Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)
DOCID: fr01my09-70 FR Doc E9-9723
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS ID: [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N0088; 80221-1113-0000-F5]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr01my09-70
ACTION: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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 June 1, 2009.
DOCUMENT 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 these permits.
SUMMARY:
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
SUPPLEMENTAL 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. 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. TE208907
Applicant: Thomas Juhasz, Pasadena, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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. TE147553
Applicant: Jeffrey J. Mitchell, San Francisco, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (April 9,
2007, 72 FR 17576) to take (capture, 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. TE210233
Applicant: Leslie L. Koenig, Livermore, California.
The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE210229
Applicant: Katherine J. Pettigrew, Santee, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus), and take
(survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha
quino) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species
within the jurisdiction of the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE210235
Applicant: Matthew McDonald, Idylwild, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species within the
jurisdiction of the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino
National Forest, Riverside County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE807078
Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Petaluma, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to an existing permit (January
5, 2001, 66 FR 1150), in order to extend the geographic area and take
(survey, locate, monitor nests, capture, measure, band, and release)
the California least tern (Sterna antilluarum browni) in conjunction
with monitoring throughout the range of the species in Ventura, Los
Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties, California, and to extend the
geographic area and take (capture, measure, band and release) the
northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in conjunction with
monitoring throughout the range of the species in Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake
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Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Permit No. TE146039
Applicant: Hildegarde N. Spautz, El Ceritto, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (April 9,
2007, 72 FR 17576) to take (harass by survey, capture, handle and
release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE211099
Applicant: Kenneth A. Glass, Oakhurst, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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. TE212445
Applicant: Robert A. Schell, San Rafael, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense); and take (capture, 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 the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
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.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Diane Elam,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. E99723 Filed 43009; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist; see ADDRESSES (telephone: 7604319440; fax: 7604319624).