approximately 29.86-acre

property. As proposed, the six-unit

condominium will be constructed on

Lot One and the single-family residence

will be constructed on Lot two,

Coldwater Section one, Phase A, Travis

County, Texas. This action will

eliminate approximately 4.6 acres of

habitat and indirectly impact 14.4

additional acres of golden-cheeked

warbler habitat. The Applicant proposes

to compensate for this incidental take of

golden-cheeked warbler habitat by

donating through fee simple or

conservation easement to Travis County

the remaining 25.26 acres of the

property, and providing an additional

$33,250.00 to the Balcones Canyonlands

Preserve, as administered by Travis

County and managed by the City of

Austin, for the specific purpose of land

acquisition within golden-cheeked

warbler habitat or for the management

and maintenance of existing preserve

lands. This on-site mitigation land is

adjacent to existing Balcones

Canyonlands Preserve land and will be

managed by the City of Austin as such.

Frank S. Shoemaker, Jr.,

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 01–5163 Filed 3–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Reopening of Public Comment Period

and Availability of a Draft

Environmental Assessment and

Preliminary Finding of No Significant

Impact, and Receipt of an Application

for an Incidental Take Permit for Forest

Management and Timber Harvest in

Mississippi and Alabama

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of public

comment period.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service), announce the

availability of a draft Environmental

Assessment and preliminary Finding of

No Significant Impact, and receipt of an