[Federal Register: June 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 119)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Permit No. TE-026298
Applicant: Ana M. Gaisiner, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect
and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis)
and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in
conjunction with surveys in Riverside and San Diego Counties,
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-796280
Applicant: Hydrozoology, Newcastle, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
collect and sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta
sandiegonensis) and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus
woottoni) in conjunction with surveys throughout each species' range in
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-838742
Applicant: Michelle M. Dohrn, Glendale, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the
El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) in conjunction
with surveys throughout the species' range in California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-012136
Applicant: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland,
Oregon.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture and handle)
the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker
(Chasmistes brevirostris) in conjunction with surveys throughout each
species' range in Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-026656
Applicant: Barry A. Prigge, North Hollywood, California.
The applicant requests a permit to remove and reduce to possession
specimens of Astragalus jaegerianus in conjunction with scientific
research throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-018180
Applicant: National Park Service, Point Reyes, California
The permittee requests an amendment to remove and reduce to
possession specimens of Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis in
conjunction with research and the collection of voucher specimens
throughout the species' range for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-026659
Applicant: Ventana Wilderness Society, Carmel Valley, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, mark, and
release)
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the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in conjunction with
reintroduction actions throughout the species' range for the purpose of
enhancing its survival. These activities were previously authorized
under subpermit VENTWS-10.
Permit No. TE-026932
Applicant: Darlene B. Woodbury, Santa Maria, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the California least tern in conjunction with monitoring activities in
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California for the purpose
of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-027425
Applicant: Michael D. White, Encinitas, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
collect and sacrifice) 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) in conjunction with surveys throughout each
species' range in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-028233
Applicant: Jonathan Stead, Oakland, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect
and sacrifice) 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) in conjunction with surveys throughout each species' range in
California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-028228
Applicant: Richard H. Rohrbeck, Romeo, Michigan
The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate
commerce, two female and two male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) geese
(Nesochen [=Branta] sandvicensis) for the purpose of enhancing the
species propagation and survival.
Permit No. TE-843449
Applicant: Richard J. Eisenbart, San Diego, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
collect and sacrifice) 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) in conjunction with surveys throughout each
species' range in California for the purpose of enhancing their
survival.
Permit No. TE-702631
Applicant: Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region
1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
The permittee requests an amendment to take the O`ahu `elepaio
(Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis) throughout the species' range in
conjunction with recovery efforts for the purpose of enhancing its
propagation and survival.
Permit No. TE-027422
Applicant: Brian T. Pittman, Oakland, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, collect
and sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), and the vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys in
northern California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-829250
Applicant: Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Laie, Hawaii.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, mark, collect
eggs, and relocate eggs) of the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys
imbricata) in conjunction with scientific research on the islands of
Molokai and Hawaii, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-807078
Applicant: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass, capture and
band) the California least tern (Sterna antilluarum browni) in
conjunction with monitoring in Alameda County, California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-795934
Applicant: Jones and Stokes Associates, Sacramento, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture) the Fresno
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) in conjunction with
population studies throughout the species' range in California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-797267
Applicant: H.T. Harvey and Associates, San Jose, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass, locate nests)
the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in
conjunction with ecological research throughout the species' range in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-802107
Applicant: Patricia Baird, Long Beach, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (collect blood) the
least tern (Sterna antillarum) throughout the species' range in
Mississippi, Texas, and Nebraska and take (collect blood) the
California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) throughout the
species' range in California in conjunction with genetic research for
the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. 027730
Applicant: National Fisheries Service, SWFSC, Tiburon Lab, Tiburon,
California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture
and release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) throughout
the species' range in California 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 July 20, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief--
Endangered Species, Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911
NE. 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.
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Dated: June 13, 2000.
Don Weathers,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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