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###### Department of the Interior

###### Fish and Wildlife Service

          - [FWS-R8-ES-2015-N050]; [FXES11130800000-154-FF08E00000]

# AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

# 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 April 17, 2015.

# 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).                    

# 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.                

## Applicants

### Permit No. TE-59536B

#### Applicant: Eric Drake, Sacramento, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *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-59573B

#### Applicant: Andrew Krause, Lebec, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys ingens*) and Tipton kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-59587B

#### Applicant: California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to remove/reduce to possession the                     *Oenothera deltoides*                     subsp.                     *howellii*                     (Antioch Dunes evening-primrose) and                     *Erysimum capitatum*                     subsp.                     *angustatum*                     (Contra Costa wallflower) in conjunction with restoration activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-59592B

#### Applicant: Angela Johnson, Wauconda, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (                    *Vireo bellii pusillus*), and take (harass by survey, locate, and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-833230

#### Applicant: Robert Aramayo, Albany, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and collect vouchers) 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-30659A

#### Applicant: Creekside Center for Earth Observation, Menlo Park, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect, and translocate) the mission blue butterfly (                    *Icaricia icarioides missionensis*) in conjunction with surveys and reintroduction programs throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species survival.                

### Permit No. TE-817397

#### Applicant: John Storrer, Santa Barbara, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey,                           ( print page 14151)                        capture, handle, release, collect tissue for genetic analysis, and collect voucher specimens) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *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-237086

#### Applicant: Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey, capture, handle, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (                    *Rana sierrae*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-148556

#### Applicant: Deborah Van Dooremolen, Las Vegas, Nevada

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) and Yuma Ridgway's rail (                    *Rallas obsoletus yumanensis*                     (                    *R. longirostris y.*) (Yuma clapper rail) in conjunction with survey activities within Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-59890B

#### Applicant: Olberding Environmental, Incorporated, Folsom, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers) 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-012973

#### Applicant: ECORP Consulting, Incorporated, Rocklin, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect 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-148554

#### Applicant: Amber Heredia, Ladera Ranch, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-29658A

### Applicant: Cindy Dunn, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-233291

#### Applicant: Margaret Mulligan, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-179013

#### Applicant: Scott Werner, Ojai, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey) 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 nest monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-832717

#### Applicant: Rodrick Dossey, Escondido, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to possession the                     *Monardella viminea*                     (                    *M. linoides*                     subsp.                     *v.*) (willowy monardella),                     *Arctostaphylos glandulosa*                     subsp.                     *crassifolia*                     (Del Mar manzanita),                     *Chorizanthe orcuttiana*                     (Orcutt's spineflower),                     *Fremontodendron mexicanum*                     (Mexican flannelbush),                     *Ambrosia pumila*                     (San Diego ambrosia),                     *Eryngium aristulatum*                     var.                     *parishii*                     (San Diego button-celery),                     *Pogogyne abramsii*                     (San Diego mesa mint),                     *Orcuttia californica*                     (California Orcutt grass), and                     *Chloropyron maritimum*                     subsp.                     *maritimum*                     (                    *Cordylanthus maritimus*                     subsp.                     *maritimus*) (salt marsh bird's beak) in conjunction with surveys in Imperial, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-051236

#### Applicant: Erika Edison, La Mesa, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) and take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-051242

#### Applicant: Monica Alfaro, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) and take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-161483

#### Applicant: Linette Lina, Orange, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey) 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 nest monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                          ( print page 14152)    

### Permit No. TE-044846

#### Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, Ventura, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to possession from lands under Federal jurisdiction the                     *Boechera hoffmannii*                     (                    *Arabis h.*) (Hoffmann's rock cress),                     *Arctostaphylos confertiflora*                     (Santa Rosa Island manzanita),                     *Berberis pinnata*                     subsp.                     *insularis*                     (island barberry),                     *Castilleja mollis*                     (soft-leaved paintbrush),                     *Dudleya traskiae*                     (Santa Barbara Island liveforever),                     *Galium buxifolium*                     (island bedstraw),                     *Gilia tenuiflora*                     subsp.                     *hoffmannii*                     (Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia),                     *Malacothamnus fasciculatus*                     var.                     *nesioticus*                     (Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow),                     *Malacothrix indecora*                     (Santa Cruz Island malacothrix),                     *Malacothrix squalida*                     (Island malacothrix),                     *Phacelia insularis*                     subsp.                     *insularis*                     (island phacelia), and                     *Thysanocarpus conchuliferus*                     (Santa Cruz Island fringepod) in conjunction with genetic research and population studies in Channel Islands National Park, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-082908

#### Applicant: Melanie Rocks, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers) 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*) and take (survey by pursuit, live-capture, handle, and release) 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-60151B

#### Applicant: Lisa Franklin, Crestline, California

                    The applicant requests a new permit to take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (                    *Vireo bellii pusillus*) and take (capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys merriami parvus*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-082908

#### Applicant: Mary Belk, New Braunfels, Texas

                    The applicant requests a new permit to take (collect adult vouchers) 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 research activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-60218B

#### Applicant: James Hickman, San Bernardino, California

                    The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys merriami parvus*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-768251

#### Applicant: Biosearch Associates, Santa Cruz, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys nitratoides exilis*) and Tipton kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides*); take (capture, handle, mark, and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (                    *Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum*); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California red-legged frog (                    *Rana aurora draytonii*); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, and release) the San Francisco garter snake (                    *Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia*); and take (capture and release) 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-233367

#### Applicant: Laura Gorman, Encinitas, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers) 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-050122

#### Applicant: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle, mark, collect biological samples, radio-collar, survey, translocate, hold over-night, and release) the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (                    *Ovis canadensis sierrae*) in conjunction with survey and 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.

Dated: March 10, 2015.

Michael Long,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.

[FR Doc. 2015-06230 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]

 BILLING CODE 4310-55-P