[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34153-34154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9183]


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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 July 13, 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: Linda Belluomini, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above Portland address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for

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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-122620

Applicant: Joseph B. Platt, Irvine, California

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

Permit No. TE-074017

Applicant: Jackie Charbonneau, Livermore, California

    The permitee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys and demographic studies in 
Alameda County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-052744

Applicant: Shannon Hickey, Davis, California

    The permitee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys and demographic studies 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-122632

Applicant: Kimberly Ferree, Encinatas, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and 
locate and monitor nests) the coastal California gnatcatcher 
(Polioptila californica californica), take (harass by survey, locate 
and monitor nests, capture, band, and release) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax trailii extimus), and take (locate and monitor 
nests, capture, band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus) in conjunction with ecological research and surveys for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival throughout the range of each 
species in California.

Permit No. TE-123409

Applicant: Rachel Bomkamp, Plancentia, 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-123412

Applicant: Zachary Parker, Fresno, 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 southern California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-020548

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey-BRD, Western Ecological Research 
Center, Vallejo, California

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, handle, 
collect biological samples, and radio-tag) the California clapper rail 
(Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction with ecological research 
throughout the species range in California for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

Permit No. TE-124994

Applicant: USDA Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, San 
Bernardino, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) 
in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in San 
Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange Counties, California, 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-126141

Applicant: Craig A. Stockwell, Fargo, North Dakota.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and 
release) the Mohave tui chub (Siphateles bicolor mohavensis) in 
conjunction with ecological studies in San Bernardino, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
    We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery 
permit applications. Our practice is to make comments, including names 
and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during 
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we 
withhold their home addresses from the record, which we will honor to 
the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which 
we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable 
by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment, but you should 
be aware that we may be required to disclose your name and address 
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. However, we will not 
consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Comments 
and materials received will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.

    Dated: June 1, 2006.
Michael Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
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