2011 Federal Register, 76 FR 39888; Centralized Library: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39888-39890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16993]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR



Fish and Wildlife Service



[FWS-R8-ES-2011-N139; 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, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities 

with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species 

Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires 

that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.



DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 

before August 8, 2011.



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.



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 under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.). We seek review and comment from local, State, and Federal 

agencies and the public on the following permit requests.



Applicants



Permit No. TE-43668A



    Applicant: Gerald T. Braden, Angelus Oaks, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 

release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and San 

Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus); take (harass by 

survey, capture, band, color band, release and monitor nests) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and least 

Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (harass by survey) the 

light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) and Yuma 

clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in conjunction with 

surveys and population monitoring activities throughout the range of 

each species in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the 

species' survival.



Permit No. TE-174305



Applicant: Department of Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, 

California.



    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (locate and 

monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 

conjunction with population monitoring activities in Vandenberg Air 

Force Base, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 

survival.



Permit No. TE-039305



Applicant: Michael W. Kline, San Diego, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 

conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in San 

Diego and Imperial Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing 

the species' survival.



Permit No. TE-43675A



Applicant: Nancy W. Fox-Hernandez, Ventura, California.



    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (locate and 

monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 

conjunction with population monitoring activities throughout the range 

of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 

survival.



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Permit No. TE-43944A



Applicant: Brenton T. Spies, Northridge, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 

kill, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 

conjunction with research activities throughout the range of the 

species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 

survival.



Permit No. TE-44855A



Applicant: Clint M. Scheuerman, Encinitas, 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 survey activities throughout 

the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species' survival.



Permit No. TE-039305



Applicant: Ursula A. Carliss, Laguna Niguel, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and least 

Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys 

throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 

enhancing the species' survival.



Permit No. TE-795930



Applicant: Helm Biological Consulting, Sheridan, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect soil containing 

federally listed fairy shrimp cysts, translocate, and inoculate cysts 

into restored vernal pools) the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 

packardi) in conjunction with vernal pool restoration and population 

enhancement activities at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District 

Nature Preserve Mitigation Bank in Sacramento County, California, for 

the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.



Permit No. TE-45776A



Applicant: Matt P. Coyle, Rocklin, 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 survey activities throughout 

the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species' survival.



Permit No. TE-009018



Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California.



    The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession the 

following species, in conjunction with surveys and population 

monitoring activities on Federal lands throughout the range of each 

species in California for the purpose of enhancing each species' 

survival:



Acanthomintha obovata subsp. duttonii (San Mateo thornmint);

Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis (Sonoma alopecurus);

Amsinckia grandiflora (large-flowered fiddleneck);

Arabis mcdonaldiana (McDonald's rock-cress);

Arctostaphylos hookeri var. ravenii (Presidio manzanita);

Astragalus claranus (Clara Hunt's milk-vetch);

Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine);

Callitropsis abramsiana (Santa Cruz cypress);

Calystegia stebbinsii (Stebbins' morning-glory);

Carex albida (white sedge);

Castilleja affinis subsp. neglecta (Tiburon paintbrush);

Ceanothus ferrisiae (coyote ceanothus);

Ceanothus ophiochilus (Vail Lake ceanothus);

Ceanothus roderickii (Pine Hill ceanothus);

Chorizanthe howellii (Howell's spineflower);

Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana (Ben Lomond spineflower);

Chorizanthe robusta (incl. vars. robusta and hartwegii) (robust 

spineflower and Scott Valley spineflower);

Chorizanthe valida (Sonoma spineflower);

Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale (fountain thistle);

Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense (Chorro Creek bog thistle);

Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun thistle);

Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle);

Clarkia franciscana (Presidio clarkia);

Clarkia imbricata (Vine Hill clarkia);

Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata (Pismo clarkia);

Cordylanthus mollis subsp. mollis (soft bird's-beak);

Cordylanthus palmatus (palmate-bracted bird's beak);

Cordylanthus tenuis subsp. capillaris (Pennell's bird's-beak);

Delphinium bakeri (Baker's larkspur);

Delphinium luteum (yellow larkspur);

Dudleya setchellii (Santa Clara Valley dudleya);

Eremalche kernensis (Kern mallow);

Eriodictyon altissimum (Indian Knob mountain balm);

Eriogonum apricum (incl. var. prostratum) (Ione (incl. Irish Hill) 

buckwheat);

Eriophyllum latilobum (San Mateo woolly sunflower);

Eryngium constancei (Loch Lomond coyote thistle);

Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum (Contra Costa wallflower);

Erysimum menziesii (Menzies' wallflower);

Erysimum teretifolium (Ben Lomond wallflower);

Fremontodendron californicum subsp. decumbens (Pine Hill flannelbush);

Galium californicum subsp. sierrae (El Dorado bedstraw);

Gilia tenuiflora subsp. arenaria (Monterey gilia);

Lasthenia burkei (Burke's goldfields);

Lessingia germanorum (=L.g. var. germanorum) (San Francisco lessingia);

Lilium occidentale (Western lily);

Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense (Pitkin Marsh lily);

Limnanthes floccosa subsp. californica (Butte County meadowfoam);

Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam);

Lupinus nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa lupine);

Lupinus tidestromii (clover lupine);

Navarretia leucocephala subsp. pauciflora (=N. pauciflora) (few-

flowered navarretia);

Navarretia leucocephala subsp. plieantha (many-flowered navarretia);

Oenothera deltoides subsp. howellii (Antioch Dunes evening-primrose);

Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (Bakersfield cactus);

Orcuttia pilosa (hairy orcutt grass);

Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento orcutt grass);

Parvisedum leiocarpum (Lake County stonecrop);

Pentachaeta bellidiflora (white-rayed pentachaeta);

Phlox hirsuta (Yreka phlox);

Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia);

Plagiobothrys strictus (Calistoga allocarya);

Poa napensis (Napa bluegrass);

Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley polygonum);

Potentilla hickmanii (Hickman's potentilla);



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Pseudobahia bahiifolia (Hartweg's golden sunburst);

Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checker-mallow);

Sidalcea oregana subsp. valida (Kenwood Marsh checker-mallow);

Streptanthus albidus subsp. albidus (Metcalf Canyon jewelflower);

Streptanthus niger (Tiburon jewelflower);

Suaeda californica (California seablite);

Thlaspi californicum (Kneeland Prairie penny-cress);

Trifolium amoenum (showy Indian clover);

Trifolium trichocalyx (Monterey clover);

Tuctoria greenei (Greene's tuctoria);

Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass).



Permit No. TE-45778A



Applicant: Ellis Ecological Services Incorporated, Estacada, Oregon.



    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, electrofish, 

measure, collect, handle, and release) the Lost River sucker (Deltistes 

luxatus) and the shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in 

conjunction with surveys and population monitoring at Kingsley Field 

Air National Guard Base, Klamath County, Oregon, for the purpose of 

enhancing the species' survival.



Public Comments



    We invite 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.

    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.



Larry Rabin,

Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.

[FR Doc. 2011-16993 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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