[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30426-30427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11796]


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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 USC 1531 et seq.).

Permit No. TE-776608

    Applicant: Monk and Associates, Walnut Creek, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and handle) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma

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californiense) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Santa 
Barbara County, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-025200

    Applicant: Kathleen L. Whitney, Santa Barbara, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate 
and monitor nests, capture, band, and release) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and take (monitor nests, 
capture, band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus) in conjunction with scientific research through out each 
species range in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-025197

    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Environmental Services, Las Vegas, 
Nevada.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture 
and handle, collect tissue samples, and collect voucher specimens) the 
razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) and Colorado squawfish 
(Ptychocheilus lucius) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys 
and scientific research throughout each species range for the purpose 
of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-025394

    Applicant: David B. Waller, San Diego, 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-837308

    Applicant: John K. Konecny, Escondido, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to his permit to: take (harass 
by survey) the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis); take 
(harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, band, and 
release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus); and take (monitor nests, capture, band, and release) the 
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys 
and population monitoring throughout each species range in the State of 
Arizona for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-826200

    Applicant: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bay Area 
District, Pescadero, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture) 
the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and 
take (capture, mark) the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora 
draytonii) in conjunction with population monitoring and habitat 
enhancement within Ano Nuevo State Park, California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-025434

    Applicant: Russell N. Holmes, Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg, 
Oregon.
    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Plagiobothrys hirtus (rough popcornflower) in conjunction 
with recovery efforts within Douglas County, Oregon for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-025732

    Applicant: Samuel S. Sweet, University of California, Santa 
Barbara, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and handle) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-025944

    Applicant: Chris Farmer, Santa Barbara, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to: take (harass by survey and 
monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus); take (monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus); and take (harass by survey) the California least tern 
(Sterna antillarum browni) in conjunction with presence or absence 
surveys throughout each species range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-026485

    Applicant: Dr. David Kingsley, Stanford University School of 
Medicine, Stanford, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
collect) the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus 
williamsoni) in conjunction with genetic research throughout the 
species range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before June 12, 2000.

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.

Thomas J. Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 00-11796 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]
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