[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64360-64361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25772]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0286; 80221-1113-0000-F5]


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 November 28, 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

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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, 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-195251

Applicant: Christopher B. Clifford, Davis, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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-195286

Applicant: Scott T. Cashen, Walnut Creek, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey and set up remote 
camera systems) the Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in 
conjunction with population and demographic research studies within 
Imperial County, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-195305

Applicant: Andres Aguilar, Merced, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and 
kill) the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in 
conjunction with surveys and genetic research within Merced County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-195306

Applicant: Riley J. Swift, Rocklin, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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 and within Jackson and Klamath Counties 
in Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-195304

Applicant: Michael J. Farmer, Rancho Cordova, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, 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-195891

Applicant: Dr. Justen B. Whittall, Santa Clara, California

    The applicant requests a permit to remove/remove to possession the 
Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum (Contra Costa wallflower) from 
federal lands in conjunction with genetic sampling for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-117947

Applicant: Kevin B. Clark, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (play taped 
vocalizations) the lease Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with surveys and monitoring, and take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species within 
the jurisdiction of the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, in 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-807078

Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Services, 
Petaluma, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (locate/monitor nests) 
the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies within 
Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties, 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: October 23, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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