[Federal Register: December 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 242)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Receipt of Endangered Species Recovery 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 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, solicit
review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the
public on the following permit requests.
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or
before January 16, 2003 to receive our consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Chief,
Endangered Species, Ecological Services, U.S. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Permit No. TE-031850
Applicant: Gretchen Cummings, El Cajon, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with demographic research throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-064644
Applicant: Jason Wolfe, El Cajon, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with demographic research throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-064645
Applicant: Gregg Anderson, San Marcos, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with demographic research throughout the
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range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its
survival.
Permit No. TE-064359
Applicant: Sophie Chiang, Irvine, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction
with demographic research throughout the range of the species in
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-020548
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division,
Western Ecological Science Center, Vallejo, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, mark, and
release) the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in
conjunction with genetic research throughout the southern range of the
species in California, and extend the geographic area to throughout the
range of the species in California to take (harass by survey) the
California clapper rail (Railus longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction
with distribution studies for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-017352
Applicant: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan,
Mariana Islands.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (locate and monitor
nests) the Nightingale reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia) in
conjunction with research in the Northern Mariana Islands for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-795934
Applicant: Jones & Stokes, Sacramento, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey) the
Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) in
conjunction with demographic studies in Arizona for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-016591
Applicant: Wendy Weber, Hayward, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
capture, and release) the Sonoma and Santa Barbara distinct population
segments of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
in conjunction with demographic research in Sonoma and Santa Barbara
Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-064944
Applicant: Charles Patterson, Lafayette, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
and release) the Sonoma distinct population segment of the California
tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with
demographic research in Sonoma County, California for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-797665
Applicant: Regional Environmental, Inc., San Diego, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession
the Ambrosia pumila (San Diego ambrosia) in conjunction with research
in Riverside and San Diego Counties, California for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-702631
Applicant: Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Portland, Oregon.
The permittee requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession
Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium) and Limnanthes floccosa grandiflora
(large-flowered wooly meadowfoam) in conjunction with recovery efforts
throughout the range of each species for the purpose of enhancing their
propagation and survival.
We solicit public review and comment on each of these permit
applications.
Dated: December 2, 2002.
Rowan Gould,
Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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