89 FR 173 pgs. 72883-72887 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 173Pages: 72883 - 72887

Docket number: [FWS-R8-ES-2024-N043; FXES11130800000-245-FF08E00000]

FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-20076 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]

Agency: Interior Department

Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 72883, 72884, 72885, 72887

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2024-N043; FXES11130800000-245-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 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 October 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

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for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) ( e.g., XXXXXX or PER0001234).

• Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov .

• 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 916-414-6489, 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 species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of "take" includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.

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. 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.

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Application No.	Applicant, city, state	Species	Location	Take activity	Permit action
PER10171021	Miguel Moutsos, Oceanside, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers	New.
091857	Denise Duffy & Associates, Monterey, California	• California tiger salamander ( Ambystoma californiense ) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments • Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	Renew and amend.
PER0121458	Donald W. Hardeman Jr., Cedar Hill, Texas	• California tiger salamander ( Ambystoma californiense ) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments • Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments • Morro Bay kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys heermanni morroensis ) • Fresno kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides exilis ) • Tipton kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ) • Giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	Amend.
815537	Karen Swaim, Livermore, 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 distinct population segments • San Francisco garter snake ( Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, collect adult vouchers, mark, swab, release, and insert PIT (passive integrated transponder) tag	Renew.
179036	Cullen Wilkerson, Richmond, California	• Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	Amend.
PER9781002	Cynthia Martinson, Paso Robles, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers	New.
802450	Arthur Davenport, Barstow, California	• San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys merriami parvus ) • Pacific pocket mouse ( Perognathus longimembris pacificus )	CA, NV	Survey, capture, handle, and release	Renew.
PER9605389	Rylie Towne, Stockton, California	• California tiger salamander ( Ambystoma californiense ) Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	New.
142436	Eric Renfro, Torrence, California	• Delhi Sands flower-loving fly ( Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis )	CA	Pursue	Renew.
13636B	Michaela Craighead, Grover Beach, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs	Renew.
PER9814465	Kelly Otto, Oceanside, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers	New.
35000A	University of California, Davis, Davis, California	• Giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens ) • Salt marsh harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys raviventris )	CA	Handle, mark, take hair samples, swab, release, and collect and store biological samples from carcasses	Renew.
PER9973823	Adam Malisch, Mariposa, California	• Conservancy fairy shrimp ( Branchinecta conservatio ) • Longhorn fairy shrimp ( Branchinecta longiantenna ) • Vernal pool tadpole shrimp ( Lepidurus packardi )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod resting eggs	New.
98470C	Michael Burleson, Citrus Heights, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers	Renew.
PER0040489	Tara Johnson-Kelly, Salinas, California	• Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Coast distinct population segment	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	Amend.
66228D	Andrew Ford, Vallejo, 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 distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, and collect adult vouchers	Renew and amend.
PER0010680	David Moskovitz, Diamond Bar, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs	Renew.
41346D	Stan C. Glowacki, Redondo Beach, California	• Tidewater goby ( Eucyclogobius newberryi )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, photograph, release, and collect voucher specimens	Renew and amend.
745541	SJM Biological Consultants Inc., Flagstaff, Arizona	• San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys merriami parvus ) • Amargosa vole ( Microtus californicus scirpensis ) • Pacific pocket mouse ( Perognathus longimembris pacificus ) • Yuma Ridgway's rail ( Rallus obsoletus yumanensis )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, and release	Renew.
PER0008920	Megan R. Bishop, Richmond, 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 distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs	Renew.
PER0012897	Julie Thomas, Morro Bay, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs	Renew.
75112	Gregory Chatman, Ashton, Idaho	• Quino checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha quino )	CA	Pursue	Renew.
PER11171364	Caroline Hamilton, Placerville, California	• Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, release, and insert PIT (passive integrated transponder) tag	New.
PER10983254	Daniel J. Smith, Kingman, Arizona	• San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys merriami parvus )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, and release adults and juveniles of both sexes	New.
101154	Douglas Rischbieter, Arnold, California	• Tidewater goby ( Eucyclogobius newberryi )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, photograph, release, and collect voucher specimens	Renew.
PER0003722	James Hickman, San Bernardino, California	• Quino checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha quino ) • San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys merriami parvus )	CA	Pursue, survey, capture, handle, and release	Renew.
217119	Carie Wingert, Clovis, California	• Tipton kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ) • Giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, and release	Renew.
020548	U.S. Geological Survey, WERC, San Francisco Bay Estuary F.S., Vallejo, California	• Salt marsh harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys raviventris ) • California Ridgway's rail ( Rallus obsoletus obsoletu s) • Yuma Ridgway's rail ( Rallus obsoletus yumanensis )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, mark, take fur samples, salvage eggs, and salvage carcasses	Renew.
PER0003167	Elyssa K. Robertson, Imperial Beach, California	• Quino checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha quino )	CA	Pursue	Renew.
PER0002933	Jordan Zylstra, San Jacinto, California	• Quino checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha quino )	CA	Pursue	Renew.
108683	Austin Pearson, Coarsegold, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect branchiopod cysts	Renew.
20280D	Stephanie A. Cashin, Anaheim, 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 )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and collect adult vouchers	Renew.
200340	Andrew Hatch, South Lake Tahoe, California	• Foothill yellow-legged frog ( Rana boylii ), South Sierra and South Coast distinct population segments	CA	Survey, capture, handle, swab, and release	Amend.
032713	California Department of Transportation, Fresno, 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 distinct population segments • Tipton kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ) • Giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, collect adult vouchers, and collect resting eggs	Renew.
118641	Jodi McGraw, Watsonville, California	• Mount Hermon June beetle ( Polyphylla barbata ) • Zayante band-winged grasshopper ( Trimerotropis infantilis )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, release, and monitor	Renew.
PER003214	Monica Alfaro, San Diego, California	• Quino checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha quino ) • Southwestern willow flycatcher ( Empidonax traillii extimus )	CA	Pursue, survey	Renew.
PER11783251	Matthew Metheny, Arcata, California	• Tidewater goby ( Eucyclogobius newberryi )	CA	Survey, capture, handle, photograph, release, and collect voucher specimens	New.

Public Availability of Comments

[top] Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time.

While you can request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

Next Steps

If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register .

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 Species Lead, Ecological Services, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.

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