82 FR 28088 - Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 117 (June 20, 2017)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28088-28090]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12786]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2017-N067; FXES11130800000-178-FF08E00000]


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 recovery permits to 
conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before July 20, 2017.

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-28101C

Applicant: Shannon Rose Kieran
    The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect 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 survey 
activities and genetic research throughout the range of the species in 
California and Oregon for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit No. TE-009015

Applicant: Jason Berkley, Chino, 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); take (harass by survey and locate and 
monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus); and take (locate and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo 
(Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with survey and population 
monitoring activities throughout the range of the species in California 
and Arizona for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-26551C

Applicant: Matthew Hirkala, Carmichael, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect 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-75988A

Applicant: San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal and amendment to remove/
reduce to possession on Federal lands the following plant taxa in 
conjunction with survey activities, establishment and maintenance of a 
living collection or seed bank, and research throughout the range of 
the species in California for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

 Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana (Oxytheca p. var. g.) 
(Cushenbury oxytheca)
 Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae (Lotus d. subsp. traskiae) 
(San Clemente Island lotus)
 Allium munzii (Munz's onion)
 Ambrosia pumila (San Diego ambrosia)
 Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia (Del Mar 
manzanita)
 Arenaria paludicola (marsh sandwort)
 Astragalus albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch)
 Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's 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)
 Calystegia stebbinsii (Stebbins' morning-glory)
 Carex albida (white sedge)
 Castilleja affinis subsp. neglecta (Tiburon paintbrush)
 Cercocarpus traskiae (Catalina Island mountain-mahogany)
 Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum (Cordylanthus maritimus 
subsp. maritimus) (salt marsh bird's-beak)

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 Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower)
 Delphinium variegatum subsp. kinkiense (San Clemente Island 
larkspur)
 Dodecahema leptoceras (slender-horned spineflower)
 Eriastrum densifolium subsp. sanctorum (Santa Ana River 
woolly-star)
 Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (Cushenbury buckwheat)
 Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button-celery)
 Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush)
 Lithophragma maximum (San Clemente Island woodland-star)
 Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Island bush-mallow)
 Monardella viminea (M. linoides subsp. v.) (willowy 
monardella)
 Nasturtium gambelii (Rorippa g.) (Gambel's watercress)
 Orcuttia californica (California orcutt grass)
 Pentachaeta lyonii (Lyon's pentachaeta)
 Physaria kingii subsp. bernardina (Lesquerella k. subsp. b.) 
(San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod)
 Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass)
 Poa napensis (Napa bluegrass)
 Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa-mint)
 Pogogyne nudiuscula (Otay mesa-mint)
 Sibara filifolia (Santa Cruz Island rockcress)
 Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow)
 Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum)
 Thelypodium stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard)

Permit No. TE-166490

Applicant: Heather Rodriguez, Fresno, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect 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-27460A

Applicant: Brian Zitt, Huntington Beach, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey, capture, handle, and release) the unarmored threespine 
stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with 
survey activities throughout the range of the species in California, 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-799570

Applicant: Carol Witham, Sacramento, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, release, collect 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), and remove/reduce to possession from lands under Federal 
jurisdiction Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass) in conjunction with 
survey activities throughout the range of the species in California for 
the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-782703

Applicant: Michael Couffer, Corona Del Mar, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal 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-840619

Applicant: Jeffrey Priest, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and 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-237086

Applicant: Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
capture, handle, release, and swab for disease) the Sierra Nevada 
yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) in conjunction with research 
activities throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-221290

Applicant: Lee Ripma, San Diego, California
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to 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), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
longiantenna), the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), 
the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 
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-089980

Applicant: Hagar Environmental Science, Loch Lomond, California
    The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey, 
capture, handle, and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 
newberryi) in Humboldt County, California, in conjunction with survey 
activities for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-29909C

Applicant: Jennie Jones Scherbinski, Arcata, California
    The applicant requests a new permit to take (harass by survey 
utilizing fern bundles, cameras and scent detection dogs; collect 
genetic samples via hair snares; and insert passive integrated 
transponder (PIT) tags) the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia 
rufa nigra) in conjunction with survey and research activities 
throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

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Permit No. TE-839960

Applicant: John Dicus, Black Canyon City, Arizona
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (survey by pursuit) 
the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and Delhi 
Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
conjunction with survey activities throughout the range of the species 
for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

Permit No. TE-29992C

Applicant: Dominic Vitali, Stockton, 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), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), 
and the 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-177903

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

Permit No. TE-30023C

Applicant: Joshua Zinn, La Mesa, 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), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), 
the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), the San Diego 
fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the 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.

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.

Robert Krijgsman,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. 2017-12786 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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