[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4888-4890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2131]


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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. TE-006559

Applicant: Dale Powell, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and the Delhi 
Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout each species' 
range for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-821401

Applicant: Brian E. Daniels, Long Beach, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout the species' range for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-838015

Applicant: Stephen Sprague, Anaheim, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout the species' range for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-006333

Applicant: Douglas F. Markle, Corvallis, Oregon


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    The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, handle, tag, 
transport, and sacrifice) the shortnose sucker (Chasmistes 
brevirostris) and the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) in 
conjunction with population and ecological studies throughout each 
species' range for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Some of the 
above activities were previously authorized under subpermit MARKDF-7.

Permit No. TE-837448

Applicant: Douglas W. Allen, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to: take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys; take (locate and monitor nests) the 
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with 
population studies and removal of brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) 
eggs and chicks from parasitized nests; and take (harass by survey; 
locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys, 
population studies, and removal of brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks 
from parasitized nests of these species throughout San Diego, Imperial, 
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-006745

Applicant: Yvonne C. Moore, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and harass by 
marking) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in 
conjunction with surveys and scientific research in Riverside, San 
Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No's. TE-006112, TE-007074

Applicant: Gretchen Flohr, Fremont, California; Ellen Piazza, Fair 
Oaks, California

    The applicants are requesting permits to take (harass by survey, 
collect and sacrifice) 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 surveys throughout the 
species' range in California, for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-006953

Applicant: Moore Biological Consultants, Lodi, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys 
throughout the species' range in California, for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival. The applicant was previously authorized to 
conduct these activities under PRT-795929.

Permit No. TE-005687

Applicant: Anthony Cario, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in 
conjunction with surveys in San Diego County, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-005956-9

Applicant: National Biological Service, Reno, Nevada

    The applicant requests a renewal to take (capture, measure, weigh, 
release, and sacrifice) the Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus), Ash Meadows 
speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Moapa dace (Moapa 
coriacea), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis 
mionectes), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis), 
White River spinedace (Lepidomeda albivallis), White River springfish 
(Crenichthys baileyi baileyi), Hiko White River springfish (Crenichtys 
baileyi grandis), Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), shortnose 
sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), Borax Lake chub (Gila boraxobius), 
Independence Valley speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus), and 
Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila robusta jordani) in conjunction with 
scientific research in specific areas where the species occur in the 
States of Oregon, Nevada, and California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival. These activities were previously authorized under 
subpermit NBSRFS-9.

Permit No. TE-007011

Applicant: John H. Burke, Oceanside, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillil extimus) and take 
(capture and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) 
and Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys where each species occurs 
in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, 
and Ventura Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-725726

Applicant: Dennis D. Murphy, Reno, Nevada

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

Permit No. TE-787645

Applicant: Thomas Olsen Associates, Incorporated, Hemet, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cantorum) and the 
Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Pima, Pinal, and 
Maricopa Counties, Arizona for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-006328

Applicant: Michael Brian Drake, Nuevo, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and the Delhi 
Sands flower-loving fly (Raphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout each species' 
range for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-829554

Applicant: Barbara Kus, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey; 
locate and monitor nests; and capture, band, and release) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillil extimus) in 
conjunction with scientific studies throughout the species range in 
California and New Mexico for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before March 3, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Recovery, Planning and Permits, 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

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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: January 21, 1999.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 99-2131 Filed 1-29-99; 8:45 am]
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