[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50152-50155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23502]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2017-N131; FXES11130800000-178-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 November 29, 2017.
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;
email: [email protected]).
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:
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Applicants
Permit No. TE-212445
Applicant: Robert Schell, San Rafael, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(capture, handle, release, collect 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 (capture, handle, take tissue samples, and release)
the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County
Distinct Population Segments (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) in
conjunction with survey and research activities throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-040553
Applicant: Daniel A. Marschalek, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take the Quino
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and Laguna Mountains
skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-34126C
Applicant: Francesca A. Cannizzo, Fresno, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (central California DPS
(Ambystoma californiense)) and take (capture, handle, release, collect
vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio) and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-64144A
Applicant: Emily M. Mastrelli, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take 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-74377B
Applicant: Shannon E. Mindeman, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take 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-021929
Applicant: Sacramento Splash, Mather, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
release, collect vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with survey activities in
Sacramento County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-34132C
Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, Vallejo, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle,
measure, take skin swabs, clip toes, insert PIT (Passive Integrated
Transponder) tags, mark with VIE (Visual Implant Elastomer), transport,
translocate, emergency salvage, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-
legged frog (Rana sierrae) and mountain yellow-legged frog (northern
California DPS (Rana muscosa)) in conjunction with survey and research
activities throughout the range of each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-24603A
Applicant: Karen J. Carter, Running Springs, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take the Yuma Clapper
rail (Yuma Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) (R. obsoletus
y.) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the
species in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-082233
Applicant: Marcus C. England, Los Angeles, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor
nests; and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks
from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
and take (survey for, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in
conjunction with survey and population monitoring activities throughout
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-179036
Applicant: Cullen Wilkerson, Richmond, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take the California
Clapper rail (California Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)
(R. obsoletus o.) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the
range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-233373
Applicant: Mary Anne Flett, Point Reyes Station, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take the California
Clapper rail (California Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)
(R. obsoletus o.) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the
range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-798003
Applicant: North State Resources, Inc., Redding, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
release, collect 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); take
(by survey activities) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus); and take (capture, handle, and release) the
California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County
DPSs (Ambystoma californiense)) in conjunction with survey activities
throughout the range of the species in California and Oregon for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-59592B
Applicant: Angela M. Johnson, Wauconda, Illinois
The applicant requests a permit amendment and renewal to take
(survey
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for, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and take
(locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus
ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo
(Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with survey and population
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in
California, Nevada, and Arizona, for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-837574
Applicant: Eremico Biological Services, Weldon, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, band,
collect blood samples, and release) the southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey, population
monitoring, and research activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-60149A
Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Arcata,
California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in Humboldt
County, Del Norte County, and Mendocino County, California, in
conjunction with survey activities for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-36221C
Applicant: Jason R. Peters, Sacramento, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and
Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment DPSs (Ambystoma
californiense)) and take (capture, handle, release, collect 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) in conjunction with survey
activities throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-190303
Applicant: Daniel W.H. Shaw, Tahoma, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(capture, handle, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
(Rana sierrae) and California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County
and Sonoma County DPSs (Ambystoma californiense)) in conjunction with
survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose
of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-86811A
Applicant: Southwest Resource Management Association, Riverside,
California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle,
release, and emergency salvage) the unarmored threespine stickleback
(Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with survey and
salvage activities throughout the range of the species in California
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-797315
Applicant: Michael Morrison, College Station, Texas
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
mark, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides
exilis) and take (capture, handle, measure, mark, collect fur samples,
and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
in conjunction with survey and research activities throughout the range
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-190302
Applicant: Mitch Siemens, Arroyo Grande, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and
Sonoma County DPSs (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-053379
Applicant: Christine Tischer, Orange, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take the Quino
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and take (capture,
handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts)
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 the species
in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-003269
Applicant: Robert James, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and
Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus); take
(capture, handle, release, collect vouchers, and collect branchiopod
cysts) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni); and take 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-811615
Applicant: Cynthia Daverin, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey for, locate
and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); take (locate and monitor
nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks
from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus);
and take the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in
conjunction with survey and population monitoring activities throughout
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the
species' survival.
Permit No. TE-074955
Applicant: Susan Scatolini, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
release, collect vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the San Diego
fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus woottoni) in conjunction with survey activities within
San Diego County and Imperial
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County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-74785A
Applicant: Barry Nerhus, Costa Mesa, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take
(survey for and locate and monitor nests) the Light-Footed Clapper rail
(light-footed Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris levipes) (R. obsoletus
l.) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-45250C
Applicant: Griffin Brungraber, Bend, Oregon
The applicant requests a new permit to take 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-45251C
Applicant: Emily Moffitt, Campbell, California
The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and
Sonoma County DPSs (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-195305
Applicant: Andres Aguilar, Los Angeles, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
release, collect vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with survey and research activities
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of
enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-025732
Applicant: Samuel Sweet, Santa Barbara, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
measure, mark, relocate, release, attach radio tags, collect tail
tissue, swab for chytrid fungus testing, collect specimens, conduct
restoration activities, and remove and euthanize hybrids) the
California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS (Ambystoma
californiense)) and take (capture, handle, swab for chytrid fungus
testing, maintain in enclosures in-stream, release, relocate, and
collect dead individuals) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern)
(Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with survey and scientific
research activities throughout the range of the 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 and renewal to take
(capture, handle, collect, photograph, tag, attach radio transmitters
and radio track, mark, collect morphological data, collect parasites
and tissue, conduct veterinary testing (assess reproductive condition,
conduct health assessments, quarantine, test for disease and
parasites), administer veterinary care, obtain genetic samples,
euthanize, remove from the wild, transport, hold in captivity, captive-
rear, captive-breed, release to the wild, translocate, use remote
cameras, and monitor populations) the Amargosa vole (Microtus
californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with survey, research, and
behavior studies throughout the range of the species in California for
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
Permit No. TE-018111
Applicant: Tenera Environmental, San Luis Obispo, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species
in California for the species for the purpose of enhancing the species'
survival.
Permit No. TE-787037
Applicant: University of San Diego, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle,
release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, conduct genetic
analysis, process vernal pool soil samples for egg identification, and
culturing and hatching out of branchiopod eggs) 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) in conjunction with survey and
genetic research activities throughout the range of the 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.
Angela Picco,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. 2017-23502 Filed 10-27-17; 8:45 am]
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