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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2023-N080; FXES11130800000-234-FF08E00000]
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
 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 November 6, 2023.
 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.,*
                         XXXXXX or PER0001234). *Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov.*
                    *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 916-414-6561, or via email at 
                        *permitsR8ES@fws.gov.*
                         Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.


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 listed species 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, and 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. Application No.
Applicant, city, state
Species
Location
Take activity
Permit action799568
Dana Kamada, San Clemente, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*) Least Bell's vireo (
                            *Vireo bellii pusillus*)
CA
Survey, locate and monitor nests; remove brown-headed cowbird chicks and eggs from parasitized nests; capture, handle, measure, weigh, band, color-band, and release
Renew.08086D
Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, California
California Ridgway's rail (
                            *Rallus obsoletus obsoletus*)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.200339
Sarah Foster, Sacramento, California
California Ridgway's rail (
                            *Rallus obsoletus obsoletus*) California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations; survey, capture, handle, and release
Renew.( print page 69650)74785A
Barry Nerhus, Fullerton, California
light-footed Ridgway's rail (
                            *Rallus obsoletus levipes*)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.77123D
Pim Laulikitnont-Lee, San Francisco, California
California Ridgway's rail (
                            *Rallus obsoletus obsoletus*)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations
AmendPER4319410
Tito Abbo, Riverside, California
Del Mar manzanita (
                            *Arctostaphylos glandulosa*
                             ssp. 
                            *crassifolia*)
CA
Remove and reduce to possession
New.073205
Cristina Sandoval, Goleta, California
California least tern (
                            *Sternula antillarum browni*)
CA
Survey, locate and monitor nests; use decoys; and play recorded vocalizations
Renew.053598
Nicole Kimball, Twentynine Palms, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*) Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.039640
Kristopher Alberts, Carlsbad, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*) Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*) Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)
CA, NV
Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.051248
Paul Lemons, San Diego, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*) Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*) Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)
CA
Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.053379
Christine Tischer, Orange, California
California least tern (
                            *Sternula antillarum browni*) Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Least Bell's vireo (
                            *Vireo bellii pusillus*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*) Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)
CA
Survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew and amend.082237
California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District, San Simeon, California
Morro Bay kangaroo rat (
                            *Dipodomys heermanni morroensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Renew.( print page 69651)PER4316473
Scott Lindemann, Oakland, California
California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*) Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
New.PER0004121
Mulligan Biological Consulting, San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*) San Diego ambrosia (
                            *Ambrosia pumila*)
CA
Pursue and remove and reduce to possession
Renew and amend.83958B
Jared Elia, Concord, California
California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*) Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.02474D
Gaylene Tupen, Lincoln, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.PER4319678
Bret Robinson, San Luis Obispo, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
New.99114C
RES Environmental Operating Company, LLC, Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA, OR
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.08087D
Jonathan Walker, San Diego, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Amend.PER0121456
Tara Collins, Penryn, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Amend.( print page 69652)192702
California State University Sacramento, Gold River, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod resting eggs, and propagate
Renew and amend.09375A
Laura Eliassen, Bradley, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.063427
Sarah Powell, Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.PER4325342
Shaylea Stark, Clovis, California
California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
New.34132C
USDA Forest Service—Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, measure, take skin swabs, clip toes, insert PIT tags, transport, translocate, and release
Amend.40087B
USDA Forest Service, Sonora, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, measure, take skin swabs, clip toes, insert PIT tags, transport, translocate, and release
Amend.48210A
Area West Environmental, Inc., Orangevale, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Amend.837574
EREMICO Biological Services, LLC, Weldon, California
Inyo California towhee (
                            *Melozone crissalis eremophila*) Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.98536C
Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Amend.778668
Bryan Mori, Watsonville, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Amend.60149A
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fortuna, California
Tidewater goby (
                            *Eucyclogobius newberryi*)
CA
Survey, capture, hold, handle, measure, collect photographic vouchers, and release
Renew.( print page 69653)06873C
Environmental Science Associates, San Diego, California
Least Bell's vireo (
                            *Vireo bellii pusillus*) Pacific pocket mouse (
                            *Perognathus longimembris pacificus*) San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
                            *Dipodomys merriami parvus*)
CA
Survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, and release
Amend.166383
Bureau of Land Managment, Hollister Field Office, Hollister, California
California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*), Sonoma County distinct population segment Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (
                            *Gambelia silus*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, take tissue samples, radio-tag, conduct thermal ecology assays, collect blood samples, PIT tagging, and release
Renew and amend.095896
Phillip Richards, Laguna Hills, California
Pacific pocket mouse (
                            *Perognathus longimembris pacificus*) San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
                            *Dipodomys merriami parvus*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Renew.185595
Kelly Bayne, Sacramento, California
California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*) Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.PER4207925
Matt Shaffer, Rocklin, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*) Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*) Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*) Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*) San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.108507
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California
All endangered species in the Pacific Southwest Region
CA, NV, OR
All activities in furtherance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission to conserve endangered wildlife and plants and the ecosystems upon which they depend
Amend.
 Public Availability of Comments Written comments we receive become part of the administrative 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 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.*). Rachel Henry, Acting Regional Ecological Services Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.


[FR Doc. 2023-22278 Filed 10-5-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P