[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44455-44456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18015]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2014-N164; FXES11130800000-145-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 recovery permits to 
conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before September 2, 2014.

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.

Applicants

Permit No. TE-218630

Applicant: Irena Mendez, Los Angeles, California

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-821229

Applicant: David G. Crawford, Camarillo, California

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, and collect voucher specimens) the tidewater 
goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), and take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus 
aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with

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surveys and population monitoring activities throughout the range of 
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-58888A

Applicant: Dale E. Ritenour, La Mesa, California

    The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (capture, 
collect, receive, transport, hatch, identify, and rear) the Riverside 
fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis) in conjunction with fairy shrimp cyst 
identification activities throughout the range of each species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-54614A

Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Rancho Cordova, 
California

    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture, 
handle, transport, hold in captivity, captive propagate, obtain genetic 
samples, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus 
scirpensis) while conducting scientific research and captive 
propagation activities throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-161496

Applicant: California State Parks, Felton, California

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey, capture, 
handle, mark, collect genetic material, record morphological data, and 
release) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis 
tetrataenia) in conjunction with survey and research activities 
throughout the range of the species in Santa Cruz and San Mateo 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-41825B

Applicant: Virgil T. Parker, Pacifica, California

    The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession 
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar manzanita) in 
conjunction with population surveys and genetic research activities on 
Federal lands in San Diego County, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-808214-5

Applicant: Sonoma County Water Agency, Santa Rosa, California

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California freshwater shrimp 
(Syncaris pacifica) and California tiger salamander (Sonoma County 
Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in Sonoma County, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing each species' survival.

Permit No. TE-801346

Applicant: Geoffrey L. Rogers, San Diego, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring activities in San 
Diego, Riverside, Orange, and Imperial Counties, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-038716

Applicant: Frank J. Wegscheider, Placentia, 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 survey activities throughout 
the range of each species in California for the purpose of enhancing 
the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-108099

Applicant: Jane Higginson, Lakeside, California

    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species 
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-09389A

Applicant: Michelle E. Giolli, El Cerrito, 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 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.

    Dated: July 25, 2014.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
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