[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71145-71146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24246]


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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 January 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region 
8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA, 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, see ADDRESSES, (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-168924

Applicant: Jeff E. Gurule, North Fork, 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-168923

Applicant: Randall L. Stringer, Carmichael, 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), 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-043630

Applicant: San Francisco Estuary Institute, Oakland, California

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

Permit No. TE-066621

Applicant: Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Point Mugu, 
California.

    The permittee requests and amendment to take (harass by survey) the 
light footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) and take (band 
chicks) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring at Naval Base 
Ventura County Point Mugu, California, for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. TE-110373

Applicant: Eric F. Kline, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-168927

Applicant: Drew C. Stokes, San Diego, California.

    The permittee requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, tag, collect tissue, mark by toe-clipping, and release) the 
arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-839480

Applicant: Richard Zembal, Laguna Hills, California.

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

Permit No. TE-168926

Applicant: Kailash K. Mozumder, Encinitas, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-168957

Applicant: Virginia M. VonBerg, San Luis Obispo, 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-142435

Applicant: Debra Shier, Topanga, California.

    The applicant requests an amenment to take (capture, handle, mark, 
translocate, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
stephensi) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
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. Comments and materials we receive will be 
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business 
hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

    Dated: December 10, 2007.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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