[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24322-24324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11996]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
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The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct
certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided
pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
Permit No. 779910
Applicant: William E. Haas, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests an amendment to their permit to include
taking (harass by survey, capture, band, color-band, withdraw blood,
and release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) throughout the species' range in California to conduct
presence or absence surveys, population monitoring, and genetic studies
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 778100
Applicant: Pacific Southwest Biological Services, San Diego,
California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) to
determine its presence or absence, and take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) to conduct population
monitoring studies in Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside,
Orange, Kern, and San Diego Counties, California for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 811615
Applicant: Cynthia A. Jones, Huntington Beach, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) throughout
the range of the species in the states of California, Arizona, Utah,
New Mexico, and Nevada to determine its presence or absence for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 812206
Applicant: Robin Church, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) to conduct population
monitoring studies in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego Counties,
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 797259
Applicant: Chris Wilcox, Davis, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to take (harass
by survey, and collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the Conservancy
fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi), and vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi) to extend
presence or absence surveys and population monitoring in vernal pools
throughout the species' range in California, and to include taking
(harass by survey, and collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) for similar purposes
throughout its range in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. 780692
Applicant: Lisa Embree, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey, and locate and monitor nests) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and least
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San Diego, Riverside, Orange,
San Bernardino, and Imperial Counties, California to conduct presence
or absence surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 814225
Applicant: Anthony A. Echelle, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and
sacrifice) the desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) in Imperial and
Riverside Counties, California, and the Owens pupfish (Cyprinodon
radiosus) in Inyo County, California for genetic studies to enhance
their survival.
Permit No. 787924
Applicant: Markus Spiegelberg, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in Riverside and San Diego Counties, California to
conduct presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. 785564
Applicant: Harland Bartholomew & Associates.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) throughout the species' range in California to
conduct presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. 781545
Applicant: P & D Consultants, Orange, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) throughout the species' range in California, Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado to conduct presence or absence
surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 814222
Applicant: California Department of Parks and Recreation, San
Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) on State Park lands
within southern California while conducting population management
activities for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 799557
Applicant: Robert Hamilton, Trabuco Canyon, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass
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by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus) in San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern Counties, California
to conduct presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. 814220
Applicant: Sapphos Environmental, Pasadena, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, translocate, and
release) the El Segundo blue butterfly [Euphilotes (=Shijimiaeoides)
battoides allyni] in Los Angeles County, California for the purpose of
conducting population management studies to enhance its survival.
Permit No. 814219
Applicant: Claude Edwards, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) to conduct
presence or absence surveys, and to take (locate and monitor nests) the
least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) while conducting population
monitoring studies in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange,
San Diego, and Imperial Counties, California for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 814219
Applicant: David Haupt, Monterey, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests, capture, band, attach radio telemeters, and release)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), California least tern (Sterna
antillarum browni), western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus
nivosus), light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes), and
California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) throughout the
species' range in California to conduct presence or absence surveys and
population studies for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No 814216
Applicant: Mark Holmgren, Santa Barbara, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests, capture, band, and release) the southwestern willow
flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), California least tern (Sterna
antillarum browni), western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus
nivosus), and least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in Monterey,
San Luis Obisopo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside,
San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, and Orange Counties, California to
conduct presence or absence surveys and population monitoring studies
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 677215
Applicant: Resource Management International, Inc., San Rafael,
California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the
California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in Marin, Napa, and
Sonoma Counties, California to conduct presence or absence surveys for
the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 812792
Applicant: Julie M. Vanderwier.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take (harass by
survey, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the Riverside fairy
shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), Conservancy fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), and
vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), and remove and reduce
to possession the San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne abramsii), Otay mesa
mint (Pogogyne nudiuscula), California Orcutt grass (Orcuttia
californica), and San Diego buttoncelery (Eryngium aristulatum var.
parishii) throughout the species' range in California to conduct
presence or absence surveys, and population monitoring and management
for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 812739
Applicant: Zev Labinger, Goleta, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the
southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), California
least tern (Sterna antillarum browni), and western snowy plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Ventura, Los Angeles, and Kern Counties, California to conduct presence
or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 780566
Applicant: Ruben S. Ramirez, Diamond Bar, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (capture, mark, and release) the arroyo toad (Bufo microscaphus
californicus) within the Angeles National Forest in California to
conduct abundance and distribution studies for the purpose of enhancing
its survival.
Permit No. 800926
Applicant: California Department of Transportation, San Bernardino,
California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino,
and Riverside Counties, California while conducting presence or absence
surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 802821
Applicant: Kern River Research Center, Weldon, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
authorization to withdraw blood from the southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Kern County, California for genetic
research for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 813548
Applicant: Harold A. Wier, Encinitas, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) and least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
throughout the species' range in California to conduct presence or
absence surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. 813545
Applicant: Brock Ortega, Encinitas, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus) and least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
throughout the species' range in California to conduct presence or
absence surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. 785108
Applicant: Tierra Madre Consultants, Inc., Riverside, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey, capture, band, and release)
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the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Los
Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties,
California to conduct presence or absence surveys and population
management activities for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 769931
Applicant: James M. Greaves, Santa Barbara, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (harass by survey, locate and monitor nests, and capture, band,
and release) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii
extimus), California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni), and western
snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in San Luis Obispio,
Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside, Kern, Orange, San
Diego, Monterey, and San Benito Counties, California for presence or
absence surveys and population monitoring activities for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 793646
Applicant: Clifford M. Anderson, Bow, Washington.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to take (harass
by survey, capture, band, and release) the peregrine falcon (Falco
peregrinus) to include King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties, Washington
while conducting population monitoring activities for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. 799558
Applicant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to take
(collect, release, sacrifice voucher specimens) the Snake River physa
snail (Physa natricina), Idaho springsnail (Fonteliecella idahoensis),
Utah valvata snail (Valvata utahensis), and Banbury Springs Limpet
(Lanx n. sp.) in the Snake River, Idaho, and its tributaries to extend
the area of activities to (and including) river mile 525 (Clover Creek)
while conducting presence or absence surveys and various life history
and ecological studies for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 787644
Applicant: William J. Vanherweg, Bakersfield, California.
The applicant requests an amendment of their permit to include
taking (capture and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
stephensi) and Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris
pacificus) throughout the species' range in California to conduct
presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. 813431
Applicant: Peter Famolaro, Spring Valley, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and to take (harass by
survey) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)
throughout the species' range in California to conduct presence or
absence surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
Permit No. 811081
Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The applicant requests a permit to take (euthanize) desert
tortoises (gopherus agassizii) that test positive for the Upper
Respiratory Tract Disease (for the purpose of enhancing the survival of
the species. These tortoises were previously captured, removed from the
wild, and placed at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, Las Vegas,
Nevada pursuant to permit numbers PRT-747182 and PRT-756360, and
biological opinions 1-5-91-F-112 and 1-5-91-F-25.
Permit No. 812740
Applicant: Ingri S. Quon, Sand Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, and
locate and monitor nests) the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax
traillii extimus), least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and
California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in San Diego, Orange,
Riverside, and Imperial Counties, California to conduct presence or
absence surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing
their survival.
DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received by
June 13, 1996.
ADDRESS: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief,
Division of Consultation and Conservation Planning, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97232-4181. 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 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice, to the following office: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, Division of Consultation and
Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-
4181. Telephone: 503-231-2063; FAX: 503-231-6243. Please refer to the
respective permit number for each application when requesting copies of
documents.
Dated: May 7, 1996.
Thomas Dwyer,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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