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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 2006 / Notices 56545 DATES: Written data, comments or The applicant requests a permit to (no common name), Polystichum requests must be received by October import biological samples from wild calderonense (no common name), 27, 2006. spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi Tectaria estremerana (no common ADDRESSES: Documents and other frontatus and Ateles geoffroyi name), Thelypteris inabonensis (no information submitted with these panamensis, and howler monkeys common name), Thelypteris verecunda applications are available for review, (Alouatta palliata) collected in Costa (no common name) and Thelypteris subject to the requirements of the Rica, for the purpose of scientific yaucoensis (no common name), and Privacy Act and Freedom of Information research. Florida perforate cladonia (Cladonia Act, by any party who submits a written Dated: September 15, 2006. perforata) under section 4(c)(2) of the request for a copy of such documents Michael L. Carpenter, Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). within 30 days of the date of publication Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Division of Management Authority. The purpose of reviews conducted under this section of the Act is to ensure Service, Division of Management [FR Doc. E6–15769 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, that the classification of species as BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; threatened or endangered on the List of fax 703/358–2281. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is Division of Management Authority, accurate. A 5-year review is an telephone 703/358–2104. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment of the best scientific and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: commercial data available at the time of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife the review. Endangered Species and Plants; 5-Year Review of 37 DATES: To allow us adequate time to The public is invited to comment on Southeastern Species conduct this review, information the following applications for a permit AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, submitted for our consideration must be to conduct certain activities with Interior. received on or before November 27, endangered species. This notice is 2006. However, we will continue to ACTION: Notice. provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of accept new information about any listed the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service species at any time. amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). announces 5-year reviews of the ADDRESSES: Information submitted on Written data, comments, or requests for Anastasia Island beach mouse the Anastasia Island beach mouse, wood copies of these complete applications (Peromyscus polionotus phasma), stork, Etonia rosemary, and wide-leaf should be submitted to the Director Choctawhatchee beach mouse warea should be sent to Sandy (address above). (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), MacPherson, Jacksonville Field Office, Applicant: Zoological Society of Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620 Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126270. polionotus trissyllepsis), Lower Keys Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, The applicant requests a permit to marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris Jacksonville, Florida 32216, fax 904– import 15 captive-born tamarins hefneri), Everglade snail kite 232–2404. Information on the Lower (Saguinus bicolor) for the purpose of (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), Keys marsh rabbit, Everglades snail kite, enhancement of the survival of the wood stork (Mycteria americana), bluetail mole skink, sand skink, species. Culebra giant anole (Anolis roosevelti), Crenulate lead-plant, Garber’s spurge, Applicant: Zoological Society of bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius Avon Park harebells, and Florida Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126543. lividus), sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi), perforate cladonia should be sent to The applicant requests a permit to golden coqui (Eleutherodactylus Cindy Schulz, South Florida Ecological import serum from one wild origin jasperi), purple bankclimber Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife captive-held female jaguar (Panthera (Elliptoideus sloatianus), Gulf Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, onca) from La Aurora Zoo, Guatemala, moccasinshell (Medionidus Florida 32960, fax 772–562–4288. for the purpose of enhancement of the penicillatus), Ochlockonee Information on the Choctawhatchee survival of the species. moccasinshell (Medionidus beach mouse, Perdido Key beach mouse, simpsonianus), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema purple bankclimber, Gulf Applicant: Zoological Society of pyriforme), shinyrayed pocketbook moccasinshell, Ochlockonee Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126542. (Lampsilis subangulata), Chipola moccasinshell, oval pigtoe, shinyrayed The applicant requests a permit to slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), fat pocketbook, Chipola slabshell, and fat import one wild origin captive-held three-ridge (Amblema neislerii), three-ridge should be sent to Gail female jaguar (Panthera onca) from La Crenulate lead-plant (Amorpha Carmody, Panama City Field Office, Aurora Zoo, Guatemala, for the purpose crenulata), Catesbaea melanocarpa (no U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 of enhancement of the survival of the common name), Garber’s spurge Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida species. (Chamaesyce garberi), Etonia rosemary 32405, fax 850–763–2177. Information Applicant: Zoological Society of (Conradina etonia), Cordia bellonis (no submitted on the Culebra giant anole, Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126541. common name), Avon Park harebells golden coqui, Catesbaea melanocarpa, The applicant requests a permit to (Crotalaria avonensis), beautiful goetzea Cordia bellonis, beautiful goetzea, import one wild origin captive-held (Goetzea elegans), Lepanthes eltoroensis Lepanthes eltoroensis, Mitracarpus male jaguar (Panthera onca) from Belize (no common name), Mitracarpus maxwelliae, Mitracarpus polycladus, Zoo, Belize, for the purpose of maxwelliae (no common name), Peperomia wheeleri, elfin tree fern, enhancement of the survival of the Mitracarpus polycladus (no common Elaphoglossum serpens, Polystichum species. name), Peperomia wheeleri (no common calderonense, Tectaria estremerana, Applicant: Nathaniel J. Dominy, name), wide-leaf warea (Warea Thelypteris inabonensis, Thelypteris University of California, Santa Cruz, amplexifolia), elfin tree fern (Cyathea verecunda and Thelypteris yaucoensis CA, PRT–130146. dryopteroides), Elaphoglossum serpens should be sent to Edwin Muniz, Field VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 56546 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 2006 / Notices Supervisor, Caribbean Field Office, U.S. considered extinct; (2) the species is E. Other new information, data, or Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 491, considered to be recovered; and/or (3) corrections, including but not limited to Boquero´n, Puerto Rico 00622, fax 787– the original data available when the taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 851–7440. Information received in species was listed, or the interpretation identification of erroneous information response to this notice of review will be of such data, were in error. Any change contained in the List, and improved available for public inspection by in Federal classification would require a analytical methods. appointment, during normal business separate rulemaking process. Definitions Related to This Notice hours, at the same addresses. The regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: require that we publish a notice in the The following definitions are Sandy MacPherson at the Jacksonville, Federal Register announcing those provided to assist those persons who Florida, address above for the Anastasia species currently under active review. contemplate submitting information Island beach mouse, wood stork, Etonia This notice announces our active review regarding the species being reviewed: rosemary, and wide-leaf warea of the following species that are A. Species includes any species or (telephone, 904/232–2580, ext. 110, currently federally listed as endangered: subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, e-mail [email protected]); Anastasia Island beach mouse, and any distinct population segment of Cindy Schulz at the Vero Beach, Choctawhatchee beach mouse, Perdido any species of vertebrate which Florida, address above for Lower Keys Key beach mouse, Lower Keys marsh interbreeds when mature. marsh rabbit, Everglade snail kite, rabbit, Everglade snail kite, wood stork, B. Endangered means any species that bluetail mole skink, sand skink, Culebra giant anole, Gulf moccasinshell, is in danger of extinction throughout all Crenulate lead-plant, Garber’s spurge, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval or a significant portion of its range. Avon Park harebells, and Florida pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, fat C. Threatened means any species that perforate cladonia (telephone, 772/562– three-ridge, Crenulate lead-plant, is likely to become an endangered 3909, ext. 305, e-mail Catesbaea melanocarpa, Etonia species within the foreseeable future [email protected]); Gail Carmody at rosemary, Cordia bellonis, Avon Park throughout all or a significant portion of the Panama City, Florida, address above harebells, beautiful goetzea, Lepanthes its range. for the Choctawhatchee
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