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###### Department of the Interior

###### Fish and Wildlife Service

          - [FWS-R8-ES-2016-N016; FXES11130800000-167-FF08E00000]

# 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 March 17, 2016.

# 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-067064

#### Applicant: Lindsay Messett, Long Beach, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (                    *Euphydryas editha quino*) in conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-84210B

#### Applicant: Amy Storck, Folsom, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (                    *Branchinecta conservatio*), longhorn fairy shrimp (                    *Branchinecta longiantenna*) and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (                    *Lepidurus packardi*) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-134334

#### Applicant: Lincoln Hulse, Mission Viejo, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys merriami parvus*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-009018

#### Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California

The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to possession the following species on Federal lands, in conjunction with surveys, population studies, establishment and maintenance of a living collection or seed bank, and research throughout the ranges of the species in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.
    -  Acanthomintha duttonii                      (                     A. obovata                      subsp.                      d. ) (San Mateo thornmint),                
    -  Acanthoscyphus parishii                      var.                      goodmaniana                      (                     Oxytheca p.                      var.                      g. ) (Cushenbury oxytheca),                
    -  Acmispon dendroideus                      var.                      traskiae                      (                     Lotus d.                      subsp.                      t. ) (San Clemente Island lotus),                
    -  Allium munzii                      (Munz's onion),                
    -  Alopecurus aequalis                      var.                      sonomensis                      (Sonoma alopecurus),                
    -  Ambrosia pumila                      (San Diego ambrosia),                
    -  Amsinckia grandiflora                      (large-flowered fiddleneck),                
    -  Arabis mcdonaldiana                      (McDonald's rockcress),                
    -  Arctostaphylos confertiflora                      (Santa Rosa Island manzanita),                
    -  Arctostaphylos glandulosa                      subsp.                      crassifolia                      (Del Mar manzanita),                
    -  Arctostaphylos mmontana                      subsp.                      ravenii                      (                     A. hookeri                      subsp.                      r. ) (Raven's manzanita (Presidio m.)),                
    -  Arenaria paludicola                      (marsh sandwort),                
    -  Astragalus albens                      (Cushenbury milk-vetch),                
    -  Astragalus brauntonii                      (Braunton's milk-vetch),                
    -  Astragalus claranus                      (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                      subsp.                      insularis                      (island barberry),                
    -  Blennosperma bakeri                      (Sonoma sunshine),                
    -  Boechera hoffmannii                      (                     Aribis h. ) (Hoffmann's rockcress),                
    -  Calystegia stebbinsii                      (Stebbins' morning-glory),                           ( print page 7826)      
    -  Carex albida                      (white sedge),                
    -  Castilleja affinis                      subsp.                      neglecta                      (Tiburon paintbrush),                
    -  Castilleja grisea                      (San Clemente Island paintbrush),                
    -  Castilleja mollis                      (soft-leaved paintbrush),                
    -  Caulanthus californicus                      (California jewelflower),                
    -  Ceanothus ferrisiae                      (coyote ceanothus),                
    -  Ceanothus roderickii                      (Pine Hill ceanothus),                
    -  Cercocarpus traskiae                      (Catalina Island mountain-mahogany),                
    -  Chloropyron maritimum                      subsp.                      maritimum                      (                     Cordylanthus maritimus                      subsp.                      maritimus ) (salt marsh bird's-beak),                
    -  Chloropyron molle                      subsp.                      molle                      (                     Cordylanthus mollis                      subsp.                      mollis)                      (soft bird's-beak),                
    -  Chorizanthe howellii                      (Howell's spineflower),                
    -  Chorizanthe orcuttiana                      (Orcutt's spineflower),                
    -  Chorizanthe pungens                      var.                      hartwegiana                      (Ben Lomond spineflower),                
    -  Chorizanthe robusta                      var.                      hartwegii                      (Scotts Valley spineflower),                
    -  Chorizanthe robusta                      var.                      robusta                      (robust spineflower),                
    -  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                      subsp.                      immaculata                      (Pismo clarkia),                
    -  Chloropyron palmatum                      (                     Cordylanthus palmatus ) (palmate-bracted bird's-beak),                
    -  Cordylanthus tenuis                      subsp.                      capillaris                      (Pennell's bird's-beak),                
    -  Deinandra conjugens                      (                     Hemizonia c. ) (Otay tarplant),                
    -  Deinandra increscens                      subsp.                      villosa                      (Gaviota tarplant),                      bakeri                      (Baker's larkspur),                
    -  Delphinium luteum                      (yellow larkspur),                
    -  Delphinium variegatum                      subsp.                      kinkiense                      (San Clemente Island larkspur),                
    -  Dodecahema leptoceras                      (slender-horned spineflower),                
    -  Dudleya setchellii                      (Santa Clara Valley dudleya),                
    -  Eremalche kernensis                      (Kern mallow),                
    -  Eriastrum densifolium                      subsp.                      sanctorum                      (Santa Ana River woolly-star),                
    -  Eriodictyon altissimum                      (Indian Knob mountain balm),                
    -  Eriodictyon capitatum                      (Lompoc yerba santa),                
    -  Eriogonum apricum                      (incl. vars.                      apricum                      and                      prostratum ) (lone buckwheat and Irish Hill buckwheat),                
    -  Eriogonum ovalifolium                      var.                      vineum                      (Cushenbury 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 decumbens                      (                     F. californicum                      subsp.                      d. ) (Pine Hill flannelbush),                
    -  Fremontodendron mexicanum                      (Mexican flannelbush),                
    -  Galium buxifolium                      (island bedstraw),                
    -  Galium californicum                      subsp.                      sierrae                      (El Dorado bedstraw),                
    -  Gilia tenuiflora                      subsp.                      arenaria                      (Monterey gilia),                
    -  Gilia tenuiflora                      subsp.                      hoffmanii                      (Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia),                
    -  Helianthemum greenei                      (island rush-rose),                
    -  Hesperocyparis abramsiana                      (                     Cupressus a. ) (incl. vars.                      abramsiana                      and                      butanoensis ) (Santa Cruz cypress and San Mateo cypress),                
    -  Holocarpha macradenia                      (Santa Cruz tarplant),                
    -  Lasthenia burkei                      (Burke's goldfields),                
    -  Lasthenia conjugens                      (Contra Costa goldfields),                
    -  Layia carnosa                      (beach layia),                
    -  Lessingia germanorum                      (                     L.g.                      var.                      germanorum ) (San Francisco lessingia),                
    -  Lilium occidentale                      (western lily),                
    -  Lilium pardalinum                      subsp.                      pitkinense                      (Pitkin Marsh lily),                
    -  Limnanthes floccosa                      subsp.                      californica                      (Butte County meadowfoam),                
    -  Limnanthes vinculans                      (Sebastopol meadowfoam),                
    -  Lithophragma maximum                      (San Clemente Island woodland-star),                
    -  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 viminea                      (                     M. linoides                      subsp.                      v. ) (willowy monardella),                
    -  Monolopia congdonii                      (                     Lembertia c. ) (San Joaquin woolly-threads),                
    -  Nasturtium gambelii                      (                     Rorippa g. ) (Gambel's watercress),                
    -  Navarretia leucocephala                      subsp.                      pauciflora                      (                     N. pauciflora ) (few-flowered navarretia),                
    -  Navarretia leucocephala                      subsp.                      plieantha                      (many-flowered navarretia),                
    -  Nitrophila mohavensis                      (Amargosa niterwort),                
    -  Noccaea fendleri                      subsp.                      californica                      (                     Thlaspi californicum ) (Kneeland Prairie penny-cress),                
    -  Oenothera californica                      subsp.                      eurekensis                      (                     O. avita                      subsp.                      e. ) (Eureka Valley evening-primrose),                
    -  Oenothera deltoides                      subsp.                      howellii                      (Antioch Dunes evening-primrose),                
    -  Opuntia basilaris                      var.                      treleasei                      (                     O. treleasei ) (Bakersfield cactus),                
    -  Orcuttia californica                      (California orcutt grass),                
    -  Orcuttia pilosa                      (hairy orcutt grass),                
    -  Orcuttia viscida                      (Sacramento orcutt grass),                
    -  Pentachaeta bellidiflora                      (white-rayed pentachaeta),                
    -  Pentachaeta lyonii                      (Lyon's pentachaeta),                
    -  Phacelia insularis                      subsp.                      insularis                      (island phacelia),                
    -  Phlox hirsuta                      (Yreka phlox),                
    -  Physaria kingii                      subsp.                      bernardina                      (                     Lesquerella k.                      subsp.                      b. ) (San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod),                
    -  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 peirsonii                      (San Joaquin adobe sunburst),                
    -  Sedella leiocarpa                      (                     Parvisedum l. ) (Lake County stonecrop),                
    -  Sibara filifolia                      (Santa Cruz Island rockcress),                
    -  Sidalcea keckii                      (Keck's checker-mallow),                
    -  Sidalcea oregana                      subsp.                      valida                      (Kenwood Marsh checker-mallow),                
    -  Sidalcea pedata                      (pedate checker-mallow),                
    -  Streptanthus albidus                      subsp.                      albidus                      (Metcalf Canyon jewelflower),                           ( print page 7827)      
    -  Streptanthus niger                      (Tiburon jewelflower),                
    -  Suaeda californica                      (California seablite),                
    -  Swallenia alexandrae                      (Eureka Dune grass),                
    -  Taraxacum californicum                      (California taraxacum),                
    -  Thelypodium stenopetalum                      (slender-petaled mustard),                
    -  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)                

### Permit No. TE-53825B

#### Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (collect biological samples) the California least tern (                    *Sternula antillarum browni*) (                    *Sterna a. browni*) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring activities within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego, San Diego County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-027742

#### Applicant: Fish Conservation and Culture Lab, University of California, Davis, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, handle, and collect) the delta smelt (                    *Hypomesus transpacificus*) in conjunction with research activities throughout the range of the species in the San Francisco Bay Estuary and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-758175

#### Applicant: Griffith Wildlife Biology, Calumet, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (                    *Molothrus ater*) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring activities in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Nevada; take (locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, handle, band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (                    *Vireo bellii pusillus*); take (harass by survey) the light-footed Ridgway's rail (light-footed clapper r.) (                    *Rallus obsoletus levipes*) (                    *R. longirostris l.*) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California; and take (harass by survey) the Yuma Ridgway's rail (Yuma clapper r.) (                    *Rallus obsoletus yumanensis*) (                    *R. longirostris*                     y.) in conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species in Arizona, California, and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-44855A

#### Applicant: Clint Scheuerman, San Luis Obispo, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) 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-144964

#### Applicant: Derek Jansen, Brentwood, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (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-17841A

#### Applicant: Tetra Tech, Inc., Santa Barbara, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment and renewal to take (harass by survey and locate and monitor nests) the California least tern (                    *Sternula antillarum browni*) (                    *Sterna a. browni*) in conjunction with surveys and population studies throughout the range of the species in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-58862A

#### Applicant: Greg Mason, San Diego, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod cysts, and culture and hatch cysts for species identification) 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*); and take (survey by pursuit) 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-53771B

#### Applicant: Erin Bergman, La Mesa, California

                    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod cysts, and culture and hatch cysts for species identification) 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*); take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (                    *Euphydryas editha quino*), Palos Verdes blue butterfly (                    *Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis*), and El Segundo blue butterfly (                    *Euphilotes battoides allyni*); and take (survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release) the Casey's June beetle (                    *Dinacoma caseyi*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-85618B

#### Applicant: Biological Resources Services, LLC, Folsom, California

                    The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *Ambystoma californiense*); blunt-nosed leopard lizard (                    *Gambelia silus*); San Joaquin kit fox (                    *Vulpes macrotis mutica*); and remove/reduce to possession the following species, on Federal lands in conjunction with survey activities                           ( print page 7828)                        throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival:                

*Calystegia stebbinsii*                     (Stebbins' morning-glory)                

*Caulanthus californicus*                     (California jewelflower)                

*Ceanothus roderickii*                     (Pine Hill ceanothus)                

*Chloropyron palmatum*                     (                    *Cordylanthus palmatus*) (palmate-bracted bird's-beak)                

*Eremalche kernensis*                     (Kern mallow)                

*Fremontodendron decumbens*                     (                    *F. californicum*                     subsp.                     *d.*) (Pine Hill flannelbush)                

*Gilia tenuiflora*                     subsp.                     *arenaria*                     (Monterey gilia)                

*Lasthenia conjugens*                     (Contra Costa goldfields)                

*Monolopia congdonii*                     (                    *Lembertia c.*) (San Joaquin woolly-threads)                

*Orcuttia viscida*                     (Sacramento orcutt grass)                

*Trifolium amoenum*                     (showy Indian clover)                

*Tuctoria mucronata*                     (Solano grass)                

### Permit No. TE-85771B

#### Applicant: Karen Mullen, Laguna Niguel, California

                    The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) 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-158552

#### Applicant: Holly Burger, Berkeley, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *Ambystoma californiense*) and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, and release) the San Francisco garter snake (                    *Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia*) in conjunction with survey and population study activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-832946

#### Applicant: James Pike, Huntington Beach, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird (                    *Molothrus ater*) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*), and take (locate and monitor nests and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (                    *Vireo bellii pusillus*) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-086267

#### Applicant: Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, measure, insert passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags, radio-collar, vaccinate, collect biological samples, conduct veterinary care, transport, maintain in captivity, release to the wild, and euthanize for humane reasons) the Santa Cruz Island fox (                    *Urocyon littoralis santacruzae*), San Miguel Island fox (                    *Urocyon littoralis littoralis*), and Santa Rosa Island fox (                    *Urocyon littoralis santarosae*) 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-023496

#### Applicant: California State University, Turlock, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) 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 in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Luis Obispo, San Joaquin, and Tulare Counties, California; take (survey, capture, handle, mark, insert passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag and release) the giant garter snake (                    *Thamnophis gigas*) in conjunction with survey activities in Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus Counties, California; take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *Ambystoma californiense*); take (capture, handle, mark, PIT tag, attach/remove radio transmitters, take biological samples and release) the San Joaquin kit fox (                    *Vulpes macrotis mutica*); take (capture, handle, mark, PIT tag, attach/remove radio transmitters, take biological samples, hold in captivity, relocate and release) the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (                    *Gambelia silus*) and riparian brush rabbit (                    *Sylvilagus bachmani riparius*); take (capture, handle, mark, PIT tag, attach/remove radio transmitters, hold in captivity, relocate and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys nitratoides exilis*), giant kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys ingens*), Tipton kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides*), and riparian woodrat (                    *Neotoma fuscipes riparia*); and take (capture, handle, mark, take biological samples, and release) the Buena Vista Lake shrew (                    *Sorex ornatus relictus*) in conjunction with survey and research activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-86222B

#### Applicant: Ethan J. Ripperger

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (                    *Vireo bellii pusillus*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-86213B

#### Applicant: Alan D. Roseto, Lompoc, California

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS) (                    *Ambystoma californiense*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-86278B

#### Applicant: Andrew J. Anderson

                    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (                    *Branchinecta conservatio*), longhorn fairy shrimp (                    *Branchinecta longiantenna*), riverside fairy shrimp (                    *Streptocephalus woottoni*), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp                           ( print page 7829)                        (                    *Lepidurus packardi*) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.                

### Permit No. TE-785148

#### Applicant: Aaron P. Goldschmidt, Riverside, California

                    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey and locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (                    *Empidonax traillii extimus*); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (                    *Dipodomys stephensi*) and Pacific pocket mouse (                    *Perognathus longimembris pacificus*); take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (                    *Euphydryas editha quino*); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod 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 surveys and population studies 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.                

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Angela Picco,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.

[FR Doc. 2016-03037 Filed 2-12-16; 8:45 am]

 BILLING CODE 4313-15-P