[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37840-37842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14990]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N135; 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 of 1973, as amended (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 July 24, 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-092622
Applicant: Gabriel A. Valdes, Flagstaff, Arizona
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey
and
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locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) and to take (locate and monitor nests) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo belli pusillus) in conjunction with survey and
population monitoring activities throughout the range of each species
in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-819475
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado
The applicant requests a permit renewal 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 Nevada and
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-05613B
Applicant: Garth P. Alling, Zephyr Cove, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities in Lincoln County, Nevada, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-213314
Applicant: Morro Coast Audubon Society, Morro Bay, California
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (locate,
capture, handle, and relocate) the Morro shoulderband snail
(Helminthoglypta walkeriana) in conjunction with population monitoring,
relocation, and habitat enhancement activities in San Luis Obispo
County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-053085
Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (expand the
range of authorized activities to capture, seine, electrofish, PIT tag,
collect vouchers, and preserve larvae) the Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen
texanus) and the bonytail chub (Gila elegans) in conjunction with
surveys and scientific studies throughout the range of each species in
California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-05661B
Applicant: Jennifer D. Gold, Santa Barbara, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, locate, monitor
nests, and erect fencing and exclosures) the California least tern
(Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. b.) in conjunction with survey
activities at Ormond Beach and wetlands in Ventura County, California,
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-039460
Applicant: Thomas Olson Biological Consulting, Lompoc, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, collect biological samples and voucher specimens, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS)
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys, population
monitoring, and research activities in Santa Barbara County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-091012
Applicant: Molly E. Goble, San Ramon, 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-06131B
Applicant: Kimberly S. Romich, Yucaipa, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and to take
(survey, capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-06145B
Applicant: Alicia Hill, Encinitas, California
The applicant requests a permit 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-06164B
Applicant: Megan A. Kelso, Palo Alto, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) the California
clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) and Pacific pocket mouse
(Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with marsh plant
research activities in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Santa Clara, and Alameda
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-06197B
Applicant: Ian C. Cain, Santee, California
The applicant requests a permit 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-050122
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey, capture,
handle, radio collar, tag, translocate, collect biological samples, and
release) the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) in conjunction
with surveys and ecological research throughout the range of the
subspecies in California for the purpose of enhancing the subspecies'
survival.
Permit No. TE-115373
Applicant: Darin A. Busby, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and 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.
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Permit No. TE-084254
Applicant: Ellen K. Schafhauser, Weldon, 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 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.
Larry Rabin,
Regional Director, Acting, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. 2013-14990 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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