[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62335-62336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30610]


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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. 835433

Applicant: California Army National Guard, San Luis Obispo, 
California.

    The applicant requests a 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 the 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in conjunction with 
presence or absence surveys in vernal pools throughout the species 
range in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 790167

Applicant: Kevin Lafferty, Santa Barbara, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to extend the 
area authorized to take (harass by survey, capture and release) the 
tidewater goby (Eucyglobius newberryi) in conjunction with presence or 
absence surveys and population monitoring throughout the species range 
in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 835549

Applicant: Charles Black, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture 
and release) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and remove 
and reduce to possession the San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne abramsii) 
and the San Diego button celery (Eryngium aristulatum ssp. pavishii) 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival, in conjunction with 
research in vernal pools on Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, 
California.

Permit No. 804203

Applicant: Stephen Myers, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and 
San Diego Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. 835918

Applicant: Jutta C. Burger, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836517

Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836419

Applicant: Mike Wilcox, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in Riverside, 
Orange, and San Diego Counties, California, and take (harass by survey) 
the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) 
in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. 836521

Applicant: Dan Holland, Fallbrook, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, measure, 
apply Passive Integrated Transponders, and radio-tag) the arroyo 
southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in conjunction with 
ecological research in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836518

Applicant: The Environmental Trust, La Mesa, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to: take (locate and monitor nests, 
capture, band, color-band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo 
bellii pusillus); take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); take (harass by survey, 
capture and release, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the San 
Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni); take (capture and release) the 
Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi); and take (capture and 
release, conduct egg counts) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo 
microscaphus californicus) in conjunction with population monitoring 
and ecological research in Southern California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 777965

Applicant: LSA Associates, Irvine, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San Diego, Orange, 
Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and 
Kern Counties, California, in conjunction with presence or absence

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surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. 836079

Applicant: Richard E. Hill, Fair Oaks, California.

    The applicant requests a 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 the 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in conjunction with 
presence or absence surveys and ecological research in vernal pools, 
throughout the species range in California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, Ecological 
Services, 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 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: November 17, 1997.
Don Weathers,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 97-30610 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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