[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45543-45547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18707]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2015-N142]; [FXES11130800000-154-FF08E00000]
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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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 August 31, 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-72047A-2
Applicant: Martina Pernicano, Golden, 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 throughout the range of the species for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-69046B
Applicant: Jim Asmus, San Diego, 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 survey activities throughout the range of the species
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-012137
Applicant: Fort Hunter Liggett, Fort Hunter Liggett, 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 (capture, band, and release) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (capture, handle,
measure, test for chytrid fungus, captive rear, and release) the arroyo
toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with
surveys and research on Fort Hunter Liggett for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-830213
Applicant: EcoPlan Associates, Inc., Mesa, Arizona
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 Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Counties, California, and Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-12511A
Applicant: Kathryn Allan, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, mark, and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse
(Reithrodontomys raviventris) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-225974
Applicant: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Los Altos,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, transfer, and release) the San Francisco garter snake
(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and California red-legged frog (Rana
draytonii) (R. aurora d.) in conjunction with habitat management
activities within the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-122632
Applicant: Kimberly Ferree, Encinitas, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor
nests, capture, mark, band, release, and remove brown-headed cowbird
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (harass by survey,
locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and
chicks from parasitized nests) 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-001075
Applicant: Marc Blain, Pasadena, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, California, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-820658
Applicant: AECOM Technical Services, 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 (harass by survey and locate and monitor
nests) the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna
a. browni); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the
California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County
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Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma
californiense); take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo
(Vireo bellii pusillus); take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino); and take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
ingens), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), and
unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni)
in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the
range of the species in California; take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); and take
(harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the Pacific pocket
mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with surveys
throughout Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, California,
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-815214
Applicant: Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Pismo Beach,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
locate and monitor nests, erect fence and nest exclosures, use remote
sensing cameras, remove nonviable eggs, translocate viable eggs from
abandoned nests, transport eggs, capture, band, and release chicks, and
carry out predator control) the California least tern (Sternula
antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni)) in conjunction with surveys and
population monitoring within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-72045A
Applicant: Alisa Zych, Cardiff by the Sea, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-758175
Applicant: Griffith Wildlife Biology, Calumet, Michigan
The applicant requests a permit renewal to 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); take (harass by survey) the
light-footed Ridgway's rail (light-footed clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus
levipes) (R. longirostris l.) and Yuma Ridgway's rail (Yuma clapper r.)
(Rallus obsoletus yumanensis) (R. longirostris y.); and take (use
recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, capture, band,
release, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from
parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in
conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of
the species in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-816187
Applicant: David Cook, Santa Rosa, 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) and
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-07059A
Applicant: Paul Marsh, Tempe, Arizona
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, mark,
tag, measure, and release) the Virgin River chub (Gila robusta
seminuda), woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus), and Colorado
pikeminnow (squawfish) (Ptychocheilus lucius); take (capture, mark,
tag, measure, and release or collect) the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen
texanus); and take (capture, mark, tag, measure, fin clip, collect
vouchers, and release) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in
conjunction with survey, research, genetic analysis, and population
monitoring activities in California and Nevada for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-70888B
Applicant: Robert Klinger, Oakhurst, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey,
capture, mark, handle, release, and construct predator exclosures) the
Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with
research activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-778195
Applicant: HELIX Environmental Planning, La Mesa, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod
cysts, collect, process, and analyze soil samples for egg
identification) 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 (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); and
take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas
editha quino) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-065741
Applicant: John Lovio, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers,
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 (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); take (locate and monitor nests and remove brown-
headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's
vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with
surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
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Permit No. TE-055013
Applicant: San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to
possession the following species, in conjunction with implementing land
management strategies on and adjacent to the San Bernardino National
Forest, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Eremogone ursina (Bear Valley sandwort),
Astragalus albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch),
Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's milk-vetch),
Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley
milk-vetch),
Astragalus tricarinatus (triple-ribbed milk-vetch),
Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry),
Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea),
Castilleja cinerea (ash-grey paintbrush),
Dodecahema leptoceras (slender-horned spineflower),
Eriastrum densifolium subsp. sanctorum (Santa Ana River
woolly-star),
Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (southern mountain
wild-buckwheat),
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (Cushenbury buckwheat),
Erigeron parishii (Parish's daisy),
Physaria kingii subsp. bernardina (Lesquerella k. subsp.
b.) (San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod),
Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana (Oxytheca p. var.
g.) (Cushenbury oxytheca),
Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass),
Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow),
Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum), and
Thelypodium stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard)
Permit No. TE-100008
Applicant: Daniel Cooper, Oak Park, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-36500A
Applicant: Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, band, and release) the
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys
and population monitoring throughout the Santa Clara River corridor in
Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-139628
Applicant: Garcia and Associates, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged
frog (Rana sierrae) in conjunction with survey activities throughout
the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-119861
Applicant: Quad Knopt, Inc., Fresno, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take the (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 (harass by survey, capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and
Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) and California red-legged
frog (Rana draytonii) (R. aurora d.); take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, mark, fit with radio transmitters, hold in captivity, and
release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), giant
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), and Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides nitratoides); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
mark, take biological samples, and release) the Buena Vista Lake shrew
(Sorex ornatus relictus) in conjunction with surveys, population
monitoring, and research activities throughout the range the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-137006
Applicant: Thea Benson, Paso Robles, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-799557
Applicant: Robert Hamilton, Long Beach, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey)
the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-71214B
Applicant: Tara Collins, Sacramento, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, 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 survey activities throughout the range of
the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-95006A
Applicant: Stephen Chen, San Luis Obispo, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment 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-172638
Applicant: Kevin Livergood, Lake Forest, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod
cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta
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sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with
survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-71221B-0
Applicant: Kimberly Boydstun, Temecula, California
The applicant requests a new permit 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-105545-3
Applicant: Wendy Knight, San Luis Obispo, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey, capture, handle, take biological samples, hold, and release)
the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma
County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys and
research activities throughout the range of the species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-005956
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center,
Reno, NV
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, mark,
tag, measure, transport, and release) the Pahranagat roundtail chub
(Gila robusta jordani) in conjunction with survey, research, genetic
analysis, and population monitoring activities in Nevada 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: July 24, 2015.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
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