[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14150-14152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06230]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2015-N050]; [FXES11130800000-154-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 April 17, 2015.
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.
Applicants
Permit No. TE-59536B
Applicant: Eric Drake, Sacramento, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara
County Distinct Population Segment (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-59573B
Applicant: Andrew Krause, Lebec, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) and
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in conjunction
with survey activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-59587B
Applicant: California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento,
California
The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession the
Oenothera deltoides subsp. howellii (Antioch Dunes evening-primrose)
and Erysimum capitatum subsp. angustatum (Contra Costa wallflower) in
conjunction with restoration activities throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-59592B
Applicant: Angela Johnson, Wauconda, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take (harass by
survey, locate, and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey and population
monitoring throughout the range of the species in California, Nevada,
Oregon, and Arizona, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-833230
Applicant: Robert Aramayo, Albany, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
collect vouchers) 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 survey activities throughout
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-30659A
Applicant: Creekside Center for Earth Observation, Menlo Park,
California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect,
and translocate) the mission blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides
missionensis) in conjunction with surveys and reintroduction programs
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species survival.
Permit No. TE-817397
Applicant: John Storrer, Santa Barbara, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey,
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capture, handle, release, collect tissue for genetic analysis, and
collect voucher specimens) 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-237086
Applicant: Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture,
handle, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana
sierrae) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-148556
Applicant: Deborah Van Dooremolen, Las Vegas, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) and Yuma Ridgway's rail (Rallas obsoletus yumanensis
(R. longirostris y.) (Yuma clapper rail) in conjunction with survey
activities within Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing
the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-59890B
Applicant: Olberding Environmental, Incorporated, Folsom, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, release, and collect adult 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 the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-012973
Applicant: ECORP Consulting, Incorporated, Rocklin, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect
cysts) 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 the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-148554
Applicant: Amber Heredia, Ladera Ranch, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment 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, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and
Utah, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-29658A
Applicant: Cindy Dunn, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit,
live-capture, handle, and release) 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-233291
Applicant: Margaret Mulligan, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit,
live-capture, handle, and release) 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-179013
Applicant: Scott Werner, Ojai, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and
take (locate and monitor nests and remove brown-headed cowbird
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with survey and
nest monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-832717
Applicant: Rodrick Dossey, Escondido, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to
possession the Monardella viminea (M. linoides subsp. v.) (willowy
monardella), Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar
manzanita), Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower),
Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush), Ambrosia pumila (San
Diego ambrosia), Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-
celery), Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa mint), Orcuttia californica
(California Orcutt grass), and Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum
(Cordylanthus maritimus subsp. maritimus) (salt marsh bird's beak) in
conjunction with surveys in Imperial, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-051236
Applicant: Erika Edison, La Mesa, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and
take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-051242
Applicant: Monica Alfaro, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and
take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-161483
Applicant: Linette Lina, Orange, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and
take (locate and monitor nests and remove brown-headed cowbird
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with survey and
nest monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
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Permit No. TE-044846
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, Ventura,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to
possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction the Boechera
hoffmannii (Arabis h.) (Hoffmann's rock cress), Arctostaphylos
confertiflora (Santa Rosa Island manzanita), Berberis pinnata subsp.
insularis (island barberry), Castilleja mollis (soft-leaved
paintbrush), Dudleya traskiae (Santa Barbara Island liveforever),
Galium buxifolium (island bedstraw), Gilia tenuiflora subsp. hoffmannii
(Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia), Malacothamnus fasciculatus var.
nesioticus (Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow), Malacothrix indecora (Santa
Cruz Island malacothrix), Malacothrix squalida (Island malacothrix),
Phacelia insularis subsp. insularis (island phacelia), and
Thysanocarpus conchuliferus (Santa Cruz Island fringepod) in
conjunction with genetic research and population studies in Channel
Islands National Park, California, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-082908
Applicant: Melanie Rocks, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, and collect adult 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) and take (survey by
pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-60151B
Applicant: Lisa Franklin, Crestline, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (locate and monitor
nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and take
(capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-082908
Applicant: Mary Belk, New Braunfels, Texas
The applicant requests a new permit to take (collect adult
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 research activities throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-60218B
Applicant: James Hickman, San Bernardino, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-768251
Applicant: Biosearch Associates, Santa Cruz, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) and
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides); take (capture,
handle, mark, and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander
(Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum); take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora
draytonii); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, and release)
the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia); and
take (capture and release) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), 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-233367
Applicant: Laura Gorman, Encinitas, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult 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 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 amendment to take (capture, handle,
mark, collect biological samples, radio-collar, survey, translocate,
hold over-night, and release) the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis
canadensis sierrae) in conjunction with survey and research 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.
Dated: March 10, 2015.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
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