Endangered and threatened species permit applications,

[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

The following applicants have applied for permits 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 Number TE 010442

Applicant: Missouri Department of Conservation, NW Regional Office, St. Joseph, Missouri.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and hold for artificial propagation) Topeka shiners (Notropis topeka) from the Moniteau Creek watershed in Cooper and Moniteau Counties, Missouri. Take from the wild is proposed for the purpose of captive propagation and development of propagation techniques for Topeka shiner. Propagation will take place at the Blind Pony Fish Hatchery in Sweet Springs, Missouri. Proposed work is anticipated to result in the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE 805269

Applicant: Dr. Dan Soluk, Center for Aquatic Ecology, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL

The applicant requests an amendment to his existing endangered species permit for Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) to include collection (limited lethal take) of specimens for scientific research to enhance 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 (Attn: Ms. Lisa Mandell), 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 these applications are available for review 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, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056. Telephone: (612/713-5343); FAX: (612/713-5292).

Dated: April 15, 1999. Lisa L. Mandell, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

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