[Federal Register: October 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 190)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
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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 cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Permit No. TE-163017
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento,
California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle,
mark, collect biological samples, radio collar, translocate, and
release) the Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsonii) in
conjunction with ecological research, population monitoring, and life
history studies throughout the range of the species in San Diego,
Imperial, and Riverside Counties, California for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-163012
Applicant: Aindrea Jensen, Petaluma, California
The applicant requests a permit 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 California.
Permit No. TE-163662
Applicant: Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District,
Indio, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, collect, captive
rear, captive propagate, and release to the wild) the desert pupfish
(Cyprinodon macularius) in conjunction with ecological and disease
control research in Riverside County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-163610
Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Ventura, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, collect,
PIT tag, biological sample, radio collar, captive breed, perform
veterinary examinations, and release) the Santa Cruz Island Fox
(Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) in conjunction with ecological,
genetic, and reproductive research on Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara
County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-815537
Applicant: Swaim Biological, Livermore, California
The applicant request an amendment to take (harass by survey,
capture, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) in conjunction with surveys for the purpose of enhancing
their survival throughout the range of the species in California.
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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