Endangered Species Permit Applications

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63940-63941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30660]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.

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SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for a scientific 
research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species 
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Permit No. 003483-6

    Applicant: Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems 
Research Center, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, harass, band, 
mark, radio-tag, collect blood, fecal samples, and feathers, hold, 
transport, release, and recapture,) the palila (Loxioides bailleui), 
Hawaii 'akepa (Loxops coccineus coccineus), akiapola'au (Hemignathus 
munroi), Hawaii creeper (Oreomystis mana), large Kauai solitaire 
(=kama'o) (Myadestes myadestinus), small Kauai solitaire (=puaiohi) 
(Myadestes palmeri), Kauai 'o'o or 'o'o'a'a (Moho braccatus), Kauai 
'akialoa (Hemignathus procerus), Kauai nukupu'u (Hemignathus lucidus 
hanapepe), Molokai creeper (=kakawahie) (Paroreomyza flammea), Oahu 
creeper (=alauwahio) (Paroreomyza maculata), Molokai thrush (=oloma'o) 
(Myadestes lanaiensis rutha), 'o'u (Psittirostra psittacea), crested 
honeycreeper (='akohekohe) (Palmeria dolei), Maui 'akepa (Loxops 
coccineus ochraceus), Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys), 
po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma), Maui nukupu'u (Hemignathus lucidus 
affinis), Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel (='ua'u) (Pterodroma phaeopygia 
sandwichensis), Hawaiian hawk (='io) (Buteo solitarius), and 
nightingale reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia), and take (capture, 
band, weigh, collect blood, fecal samples, and feathers, attach radio 
transmitters, release, recapture) the Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) 
for ecological and demographic studies on the Islands of Hawaii, Kauai, 
Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and Laysan for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival. Notwithstanding the collection of blood from Laysan ducks, 
the applicant has previously conducted all of the above activities 
under subpermit BRDHFS-5.

Permit No. 003249-0

    Applicant: William E. Stewart, La Mesa, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass) the California 
least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in conjunction with predator 
control activities in San Diego County, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 769304

    Applicant: Jeffrey Halstead, Bighorn Institute, Palm Desert, 
California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture, 
mark, collect biological data) the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys 
nitratoides exiles) in Madera and Kings counties, California, in 
conjunction with scientific research and surveys, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 804864

    Applicant: Kent R. Beaman, Beaman Biological Consulting, Loma 
Linda, California.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take 
(presence/absence survey) the California gnatcatcher (Polioptila 
californica) and the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha 
quino) throughout Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles 
counties for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 744878-5

    Applicant: Institute For Wildlife Studies, Arcata, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
handling, measuring, and banding) the San Clemente loggerhead shrike 
(Lanius ludovicanus mearnsi) throughout its range on San Clemente 
Island, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No: 780566

    Applicant: Ruben S. Ramirez, Jr., Diamond Bar, California.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (capture by pitfall 
trap, and attach radio telemetry) the arroyo southwestern toad (Buffo 
microscaphus californicus) throughout its range for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 807078-3

    Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (band and 
monitor) the San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus 
mearnsi) on San Clemente Island, California, for the purpose of 
enhancing the survival of the species.

Permit No. 796012

    Applicant: Debra Crowe, CH2MHILL, Sacramento, California.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal/amendment to take (collect) 
the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside 
fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootonii) within vernal pools in the 
Central Valley/Foothills of California, for the purpose of enhancing 
their survival.

Permit No. 821229

    Applicant: David Crawford, Impact Sciences, Inc., Agoura Hills, 
California.
    The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (presence/absence 
survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Raphionmidas terminatus 
abdominalis) in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 789253

    Applicant: Brian D. Foster, Coronado, California.
    The applicant requests permit renewal and amendment to take (mark 
nests) the California least tern (Sterna antillarum (=albifrons browni) 
and western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) within the 
State of California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 800930

    Applicant: Viviane Marquez, Marquez and Associates Biological 
Consultants, Chula Vista, California.
    The applicant requests a permit renewal to take (presence/absence

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survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillil extimus) 
in San Diego, Riverside, Orange, and Imperial counties, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before December 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Recovery, Planning and Permits, Ecological Services, Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181; 
Fax: (503) 231-6243. 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: Documents and other information 
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by 
any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents 
within 20 days of the date of publication of this notice to the address 
above; telephone: (503) 231-2063. Please refer to the respective permit 
number for each application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated November 6, 1998.
Thomas Dwyer,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-30660 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
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