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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20479-20480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9458]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to section 10 (a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Permit No. TE-023904

    Applicant: USDI Bureau of Land Management, North Palm Springs, 
California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys throughout its range for the purpose 
of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-023895

    Applicant: Paul W. Collins, Santa Ynez, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and handle) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-023892

    Applicant: Lawrence Edward Hunt, Santa Barbara, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and handle) the 
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction 
with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, California 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-023886

    Applicant: San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
collect tissue samples) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo 
californicus) in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, 
ecological research, and population augmentation throughout the species 
range for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-018909

    Applicant: Kelly Michelle Rios, Brea, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (survey by 
pursuit) the El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout its range for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-817397

    Applicant: John R. Storrer, Santa Barbara, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
handle) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-009015

    Applicant: Jason Lee Berkley, Whittier, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
handle) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) 
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout its range 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-815144

    Applicant: Rosemary Ann Thompson, Santa Barbara, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
handle) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-826513

    Applicant: Galen Rathbun, Bakersfield, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (radio-tag) the 
blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila) in Kern County, California 
in conjunction with ecological research for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

Permit No. TE-768251

    Applicant: Biosearch Wildlife Surveys, Santa Cruz, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture, mark) 
the Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) in 
conjunction with population studies throughout the species range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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Permit No. 022615

    Applicant: Robert L. Calloway, Leonardtown, Maryland
    The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate 
commerce, two female and two male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) geese 
(Nesochen [=Branta] sandvicensis) for the purpose of enhancing the 
species propagation and survival.

Permit No. TE-702631

    Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 
1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to remove and reduce to 
possession specimens of the following plant species: Cirsium 
loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle), Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc yerba 
santa), Hemizonia increscens ssp. villosa (Gaviota tarplant), and 
Lupinus nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa lupine). Collection activities will be 
conducted throughout each species range in conjunction with recovery 
efforts for the purpose of enhancing their propagation and survival.

Permit No. TE-025182

    Applicant: Ecosphere Environmental Services, Durango, Colorado
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax extimus traillii) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout the species 
range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-025197

    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Environmental Service, Las Vegas, Nevada
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture 
and handle, collect tissue samples, and collect voucher specimens) the 
desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis 
occidentalis), Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae), and Humpback chub (Gila 
cypha) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and scientific 
research throughout each species range for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. TE-776608

    Applicant: Monk and Associates, Walnut Creek, California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (capture and 
handle) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Santa Barbara County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-025204

    Applicant: Linda Ann Vorobik, Lopez Island, Washington
    The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession 
specimens of Arabis macdonaldiana in conjunction with genetic research 
and the collection of voucher specimens throughout the species range 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-685022

    Applicant: Rudi Mattoni, University of California, Los Angeles, 
California
    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (survey by 
pursuit, harass, collect for captive propagation, handle, captive rear, 
and release) the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus 
palosverdesensis) in conjunction with presence and absence surveys and 
scientific research throughout its range for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

Permit No. TE-025203

    Applicant: David J. Griffin, Alpine, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in 
conjunction with surveys in Riverside and San Diego Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-025202

    Applicant: Janette Holtz, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in San Diego County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-025201

    Applicant: Bonnie Ripley, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) 
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring in San Diego County, 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before May 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief--
Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 
NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181; Fax: (503) 231-6243. 
Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when 
submitting comments. All comments received, including names and 
addresses, will become part of the official administrative record and 
may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by 
any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents 
within 20 days of the date of publication of this notice to the address 
above; telephone: (503) 231-2063. Please refer to the respective permit 
number for each application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: April 6, 2000.
Thomas Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 00-9458 Filed 4-15-00; 8:45 am]
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