[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33266-33267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15599]


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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-041672

    Applicant: Wade Stamp, Corps of Engineers, Lowell, Oregon.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey and kill 
larvae) the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) in 
conjunction with surveys, monitoring, and habitat restoration 
activities, including manual removal of woody material and fall mowing, 
at Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane County, Oregon, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-042952

    Applicant: Riverside Land Conservancy, Rialto, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Delphi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring associated with land 
acquisition in the City of Rialto, San Bernardino County, California, 
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-779910

    Applicant: William E. Haas, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to expand take (harass by 
survey) of the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus)

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to include New Mexico and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-023250

    Applicant: The Department of the Navy, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (attach radio 
transmitters) the San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus 
mearnsi) in conjunction with scientific research on San Clemente 
Island, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-789266

    Applicant: Tricia Campbell, Temecula, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, capture and band) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax 
traillii extimus) and least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in 
conjunction with surveys and research throughout the species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-043631

    Applicant: Curtis Cash, Reseda, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
woottoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout each species' range in 
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-043630

    Applicant: San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction 
with ecological research in Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara 
Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-043102

    Applicant: Janelle N. Nolan-Summers, Antelope, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole 
shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus 
woottoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout each species' range in 
California and Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-007581

    Applicant: Tito Alejandro Marchant, Newport Beach, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey by 
pursuit) the El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in 
conjunction with population monitoring in Los Angeles County, 
California; and 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 
throughout each species range in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-007520

    Applicant: Julie Simonsen-Marchant, Newport Beach, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (survey by 
pursuit) the El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in 
conjunction with population monitoring in Los Angeles County, 
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 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/reduce to 
possession Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus (Ventura marsh 
milk vetch) throughout the species' range in conjunction with recovery 
efforts for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-040833

    Applicant: Nancy Kay Cione, Angelus Oaks, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and 
release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring througout the 
species' range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before July 23, 2001.

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: June 13, 2001.
Rowan W. Gould,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 01-15599 Filed 6-20-01; 8:45 am]
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