[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14445-14446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6629]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
    The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct 
certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided 
pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Permit No. PRT-799387

Applicant: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Fisheries Program, Bonners 
Ferry, Idaho

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, PIT tag, 
radio tag, mark, surgically sex, release, and sacrifice) the Kootenai 
River population of the white sturgeon (Acipenser trasmontanus) in the 
Kootenai River, Idaho for scientific research to enhance the 
propagation and survival of the species.

Permit No. PRT-798017

Applicant: Habitat Restoration Group, Felton, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) in 
Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California to determine the presence/
absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. PRT-799491

Applicant: Dale T. Steele, Stockton, CA

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, collect hair 
samples, and radio-tag) the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia 
rufa nigra) in Mendocino County, California for scientific research to 
enhance the survival of the species.

Permit No. PRT-799489

Applicant: Frances R. Taylor, Las Vegas, NV

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) up to 200 Pahrump 
poolfish (Empetrichthys latos) from the Spring Mountain Ranch refuge 
pond for captive propagation to obtain life history information on 
spawning ecology, water temperature preference, critical thermal 
minimum and maximums, substrate preference, and age and growth data to 
enhance the propagation and survival of the species.

Permit No. PRT-799486

Applicant: Janet A. Randall, San Francisco, CA
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, tag, release, and 
play taped foot drumming recordings) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
ingens) in San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties, California for biological 
and behavorial studies to enhance the propagation and survival of the 
species.

Permit No. PRT-799495

Applicant: Roger D. Gambs, San Luis Obispo, CA

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, measure, 
weigh, and release) the Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni 
morroensis) in San Luis Obispo County, California to conduct presence/
absence surveys to enhance the survival of the species. These 
activities were previously authorized under the Regional Director's 
permit no. PRT-702631.

Permit No. PRT-793638

Applicant: Ramona Swenson, El Cerrito, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, release, and 
sacrifice voucher specimens) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 
newberryi) throughout the range of the species in California to conduct 
presence/absence surveys and population monitoring to enhance the 
survival of the species.

Permit No. PRT-799570

Applicant: Carol W. Witham, Davis, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 
vernal pools throughout the species' range in California to determine 
presence or absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing species 
survival.

Permit No. PRT-768251

Applicant: Biosearch Wildlife Surveys, Santa Cruz, California

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit to include take 
(collect and release) of the conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools 
throughout the species' range in California while conducting ecological 
studies on co-occurring species for the purpose of enhancing species 
survival.

Permit No. PRT-799569

Applicant: Renee Y. Owens, San Marcos, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by nest monitoring) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San Diego and Orange 
counties, California to monitor nest success and remove brown headed 
cowbird eggs/nestlings for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-799566

Applicant: John G. Coy, Bellevue, Washington

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools throughout the species range in 
California to determine presence or absence of the species for the 
purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-799564

Applicant: Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Sacramento, 
California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools 
throughout the species' range in California to determine presence or 
absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-799561

Applicant: Entrix Incorporated, Sacramento, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools 
throughout the species' range in California to determine presence or 
absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-799546

Applicant: Wymer and Associates, Citrus Heights, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp [[Page 14446]] (Lepidurus packardi) in 
vernal pools throughout the species' range in California to determine 
presence or absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing species 
survival.

Permit No. PRT-797230

Applicant: Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, Elk 
Grove, California

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit to include take 
(harass by survey, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) of the 
conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) in vernal pools in 
Sacramento County, California to determine presence or absence of the 
species for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-799555

Applicant: Beak Consultants Incorporated, Sacramento, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice voucher specimens) the conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 
vernal pools throughout the species' range in California to determine 
presence or absence of the species for the purpose of enhancing species 
survival.

Permit No. PRT-799551

Applicant: Bryan M. Mori, Watsonville, California

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit to include take 
(collect and release) of the conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools 
throughout the species' range in California while conducting ecological 
studies on co-occurring species for the purpose of enhancing species 
survival.

Permit No. PRT-799558

Applicant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect, release, 
sacrifice voucher specimens) the Snake River (physa snail (Physa 
natricina), the Idaho springsnail (Fontelicella idahoensis), the Utah 
valvata snail (Valvata utahensis), and the Banbury Springs Limpet (Lanx 
n. sp.) in the Snake River, Idaho, and its tributaries between (and 
including) river mile 589.3 and river mile 553.0 to determine presence 
or absence of the species and to various life history and ecological 
studies on the species for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

Permit No. PRT-781377

Applicant: San Marino Environmental Consultants, San Marino, 
California

    The applicant requests amendment of their permit to include take 
(harass by survey, collect, handle, release, and sacrifice voucher 
specimens) of the tidewater goby (Eucylogobius newberryi) throughout 
its range in California to determine presence or absence, and take 
(harass by survey, collect, handle, and release) of the unarmored 
threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in San 
Bernardino County, California, to determine presence or absence and 
monitor populations for the purpose of enhancing species survival.

DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received 
within 30 days of the date of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, 
Portland, Oregon 97232-4181. Please refer to the respective permit 
number for each application when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by 
any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents, 
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice, to the 
following office: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 11th 
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181. Telephone: 503-231-2063; FAX: 503-
231-6243. Please refer to the respective permit number for each 
application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: March 9, 1995.
William F. Shake,
 Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 95-6629 Filed 3-16-95; 8:45 am]
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