[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10032-10033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5037]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered 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 USC 1531 et seq.).

Permit No. 779910

Applicant: William E. Haas, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to: take (harass 
by survey; capture, mark, release; relocate) the southwestern arroyo 
toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in Orange, Riverside, San Diego, 
and Imperial Counties, California; take (locate and monitor nests; 
capture, band, color-band, release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo 
bellii pusillus) throughout its range; take (harass by survey) the 
light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) in San Diego 
County, California; take (capture, measure, and release) the Pacific 
pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) throughout its range; 
and take (capture, measure, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys stephensi) throughout its range in California in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys, population monitoring, and ecological 
research for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 796012

Applicant: Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Sacramento, 
California

    The applicant requests an amendment to its permit to take (harass 
by survey, capture and release, collect voucher specimens) the 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni) and San Diego fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) throughout the species' range in 
California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and 
scientific research for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 825576

Applicant: Richard N. Wales Jr., Tustin, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, measure, and 
release) the southwestern arroyo toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) 
in conjunction with ecological research in Orange, Los Angeles, San 
Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 804203

Applicant: Steve Myers, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (locate 
and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed 
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests 
throughout the species range in California, and take (capture, handle, 
and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami 
parvus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and population 
monitoring in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 745541

Applicant: Stephen J. Montgomery, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture, 
handle, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus 
scirpensis) in conjunction with life history studies in Inyo County, 
California, and the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 839480

Applicant: Richard Zembal, Laguna Niguel, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey; capture, band, color-band, and release; collect eggs and 
capture juveniles; and translocate) the light-footed clapper rail 
(Rallus longirostris levipes) in Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles 
Counties, California, in conjunction with ecological research, 
population monitoring, augmenting existing populations by translocating 
eggs, and developing a captive breeding protocol at the Chula Vista 
Nature Center, San Diego, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival. The ecological and population monitoring were previously 
authorized under subpermit Zembrl-5.

Permit No. 838091

Applicant: Michael S. Cooperman, Corvallis, Oregon

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and 
sacrifice) larvae of the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the 
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with 
ecological research and life history studies in southern Oregon for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 832945

Applicant: Lisa M. Kegarice, San Bernardino, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus 
abdominalis) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout 
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. 813545

Applicant: Brock Ortega, Encinitas, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey, collect and sacrifice) the Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootoni), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

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sandiegonensis), and vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi) in 
conjunction with presence and absence surveys and population monitoring 
in San Diego, Riverside, and Orange Counties, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 817400

Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey using a motorized boat) the California clapper rail (Rallus 
longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys 
in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 785564

Applicant: Parsons Harland Bartholomew & Associates, Sacramento, 
California

    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) 
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout the species 
range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 839093

Applicant: Thomas Wang, San Francisco, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey; mark 
larvae) the mission blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis) 
in conjunction with scientific research in San Mateo County, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 815537

Applicant: Karen Swaim, Livermore, California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle, 
and release) the Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) 
and to take (harass by survey) 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) throughout the range of the 
species in California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys, 
general aquatic surveys, and scientific research for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 836517

Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (locate and 
monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed 
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests 
throughout the species' range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No's. 832717, 794784, 797665

Applicants: Rodrick Dossey, El Cajon, California; Affinis, El Cajon, 
California; RECON, San Diego, California

    The applicants request a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and ecological research 
throughout the species' range in California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 810768

Applicant: Harmsworth Associates, Dove Canyon, California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey; nest monitor) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and 
nest monitoring throughout the species' range in California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 801346

Applicant: Geoffrey L. Rogers, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys in San Diego, Orange, 
Imperial, and Riverside Counties, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 839211

Applicant: Marnie Crook, Redland, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and population monitoring 
in San Bernardino County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. 839483

Applicant: University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) 
and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction 
with the collection of soil samples at the Beale Air Force Base and 
Jepson Prairie Reserve, California, for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. 839578

Applicant: David Evans and Associates, Inc., Bellevue, Washington

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) throughout 
the states of Utah and Nevada in conjunction with presence or absence 
surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before March 30, 1998.

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: February 20, 1998.
William F. Shake,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-5037 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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