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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the permit would not operate to the
Division of Management Authority, Fish and Wildlife Service issued the disadvantage of the endangered species,
telephone 703/358–2104. requested permits subject to certain and (3) the granted permit would be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is conditions set forth therein. For each consistent with the purposes and policy
hereby given that on the dates below, as permit for an endangered species, the set forth in Section 2 of the Endangered
authorized by the provisions of the Service found that (1) the application Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as was filed in good faith, (2) the granted

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Receipt of application Federal Register no-
Permit No. Applicant Permit issuance date
tice

008519 ........................ Zoo Atlanta ....................................................... 70 FR 15117; March 24, 2005 ........................ December 15, 2005.
013008 ........................ 777 Ranch, Inc. ................................................ 70 FR 41783; July 20, 2005 ............................ December 12, 2005.
062075 and 064075 ... The Hawthorn Corporation .............................. 70 FR 75213; December 19, 2005 .................. January 27, 2006.
103443 ........................ Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. .................. 70 FR 38190; July 1, 2005 .............................. November 14, 2005.
107782 ........................ High Delta LLC ................................................ 70 FR 51838; August 31, 2005 ....................... December 12, 2005.
811776 ........................ Wildlife Conservation Society .......................... 70 FR 75213; December 19, 2005 .................. January 24, 2006.

Dated: February 10, 2006. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: County and Douglas County, Nevada,
Monica Farris, and Lassen County, California. A fourth
Background
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, known population of the subspecies,
Division of Management Authority. Restoring endangered or threatened from Carson City, Nevada, is considered
[FR Doc. E6–2920 Filed 3–1–06; 8:45 am] animals and plants to the point where extirpated as of 1998.
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P they are again secure, self-sustaining The goal for this subspecies is to
members of their ecosystems is a recover it to point where downlisting
primary goal of our endangered species and eventually delisting would be
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR program. The Endangered Species Act appropriate. Recovery criteria include
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) requires protection and management in
Fish and Wildlife Service the development of recovery plans for perpetuity of the existing populations
listed species unless such a plan would without downward population trends,
Draft Recovery Plan for the Carson development and implementation of
not promote the conservation of a
Wandering Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes
particular species. Recovery plans help adaptive management plans, and
eunus obscurus)
guide the recovery effort by describing discovery or establishment of one or
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, actions considered necessary for the more additional populations.
Interior. conservation of the species, establishing
Public Comments Solicited
ACTION: Notice of document availability criteria for downlisting or delisting
for review and comment. listed species, and estimating time and We solicit written comments on the
cost for implementing the measures draft recovery plan described. All
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife needed for recovery. comments received by the date specified
Service (‘‘we’’) announces the Section 4(f) of the ESA requires that above will be considered in developing
availability of the Draft Recovery Plan public notice and an opportunity for a final recovery plan.
for the Carson Wandering Skipper for public review and comment be provided
public review and comment. Authority
during recovery plan development in
DATES: Comments on the draft recovery fulfillment of this requirement. We will The authority for this action is section
plan must be received on or before May consider all information presented 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
31, 2006. during the public comment period prior U.S.C. 1533(f).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery to approval of each new or revised Dated: December 8, 2005.
plan are available for inspection, by recovery plan. Substantive technical Steve Thompson,
appointment, during normal business comments may result in changes to the Manager, California/Nevada Operations
hours at the following location: U.S. recovery plan. Substantive comments Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish regarding recovery plan implementation [FR Doc. E6–2964 Filed 3–1–06; 8:45 am]
and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial may not necessarily result in changes to BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, Nevada the recovery plan, but will be forwarded
89502 (telephone: 775–861–6300). to appropriate Federal or other entities
Requests for copies of the draft recovery so that they can take these comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
plan and written comments and into account during the course of
materials regarding this plan should be implementing recovery actions. Fish and Wildlife Service
addressed to Robert Williams, Field Individual responses to comments will
Supervisor, at the above Reno address. not be provided. Issuance of Permits
An electronic copy of the draft recovery The Carson wandering skipper AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
plan is also available at: http:// (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) is a Interior.
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES

endangered.fws.gov/recovery/index. small butterfly in the subfamily

html#plans. ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for
Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This marine mammals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: subspecies is federally listed as
Marcy Haworth, Fish and Wildlife endangered. Only three extant SUMMARY: The following permits were
Biologist, at the above Reno address. populations are known from Washoe issued.

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