[Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)]
[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-N0088; 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 June 1, 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 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. 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-208907
Applicant: Thomas Juhasz, Pasadena, 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 surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-147553
Applicant: Jeffrey J. Mitchell, San Francisco, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (April 9,
2007, 72 FR 17576) 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 surveys throughout the range of each
species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-210233
Applicant: Leslie L. Koenig, Livermore, California.
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-210229
Applicant: Katherine J. Pettigrew, Santee, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus), and take
(survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha
quino) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species
within the jurisdiction of the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, in
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-210235
Applicant: Matthew McDonald, Idylwild, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species within the
jurisdiction of the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino
National Forest, Riverside County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-807078
Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Petaluma, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to an existing permit (January
5, 2001, 66 FR 1150), in order to extend the geographic area and take
(survey, locate, monitor nests, capture, measure, band, and release)
the California least tern (Sterna antilluarum browni) in conjunction
with monitoring throughout the range of the species in Ventura, Los
Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties, California, and to extend the
geographic area and take (capture, measure, band and release) the
northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in conjunction with
monitoring throughout the range of the species in Sonoma, Mendocino,
and Lake
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Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-146039
Applicant: Hildegarde N. Spautz, El Ceritto, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (April 9,
2007, 72 FR 17576) to take (harass by survey, capture, handle and
release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-211099
Applicant: Kenneth A. Glass, Oakhurst, 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 surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-212445
Applicant: Robert A. Schell, San Rafael, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense); 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 the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
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.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Diane Elam,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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