Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2025-N033; FXES11130800000-267-FF08E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications
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 scientific research to promote conservation or other 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 March 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability and comment submission:
Use one of the following methods to request documents or submit comments. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (
e.g.,
Smith, ES-012345 or Jones, PER0001234).
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Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov.
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U.S. Mail:
Tiffany Heitz, Regional Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tiffany Heitz, via phone at 916-978-5569, or via email at
permitsR8ES@fws.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 wildlife species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of “take” of wildlife species includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, or attempting to engage in any such contact.
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 of listed wildlife species and removal and reduction to possession of listed plant species from an area of federal jurisdiction. 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 permit requests in Table 1 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.
Table 1—Permit Applications Received
Application No.
Applicant; city, state
Species
Location
Take activity
Permit action
PER8717669
Mello Dee Hrdlicka; Riverside, California
San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys merriami parvus
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
New.
98536C
Stillwater Sciences; Berkeley, California
Tidewater goby (
Eucyclogobius newberryi
), Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra distinct population segments (DPS), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, photograph, swab, release, and collect voucher specimens
Renew.
PER18916640
Christopher Scanlon; Sacramento, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
007907
U.S. Geological Survey; Klamath Falls, Oregon
Shortnose sucker (
Chasmistes brevirostris
) and Lost River sucker (
Deltistes luxatus
)
CA, NV, OR
Survey, capture, handle, mark (including the use of fin clips, external tags, internal and external radio telemetry transmitters, PIT tags, and coded wire tags), release, collect specimens, collect gametes, and use enclosures
Renew and
Amend.
PER0045140
Utah State University; Logan, Utah
Cui-ui (
Chasmistes cujus
)
NV
Survey, capture, handle, mark, sacrifice, tissue sample, and collect
Renew.
108507
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region; Sacramento, California
All endangered species in the Pacific Southwest Region
CA, NV, OR
Purposeful take in the form of all activities that further the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission to conserve wildlife, plants, and the ecosystems upon which they depend
Renew and
Amend.
Vanessa Danielson; Fair Oaks, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs
New.
56732D
Jasmine Bakker; Santee, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
PER20359209
Mimi Dietderich; Concord, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, mark, relocate, and release
New.
PER22004298
Cherie Yang; Bakersfield, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
New.
148554
Amber Heredia; Santa Ana, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
AZ, CA, NV
Survey using recorded vocalization
Renew.
30659A
Creekside Center for Earth Observation; Menlo Park, California
Mission blue butterfly (
Icaricia icarioides missionensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, collect, and translocate
Renew.
89994B
Daria Snider; Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
68514D
Adam DeLuna; Santa Ana, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
CA, NV
Survey using recorded vocalization
Renew.
60680D
California Army National Guard; North Highlands, California
Santa Cruz tarplant (
Holocarpha macradenia
)
CA
Remove and reduce to possession
Renew.
50899B
Nicholas Bonzey; Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
PER20703037
Jeffrey Wells; Fallbrook, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
), Least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
), and Arroyo toad (
Anaxyrus canorus
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalization, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
PER0011950
Olberding Environmental; Folsom, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), and California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Amend.
66265D
Donna Noce; Bakersfield, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), Giant kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys ingens
), Tipton kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides
), Fresno kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys nitratoides exilis
), Morro Bay kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys heermanni morroensis
), Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS, and California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.
58452B
Darren Ward; Arcata, California
Tidewater goby (
Eucyclogobius newberryi
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
Renew.
191704
Dana Terry; Pleasant Hill, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, and Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew and
Amend.
73946B
Austin Parker; Long Beach, California
El Segundo blue butterfly (
Euphilotes battoides allyni
) and Palos Verdes blue butterfly (
Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
PER20968708
Heather Curran; Los Osos, California
Tidewater goby (
Eucyclogobius newberryi
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
New.
77128D
Victoria Prado; Santa Barbara, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.
PER22053515
Rivers and Lands Conservancy; Riverside, California
Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
Rhaphiomidas terminates abdominalis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
New.
787716
Scott Tremor; San Diego, California
San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys merriami parvus
), Pacific pocket mouse (
Perognathus longimembris pacficus
), and Sierra Nevada red fox (
Vuples vulpes necator
)
CA
Survey, baited motion camera survey, track tube survey, capture, handle, collect tissue samples for genetic material, and release
Renew and
Amend.
67250D
Margaret Rei Scampavia; Richmond, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.
PER21208242
Leslie Munoz; Santa Cruz, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS and Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (
Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
PER21200525
Jessica Appel; Pleasant Hill, California
Mission blue butterfly (
Icaricia icarioides missionensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, collect genetic material, sacrifice, and conduct genetic work
New.
813545
Brock Ortega; Poway, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), and Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
CA
Survey, survey using recorded vocalizations, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
092162
Andrew Borcher; Santee, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
031850
Gretchen Cummings; Ramona, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
92770B
Conservation Society of California; Oakland, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
), South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Harass by transport, captive rear, provide veterinary treatment and husbandry including brumation, swab, collect tissue samples for genetic analysis, inert PIT tags, inject Visual Implant Elastomer, provide disease treatment and immunization, perform behavioral and disease experiments, indefinitely retain and display to the public individuals unfit for reintroduction into the wild, release, euthanize, and nrecropsy
Amend.
PER21205976
Rachel Noriega; El Centro, California
Yuma Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus yumanensis
)
CA, AZ
Survey using recorded vocalizations
New.
68734D
Kyla Garten; Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), and Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
066621
U.S. Navy Ventura County Naval Base; Point Mugu, California
Light-footed Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus levipes
), California least tern (
Sterna antillarum browni
), least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
), and Salt marsh bird's beak (
Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests and chicks, install/use remote sensing cameras near nests, use driftwood logs to protect nests, capture, band, release, and remove and reduce to possession
Renew.
PER22230993
Susan Williams; Ridgecrest, California
Mohave tui chub (
Gila bicolor ssp. mohavensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, collect tissue samples for genetic study, release, and restore habitat
New.
051236
Erika Eidson; La Mesa, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
) and Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
CA
Survey by pursuit and survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.
56760D
Jason Allen; Bonita, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
844645
Richard U Kann; Sunland, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
Rhaphiomidas terminates abdominalis
), and Palos Verdes blue butterfly (
Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew and
Amend.
PER22304748
Rachel Allingham; El Cajon, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
New.
PER22305725
Julie De Barros; Petaluma, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
002243
Bighorn Institute; Palm Desert, California
Peninsular bighorn sheep (
Ovis canadensis nelsoni
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, collect biological samples, radio-collar, euthanize critically ill or injured wild or captive-reared individuals unable to recover, captive rear (not breed) adults in existing captive herd, remove sick or injured lambs from the wild for rehabilitation and captive rearing and release
Renew.
045994
U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center; San Diego, California
Pacific pocket mouse (
Perognathus longimembris pacficus
), Desert slender salamander (
Batrachoseps aridus
), Unarmored threespine stickleback (
Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni
), Mountain yellow-legged frog (
Rana muscosa
) southern California DPS, Arroyo toad (
Anaxyrus canorus
), blunt-nosed leopard lizard (
Gambelia silus
), and Tidewater goby (
Eucyclogobius newberryi
)
CA
Survey, conduct work with ants in surrounding habitat, capture, handle, voucher new populations, collect hair and tissue samples, mark with visible implant elastomer tags, utilize tracking tubes, photograph and record, collect specimens for vouchers and genetic and morphological assessments, swab, and release
Renew and
Amend.
55068D
Allie Sennett; Sacramento, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Sonoma County distinct population segment and Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
Renew and
Amend.
PER2424938
Westland Resources, Inc.; Tucson, Arizona
Tiehm's buckwheat (
Eriogonum tiehmii
)
NV
Remove and reduce to possession
Renew and
Amend.
007907
U.S. Geological Survey Western Fisheries Research Center; Klamath Falls, Oregon
Shortnose sucker (
Chasmistes brevirostris
) and Lost River sucker (
Deltistes luxatus
)
OR
Capture, handle, mark (including the use of fin clips, external tags, internal and external radio telemetry or acoustic transmitters, PIT tags, and coded wire tags), release, collect specimens, collect, gamete, and use enclosures
Renew and
Amend.
PER11171364
Caroline Hamilton; Nevada City, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, insert PIT tags, transport, translocate, emergency salvage, and release
New.
20280D
Stephanie Cashin; Anaheim, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
64455D
Marshall Paymard; Foothill Ranch, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew and
Amend.
62868B
The Klamath Tribes; Chiloquin, Oregon
Shortnose sucker (
Chasmistes brevirostris
) and Lost River sucker (
Deltistes luxatus
)
OR
Survey, trap, capture, handle, mark, collect tissue samples, collect and rear in captivity, collect gametes and relocate/reintroduce, sacrifice, and release
Renew and
Amend.
28366D
Taylor Dee; Redlands, California
Yuma Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus yumanensis
)
AZ, CA, NV
Survey using recorded vocalization
Renew and
Amend.
PER20609148
Alexander Bajakian; Travis Air Force Base, California
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, and Contra Costa goldfields (
Lasthenia conjugens
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, and remove and reduce to possession
Amend.
800777
Jepson Prairie Preserve Docent Program; Davis, California
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers
Amend.
PER9605389
Rylie Towne; Stockton, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
), South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
Amend.
063230
Jim Rocks; San Diego, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), and Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey, survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
55135D
Adam Lockyer; Fallbrook, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
CA, NV, AZ
Survey using recorded vocalization
Renew.
PER22876537
David Tange; Petaluma, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
PER10171021
Miguel Moutsos; Oceanside, California
Least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalization and locate and monitor nests
New.
PER0011963
Ian Hirschler; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
Rhaphiomidas terminates abdominalis
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
PER23104032
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Portland, Oregon
Behren's silverspot butterfly (
Speyeria zeren behrensii
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, and release
New.
48170A
Lisa Herrera; Santa Maria, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), and California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments (DPS)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew.
32290D
Michael Scaffadi; Davis, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
Amend.
141359
Stephen Stringer; El Dorado Hills, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
50510A
Geoffrey Cline; Truckee, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS, Giant kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys ingens
), Tipton kangaroo rat
(Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides
), Fresno kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys nitratoides exilis
), and California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, mark, collect tissue samples, and release
Renew and
Amend.
PER23105280
Leonel Hausman; Dixon, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
New.
PER2385623
Alex Berryman; Ogden, Utah
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
Amend.
77146D
Westervelt Ecological Services, LLC.; Sacramento, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, and Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Coast and South Sierra DPS
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, process soil samples for resting egg identification, and culturing and hatching resting eggs
Renew and
Amend.
77123D
Pim Laulikitnont-Lee; San Francisco, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, and California Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus obsoletus
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations, survey, capture, handle, swab, and release
Renew and
Amend.
119861
Quad Knopf, Inc.; Clovis, California
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, Fresno kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys nitratoides exilis
), Giant kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys ingens
), Tipton kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides
), and Buena Vista Lake shrew (
Sorex ornatus relictus
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, mark, and release
Renew.
82155B
Johanna Page; Pasadena, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
64144A
Emily Mastrelli; Alpine, California
California least tern (
Sterna antillarum browni
), Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, band, release, locate and monitor nests, collect or bury non-viable eggs, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew and
Amend.
837760
Kendall Osborne; Riverside, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), El Segundo blue butterfly (
Euphilotes battoides allyni
), Palos Verdes blue butterfly (
Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis
), Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
Rhaphiomidas terminates abdominalis
), Laguna Mountains skipper (
Pyrgus ruralis lagunae
), and Casey's June Beetle (
Dinacoma caseyi
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, capture, handle, release
Renew.
005535
Gilbert Goodlett; Ridgecrest, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
) and Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (
Rhaphiomidas terminates abdominalis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
069534
Victor Novik; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
PER0004080
U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
) and Least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
)
AZ, CA, NM
Survey, capture, handle, band, take bio-samples, release, conduct training workshops, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs and chicks from parasitized nests
Renew.
80703A
Seth Reimers; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
)
CA
Survey by pursuit
Renew.
58862A
Greg Mason; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, process soil samples for resting egg identification, and culturing and hatching resting eggs
Renew.
95114C
Todd Easley; San Marcos, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.
778195
HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc.; La Mesa, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, and process soil samples for resting egg identification
Renew.
170389
Travis Cooper; San Diego, California
Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
), Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations, survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
58760A
Jason Yakich; Forest Knolls, California
California Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus obsoletus
), California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey using recorded vocalizations, survey, capture, swab, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
PER246532
Victoria Brunal-Byrd
California tiger salamander (
Ambystoma californiense
) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County DPS, and California red-legged frog (
Rana draytonii)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release
New.
76006B
Zoological Society of San Diego; San Diego, California
Mountain yellow-legged frog (
Rana muscosa
) Southern California DPS
CA
Collect samples for genetic material, conduct captive research, and translocate
Amend.
89991B
Sarah VonderOhe; Citrus Heights, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, and process soil samples for resting egg identification
Renew and
Amend.
63359B
Jennifer Radtkey; Oakland, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
PER0002114
Scott K Whitman; Sacramento, California
Foothill yellow-legged frog (
Rana boylii
) South Sierra DPS, Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), and Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, and collect adult vouchers
Renew and
Amend.
92462A
Ryan Quilley; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Yuma Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus yumanensis
), and Light-footed Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus levipes
)
CA
Survey by pursuit and survey using recorded vocalizations
Renew.
06873C
Environmental Science Associates; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Light-footed Ridgway's rail (
Rallus obsoletus levipes
), Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
), Least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
), San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys merriami parvus
), Pacific pocket mouse (
Perognathus longimembris pacficus
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey using recorded vocalizations, locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird eggs (
Molothrus ater)
and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew and
Amend.
13632B
Elena Gregg; Chico, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, conduct educational tours, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, collect resting eggs, and process soil samples for resting egg identification
Renew and
Amend.
797665
Recon Environmental, Inc.; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Southwestern willow flycatcher (
Empidonax traillii extimus
), Least Bell's vireo (
Vireo bellii pusillus
), San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat (
Dipodomys merriami parvus
), Pacific pocket mouse (
Perognathus longimembris pacficus
), Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey using recorded vocalizations, survey, locate and monitor nests, remove brown-headed cowbird eggs (
Molothrus ater)
and chicks from parasitized nests, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew and
Amend.
221287
Diana Saucedo; San Diego, California
Quino checkerspot butterfly (
Euphydryas editha quino
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey by pursuit, survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
139634
Thomas Liddicoat; Vista, California
Conservancy fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta conservatio
), Longhorn fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta longiantenna
), Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (
Lepidurus packardi
), Riverside fairy shrimp (
Streptocephalus woottoni
), and San Diego fairy shrimp (
Branchinecta sandiegonensis
)
CA
Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs
Renew.
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Next Steps
After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding permit issuance. If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the
Federal Register
. You may locate the notice announcing the permit issuance by searching
https://www.regulations.gov
by the application number listed above is this document. Type in your search exactly as the application number appears above, with spaces and hyphens as necessary. For example, to find information about the potential issuance of Permit No. PER1234567-0, you would go to
https://www.regulations.gov
and type “PER1234567-0” in the Search field.
An interested party opposed to a recovery permit's issuance may object by following the requirements in 50 CFR17.22(d) and request notification of the final action. The Service will follow the procedures in that section regarding notification of interested parties who file objections to issuance of permits.
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.
).
Angela Picco,
Regional Threatened and Endangered Lead, Ecological Services, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2026-02824 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am]
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