[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16703-16705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06122]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N063; FXES11130800000-134-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 April 17, 2013.
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-94965A
Applicant: Susan E. Townsend, Oakland, California
The applicant requests a permit 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 surveys and population studies throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-221411
Applicant: Center For Natural Lands Management, Temecula, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
capture, and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus
longimembris pacificus), take (harass by survey) the Quino checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), and take (survey, capture, handle,
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in
conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and land management
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-94977A
Applicant: Theodore D. Robertson, Walnut Creek, California
The applicant requests a permit 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 surveys and population studies throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-110373
Applicant: Eric F. Kline, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-94998A
Applicant: Leonard Y. Liu, Oakland, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (harass by
survey) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara,
San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-198922
Applicant: LaTisha M. Sarre, Pleasant Grove, 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 surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-190302
Applicant: Mitch C. Siemens, Arroyo Grande, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa
Barbara County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with
surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-008031
Applicant: David W. Flietner, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
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conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-221290
Applicant: Lee Ripma, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) 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 each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-96471A
Applicant: Mason Holmes, San Ramon, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, mark, take biological samples, and release) the California
tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS)
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys and population
studies throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-019949
Applicant: Vipul R. Joshi, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) 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 each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-021929
Applicant: California Native Plant Society, Mather, 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), and
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with
educational tours and population monitoring in Sacramento County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-96483A
Applicant: Elizabeth A. Kempton, Glendora, 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 surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-012973
Applicant: ECORP Consulting, Inc., Rocklin, California
The applicant requests an amendment to an amendment to take
(survey, capture, handle, measure, and release) the giant kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys ingens) and take (survey, capture, handle, measure, mark,
and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
in conjunction with survey, demographic study, and restoration
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-168927
Applicant: Drew C. Stokes, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a renewal to take (survey, capture, handle,
mark, and take biological samples) and an amendment to take (pitfall
trap) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus
(Bufo microscaphus c.)) in conjunction with survey, population
monitoring, and upland use study in San Diego County, California, for
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-221295
Applicant: Angelica Mendoza, Fontana, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-185611
Applicant: CuriOdyssey Corporation, San Mateo, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by capture, handle,
transport, and captive rear) the California tiger salamander (Sonoma
County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with public
outreach display and ecological research studies within the geographic
jurisdiction of the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, California,
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-200339
Applicant: Sarah M. Foster, Sacramento, 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 surveys and population studies throughout the range of
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-97709A
Applicant: Kathryn L. Riley, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-074955
Applicant: Susan R. Scatolini, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, collect,
and collect vouchers) the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
woottoni) and San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-97717A
Applicant: Melissa Blundell, Encinitas, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, band,
monitor nests, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii
pusillus) in conjunction
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with surveys and population monitoring activities throughout the range
of the 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.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. 2013-06122 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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