[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70160-70162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29167]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2011-N234; 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 December 12, 2011.

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.

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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 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.

Applicant

Permit No. TE-126141

Applicant: Craig A. Stockwell, Fargo, North Dakota.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, trap, handle, 
capture, mark, collect biological samples, release, transport, and 
sacrifice) the Pharump poolfish (Empetrichtys latos) in conjunction 
with surveys, genetic research, mesocosm experiments, and population 
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in Nevada, 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-787716

Applicant: Scott B. Tremor, Santee, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris 
pacificus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
activities throughout the range of each species in California, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-50510A

Applicant: Geoffrey D. Cline, Oakhurst, California.

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

Permit No. TE-144960

Applicant: Strange Resource Management, Wilseyville, California.

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

Permit No. TE-101743

Applicant: Daniel Edelstein, Novato, California.

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

Permit No. TE-071216

Applicant: Reed V. Smith, Ventura, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, locate and monitor 
nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 
conjunction with population monitoring activities within State Park 
Lands in Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-148555

Applicant: Phillip Brylski, Irvine, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
nitratoides exilis), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides 
nitratoides), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Amargosa vole 
(Microtus californicus scirpensis), salt marsh harvest mouse 
(Reithrodontomys raviventris), and riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes 
riparia) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of 
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-54631A

Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Fresno, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to carry out the following actions 
in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and research 
activities throughout the range of each of the following species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival:
     Take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), San 
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi);
     Take (survey, live trap, capture, handle, and release) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), blunt-nosed 
leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
nitratoides nitratoides), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Fresno 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), Morro Bay kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys heermanni morroensis), Buena Vista lake shrew (Sorex ornatus 
relictus), riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia) and riparian 
brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius);
     Take (survey, capture, handle, release, and use baited 
camera stations and baited hair snare traps) San Joaquin kit fox 
(Vulpes macrotis mutica);
     Take (survey, capture, handle, photo document, and 
release) the Kern primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus euterpe); and
     Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal 
jurisdiction the following species:
    Caulanthus californicus (California jewel-flower),
    Chloropyron palmatum (palmate-bracted bird's-beak),
    Eremalche kernensis (Kern mallow),
    Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii (San Joaquin wooly-threads),
    Opuntia basilaris var. treeleasei (Bakersfield cactus),
    Orcuttia pilosa (hairy Orcutt grass),
    Pseudobahia bahiifolia (Hartweg's golden sunburst),
    Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checker-mallow),
    Sidalcea keckii (Green's tuctoria).

Permit No. TE-54614A-0

Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Bishop, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, mark, 
recapture, disease study, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus 
californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with surveys, research and 
population monitoring activities in Inyo County, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-59889A-0

Applicant: Melissa C. Odell, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) and 
take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), 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 the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-142435

Applicant: Debra M. Shier, Topanga, California.


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    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, transport, conduct mate pairings, captive breed, perform 
behavioral experiments, conduct physiological validation of stress 
using an Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Challenge Test [ACTH challenge], 
conduct disease risk assessments, and release to the wild) the Pacific 
pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with 
research, captive propagation and population monitoring activities 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Public Comments

    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.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.

Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Region 9, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2011-29167 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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