[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49559-49561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19137]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2021-N180; FXES11130800000-212-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received 
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the 
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, 
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing 
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any 
information that we receive during the public comment period.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before October 4, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for 
copies of the applications and related documents and submit any 
comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments 
should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., 
TEXXXXXX).
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. Mail: Susie Tharratt, Regional Recovery Permit 
Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-
2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Tharratt, via phone at 760-414-
6561, via email at [email protected], or via the Federal Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to 
conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are 
listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.

Background

    With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute 
take of wildlife species listed as endangered and, by regulation, 
certain wildlife species listed as threatened unless a Federal permit 
is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' 
includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, 
or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or 
killing.
    A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities 
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our 
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are 
found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered 
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 
17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened 
plant species.

Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment

    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in 
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing 
these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, Federal 
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations 
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are 
those supported by quantitative information or studies.

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                          Applicant,
   Application No.       city, state        Species        Location     Take activity         Permit action
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ES-839480............  Richard Zembal,           CA            Play taped       Renew and Amend.
                        Laguna Hills,    California                     vocalization,
                        California.      least tern                     monitor nests,
                                         (Sterna                        remove brown-
                                         antillarum                     headed cowbird
                                         browni).                       (Molothrus
                                         Least                  ater) eggs and
                                         Bell's vireo                   chicks from
                                         (Vireo bellii                  parasitized
                                         pusillus).                     nests,
                                                                capture,
                                         Southwestern                   handle, band,
                                         willow                         remove from
                                         flycatcher                     wild,
                                         (Empidonax                     translocate,
                                         traillii                       and release.
                                         extimus).
                                         San
                                         Bernardino
                                         Merriam's
                                         kangaroo rat
                                         (Dipodomys
                                         merriami
                                         parvus).
                                        
                                         Stephens'
                                         kangaroo rat
                                         (Dipodomys
                                         stephensi
                                         (incl. D.
                                         cascus)).

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PER0016953...........  Jim Rocks, San    Quino   CA            Pursue,          Renew.
                        Diego,           checkerspot                    capture,
                        California.      butterfly                      handle,
                                         (Euphydryas                    collect
                                         editha quino).                 vouchers, and
                                                                release.
                                         Conservancy
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         conservatio).
                                        
                                         Longhorn fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         longiantenna).
                                         San
                                         Diego fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         sandiegonensis
                                         ).
                                        
                                         Riverside
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Streptocephal
                                         us woottoni).
                                         Vernal
                                         pool tadpole
                                         shrimp
                                         (Lepidurus
                                         packardi).
PER0016955...........  Melanie Rocks,    Quino   CA            Pursue,          Renew.
                        San Diego,       checkerspot                    capture,
                        California.      butterfly                      handle,
                                         (Euphydryas                    collect
                                         editha quino).                 vouchers, and
                                                                release.
                                         Conservancy
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         conservatio).
                                        
                                         Longhorn fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         longiantenna).
                                         San
                                         Diego fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         sandiegonensis
                                         ).
                                        
                                         Riverside
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Streptocephal
                                         us woottoni).
                                         Vernal
                                         pool tadpole
                                         shrimp
                                         (Lepidurus
                                         packardi).
PER0017052...........  Bio-Studies,              CA            Remove and       Renew.
                        Inc., San        Monardella                     reduce to
                        Diego,           viminea (M.                    possession
                        California.      linoides                       from lands
                                         subsp. v.)                     under Federal
                                         (willowy                       jurisdiction.
                                         monardella).
                                        
                                         Arctostaphylos
                                         glandulosa
                                         subsp.
                                         crassifolia
                                         (Del Mar
                                         manzanita).
                                        
                                         Chorizanthe
                                         orcuttiana
                                         (Orcutt's
                                         spineflower).
                                        
                                         Fremontodendro
                                         n mexicanum
                                         (Mexican
                                         flannelbush).
                                        
                                         Ambrosia
                                         pumila (San
                                         Diego
                                         ambrosia).
                                        
                                         Eryngium
                                         aristulatum
                                         var. parishii
                                         (San Diego
                                         button-celery).
                                        
                                         Pogogyne
                                         abramsii (San
                                         Diego mesa
                                         mint).
                                        
                                         Orcuttia
                                         californica
                                         (California
                                         Orcutt grass).
                                        
                                         Chloropyron
                                         maritimum
                                         subsp.
                                         maritimum
                                         (Cordylanthus
                                         maritimus
                                         subsp.
                                         maritimus)
                                         (salt marsh
                                         bird's beak).
PER0017053...........  Tansley Team,             CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Inc.,            Conservancy                    handle,
                        Sheridan,        fairy shrimp                   collect
                        California.      (Branchinecta                  vouchers,
                                         conservatio).                  identify eggs,
                                                                hydrate,
                                         Longhorn fairy                 release, and
                                         shrimp                         remove and
                                         (Branchinecta                  reduce to
                                         longiantenna).                 possession
                                         San                    from lands
                                         Diego fairy                    under Federal
                                         shrimp                         jurisdiction.
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         sandiegonensis
                                         ).
                                        
                                         Riverside
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Streptocephal
                                         us woottoni).
                                         Vernal
                                         pool tadpole
                                         shrimp
                                         (Lepidurus
                                         packardi).
                                         Solano
                                         grass
                                         (Tuctoria
                                         mucronata).
ES-69046B............  Jim Asmus,        San     CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Vista,           Diego fairy                    handle,
                        California.      shrimp                         collect
                                         (Branchinecta                  vouchers, and
                                         sandiegonensis                 release.
                                         ).
                                        
                                         Riverside
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Streptocephal
                                         us woottoni).

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ES-796271............  Shana Dodd, San           CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Diego,           Pacific pocket                 handle, mark,
                        California.      mouse                          and release.
                                         (Perognathus
                                         longimembris
                                         pacificus).
                                         San
                                         Bernardino
                                         Merriam's
                                         kangaroo rat
                                         (Dipodomys
                                         merriami
                                         parvus).
ES-90002A............  Todd Wong,                CA, OR        Capture,         Renew.
                        Sacramento,      California                     handle,
                        California.      tiger                          collect
                                         salamander                     vouchers, and
                                         (Santa Barbara                 release.
                                         County and
                                         Sonoma County
                                         distinct
                                         population
                                         segments
                                         (DPSs))
                                         (Ambystoma
                                         californiense).
                                        
                                         Conservancy
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         conservatio).
                                        
                                         Longhorn fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         longiantenna).
                                         San
                                         Diego fairy
                                         shrimp
                                         (Branchinecta
                                         sandiegonensis
                                         ).
                                        
                                         Riverside
                                         fairy shrimp
                                         (Streptocephal
                                         us woottoni).
                                         Vernal
                                         pool tadpole
                                         shrimp
                                         (Lepidurus
                                         packardi).
ES-61175B............  Lindsay           Quino   CA            Pursue.........  Renew.
                        Willrick, San    checkerspot
                        Diego,           butterfly
                        California.      (Euphydryas
                                         editha quino).
ES-749872............  David Germano,    Blunt-  CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Bakersfield,     nosed leopard                  handle, mark,
                        California.      lizard                         and release.
                                         (Gambelia
                                         silus).
                                         Fresno
                                         kangaroo rat
                                         (Dipodomys
                                         nitratoides
                                         exilis).
                                        
                                         Pacific pocket
                                         mouse
                                         (Perognathus
                                         longimembris
                                         pacificus).
                                         Tipton
                                         kangaroo rat
                                         (Dipodomys
                                         nitratoides
                                         nitratoides).
ES-27460A............  Brian Zitt,               CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Huntington       Tidewater goby                 handle, and
                        Beach,           (Eucyclogobius                 release.
                        California.      newberryi).
                                         Arroyo
                                         (=arroyo
                                         southwestern)
                                         toad (Anaxyrus
                                         californicus).
                                        
                                         Unarmored
                                         threespine
                                         stickleback
                                         (Gasterosteus
                                         aculeatus
                                         williamsoni).
                                        
                                         Mountain
                                         yellow-legged
                                         frog (southern
                                         California
                                         distinct
                                         population
                                         segment (DPS))
                                         (Rana muscosa).
ES-61720B............  Resource                  CA            Capture,         Renew.
                        Conservation     California                     handle,
                        District of      tiger                          collect
                        Santa Cruz       salamander                     voucher or
                        County,          (Santa Barbara                 tissue, mark,
                        Capitola,        County and                     release, and
                        California.      Sonoma County                  restore
                                         distinct                       habitat.
                                         population
                                         segments
                                         (DPSs))
                                         (Ambystoma
                                         californiense).
                                         Santa
                                         Cruz long-toed
                                         salamander
                                         (Ambystoma
                                         macrodactylum
                                         croceum).
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Public Availability of Comments

    Written comments we receive become part of the record associated 
with this action. 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 request in your comment that we withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

Next Steps

    If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in 
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Authority

    We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Peter Erickson,
Acting Regional Ecological Services Program Leader, California--Great 
Basin Region 10 (formerly Pacific Southwest Regional Office--Region 8).
[FR Doc. 2021-19137 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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