[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10032-10033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5037]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered 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. 779910
Applicant: William E. Haas, San Diego, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to: take (harass
by survey; capture, mark, release; relocate) the southwestern arroyo
toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in Orange, Riverside, San Diego,
and Imperial Counties, California; take (locate and monitor nests;
capture, band, color-band, release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo
bellii pusillus) throughout its range; take (harass by survey) the
light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) in San Diego
County, California; take (capture, measure, and release) the Pacific
pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) throughout its range;
and take (capture, measure, and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys stephensi) throughout its range in California in conjunction
with presence or absence surveys, population monitoring, and ecological
research for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 796012
Applicant: Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Sacramento,
California
The applicant requests an amendment to its permit to take (harass
by survey, capture and release, collect voucher specimens) the
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni) and San Diego fairy
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) throughout the species' range in
California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and
scientific research for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 825576
Applicant: Richard N. Wales Jr., Tustin, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, measure, and
release) the southwestern arroyo toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus)
in conjunction with ecological research in Orange, Los Angeles, San
Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, California, for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 804203
Applicant: Steve Myers, Riverside, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (locate
and monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in
conjunction with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests
throughout the species range in California, and take (capture, handle,
and release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami
parvus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and population
monitoring in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 745541
Applicant: Stephen J. Montgomery, San Diego, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture,
handle, and release) the Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus
scirpensis) in conjunction with life history studies in Inyo County,
California, and the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 839480
Applicant: Richard Zembal, Laguna Niguel, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass
by survey; capture, band, color-band, and release; collect eggs and
capture juveniles; and translocate) the light-footed clapper rail
(Rallus longirostris levipes) in Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles
Counties, California, in conjunction with ecological research,
population monitoring, augmenting existing populations by translocating
eggs, and developing a captive breeding protocol at the Chula Vista
Nature Center, San Diego, California, for the purpose of enhancing its
survival. The ecological and population monitoring were previously
authorized under subpermit Zembrl-5.
Permit No. 838091
Applicant: Michael S. Cooperman, Corvallis, Oregon
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, collect, and
sacrifice) larvae of the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the
shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with
ecological research and life history studies in southern Oregon for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 832945
Applicant: Lisa M. Kegarice, San Bernardino, California
The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (harass
by survey) the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus
abdominalis) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout
the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. 813545
Applicant: Brock Ortega, Encinitas, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass
by survey, collect and sacrifice) the Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus wootoni), San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
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sandiegonensis), and vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi) in
conjunction with presence and absence surveys and population monitoring
in San Diego, Riverside, and Orange Counties, California, for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 817400
Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass
by survey using a motorized boat) the California clapper rail (Rallus
longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys
in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 785564
Applicant: Parsons Harland Bartholomew & Associates, Sacramento,
California
The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (harass
by survey) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout the species
range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 839093
Applicant: Thomas Wang, San Francisco, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey; mark
larvae) the mission blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis)
in conjunction with scientific research in San Mateo County,
California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 815537
Applicant: Karen Swaim, Livermore, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (capture, handle,
and release) the Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus)
and to take (harass by survey) the Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San
Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis), and the Riverside
fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) throughout the range of the
species in California in conjunction with presence or absence surveys,
general aquatic surveys, and scientific research for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 836517
Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (locate and
monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in
conjunction with population monitoring and removal of brown-headed
cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from parasitized nests
throughout the species' range in California for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No's. 832717, 794784, 797665
Applicants: Rodrick Dossey, El Cajon, California; Affinis, El Cajon,
California; RECON, San Diego, California
The applicants request a permit amendment 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. 810768
Applicant: Harmsworth Associates, Dove Canyon, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey; nest monitor) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in conjunction with presence or absence surveys and
nest monitoring throughout the species' range in California, for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 801346
Applicant: Geoffrey L. Rogers, San Diego, California
The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
in conjunction with presence or absence surveys in San Diego, Orange,
Imperial, and Riverside Counties, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 839211
Applicant: Marnie Crook, Redland, California
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and
release) the San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) in
conjunction with presence or absence surveys and population monitoring
in San Bernardino County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. 839483
Applicant: University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio)
and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction
with the collection of soil samples at the Beale Air Force Base and
Jepson Prairie Reserve, California, for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. 839578
Applicant: David Evans and Associates, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) throughout
the states of Utah and Nevada in conjunction with presence or absence
surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received
on or before March 30, 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: (503) 231-6243. Please refer to the respective
permit number for each application when submitting comments. All
comments, including names and addresses, received 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: February 20, 1998.
William F. Shake,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 98-5037 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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