Proposed Rules. Notice of receipt of permit applications

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior
Action: Notice of receipt of permit applications
Citation: FR Doc. 00-24756

Summary

The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10 (a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). Permit No. TE-023496 Applicant: Endangered Species Recovery Program, Fresno, California. The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and radio-tag) the Tipton kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ) throughout the species' range in conjunction with relocation efforts and population augmentation at Lemoore Naval Air Station, Kings County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE-702631 Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. The permittee requests a permit amendment to take the northern California Evolutionarily Significant Unit of steelhead ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) throughout the species' range in conjunction with recovery efforts for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE-033313 Applicant: David Moore, Mobile, Alabama. The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate commerce, four female and four male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) goose ( Nesochen [= Branta ] sandvicensis ) for the purpose of enhancing the species propagation and survival.

Dates

Written comments on these permit applications must be received on or before October 27, 2000.