[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 249-251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33146]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2016-N242; FXES11130800000-167-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 February 4, 2016.
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).
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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.
Applicants
Permit No. TE-82102B-0
Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, conduct nest monitoring, release, collect biological samples,
fit with radio transmitters, transport, band, captive rear, display
publically, and conduct daily husbandry) the California condor
(Gymnogyps californianus) in conjunction with captive rearing,
research, reintroduction into the wild, and survey activities
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-82155B
Applicant: Johanna Page, Pasadena, 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) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-096745
Applicant: Scott Larson, Oakhurst, 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), and to take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and
Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (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-134370
Applicant: Brant Primrose, San Marcos, 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
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-17827A
Applicant: Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, collect and sacrifice for diet and isotope
analysis, collect scales, implant passive integrated transponder (PIT)
and visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags, and release) the Lahontan
cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) in conjunction with
surveys and population studies within the Summit Lake Paiute
Reservation, Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-839078
Applicant: Spencer Langdon, San Pedro, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment and renewal to take
(harass by survey and locate and monitor nests) the California least
tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni) in conjunction
with surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species
in Los Angeles County, California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-797665
Applicant: RECON Environmental, Inc., San Diego, 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); take (locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-
headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's
vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris
pacificus) and San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
merriami parvus); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, collect hair
samples, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi);
and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly
(Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with survey and population
monitoring activities throughout the range of each of the species in
California; take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, and
remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from
parasitized nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring
activities throughout the range of the species in Arizona, California,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah; and to remove/reduce to possession the
following species on Federal lands, in conjunction with surveys and
population studies throughout the range of the species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival:
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa-mint)
Orcuttia californica (California orcutt grass)
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery)
Pogogyne nudiuscula (Otay mesa-mint)
Deinandra conjugens (Hemizonia c.) (Otay tarplant)
Allium munzii (Munz's onion)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar
manzanita)
Monardella viminea (M. linoides subsp. v.) (willowy
monardella)
Ambrosia pumila (San Diego ambrosia)
Permit No. TE-002243
Applicant: Bighorn Institute, Palm Desert, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
collect biological samples, radio-collar, survey, euthanize critically
ill or injured wild or captive-reared individuals unable to recover,
and release) the Nelson bighorn sheep (Peninsular Ranges distinct
population segment; Peninsular bighorn sheep) (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
in conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range
of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
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Permit No. TE-005535
Applicant: Gilbert Goodlett, Ridgecrest, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit)
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and 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-052159
Applicant: Jeff Ahrens, Irvine, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 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-83957B
Applicant: Monica Brick, San Luis Obispo, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) and Tipton
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in conjunction with
surveys throughout the range the species in California for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-83958B
Applicant: Jared Elia, Concord, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara
County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (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-785564
Applicant: Bumgardner Biological Consulting, Gold River, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, mark, collect tissue samples, and release) the
California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County
DPS) (Ambystoma californiense); take (harass by survey) the California
Ridgway's rail (California clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus obsoletus) (R.
longirostris o.) in conjunction with surveys and population studies
throughout the range of the species in California; and take (harass by
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
in conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range
of the species in Arizona, California, and Nevada for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-090990
Applicant: Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey, capture, handle, measure, implant PIT tags, radio-
collar, vaccinate, collect and test biological samples, transport,
maintain in captivity, release to the wild, and euthanize for humane
reasons) the Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae)
in conjunction with survey and research activities throughout the range
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-031850
Applicant: Gretchen Cummings, Ramona, 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-97450A
Applicant: James Hobbs, Davis, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, release, and collect) the delta smelt
(Hypomesus transpacificus) in conjunction with scientific research
throughout the range of the species in Petaluma River and Sonoma Creek,
Sonoma County; Napa River and Napa-Sonoma Marsh Wildlife Area in Napa
County; San Pablo Bay in Alameda and Marin Counties; Suisun Bay and
Suisun Marsh in Alameda and Solano Counties; and the Bay Delta in
Sacramento, Yolo, and San Joaquin Counties in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-84031B
Applicant: Jessica Self, Riverside, 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
(harass by survey) the Casey's June beetle (Dinacoma caseyi) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-48149A
Applicant: Tammy Lim, Oakland, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa
Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS))
(Ambystoma californiense) and take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
mark, and release) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis
tetrataenia) in conjunction with survey 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.
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