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Dated: March 12, 2015. 

Benjamin Simon, 

Assistant Director, Office of Policy Analysis, 

U.S. Department of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Endangered Species Recovery Permit 

Applications 

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, 

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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, livecapture, 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, livecapture, 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. 

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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 slenderflowered 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, livecapture, 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, radiocollar, survey, translocate, hold overnight, 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. 

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