Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020) 2020 Federal Register, 85 FR 65859-65860; Centralized Library: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65859-65860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22965]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2020-N141; FXES11130800000-212-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 November 16,
2020.

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: Susie Tharratt, Regional Recovery Permit
Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-
2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Tharratt, Regional Recovery
Permit Coordinator, via phone at 916-414-6561, 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 endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR

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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 Take activity Permit action
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TE-83425D........... Scott Soares, CA Capture, handle, New.
Hollister, California tiger and release.
California. salamander
(Santa Barbara
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-225970........... Charlotte Marks, CA Capture, handle, New.
Sacramento, Conservancy release, and
California. fairy shrimp collect
(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).

California tiger
salamander
(Santa Barbara
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-08293C........... Travis Marella, CA Capture, handle, Renew and amend.
Ventura, Tidewater goby and release.
California. (Eucyclogobius
newberryi).
TE-73946B........... Austin Parker, Palos CA Pursue, capture, Amend.
Long Beach, Verdes blue handle, and
California. butterfly release.
(Glaucopsyche
lygdamus
palosverdesensis
).
TE-84156D........... Stephen Gergeni, CA Capture, handle, New.
Sacramento, California tiger and release.
California. salamander
(Santa Barbara
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-50510A........... Geoffrey Cline, CA Capture, handle, Renew and amend.
Truckee, California tiger collect tissue
California. salamander samples, and
(Santa Barbara release.
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
Giant
kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys
ingens).
Tipton
kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys
nitratoides
nitratoides).
Fresno
kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys
nitratoides
exilis).
TE-84165D........... Kaia Colestock, CA Capture, handle, New.
Fresno, California tiger and release.
California. salamander
(Santa Barbara
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
TE-200340........... Andrew Hatch, CA Capture, handle, Renew and amend.
South Lake California tiger and release.
Tahoe, salamander
California. (Santa Barbara
County and
Sonoma County
Distinct
Population
Segments (DPSs))
(Ambystoma
californiense).
Mountain
yellow-legged
frog (Rana
muscosa).
Sierra
Nevada Yellow-
legged Frog
(Rana sierrae).

Unarmored
threespine
stickleback
(Gasterosteus
aculeatus
williamsoni).
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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,
Regional Endangered Species Program Manager, Sacramento, California.
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