[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62669-62670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21768]


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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 December 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, 
California and Nevada Operations (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-028605

Applicant: SWCA Environmental Consultants, Flagstaff, Arizona.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) in conjunction with 
surveys in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-166495

Applicant: Pacific Municipal Consultants, Rancho Cordova, 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 Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-067990

Applicant: Barbie Dugan, Morro Bay, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment take (relocate) the Morro 
shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) in conjunction with 
habitat enhancement projects in San Luis Obispo County, California for 
the purposes for enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-166383

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Hollister, California.

    The applicant requests a permit take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout Contra Costa, 
Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San 
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, and Fresno Counties,

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California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-166357

Applicant: Lee Ann Carranza, Capistrano Beach, 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 Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-166393

Applicant: Peter C. Trenham, Davis, California.

    The applicant requests a permit take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, attach transmitters, and release) the California tiger 
salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with ecological 
research and population monitoring throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, 
Kern, Madera, Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Benito, San Mateo, 
Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Tulare, and Yolo Counties, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-787644

Applicant: William J. Vanherweg, San Luis Obispo, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), Fresno 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), Giant kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys ingens), Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni), and 
the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) in conjunction with 
surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-009015

Applicant: Jason Berkley, Chino, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, capture, and 
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus), 
unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni), 
mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa), and California tiger 
salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival throughout the range of the 
species in California.

Permit No. TE-166940

Applicant: Heather C. Baker, 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 Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-068745

Applicant: Jeffrey T. Wilcox, Berkely, California.

    The applicant requests a permit take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout Contra Costa, 
Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San 
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, and Fresno Counties, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-067992

Applicant: Daniel S. Dugan, Morro Bay, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, capture, and 
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction 
with surveys for the purpose of enhancing their survival throughout the 
range of the species in California.

Permit No. TE-832717

Applicant: Rodrick Dossey, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession 
Astragalus aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button celery), 
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa mint), Pogogyne nudiuscula (Otay mesa 
mint), Orcuttia californica (California Orcutt grass), and Cordylanthus 
maritimus ssp. Maritimus (salt marsh bird's beak) from Federal lands in 
conjunction with surveys in San Diego and Imperial Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-085260

Applicant: Jeff Steinman, San Francisco, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, and 
nest monitor) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with surveys and monitoring throughout the range of the 
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-167075

Applicant: Davinna L. Ohlson, San Jose, 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 Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their 
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: October 31, 2007.
Michael Fris,
Acting Manager, California and Nevada Operations, Sacramento, 
California.
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