[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7563-7564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1939]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following application 
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before March 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered Species, Ecological 
Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (telephone: 
503-231-2063; 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 to 
the address above. Please refer to the respective permit number for 
each application when requesting copies of documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (we) solicits review and comment from local, State, and Federal 
agencies, and the public on the following permit requests.

Permit No. TE-115370

    Applicant: Gage Dayton, Moss Landing, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma 
macrodactylum croceum) and the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys in Santa Cruz and Monterey 
Counties in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-115373

    Applicant: Darin Busby, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect and 
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootoni), and the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis), and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot 
butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with surveys 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-115725

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

Permit No. TE-797999

    Applicant: Merkel & Associates, Inc., San Diego, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, tag, 
collect tissue, mark by toe-clipping, and release) the desert slender 
salamander (Batrachoseps aridus) and the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo 
microscaphus californicus), take (harass by survey, capture, handle, 
collect, release) the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus 
aculeatus williamsoni), take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and 
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), take (locate and 
monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take 
(locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, weigh, band, and release) 
the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) and the light-
footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the range of each species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-117075

    Applicant: Richard Stabler, Santa Rosa, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) and the California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) 
in conjunction with surveys in Sonoma County, California for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-795934

    Applicant: Jones and Stokes Associates, Inc., Sacramento, 
California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout its 
range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-117947

    Applicant: Kevin B. Clark, San Diego, California.

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    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), take (locate and 
monitor nests, capture, handle, and release) the California least tern 
(Sterna antillarum browni), and the southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empiconax traillii extimus) in conjunction with surveys throughout the 
range of each species in California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-118371

    Applicant: K2 Environmental LLC, Bend, Oregon.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-118338

    Applicant: Jana Johnson, Winnetka, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (captively rear) the Palos 
Verdes blue butterfly (Gaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis) in 
conjunction with a breeding program in Los Angeles County, California, 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-118356

    Applicant: Olofson Environmental, Inc., Oakland, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate 
and monitor nests) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris 
obsoletus) in conjunction with demographic studies throughout the range 
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-068072

    Applicant: Philippe Vergne, Ramona, California.
    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, handle, mark, 
and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in 
conjunction with demographic studies 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: January 19, 2006.
Michael B. Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-1939 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
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