[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37840-37842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14990]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N135; 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 of 1973, as amended (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 July 24, 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-092622

Applicant: Gabriel A. Valdes, Flagstaff, Arizona
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey 
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locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) and to take (locate and monitor nests) the least 
Bell's vireo (Vireo belli pusillus) in conjunction with survey and 
population monitoring activities throughout the range of each species 
in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-819475

Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey 
and locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey and population 
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in Nevada and 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-05613B

Applicant: Garth P. Alling, Zephyr Cove, Nevada
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with survey activities in Lincoln County, Nevada, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-213314

Applicant: Morro Coast Audubon Society, Morro Bay, California
    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (locate, 
capture, handle, and relocate) the Morro shoulderband snail 
(Helminthoglypta walkeriana) in conjunction with population monitoring, 
relocation, and habitat enhancement activities in San Luis Obispo 
County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-053085

Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada
    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (expand the 
range of authorized activities to capture, seine, electrofish, PIT tag, 
collect vouchers, and preserve larvae) the Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen 
texanus) and the bonytail chub (Gila elegans) in conjunction with 
surveys and scientific studies throughout the range of each species in 
California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-05661B

Applicant: Jennifer D. Gold, Santa Barbara, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, locate, monitor 
nests, and erect fencing and exclosures) the California least tern 
(Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. b.) in conjunction with survey 
activities at Ormond Beach and wetlands in Ventura County, California, 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-039460

Applicant: Thomas Olson Biological Consulting, Lompoc, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, collect biological samples and voucher specimens, and 
release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS) 
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys, population 
monitoring, and research activities in Santa Barbara County, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-091012

Applicant: Molly E. Goble, San Ramon, 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 survey activities throughout the range of the species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-06131B

Applicant: Kimberly S. Romich, Yucaipa, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and to take 
(survey, capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with survey activities 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-06145B

Applicant: Alicia Hill, Encinitas, California
    The applicant requests a permit 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-06164B

Applicant: Megan A. Kelso, Palo Alto, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) the California 
clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) and Pacific pocket mouse 
(Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with marsh plant 
research activities in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Santa Clara, and Alameda 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-06197B

Applicant: Ian C. Cain, Santee, California
    The applicant requests a permit 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-050122

Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop, 
California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey, capture, 
handle, radio collar, tag, translocate, collect biological samples, and 
release) the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) in conjunction 
with surveys and ecological research throughout the range of the 
subspecies in California for the purpose of enhancing the subspecies' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-115373

Applicant: Darin A. Busby, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and 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.

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Permit No. TE-084254

Applicant: Ellen K. Schafhauser, Weldon, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) 
in conjunction with survey 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.

Larry Rabin,
Regional Director, Acting, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2013-14990 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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