[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3805-3810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02103]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2018-N144; FXES11130800000-178-FF08E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before March 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit
requests for copies of the applications and related documents and
submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and
comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s)
(e.g., TEXXXXXX).
Email: permitsr8es@fws.gov.
U.S. Mail: Daniel Marquez, Endangered Species Program
Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, 2800 Cottage Way,
Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Marquez, via phone at 760-431-
9440, via email at permitsr8es@fws.gov, or via the Federal Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are
listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
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endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72
for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
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Applicant, city,
Application No. state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE-817400............... East Bay Regional Salt marsh CA Survey, mark, Capture, handle, Renew and Amend.
Park District, harvest mouse track, nest insert PIT tags,
Oakland, (Reithrodontomys monitor, collect collect vouchers,
California. raviventris). vouchers. monitor nests.
California
least tern
(Sternula
antillarum browni
(Sterna a.
browni)),.
California
clapper rail
((Rallus
longirostris
obsoletus),
Conservancy fairy
shrimp
(Branchinecta
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-102310............... Mitchell Dallas, CA Survey, collect Capture, handle, Renew.
Morro Bay, Conservancy fairy soil, identify release, collect
California. shrimp branchiopod eggs. vouchers, and
(Branchinecta collect soil.
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-14749C............... Lorena Bernal, San CA Survey............ Capture, handle, New.
Diego, California. Conservancy fairy release, and
shrimp collect vouchers.
(Branchinecta
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-237061............... Daniel Chase, San Tidewater CA Survey and collect Capture, handle, Renew.
Francisco, goby vouchers. release, and
California. (Eucyclogobius collect vouchers.
newberryi).
TE-012973............... Ecorp Consulting, San CA Survey............ Capture, handle, Amend.
Rocklin, Bernardino and release.
California. Merriam's kangaroo
rat (Dipodomys
merriami parvus).
TE-08086D............... Santa Clara Valley California CA Survey............ Survey............ New.
Water District, clapper rail
San Jose, (Rallus
California. longirostris
obsoletus).
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TE-41182B............... Karen Pope, Arcata, Sierra CA Survey and Capture, handle, Renew and Amend.
California. Nevada yellow- research studies. take skin swabs,
legged frog (Rana insert PIT tags,
sierrae). collect vouchers,
salvage, and test
for disease.
TE-094893............... Santa Barbara Hoffmann's CA Remove/reduce to Collect, bank Renew and Amend.
Botanic Garden, rock-cress (Arabis possession from seeds.
Santa Barbara, hoffmannii). lands under
California. Santa Rosa Federal
Island manzanita jurisdiction.
(Arctostaphylos
confertiflora).
Marsh
Sandwort (Arenaria
paludicola)
Clara
Hunt's milk-vetch
(Astragalus
claranus)
Ventura
Marsh milk-vetch
(Astragalus
pycnostachyus var.
lanosissimus)
Braunton's
milk-vetch
(Astragalus
brauntonii)
Coastal
dunes milk-vetch
(Astragalus tener
var. titi)
Nevin's
barberry (Berberis
nevinii)
Island
Barberry (Berberis
pinnata ssp.
insularis)
Tiburon
paintbrush
(Castilleja
affinis ssp.
neglecta)
Soft-
leaved paintbrush
(Castilleja
mollis)
California
jewelflower
(Caulanthus
californicus)
Coyote
ceanothus
(Ceanothus
ferrisiae)
Catalina
Island mountain-
mahogany
(Cercocarpus
traskiae)
Chorro
Creek bog thistle
(Cirsium fontinale
var. obispoense)
La
Graciosa thistle
(Cirsium
loncholepis)
Presidio
clarkia (Clarkia
franciscana)
Vine Hill
clarkia (Clarkia
imbricata)
Pismo
clarkia (Clarkia
speciosa ssp.
immaculata)
Soft
bird's-beak
(Cordylanthus
mollis ssp.
mollis)
Salt marsh
bird's-beak
(Cordylanthus
maritimus ssp.
maritimus)
Gaviota
Tarplant
(Deinandra
increscens ssp.
villosa)
San
Clemente Island
larkspur
(Delphinium
variegatum ssp.
kinkiense)
Vandenberg
monkeyflower
(Diplacus
vandenbergensis)
Santa
Clara Valley
dudleya (Dudleya
setchellii)
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Santa
Barbara Island
liveforever
(Dudleya traskiae)
Kern
mallow (Eremalche
kernensis)
Indian
Knob mountainbalm
(Eriodictyon
altissimum)
Lompoc
yerba santa
(Eriodictyon
capitatum)
Loch
Lomond coyote
thistle (Eryngium
constancei)
San Diego
button-celery
(Eryngium
aristulatum var.
parishii)
Menzies'
wallflower
(Erysimum
menziesii)
Island
bedstraw (Galium
buxifolium)
Monterey
gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
arenaria)
Hoffmann's
slender-flowered
gilia (Gilia
tenuiflora ssp.
hoffmannii)
Contra
Costa goldfields
(Lasthenia
conjugens)
Burke's
goldfields
(Lasthenia burkei)
Beach
layia (Layia
carnosa)
San
Joaquin wooly-
threads (Monolopia
(=Lembertia)
congdonii)
Sebastopol
meadowfoam
(Limnanthes
vinculans)
San
Clemente Island
woodland-star
(Lithophragma
maximum)
Nipomo
Mesa lupine
(Lupinus
nipomensis)
San
Clemente Island
bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
clementinus)
Santa Cruz
Island bush-mallow
(Malacothamnus
fasciculatus var.
nesioticus)
Island
malacothrix
(Malacothrix
squalida)
Santa Cruz
Island malacothrix
(Malacothrix
indecora)
Bakersfield cactus
(Opuntia
treleasei)
California
Orcutt grass
(Orcuttia
californica)
Lyon's
pentachaeta
(Pentachaeta
lyonii)
Island
phacelia (Phacelia
insularis ssp.
insularis)
Yadon's
piperia (Piperia
yadonii)
Calistoga
allocarya
(Plagiobothrys
strictus)
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San Diego
mesa-mint
(Pogogyne
abramsii)
Otay mesa-
mint (Pogogyne
nudiuscula)
Gambel's
watercress
(Rorippa
gambellii)
Santa Cruz
Island rockcress
(Sibara filifolia)
Keck's
Checker-mallow
(Sidalcea keckii)
California
seablite (Suaeda
californica)
Santa Cruz
Island fringepod
(Thysanocarpus
conchuliferus).
TE-797999............... Merkel & CA Survey............ Survey, Capture, Renew.
Associates, Inc., Conservancy fairy handle, release,
San Diego, shrimp and collect
California. (Branchinecta vouchers.
conservatio),
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
Southwestern
willow flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Quino
checkerspot
butterfly
(Euphydryas editha
quino)
Light-
footed clapper
rail (light-footed
Ridgway's r.)
(Rallus
longirostris
levipes) (R.
obsoletus l.)
Unarmored
threespine
stickleback
(Gasterosteus
aculeatus
williamsoni)
Tidewater
goby
(Eucyclogobius
newberryi).
TE-11825D............... Autumn Skimin, CA Survey............ Capture, handle, New.
Georgetown, Conservancy fairy release, and
California. shrimp (&), collect vouchers.
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi).
TE-11840D............... Josh Weinik, Long El Segundo CA Survey............ Survey............ New.
Beach, California. blue butterfly
(Euphilotes
battoides allyni),
Palos
Verdes blue
butterfly
(Glaucopsyche
lygdamus
palosverdesensis)..
TE-821967............... Paul Galvin, CA, NV Survey and nest Survey, nest Renew.
Irvine, California. Conservancy fairy monitor. monitor, Capture,
shrimp handle, release,
(Branchinecta and collect
conservatio), vouchers.
Longhorn
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
longiantenna),.
San Diego
fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta
sandiegonensis),
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Riverside
fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus
woottoni),
Vernal
pool tadpole
shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi),
Southwestern
willow flycatcher
(Empidonax
traillii extimus),
Least
Bell's vireo
(Vireo belli
pusillus).
TE-05665B............... Lisa Achter, Grass California CA Survey............ Capture, handle, Amend.
Valley, California. tiger salamander and release.
(Sonoma County
Distinct
Population Segment
(DPS)) (Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-12771D............... Lynn Sweet......... Triple- CA Remove/reduce to Collect tissue and New.
ribbed milk-vetch possession from whole plants.
(Astragalus lands under
tricarinatus). Federal
jurisdiction.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Angela Picco,
Acting Chief of Ecological Services, Pacific Southwest Region,
Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2019-02103 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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