[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76375-76376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29666]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0338; 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 January 15, 2009.

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.

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-054011

Applicant: John F. Green, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release) the 
San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-198929

Applicant: James T. Smith, Carlsbad, 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-198925

Applicant: Genevieve K. Walden, San Francisco, California

    The applicant requests a permit to remove/remove to possession the 
Phacelia argillacea (Clay phacelia), Phacelia formosula (North Park 
phacelia), Phacelia insularis subsp insularis (island phacelia), 
Eriodictyon altissimum (Indian Knob mountain balm), and Eriodictyon 
capitatum (Lompoc yerba santa) from federal lands in conjunction with 
genetic research sampling for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-198922

Applicant: Latisha M. Burnaugh, Sacramento, 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-198917

Applicant: Dirk T. Pedersen, McKinleyville, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and 
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction 
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the 
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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Permit No. TE-198915

Applicant: Trevor M. Lucas, McKinleyville, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and 
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction 
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the 
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-198910

Applicant: Lauren D. Dusek, Arcata, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, and 
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in conjunction 
with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the 
species in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-132855

Applicant: Carly M. Spahr, Port Hueneme, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, and 
locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum 
browni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies 
within Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-200340

Applicant: Andrew R. Hatch, South Lake Tahoe, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 
in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-200339

Applicant: Sarah M. Foster, Sacramento, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 
in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-016381

Applicant: United States Geological Survey, Dixon, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, collect, and 
sacrafice) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in conjunction 
with scientific research in Imperial County, California for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-179036

Applicant: Cullen A Wilkerson, Kensington, California

    The applicant requests an amendment permit to take (survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the San Francisco garter snake 
(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and the California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys within Solano, 
Napa Yolo, Butte, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Alameda, San Joaquin, and 
Santa Clara Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-829554

Applicant: Barbara E. Kus, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect 
feathers) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction 
with genetic studies throughout the range of the species in California, 
Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, and take (locate and monitor nests, 
capture, band, color-band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo 
bellii pusillus) in conjunction with population monitoring studies 
throughout the range of the species in Nevada and Arizona for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-032195

Applicant: Sean R. Avent, San Francisco, California

    The applicant requests an amendment permit to take (survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense) 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. 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 9, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
 [FR Doc. E8-29666 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]
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