[Federal Register: October 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 190)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or
before November 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager,
California/Nevada Operations Office (CNO), 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-
2606, Sacramento, California, 95825 (telephone: 916-414-6464; fax: 916-
414-6486). Please refer to the respective permit number for each
application when submitting comments. All comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part of the official administrative
record and may be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above CNO address, (telephone: 760-431-9440; fax:
760-431-9624).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for
scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (``we'') solicits review and comment from local, State, and
Federal agencies, and the public on the following permit requests.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Permit No. TE-161486
Applicant: Autumn Sartain, Carlsbad, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-115370
Applicant: Gage Dayton, Moss Landing, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction
with surveys for the purpose of enhancing their survival throughout the
range of the species in Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties, California.
Permit No. TE-161225
Applicant: Mojave Natural Preserve, Barstow, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, collect, captive
rear, captive propagate, and release to the wild) the Mohave tui chub
(Siphateles bicolor mohavensis) in conjunction with ecological research
in San Bernardino County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-161620
Applicant: Karl Osmundson, Carlsbad, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-161496
Applicant: California State Parks, Felton, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
and mark) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis
tetrataenia) in conjunction with surveys and monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in Santa Cruz and San Mateo
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-809232
Applicant: Paul Holden, Logan, Utah
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
capture by mist net, take feathers for DNA analysis, and release) the
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys
and research at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nye County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-161512
Applicant: Darrin Doyle, Redding, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-161510
Applicant: Michael Crane, Carmichael, California
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
in conjunction with surveys in Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra
Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey,
Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Yolo Counties,
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-161717
Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Arcata, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and
monitor populations) the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in
conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and research at the
United States Department of Agriculture's Redwood Experimental Forest
in Del Norte County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-162042
Applicant: Francis Villablanca, San Luis Obispo, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and
release) the Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-042952
Applicant: Gregory R. Ballmer, Riverside, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
Delhi sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-778195
Applicant: Helix Environmental Planning, La Mesa, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, and collect
and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and the vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys
throughout the range of each species in California, for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-162652
Applicant: Mary Shea, Brentwood, California
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in,
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-039716
Applicant: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, electrofish,
capture, collect biological samples, PIT tag, collect, and release) the
bonytail chub (Gila elegans) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and genetic study
for the purpose of enhancing their survival throughout the range of the
species in Clark County, Nevada, and San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Imperial Counties, California.
Permit No. TE-161483
Applicant: Linette Lina, Orange, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and nest
monitor) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction
with surveys and monitoring throughout the range of the species in
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
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Permit No. TE-098994
Applicant: Kelly Goocher, Big Bear Lake, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Our practice is to make comments, including names
and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we
withhold their home addresses from the record, which we will honor to
the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which
we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable
by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment, but you should
be aware that we may be required to disclose your name and address
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Comments
and materials received will be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
Dated: September 26, 2007.
Michael Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento,
California.
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