98-1884. Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3910-3911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1884]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

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. 837580

    Applicant: Robert Weppler, Riverside, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) in 
southern California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 799486

    Applicant: Jan Randall, San Francisco, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment of her permit to take (capture 
and remove eight individuals from the wild) the giant kangaroo rat 
(Dipodomys ingens) in conjunction with scientific research in Merced, 
Fresno, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Kings, Kern, and Santa Barbara 
Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No.'s: 838028, 785138, 832945, 810768, 837301, 781217, 
797999

    Applicants: Michael G. Van Hattem, San Juan Capistrano, California; 
David Levine, Laguna Beach, California; Lisa M. Kegarice, San 
Bernardino, California; Harmsworth Associates, Dove Canyon, California; 
Jeffrey L. Lincer, Poway, California; Chambers Group, Inc., Irvine, 
California; Merkel and Associates, San Diego, California.
    These applicants request a permit or a permit amendment to take 
(harass by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha 
quino) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout the 
species range in California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 781384

    Applicant: Thomas A. Leslie, Wildomar, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and ecological research 
throughout the species range in California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 814215

    Applicant: Claude Edwards, San Diego, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and observational studies 
throughout the species range in California, for the purpose of 
enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 821229

    Applicant: David G. Crawford, Agoura Hills, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the Delhi-Sands flower loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus 
abdominalis) in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California, and 
take (harass by survey) the tidewater goby (Eucyclobius newberryi) 
throughout its range in California in conjunction with presence or 
absence surveys, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 838015

    Applicant: Stephan Henry Sprague, Anaheim, California.
    The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the 
Delhi-Sands flower loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis), 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), and the coastal 
California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) in 
conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout

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each species range, for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 787645

    Thomas Olsen Associates, Inc., Hemet, California.
    The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass 
by survey) the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum 
cactorum) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Pima 
County, Arizona, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received 
on or before February 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief, 
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, Ecological 
Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, 
Oregon 97232-4181; fax: [phone]. 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: [phone]. Please refer to the respective permit 
number for each application when requesting copies of documents.

    Dated: January 21, 1998.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-1884 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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