[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13617-13619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05900]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2015-N048; FXES11130800000-154-FF08E00000]


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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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 15, 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-67390A

Applicant: Benjamin J. Smith, Mission Viejo, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey) 
the southwestern willow flycatcher

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(Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey activities 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-789253

Applicant: Brian Foster, El Cajon, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
locate and monitor nests, handle/mark eggs, capture, band, collect for 
euthanization, and release) the western snowy plover (Pacific Coast 
population distinct population segment (DPS)) (Charadrius nivosus 
nivosus), and take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, handle/
mark eggs, capture, band, and release) the California least tern 
(Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. b.) in conjunction with 
population and breeding studies in San Diego County, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-022360

Applicant: Tierra Data Inc., Escondido, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to 
possession the Allium munzii (Munz's onion), Arctostaphylos glandulosa 
subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar manzanita), Astragalus brauntonii 
(Braunton's milk-vetch), Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower), 
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button celery), and 
Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush) in conjunction with 
surveys at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Detachment Fallbrook, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-58452B

Applicant: Darren M. Ward, Arcata, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 
conjunction with research and population monitoring activities within 
Humboldt County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-67390A

Applicant: Sean P. Rowe, Weldon, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal 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 for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-017549

Applicant: Mary Whitfield, Weldon, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take 
(locate and monitor nests, capture, band, and release) the least Bell's 
vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take (harass by survey, locate and 
monitor nests, capture, band, collect blood, collect feathers, and 
release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), in conjunction with survey and genetics activities throughout 
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-786714

Applicant: Elyssa Robertson, Imperial Beach, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit, 
handle, and live-capture) 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-067347

Applicant: Crysta Dickson, San Clemente, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, collect, 
and collect 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, handle, and live-
capture) 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-049461

Applicant: Jaymee Marty, Sacramento, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take 
(capture, collect, and collect vouchers) the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi), Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), 
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and San Diego fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) 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-097516

Applicant: Thomas P. Ryan, Monrovia, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, locate and monitor nests, erect and use cameras to monitor 
nests, use decoys and acoustic playback, capture, handle, band, color-
band, release, float eggs, collect non-viable eggs, transport abandoned 
eggs, and collect feathers) the California least tern (Sternula 
antillarum browni) (Sterna a. b.) in conjunction with surveys, 
population studies, and research activities within San Diego, Orange, 
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-007907

Applicant: Eric Janney, Klamath Falls, Oregon
    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take 
(capture, handle, mark [including the use of fin clips, external tags, 
internal and external radio telemetry transmitters, PIT tags, and coded 
wire tags], release, collect specimens, and collect gametes) the 
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) and take (capture, handle, 
mark [including the use of fin clips, external tags, internal and 
external radio telemetry transmitters, PIT tags, and coded wire tags], 
release, collect specimens, collect gametes, hold hatchery-reared 
juveniles, and euthanize hatchery-reared juveniles for nutritional 
analyses) the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) in conjunction with 
surveys, population studies, and research activities throughout the 
range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-066621

Applicant: Marin Ruane, Point Magu, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle, 
band, release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with population monitoring activities on Naval Base Ventura 
County, Point

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Mugu, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-045994

Applicant: United States Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research 
Center, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, capture, handle, mark, tag, and release at point of capture, 
collect voucher specimens, collect tissue samples and swab, conduct 
radio telemetry, transport, captive breed and rear, remove infertile 
eggs from egg masses released from captivity, and release to the wild 
(translocate) the mountain yellow-legged frog (southern California DPS) 
(Rana muscosa) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
activities within Bear Creek, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles 
County, and to take (inoculate with symbiotic bacteria) the mountain 
yellow-legged frog (southern California DPS) in conjunction with 
chytrid fungal protection throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-59158B

Applicant: Darren Newman, North Fork, 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), vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi), to take (harass by survey, capture, handle and 
release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), giant 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
heermanni morroensis), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides 
nitratoides), Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris 
pacificus), and Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus), 
and to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) 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-829554

Applicant: Barbara Kus, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor 
nests, capture, handle, measure, weigh, band, color-band, release, 
collect body and tail feathers and blood, and remove brown-headed 
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the 
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take (harass by survey, 
locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, measure, weigh, band, color-
band, release, collect body feathers and blood, and remove brown-headed 
cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the southwestern willow 
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), in conjunction with population 
monitoring and genetic studies throughout the range of each species in 
California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the purpose of enhancing the 
species' survival.

Permit No. TE-085026

Applicant: Jeff Steinman, San Francisco, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to 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), take (harass by survey, locate and monitor 
nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized 
nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), 
and take (harass by survey) the yellow-billed cuckoo (western DPS) 
(Coccyzus americanus) in conjunction with survey and population 
monitoring throughout the range of the species in California and 
Arizona for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-027427

Applicant: Jeff A. Alvarez, Sacramento, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect soil 
containing federally listed fairy shrimp cysts (eggs), translocate, and 
inoculate cysts into restored vernal pools) the longhorn fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta longiantenna) in conjunction with vernal pool restoration 
and population enhancement activities at the Kellogg Creek Vernal Pool 
Complex, Los Vaqueros Watershed, Contra Costa County, 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.

Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2015-05900 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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