80 FR 45543 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 146 (July 30, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 146 (July 30, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45543-45547] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18707] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2015-N142]; [FXES11130800000-154-FF08E00000] Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. [[Page 45544]] 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 August 31, 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-72047A-2 Applicant: Martina Pernicano, Golden, Colorado The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey and locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey and population monitoring throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-69046B Applicant: Jim Asmus, San Diego, 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), 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 for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-012137 Applicant: Fort Hunter Liggett, Fort Hunter Liggett, 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); take (capture, band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (capture, handle, measure, test for chytrid fungus, captive rear, and release) the arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) in conjunction with surveys and research on Fort Hunter Liggett for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-830213 Applicant: EcoPlan Associates, Inc., Mesa, Arizona The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, California, and Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-12511A Applicant: Kathryn Allan, San Francisco, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, and release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-225974 Applicant: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Los Altos, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, transfer, and release) the San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) (R. aurora d.) in conjunction with habitat management activities within the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-122632 Applicant: Kimberly Ferree, Encinitas, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (locate and monitor nests, capture, mark, band, release, and remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 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-001075 Applicant: Marc Blain, Pasadena, 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 Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-820658 Applicant: AECOM Technical Services, San Diego, 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); take (harass by survey and locate and monitor nests) the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County [[Page 45545]] Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense); take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), and unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California; take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) in conjunction with surveys throughout Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-815214 Applicant: Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Pismo Beach, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, erect fence and nest exclosures, use remote sensing cameras, remove nonviable eggs, translocate viable eggs from abandoned nests, transport eggs, capture, band, and release chicks, and carry out predator control) the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni)) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-72045A Applicant: Alisa Zych, Cardiff by the Sea, 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 range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-758175 Applicant: Griffith Wildlife Biology, Calumet, Michigan 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); take (harass by survey) the light-footed Ridgway's rail (light-footed clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus levipes) (R. longirostris l.) and Yuma Ridgway's rail (Yuma clapper r.) (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis) (R. longirostris y.); and take (use recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, capture, band, release, 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 studies throughout the range of the species in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-816187 Applicant: David Cook, Santa Rosa, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) and Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-07059A Applicant: Paul Marsh, Tempe, Arizona The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture, mark, tag, measure, and release) the Virgin River chub (Gila robusta seminuda), woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus), and Colorado pikeminnow (squawfish) (Ptychocheilus lucius); take (capture, mark, tag, measure, and release or collect) the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus); and take (capture, mark, tag, measure, fin clip, collect vouchers, and release) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in conjunction with survey, research, genetic analysis, and population monitoring activities in California and Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-70888B Applicant: Robert Klinger, Oakhurst, California The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, capture, mark, handle, release, and construct predator exclosures) the Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with research activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-778195 Applicant: HELIX Environmental Planning, La Mesa, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod cysts, collect, process, and analyze soil samples for egg 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 (locate and monitor nests and remove brown- headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); 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 monitoring throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-065741 Applicant: John Lovio, 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) 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 (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); take (locate and monitor nests and remove brown- headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. [[Page 45546]] Permit No. TE-055013 Applicant: San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to remove/reduce to possession the following species, in conjunction with implementing land management strategies on and adjacent to the San Bernardino National Forest, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.Eremogone ursina (Bear Valley sandwort), Astragalus albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch), Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's milk-vetch), Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-vetch), Astragalus tricarinatus (triple-ribbed milk-vetch), Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry), Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea), Castilleja cinerea (ash-grey paintbrush), Dodecahema leptoceras (slender-horned spineflower), Eriastrum densifolium subsp. sanctorum (Santa Ana River woolly-star), Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (southern mountain wild-buckwheat), Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (Cushenbury buckwheat), Erigeron parishii (Parish's daisy), Physaria kingii subsp. bernardina (Lesquerella k. subsp. b.) (San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod), Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana (Oxytheca p. var. g.) (Cushenbury oxytheca), Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass), Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow), Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum), and Thelypodium stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard) Permit No. TE-100008 Applicant: Daniel Cooper, Oak Park, 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 range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-36500A Applicant: Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo, California The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to take (locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring throughout the Santa Clara River corridor in Ventura County, California, for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-139628 Applicant: Garcia and Associates, San Francisco, California The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-119861 Applicant: Quad Knopt, Inc., Fresno, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take the (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); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) and California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) (R. aurora d.); take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, fit with radio transmitters, hold in captivity, and release) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), and Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides); and take (harass by survey, capture, handle, mark, take biological samples, and release) the Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) in conjunction with surveys, population monitoring, and research activities throughout the range the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-137006 Applicant: Thea Benson, Paso Robles, 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 range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-799557 Applicant: Robert Hamilton, Long Beach, 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 range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-71214B Applicant: Tara Collins, Sacramento, California The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, 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 for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-95006A Applicant: Stephen Chen, San Luis Obispo, California The applicant requests a permit amendment to 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-172638 Applicant: Kevin Livergood, Lake Forest, California The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect branchiopod cysts) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta [[Page 45547]] sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-71221B-0 Applicant: Kimberly Boydstun, Temecula, California The applicant requests a new permit to 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-105545-3 Applicant: Wendy Knight, San Luis Obispo, California The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by survey, capture, handle, take biological samples, hold, and release) the California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys and research activities throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival. Permit No. TE-005956 Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Reno, NV The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, mark, tag, measure, transport, and release) the Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila robusta jordani) in conjunction with survey, research, genetic analysis, and population monitoring activities in Nevada 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. Dated: July 24, 2015. Michael Long, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2015-18707 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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proposed collection of information, you are interested in by number (e.g., fruit and seed research for the shrubby
including the validity of the Permit No. TE–XXXXXX). reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe
methodology and assumptions used; • Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. suffrutescens) in Utah for the purpose of
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and Please refer to the respective permit enhancing the species’ survival.
clarity of the information to be number (e.g., Permit No. TE–XXXXXX)
Permit Application Number TE106387
collected; and in the subject line of the message.
4. Minimize the burden of the • U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Applicants: USDA Bridger-Teton
collection of information on those who Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box National Forest, Pinedale, WY.
are to respond, including through the 25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225. The applicant requests an amendment
use of appropriate automated, • In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or to their permit to adjust the take
electronic, mechanical, or other Pickup: Call (719) 628–2670 to make an allocation for Kendall Warm Springs
technological collection techniques or appointment during regular business dace (Rhinichthys osculus thermalis).
other forms of information technology, hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645, The request corrects an omission from
e.g., permitting electronic submissions Lakewood, CO 80228. the original consultation for the purpose
of responses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of enhancing the species’ survival.
Analysis Kathy Konishi, Recovery Permits National Environmental Policy Act
Coordinator, Ecological Services, (719)
Agency: Office of the Chief 628–2670 (phone); permitsR6ES@ In compliance with the National
Procurement Officer, DHS. fws.gov (email). Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
Title: Agency Information Collection 4321 et seq.), we have made an initial
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Activities: Post-Award Contract determination that the proposed
Information. Background activities in these permits are
OMB Number: 1600–0003. categorically excluded from the
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
Frequency: On occasion. requirement to prepare an
prohibits certain activities with
Affected Public: Private Sector. environmental assessment or
endangered and threatened species
Number of Respondents: 11,885. environmental impact statement (516
unless authorized by a Federal permit.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
Along with our implementing
hours.
regulations at 50 CFR 17, the Act Public Availability of Comments
Total Burden Hours: 499,170 hours.
provides for permits and requires that All comments and materials we
Dated: July 22, 2015. we invite public comment before receive in response to these requests
Carlene C. Ileto, issuing permits for endangered species. will be available for public inspection,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business A permit granted by us under section by appointment, during normal business
Management Office. 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the hours at the address listed in the
[FR Doc. 2015–18656 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] permittees to conduct activities with ADDRESSES section of this notice.
BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P U.S. endangered or threatened species Before including your address, phone
for scientific purposes, enhancement of number, email address, or other
propagation or survival, or interstate personal identifying information in your
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR commerce (the latter only in the event comment, you should be aware that
that it facilitates scientific purposes or your entire comment—including your
Fish and Wildlife Service enhancement of propagation or personal identifying information—may
[FWS–R6–ES–2015–N130;
survival). Our regulations implementing be made publicly available at any time.
FXES11130600000–156–FF06E00000] section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are While you can ask us in your comment
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered to withhold your personal identifying
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for information from public review, we
and Plants; Recovery Permit threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Applications 17.62 for endangered plant species, and do so.
50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, species. Authority
Interior. We provide this notice under section
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Applications Available for Review and
Comment 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
for comments.
We invite local, State, and Federal Michael G. Thabault,
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and agencies and the public to comment on Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
Wildlife Service, invite the public to the following applications. Documents Region.
comment on the following recovery and other information the applicants [FR Doc. 2015–18673 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am]
permit applications to conduct activities have submitted with their applications BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
intended to enhance the survival of are available for review, subject to the
target endangered species. requirements of the Privacy Act (5
DATES: To ensure consideration, please U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
send your written comments by August Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
31, 2015. Fish and Wildlife Service
Permit Application Number TE07858A
Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [FWS–R8–ES–2015–N142];
or requests for copies or more Applicant: Utah State University, [FXES11130800000–154–FF08E00000]
information by any of the following Department of Plants, Soils, and
Climate, AGRS 339, Logan, UT. Endangered Species Recovery Permit
methods. Alternatively, you may use
Applications
one of the following methods to request The applicant requests an amendment
hard copies or a CD–ROM of the to their permit that will extend the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
documents. Please specify the permit expiration date. They wish to continue Interior.
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sandiegonensis), Riverside fairy shrimp cannot guarantee that we will be able to The Act requires the development of
(Streptocephalus woottoni), and vernal do so. recovery plans for listed species, unless
pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus Dated: July 24, 2015. such a plan would not promote the
packardi) in conjunction with survey Michael Long, conservation of a particular species.
activities throughout the range of the We listed Vine Hill clarkia throughout
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest
species for the purpose of enhancing the Region, Sacramento, California. its entire range as endangered on
species’ survival. October 22, 1997 (62 FR 55791). It is a
[FR Doc. 2015–18707 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am]
Permit No. TE–71221B–0 BILLING CODE 4310–55–P narrow endemic, historically known
from three locations in central Sonoma
Applicant: Kimberly Boydstun,
County, California, all three of which
Temecula, California DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR may be extirpated. Currently, the
The applicant requests a new permit species is only known to exist as a
to take (survey by pursuit) the Quino Fish and Wildlife Service single introduced population on the 0.6-
checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas [FWS–R8–ES–2015–N126; FXES11130000– hectare (1.5-acre) Vine Hill Preserve,
editha quino) in conjunction with 156–FF08E00000] owned and managed by the California
survey activities throughout the range of Native Plant Society. Between 2007 and
the species in California for the purpose Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 2012, the population fluctuated from
of enhancing the species’ survival. and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for approximately 500 to 8,781 plants.
Vine Hill Clarkia
Permit No. TE–105545–3 All known populations of Vine Hill
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, clarkia are located between 60 to 75
Applicant: Wendy Knight, San Luis
Interior. meters (197 to 246 feet) elevation, on
Obispo, California
ACTION: Notice of document availability; what has been mapped as Goldridge
The applicant requests a permit request for comments. acidic sandy loams, in an area
amendment to take (harass by survey, sometimes referred to as the Sonoma
capture, handle, take biological samples, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Barrens. The ability of Vine Hill clarkia
hold, and release) the California tiger Wildlife Service, announce the to persist naturally outside of Sonoma
salamander (Santa Barbara County DPS availability of the Draft Recovery Plan Barrens conditions is unknown. The
and Sonoma County DPS) (Ambystoma for Vine Hill Clarkia (Clarkia imbricata) Sonoma Barrens are an area within
californiense) in conjunction with for public review and comment. The Sonoma County located halfway
surveys and research activities draft recovery plan includes recovery between maritime and inland climates,
throughout the range of the species in objectives and criteria, and specific in a pronounced fog gap that makes it
California for the purpose of enhancing actions necessary to achieve
subject to peculiar climatic fluctuations
the species’ survival. downlisting and delisting from the
(Roof 1972).
Federal Lists of Endangered and
Permit No. TE–005956 Threatened Wildlife and Plants. At this time, the primary threats to
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, DATES: We must receive any comments Vine Hill clarkia are competition for
Western Fisheries Research Center, on the draft recovery plan on or before light and space with native and non-
Reno, NV September 28, 2015. native species and risk of extinction
from stochastic environmental events
The applicant requests a permit ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the recovery plan from our Web site at associated with small populations.
amendment to take (capture, mark, tag, Because of the extreme range restriction
measure, transport, and release) the http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
species/recovery-plans.html. of this already-narrow endemic, and its
Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila robusta small population size, the plant is
jordani) in conjunction with survey, Alternatively, you may contact the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, highly vulnerable to extinction from
research, genetic analysis, and random events, including wildfire,
population monitoring activities in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800
Cottage Way, Suite W–2605, herbivory, disease and pest outbreaks,
Nevada for the purpose of enhancing the and human disturbance.
species’ survival. Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone 916–
414–6700). Two species of concern are also
Public Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: addressed in this draft recovery plan,
We invite public review and comment Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at the Vine Hill manzanita (Arctostaphylos
on each of these recovery permit above street address or telephone densiflora) and Vine Hill ceanothus
applications. Comments and materials number (see ADDRESSES). (Ceanothus foliosus var. vineatus),
we receive will be available for public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: which historically coexisted with Vine
inspection, by appointment, during Hill clarkia. Vine Hill manzanita and
normal business hours at the address Background Vine Hill ceanothus are included in this
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Recovery of endangered or threatened draft recovery plan because a
notice. animals and plants to the point where community-based recovery strategy
Before including your address, phone they are again secure, self-sustaining provides for conservation of species
number, email address, or other members of their ecosystems is a with similar habitat requirements to
personal identifying information in your primary goal of our endangered species those of Vine Hill clarkia, and because
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comment, you should be aware that program and the Endangered Species recovery actions implemented for Vine
your entire comment—including your Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. Hill clarkia that do not consider these
personal identifying information—may 1531 et seq.). Recovery means other rare species may negatively affect
be made publicly available at any time. improvement of the status of listed the community. These two species are,
While you can ask us in your comment species to the point at which listing is respectively, State listed as endangered
to withhold your personal identifying no longer appropriate under the criteria and listed Rank 1B by the California
information from public review, we specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. Native Plant Society.
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments on these permit applications must be received on or before August 31, 2015. | |
| Contact | Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 45543 |
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