Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, 21645-21646 [E8-8655]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 22, 2008 / Notices measures that have been implemented to benefit the species. Additionally, we specifically request information regarding the current distribution of populations and evaluation of threats faced by the species in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act) and the species’ listed status as judged against the definition of threatened or endangered. Finally, we solicit recommendations pertaining to the development of, or potential updates to recovery plans and additional actions or studies that would benefit these species in the future. Our practice is to make information, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your response, you should be aware that your entire submission—including your personal identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your response to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Mail or hand-deliver information on the following species to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Field Supervisor, at the corresponding address below. You may also view information we receive in response to this notice, as well as other documentation in our files, at the following locations by appointment, during normal business hours. Least tern: 101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MO 65203–0007, Attention: Ms. Jane Ledwin. Direct inquiries to Ms. Ledwin at 573–234– 2132, extension 109. Lake Erie water snake: 6950–H Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068–4127, Attention: Ms. Megan Seymour. Direct inquiries to Ms. Seymour at 614–469–6923, extension 16. Lakeside daisy: 6950–H Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068– 4127, Attention: Ms. Sarena Selbo. Direct inquiries to Ms. Selbo at 614– 469–6923, extension 17. Illinois Cave amphipod: 1511 47th Ave., Moline, IL 61265, Attention: Ms. Kristen Lundh. Direct inquiries to Ms. Lundh at 309–757–5800, extension 215. Leedy’s roseroot and Minnesota dwarf trout lily: 4101 E. 80th Street, Bloomington, MN 55425–1665, Attention: Mr. Phil Delphey. Direct inquiries to Mr. Delphey at 612–725– 3548. Northern wild monkshood: 2661 Scott Tower Drive, New Franken, WI 54229– 9565, Attention: Ms. Cathy Carnes. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:25 Apr 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 21645 Direct inquiries to Ms. Carnes at 920– 866–1732. All electronic information must be submitted in Text format or Rich Text format to FW3MidwestRegion_5Year Review@fws.gov. Please send information for each species in a separate e-mail. Provide your name and return address in the body of your message and include the following identifier in the subject line of the email: Information on 5-year review for [NAME OF SPECIES]. Reclassify the species from threatened to endangered (uplist); (b) reclassify the species from endangered to threatened (downlist); or (c) remove the species from the List (delist). If we determine that a change in classification is not warranted, then the species will remain on the List under its current status. How Are These Species Currently Listed? Table 1 provides current listing information. Also, the List, which covers all listed species, is also available on our Internet site at https://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife .html#Species. Dated: March 19, 2008. Robert Krska, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. E8–8707 Filed 4–21–08; 8:45 am] Definitions Related to this Notice To help you submit information about the species we are reviewing, we provide the following definitions: Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate, which interbreeds when mature; Endangered species means any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range; and Threatened species means any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. How Do We Determine Whether a Species Is Endangered or Threatened? Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes that we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the five following factors: (A) The present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; (B) Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; (C) Disease or predation; (D) The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E) Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that our determination be made on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available. What Could Happen as a Result of Our Review? For each species under review, if we find new information that indicates a change in classification may be warranted, we may propose a new rule that could do one of the following: (a) PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Authority: We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–ES–2008–N0073; 80221–1113– 0000–F5] Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or before May 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region 8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA, 95825 (telephone: 916– 414–6464; fax: 916–414–6486). 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: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, see ADDRESSES (telephone: 760–431–9440; fax: 760–431–9624). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits 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.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (‘‘we’’) solicits review E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1 21646 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 22, 2008 / Notices and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public on the following permit requests. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Permit No. TE–094318 Applicant: Jessica S. Vinje, Escondido, California. The applicant requests an amendment to take (nest monitor) the lease Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with monitoring in San Diego County, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE–817400 Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California. The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, locate/monitor nests, and conduct predator control) the California least tern (Sterna Antillarum browni) in conjunction with surveys and population monitoring studies within Alameda County, California, for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE–177979 Applicant: Allison DuRose Rudalevige, Costa Mesa, California. The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, collect, and kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing their survival. Permit No. TE–177978 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Applicant: John D. Gerlach, Fair Oaks, California. The applicant requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession the Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass) from federal lands in conjunction with reintroduction and research studies in Yolo County, California for the purpose of enhancing their survival. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:25 Apr 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 Permit No. TE–179013 Applicant: Scott M. Werner, Oak View, California. The applicant requests an amendment to take (nest monitor) the lease Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with monitoring in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties, California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. Permit No. TE–179034 Applicant: Angela D. Hyder, Sandia Park, New Mexico. The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival. We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Dated: April 16, 2008. Michael Fris, Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. E8–8655 Filed 4–21–08; 8:45 am] subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act [5 U.S.C. 552A] and Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552], by any party who submits a request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to Kris Olsen, by mail or by telephone at 303–236–4256. All comments received from individuals become part of the official public record. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have requested issuance of enhancement of survival permits 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.). Applicant—ERO Resources, Denver, Colorado, TE–040510. The applicant requests a permit amendment to add nest searching during surveys for Southwestern willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) in conjunction with recovery activities throughout the species’ range for the purpose of enhancing its survival and recovery. Dated: March 28, 2008. James J. Slack, Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. [FR Doc. E8–8656 Filed 4–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R6–ES–2008–N0074; 60120–1113– 0000–D2] Geological Survey Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of a new information collection. SUMMARY: We announce our receipt of an application to conduct certain activities pertaining to enhancement of survival of endangered species. DATES: Written comments on this request for a permit must be received by May 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries—Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225–0486; facsimile 303–236–0027. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we will submit to OMB a new information collection request (ICR) for approval of the paperwork requirements for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP). To submit a proposal for the NCGMP three standard OMB forms and project narrative must be completed and submitted via on Grants.gov. This notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these forms. The forms are available at https://wwwO7.grants.gov/agencies/ approved_standard_forms.jsp and the NCGMP narrative guidance is available at https://www.usgs.gov/contracts/ STATEMAP/. AGENCY: Receipt of Application of Endangered Species Recovery Permits Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of application. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21645-21646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8655]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0073; 80221-1113-0000-F5]


Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following applications 
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or 
before May 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program Manager, Region 
8, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2606, Sacramento, CA, 95825 (telephone: 
916-414-6464; fax: 916-414-6486). 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: Daniel Marquez, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, see ADDRESSES (telephone: 760-431-9440; fax: 760-431-9624).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for 
scientific research permits 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.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (``we'') solicits review

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and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public on 
the following permit requests. Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Permit No. TE-094318

Applicant: Jessica S. Vinje, Escondido, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (nest monitor) the 
lease Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with 
monitoring in San Diego County, California for the purpose of enhancing 
its survival.

Permit No. TE-817400

Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, 
locate/monitor nests, and conduct predator control) the California 
least tern (Sterna Antillarum browni) in conjunction with surveys and 
population monitoring studies within Alameda County, California, for 
the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-177979

Applicant: Allison DuRose Rudalevige, Costa Mesa, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (capture, collect, and 
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the 
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the Riverside fairy 
shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni), the San Diego fairy shrimp 
(Branchinecta sandiegonensis), and the vernal pool tadpole shrimp 
(Lepidurus packardi) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range 
of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing their 
survival.

Permit No. TE-177978

Applicant: John D. Gerlach, Fair Oaks, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to remove/reduce to possession 
the Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass) from federal lands in conjunction 
with reintroduction and research studies in Yolo County, California for 
the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE-179013

Applicant: Scott M. Werner, Oak View, California.

    The applicant requests an amendment to take (nest monitor) the 
lease Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with 
monitoring in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties, 
California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE-179034

Applicant: Angela D. Hyder, Sandia Park, New Mexico.

    The applicant requests a permit to take (survey by pursuit) the 
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction 
with surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the 
purpose of enhancing its survival.
    We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery 
permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be 
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business 
hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

    Dated: April 16, 2008.
Michael Fris,
Acting Regional Director, Region 8, Sacramento, California.
 [FR Doc. E8-8655 Filed 4-21-08; 8:45 am]
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