[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27696-27700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11640]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2015-N083; FXES11130800000-154-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 June 15, 2015.
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
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review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies and the
public on the following permit requests.
Applicants
Permit No. TE-54716A
Applicant: Christine Harvey, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (locate and
monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in
conjunction with survey and population monitoring 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 a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey, capture, handle, measure, attach radio transmitters,
conduct radio telemetry, mark by PIT tag, and release) the arroyo toad
(arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with
surveys, research, and population monitoring activities at Naval
Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook in San Diego County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-022230
Applicant: Jeff W. Kidd, Murrieta, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, locate and monitor nests, and perform avian predator management
activities) the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni)
(Sterna a. browni) in conjunction with population and breeding studies
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-809232
Applicant: BIO-WEST Incorporated, Logan, Utah
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, mark,
tag, measure, and release) the Virgin River chub (Gila robusta
seminuda) and woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus); take (capture,
mark, tag, measure, and release or collect) the razorback sucker
(Xyrauchen texanus), bonytail chub (Gila elegans), and humpback chub
(Gila cypha); take (capture, handle, measure, and release) the
Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila robusta jordani), Pahrump poolfish
(Empetrichthys latos), White River springfish (Crenichthys baileyi
baileyi), Hiko White River springfish (Crenichthys baileyi grandis),
and White River spinedace (Lepidomeda albivallis); take (harass by
survey and locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus); and remove/reduce to possession the
Nitrophila mohavensis (Amargosa niterwort) in conjunction with survey,
research, genetic analysis, and population monitoring activities in
Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-118641
Applicant: Jodi McGraw, Corralitos, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit,
live-capture, handle, release, and monitor) the Mount Hermon June
beetle (Polyphylla barbata) and take (survey by pursuit, live-capture,
handle, release, and monitor) the Zayante band-winged grasshopper
(Trimerotropis infantilis) in conjunction with surveys, research, and
restoration activities throughout the range of the species for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-063230
Applicant: Jim Rocks, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, release, collect adult vouchers) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis),
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), and take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with survey activities in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-27460A
Applicant: Brian Zitt, Santa Ana, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius
newberryi); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, measure, and
release) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus);
and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release tadpole stage
only) the mountain yellow-legged frog (southern California Distinct
Population Segment (DPS)) (Rana muscosa) in conjunction with survey and
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-29522A
Applicant: Kenneth Gilliland, Ventura, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
locate and monitor nests, and collect infertile/abandoned eggs) the
California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni),
and take (locate and monitor nests, and collect infertile/abandoned
eggs) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction
with survey and population monitoring activities in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-157291
Applicant: National Park Service, Pinnacles National Park, Paicines,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
maintain in captivity, attach radio-transmitters and visual wing
markers, track, band, take feather samples, draw blood, administer
medical testing and medical treatment, release, and supplementally feed
in the wild) the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in
conjunction with captive propagation and population management
activities throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-835549
Applicant: Charles Black, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, release, collect adult vouchers) the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus woottoni); and remove/reduce to possession the
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery),
Monardella viminea (M. linoides subsp. v.) (willowy monardella),
Orcuttia californica (California Orcutt grass), and Pogogyne abramsii
(San Diego mesa mint) in conjunction with surveys, restoration,
population studies, and seed production activities on Marine Corps Air
Station, Miramar, San Diego, California, for the purpose of enhancing
the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-036065
Applicant: Korey Klutz, San Marcos, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the
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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-053020
Applicant: Andrew Pigniolo, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with survey activities in Riverside and San Diego County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-35207A
Applicant: Jordan Zylstra, San Jacinto, 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-135974
Applicant: Michael Marangio, Richmond, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander
(Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (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-135948
Applicant: Natalie Brodie, San Diego, 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-61175B
Applicant: Lindsay Willrick, 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-61177B
Applicant: Matthew, Ricketts, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the California Ridgway's rail (California clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus
obsoletus) (R. longirostris o.) in conjunction with surveys in Alameda,
Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo,
Solano, and Sonoma County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-134338
Applicant: Brenna Ogg, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers,
and collect branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis),
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi); and 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-61650B
Applicant: Normandeau Associates Incorporated, Bedford, New Hampshire
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in
conjunction with survey and monitoring activities throughout the range
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-807078
Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Petaluma, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, measure, band, release, and
set up, monitor and maintain cameras) the California least tern
(Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni) in conjunction with
survey and monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-58760A
Applicant: Jason Yakich, Forest Knolls, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey) the California Ridgway's rail (California clapper
r.) (Rallus obsoletus obsoletus) (R. longirostris o.); take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
woottoni), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi); and
take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California
tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS)
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with survey activities in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-042952
Applicant: Gregory Ballmer, Riverside, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis)
in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the
species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-834492
Applicant: Julie Thomas, Morro Bay, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect
branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), 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-839480
Applicant: Richard Zembal, Laguna Hills, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor
nests, capture, mark, band, release, and remove brown-headed cowbird
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
eggs and chicks from
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parasitized nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus); take (harass by survey and locate and monitor nests)
the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a.
browni); take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, capture,
band, and release) the western snowy plover (Pacific Coast population
DPS) (Charadrius nivosus nivosus); take (capture, mark, band, remove
from the wild, translocate, and release) the light-footed Ridgway's
rail (light-footed clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus levipes) (R.
longirostris l.); and take (capture, handle, and release) the Stephens'
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and San Bernardino Merriam's
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with research
and population monitoring activities within Imperial, Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura Counties,
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-62464B
Applicant: Lindsay Griffin, Thousand Oaks, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-62868B
Applicant: The Klamath Tribes, Chiloquin, Oregon
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, trap, capture,
handle, collect, mark (including the use of fin clips, and PIT tags),
collect gametes, propagate in situ, translocate/reintroduce) the Lost
River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes
brevirostris) in conjunction with surveys, propagation, population
studies, and research activities throughout the range of each species
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-816187
Applicant: David Cook, Santa Rosa, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, mark, release, collect research individuals, tissue samples,
and voucher specimens, and conduct formal training) the California
tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS)
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with population studies,
research, and formal training activities throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-006112
Applicant: Gretchen Flohr, Hayward, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and
Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with
population studies and research throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-839211
Applicant: Marnie McKernan, Redlands, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-810768
Applicant: Paul Galvin, Irvine, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor
nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks
from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
in conjunction with population monitoring activities in California, and
take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed
cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, band, color-
band, and release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in conjunction with population monitoring activities
in California, Nevada, and Arizona for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-63359B
Applicant: Jennifer Radtkey, Oakland, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts)
the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
woottoni), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi); and
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-780566
Applicant: Ruben Ramirez, Oceanside, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, measure, skin swab for chytrid sampling,
collect tissue for skeletochronology, tag (insert passive integrated
transponder (PIT)), and release) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern)
(Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with population studies and
research activities on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-63371B
Applicant: Rheanna Neidinger, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and
locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring
activities throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-28317A
Applicant: David Simi, San Jose, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa
Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (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-363422B
Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Las Vegas, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Mount Charleston blue butterfly (Plebejus shasta charlestonensis) in
conjunction with survey activities within the Spring Mountains National
Recreation Area in Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-045153
Applicant: Dustin Janeke, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey,
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capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect
branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), 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-63440B
Applicant: Daniel Thompson, Las Vegas, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit,
capture, handle, release, collect senescent adults and hatched eggs,
and collect tissue samples) the Mount Charleston blue butterfly
(Plebejus shasta charlestonensis) in conjunction with survey and
research activities within the Spring Mountains National Recreation
Area in Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-61720B
Applicant: Kelli Camara, Capitola, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, measure, swabbing for chytrid sampling, collect tissue for
genetics (toe and tail clip and swabbing), mark, collect voucher
specimens and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma
macrodactylum croceum) in conjunction with population studies and
research activities in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, 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.
Darrin Thome,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
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