Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened 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. 835433

Applicant: California Army National Guard, San Luis Obispo,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey; capture

and release; collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) 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

presence or absence surveys in vernal pools throughout the species

range in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 790167

Applicant: Kevin Lafferty, Santa Barbara, California.

The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to extend the

area authorized to take (harass by survey, capture and release) the

tidewater goby (Eucyglobius newberryi) in conjunction with presence or

absence surveys and population monitoring throughout the species range

in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 835549

Applicant: Charles Black, San Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture

and release) the San Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis)

and the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), and remove

and reduce to possession the San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne abramsii)

and the San Diego button celery (Eryngium aristulatum ssp. pavishii)

for the purpose of enhancing their survival, in conjunction with

research in vernal pools on Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego,

California.

Permit No. 804203

Applicant: Stephen Myers, Riverside, California.

The applicant requests an amendment of his permit to take (harass

by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in

conjunction with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and

San Diego Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 835918

Applicant: Jutta C. Burger, Riverside, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the

Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego

Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836517

Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the

Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego

Counties, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836419

Applicant: Mike Wilcox, Riverside, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey) the

Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in Riverside,

Orange, and San Diego Counties, California, and take (harass by survey)

the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis)

in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing their

survival.

Permit No. 836521

Applicant: Dan Holland, Fallbrook, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, measure,

apply Passive Integrated Transponders, and radio-tag) the arroyo

southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) in conjunction with

ecological research in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties,

California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836518

Applicant: The Environmental Trust, La Mesa, California.

The applicant requests a permit to: take (locate and monitor nests,

capture, band, color-band, and release) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo

bellii pusillus); take (harass by survey) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus); take (harass by survey,

capture and release, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) the San

Diego fairy shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni); take (capture and release) the

Stephen's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi); and take (capture and

release, conduct egg counts) the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo

microscaphus californicus) in conjunction with population monitoring

and ecological research in Southern California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 777965

Applicant: LSA Associates, Irvine, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)

the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San Diego, Orange,

Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and

Kern Counties, California, in conjunction with presence or absence

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surveys and population monitoring for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 836079

Applicant: Richard E. Hill, Fair Oaks, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture

and release, collect and sacrifice voucher specimens) 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

presence or absence surveys and ecological research in vernal pools,

throughout the species range in California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received

on or before December 22, 1997.

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: November 17, 1997.

Don Weathers,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97-30610 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]

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