[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8234-8238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02341]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2024-N006; FXES11130800000-245-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.

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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).
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#59293c2b34302d2a0b611c0a193f2e2a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="334356415e5a4740610b7660735544401d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d6d786f7074696e4f25584e5d7b6a6e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aeaffe8f7f3eee9c8a2dfc9dafcede9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. 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

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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.

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                                Applicant, city,
      Application No.                state                 Species                   Location               Take activity            Permit action
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17211C.....................  San Diego Zoo          <bullet> San Diego     CA.........................  Collect herbarium     Amend.
                              Wildlife Alliance,     button-celery                                       and genetic
                              San Diego,             (Eryngium                                           samples, conduct
                              California.            aristulatum var.                                    establishment and
                                                     parishii).                                          maintenance of a
                                                                                                         living collection
                                                                                                         or seed bank,
                                                                                                         conduct
                                                                                                         propagation,
                                                                                                         conduct
                                                                                                         pollination, and do
                                                                                                         genetic research.
PER4776540.................  Emme Nix, Davis,       <bullet> Blunt-nose    CA.........................  Survey, capture,      New.
                              California.            leopard lizard                                      handle, collect
                                                     (Gambelia silus).                                   biological samples,
                                                                                                         tag, and release.
081298.....................  Daniel Weinberg,       <bullet> California    CA.........................  Survey, capture,      Renew.
                              Albany, California.    tiger salamander                                    handle, release,
                                                     (Ambystoma                                          collect adult
                                                     californiense),                                     vouchers, and
                                                     Sonoma County and                                   collect branchiopod
                                                     Santa Barbara County                                resting eggs.
                                                     distinct population
                                                     segments.
                                                    <bullet> Conservancy
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     conservatio).
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
75988A.....................  San Diego Natural      <bullet> Cushenbury    CA.........................  Remove and reduce to  Renew.
                              History Museum, San    oxytheca (Oxytheca                                  possession.
                              Diego, California.     parishii var.
                                                     goodmaniana).
                                                    <bullet> Munz's onion
                                                     (Allium munzii).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     ambrosia (Ambrosia
                                                     pumila).
                                                    <bullet> Del Mar
                                                     manzanita
                                                     (Arctostaphylos
                                                     glandulosa subsp.
                                                     crassifolia).
                                                    <bullet> Marsh
                                                     sandwort (Arenaria
                                                     paludicola).
                                                    <bullet> Cushenbury
                                                     milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus albens).
                                                    <bullet> Braunton's
                                                     milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus
                                                     brauntonii).
                                                    <bullet> Coachella
                                                     Valley milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus
                                                     lentiginosus var.
                                                     coachellae).
                                                    <bullet> Ventura
                                                     marsh milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus
                                                     pycnostachyus var.
                                                     lanosissimus).
                                                    <bullet> Coastal
                                                     dunes milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus tener
                                                     var. titi).
                                                    <bullet> Triple-
                                                     ribbed milk-vetch
                                                     (Astragalus
                                                     tricarinatus).
                                                    <bullet> Atriplex
                                                     coronata var.
                                                     notatior (San
                                                     Jacinto Valley
                                                     crownscale).
                                                    <bullet> Nevin's
                                                     barberry (Berberis
                                                     nevinii).

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                                                    <bullet> Catalina
                                                     Island mountain-
                                                     mahogany
                                                     (Cercocarpus
                                                     traskiae).
                                                    <bullet> Salt marsh
                                                     bird's-beak
                                                     (Cordylanthus
                                                     maritimus subsp.
                                                     maritimus).
                                                    <bullet> Orcutt's
                                                     spineflower
                                                     (Chorizanthe
                                                     orcuttiana).
                                                    <bullet> Slender-
                                                     horned spineflower
                                                     (Dodecahema
                                                     leptoceras).
                                                    <bullet> Santa Ana
                                                     River woolly-star
                                                     (Eriastrum
                                                     densifolium subsp.
                                                     sanctorum).
                                                    <bullet> Cushenbury
                                                     buckwheat (Eriogonum
                                                     ovalifolium var.
                                                     vineum).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     button-celery
                                                     (Eryngium
                                                     aristulatum var.
                                                     parishii).
                                                    <bullet> Mexican
                                                     flannelbush
                                                     (Fremontodendron
                                                     mexicanum).
                                                    <bullet> San Clemente
                                                     Island woodland-star
                                                     (Lithophragma
                                                     maximum).
                                                    <bullet> Willowy
                                                     monardella
                                                     (Monardella viminea
                                                     ).
                                                    <bullet> Gambel's
                                                     watercress (Rorippa
                                                     gambelii [Nasturtium
                                                     g.]).
                                                    <bullet> California
                                                     orcutt grass
                                                     (Orcuttia
                                                     californica).
                                                    <bullet> Lyon's
                                                     pentachaeta
                                                     (Pentachaeta lyonii).
                                                    <bullet> San
                                                     Bernardino Mountains
                                                     bladderpod
                                                     (Lesquerella kingii
                                                     subsp. bernardina).
                                                    <bullet> San
                                                     Bernardino bluegrass
                                                     (Poa atropurpurea).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     mesa-mint (Pogogyne
                                                     abramsii).
                                                    <bullet> Otay mesa-
                                                     mint (Pogogyne
                                                     nudiuscula).
                                                    <bullet> Santa Cruz
                                                     Island rockcress
                                                     (Sibara filifolia).
                                                    <bullet> Pedate
                                                     checker-mallow
                                                     (Sidalcea pedata).
                                                    <bullet> California
                                                     taraxacum (Taraxacum
                                                     californicum).
                                                    <bullet> Slender-
                                                     petaled mustard
                                                     (Thelypodium
                                                     stenopetalum).
11840D.....................  Josh Weinik, Fairfax,  <bullet> Palos Verdes  CA.........................  Survey by pursuit...  Renew.
                              California.            blue butterfly
                                                     (Glaucopsyche
                                                     lygdamus
                                                     palosverdesensis).
                                                    <bullet> El Segundo
                                                     blue butterfly
                                                     (Euphilotes
                                                     battoides allyni).
095858.....................  Arianne Preite,        <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, survey using  Renew.
                              Orange, California.    fairy shrimp                                        recorded
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       vocalizations,
                                                     conservatio).                                       survey by pursuit,
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn                                    capture, handle,
                                                     fairy shrimp                                        release, collect
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       adult vouchers, and
                                                     longiantenna).                                      collect branchiopod
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool                                 resting eggs.
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
                                                    <bullet> Quino
                                                     checkerspot
                                                     butterfly
                                                     (Euphydryas editha
                                                     quino).
                                                    <bullet> Light-footed
                                                     Ridgway's rail
                                                     (Rallus obsoletus
                                                     levipes).
                                                    <bullet> Southwestern
                                                     willow flycatcher
                                                     (Empidonax traillii
                                                     extimus).

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14749C.....................  Lorena Bernal, San     <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, survey by     Renew.
                              Diego, California.     fairy shrimp                                        pursuit, capture,
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       handle, release,
                                                     conservatio).                                       collect adult
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn                                    vouchers, and
                                                     fairy shrimp                                        collect branchiopod
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       resting eggs.
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
                                                    <bullet> Quino
                                                     checkerspot
                                                     butterfly
                                                     (Euphydryas editha
                                                     quino).
14231A.....................  Caesara Brungraber,    <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, survey by     Renew.
                              Bend, Oregon.          fairy shrimp                                        pursuit, capture,
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       handle, release,
                                                     conservatio).                                       collect adult
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn                                    vouchers, and
                                                     fairy shrimp                                        collect branchiopod
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       resting eggs.
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
                                                    <bullet> Quino
                                                     checkerspot
                                                     butterfly
                                                     (Euphydryas editha
                                                     quino).
PER5167328.................  Bernie Villanueva-     <bullet> Pacific       CA.........................  Conduct track tube    New.
                              Grzecka, San Juan      pocket mouse                                        surveys.
                              Capistrano,            (Perognathus
                              California.            longimembris
                                                     pacificus).
PER5174348.................  Michael Voeltz,        <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, capture,      New.
                              Walnut Creek,          fairy shrimp                                        handle, release,
                              California.            (Branchinecta                                       and collect adult
                                                     conservatio).                                       vouchers.
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
PER4775202-0...............  Krystal Pulsipher,     <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, capture,      Renew.
                              Sacramento,            fairy shrimp                                        handle, release,
                              California.            (Branchinecta                                       and collect adult
                                                     conservatio).                                       vouchers.
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
PER4775159.................  Andrew Kort, La Mesa,  <bullet> Conservancy   CA.........................  Survey, capture,      New.
                              California.            fairy shrimp                                        handle, release,
                                                     (Branchinecta                                       collect adult
                                                     conservatio).                                       vouchers, and
                                                    <bullet> Longhorn                                    collect branchiopod
                                                     fairy shrimp                                        resting eggs.
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     longiantenna).
                                                    <bullet> Vernal pool
                                                     tadpole shrimp
                                                     (Lepidurus packardi).
                                                    <bullet> Riverside
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Streptocephalus
                                                     woottoni).
                                                    <bullet> San Diego
                                                     fairy shrimp
                                                     (Branchinecta
                                                     sandiegonensis).
PER4775578.................  California State       <bullet> San           CA.........................  Survey, capture,      New.
                              Parks, Felton,         Francisco garter                                    handle, collect
                              California.            snake (Thamnophis                                   biological samples,
                                                     sirtalis                                            and release.
                                                     tetrataenia).
84156D.....................  Stephen Gergeni,       <bullet> Foothill      CA.........................  Survey, capture,      Amend.
                              Sacramento,            yellow-legged frog                                  handle, and release.
                              California.            (Rana boylii) South
                                                     Sierra and South
                                                     Coast distinct
                                                     population segments.
                                                    <bullet> Sierra
                                                     Nevada yellow-legged
                                                     frog (Rana sierrae).
48210A.....................  Area West              <bullet> Foothill      CA.........................  Survey, capture,      Amend.
                              Environmental, Inc.,   yellow-legged frog                                  handle, and release.
                              Orangevale,            (Rana boylii) South
                              California.            Sierra and South
                                                     Coast distinct
                                                     population segments.

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PER7646004.................  Imperiled Species      <bullet> Santa Cruz    CA.........................  Capture, handle,      New.
                              Breeding Program at    long-toed salamander                                release, relocate,
                              Larry Ellison          (Ambystoma                                          collect genetic
                              Conservation Center    macrodactylum                                       material, keep,
                              for Wildlife Care,     croceum).                                           breed, and study in
                              Saratoga, California.                                                      captivity.
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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]
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