Endangered Species Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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-800929.

Applicant: City of San Diego, San Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, capture and release) the Riverside fairy shrimp

(Streptocephalus woottoni) in conjunction with population monitoring in

vernal pools in San Diego County, California for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-007628.

Applicant: Darren Smith, San Diego, California.

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

Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys throughout the species' range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-008031.

Applicant: David W. Flietner, Riverside, California.

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

Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys throughout the species' range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-844475.

Applicant: Shapiro & Associates, Portland, Oregon.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect) the

Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the shortnose sucker

(Chasmistes brevirostrum) in conjunction with surveys, and DNA and

otolith analyses in Klamath County, Oregon for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE-007907.

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research

Center, Cook, Washington.

The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, mark, and

collect) the Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the shortnose

sucker (Chasmistes brevirostrum) in conjunction with population

monitoring and life history studies in Klamath and Lake Counties,

Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-799569.

Applicant: Renee Y. Owens, Jamul, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs)

the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax extimus traillii) and

take (locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs)

the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillum) in conjunction with

population monitoring and presence or absence surveys in San Diego,

Orange, and Riverside Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE-799568.

Applicant: Dana K. Kamada, San Clemente, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs)

the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empiodonax extimus traillii)

throughout the species' range in California, Arizona, New Mexico,

Nevada, and Colorado in conjunction with population monitoring and

presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

The applicant also requests a permit amendment to take (locate and

montor nests, and remove brown-headed

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cowbird eggs) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) and take

(pursue by survey) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha

quino) throughout the species' range in conjunction with population

monitoring and presence or absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE-008547.

Applicant: Botany Department, San Diego Natural History Museum, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (remove and reduce to

possession) Chorizanthe orcuttiana and Arctostaphylos vanessae from the

Marine Corp Air Station in Miramar, California, as voucher specimens

for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-009015.

Applicant: Jason Lee Berkley, Whittier, California.

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

southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailli extimus) throughout

the species' range in California for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. TE-009018.

Applicant: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (remove and reduce to

possession) Berberis nevinii and Dodecahema leptoceras from the Angeles

National Forest in California as voucher specimens for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-785148.

Applicant: Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey) the Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) and

light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) throughout each

species' range in conjunction with presence or absence surveys for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-810394.

Applicant: Daniel A. Guthrie, Claremont, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, locate and monitor nests, and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs)

the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empiodonax extimus traillii) and

take (locate and montor nests and remove brown-headed cowbird eggs) the

least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillum) in Ventura County,

California, in conjunction with population monitoring and presence or

absence surveys for the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-007456.

Applicant: Leonard A. Freed, University of Hawaii, Honolulu,

Hawaii.

The applicant requests renewal of his permit to take (capture,

mark, collect biological samples) the Hawaii Akepa (Loxops coccineus

coccineus), Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana), Akiapolaau (Hemignathus

munroi), and Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius) in conjunction with

demographic, genetic, and disease research for the purpose of enhancing

their survival. All of these activities have previously been authorized

under subpermit UMNZA.

Permit No. 825573.

Applicant: Janet A. Randall, San Francisco State University, San

Francisco, California.

The applicant requests an amendment to her permit to take (harass

by radio-tagging) additional giant kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ingens) in

conjunction with scientific research in Merced, Fresno, Monterey, San

Luis Obispo, Kings, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties, California, for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-745541.

Applicant: Stephen J. Montgomery, San Diego, California.

The applicant requests an amendment to his permit to take (capture

and collect biological samples) the Amargosa vole (Microtus

californicus scirpensis) in conjunction with life history studies

throughout the species range for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-834489.

Applicant: Stacie Tennant, Costa Mesa, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

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

conjunction with presence or absence surveys throughout the species

range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-797233.

Applicant: Entomological Consulting Services, LTD., Pleasant Hill,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to take (harass, pursue, capture,

collect) the Mount Hermon June beetle (Polyphylla barbata), valley

elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus), bay checkerspot

butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis), Behrens silverspot butterfly

(Speyeria zerene behrensii), Callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria

callippe callippe), Myrtle's silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene

myrtleae), lotis blue butterfly (Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis), mission

blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis), Palos Verdes blue

butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis), Quino checkerspot

butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), San Bruno elfin butterfly

(Callophrys mossii bayensis), Smith's blue butterfly (Euphilotes

enoptes smithi), Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae),

Delhi sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis),

Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis), and the

California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in conjunction with

monitoring, surveys, and life history studies throughout each species

range in California and Oregon for the purpose of enhancing their

survival.

Permit No. TE-009066.

Applicant: Debby Martin, Sacramento, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, capture, and collect) 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) throughout the range of the

species in California in conjunction with surveys for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-797267.

Applicant: H.T. Harvey & Associates, Alviso, California.

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

by survey) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)

in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in

California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-004578.

Applicant: Robin Bolser, Goleta, California.

The applicant requests a permit amendment to take (harass by

survey, capture, and collect) 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) throughout the range of the

species in California in conjunction with demographic research for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-009173.

Applicant: Cary Myler, Pocatello, Idaho.

The applicant requests a permit to take (collect and sacrifice) the

Bruneau hot springsnail (Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis) throughout Bruneau

River and its associated tributaries in conjunction with scientific

studies for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

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DATES: Written comments on these permit applications must be received

by April 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Recovery, Planning and Permits, 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 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.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 99-7266 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]

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