[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44455-44456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18015]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2014-N164; FXES11130800000-145-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 recovery permits to
conduct certain activities with endangered species.
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or
before September 2, 2014.
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.
Applicants
Permit No. TE-218630
Applicant: Irena Mendez, Los Angeles, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-821229
Applicant: David G. Crawford, Camarillo, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, and collect voucher specimens) the tidewater
goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), and take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus
aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with
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surveys and population monitoring activities throughout the range of
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-58888A
Applicant: Dale E. Ritenour, La Mesa, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (capture,
collect, receive, transport, hatch, identify, and rear) the Riverside
fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis) in conjunction with fairy shrimp cyst
identification activities throughout the range of each species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-54614A
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Rancho Cordova,
California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture,
handle, transport, hold in captivity, captive propagate, obtain genetic
samples, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus
scirpensis) while conducting scientific research and captive
propagation activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-161496
Applicant: California State Parks, Felton, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey, capture,
handle, mark, collect genetic material, record morphological data, and
release) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis
tetrataenia) in conjunction with survey and research activities
throughout the range of the species in Santa Cruz and San Mateo
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-41825B
Applicant: Virgil T. Parker, Pacifica, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar manzanita) in
conjunction with population surveys and genetic research activities on
Federal lands in San Diego County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-808214-5
Applicant: Sonoma County Water Agency, Santa Rosa, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the California freshwater shrimp
(Syncaris pacifica) and California tiger salamander (Sonoma County
Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in Sonoma County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing each species' survival.
Permit No. TE-801346
Applicant: Geoffrey L. Rogers, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities in San
Diego, Riverside, Orange, and Imperial Counties, California, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-038716
Applicant: Frank J. Wegscheider, Placentia, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal 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-108099
Applicant: Jane Higginson, Lakeside, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal 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-09389A
Applicant: Michelle E. Giolli, El Cerrito, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal 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 cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: July 25, 2014.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
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