[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58082-58083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28878]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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

Permit No. 749872

    Applicant: David Germano, Bakersfield, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to include take 
(capture and release) of the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus 
longimembris pacificus) in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties, 
California in conjunction with population studies for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 819222

    Applicant: Kings River Conservation District, Fresno, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, collect 
biological data, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
nitratoides exiles) in Fresno County, California, and to take (harass 
by survey, and collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the longhorn 
fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 
packardi) in Central Valley of California from and including Sacramento 
County south to and including Kern County in conjunction with 
scientific research and the presence or absence surveys for the purpose 
of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 818627

    Applicant: Paul Scheerer, Corvallis, Oregon.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and sacrifice) the 
Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) in conjunction with assessing 
juvenile survival through otolith aging in Minnow Creek Pond, Shady 
Dell Pond, and Green Island, in Lane and Linn Counties Oregon for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 809232

    Applicant: Paul Holden, Logan, Utah.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to include taking 
(capture, tag, and release) the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in 
conjunction with conducting population size, habitat use, and life 
history studies in Lake Mead, Nevada for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. 786497

    Applicant: Paul Principe, Murrieta, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to include take 
(capture and release) of the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
stephensi) in conjunction with surveys and habitat studies in Riverside 
County, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 817400

    Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in conjunction 
with population monitoring in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 745033

    Applicant: Scientific Research and Consulting Service, Marina, 
California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include take 
(capture and release) of the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis 
sirtalis tetrataenia) in conjunction with population monitoring in 
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Benito Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 818259

    Applicant: Philip Northen, Rohnert Park, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) and sacrifice 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) and vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) cysts in conjunction with soil 
analysis for toxic substances in Tehama and Butte Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 817991

    Applicant: Nancy Rena Siepel, Cayucos, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) throughout the species' range 
in California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 817689

    Applicant: Kent Reeves, Sacramento, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) throughout the 
species' range in California in conjunction with presence or absence 
surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 820015

    Applicant: Michael Westphal, Alviso, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta lynchi), vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), 
and Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni) throughout the 
species' ranges in California in conjunction with amphibian surveys for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 820018

    Applicant: Richard Seymour, Alviso, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta lynchi), vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), 
and Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni) throughout the 
species' ranges while conducting amphibian surveys for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 787644

    Applicant: Stephen Tabor, Bakersfield, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to include take 
(capture and release) of the Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
heermanni morroensis) in Kern County, California in conjunction with 
population studies for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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 include 
authorization to remove and reduce to possession specimens of the 
following plant species: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia 
(Del Mar manzanita); Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower); 
Delissea undulata (plant, no common name); Chamaesyce herbstii (akoko); 
Chamaesyce rockii (akoko); Cyanea acuminata (haha); Cyanea humboldtiana 
(haha); Cyanea longiflora (haha); Cyanea st.-johnii (haha); Cyanea 
koolauensis (haha); Cyanea longiflora (haha); Cyrtandra dentata 
(haiwale);

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Cyrtandra subumbellata (haiwale); Cyrtandra viridiflora (haiwale); 
Delissea subcordata (oha); Eragrostis fosbergii (plant, no common 
name); Gardenia mannii (nanu); Laborida cyrtandrae (kamakahala); 
Lepidium arbuscula (anaunau); Lobelia gaudichaudii spp. koolauensis 
(plant, no common name); Lobelia monostachya (plant, no common name); 
Melicope saint-johnii (alani); Myrsine juddii (kolea); Phyllostegia 
hirsuta (plant, no common name); Phyllostegia kaalaensis (plant, no 
common name); Pritchardia kaalea (loulu); Schiedea kealiae (plant, no 
common name); Trematolobelia singularis (plant, no common name); Viola 
oahuensis (plant, no common name); Achyranthes mutica (plant, no common 
name); Cenchrus agrimonioides (kamanomano); Cyanea grimesiana spp. 
grimesiana (haha); Cyperus trachysanthos (puukaa); Euphorbia 
haeleeleana (plant, no common name); Isodendrion laurifolium (aupaka); 
Panicum niihauense (lau ehu); Phyllostegia parviflora (plant, no common 
name); Plantanthera holochila (plant, no common name); Sanicula 
purpurea (plant, no common name); Schiedea hookeri (plant, no common 
name); Schiedea kauaiensis (plant, no common name); Schiedea nuttallii 
(plant, no common name); Cyanea dunbarii (haha); Lysimachia maxima 
(plant, no common name); Schiedea sarmentosa (plant, no common name); 
Clermontia drepanomorpha (oha wai); Cyanea platyphylla (haha); 
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (hau kuahiwi); Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis 
(hau kuahiwi); Melicope zahlbruckneri (alani); Neraudia ovata (plant, 
no common name); Phyllostegia racemosa (kiponapona); Phyllostegia 
velutina (plant, no common name); Phyllostegia warshaueri (plant, no 
common name); Pleomele hawaiiensis (hala pepe); Pritchardia schattaueri 
(loulu); Sicyos alba (anunu); Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum 
(ae); Alsinidendron lychnoides (kuawawaenohu); Alsinidendron viscosum 
(plant, no common name); Cyanea remyi (haha); Cyrtandra cyaneoides 
(mapele); Hibiscus waimeae ssp. hannerae (kokiokeokeo); Delissea 
rivularis (oha); Hibiscadelphus woodii (hau kuahiwi); Kokia kauaiensis 
(kokio); Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis (kamakahala); 
Phyllostegia knudsenii (plant, no common name); Phyllostegia wawrana 
(plant, no common name); Pritchardia napaliensis (loulu); Pritchardia 
viscosa (loulu); Schiedea helleri (plant, no common name); Schiedea 
membranacea (plant, no common name); Schiedea stellarioides 
(laulihilihi); Viola kauaensis var. wahiawaensis (nani waialeale); 
Calystegia stebbinsii (Stebbins' morning-glory); Ceanothus roderickii 
(Pine Hill ceanothus); Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens 
(Pine Hill flannelbush); and Galium californicum ssp. sierrae (El 
Dorado bedstraw) throughout their range for recovery efforts in order 
to enhance their propagation and survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before December 12, 1996.

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; FAX: 503-231-6243. 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: Mr. Bryon Holt, Division of 
consultation and conservation Planning, Portland, Oregon (see address 
above; telephone: 503-231-2063). 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 address 
above. Please refer to the respective permit number for each 
application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: November 1, 1996.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1 Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 96-28878 Filed 11-8-96; 8:45 am]
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