[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53708-53709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2010-N190; 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, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities 
with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species 
Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species 
unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires 
that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before October 1, 2010.

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.

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 under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.). We seek 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-15544A

Applicant: Christine L. Beck, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, nest 
monitor and band) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) 
and least Bell's vireo (Vireo belliipusillus) in conjunction with 
surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species 
in San Diego and Orange Counties, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-797267

Applicant: H.T. Harvey and Associates, Los Gatos, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 
16, 2009, 74 FR 66668) to take (survey, capture, handle and release) 
the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction with 
surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species 
in Humboldt County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-15548A

Applicant: Karen T. Mabb, Camp Pendleton, 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 and habitat 
enhancement activities throughout the range of each species in 
California, and to remove/reduce to possession Erynigium aristulatum 
var. parishii (San Diego Button-celery) from Federal lands in 
conjunction with surveys and habitat enhancement activities on Camp 
Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California, for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. TE-210235

Applicant: Matthew W. McDonald, Idyllwild, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (May 1, 
2009, 74 FR 20337) 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-17841A

Applicant: Tetra Tech Incorporated, Santa Barbara, 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 survey activities throughout 
the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. TE-003269

Applicant: Robert A. James, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 
16, 1999, 64 FR 70274) to take (capture,

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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 survey activities 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-19226A

Applicant: Jillian S. Bates, Oceanside, 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 survey activities throughout 
the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. TE-142435

Applicant: Debra M. Shier, Topanga, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 
14, 2007, 72 FR 71145) to take (inject hormones, collect ectoparasites, 
transport, and hold in captivity) the Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
stephensi) in conjunction with scientific research throughout the range 
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-172629

Applicant: Kristen L. Sellheim, Davis, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (January 
31, 2008, 73 FR 5868) 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 survey activities throughout the range of 
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
    We invite 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.

Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2010-21879 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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