[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20121-20122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5846]


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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 applications 
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before May 19, 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for 
scientific research permits 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-827493

    Applicant: Brian Leatherman, Yorba Linda, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment 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 southern California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-0726550

Applicant: Jennifer Michaud-Laird, Sebastopol, California.

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture and collect 
and kill) the California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in 
conjunction with surveys in Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-118641

Applicant: Jody McGraw, Boulder Creek, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) the Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis) 
and the Mount Hermon June beetle (Polyphylla barbata) in conjunction 
with surveys in Santa Cruz County, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-122123

Applicant: Douglas B. McNair, Pasadena, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) 
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and take (harass by 
survey and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empiconax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with surveys in San Bernardino and 
Riverside Counties in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-119861

Applicant: Quad Knopf, Inc., Visalia, 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); take (harass by survey, capture and release) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense); and take 
(capture, mark, and release) the Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipomodys 
nitratratoides nitratratoides), the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipomodys 
nitratratoides exilis), the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nigens), and 
the Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) in conjunction with 
surveys and demographic studies throughout the range of each species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-122025

Applicant: Tracy Bailey, Ridgecrest, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and 
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus), 
the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi), and the Morro Bay 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the species range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-101148.

Applicant: David Compton, Santa Barbara, California.

    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with surveys in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
    We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery 
permit applications.

    Dated: March 31, 2006.
Paul Henson,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5846 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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