[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32179-32181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15913]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2009-N136; 80221-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

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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 these permits.

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DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before August 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, 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. 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: 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. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

Permit No. TE-213308

Applicant: Joseph E. DiDonato, Alameda, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
throughout the range of the species within the jurisdiction of the 
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Service Office, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-045994

Applicant: U.S. Geological Service, Biological Resources Division, 
Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego Field Station, San Diego, 
California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (August 
28, 2001, 66 FR 45322), in order to extend the geographic area and take 
(harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the unarmored 
threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in 
conjunction with surveys and population demographic studies within 
Santa Barbara County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its 
survival.

Permit No. TE-213314

Applicant: Morro Coast Audubon Society, Morro Bay, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and 
handle) the Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta waleriana) in 
conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-211099

Applicant: Kenneth A. Glass, Oakhurst, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-787716

Applicant: Scott B. Tremor, Santee, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (February 
10, 1997, 62 FR 6002) to take (capture, handle, and release) the 
Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and San Bernardino 
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in conjunction with surveys 
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-095858-3

Applicant: Arianne B. Preite, Anaheim Hills, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (December 
8, 2004, 69 FR 71070) to take (capture, collect, and kill) the 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy shrimp 
(Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus 
packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-211099

Applicant: Joelle J. Fournier, San Diego, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and 
locate/monitor nests) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum 
browni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-213730

Applicant: Chad M. Young, Riverside, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, tag, and 
release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in 
conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range 
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-068745

Applicant: Jeffery T. Wilcox, San Jose, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit, which we 
granted November 4, 2003, for a federally threatened species. The 
original permit allowed the applicant to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, transfer, and release) the California red-legged frog 
(Rana aurora draytonii) in conjunction with surveys and habitat 
management activities (prescribed fire) at the Blue Oak Ranch in Santa 
Clara County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival. 
The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, 
handle and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 
californiense) in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and 
habitat management activities (prescribed fire) throughout the range of 
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-777965

Applicant: LSA Associates Incorporated, Irvine, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit (March 
31, 1997, 62 FR 15192) to take (harass by survey) the Yuma clapper rail 
(Rallus longirostris yumanensis) and the light-footed clapper rail 
(Rallus longirostris levipes) in conjunction with surveys in 
California, Nevada, and Arizona, for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival; and take (harass by survey, and locate/monitor nests) the 
California least tern (Sterna Antillarum browni) in conjunction with 
surveys and population monitoring studies throughout the range of the 
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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Permit No. TE-215889

Applicant: Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, mark, and 
recapture) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in 
conjunction with population monitoring and habitat quality/connectivity 
studies in Santa Clara County, California, for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.
    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.

    Dated: June 30, 2009.
Michael Long,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
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