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AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES:
We must receive your written comments on or before October 24, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
- Email: permitsr8es@fws.gov.
- U.S. Mail: Daniel Marquez, Endangered Species Program Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Marquez, via phone at 760-431-9440, via email at permitsr8es@fws.gov, or via the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of “take” includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies.
Application No. Applicant, city, state Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action TE-082237 California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District, San Simeon, California • Morro shoulderband snail (Banded dune) (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. • Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) TE-13703B California Living Museum, Bakersfield, California • Arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus (Bufo microscaphus c.)) • Mountain yellow-legged frog (southern California DPS) (Rana muscosa) CA Rehabilitation, public education, public display, captive propagation, research Collect and acquire injured and/or sick animals, captive rear, perform general husbandry, release healthy individuals, and retain animals unfit for reintroduction Renew. • California tiger salamander (Sonoma County and Santa Barbara DPS) (Ambystoma californiense) • Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) • California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) • Riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) Start Printed Page 48325 • Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) • Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) • Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) • Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) • Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) • Riparian woodrat (=San Joaquin Valley) (Neotoma fuscipes riparia) • San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) • Sierra Nevada bighorn (Ovis canadensis sierrae) • Nelson bighorn (Peninsular Ranges DPS, Peninsular bighorn sheep) (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) TE-79190C Ryan Lopez, Fresno, California • Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis), CA Survey Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers New. • Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) • Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) TE-206822 Brian Shomo, Lake Elsinore, California • Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. TE-781084 Anita Hayworth, Encinitas, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Renew. • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) Start Printed Page 48326 TE-80906C Katherine Smith, Fairfield, California • Salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) CA Survey, population monitoring, genetic studies, toxicology studies Capture, handle, mark, install cameras, collect fur samples New. TE-67570A Brett Hanshew, Oakland, California • San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) CA Invasive species management Perform bullfrog control Amend. TE-094845 Matthew Bettelheim, Concord, California • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. TE-90002A Todd Wong, Elk Grove, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers Renew. • longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) TE-13691B Christine Zack, Campbell, California • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus), CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. • Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) TE-769304 Jeffrey Halstead, Clovis, California • Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) • Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) TE-02578B Craig Seltenrich, Auburn, California • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) CA Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew. TE-799564 Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Inc., Sacramento, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers Renew. • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) TE-795934 ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc., Sacramento, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio). CA Survey Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers Renew. • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) Start Printed Page 48327 • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) TE-96514A Jonathan Aguayo, Buena Park, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA Survey Survey Amend. TE-21700B Diana Grosso, Bakersfield, California • Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) • Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) CA Survey and transport Capture, handle, release, and transport injured individuals Renew and amend. • San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) TE-829554 Barbara Kus, San Diego, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA Education Conduct educational workshops Amend. TE-148556 Deborah Van Dooremolen, Las Vegas, Nevada • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) NV Survey Survey Renew. • Yuma clapper rail (Yuma Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) (R. obsoletus y.) TE-020548 U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, California • Salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) • California Clapper rail (California Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) (R. obsoletus o.) • Yuma clapper rail (Yuma Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) (R. obsoletus y.) CA Survey and research Capture, handle, mark, take fur samples, band, radio-tag, collect blood, collect feathers, candle eggs, salvage eggs, salvage carcasses, release Renew. TE-64144A Emily Mastrelli, San Diego, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Amend. • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) TE-085026 Jeff Steinman, San Francisco, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA Survey Survey Renew. TE-221295 Angelica Mendoza, Fontana, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Amend. • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) Start Printed Page 48328 TE-166383 Bureau of Land Management, Hollister, California • Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) CA Survey and genetic studies Capture, handle, collect tissue, release Renew. TE-29658A Cindy Dunn, San Diego, California • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) CA Survey Survey Renew. TE-115373 Darin Busby, San Diego, California • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Renew. • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) TE-85074C U.S. Geological Survey, Dixon, California • California Clapper rail (California Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) (R. obsoletus o.) CA Monitor, research studies, and translocation Capture, handle, band, radio-tag, monitor nests, collect blood, collect feathers, candle eggs, float eggs, translocate, transport, salvage eggs, salvage carcasses, and release New. TE-802450 Arthur Davenport, Barstow, California • Least Bell's vireo (Vireo belli pusillus) • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA, NV, OR, WA, ID, AZ, NM, UT, CO, TX, WY Survey and population monitoring Survey, nest monitor, capture, handle, and release Renew. • Yuma clapper rail (Yuma Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) (R. obsoletus y.) • Light-footed clapper rail (light-footed Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris levipes) (R. obsoletus l.) • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) • Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) • Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) • Arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) • Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) TE-101154 Douglas Rischbieter, Arnold, California • Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) CA Survey and genetic studies Capture, handle, collect vouchers for genetic analysis, release Renew. TE-85084C Dustin Brown, Orangevale, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers New. • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) • California tiger salamander (Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Ambystoma californiense) Start Printed Page 48329 TE-068189 Archaeological Consulting Services, Tempe Arizona • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) • Yuma clapper rail (Yuma Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) (R. obsoletus y.) NV Survey Survey Renew. TE-844852 U.S. Geological Survey, Point Reyes, California • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) • mountain yellow-legged frog ((northern California DPS) (Rana muscosa)) CA Survey, research studies, salvage Capture, handle, take skin swabs, clip toes, insert PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tags, emergency salvage, collect vouchers, and release Renew. TE-15544A Christine Beck, San Diego, California • Least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) CA Survey and population monitoring Nest monitor, capture, handle, band, and release Renew. • California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (Sterna a. browni) TE-829204 Harry Jones, Cobb, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) CA Survey Survey Renew. TE-095858 Arianne Preite, Orange, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, and collect vouchers Renew. • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) • Light-footed clapper rail (light-footed Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris levipes) (R. obsoletus l.) • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) TE-233332 Maya Mazon, Oceanside, California • Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) CA Survey Survey Renew. TE-800777 Jepson Prairie Reserve Docents, Davis, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) CA Survey and public education Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Renew. • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) TE-009926 Gulf South Research Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) CA, AZ, NM, TX Survey Capture, handle, and release Renew and amend. • Arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) TE-012137 Fort Hunter Liggett, Fort Hunter Liggett, California • Arroyo toad (arroyo southwestern) (Anaxyrus californicus) CA Emergency salvage Capture, temporarily hold in captivity, relocate, and salvage Amendment. TE-85350C Scott Demers, McKinleyville, California • California Clapper rail (California Ridgway's r.) (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) (R. obsoletus o.) CA Survey Survey New. Start Printed Page 48330 TE-063427 Sarah Powell, Sacramento, California • Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) • Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna) • San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) • Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) CA Survey Capture, handle, release, collect vouchers Renew. TE-017549 Mary Whitfield, Weldon, California • Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) • Least Bell's vireo (Vireo belli pusillus) CA, NV, AZ, NM Survey, population monitoring, research studies, and public educational workshops Nest monitor, capture, handle, band, collect blood, collect feathers, film, conduct educational workshops Renew and amend. Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Authority
We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Start SignatureKaren Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2018-20656 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 09/24/2018
- Department:
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 2018-20656
- Dates:
- We must receive your written comments on or before October 24, 2018.
- Pages:
- 48324-48330 (7 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- FWS-R8-ES-2018-N086, FXES11130800000-178-FF08E00000
- PDF File:
- 2018-20656.Pdf