[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38055-38056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18185]



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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.

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    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. 702631

Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 
1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.

    The applicant requests amendment of his permit to allow take of the 
following species: whooping crane (Grus americana), southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Mariana mallard (Anas 
oustaleti), Micronesian Megapode (=La Perouse's) (Megapodius 
laperouse), Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra), brown 
pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Yuma clapper rail (Rallus 
longirostris yumanensis), Morro shoulderband snail (= banded dune) 
(Helminthoglyptoa walkeriana), Arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo 
microscaphus californicus), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys 
imbricata), and leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). 
Authorization to collect specimens of the following plant species is 
also requested: Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha (ko'oko'alau), 
Chorizanthe robusta (robust spineflower), Cyrtandra giffardii 
(ha`iwale), Cyanea lobata (haha), Neraudia sericea (plant, no common 
name), Plantago princeps (Laukahi kuahiwi), Poa mannii (Mann's 
bluegrass), Schiedea spergulina var. leiopoda (plant, no common name), 

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Serianthes nelsonii (Hayn lagu = Tronkon guafi), Sesbania tomentosa 
(`Ohai), Solanum incompletum (popolo ku mai), Stenogyne angustifolia 
var. angustifolia (plant, no common name), Stenogyne bifida (plant, no 
common name), Stenogyne campanulata (plant, no common name), 
Adenophorus periens (Fern, pendant kihi), and Asplenium fragile var. 
insulare (plant, no common name). Take and collection activities will 
be conducted throughout the range of the species for recovery efforts 
in order to enhance the propagation and survival of the species.

Permit No. 804203

Applicant: Stephen J. Myers, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) for presence/absence 
surveys in Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing the survival of the species.

Permit No. 804207

Applicant: Robert A. Aramayo, Albany, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) for presence/absence surveys 
in the Big Sur River lagoon, Monterey County, California for the 
purpose of enhancing the survival of the species.

Permit. No. 804206

Applicant: Steve Clark, Portland, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) for presence/
absence surveys on Navy installations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, 
San Francisco, San Mateo, and Solano Counties, California for the 
purpose of enhancing the survival of the species.

Permit No. 775869

Applicant: Richard Friesen, Irvine, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (capture 
and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris 
pacificu) for presence/absence surveys in Los Angeles, Orange, and San 
Diego Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing the survival of 
the species.

Permit No. 800922

Applicant: Manomet Observatory for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, 
Massachusetts.

    The applicant requests an amendment to their permit to take 
(collect feather samples) the coastal California gnatcatcher 
(Polioptila californica californica) in San Diego County, California 
for scientific research for the purpose of enhancing the survival of 
the species.

Permit No. 804076

Applicant: Becky Yeager, Logan, Utah.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey using taped 
vocalizations, monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Epidonax traillii extimus) for presence/absence surveys along the 
Virgin River in Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the survival of the 
species.

Permit No. 804072

Applicant: Douglas Markle, Corvallis, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, measure, 
and release) the shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), and Lost 
River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) in Klamath County, Oregon for 
scientific research for the purpose of enhancing the propagation and 
survival of the species. These activities were previously authorized 
under the Regional Director's blanket permit no. PRT-702631.

DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received on 
or before August 24, 1995.

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. All comments, 
including names and addresses, received will become part of the 
official administrative record and may be made available to the public.

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 NE. 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: July 18, 1995.
Thomas Dwyer,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 95-18185 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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