[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28726-28728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
Permit No. 783010
    Applicant: California Department of Transportation, Santa Ana, 
California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of her permit for take (harass 
by survey, locate and monitor nests) of the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and for take (locate and 
monitor nests) of the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) to 
include the species ranges throughout California in conjunction with 
population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 827496
    Applicant: Matthew Gitzendanner, Pullman, Washington.
    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's desert parsley) on Federal 
lands in Linn and Lane Counties, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington 
in conjunction with scientific research for the purpose of enhancing 
its propagation and survival.
Permit No. 779910
    Applicant: William E. Haas, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (toe-
clip; collect blood) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in San Diego County, California in conjunction with 
genetic research for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 818627
    Applicant: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Corvallis, 
Oregon.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (capture, 
otolith mark, captively rear, sacrifice, and release) the Oregon chub 
(Oregonichthys crameri) at Shady Dell Pond, and East Fork Minnow Creek 
Pond in Lane County, Oregon in conjunction with ecological research and 
growth rate studies for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 788074
    Applicant: Ellen T. Bauder, San Diego State University, San Diego, 
California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of her permit to take (collect) 
San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) in conjunction 
with ecological research on Eryngium aristulatum ssp. parishii (San 
Diego button celery) in San Diego County, California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 827499
    Applicant: Richard E. Farris, Agoura Hills, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in Ventura, Los 
Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 827498
    Applicant: Jesus Maldonado, Los Angeles, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and 
release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) 
in conjunction with surveys and ecological research in San Pedro, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 785108
    Applicant: Tierra Consultants, Inc., Riverside, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus 
abdominalis)

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in conjunction with surveys in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 827500
    Applicant: Sean J. Barry, Dixon, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release; 
collect voucher specimens) the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora 
draytonii) and take (capture and release; collect blood, tissue and 
voucher specimens) the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) in 
conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and genetic research 
in northern California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 787924
    Applicant: Markus Spiegelberg, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (locate 
and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with population monitoring and removal 
of brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs in Orange, Riverside, and 
San Diego Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.
Permit No. 811894
    Applicant: Samuel M. McGinnis, Hayward, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit for take 
(capture, mark, and release) of the San Francisco garter snake 
(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) to include the greater Pacifica area, 
San Mateo County, California and for take (capture and release; radio-
tag) the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii) in the 
greater Pacifica area and the San Francisco International Airport, San 
Mateo County, California in conjunction with population studies and 
ecological research for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 810678
    Applicant: Harmsworth Associates, Dove Canyon, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (harass 
by survey; capture and release; collect and sacrifice voucher 
specimens) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis), and Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) 
in conjunction with surveys in vernal pools in San Diego, Orange, 
Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Kern, Fresno, Merced, and Santa 
Barbara Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.
Permit No. 802160
    Applicant: Bayfront Conservancy Trust, Chula Vista, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect eggs) the light-
footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) in conjunction with a 
captive breeding program at the Chula Vista Nature Center, San Diego 
County, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Personnel 
from the Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Office, 
Carlsbad, California will collect the eggs.
Permit No. 811615
    Applicant: Cynthia Jones, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (locate 
and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with removal of brown-headed cowbird 
(Molothrus ater) eggs throughout the species range in California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 828741
    Applicant: Johnson Wang, Clayton, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture/release; collect 
voucher specimens) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 
conjunction with life history studies in Marin County, California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 758175
    Applicant: John and Jane Griffith, San Clemente, California.
    The applicants request an amendment of their permit to take (harass 
by survey) the light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) 
and the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), and take 
(harass by survey and nest monitoring) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Imperial County, California 
and Yuma County, Arizona, and take (harass by survey, locate and 
monitor nests, capture, band and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo 
bellii pusillus) in Imperial County, California in conjunction with 
surveys and life history studies for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.
Permit No. 829201
    Applicant: Bernard May, Davis, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture/release, 
electroshock, collect tissue samples, and sacrifice) the Mojave tui 
chub (Gila bicolor mojavensis) and Owens tui chub (Gila bicolor 
snyderi) in conjunction with genetic research in Inyo, Mono, Madera, 
and San Bernardino Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.
Permit No. 829204
    Applicant: H. Lee Jones, Lake Isabella, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and the 
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys 
and population monitoring in San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, 
San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 829250
    Applicant: Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Laie, Hawaii.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture; flipper-tag; 
satellite and radio-tag; and release) the hawksbill sea turtle 
(Eretmochelys imbricata) in conjunction with reproductive and 
ecological research in Hawaii and Maui Counties, Hawaii for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 828708
    Applicant: Maria-Paloma Nieto, Nipomo, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the California least tern (Sterna antillarum brownii) and western snowy 
plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in conjunction with population 
monitoring in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before June 26, 1997.

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: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are

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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 20 days of the date of 
publication of this notice to the address above; telephone: 503-231-
2063. Please refer to the respective permit number for each application 
when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: May 20, 1997.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1 Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 97-13745 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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