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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42816-42817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20953]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to section 10 (a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
    Permit No: 808242.
    Applicant: Scott Cameron, Agoura Hills, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus 
abdominalis) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys in San 
Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

    Permit No: 831908.
    Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae (Steamboat 
buckwheat) in conjunction with genetics and pollination research on 
Federal lands in Washoe County, Nevada for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

    Permit No: 831910.
    Applicant: Michael San Miguel, Arcadia, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate 
and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), and 
coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) in 
conjunction with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed 
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests of 
these species throughout the species range in California for the 
purpose of enhancing their survival.

    Permit No: 787392.
    Applicant: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (harass 
by survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, band, color-band, and 
release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus) in conjunction with life history studies and population 
monitoring to include the following locations: the Virgin River, 
Nevada, and the Lower Colorado River, including the Lake Mead National 
Recreation area south to Yuma, Arizona for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

    Permit No: 832200.
    Applicant: Felix A. H. Sperling, University of California, 
Berkeley, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect and sacrifice) 20 
male Lange's metalmark butterflies (Apodemia mormo langei) in 
conjunction with genetic research at Antioch Dunes National Wildlife 
Refuge, Contra Costa County, California for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

    Permit No: 796271.
    Applicant: Shana C. Dodd, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris 
pacificus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and 
population monitoring in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Diego Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

    Permit No: 832262.
    Applicant: Department of Parks and Recreation, San Luis Obispo, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Morro shoulderband (= banded dune) snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) 
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and ecological research 
in Montana de Oro and Morro Bay State Parks, San Luis Obispo County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

    Permit No: 789266.
    Applicant: Patricia A. Campbell, Murrieta, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (harass 
by survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, band, color-band, and 
release) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in 
conjunction with population monitoring in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, 
Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties, California for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

    Permit No: 768251.
    Applicant: Mark L. Allaback, Biosearch Surveys, Santa Cruz, 
California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey, capture, measure, and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed 
salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) in conjunction with 
scientific research in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

    Permit No: 832515.
    Applicant: Jim Jennings, Glendale, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate 
and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and 
coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) in conjunction 
with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed cowbird 
(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests of these 
species throughout the species range for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

    Permit No: 787376.
    Applicant: Peter Bloom, Santa Ana, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey, locate and monitor nests, capture, band, color-band, and 
release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and coastal 
California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) in conjunction with 
population monitoring and removal of brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus 
ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests of these species 
throughout the species range in California for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

    Permit No: 832579.
    Applicant: Michael L. Johnson, University of California, Davis, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, measure, 
and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) 
in conjunction with ecological research throughout the range of the 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, 
Portland, Oregon 97232-4181; FAX: 503-231-6243. Please refer to the 
respective permit number for each application when submitting comments. 
All comments, including names and addresses, received will become part 
of the official administrative record and may be made available to the 
public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by 
any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents 
within 20 days of the date of publication of this notice to the address 
above; telephone: 503-231-2063. Please refer to the respective permit 
number for each application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: August 1, 1997.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 97-20953 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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