[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16953-16954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7605]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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-036501

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Piedras Blancas Field Station, 
San Simeon, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, tag, 
attach radio transmitters, and release) the giant kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys ingens) throughout the species' range in conjunction with 
scientific research for the purpose of enhancing its survival. These 
activities were previously authorized under subpermit No. BRDPBS-2.

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Permit No. TE-039161

Applicant: Lara Tikkanen Reising, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), and take 
(survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha 
quino) in conjunction with surveys throughout the species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-039305

Applicant: Michael Klein, Sr., San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Laguna Mountain skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the species' range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-039282

Applicant: Richard B. Lewis, Costa Mesa, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and 
monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) in conjunction with surveys in Los Angeles, Orange, San 
Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Ventura, California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-027295

Applicant: Ecosphere Environmental Services, Durango, Colorado

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the state of California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-039463

Applicant: John Gallo, Goleta, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and 
monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) and take (monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in 
Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-039201; TE-802457; TE-039289; TE-039300

Applicants: Pamela Marie Wright, Topanga, California; Donald Sutton, 
Encinitas, California; Kari Roesch, Carlsbad, California; Michael 
Ferrell, Carlsbad, California

    These applicants request a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the species' range in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-039800

Applicant: Kathy S. Williams, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Laguna Mountains Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the species' range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-039460

Applicant: Thomas Olsen, Lompac, 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-039313

Applicant: Theodore Kennedy, Saint Paul, Minnesota
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, mark, 
and release) the Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus 
nevadensis) and Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis 
mioectes) in conjunction with scientific research at the Ash Meadows 
National Wildlife Refuge in Nye County, Nevada for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-018172

Applicant: Allan A. Schoenherr, Fullerton, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in conjunction with 
presence and absence surveys in Imperial and Riverside Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. These activities 
were previously authorized under subpermit SCHOAA-5.

Permit No. TE-026654

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Klamath Falls, Oregon

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release; collect larvae) the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and 
the shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostrum) in conjunction with the 
collection of fish distribution and condition information to gauge the 
success of restoration efforts in Klamath County, Oregon for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-039877

Applicant: Chris Hayes, Concord, California

    The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate 
commerce, one female and one male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) goose 
(Nesochen [=Branta] sandvicensis) for the purpose of enhancing the 
species propagation and survival. This notification covers activities 
conducted by the applicant over the next 5 years.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before April 27, 2001.

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: March 14, 2001.
Rowan W. Gould,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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