[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16703-16705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06122]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N063; FXES11130800000-134-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 April 17, 2013.

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-94965A

Applicant: Susan E. Townsend, Oakland, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara 
County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of 
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-221411

Applicant: Center For Natural Lands Management, Temecula, California
    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
capture, and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus 
longimembris pacificus), take (harass by survey) the Quino checkerspot 
butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), and take (survey, capture, handle, 
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 
conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and land management 
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-94977A

Applicant: Theodore D. Robertson, Walnut Creek, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara 
County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of 
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-110373

Applicant: Eric F. Kline, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal 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 the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-94998A

Applicant: Leonard Y. Liu, Oakland, California
    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (harass by 
survey) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species 
in in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, 
San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-198922

Applicant: LaTisha M. Sarre, Pleasant Grove, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, collect, 
and collect vouchers) 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 surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-190302

Applicant: Mitch C. Siemens, Arroyo Grande, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa 
Barbara County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with 
surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-008031

Applicant: David W. Flietner, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in

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conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-221290

Applicant: Lee Ripma, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and take 
(capture, collect, and collect vouchers) 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-96471A

Applicant: Mason Holmes, San Ramon, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, mark, take biological samples, and release) the California 
tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) 
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys and population 
studies throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-019949

Applicant: Vipul R. Joshi, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and take 
(capture, collect, and collect vouchers) 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-021929

Applicant: California Native Plant Society, Mather, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, collect, 
and collect vouchers) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and 
vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with 
educational tours and population monitoring in Sacramento County, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-96483A

Applicant: Elizabeth A. Kempton, Glendora, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and 
collect vouchers) 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 surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-012973

Applicant: ECORP Consulting, Inc., Rocklin, California
    The applicant requests an amendment to an amendment to take 
(survey, capture, handle, measure, and release) the giant kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys ingens) and take (survey, capture, handle, measure, mark, 
and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) 
in conjunction with survey, demographic study, and restoration 
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-168927

Applicant: Drew C. Stokes, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a renewal to take (survey, capture, handle, 
mark, and take biological samples) and an amendment to take (pitfall 
trap) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus 
(Bufo microscaphus c.)) in conjunction with survey, population 
monitoring, and upland use study in San Diego County, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-221295

Applicant: Angelica Mendoza, Fontana, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal 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 the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-185611

Applicant: CuriOdyssey Corporation, San Mateo, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by capture, handle, 
transport, and captive rear) the California tiger salamander (Sonoma 
County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with public 
outreach display and ecological research studies within the geographic 
jurisdiction of the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, California, 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-200339

Applicant: Sarah M. Foster, Sacramento, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa 
Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of 
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-97709A

Applicant: Kathryn L. Riley, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-074955

Applicant: Susan R. Scatolini, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, collect, 
and collect vouchers) the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
woottoni) and San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-97717A

Applicant: Melissa Blundell, Encinitas, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, band, 
monitor nests, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus) in conjunction

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with surveys and population monitoring activities throughout the range 
of the 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, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2013-06122 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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