Federal Register: December 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 240)
DOCID: fr14de07-57 FR Doc E7-24246
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr14de07-57
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or before January 14, 2008.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
We invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
SUMMARY:
Endangered and threatened species permit applications,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The following applicants have applied for
scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (``we'') solicits review and comment from local, State, and
Federal agencies, and the public on the following permit requests.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire commentincluding your personal identifying
informationmay 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.
Permit No. TE168924
Applicant: Jeff E. Gurule, North Fork, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE168923
Applicant: Randall L. Stringer, Carmichael, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE043630
Applicant: San Francisco Estuary Institute, Oakland, California
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction
with ecological research in San Francisco, Contra Costa, Sacramento,
Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin Counties for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE066621
Applicant: Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California.
The permittee requests and amendment to take (harass by survey) the
light footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) and take (band
chicks) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring at Naval Base
Ventura County Point Mugu, California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE110373
Applicant: Eric F. Kline, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE168927
Applicant: Drew C. Stokes, San Diego, California.
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, tag, collect tissue, mark by toeclipping, and release) the
arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE839480
Applicant: Richard Zembal, Laguna Hills, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey and monitor) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in conjunction with population monitoring and other life history studies in Orange County California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE168926
Applicant: Kailash K. Mozumder, Encinitas, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE168957
Applicant: Virginia M. VonBerg, San Luis Obispo, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE142435
Applicant: Debra Shier, Topanga, California.
The applicant requests an amenment to take (capture, handle, mark, translocate, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit 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.
Dated: December 10, 2007.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. E724246 Filed 121307; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, see ADDRESSES, (telephone: 7604319440; fax: 7604319624).