Federal Register: July 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 138)
DOCID: fr21jy09-75 FR Doc E9-17270
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS ID: [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N147; 80221-1113-0000-F5]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr21jy09-75
ACTION: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:
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 August 20, 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. TE217119
Applicant: Carie M. Wingert, San Luis Obispo, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
California least tern (Sterna Antillarum browni), and take (capture,
handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) and
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in conjunction
with surveys and population monitoring studies throughout the range of
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Permit No. TE785148
Applicant: AMEC Earth and Environmental, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (August
28, 2001, 66 FR 45322) to take (harass by survey, and locate/monitor
nests) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum browni) in
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies throughout
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE214148
Applicant: Patrick W. Del Pizzo, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and
locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum
browni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE217402
Applicant: Julie M. Love, Santa Barbara, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE217401
Applicant: Cristina V. Slaughter, Santa Barbara, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) and Arroyo
southwestern (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in conjunction with
surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE781084
Applicant: Anita M. Hayworth, Encinitas, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (March
15, 1996, 61 FR 10779) to take (capture, collect, and kill) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the longhorn fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), 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. TE217663
Applicant: Ann M. Dalkey, Redondo Beach, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) 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. TE802450
Applicant: Arthur E. Davenport, Barstow, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (June 8,
1995, 60 FR 30314) to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) in conjunction with surveys throughout
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the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE036499
Applicant: National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Santa Barbara, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (February
12, 2001, 66 FR 9877) to take (translocate) the tidewater goby
(Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction with restoration and
population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE218630
Applicant: Irena M. Mendez, Santa Monica, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the El Segundo Blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE045153
Applicant: Dustin S. Janeke, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with surveys; 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 each
species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Permit No. TE175386
Applicant: USGS, California Cooperative Research Unit, Arcata, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (August
13, 2008, 73 FR 47206) to take (survey, capture, handle, release,
remove from wild and kill) the Lost river sucker (Deltistes luxatus) in
conjunction with surveys, research, and demographic studies in Klamath
County, Oregon, for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Permit No. TE219638
Applicant: Angela M. Calderaro, Rancho Cordova, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) in conjunction with surveys; 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 and research throughout the range
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their 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: July 15, 2009.
Diane Elam,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. E917270 Filed 72009; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist; see ADDRESSES (telephone: 7604319440; fax: 7604319624).