[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38297-38299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15467]


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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 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Permit No. TE-026298
    Applicant: Ana M. Gaisiner, 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 Riverside and San Diego Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-796280
    Applicant: Hydrozoology, Newcastle, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment 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 throughout each species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-838742
    Applicant: Michelle M. Dohrn, Glendale, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the 
El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the species' range in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-012136
    Applicant: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, 
Oregon.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture and handle) 
the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker 
(Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with surveys throughout each 
species' range in Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-026656
    Applicant: Barry A. Prigge, North Hollywood, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Astragalus jaegerianus in conjunction with scientific 
research throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.
Permit No. TE-018180
    Applicant: National Park Service, Point Reyes, California
    The permittee requests an amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession specimens of Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis in 
conjunction with research and the collection of voucher specimens 
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.
Permit No. TE-026659
    Applicant: Ventana Wilderness Society, Carmel Valley, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, mark, and 
release)

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the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in conjunction with 
reintroduction actions throughout the species' range for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival. These activities were previously authorized 
under subpermit VENTWS-10.
Permit No. TE-026932
    Applicant: Darlene B. Woodbury, Santa Maria, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the California least tern in conjunction with monitoring activities in 
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-027425
    Applicant: Michael D. White, Encinitas, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment 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 each 
species' range in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.
Permit No. TE-028233
    Applicant: Jonathan Stead, Oakland, 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) in conjunction with surveys throughout each species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-028228
    Applicant: Richard H. Rohrbeck, Romeo, Michigan
    The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate 
commerce, two female and two male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) geese 
(Nesochen [=Branta] sandvicensis) for the purpose of enhancing the 
species propagation and survival.
Permit No. TE-843449
    Applicant: Richard J. Eisenbart, San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment 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 each 
species' range in California 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 permittee requests an amendment to take the O`ahu `elepaio 
(Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis) throughout the species' range in 
conjunction with recovery efforts for the purpose of enhancing its 
propagation and survival.
Permit No. TE-027422
    Applicant: Brian T. Pittman, Oakland, 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 the vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys in 
northern California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-829250
    Applicant: Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Laie, Hawaii.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, mark, collect 
eggs, and relocate eggs) of the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys 
imbricata) in conjunction with scientific research on the islands of 
Molokai and Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-807078
    Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass, capture and 
band) the California least tern (Sterna antilluarum browni) in 
conjunction with monitoring in Alameda County, California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-795934
    Applicant: Jones and Stokes Associates, Sacramento, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture) the Fresno 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) in conjunction with 
population studies throughout the species' range in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-797267
    Applicant: H.T. Harvey and Associates, San Jose, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass, locate nests) 
the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in 
conjunction with ecological research throughout the species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-802107
    Applicant: Patricia Baird, Long Beach, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (collect blood) the 
least tern (Sterna antillarum) throughout the species' range in 
Mississippi, Texas, and Nebraska and take (collect blood) the 
California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) throughout the 
species' range in California in conjunction with genetic research for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 027730
    Applicant: National Fisheries Service, SWFSC, Tiburon Lab, Tiburon, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture 
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) throughout 
the species' range in California in conjunction with presence or 
absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before July 20, 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.


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    Dated: June 13, 2000.
Don Weathers,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 00-15467 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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