[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70160-70162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29167]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2011-N234; 80221-1113-0000-F5]
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 December 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, 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.
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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-126141
Applicant: Craig A. Stockwell, Fargo, North Dakota.
The applicant requests an amendment to take (survey, trap, handle,
capture, mark, collect biological samples, release, transport, and
sacrifice) the Pharump poolfish (Empetrichtys latos) in conjunction
with surveys, genetic research, mesocosm experiments, and population
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in Nevada,
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-787716
Applicant: Scott B. Tremor, Santee, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris
pacificus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring
activities throughout the range of each species in California, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-50510A
Applicant: Geoffrey D. Cline, Oakhurst, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (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-144960
Applicant: Strange Resource Management, Wilseyville, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of each species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-101743
Applicant: Daniel Edelstein, Novato, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (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-071216
Applicant: Reed V. Smith, Ventura, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, locate and monitor
nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in
conjunction with population monitoring activities within State Park
Lands in Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-148555
Applicant: Phillip Brylski, Irvine, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey,
capture, handle, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides exilis), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides
nitratoides), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Amargosa vole
(Microtus californicus scirpensis), salt marsh harvest mouse
(Reithrodontomys raviventris), and riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes
riparia) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-54631A
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Fresno, California.
The applicant requests a permit to carry out the following actions
in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and research
activities throughout the range of each of the following species in
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival:
Take (capture, collect, and kill) 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);
Take (survey, live trap, capture, handle, and release) the
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), blunt-nosed
leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides nitratoides), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Fresno
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), Morro Bay kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys heermanni morroensis), Buena Vista lake shrew (Sorex ornatus
relictus), riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia) and riparian
brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius);
Take (survey, capture, handle, release, and use baited
camera stations and baited hair snare traps) San Joaquin kit fox
(Vulpes macrotis mutica);
Take (survey, capture, handle, photo document, and
release) the Kern primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus euterpe); and
Remove and reduce to possession from lands under Federal
jurisdiction the following species:
Caulanthus californicus (California jewel-flower),
Chloropyron palmatum (palmate-bracted bird's-beak),
Eremalche kernensis (Kern mallow),
Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii (San Joaquin wooly-threads),
Opuntia basilaris var. treeleasei (Bakersfield cactus),
Orcuttia pilosa (hairy Orcutt grass),
Pseudobahia bahiifolia (Hartweg's golden sunburst),
Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checker-mallow),
Sidalcea keckii (Green's tuctoria).
Permit No. TE-54614A-0
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Game, Bishop, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, mark,
recapture, disease study, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus
californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with surveys, research and
population monitoring activities in Inyo County, California, for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-59889A-0
Applicant: Melissa C. Odell, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) and
take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), and the 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-142435
Applicant: Debra M. Shier, Topanga, California.
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The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, transport, conduct mate pairings, captive breed, perform
behavioral experiments, conduct physiological validation of stress
using an Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Challenge Test [ACTH challenge],
conduct disease risk assessments, and release to the wild) the Pacific
pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with
research, captive propagation and population monitoring 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.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Region 9, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2011-29167 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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