[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63940-63941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30660]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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. 003483-6
Applicant: Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems
Research Center, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, harass, band,
mark, radio-tag, collect blood, fecal samples, and feathers, hold,
transport, release, and recapture,) the palila (Loxioides bailleui),
Hawaii 'akepa (Loxops coccineus coccineus), akiapola'au (Hemignathus
munroi), Hawaii creeper (Oreomystis mana), large Kauai solitaire
(=kama'o) (Myadestes myadestinus), small Kauai solitaire (=puaiohi)
(Myadestes palmeri), Kauai 'o'o or 'o'o'a'a (Moho braccatus), Kauai
'akialoa (Hemignathus procerus), Kauai nukupu'u (Hemignathus lucidus
hanapepe), Molokai creeper (=kakawahie) (Paroreomyza flammea), Oahu
creeper (=alauwahio) (Paroreomyza maculata), Molokai thrush (=oloma'o)
(Myadestes lanaiensis rutha), 'o'u (Psittirostra psittacea), crested
honeycreeper (='akohekohe) (Palmeria dolei), Maui 'akepa (Loxops
coccineus ochraceus), Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys),
po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma), Maui nukupu'u (Hemignathus lucidus
affinis), Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel (='ua'u) (Pterodroma phaeopygia
sandwichensis), Hawaiian hawk (='io) (Buteo solitarius), and
nightingale reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia), and take (capture,
band, weigh, collect blood, fecal samples, and feathers, attach radio
transmitters, release, recapture) the Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)
for ecological and demographic studies on the Islands of Hawaii, Kauai,
Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and Laysan for the purpose of enhancing their
survival. Notwithstanding the collection of blood from Laysan ducks,
the applicant has previously conducted all of the above activities
under subpermit BRDHFS-5.
Permit No. 003249-0
Applicant: William E. Stewart, La Mesa, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) the California
least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in conjunction with predator
control activities in San Diego County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 769304
Applicant: Jeffrey Halstead, Bighorn Institute, Palm Desert,
California.
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture,
mark, collect biological data) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides exiles) in Madera and Kings counties, California, in
conjunction with scientific research and surveys, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 804864
Applicant: Kent R. Beaman, Beaman Biological Consulting, Loma
Linda, California.
The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take
(presence/absence survey) the California gnatcatcher (Polioptila
californica) and the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha
quino) throughout Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles
counties for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 744878-5
Applicant: Institute For Wildlife Studies, Arcata, California.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
handling, measuring, and banding) the San Clemente loggerhead shrike
(Lanius ludovicanus mearnsi) throughout its range on San Clemente
Island, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No: 780566
Applicant: Ruben S. Ramirez, Jr., Diamond Bar, California.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture by pitfall
trap, and attach radio telemetry) the arroyo southwestern toad (Buffo
microscaphus californicus) throughout its range for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 807078-3
Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (band and
monitor) the San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus
mearnsi) on San Clemente Island, California, for the purpose of
enhancing the survival of the species.
Permit No. 796012
Applicant: Debra Crowe, CH2MHILL, Sacramento, California.
The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (collect)
the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside
fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootonii) within vernal pools in the
Central Valley/Foothills of California, for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. 821229
Applicant: David Crawford, Impact Sciences, Inc., Agoura Hills,
California.
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (presence/absence
survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Raphionmidas terminatus
abdominalis) in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California, for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 789253
Applicant: Brian D. Foster, Coronado, California.
The applicant requests permit renewal and amendment to take (mark
nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum (=albifrons browni)
and western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) within the
State of California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 800930
Applicant: Viviane Marquez, Marquez and Associates Biological
Consultants, Chula Vista, California.
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (presence/absence
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survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillil extimus)
in San Diego, Riverside, Orange, and Imperial counties, California, for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received
on or before December 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief,
Division of Recovery, Planning and Permits, Ecological Services, Fish
and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 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 received,
including names and addresses, 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 6, 1998.
Thomas Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-30660 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
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