[Federal Register: December 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 242)]
[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
[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0338; 80221-1113-0000-F5]
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 January 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region
8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA, 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, see ADDRESSES, (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-054011
Applicant: John F. Green, Riverside, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the
San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-198929
Applicant: James T. Smith, Carlsbad, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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-198925
Applicant: Genevieve K. Walden, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove/remove to possession the
Phacelia argillacea (Clay phacelia), Phacelia formosula (North Park
phacelia), Phacelia insularis subsp insularis (island phacelia),
Eriodictyon altissimum (Indian Knob mountain balm), and Eriodictyon
capitatum (Lompoc yerba santa) from federal lands in conjunction with
genetic research sampling for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-198922
Applicant: Latisha M. Burnaugh, Sacramento, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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-198917
Applicant: Dirk T. Pedersen, McKinleyville, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
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Permit No. TE-198915
Applicant: Trevor M. Lucas, McKinleyville, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-198910
Applicant: Lauren D. Dusek, Arcata, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-132855
Applicant: Carly M. Spahr, Port Hueneme, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, and
locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum
browni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies
within Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-200340
Applicant: Andrew R. Hatch, South Lake Tahoe, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle,
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-200339
Applicant: Sarah M. Foster, Sacramento, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle,
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-016381
Applicant: United States Geological Survey, Dixon, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, collect, and
sacrafice) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in conjunction
with scientific research in Imperial County, California for the purpose
of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-179036
Applicant: Cullen A Wilkerson, Kensington, California
The applicant requests an amendment permit to take (survey,
capture, handle, and release) the San Francisco garter snake
(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and the California tiger salamander
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys within Solano,
Napa Yolo, Butte, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Alameda, San Joaquin, and
Santa Clara Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-829554
Applicant: Barbara E. Kus, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect
feathers) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction
with genetic studies throughout the range of the species in California,
Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, and take (locate and monitor nests,
capture, band, color-band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo
bellii pusillus) in conjunction with population monitoring studies
throughout the range of the species in Nevada and Arizona for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-032195
Applicant: Sean R. Avent, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests an amendment permit to take (survey,
capture, handle, 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.
We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Dated: December 9, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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