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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2024-N006; FXES11130800000-245-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 March 7, 2024.
 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 
                    ( print page 8235)
                    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
                             action17211C
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego, California
• San Diego button-celery (
                            *Eryngium aristulatum*
                             var. 
                            *parishii*)
CA
Collect herbarium and genetic samples, conduct establishment and maintenance of a living collection or seed bank, conduct propagation, conduct pollination, and do genetic research
Amend.PER4776540
Emme Nix, Davis, California
• Blunt-nose leopard lizard (
                            *Gambelia silus*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, collect biological samples, tag, and release
New.081298
Daniel Weinberg, Albany, California
• California tiger salamander (
                            *Ambystoma californiense*), Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments
                             
                                • Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta conservatio*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.• Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta longiantenna*)• Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*)• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)75988A
San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California
• Cushenbury oxytheca (
                            *Oxytheca parishii*
                             var.
                            *goodmaniana*)
                             
                                • Munz's onion (
                                *Allium munzii*)
CA
Remove and reduce to possession
Renew.• San Diego ambrosia (
                            *Ambrosia pumila*)• Del Mar manzanita (
                            *Arctostaphylos glandulosa*
                             subsp.
                            *crassifolia*)• Marsh sandwort (
                            *Arenaria paludicola*)• Cushenbury milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus albens*)• Braunton's milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus brauntonii*)• Coachella Valley milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus lentiginosus*
                             var.
                            *coachellae*)• Ventura marsh milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus pycnostachyus*
                             var.
                            *lanosissimus*)• Coastal dunes milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus tener*
                             var.
                            *titi*)• Triple-ribbed milk-vetch (
                            *Astragalus tricarinatus*)• 
                            *Atriplex coronata*
                             var.
                            *notatior*
                             (San Jacinto Valley crownscale)• Nevin's barberry (
                            *Berberis nevinii*)( print page 8236)• Catalina Island mountain-mahogany (
                            *Cercocarpus traskiae*)• Salt marsh bird's-beak (
                            *Cordylanthus maritimus*
                             subsp.
                            *maritimus*)• Orcutt's spineflower (
                            *Chorizanthe orcuttiana*)• Slender-horned spineflower (
                            *Dodecahema leptoceras*)• Santa Ana River woolly-star (
                            *Eriastrum densifolium*
                             subsp.
                            *sanctorum*)• Cushenbury buckwheat (
                            *Eriogonum ovalifolium*
                             var.
                            *vineum*)• San Diego button-celery (
                            *Eryngium aristulatum*
                             var.
                            *parishii*)• Mexican flannelbush (
                            *Fremontodendron mexicanum*)• San Clemente Island woodland-star (
                            *Lithophragma maximum*)• Willowy monardella (
                            *Monardella viminea*)• Gambel's watercress (
                            *Rorippa gambelii*
                             [Nasturtium 
                            *g.*])• California orcutt grass (
                            *Orcuttia californica*)• Lyon's pentachaeta (
                            *Pentachaeta lyonii*)• San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod (
                            *Lesquerella kingii*
                             subsp.
                            *bernardina*)• San Bernardino bluegrass (
                            *Poa atropurpurea*)• San Diego mesa-mint (
                            *Pogogyne abramsii*)• Otay mesa-mint (
                            *Pogogyne nudiuscula*)• Santa Cruz Island rockcress (
                            *Sibara filifolia*)• Pedate checker-mallow (
                            *Sidalcea pedata*)• California taraxacum (
                            *Taraxacum californicum*)• Slender-petaled mustard (
                            *Thelypodium stenopetalum*)11840D
Josh Weinik, Fairfax, California
• Palos Verdes blue butterfly (
                            *Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis*)
                             
                                • El Segundo blue butterfly (
                                *Euphilotes battoides allyni*)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.095858
Arianne Preite, Orange, California
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
                             
                             
                                • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                                *Lepidurus packardi*)
                             
                             
                                • Riverside fairy shrimp (
                                *Streptocephalus woottoni*)
CA
Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)• Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)• Light-footed Ridgway's rail (
                            *Rallus obsoletus levipes*)• Southwestern willow flycatcher (
                            *Empidonax traillii extimus*)( print page 8237)14749C
Lorena Bernal, San Diego, California
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
                             
                             
                                • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                                *Lepidurus packardi*)
CA
Survey, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)• Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)14231A
Caesara Brungraber, Bend, Oregon
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
                             
                             
                                • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                                *Lepidurus packardi*)
CA
Survey, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
Renew.• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)• Quino checkerspot butterfly (
                            *Euphydryas editha quino*)PER5167328
Bernie Villanueva-Grzecka, San Juan Capistrano, California
• Pacific pocket mouse (
                            *Perognathus longimembris pacificus*)
CA
Conduct track tube surveys
New.PER5174348
Michael Voeltz, Walnut Creek, California
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
New.• Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*)• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)PER4775202-0
Krystal Pulsipher, Sacramento, California
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.• Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                            *Lepidurus packardi*)• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)PER4775159
Andrew Kort, La Mesa, California
• Conservancy fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta conservatio*)
                             
                                • Longhorn fairy shrimp (
                                *Branchinecta longiantenna*)
                             
                             
                                • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
                                *Lepidurus packardi*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
New.• Riverside fairy shrimp (
                            *Streptocephalus woottoni*)• San Diego fairy shrimp (
                            *Branchinecta sandiegonensis*)PER4775578
California State Parks, Felton, California
• San Francisco garter snake (
                            *Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, collect biological samples, and release
New.84156D
Stephen Gergeni, Sacramento, California
• Foothill yellow-legged frog (
                            *Rana boylii*) South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments
                             
                                • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (
                                *Rana sierrae*)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, 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.( print page 8238)PER7646004
Imperiled Species Breeding Program at Larry Ellison Conservation Center for Wildlife Care, Saratoga, California
• Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (
                            *Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum*)
CA
Capture, handle, release, relocate, collect genetic material, keep, breed, and study in captivity
New.
 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. 2024-02341 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P