[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5045-5047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2149]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2012-N007; FXES11130800000-123-FF08E00000]


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 March 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the 
Endangered Species Program Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
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.

Applicant

Permit No. TE-163367

    Applicant: Ryan O'Dell, Hollister, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to remove 
and reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction the 
Monolopia congdonii (San Joaquin woolly-thread) in conjunction with 
floristic surveys and research activities to determine competition from 
exotic plants and effects of grazing throughout the range of the 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-58862A

    Applicant: Greg Mason, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and 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) in conjunction with survey activities throughout 
the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 
the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-59772A

    Applicant: Clinton R. Elsholz, Lathrop, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 
in conjunction with survey and annual monitoring activities on State 
Park lands throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-161483

    Applicant: Linette A. Lina, Orange, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-58760A

    Applicant: Jason D. Yakich, Forest Knolls, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, locate, and 
monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) and 
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) in conjunction with survey and 
population monitoring activities throughout the range of each species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-179013

    Applicant: Scott M. Werner, Ojai, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
and take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo 
bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-59775A

    Applicant: Norman R. Sisk, Friant, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 
and arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with survey and 
annual monitoring activities throughout the range of each species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-48169A

    Applicant: Katie A. Hall, Oceanside, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to 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) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species 
within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Carlsbad Field Office in California for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-61778A

    Applicant: Karen Miller LaCoste, Ramona, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to 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) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-60147A

    Applicant: Heather L. Moine, Goleta, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to 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) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

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Permit No. TE-60149A

    Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Arcata, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 
conjunction with salmonid and longfin smelt monitoring studies and 
tidewater goby presence, distribution, and rescue activities throughout 
the range of the species in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-60117A

    Applicant: Maia L. Lipschutz, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Utah for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-027296

    Applicant: Michael H. Fawcett, Bodega, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, 
release, and collect voucher specimens) the tidewater goby 
(Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction with surveys and population 
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in Mendocino, 
Alameda, Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and 
Monterey Counties, California, and take (survey, capture, handle, and 
release) the California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-61783A

    Applicant: Sonya E. Steckler, Carlsbad, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey using 
taped vocalizations; and locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's 
vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys and 
population monitoring 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 8, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2012-2149 Filed 1-31-12; 8:45 am]
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