[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52434-52435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21987]


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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-007216

    Applicant: Laura Boykin, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Orcuttia californica, Orcuttia pilosa, Orcuttia viscida, 
Tuctoria greenei, and Tuctoria mucronata in conjunction with 
evolutionary research and the collection of voucher specimens 
throughout each species' range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-029414

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

Permit No. TE-031471

    Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Portland, Oregon
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass, capture, and harm) 
the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and through activities 
directed at maintaining and restoring habitat throughout the species' 
range for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-029394

    Applicant: Maeton Freel, Goleta, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and nest 
monitoring) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) in conjunction with surveys in the Los Padres National Forest, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-802107

    Applicant: Patricia Baird, Long Beach, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (collect blood) 
the least tern (Sterna antillarum) throughout its range in Louisiana, 
Kentucky, and Tennessee in conjunction with genetic research, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-745541

    Applicant: SJM Biological Consultants, San Diego, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (toe-clip and 
PIT-tag) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) 
in conjunction with ecological research, and take (radio-tag) the 
Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in conjunction with 
translocation activities and ecological research throughout each 
species' range, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-796271

    Applicant: S.C. Dodd Biological Consulting, San Diego, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (toe-clip and 
PIT-tag) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) 
in conjunction with ecological research throughout its range, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-807635

    Applicant: Thomas Boullion, Cottonwood, California
    The permittee requests a permit 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 its survival.

Permit No. TE-030362

    Applicant: Tenera Environmental, LLC., San Luis Obispo, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture) 
the Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout its range in California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-030384

    Applicant: Vince Semonsen, Santa Barbara, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and handle; 
collect tissue samples) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and 
genetic research in Santa Barbara County, California, for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-795938

    Applicant: EIP Associates, Sacramento, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
handle; collect tissue samples) the California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with presence or absence 
surveys and genetic research in Santa Barbara County, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-023496

    Applicant: Endangered Species Recovery Program, Fresno, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
radio-tag) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) 
throughout its range in conjunction with relocation efforts and 
population augmentation at Lemoore Naval Air Station, Kings County, 
California, 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 take the short-tailed 
albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) throughout its range in conjunction 
with recovery efforts for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before September 28, 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

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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: August 21, 2000.
Don Weathers,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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