[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56211-56212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27055]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI.

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-017185

Applicant: Rick Fox, City of San Diego, Escondido, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with scientific research throughout their range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-017549

Applicant: Mary J. Whitfield, Weldon, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and 
locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with scientific research throughout 
its range in the State of California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-017919

Applicant: Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, Santa Cruz, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, band, tag, and 
translocate) San Clemente loggerhead shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus 
mearnsi) which are predating upon other federally listed species. These 
take activities are to occur throughout the species range for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-817991

Applicant: Nancy Rena Siepel, Cayucos, California.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with scientific research throughout the species range 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-018078

Applicant: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.

    The permittee requests a permit renewal to take (capture using 
nets, locate nests using trained dogs, handle individuals and eggs, 
band, tag, collect blood and feathers, and release) nene geese 
(Nesochen(=Branta) sandvicensis) in conjunction with captive breeding 
and scientific research, and take (capture, handle, band, and release) 
Hawaiian dark-rumped petrels (Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis) in 
conjunction with scientific research throughout their range for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival. The applicant also requests to 
remove and reduce to possession specimens of the following plant 
species: Adenophorus periens, Argyroxiphium kauense, Argyroxiphium 
sandwicense var. sandwicense, Asplenium fragile var. insulare, 
Cyrtandra giffardii, Hibiscadelphus giffardianus, Hibiscadelphus 
hualalaiensis, Ischaemum byrone, Kokia drynarioides, Nothocestrum 
breviflorum, Plantago hawaiensis, Pleomele hawaiiensis, Portulaca 
sclerocarpa, Pritchardia affinis, Sesbania tomentosa, Silene 
hawaiiensis, Spermolepis hawaiiensis, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense. Take 
and collection activities will be conducted throughout the range of the 
species in conjunction with propagation and outplanting in order to 
enhance their survival. These activities were previously authorized 
under subpermit NPSHV.

Permit No. TE-018111

Applicant: Tenera Energy, San Franciso, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect, 
and sacrifice) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) throughout

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the range of the species in conjunction with surveys and ecological 
research for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-016591

Applicant: Wendy Weber, Hayward, 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), vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
woottoni) throughout the species range in California, in conjunction 
with surveys, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-017352

Applicant: Division of Fish and Wildlife, Saipan, Northern Mariana 
Islands.

    The permittee requests a permit renewal (previously authorized 
under subpermit CNMIFW-10) to: take (capture, measure, weigh, band, 
radio-tag, and withdraw blood) the Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) and 
the Mariana moorhen (Gallinula chloropus guami); take (capture, band, 
and withdraw blood) the Micronesian (or La Perouse's) megapode 
(Megapodius laperouse); take (capture and band) the Mariana gray (or 
Vanikoro) swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis bartschi), Tinian monarch 
(Monarcha takatsukasae), and nightingale reed warbler (Acrocephalus 
luscinia); and take (capture, measure, radio-tag, and collect tissue 
biopsies) the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the hawksbill sea 
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); The applicant also requests a permit 
amendment to take (radio-tag) the nightingale reed warbler and the 
Mariana gray (or Vanikoro) swiftlet; and take (collect feathers) the 
Micornesian megapode in conjunction with scientific research in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-702631

Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 
1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession specimens of the following plant species: Clermontia 
samuelii (oha wai); Cyanea copelandii ssp. haleakalaensis (haha); 
Cyanea glabra (haha); Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. hamatiflora (haha); 
Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis (na`ena`e); Hedyotis 
schlechtendahliana var. remyi (kopa); Kanaloa kahoolawensis (kohe 
malama malama o Kanaloa); Labordia tinifolia var. lanaiensis 
(kamakahala); Labordia triflora (kamakahala); and Melicope munroi 
(alani). Collection activities will be conducted throughout the species 
range in conjunction with recovery efforts for the purpose of enhancing 
their propagation and survival.

Permit No. TE-017949

Applicant: Peter Lewendal, Junction City, 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), vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
woottoni) throughout the species range in California and Oregon, in 
conjunction with surveys, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before November 17, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief-
Endangered Species, 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: October 7, 1999.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 99-27055 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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