[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8731-8732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4067]


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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. TE-022227

    Applicant: Harry Franklin Smead, Lemon Grove, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) 
in conjunction with field recovery activities throughout its range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-022251

    Applicant: Patricia A. Cole, Costa Mesa, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout its range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-022183

    Applicant: Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the El 
Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout its range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-022181

    Applicant: David J. Ezell, Hemet, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
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presence or absence surveys throughout its range for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-022230

    Applicant: Jeff Kidd, Laguna Niguel, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys and take (capture, handle, and 
release) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) 
for scientific studies throughout their range for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-009066

    Applicant: Thomas Alan Benson, Buena Park, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout its range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-702631

    Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 
1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession specimens of the following plant species: Erigeron decumbens 
var. decumbens (Willamette daisy), Plagiobothrys hirtus (rough 
popcornflower), Delphinium bakeri (Baker's larkspur), Delphinium luteum 
(yellow larkspur), and Phlox hirsuta (Yreka phlox). Authorization is 
also requested to take the following species: the Fender's blue 
butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) and the Blackburn's sphinx moth 
(Manduca blackburni). Collection and take 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-799558

    Applicant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho.
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to extend the geographic 
area authorized to take (survey and collect voucher speciemens) the 
Banbury Springs limpet (Lanx undescribed species), Bliss Rapids snail 
(Taylorconcha serpenticola), Idaho springsnail (Pyrgulopsis 
idahoensis), Snake River physa snail (Physa natricina), and the Utah 
valvata snail (Valvata utahensis), to include throughout the species 
range in conjunction with ecological research for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-798003-1

    Applicant: North State Resources, Redding, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, collect, and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis) throughout its range in California, in conjunction with 
surveys for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-022686

    Applicant: David Mayer, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); take 
(harass by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha 
quino); and take (harass by survey, collect, and sacrifice) the 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 
packardi) throughout the species range in conjunction with surveys for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before March 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief--
Endangered Species, 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 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: February 11, 2000.
Anne Badgley,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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