Endangered Species Permit Applications

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36032-36033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16851]


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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 USC 1531 et seq.).

Permit No. TE-011504-0

Applicant: Fred T. Sproul, Ramona, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect; sacrifice) the 
San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegoensis) and Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephaalus wootoni) and remove and reduce to possession 
the San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne abramsii), Otay mesa mint (Pogogyne 
nudiscula), San Diego button celery (Eryngium aristulatum var. 
parishii), Del Mar manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. 
crassifolia), Orcutts spineflower (Chorizanthe orcuttiana), slender-
horned spineflower (Dodecahema leptoceres), and Santa Ana woolly-star 
(Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum) in conjunction with presence or 
absence surveys and scientific studies throughout each species range in 
California, Arizona, and Nevada, for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-816204-0

Applicant: Douglas Kelt, University of California, Davis, 
California.

    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (radio collar, 
track with thread) the Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomis stephensi) at 
the Southwestern Riverside County Multi-Species Reserve, Riverside 
County, California, in conjunction with scientific research for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-012137-0

Applicant: Department of the Army, Fort Hunter Liggett, California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (collect, sacrifice) 
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjuntion with surveys located at Fort Hunter 
Liggett, California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-802094-0

Applicant: Carl J. Page, Cotati, California

    The permittee requests an amendment to take (collect) the tidewater 
goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) for age-class analysis throughout the 
species range for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-013717-0

Applicant: Marco Metzger, Riverside, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) and the Delhi 
Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout each species' 
range for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-012929-0

Applicant: James R. Malcolm, Redlands, California

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect 
for captive propagation, handle, and release) the unarmored threespine 
stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) in conjunction with 
presence and absence surveys and scientific research throughout the

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species' range for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-787645-0

Applicant: Thomas Olsen Associates, Hemet, California.

    The permittee requests a permit amendment to take (harass by 
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 
in conjunction with presence and absence surveys throughout the 
species' range in Arizona for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-807073-0

Applicant: Shiela Conant, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    The applicant requests a permit to: take (capture, band, measure, 
draw blood, remove feathers, and release) the Layson finch (Telespyza 
cantans); take (capture, band, measure, draw blood, and release) the 
Nihoa millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi); and take (capture, 
band, measure, and release) the Nihoa finch (Telespyza ultima) in 
conjunction with scientific studies throughout each species' range for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival. Some of these activities were 
previously authorized under subpermit CONAS-10.

Permit No. TE-012136-0

Applicant: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, 
Oregon.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, 
electroshock) the Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) in conjunction 
with monitoring programs throughout the species range in Oregon for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-012632-0

Applicant: Gwynne Corrigan, University of California, Santa Cruz, 
California.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect tissue 
samples) the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) in conjunction 
with genetic research in the San Joaquin Valley, California, for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before August 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief--
Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 
N.E. 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: June 28, 1999.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 99-16851 Filed 7-1-99; 8:45 am]
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