[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52119-52121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17406]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit application.

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SUMMARY: The following applicant has 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 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (``we'') solicits review and 
comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public on the 
following permit request.

DATES: Comments on this permit application must be received on or 
before October 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered Species, Ecological 
Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (telephone: 
503-231-2063; fax: 503-231-6243). Please refer to the permit number for 
the 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 this application 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 to 
the address above. Please refer to the permit number for the 
application when requesting copies of documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Permit No. TE-108507

    Applicant: Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take the following species: the 
short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus), Mount Hermon 
June beetle (Polyphylla barbata), Behren's silverspot butterfly 
(Speyeria zerene behrensii), callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria 
callippe callippe), El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides 
allyni), Lange's metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo langei), lotis 
blue butterfly (Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis), mission blue butterfly 
(Icaricia icarioides missionensis), Myrtle's silverspot butterfly 
(Speyeria zerene myrtleae), Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche 
lygdamus palosverdesensis), Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas 
editha quino), San Bruno elfin butterfly (Callophrys mossii bayensis), 
Smith's blue butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi), bonytail chub (Gila 
elegans), Mohave tui chub (Gila bicolor mohavensis), Owens tui chub 
(Gila bicolor snyderi), Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila robusta 
jordani), Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus), Ash Meadows speckled dace 
(Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis), Clover Valley dace speckled 
(Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus), Independence Valley speckled dace 
(Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus), Moapa dace (Moapa coriacea), 
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Shasta crayfish 
(Pacifastacus fortis),

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Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus woottoni), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis), Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus 
abdominalis), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), San Miguel 
Island fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis), Santa Catalina Island fox 
(Urocyon littoralis catalinae), Santa Cruz Island fox (Urocyon 
littoralis santacruzae), Santa Rosa Island fox (Urocyon littoralis 
santarosae), mountain yellow-legged frog southern California distinct 
population segment (Rana muscosa), tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 
newberryi), Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis), 
Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), giant kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys ingens), Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni 
morroensis), San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat, (Dipodomys merriami 
parvus), Stephens' kangaroo rat [Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. 
cascus)], Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), 
blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), Point Arena mountain 
beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra), Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus 
longimembris pacificus), salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys 
raviventris), marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus), 
brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Pikeminnow (=squawfish) 
(Ptychocheilus lucius), Pahrump poolfish (Empetrichthys latos), Ash 
Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), desert 
pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon 
diabolis), Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis), 
Owens pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus), riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus 
bachmani riparius), California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris 
obsoletus), light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes), 
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), desert slender 
salamander (Batrachoseps aridus), Santa Cruz long-toed salamander 
(Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), 
leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle 
(Caretta caretta), Peninsular ranges distinct population segment of the 
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), Sierra Nevada distinct population 
segment of the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana), Buena 
Vista Lake ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus), San Clemente 
loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi), California freshwater 
shrimp (Syncaris pacifica), Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes 
eunus obscurus), Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae), 
Morro shoulderband snail (=Banded dune) (Helminthoglypta walkeriana), 
San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia), White 
River spinedace (Lepidomeda albivallis), Hiko White River springfish 
(Crenichthys baileyi grandis), White River springfish (Crenichthys 
baileyi baileyi), unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus 
aculeatus williamsoni), Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), Modoc 
sucker (Catostomus microps), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), 
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi), California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni), 
Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone), arroyo toad (=arroyo 
southwestern) [Bufo californicus (=microscaphus)], woundfin 
(Plagopterus argentissimus), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii 
pusillus), Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis), and the 
riparian woodrat (=San Joaquin Valley) (Neotoma fuscipes riparia); and 
to remove/reduce to possession the following species: Acanthomintha 
ilicifolia (San Diego thornmint), Allium munzii (Munz's onion), 
Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis (Sonoma alopecurus), Ambrosia 
pumila (San Diego ambrosia), Amsinckia grandiflora (large-flowered 
fiddleneck), Arabis hoffmannii (Hoffmann's rock-cress), Arabis 
mcdonaldiana (McDonald's rock-cress), Arctostaphylos confertiflora 
(Santa Rosa Island manzanita), Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. 
crassifolia (Del Mar manzanita), Arctostaphylos hookeri var. ravenii 
(Presidio manzanita), Arenaria paludicola (Marsh sandwort), Astragalus 
albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch), Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's milk-
vetch), Astragalus clarianus (Clara Hunt's milk-vetch), Astragalus 
jaegerianus (Lane Mountain milk-vetch), Astragalus lentiginosus var. 
coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-vetch), Astragalus pycnostachyus var. 
lanosissimus (Ventura Marsh milk-vetch), Astragalus tener var. titi 
(coastal dunes milk-vetch), Astragalus tricarinatus (triple-ribbed 
milk-vetch), Atriplex coronata var. notatior (San Jacinto Valley 
crownscale), Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry), Berberis pinnata ssp. 
insularis (island barberry), Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), 
Calystegia stebbinsii (Stebbins' morning-glory), Carex albida (white 
sedge), Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta (Tiburon paintbrush), 
Castilleja grisea (San Clemente Island Indian paintbrush), Castilleja 
mollis (soft-leaved paintbrush), Caulanthus californicus (California 
jewelflower), Ceanothus ferrisae (coyote ceanothus), Ceanothus 
roderickii (Pine Hill ceanothus), Cercocarpus traskiae (Catalina Island 
mountain-mahogany), Chorizanthe howellii (Howell's spineflower), 
Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower), Chorizanthe pungens var. 
hartwegiana (Ben Lomond spineflower), Chorizanthe robusta (incl. vars. 
robusta and hartwegii) [Robust spineflower (incl. Scotts Valley)], 
Chorizanthe valida (Sonoma spineflower), Cirsium fontinale var. 
fontinale (fountain thistle), Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense (Chorro 
Creek bog thistle), Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun 
thistle), Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle), Clarkia 
franciscana (Presidio clarkia), Clarkia imbricata (Vine Hill clarkia), 
Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata (Pismo clarkia), Cordylanthus 
maritimus ssp. maritimus (salt marsh bird's-beak), Cordylanthus mollis 
ssp. mollis (soft bird's-beak), Cordylanthus palmatus (palmate-bracted 
bird's beak), Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris (Pennell's bird's-
beak), Cupressus abramsiana (Santa Cruz cypress), Deinandra increscens 
ssp. villosa (Gaviota tarplant), Delphinium bakeri (Baker's larkspur), 
Delphinium luteum (yellow San Clemente Island larkspur), Delphinium 
variegatum ssp. kinkiense (San Clemente Island larkspur), Dodecahema 
leptoceras (slender-horned spineflower), Dudleya setchellii (Santa 
Clara Valley dudleya), Dudleya traskiae (Santa Barbara Island 
liveforever), Eremalche kernensis (Kern mallow), Eriastrum densifolium 
ssp. sanctorum (Santa Ana River woolly-star), Eriodictyon altissimum 
(Indian Knob mountain balm), Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc yerba 
santa), Eriogonum apricum (incl. var. prostratum) (Ione (incl. Irish 
Hill) buckwheat), Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (cushenbury 
buckwheat), Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae (steamboat 
buckwheat), Eriophyllum latilobum (San Mateo woolly sunflower), 
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery), Eryngium 
constancei (Loch Lomond coyote thistle), Erysimum capitatum var. 
angustatum (Contra Costa wallflower), Erysimum menziesii (Menzies' 
wallflower), Erysimum teretifolium (Ben Lomond wallflower), 
Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens (Pine Hill

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flannelbush), Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush), Galium 
buxifolium (island bedstraw), Galium californicum ssp. sierrae (El 
Dorado bedstraw), Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria (Monterey gilia), 
Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii (Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia), 
Lasthenia burkei (Burke's goldfields), Lasthenia conjugens (Contra 
Costa goldfields), Layia carnosa (beach layia), Lesquerella kingii ssp. 
bernardina (San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod), Lessingia germanorum 
(=L.g. var. germanorum) (San Francisco lessingia), Lilium occidentale 
(Western lily), Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense (Pitkin Marsh lily), 
Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica (Butte County meadowfoam), 
Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), Lithophragma maximum (San 
Clemente Island woodland-star), Lotus dendroideus ssp. traskiae (San 
Clemente Island broom), Lupinus nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa lupine), 
Lupinus tidestromii (clover lupine), Malacothamnus clementinus (San 
Clemente Island bush-mallow), Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. 
nesioticus (Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow), Malacothrix indecora (Santa 
Cruz Island malacothrix), Malacothrix squalida (island malacothrix), 
Monardella linoides ssp. viminea (willowy monardella), Monolopia 
(=Lembertia) congdonii (San Joaquin wooly-threads), Navarretia 
leucocephala ssp. pauciflora (=N. pauciflora) (few-flowered 
navarretia), Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha (many-flowered 
navarretia), Nitrophila mohavensis (Amargosa niterwort), Oenothera 
avita ssp. eurekensis (Eureka Valley evening-primrose), Oenothera 
deltoides ssp. howellii (Antioch Dunes evening-primrose), Opuntia 
treleasei (Bakersfield cactus), Orcuttia californica (California orcutt 
grass), Orcuttia pilosa (hairy orcutt grass), Orcuttia viscida 
(Sacramento orcutt grass), Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana 
(cushenbury oxytheca), Parvisedum leiocarpum (Lake County stonecrop), 
Pentachaeta bellidiflora (white-rayed pentachaeta), Pentachaeta lyonii 
(Lyon's pentachaeta), Phacelia insularis ssp. insularis (island 
phacelia), Phlox hirsuta (Yreka phlox), Piperia yadonii (Yadon's 
piperia), Plagiobothrys strictus (Calistoga allocarya), Poa 
atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass), Poa napensis (Napa bluegrass), 
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa-mint), Pogogyne nudiuscula (Otay 
mesa-mint), Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley polygonum), Potentilla 
hickmanii (Hickman's potentilla), Pseudobahia bahiifolia (Hartweg's 
golden sunburst), Rorippa gambellii (Gambel's watercress), Sibara 
filifolia (Santa Cruz Island rockcress), Sidalcea keckii (Keck's 
checker-mallow), Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida (Kenwood Marsh checker-
mallow), Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow), Streptanthus albidus 
ssp. albidus (Metcalf Canyon jewelflower), Streptanthus niger (Tiburon 
jewelflower), Suaeda californica (California seablite), Swallenia 
alexandrae (Eureka Dune grass), Taraxacum californicum (California 
taraxacum), Thelypodium stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard), Thlaspi 
californicum (Kneeland Prairie penny-cress), Thysanocarpus 
conchuliferus (Santa Cruz Island fringepod), Trifolium amoenum (showy 
Indian clover), Trifolium trichocalyx (Monterey clover), Tuctoria 
greenei (Greene's tuctoria), and Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass) in 
conjunction with recovery efforts throughout the range of the species 
in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing their survival 
and propagation.
    We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit 
application.

    Dated: August 16, 2005.
Michael Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-17406 Filed 8-31-05; 8:45 am]
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