[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62492-62493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25456]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Recovery 
Permit

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 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) , 
solicit review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and 
the public on the following permit requests.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before November 6, 2002, to receive our consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Endangered Species, Ecological Services, U.S. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Permit No. TE-776608

Applicant: Monk & Associates LLC, Walnut Creek, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the Sonoma distinct population segment 
(DPS) of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with demographic research in Sonoma County, California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-028605

Applicant: SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants, Mission Viejo, 
California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and the 
California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in conjunction with 
demographic research throughout the range of each species in California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-060971

Applicant: Paul De Ley, University of California, Riverside, 
California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) the cysts of the 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and remove/reduce to 
possession root material of Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San 
Diego button-celery) and Orcuttia californica (California Orcutt grass) 
in conjunction with research on nematodes in Riverside County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-061146

Applicant: Deborah Clark, Corvallis, Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (kill) the Fender's blue 
butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderii) in conjunction with habitat 
restoration using herbicides in Benton County, Oregon for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-061625

Applicant: Stephanie Owens, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (monitor nests) the least 
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and (survey by pursuit) the Quino 
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with 
demographic research throughout the range of each species in California 
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-797267

Applicant: H.T. Harvey and Associates, San Jose, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the Sonoma and the Santa Barbara DPSs of 
the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with demographic research in Sonoma and Santa Barbara 
Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-061844

Applicant: Nathaniel Goldstein, Boulder, Colorado.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, fin 
clip, release, and remove from the wild) the Ash Meadows pupfish 
(Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) in conjunction with demographic 
research in the Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge in Nevada for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-061375

Applicant: Renee Spenst, Sacramento, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) the California 
clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) and the salt marsh harvest 
mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in conjunction with scientific 
research in Alameda and Solano Counties, California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-815537

Applicant: Karen Swaim, Livermoore, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (insert passive 
integrated transponder tags and tail clip) the San Francisco garter 
snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in conjunction with scientific research 
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-059612

Applicant: David Armes, Fresno, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect, 
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), 
the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the San Diego 
fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), the vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), and the Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout the 
range of each species for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

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Permit No. TE-023250

Applicant: Department of the Navy, San Diego, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession 
(collect plants, tissue, and seeds) the Sibara filifolia (Santa Cruz 
Island rock cress) and Lithophragma maximum (San Clemente Island 
woodland star) in conjunction with propagation studies and surveys for 
genetic variation in the Channel Islands, California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-062121

Applicant: Ryan R. Young, Carlsbad, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), the light-
footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes), and the Yuma clapper 
rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in conjunction with demographic 
surveys in San Diego, Ventura, Orange, Imperial, Kern, and San 
Bernardino Counties in California; and Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave 
Counties in Arizona for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-062335

Applicant: City of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the Sonoma distinct population segment (DPS) of 
the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with demographic research in Sonoma County, California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
    FWS solicits public review and comment on each of these permit 
applications.

    Dated: September 20, 2002.
Rowan W. Gould,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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