[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10261-10262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4986]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Receipt of Endangered Species Recovery 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 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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 April 3, 2003, 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-065377

    Applicant: San Andreas Land Conservancy, Santa Cruz, California. 
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass, capture, translocate, 
and release) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis 
tetrataenia) in conjunction with bullfrog eradication efforts in 
Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties, California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-048470

    Applicant: Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California. The permittee 
requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, and release) 
the Sonoma distinct population segment 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-832262

    Applicant: Department of Parks and Recreation, San Luis Obispo, 
California.

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The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Morro shoulderband (= banded dune) snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) 
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and ecological research 
throughout the species range in California for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

Permit No. TE-066621

    Applicant: Martin Ruane, Ventura, California.
    The applicant request a permit to take (locate nests and harass by 
survey) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 
conjunction with monitoring activities in Ventura County, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-020557

    Applicant: Malik Tamimi, San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
collect, and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis) and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
wootoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-837307

    Applicant: Holly Cheong, San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
collect, and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis) and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
wootoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-799568

    Applicant: Dana Kamada, San Clemente, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, handle, and 
band) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and to take 
(harass by survey, monitor nests, capture, handle, and band) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-056557

    Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Burley, Idaho.
    The applicant request a permit to take (capture, collect, and 
sacrifice) the Utah valvata snail (Valvata utahensis) in conjunction 
with demographic, hydrologic, and genetic research throughout the range 
of the species for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-047805

    Applicant: National Audubon Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture) short-tailed 
albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) in conjunction with research on 
various fishing methods, including underwater chutes, side-setting, and 
blue-dyed squid bait, aimed at reducing capture of the short-tailed 
albatross on Hawaiian tuna longline vessels in Federal waters off the 
State of Hawaii for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-067064

    Applicant: Lindsay Messett, Lakewood, 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.

Permit No. TE-067159

    Applicant: Kristen Reifel, San Diego, 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.
    We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery 
permit applications.

    Dated: February 3, 2003.
Rowan W. Gould,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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