[Federal Register: January 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 15)]
[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-2009-N0014; 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 February 25, 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-203081
Applicant: John P. LaBonte, Santa Barbara, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the El
Segundo Blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni), and 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-031913
Applicant: Morgan L. Ball, Lompoc, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the
El Segundo Blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni), and 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
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conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species in
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-203835
Applicant: Rachel M. Posten, Long Beach, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and
monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli
extimus) and take (monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii
pusillus) in conjunction with surveys and monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-148554
Applicant: Amber S. Oneal, Costa Mesa, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-809232
Applicant: Bio-West Incorporated, Logan, Utah
The applicant requests an amendment to remove/remove to possession
the Nitrophila mohavensis (Amargosa Niterwort) from federal lands in
conjunction with genetic research sampling for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. TE-204452
Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Hollister, California
The applicant requests a permit to remove/remove to possession the
Caulanthus californicus (California jewelflower) and Monolopia
congdonii (San Joaquin wooly-threads) from federal lands in conjunction
with a seed bank collection and viability analysis for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-204436
Applicant: Johanna M. Kisner, Orcutt, 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-204468
Applicant: Michael J. Walgren, Woodland Hills, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and
handle) the Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta waleriana) 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: January 16, 2009.
Amedee Brickey,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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