[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5846-5847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2932]


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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 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
solicits review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, 
and the public on the following permit requests.

Permit No. TE-050450

    Applicant: Lisa D. Allen, Irvin, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with demographic studies throughout the range of the species for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-840619

    Applicant: Jeff Priest, San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailii extimus) 
in conjunction with surveys in Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, 
and Orange Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-051529

    Applicant: Brenda L. McMillan, La Mesa, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and take (harass 
by survey, collect, and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootoni) in conjunction with surveys in San Diego, 
Orange, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties, California for the purpose 
of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-796271

    Applicant: Shana Dodd, San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture) the San 
Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the range of the species for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-052073

    Applicant: Don Houston, Encinitas, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys in San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and Imperial Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-051526

    Applicant: Technology Associates International Corporation, San 
Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), to take (harass 
by survey and locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax trailii extimus), and to take (locate and monitor 
nests) least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with 
demographic studies in Riverside, San Diego, Imperial, San Bernardino, 
Orange, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-050241

    Applicant: Carothers Environmental, LLC, Sedona, Arizona.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys in Riverside, San Diego, Imperial, San 
Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties, California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-836517

    Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside, California.
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in 
conjunction with surveys in Riverside, Imperial, and San Bernardino 
Counties, California and Yuma, La Paz, Mohave Counties, Arizona for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-051722

    Applicant: C. Barry Knisley, Mechanicsville, Virginia.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect, 
and sacrifice) the Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone) in 
conjunction with surveys in Santa Cruz County, California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-052070

    Applicant: Nancy H. Sandburg, Santa Barbara, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and 
attach transmitters) the Arroyo toad (Bufo califonicus) in conjunction 
with surveys in Monterey County, California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-052197

    Applicant: Anne Elizabeth Fetscher, Irvin, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

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Permit No. TE-026092

    Applicant: Paul Kephart, Monterey, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (maintain and collect seed 
from nursery-grown plants) the Erysimum menziesii (Menzie's wallflower) 
in conjunction with propagation efforts in Monterey County, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.

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: January 25, 2002.
David J. Wesley,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 02-2932 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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