[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51042-51044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20727]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2012-N205; FXES11130800000-123-FF08E00000]
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 September 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the
Endangered Species Program Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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.
Applicant
Permit No. TE-78622A
Applicant: Cornelius W. Bouscaren, San Marcos, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and take
(monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-806679
Applicant: Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences, Cassel, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (capture,
weigh, mark, voucher, collect tissue, relocate, and release) the Shasta
crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) in conjunction with survey and research
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-78621A
Applicant: Lauren E. Ross, Walnut Creek, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
collect vouchers) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna),
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and 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-035336
Applicant: San Diego State University, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession
from lands under Federal jurisdiction the Amsinckia grandiflora (large-
flowered fiddleneck) in conjunction with propagation, restoration, and
relocation activities in Contra Costa County, California, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-14231A
Applicant: Caesara W. Brungraber, San Diego, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey by
pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-79192A
Applicant: Dallas R. Pugh, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with survey activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-76005A
Applicant: Tara Schoenwetter, Ventura, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession
from lands under Federal jurisdiction the Deinandra increscens subsp.
villosa (Gaviota tarplant), Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle),
Layia carnosa (beach layia), Nasturtium gambelii (=Rorippa g.)
(Gambel's watercress), Arenaria paludicola (Marsh sandwort), and
Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc yerba santa) in conjunction with survey
and plant collection activities at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa
Barbara County, California, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San
Diego County, California; and take (capture, collect, and collect
vouchers) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-67570A
Applicant: Brett A. Hanshew, Oakland, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle,
and release) the California tiger salamander (Sonoma County Distinct
Population Segment) (Ambystoma californiense) and California tiger
salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment)
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-75988A
Applicant: Michael Hagar, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession
from lands under Federal jurisdiction the following plant species in
conjunction
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with floristic surveys and botanical studies, and for conducting a
herbarium program throughout the range of each species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival:
Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana (=Oxytheca p. var. g.)
(Cushenbury oxytheca)
Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae (=Lotus d. subsp. t.) (San
Clemente Island broom)
Allium munzii (Munz's onion)
Ambrosia pumila (San Diego ambrosia)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar manzanita)
Arenaria paludicola (Marsh sandwort)
Astragalus albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch)
Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's milk-vetch)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-
vetch)
Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus (Ventura Marsh milk-
vetch)
Astragalus tener var. titi (coastal dunes milk-vetch)
Astragalus tricarinatus (triple-ribbed milk-vetch)
Atriplex coronata var. notatior (San Jacinto Valley crownscale)
Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry)
Castilleja grisea (San Clemente Island paintbrush)
Cercocarpus traskiae (Catalina Island mountain-mahogany)
Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum (=Cordylanthus maritimus
subsp. maritimus) (salt marsh bird's-beak)
Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower)
Delphinium variegatum subsp. kinkiense (San Clemente Island
larkspur)
Dodecahema leptoceras (=Centrostegia l.) (slender-horned
spineflower)
Eriastrum densifolium subsp. sanctorum (Santa Ana River woolly-
star)
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (cushenbury buckwheat)
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery)
Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush)
Lithophragma maximum (San Clemente Island woodland-star)
Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Island bush-mallow)
Monardella viminea (=M. linoides subsp. v.) (willowy monardella)
Orcuttia californica (California Orcutt grass)
Pentachaeta lyonii (Lyon's pentachaeta)
Physaria kingii subsp. bernardina (San Bernardino Mountains
bladderpod)
Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass)
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa-mint)
Pogogyne nudiuscula (Otay mesa-mint)
Nasturtium gambelii (=Rorippa g.) (Gambel's watercress)
Sibara filifolia (Santa Cruz Island rockcress)
Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow)
Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum)
Thelypodium stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard)
Permit No. TE-38475A
Applicant: Jeff M. Lemm, San Diego, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey,
capture, handle, collect, transport, hold in captivity, display for
zoological exhibition, captive breed, apply hormonal treatments,
collect and perform cryopreservation of sperm, release to the wild, and
euthanize individuals that are sick or have no reasonable prospect of
being reintroduced to the wild for research) the mountain yellow-legged
frog (southern California Distinct Population Segment) (Rana muscosa)
in conjunction with research, captive breeding, and population
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-195891
Applicant: Justen Whittall, Santa Clara, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to remove and
reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction the Erysimum
teretifolium (Ben Lomond wallflower) in conjunction with research
activities in Santa Cruz County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-54716A
Applicant: Christine L. Harvey, San Diego, California
The applicant requests an amendment to 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
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-034101
Applicant: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, San Diego,
California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey by
pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-76732A
Applicant: Jennifer L. Kendrick, Encinitas, 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
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-80553A
Applicant: Aviva J. Rossi, San Anselmo, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
collect vouchers) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna),
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and 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.
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, email 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.
Michael Long,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2012-20727 Filed 8-22-12; 8:45 am]
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