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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2015–N255; 

FXES11130800000–156–FF08E00000] 

Endangered Species Recovery Permit 

Applications 

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 January 28, 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–50899B–0 

Applicant: Nicholas S. Bonzey, 

Sacramento, California 

The applicant requests a permit 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) in 

conjunction with survey activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–829204 

Applicant: Harry Lee Jones, Lake Forest, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (harass by survey) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) and take 

(locate and monitor nests) the least 

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), in 

conjunction with surveys and 

population monitoring activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–800930 

Applicant: Viviane J. Marquez-Waller, 

Encinitas, California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal 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 

survey and population monitoring 

activities throughout the range of the 

species in California for the purpose of 

enhancing the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–54716A 

Applicant: Christine L. Harvey, San 

Diego, 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–09375A 

Applicant: Laura Ann Eliassen, Bradley, 

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) in 

conjunction with survey activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–811188 

Applicant: Rosi Dagit, Agoura Hills, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass by survey, capture, handle, 

and release) the tidewater goby 

(Eucyclogobius newberryi) in 

conjunction with research activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, 

California, for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–14231A 

Applicant: Caesara W. Brungraber, 

Bend, Oregon 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (capture, collect, and 

collect vouchers) the Riverside fairy 

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) and 

San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 

sandiegonensis), and take (survey by 

pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly 

(Euphydryas editha quino) in 

conjunction with survey activities 

throughout the range of the species 

within the jurisdiction of the Carlsbad 

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California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–134333 

Applicant: California State University, 

Chico, California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (harass by survey, 

capture, handle, mark, and release) the 

California tiger salamander (Santa 

Barbara County Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) and Sonoma County 

DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in 

conjunction with surveys and 

population monitoring throughout the 

range of the species in California for the 

purpose of enhancing the species’ 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–799570 

Applicant: Carol W. Witham, 

Sacramento, California 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to remove/reduce to 

possession the Tuctoria mucronata 

(Solano grass), from lands under Federal 

jurisdiction in conjunction with 

restoration activities in Yolo County, 

California, for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–50992B 

Applicant: Antonette T. Gutierrez, 

Imperial Beach, California 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino 

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas 

editha quino), take (harass by survey, 

locate and monitor nests) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) and 

California least tern (Sternula 

antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni), 

take (harass by survey by playing taped 

vocalizations, locate and monitor nests) 

the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii 

pusillus) and light-footed Ridgway’s rail 

(light-footed clapper r.) (Rallus 

obsoletus levipes) (R. longirostris l.), and 

take (harass by survey, capture, handle, 

release) the tidewater goby 

(Eucyclogobius newberryi), in 

conjunction with survey and population 

monitoring activities throughout the 

range of the species in California for the 

purpose of enhancing the species’ 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–114936 

Applicant: Bonnie J. Johnson, Norco, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (locate and monitor 

nests) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii 

pusillus) in conjunction with 

population monitoring activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and San 

Bernardino Counties, California, for the 

purpose of enhancing the species’ 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–50999B 

Applicant: Autumn N. Meisel, San Jose, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit 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 

surveys and population monitoring 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–098994 

Applicant: Kelly J. Goocher, Lancaster, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal to take (harass by survey) the 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus), and take 

(survey by pursuit) the Laguna 

Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis 

lagunae) in conjunction with survey 

activities throughout the range of the 

species in California for the purpose of 

enhancing the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–022227 

Applicant: Harry F. Smead, Lemon 

Grove, 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) in 

conjunction with survey activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–95006A 

Applicant: Steven Chen, San Luis 

Obispo, California 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (survey by pursuit) 

the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly 

(Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) 

in conjunction with survey activities 

throughout the range of the species in 

California for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. 

Permit No. TE–142435 

Applicant: Debra M. Shier, Temecula, 

California 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take (conduct behavioral 

experiments, artificial lighting 

experiments, stress/hormone 

experiments, and inject reproductive 

hormones) the Pacific pocket mouse 

(Perognathus longimembris pacificus), 

and take (conduct behavioral 

experiments and artificial lighting 

experiments) the San Bernardino 

Merriam’s kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 

merriami parvus) and Stephens’ 

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in 

conjunction with authorized captive 

propagation activities and population 

monitoring research throughout the 

range of the species in California for the 

purpose of enhancing the species’ 

survival. 

Permit No. TE–048739 

Applicant: Daniel A. Cordova, 

Sacramento, California 

The applicant requests a permit 

renewal and amendment to take (locate 

and monitor nests) the California least 

tern (Sternula antillarum browni) 

(Sterna a. browni), take (harass by 

survey, capture, handle, release) the 

tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 

newberryi), and take (harass by survey, 

capture, handle, mark, and release) the 

California tiger salamander (Santa 

Barbara County DPS and Sonoma 

County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) 

in conjunction with surveys and 

population monitoring 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. 

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. 

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