[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9495-9497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04016]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2016-N028; FXES11130800000-167-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 March 28, 2016.

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

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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-157221

Applicant: UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, measure, 
handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) in 
conjunction with surveys and research in the Carrizo Plain National 
Monument, San Luis Obispo County, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-843381

Applicant: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Mendocino, 
California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass/harm while 
conducting habitat restoration activities) the Behren's silverspot 
butterfly (Speyeria zerene behrensii); and take (harass by survey, and 
harass/harm while conducting habitat restoration activities) the Point 
Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) in conjunction with 
survey and restoration activities in California State lands within 
Mendocino and Sonoma Counties for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-23162B

Applicant: Eric L. Herman, Cochise, Arizona
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey 
and conduct nest monitoring) the southwestern willow flycatcher 
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey activities 
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-86356B

Applicant: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a new permit to take (perform rescue 
operations, capture, handle, collect, transport, rehabilitate, mark/
tag, return to wild, display for educational purposes, perform 
veterinarian care, and euthanize) the green sea turtle (Chelonia 
mydas), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea 
turtle (North Pacific Ocean Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Caretta 
caretta), Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), and 
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in conjunction with 
stranded sea turtle operations, research, and enhancement of wild 
populations throughout the range of the species in California, Oregon, 
and Washington, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-837760

Applicant: Kendall H. Osborne, Riverside, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, capture, mark, and perform telemetry) the Casey's June beetle 
(Dinacoma caseyi); and take (harass by survey, captive rear, and handle 
throughout the lifecycle) the Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis 
lagunae) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of 
the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-86378B

Applicant: Thomas Gast & Associates Environmental Consultants, Arcata, 
California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, perform 
biological sampling, capture, handle, and release) the tidewater goby 
(Eucyclogobius newberryi) in conjunction with survey activities in 
Humboldt County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-018909

Applicant: Kelly M. Rios, Brea, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and El 
Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni); and take (harass 
by capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo 
rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with survey activities 
throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-045994

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
capture, transport, hold in captivity, propagate, and translocate) the 
mountain yellow-legged frog (southern California DPS) (Rana muscosa), 
in conjunction with research activities in Los Angeles, Riverside, and 
San Bernardino Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-86461B

Applicant: Cirrus Ecological Solutions, LC, Logan, UT
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Mount Charleston blue butterfly (Plebejus shasta charlestonensis) in 
conjunction with survey activities in Clark County, Nevada, for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-072650

Applicant: Jennifer C. Michaud-Laired, Sebastopol, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the California freshwater shrimp 
(Syncaris pacifica) in Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties, California; 
and take (survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger 
salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma 
californiense) in Sonoma County, California, in conjunction with 
surveys and demographic studies for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-825573

Applicant: Brian L. Cypher, Bakersfield, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, measure, 
sex, weigh, ear-tag, radio-collar, and collect biological samples) the 
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica); take (capture, handle, 
mark, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, attach/remove radio 
transmitters, take biological samples, hold in captivity, and release) 
the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), Fresno kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), 
and Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides); take 
(capture, handle, mark, take biological samples, and release) the Buena 
Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus); and remove/reduce to 
possession Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (O. treleasei) (Bakersfield 
cactus) from Federal lands in

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conjunction with surveys and research throughout the range of the 
species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-48210A

Applicant: Area West Environmental, Inc., Orangevale, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect 
branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San 
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and 
release) the California tiger salamander ((central DPS, Santa Barbara 
County DPS, and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense)) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-56889A

Applicant: Melissa Odell, Oakhurst, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect 
branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San 
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and 
release) the California tiger salamander ((central DPS, Santa Barbara 
County DPS, and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense)) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-36109B

Applicant: Lenny Grimaldo, San Francisco, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle, 
collect, and release) the delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) in 
conjunction with research activities in the San Francisco Bay Estuary 
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.

Angela Picco,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2016-04016 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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