[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 140 (Monday, July 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40166-40167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14146]


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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; request for comment.

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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 August 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, 
California/Nevada Operations Office (CNO), 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-
2606, Sacramento, California, 95825 (telephone: 916-414-6464; fax: 916-
414-6486). 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: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above CNO address, (telephone: 760-431-9440; fax: 
760-431-9624).

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. 
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Permit No. TE-154960

Applicant: James P. Henke, Galt, 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-154963

Applicant: Robert K. Bates, San Clemente, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California, and 
take (harass by survey) the Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of 
the species in California, Arizona, and Nevada, for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-154966

Applicant: Stewart Reid, Ashland, Oregon

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
collect biological samples and voucher specimens, salvage and relocate, 
pit tag, and release) the Modoc sucker (Catostomus microps) in 
conjunction with surveys and demographic studies in Lassen and Modoc 
Counties, California, and Lake County, Oregon for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-040239

Applicant: SWCA Environmental Consultants, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys in Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-045994

    Applicant: United States Geological Survey, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
mark, collect biological samples, and release) the pacific pocket mouse 
(Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with ecological 
research and surveys within San Diego and Orange Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-103595

Applicant: Greg A. Lomnicky, Corvallis, California

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture and 
translocate) the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the 
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with salvage 
in Klamath County, Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-155721

Applicant: Margaret Sherriffs, Davis, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction 
with surveys in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-157291

Applicant: National Park Service, Paicines, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture; mark; collect 
blood and feathers; captive rear; and release) the California condor 
(Gymnogyps califonianus) in conjunction with ecological research and 
other life history studies throughout the range of the species in San 
Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Fresno, and San Luis Counties, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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Permit No. TE-157199

Applicant: Julie Stout, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey and 
monitor) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 
conjunction with surveys and other life history studies throughout the 
range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-157216

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Dixon, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
and mark) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis 
tetrataenia) in conjunction with surveys and monitoring activities 
throughout the range of the species in California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-157221

Applicant: University of California, Berkley, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and 
release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys engens) 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. 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: July 17, 2007.
Michael Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, 
California.
 [FR Doc. E7-14146 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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