[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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